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ISA-11:9 ...for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD,

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1CH-1:1 Adam, Sheth, Enosh,

1CH-1:2 Kenan, Mahalaleel, Jered,

1CH-1:3 Henoch, Methuselah, Lamech,

1CH-1:4 Noah, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

1CH-1:5 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and

Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

1CH-1:6 And the sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and

Togarmah.

1CH-1:7 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim,

and Dodanim.

1CH-1:8 The sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, Put, and Canaan.

1CH-1:9 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and

Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.

1CH-1:10 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be mighty upon the

earth.

1CH-1:11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and

Naphtuhim,

1CH-1:12 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the

Philistines,) and Caphthorim.

1CH-1:13 And Canaan begat Zidon his firstborn, and Heth,

1CH-1:14 The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite,

1CH-1:15 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

1CH-1:16 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite.

1CH-1:17 The sons of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and

Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech.

1CH-1:18 And Arphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber.

1CH-1:19 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of the one

[was] Peleg; because in his days the earth was divided: and his

brother's name [was] Joktan.

1CH-1:20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth,

and Jerah,

1CH-1:21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, and Diklah,

1CH-1:22 And Ebal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

1CH-1:23 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these [were]

the sons of Joktan.

1CH-1:24 Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

1CH-1:25 Eber, Peleg, Reu,

1CH-1:26 Serug, Nahor, Terah,

1CH-1:27 Abram; the same [is] Abraham.

1CH-1:28 The sons of Abraham; Isaac, and Ishmael.

1CH-1:29 These [are] their generations: The firstborn of

Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

1CH-1:30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

1CH-1:31 Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah. These are the sons of

Ishmael.

1CH-1:32 Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bare

Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and

Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.

1CH-1:33 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch,

and Abida, and Eldaah. All these [are] the sons of Keturah.

1CH-1:34 And Abraham begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac; Esau and

Israel.

1CH-1:35 The sons of Esau; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jeush, and

Jaalam, and Korah.

1CH-1:36 The sons of Eliphaz; Teman, and Omar, Zephi, and Gatam,

Kenaz, and Timna, and Amalek.

1CH-1:37 The sons of Reuel; Nahath, Zerah, Shammah, and Mizzah.

1CH-1:38 And the sons of Seir; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon,

and Anah, and Dishon, and Ezar, and Dishan.

1CH-1:39 And the sons of Lotan; Hori, and Homam: and Timna

[was] Lotan's sister.

1CH-1:40 The sons of Shobal; Alian, and Manahath, and Ebal,

Shephi, and Onam. And the sons of Zibeon; Aiah, and Anah.

1CH-1:41 The sons of Anah; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon;

Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

1CH-1:42 The sons of Ezer; Bilhan, and Zavan, [and] Jakan. The

sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran.

1CH-1:43 Now these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of

Edom before [any] king reigned over the children of Israel; Bela

the son of Beor: and the name of his city [was] Dinhabah.

1CH-1:44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zerah of

Bozrah reigned in his stead.

1CH-1:45 And when Jobab was dead, Husham of the land of the

Temanites reigned in his stead.

1CH-1:46 And when Husham was dead, Hadad the son of Bedad,

which smote Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead:

and the name of his city [was] Avith.

1CH-1:47 And when Hadad was dead, Samlah of Masrekah reigned in

his stead.

1CH-1:48 And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the

river reigned in his stead.

1CH-1:49 And when Shaul was dead, Baalhanan the son of Achbor

reigned in his stead.

1CH-1:50 And when Baalhanan was dead, Hadad reigned in his

stead: and the name of his city [was] Pai; and his wife's name

[was] Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab.

1CH-1:51 Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom were; duke

Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth,

1CH-1:52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

1CH-1:53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

1CH-1:54 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram. These [are] the dukes of Edom.

1CH-2:1 These [are] the sons of Israel; Reuben, Simeon, Levi,

and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun,

1CH-2:2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

1CH-2:3 The sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: [which]

three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess.

And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the

LORD; and he slew him.

1CH-2:4 And Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah.

All the sons of Judah [were] five.

1CH-2:5 The sons of Pharez; Hezron, and Hamul.

1CH-2:6 And the sons of Zerah; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and

Calcol, and Dara: five of them in all.

1CH-2:7 And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel,

who transgressed in the thing accursed.

1CH-2:8 And the sons of Ethan; Azariah.

1CH-2:9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him;

Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.

1CH-2:10 And Ram begat Amminadab; and Amminadab begat Nahshon,

prince of the children of Judah;

1CH-2:11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz,

1CH-2:12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse.

1CH-2:13 And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the

second, and Shimma the third,

1CH-2:14 Nethaneel the fourth, Raddai the fifth,

1CH-2:15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:

1CH-2:16 Whose sisters [were] Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the

sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.

1CH-2:17 And Abigail bare Amasa: and the father of Amasa [was]

Jether the Ishmeelite.

1CH-2:18 And Caleb the son of Hezron begat [children] of Azubah

[his] wife, and of Jerioth: her sons [are] these; Jesher, and

Shobab, and Ardon.

1CH-2:19 And when Azubah was dead, Caleb took unto him Ephrath,

which bare him Hur.

1CH-2:20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel.

1CH-2:21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir

the father of Gilead, whom he married when he [was] threescore

years old; and she bare him Segub.

1CH-2:22 And Segub begat Jair, who had three and twenty cities

in the land of Gilead.

1CH-2:23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair,

from them, with Kenath, and the towns thereof, [even] threescore

cities. All these [belonged to] the sons of Machir, the father

of Gilead.

1CH-2:24 And after that Hezron was dead in Calebephratah, then

Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa.

1CH-2:25 And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were,

Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, [and] Ahijah.

1CH-2:26 Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name [was]

Atarah; she [was] the mother of Onam.

1CH-2:27 And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were,

Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.

1CH-2:28 And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the

sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.

1CH-2:29 And the name of the wife of Abishur [was] Abihail, and

she bare him Ahban, and Molid.

1CH-2:30 And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled

died without children.

1CH-2:31 And the sons of Appaim; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi;

Sheshan. And the children of Sheshan; Ahlai.

1CH-2:32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai; Jether,

and Jonathan: and Jether died without children.

1CH-2:33 And the sons of Jonathan; Peleth, and Zaza. These were

the sons of Jerahmeel.

1CH-2:34 Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughters. And Sheshan

had a servant, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Jarha.

1CH-2:35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to

wife; and she bare him Attai.

1CH-2:36 And Attai begat Nathan, and Nathan begat Zabad,

1CH-2:37 And Zabad begat Ephlal, and Ephlal begat Obed,

1CH-2:38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah,

1CH-2:39 And Azariah begat Helez, and Helez begat Eleasah,

1CH-2:40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Sisamai begat Shallum,

1CH-2:41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah, and Jekamiah begat

Elishama.

1CH-2:42 Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel [were],

Mesha his firstborn, which was the father of Ziph; and the sons

of Mareshah the father of Hebron.

1CH-2:43 And the sons of Hebron; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekem,

and Shema.

1CH-2:44 And Shema begat Raham, the father of Jorkoam: and

Rekem begat Shammai.

1CH-2:45 And the son of Shammai [was] Maon: and Maon [was] the

father of Bethzur.

1CH-2:46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza,

and Gazez: and Haran begat Gazez.

1CH-2:47 And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham,

and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph.

1CH-2:48 Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah.

1CH-2:49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah, Sheva

the father of Machbenah, and the father of Gibea: and the

daughter of Caleb [was] Achsa.

1CH-2:50 These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the

firstborn of Ephratah; Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim,

1CH-2:51 Salma the father of Bethlehem, Hareph the father of

Bethgader.

1CH-2:52 And Shobal the father of Kirjathjearim had sons;

Haroeh, [and] half of the Manahethites.

1CH-2:53 And the families of Kirjathjearim; the Ithrites, and

the Puhites, and the Shumathites, and the Mishraites; of them

came the Zareathites, and the Eshtaulites.

1CH-2:54 The sons of Salma; Bethlehem, and the Netophathites,

Ataroth, the house of Joab, and half of the Manahethites, the

Zorites.

1CH-2:55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez;

the Tirathites, the Shimeathites, [and] Suchathites. These [are]

the Kenites that came of Hemath, the father of the house of

Rechab.

1CH-3:1 Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto

him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:

1CH-3:2 The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of

Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:

1CH-3:3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by

Eglah his wife.

1CH-3:4 [These] six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he

reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned

thirty and three years.

1CH-3:5 And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and

Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter

of Ammiel:

1CH-3:6 Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,

1CH-3:7 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

1CH-3:8 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.

1CH-3:9 [These were] all the sons of David, beside the sons of

the concubines, and Tamar their sister.

1CH-3:10 And Solomon's son [was] Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa

his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

1CH-3:11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

1CH-3:12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

1CH-3:13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,

1CH-3:14 Amon his son, Josiah his son.

1CH-3:15 And the sons of Josiah [were], the firstborn Johanan,

the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

1CH-3:16 And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah

his son.

1CH-3:17 And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,

1CH-3:18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah,

Hoshama, and Nedabiah.

1CH-3:19 And the sons of Pedaiah [were], Zerubbabel, and Shimei:

and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and

Shelomith their sister:

1CH-3:20 And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah,

Jushabhesed, five.

1CH-3:21 And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the

sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the

sons of Shechaniah.

1CH-3:22 And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of

Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and

Shaphat, six.

1CH-3:23 And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and

Azrikam, three.

1CH-3:24 And the sons of Elioenai [were], Hodaiah, and Eliashib,

and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani,

seven.

1CH-4:1 The sons of Judah; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur,

and Shobal.

1CH-4:2 And Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath; and Jahath

begat Ahumai, and Lahad. These [are] the families of the

Zorathites.

1CH-4:3 And these [were of] the father of Etam; Jezreel, and

Ishma, and Idbash: and the name of their sister [was]

Hazelelponi:

1CH-4:4 And Penuel the father of Gedor, and Ezer the father of

Hushah. These [are] the sons of Hur, the firstborn of Ephratah,

the father of Bethlehem.

1CH-4:5 And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helah and

Naarah.

1CH-4:6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Hepher, and Temeni, and

Haahashtari. These [were] the sons of Naarah.

1CH-4:7 And the sons of Helah [were], Zereth, and Jezoar, and

Ethnan.

1CH-4:8 And Coz begat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families of

Aharhel the son of Harum.

1CH-4:9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and

his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him

with sorrow.

1CH-4:10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that

thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that

thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep [me]

from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that

which he requested.

1CH-4:11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which

[was] the father of Eshton.

1CH-4:12 And Eshton begat Bethrapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah

the father of Irnahash. These [are] the men of Recah.

1CH-4:13 And the sons of Kenaz; Othniel, and Seraiah: and the

sons of Othniel; Hathath.

1CH-4:14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah: and Seraiah begat Joab,

the father of the valley of Charashim; for they were craftsmen.

1CH-4:15 And the sons of Caleb the son of Jephunneh; Iru, Elah,

and Naam: and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz.

1CH-4:16 And the sons of Jehaleleel; Ziph, and Ziphah, Tiria,

and Asareel.

1CH-4:17 And the sons of Ezra [were], Jether, and Mered, and

Epher, and Jalon: and she bare Miriam, and Shammai, and Ishbah

the father of Eshtemoa.

1CH-4:18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor,

and Heber the father of Socho, and Jekuthiel the father of

Zanoah. And these [are] the sons of Bithiah the daughter of

Pharaoh, which Mered took.

1CH-4:19 And the sons of [his] wife Hodiah the sister of Naham,

the father of Keilah the Garmite, and Eshtemoa the Maachathite.

1CH-4:20 And the sons of Shimon [were], Amnon, and Rinnah,

Benhanan, and Tilon. And the sons of Ishi [were], Zoheth, and

Benzoheth.

1CH-4:21 The sons of Shelah the son of Judah [were], Er the

father of Lecah, and Laadah the father of Mareshah, and the

families of the house of them that wrought fine linen, of the

house of Ashbea,

1CH-4:22 And Jokim, and the men of Chozeba, and Joash, and

Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubilehem. And

[these are] ancient things.

1CH-4:23 These [were] the potters, and those that dwelt among

plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

1CH-4:24 The sons of Simeon [were], Nemuel, and Jamin, Jarib,

Zerah, [and] Shaul:

1CH-4:25 Shallum his son, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son.

1CH-4:26 And the sons of Mishma; Hamuel his son, Zacchur his

son, Shimei his son.

1CH-4:27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters; but his

brethren had not many children, neither did all their family

multiply, like to the children of Judah.

1CH-4:28 And they dwelt at Beersheba, and Moladah, and

Hazarshual,

1CH-4:29 And at Bilhah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad,

1CH-4:30 And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,

1CH-4:31 And at Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusim, and at Bethbirei,

and at Shaaraim. These [were] their cities unto the reign of

David.

1CH-4:32 And their villages [were], Etam, and Ain, Rimmon, and

Tochen, and Ashan, five cities:

1CH-4:33 And all their villages that [were] round about the

same cities, unto Baal. These [were] their habitations, and

their genealogy.

1CH-4:34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah, the son of

Amaziah,

1CH-4:35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josibiah, the son of

Seraiah, the son of Asiel,

1CH-4:36 And Elioenai, and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah,

and Adiel, and Jesimiel, and Benaiah,

1CH-4:37 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Allon, the son

of Jedaiah, the son of Shimri, the son of Shemaiah;

1CH-4:38 These mentioned by [their] names [were] princes in

their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.

1CH-4:39 And they went to the entrance of Gedor, [even] unto

the east side of the valley, to seek pasture for their flocks.

1CH-4:40 And they found fat pasture and good, and the land

[was] wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for [they] of Ham had

dwelt there of old.

1CH-4:41 And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah

king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that

were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and

dwelt in their rooms: because [there was] pasture there for

their flocks.

1CH-4:42 And [some] of them, [even] of the sons of Simeon, five

hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains

Pelatiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of

Ishi.

1CH-4:43 And they smote the rest of the Amalekites that were

escaped, and dwelt there unto this day.

1CH-5:1 Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he

[was] the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's

bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of

Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the

birthright.

1CH-5:2 For Judah prevailed above his brethren, and of him

[came] the chief ruler; but the birthright [was] Joseph's:)

1CH-5:3 The sons, [I say], of Reuben the firstborn of Israel

[were], Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron, and Carmi.

1CH-5:4 The sons of Joel; Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei

his son,

1CH-5:5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son,

1CH-5:6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria

carried away [captive]: he [was] prince of the Reubenites.

1CH-5:7 And his brethren by their families, when the genealogy

of their generations was reckoned, [were] the chief, Jeiel, and

Zechariah,

1CH-5:8 And Bela the son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of

Joel, who dwelt in Aroer, even unto Nebo and Baalmeon:

1CH-5:9 And eastward he inhabited unto the entering in of the

wilderness from the river Euphrates: because their cattle were

multiplied in the land of Gilead.

1CH-5:10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the

Hagarites, who fell by their hand: and they dwelt in their tents

throughout all the east [land] of Gilead.

1CH-5:11 And the children of Gad dwelt over against them, in

the land of Bashan unto Salcah:

1CH-5:12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and

Shaphat in Bashan.

1CH-5:13 And their brethren of the house of their fathers

[were], Michael, and Meshullam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan,

and Zia, and Heber, seven.

1CH-5:14 These [are] the children of Abihail the son of Huri,

the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the

son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;

1CH-5:15 Ahi the son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, chief of the

house of their fathers.

1CH-5:16 And they dwelt in Gilead in Bashan, and in her towns,

and in all the suburbs of Sharon, upon their borders.

1CH-5:17 All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of

Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.

1CH-5:18 The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and half the

tribe of Manasseh, of valiant men, men able to bear buckler and

sword, and to shoot with bow, and skilful in war, [were] four

and forty thousand seven hundred and threescore, that went out

to the war.

1CH-5:19 And they made war with the Hagarites, with Jetur, and

Nephish, and Nodab.

1CH-5:20 And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites

were delivered into their hand, and all that [were] with them:

for they cried to God in the battle, and he was entreated of

them; because they put their trust in him.

1CH-5:21 And they took away their cattle; of their camels fifty

thousand, and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand, and of

asses two thousand, and of men an hundred thousand.

1CH-5:22 For there fell down many slain, because the war [was]

of God. And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity.

1CH-5:23 And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt

in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baalhermon and

Senir, and unto mount Hermon.

1CH-5:24 And these [were] the heads of the house of their

fathers, even Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and

Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour,

famous men, [and] heads of the house of their fathers.

1CH-5:25 And they transgressed against the God of their fathers,

and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land,

whom God destroyed before them.

1CH-5:26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul

king of Assyria, and the spirit of Tilgathpilneser king of

Assyria, and he carried them away, even the Reubenites, and the

Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh, and brought them unto

Halah, and Habor, and Hara, and to the river Gozan, unto this

day.

1CH-6:1 The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1CH-6:2 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and

Uzziel.

1CH-6:3 And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam.

The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1CH-6:4 Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,

1CH-6:5 And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,

1CH-6:6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,

1CH-6:7 Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

1CH-6:8 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,

1CH-6:9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,

1CH-6:10 And Johanan begat Azariah, (he [it is] that executed

the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in

Jerusalem:)

1CH-6:11 And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

1CH-6:12 And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,

1CH-6:13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,

1CH-6:14 And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,

1CH-6:15 And Jehozadak went [into captivity], when the LORD

carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.

1CH-6:16 The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.

1CH-6:17 And these [be] the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni,

and Shimei.

1CH-6:18 And the sons of Kohath [were], Amram, and Izhar, and

Hebron, and Uzziel.

1CH-6:19 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these [are]

the families of the Levites according to their fathers.

1CH-6:20 Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his

son,

1CH-6:21 Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai

his son.

1CH-6:22 The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son,

Assir his son,

1CH-6:23 Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his

son,

1CH-6:24 Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and

Shaul his son.

1CH-6:25 And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.

1CH-6:26 [As for] Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son,

and Nahath his son,

1CH-6:27 Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.

1CH-6:28 And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and

Abiah.

1CH-6:29 The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his

son, Uzza his son,

1CH-6:30 Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.

1CH-6:31 And these [are they] whom David set over the service

of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.

1CH-6:32 And they ministered before the dwelling place of the

tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had

built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and [then] they waited

on their office according to their order.

1CH-6:33 And these [are] they that waited with their children.

Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel,

the son of Shemuel,

1CH-6:34 The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of

Eliel, the son of Toah,

1CH-6:35 The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath,

the son of Amasai,

1CH-6:36 The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of

Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,

1CH-6:37 The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of

Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,

1CH-6:38 The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi,

the son of Israel.

1CH-6:39 And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand,

[even] Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,

1CH-6:40 The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of

Malchiah,

1CH-6:41 The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,

1CH-6:42 The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,

1CH-6:43 The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.

1CH-6:44 And their brethren the sons of Merari [stood] on the

left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of

Malluch,

1CH-6:45 The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of

Hilkiah,

1CH-6:46 The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,

1CH-6:47 The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari,

the son of Levi.

1CH-6:48 Their brethren also the Levites [were] appointed unto

all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.

1CH-6:49 But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the

burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, [and were

appointed] for all the work of the [place] most holy, and to

make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the

servant of God had commanded.

1CH-6:50 And these [are] the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son,

Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,

1CH-6:51 Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,

1CH-6:52 Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,

1CH-6:53 Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

1CH-6:54 Now these [are] their dwelling places throughout their

castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families

of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.

1CH-6:55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and

the suburbs thereof round about it.

1CH-6:56 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof,

they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

1CH-6:57 And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah,

[namely], Hebron, [the city] of refuge, and Libnah with her

suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,

1CH-6:58 And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,

1CH-6:59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her

suburbs:

1CH-6:60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her

suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her

suburbs. All their cities throughout their families [were]

thirteen cities.

1CH-6:61 And unto the sons of Kohath, [which were] left of the

family of that tribe, [were cities given] out of the half tribe,

[namely, out of] the half [tribe] of Manasseh, by lot, ten

cities.

1CH-6:62 And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families

out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and

out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh

in Bashan, thirteen cities.

1CH-6:63 Unto the sons of Merari [were given] by lot,

throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out

of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve

cities.

1CH-6:64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites [these]

cities with their suburbs.

1CH-6:65 And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children

of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and

out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities,

which are called by [their] names.

1CH-6:66 And [the residue] of the families of the sons of

Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.

1CH-6:67 And they gave unto them, [of] the cities of refuge,

Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; [they gave] also

Gezer with her suburbs,

1CH-6:68 And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her

suburbs,

1CH-6:69 And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her

suburbs:

1CH-6:70 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her

suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the

remnant of the sons of Kohath.

1CH-6:71 Unto the sons of Gershom [were given] out of the

family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her

suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:

1CH-6:72 And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her

suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,

1CH-6:73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:

1CH-6:74 And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs,

and Abdon with her suburbs,

1CH-6:75 And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:

1CH-6:76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee

with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim

with her suburbs.

1CH-6:77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari [were given]

out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with

her suburbs:

1CH-6:78 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east

side of Jordan, [were given them] out of the tribe of Reuben,

Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her

suburbs,

1CH-6:79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her

suburbs:

1CH-6:80 And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her

suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

1CH-6:81 And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her

suburbs.

1CH-7:1 Now the sons of Issachar [were], Tola, and Puah, Jashub,

and Shimrom, four.

1CH-7:2 And the sons of Tola; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel,

and Jahmai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's

house, [to wit], of Tola: [they were] valiant men of might in

their generations; whose number [was] in the days of David two

and twenty thousand and six hundred.

1CH-7:3 And the sons of Uzzi; Izrahiah: and the sons of

Izrahiah; Michael, and Obadiah, and Joel, Ishiah, five: all of

them chief men.

1CH-7:4 And with them, by their generations, after the house of

their fathers, [were] bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty

thousand [men]: for they had many wives and sons.

1CH-7:5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar

[were] valiant men of might, reckoned in all by their

genealogies fourscore and seven thousand.

1CH-7:6 [The sons] of Benjamin; Bela, and Becher, and Jediael,

three.

1CH-7:7 And the sons of Bela; Ezbon, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, and

Jerimoth, and Iri, five; heads of the house of [their] fathers,

mighty men of valour; and were reckoned by their genealogies

twenty and two thousand and thirty and four.

1CH-7:8 And the sons of Becher; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer,

and Elioenai, and Omri, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathoth,

and Alameth. All these [are] the sons of Becher.

1CH-7:9 And the number of them, after their genealogy by their

generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of

valour, [was] twenty thousand and two hundred.

1CH-7:10 The sons also of Jediael; Bilhan: and the sons of

Bilhan; Jeush, and Benjamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan,

and Tharshish, and Ahishahar.

1CH-7:11 All these the sons of Jediael, by the heads of their

fathers, mighty men of valour, [were] seventeen thousand and two

hundred [soldiers], fit to go out for war [and] battle.

1CH-7:12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the children of Ir, [and]

Hushim, the sons of Aher.

1CH-7:13 The sons of Naphtali; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer,

and Shallum, the sons of Bilhah.

1CH-7:14 The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bare: ([but]

his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead:

1CH-7:15 And Machir took to wife [the sister] of Huppim and

Shuppim, whose sister's name [was] Maachah;) and the name of the

second [was] Zelophehad: and Zelophehad had daughters.

1CH-7:16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she

called his name Peresh; and the name of his brother [was]

Sheresh; and his sons [were] Ulam and Rakem.

1CH-7:17 And the sons of Ulam; Bedan. These [were] the sons of

Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh.

1CH-7:18 And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod, and Abiezer,

and Mahalah.

1CH-7:19 And the sons of Shemidah were, Ahian, and Shechem, and

Likhi, and Aniam.

1CH-7:20 And the sons of Ephraim; Shuthelah, and Bered his son,

and Tahath his son, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son,

1CH-7:21 And Zabad his son, and Shuthelah his son, and Ezer,

and Elead, whom the men of Gath [that were] born in [that] land

slew, because they came down to take away their cattle.

1CH-7:22 And Ephraim their father mourned many days, and his

brethren came to comfort him.

1CH-7:23 And when he went in to his wife, she conceived, and

bare a son, and he called his name Beriah, because it went evil

with his house.

1CH-7:24 (And his daughter [was] Sherah, who built Bethhoron

the nether, and the upper, and Uzzensherah.)

1CH-7:25 And Rephah [was] his son, also Resheph, and Telah his

son, and Tahan his son,

1CH-7:26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishama his son,

1CH-7:27 Non his son, Jehoshuah his son.

1CH-7:28 And their possessions and habitations [were], Bethel

and the towns thereof, and eastward Naaran, and westward Gezer,

with the towns thereof; Shechem also and the towns thereof, unto

Gaza and the towns thereof:

1CH-7:29 And by the borders of the children of Manasseh,

Bethshean and her towns, Taanach and her towns, Megiddo and her

towns, Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Joseph

the son of Israel.

1CH-7:30 The sons of Asher; Imnah, and Isuah, and Ishuai, and

Beriah, and Serah their sister.

1CH-7:31 And the sons of Beriah; Heber, and Malchiel, who [is]

the father of Birzavith.

1CH-7:32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and

Shua their sister.

1CH-7:33 And the sons of Japhlet; Pasach, and Bimhal, and

Ashvath. These [are] the children of Japhlet.

1CH-7:34 And the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and

Aram.

1CH-7:35 And the sons of his brother Helem; Zophah, and Imna,

and Shelesh, and Amal.

1CH-7:36 The sons of Zophah; Suah, and Harnepher, and Shual,

and Beri, and Imrah,

1CH-7:37 Bezer, and Hod, and Shamma, and Shilshah, and Ithran,

and Beera.

1CH-7:38 And the sons of Jether; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara.

1CH-7:39 And the sons of Ulla; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia.

1CH-7:40 All these [were] the children of Asher, heads of

[their] father's house, choice [and] mighty men of valour, chief

of the princes. And the number throughout the genealogy of them

that were apt to the war [and] to battle [was] twenty and six

thousand men.

1CH-8:1 Now Benjamin begat Bela his firstborn, Ashbel the

second, and Aharah the third,

1CH-8:2 Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.

1CH-8:3 And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud,

1CH-8:4 And Abishua, and Naaman, and Ahoah,

1CH-8:5 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.

1CH-8:6 And these [are] the sons of Ehud: these are the heads

of the fathers of the inhabitants of Geba, and they removed them

to Manahath:

1CH-8:7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, and Gera, he removed them, and

begat Uzza, and Ahihud.

1CH-8:8 And Shaharaim begat [children] in the country of Moab,

after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara [were] his wives.

1CH-8:9 And he begat of Hodesh his wife, Jobab, and Zibia, and

Mesha, and Malcham,

1CH-8:10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, and Mirma. These [were] his

sons, heads of the fathers.

1CH-8:11 And of Hushim he begat Abitub, and Elpaal.

1CH-8:12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who

built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof:

1CH-8:13 Beriah also, and Shema, who [were] heads of the

fathers of the inhabitants of Aijalon, who drove away the

inhabitants of Gath:

1CH-8:14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth,

1CH-8:15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,

1CH-8:16 And Michael, and Ispah, and Joha, the sons of Beriah;

1CH-8:17 And Zebadiah, and Meshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber,

1CH-8:18 Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jobab, the sons of

Elpaal;

1CH-8:19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi,

1CH-8:20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel,

1CH-8:21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of

Shimhi;

1CH-8:22 And Ishpan, and Heber, and Eliel,

1CH-8:23 And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,

1CH-8:24 And Hananiah, and Elam, and Antothijah,

1CH-8:25 And Iphedeiah, and Penuel, the sons of Shashak;

1CH-8:26 And Shamsherai, and Shehariah, and Athaliah,

1CH-8:27 And Jaresiah, and Eliah, and Zichri, the sons of

Jeroham.

1CH-8:28 These [were] heads of the fathers, by their

generations, chief [men]. These dwelt in Jerusalem.

1CH-8:29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon; whose wife's

name [was] Maachah:

1CH-8:30 And his firstborn son Abdon, and Zur, and Kish, and

Baal, and Nadab,

1CH-8:31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher.

1CH-8:32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with

their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.

1CH-8:33 And Ner begat Kish, and Kish begat Saul, and Saul

begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

1CH-8:34 And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribbaal; and Meribbaal

begat Micah.

1CH-8:35 And the sons of Micah [were], Pithon, and Melech, and

Tarea, and Ahaz.

1CH-8:36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth,

and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

1CH-8:37 And Moza begat Binea: Rapha [was] his son, Eleasah his

son, Azel his son:

1CH-8:38 And Azel had six sons, whose names [are] these,

Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and

Hanan. All these [were] the sons of Azel.

1CH-8:39 And the sons of Eshek his brother [were], Ulam his

firstborn, Jehush the second, and Eliphelet the third.

1CH-8:40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valour,

archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, an hundred and fifty.

All these [are] of the sons of Benjamin.

1CH-9:1 So all Israel were reckoned by genealogies; and, behold,

they [were] written in the book of the kings of Israel and

Judah, [who] were carried away to Babylon for their

transgression.

1CH-9:2 Now the first inhabitants that [dwelt] in their

possessions in their cities [were], the Israelites, the priests,

Levites, and the Nethinims.

1CH-9:3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the children of Judah, and of

the children of Benjamin, and of the children of Ephraim, and

Manasseh;

1CH-9:4 Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of

Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of

Judah.

1CH-9:5 And of the Shilonites; Asaiah the firstborn, and his

sons.

1CH-9:6 And of the sons of Zerah; Jeuel, and their brethren,

six hundred and ninety.

1CH-9:7 And of the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam,

the son of Hodaviah, the son of Hasenuah,

1CH-9:8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of

Uzzi, the son of Michri, and Meshullam the son of Shephatiah,

the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah;

1CH-9:9 And their brethren, according to their generations,

nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men [were] chief of

the fathers in the house of their fathers.

1CH-9:10 And of the priests; Jedaiah, and Jehoiarib, and Jachin,

1CH-9:11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam,

the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, the

ruler of the house of God;

1CH-9:12 And Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the

son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adiel, the son of

Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son

of Immer;

1CH-9:13 And their brethren, heads of the house of their

fathers, a thousand and seven hundred and threescore; very able

men for the work of the service of the house of God.

1CH-9:14 And of the Levites; Shemaiah the son of Hasshub, the

son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari;

1CH-9:15 And Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the

son of Micah, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph;

1CH-9:16 And Obadiah the son of Shemaiah, the son of Galal, the

son of Jeduthun, and Berechiah the son of Asa, the son of

Elkanah, that dwelt in the villages of the Netophathites.

1CH-9:17 And the porters [were], Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon,

and Ahiman, and their brethren: Shallum [was] the chief;

1CH-9:18 Who hitherto [waited] in the king's gate eastward:

they [were] porters in the companies of the children of Levi.

1CH-9:19 And Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the

son of Korah, and his brethren, of the house of his father, the

Korahites, [were] over the work of the service, keepers of the

gates of the tabernacle: and their fathers, [being] over the

host of the LORD, [were] keepers of the entry.

1CH-9:20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over

them in time past, [and] the LORD [was] with him.

1CH-9:21 [And] Zechariah the son of Meshelemiah [was] porter of

the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

1CH-9:22 All these [which were] chosen to be porters in the

gates [were] two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by

their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the

seer did ordain in their set office.

1CH-9:23 So they and their children [had] the oversight of the

gates of the house of the LORD, [namely], the house of the

tabernacle, by wards.

1CH-9:24 In four quarters were the porters, toward the east,

west, north, and south.

1CH-9:25 And their brethren, [which were] in their villages,

[were] to come after seven days from time to time with them.

1CH-9:26 For these Levites, the four chief porters, were in

[their] set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of

the house of God.

1CH-9:27 And they lodged round about the house of God, because

the charge [was] upon them, and the opening thereof every

morning [pertained] to them.

1CH-9:28 And [certain] of them had the charge of the

ministering vessels, that they should bring them in and out by

tale.

1CH-9:29 [Some] of them also [were] appointed to oversee the

vessels and all the instruments of the sanctuary, and the fine

flour, and the wine, and the oil, and the frankincense, and the

spices.

1CH-9:30 And [some] of the sons of the priests made the

ointment of the spices.

1CH-9:31 And Mattithiah, [one] of the Levites, who [was] the

firstborn of Shallum the Korahite, had the set office over the

things that were made in the pans.

1CH-9:32 And [other] of their brethren, of the sons of the

Kohathites, [were] over the showbread, to prepare [it] every

sabbath.

1CH-9:33 And these [are] the singers, chief of the fathers of

the Levites, [who remaining] in the chambers [were] free: for

they were employed in [that] work day and night.

1CH-9:34 These chief fathers of the Levites [were] chief

throughout their generations; these dwelt at Jerusalem.

1CH-9:35 And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon, Jehiel,

whose wife's name [was] Maachah:

1CH-9:36 And his firstborn son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and

Baal, and Ner, and Nadab,

1CH-9:37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zechariah, and Mikloth.

1CH-9:38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with

their brethren at Jerusalem, over against their brethren.

1CH-9:39 And Ner begat Kish; and Kish begat Saul; and Saul

begat Jonathan, and Malchishua, and Abinadab, and Eshbaal.

1CH-9:40 And the son of Jonathan [was] Meribbaal: and Meribbaal

begat Micah.

1CH-9:41 And the sons of Micah [were], Pithon, and Melech, and

Tahrea, [and Ahaz].

1CH-9:42 And Ahaz begat Jarah; and Jarah begat Alemeth, and

Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza;

1CH-9:43 And Moza begat Binea; and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah

his son, Azel his son.

1CH-9:44 And Azel had six sons, whose names [are] these,

Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and

Hanan: these [were] the sons of Azel.

1CH-10:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men

of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain

in mount Gilboa.

1CH-10:2 And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and

after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab,

and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.

1CH-10:3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers

hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.

1CH-10:4 Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword,

and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come

and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore

afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.

1CH-10:5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he

fell likewise on the sword, and died.

1CH-10:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house

died together.

1CH-10:7 And when all the men of Israel that [were] in the

valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead,

then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines

came and dwelt in them.

1CH-10:8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the

Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and

his sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

1CH-10:9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head,

and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round

about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

1CH-10:10 And they put his armour in the house of their gods,

and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon.

1CH-10:11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the

Philistines had done to Saul,

1CH-10:12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the

body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to

Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and

fasted seven days.

1CH-10:13 So Saul died for his transgression which he committed

against the LORD, [even] against the word of the LORD, which he

kept not, and also for asking [counsel] of [one that had] a

familiar spirit, to inquire [of it];

1CH-10:14 And inquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him,

and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.

1CH-11:1 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto

Hebron, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh.

1CH-11:2 And moreover in time past, even when Saul was king,

thou [wast] he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and

the LORD thy God said unto thee, Thou shalt feed my people

Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel.

1CH-11:3 Therefore came all the elders of Israel to the king to

Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the

LORD; and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the

word of the LORD by Samuel.

1CH-11:4 And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which [is]

Jebus; where the Jebusites [were], the inhabitants of the land.

1CH-11:5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt

not come hither. Nevertheless David took the castle of Zion,

which [is] the city of David.

1CH-11:6 And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first

shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went

first up, and was chief.

1CH-11:7 And David dwelt in the castle; therefore they called

it the city of David.

1CH-11:8 And he built the city round about, even from Millo

round about: and Joab repaired the rest of the city.

1CH-11:9 So David waxed greater and greater: for the LORD of

hosts [was] with him.

1CH-11:10 These also [are] the chief of the mighty men whom

David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom,

[and] with all Israel, to make him king, according to the word

of the LORD concerning Israel.

1CH-11:11 And this [is] the number of the mighty men whom David

had; Jashobeam, an Hachmonite, the chief of the captains: he

lifted up his spear against three hundred slain [by him] at one

time.

1CH-11:12 And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo, the

Ahohite, who [was one] of the three mighties.

1CH-11:13 He was with David at Pasdammim, and there the

Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a parcel

of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the

Philistines.

1CH-11:14 And they set themselves in the midst of [that] parcel,

and delivered it, and slew the Philistines; and the LORD saved

[them] by a great deliverance.

1CH-11:15 Now three of the thirty captains went down to the

rock to David, into the cave of Adullam; and the host of the

Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.

1CH-11:16 And David [was] then in the hold, and the

Philistines' garrison [was] then at Bethlehem.

1CH-11:17 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me

drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that [is] at the

gate!

1CH-11:18 And the three brake through the host of the

Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that

[was] by the gate, and took [it], and brought [it] to David: but

David would not drink [of] it, but poured it out to the LORD,

1CH-11:19 And said, My God forbid it me, that I should do this

thing: shall I drink the blood of these men that have put their

lives in jeopardy? for with [the jeopardy of] their lives they

brought it. Therefore he would not drink it. These things did

these three mightiest.

1CH-11:20 And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the

three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew

[them], and had a name among the three.

1CH-11:21 Of the three, he was more honourable than the two;

for he was their captain: howbeit he attained not to the [first]

three.

1CH-11:22 Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant man

of Kabzeel, who had done many acts; he slew two lionlike men of

Moab: also he went down and slew a lion in a pit in a snowy day.

1CH-11:23 And he slew an Egyptian, a man of [great] stature,

five cubits high; and in the Egyptian's hand [was] a spear like

a weaver's beam; and he went down to him with a staff, and

plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and slew him with

his own spear.

1CH-11:24 These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and

had the name among the three mighties.

1CH-11:25 Behold, he was honourable among the thirty, but

attained not to the [first] three: and David set him over his

guard.

1CH-11:26 Also the valiant men of the armies [were], Asahel the

brother of Joab, Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

1CH-11:27 Shammoth the Harorite, Helez the Pelonite,

1CH-11:28 Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite, Abiezer the

Antothite,

1CH-11:29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

1CH-11:30 Maharai the Netophathite, Heled the son of Baanah the

Netophathite,

1CH-11:31 Ithai the son of Ribai of Gibeah, [that pertained] to

the children of Benjamin, Benaiah the Pirathonite,

1CH-11:32 Hurai of the brooks of Gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

1CH-11:33 Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,

1CH-11:34 The sons of Hashem the Gizonite, Jonathan the son of

Shage the Hararite,

1CH-11:35 Ahiam the son of Sacar the Hararite, Eliphal the son

of Ur,

1CH-11:36 Hepher the Mecherathite, Ahijah the Pelonite,

1CH-11:37 Hezro the Carmelite, Naarai the son of Ezbai,

1CH-11:38 Joel the brother of Nathan, Mibhar the son of Haggeri,

1CH-11:39 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai the Berothite, the

armourbearer of Joab the son of Zeruiah,

1CH-11:40 Ira the Ithrite, Gareb the Ithrite,

1CH-11:41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad the son of Ahlai,

1CH-11:42 Adina the son of Shiza the Reubenite, a captain of

the Reubenites, and thirty with him,

1CH-11:43 Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,

1CH-11:44 Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of

Hothan the Aroerite,

1CH-11:45 Jediael the son of Shimri, and Joha his brother, the

Tizite,

1CH-11:46 Eliel the Mahavite, and Jeribai, and Joshaviah, the

sons of Elnaam, and Ithmah the Moabite,

1CH-11:47 Eliel, and Obed, and Jasiel the Mesobaite.

1CH-12:1 Now these [are] they that came to David to Ziklag,

while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish:

and they [were] among the mighty men, helpers of the war.

1CH-12:2 [They were] armed with bows, and could use both the

right hand and the left in [hurling] stones and [shooting]

arrows out of a bow, [even] of Saul's brethren of Benjamin.

1CH-12:3 The chief [was] Ahiezer, then Joash, the sons of

Shemaah the Gibeathite; and Jeziel, and Pelet, the sons of

Azmaveth; and Berachah, and Jehu the Antothite,

1CH-12:4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite, a mighty man among the

thirty, and over the thirty; and Jeremiah, and Jahaziel, and

Johanan, and Josabad the Gederathite,

1CH-12:5 Eluzai, and Jerimoth, and Bealiah, and Shemariah, and

Shephatiah the Haruphite,

1CH-12:6 Elkanah, and Jesiah, and Azareel, and Joezer, and

Jashobeam, the Korhites,

1CH-12:7 And Joelah, and Zebadiah, the sons of Jeroham of Gedor.

1CH-12:8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto

David into the hold to the wilderness men of might, [and] men of

war [fit] for the battle, that could handle shield and buckler,

whose faces [were like] the faces of lions, and [were] as swift

as the roes upon the mountains;

1CH-12:9 Ezer the first, Obadiah the second, Eliab the third,

1CH-12:10 Mishmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth,

1CH-12:11 Attai the sixth, Eliel the seventh,

1CH-12:12 Johanan the eighth, Elzabad the ninth,

1CH-12:13 Jeremiah the tenth, Machbanai the eleventh.

1CH-12:14 These [were] of the sons of Gad, captains of the host:

one of the least [was] over an hundred, and the greatest over a

thousand.

1CH-12:15 These [are] they that went over Jordan in the first

month, when it had overflown all his banks; and they put to

flight all [them] of the valleys, [both] toward the east, and

toward the west.

1CH-12:16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah

to the hold unto David.

1CH-12:17 And David went out to meet them, and answered and

said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, mine

heart shall be knit unto you: but if [ye be come] to betray me

to mine enemies, seeing [there is] no wrong in mine hands, the

God of our fathers look [thereon], and rebuke [it].

1CH-12:18 Then the spirit came upon Amasai, [who was] chief of

the captains, [and he said], Thine [are we], David, and on thy

side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace [be] unto thee, and peace

[be] to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David

received them, and made them captains of the band.

1CH-12:19 And there fell [some] of Manasseh to David, when he

came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they

helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon

advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master

Saul to [the jeopardy of] our heads.

1CH-12:20 As he went to Ziklag, there fell to him of Manasseh,

Adnah, and Jozabad, and Jediael, and Michael, and Jozabad, and

Elihu, and Zilthai, captains of the thousands that [were] of

Manasseh.

1CH-12:21 And they helped David against the band [of the

rovers]: for they [were] all mighty men of valour, and were

captains in the host.

1CH-12:22 For at [that] time day by day there came to David to

help him, until [it was] a great host, like the host of God.

1CH-12:23 And these [are] the numbers of the bands [that were]

ready armed to the war, [and] came to David to Hebron, to turn

the kingdom of Saul to him, according to the word of the LORD.

1CH-12:24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear

[were] six thousand and eight hundred, ready armed to the war.

1CH-12:25 Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for

the war, seven thousand and one hundred.

1CH-12:26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred.

1CH-12:27 And Jehoiada [was] the leader of the Aaronites, and

with him [were] three thousand and seven hundred;

1CH-12:28 And Zadok, a young man mighty of valour, and of his

father's house twenty and two captains.

1CH-12:29 And of the children of Benjamin, the kindred of Saul,

three thousand: for hitherto the greatest part of them had kept

the ward of the house of Saul.

1CH-12:30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and

eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous throughout the house

of their fathers.

1CH-12:31 And of the half tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand,

which were expressed by name, to come and make David king.

1CH-12:32 And of the children of Issachar, [which were men]

that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought

to do; the heads of them [were] two hundred; and all their

brethren [were] at their commandment.

1CH-12:33 Of Zebulun, such as went forth to battle, expert in

war, with all instruments of war, fifty thousand, which could

keep rank: [they were] not of double heart.

1CH-12:34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains, and with them

with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand.

1CH-12:35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight

thousand and six hundred.

1CH-12:36 And of Asher, such as went forth to battle, expert in

war, forty thousand.

1CH-12:37 And on the other side of Jordan, of the Reubenites,

and the Gadites, and of the half tribe of Manasseh, with all

manner of instruments of war for the battle, an hundred and

twenty thousand.

1CH-12:38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with

a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel:

and all the rest also of Israel [were] of one heart to make

David king.

1CH-12:39 And there they were with David three days, eating and

drinking: for their brethren had prepared for them.

1CH-12:40 Moreover they that were nigh them, [even] unto

Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and

on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, [and] meat, meal, cakes of

figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and

sheep abundantly: for [there was] joy in Israel.

1CH-13:1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and

hundreds, [and] with every leader.

1CH-13:2 And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If

[it seem] good unto you, and [that it be] of the LORD our God,

let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, [that are]

left in all the land of Israel, and with them [also] to the

priests and Levites [which are] in their cities [and] suburbs,

that they may gather themselves unto us:

1CH-13:3 And let us bring again the ark of our God to us: for

we inquired not at it in the days of Saul.

1CH-13:4 And all the congregation said that they would do so:

for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.

1CH-13:5 So David gathered all Israel together, from Shihor of

Egypt even unto the entering of Hemath, to bring the ark of God

from Kirjathjearim.

1CH-13:6 And David went up, and all Israel, to Baalah, [that

is], to Kirjathjearim, which [belonged] to Judah, to bring up

thence the ark of God the LORD, that dwelleth [between] the

cherubims, whose name is called [on it].

1CH-13:7 And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of

the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

1CH-13:8 And David and all Israel played before God with all

[their] might, and with singing, and with harps, and with

psalteries, and with timbrels, and with cymbals, and with

trumpets.

1CH-13:9 And when they came unto the threshingfloor of Chidon,

Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark; for the oxen stumbled.

1CH-13:10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza,

and he smote him, because he put his hand to the ark: and there

he died before God.

1CH-13:11 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a

breach upon Uzza: wherefore that place is called Perezuzza to

this day.

1CH-13:12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How

shall I bring the ark of God [home] to me?

1CH-13:13 So David brought not the ark [home] to himself to the

city of David, but carried it aside into the house of Obededom

the Gittite.

1CH-13:14 And the ark of God remained with the family of

Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the

house of Obededom, and all that he had.

1CH-14:1 Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and

timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an

house.

1CH-14:2 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him

king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because

of his people Israel.

1CH-14:3 And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David

begat more sons and daughters.

1CH-14:4 Now these [are] the names of [his] children which he

had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,

1CH-14:5 And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,

1CH-14:6 And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

1CH-14:7 And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.

1CH-14:8 And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed

king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David.

And David heard [of it], and went out against them.

1CH-14:9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the

valley of Rephaim.

1CH-14:10 And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up

against the Philistines? and wilt thou deliver them into mine

hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them

into thine hand.

1CH-14:11 So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them

there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by

mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they

called the name of that place Baalperazim.

1CH-14:12 And when they had left their gods there, David gave a

commandment, and they were burned with fire.

1CH-14:13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves

abroad in the valley.

1CH-14:14 Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said

unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come

upon them over against the mulberry trees.

1CH-14:15 And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of

going in the tops of the mulberry trees, [that] then thou shalt

go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the

host of the Philistines.

1CH-14:16 David therefore did as God commanded him: and they

smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.

1CH-14:17 And the fame of David went out into all lands; and

the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.

1CH-15:1 And [David] made him houses in the city of David, and

prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.

1CH-15:2 Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God

but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark

of God, and to minister unto him for ever.

1CH-15:3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem,

to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place, which he had

prepared for it.

1CH-15:4 And David assembled the children of Aaron, and the

Levites:

1CH-15:5 Of the sons of Kohath; Uriel the chief, and his

brethren an hundred and twenty:

1CH-15:6 Of the sons of Merari; Asaiah the chief, and his

brethren two hundred and twenty:

1CH-15:7 Of the sons of Gershom; Joel the chief, and his

brethren an hundred and thirty:

1CH-15:8 Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his

brethren two hundred:

1CH-15:9 Of the sons of Hebron; Eliel the chief, and his

brethren fourscore:

1CH-15:10 Of the sons of Uzziel; Amminadab the chief, and his

brethren an hundred and twelve.

1CH-15:11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests,

and for the Levites, for Uriel, Asaiah, and Joel, Shemaiah, and

Eliel, and Amminadab,

1CH-15:12 And said unto them, Ye [are] the chief of the fathers

of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, [both] ye and your brethren,

that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto

[the place that] I have prepared for it.

1CH-15:13 For because ye [did it] not at the first, the LORD

our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after

the due order.

1CH-15:14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves

to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

1CH-15:15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God

upon their shoulders with the staves thereon, as Moses commanded

according to the word of the LORD.

1CH-15:16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to

appoint their brethren [to be] the singers with instruments of

music, psalteries and harps and cymbals, sounding, by lifting up

the voice with joy.

1CH-15:17 So the Levites appointed Heman the son of Joel; and

of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah; and of the sons of

Merari their brethren, Ethan the son of Kushaiah;

1CH-15:18 And with them their brethren of the second [degree],

Zechariah, Ben, and Jaaziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and

Unni, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and

Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obededom, and Jeiel, the porters.

1CH-15:19 So the singers, Heman, Asaph, and Ethan, [were

appointed] to sound with cymbals of brass;

1CH-15:20 And Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel,

and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries

on Alamoth;

1CH-15:21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and

Obededom, and Jeiel, and Azaziah, with harps on the Sheminith to

excel.

1CH-15:22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, [was] for song:

he instructed about the song, because he [was] skilful.

1CH-15:23 And Berechiah and Elkanah [were] doorkeepers for the

ark.

1CH-15:24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and

Amasai, and Zechariah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests,

did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obededom

and Jehiah [were] doorkeepers for the ark.

1CH-15:25 So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains

over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the

LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.

1CH-15:26 And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that

bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered

seven bullocks and seven rams.

1CH-15:27 And David [was] clothed with a robe of fine linen,

and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and

Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also

[had] upon him an ephod of linen.

1CH-15:28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of

the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with

trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and

harps.

1CH-15:29 And it came to pass, [as] the ark of the covenant of

the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of

Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing:

and she despised him in her heart.

1CH-16:1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the

midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they

offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

1CH-16:2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt

offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the

name of the LORD.

1CH-16:3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and

woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh,

and a flagon [of wine].

1CH-16:4 And he appointed [certain] of the Levites to minister

before the ark of the LORD, and to record, and to thank and

praise the LORD God of Israel:

1CH-16:5 Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, Jeiel, and

Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Mattithiah, and Eliab, and Benaiah,

and Obededom: and Jeiel with psalteries and with harps; but

Asaph made a sound with cymbals;

1CH-16:6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets

continually before the ark of the covenant of God.

1CH-16:7 Then on that day David delivered first [this psalm] to

thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren.

1CH-16:8 Give thanks unto the LORD, call upon his name, make

known his deeds among the people.

1CH-16:9 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all

his wondrous works.

1CH-16:10 Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them

rejoice that seek the LORD.

1CH-16:11 Seek the LORD and his strength, seek his face

continually.

1CH-16:12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, his

wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

1CH-16:13 O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob,

his chosen ones.

1CH-16:14 He [is] the LORD our God; his judgments [are] in all

the earth.

1CH-16:15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant; the word

[which] he commanded to a thousand generations;

1CH-16:16 [Even of the covenant] which he made with Abraham,

and of his oath unto Isaac;

1CH-16:17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, [and]

to Israel [for] an everlasting covenant,

1CH-16:18 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the

lot of your inheritance;

1CH-16:19 When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

1CH-16:20 And [when] they went from nation to nation, and from

[one] kingdom to another people;

1CH-16:21 He suffered no man to do them wrong: yea, he reproved

kings for their sakes,

1CH-16:22 [Saying], Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets

no harm.

1CH-16:23 Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; show forth from

day to day his salvation.

1CH-16:24 Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous

works among all nations.

1CH-16:25 For great [is] the LORD, and greatly to be praised:

he also [is] to be feared above all gods.

1CH-16:26 For all the gods of the people [are] idols: but the

LORD made the heavens.

1CH-16:27 Glory and honour [are] in his presence; strength and

gladness [are] in his place.

1CH-16:28 Give unto the LORD, ye kindreds of the people, give

unto the LORD glory and strength.

1CH-16:29 Give unto the LORD the glory [due] unto his name:

bring an offering, and come before him: worship the LORD in the

beauty of holiness.

1CH-16:30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall

be stable, that it be not moved.

1CH-16:31 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice:

and let [men] say among the nations, The LORD reigneth.

1CH-16:32 Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof: let the

fields rejoice, and all that [is] therein.

1CH-16:33 Then shall the trees of the wood sing out at the

presence of the LORD, because he cometh to judge the earth.

1CH-16:34 O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good; for

his mercy [endureth] for ever.

1CH-16:35 And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and

gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may

give thanks to thy holy name, [and] glory in thy praise.

1CH-16:36 Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel for ever and ever.

And all the people said, Amen, and praised the LORD.

1CH-16:37 So he left there before the ark of the covenant of

the LORD Asaph and his brethren, to minister before the ark

continually, as every day's work required:

1CH-16:38 And Obededom with their brethren, threescore and

eight; Obededom also the son of Jeduthun and Hosah [to be]

porters:

1CH-16:39 And Zadok the priest, and his brethren the priests,

before the tabernacle of the LORD in the high place that [was]

at Gibeon,

1CH-16:40 To offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the altar

of the burnt offering continually morning and evening, and [to

do] according to all that is written in the law of the LORD,

which he commanded Israel;

1CH-16:41 And with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that

were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to the

LORD, because his mercy [endureth] for ever;

1CH-16:42 And with them Heman and Jeduthun with trumpets and

cymbals for those that should make a sound, and with musical

instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun [were] porters.

1CH-16:43 And all the people departed every man to his house:

and David returned to bless his house.

1CH-17:1 Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that

David said to Nathan the prophet, Lo, I dwell in an house of

cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD [remaineth]

under curtains.

1CH-17:2 Then Nathan said unto David, Do all that [is] in thine

heart; for God [is] with thee.

1CH-17:3 And it came to pass the same night, that the word of

God came to Nathan, saying,

1CH-17:4 Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD,

Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:

1CH-17:5 For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I

brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent,

and from [one] tabernacle [to another].

1CH-17:6 Wheresoever I have walked with all Israel, spake I a

word to any of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to feed my

people, saying, Why have ye not built me an house of cedars?

1CH-17:7 Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant

David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the

sheepcote, [even] from following the sheep, that thou shouldest

be ruler over my people Israel:

1CH-17:8 And I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast

walked, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee, and

have made thee a name like the name of the great men that [are]

in the earth.

1CH-17:9 Also I will ordain a place for my people Israel, and

will plant them, and they shall dwell in their place, and shall

be moved no more; neither shall the children of wickedness waste

them any more, as at the beginning,

1CH-17:10 And since the time that I commanded judges [to be]

over my people Israel. Moreover I will subdue all thine enemies.

Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house.

1CH-17:11 And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired

that thou must go [to be] with thy fathers, that I will raise up

thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will

establish his kingdom.

1CH-17:12 He shall build me an house, and I will stablish his

throne for ever.

1CH-17:13 I will be his father, and he shall be my son: and I

will not take my mercy away from him, as I took [it] from [him]

that was before thee:

1CH-17:14 But I will settle him in mine house and in my kingdom

for ever: and his throne shall be established for evermore.

1CH-17:15 According to all these words, and according to all

this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

1CH-17:16 And David the king came and sat before the LORD, and

said, Who [am] I, O LORD God, and what [is] mine house, that

thou hast brought me hitherto?

1CH-17:17 And [yet] this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God;

for thou hast [also] spoken of thy servant's house for a great

while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a

man of high degree, O LORD God.

1CH-17:18 What can David [speak] more to thee for the honour of

thy servant? for thou knowest thy servant.

1CH-17:19 O LORD, for thy servant's sake, and according to

thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making

known all [these] great things.

1CH-17:20 O LORD, [there is] none like thee, neither [is there

any] God beside thee, according to all that we have heard with

our ears.

1CH-17:21 And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people

Israel, whom God went to redeem [to be] his own people, to make

thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out

nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of

Egypt?

1CH-17:22 For thy people Israel didst thou make thine own

people for ever; and thou, LORD, becamest their God.

1CH-17:23 Therefore now, LORD, let the thing that thou hast

spoken concerning thy servant and concerning his house be

established for ever, and do as thou hast said.

1CH-17:24 Let it even be established, that thy name may be

magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts [is] the God of

Israel, [even] a God to Israel: and [let] the house of David thy

servant [be] established before thee.

1CH-17:25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy servant that thou

wilt build him an house: therefore thy servant hath found [in

his heart] to pray before thee.

1CH-17:26 And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this

goodness unto thy servant:

1CH-17:27 Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house

of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou

blessest, O LORD, and [it shall be] blessed for ever.

1CH-18:1 Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the

Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out

of the hand of the Philistines.

1CH-18:2 And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's

servants, [and] brought gifts.

1CH-18:3 And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath,

as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.

1CH-18:4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven

thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also

hocked all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them an hundred

chariots.

1CH-18:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help

Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and

twenty thousand men.

1CH-18:6 Then David put [garrisons] in Syriadamascus; and the

Syrians became David's servants, [and] brought gifts. Thus the

LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

1CH-18:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the

servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

1CH-18:8 Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of

Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made

the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.

1CH-18:9 Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had

smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;

1CH-18:10 He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to inquire of

his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought

against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with

Tou;) and [with him] all manner of vessels of gold and silver

and brass.

1CH-18:11 Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with

the silver and the gold that he brought from all [these] nations;

from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and

from the Philistines, and from Amalek.

1CH-18:12 Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the

Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.

1CH-18:13 And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites

became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David

whithersoever he went.

1CH-18:14 So David reigned over all Israel, and executed

judgment and justice among all his people.

1CH-18:15 And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and

Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.

1CH-18:16 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of

Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;

1CH-18:17 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the

Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David [were]

chief about the king.

1CH-19:1 Now it came to pass after this, that Nahash the king

of the children of Ammon died, and his son reigned in his stead.

1CH-19:2 And David said, I will show kindness unto Hanun the

son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And

David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So

the servants of David came into the land of the children of

Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

1CH-19:3 But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun,

Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath

sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee

for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?

1CH-19:4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved them,

and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their buttocks,

and sent them away.

1CH-19:5 Then there went [certain], and told David how the men

were served. And he sent to meet them: for the men were greatly

ashamed. And the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards

be grown, and [then] return.

1CH-19:6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they had made

themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent

a thousand talents of silver to hire them chariots and horsemen

out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syriamaachah, and out of Zobah.

1CH-19:7 So they hired thirty and two thousand chariots, and

the king of Maachah and his people; who came and pitched before

Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together

from their cities, and came to battle.

1CH-19:8 And when David heard [of it], he sent Joab, and all

the host of the mighty men.

1CH-19:9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle

in array before the gate of the city: and the kings that were

come [were] by themselves in the field.

1CH-19:10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him

before and behind, he chose out of all the choice of Israel, and

put [them] in array against the Syrians.

1CH-19:11 And the rest of the people he delivered unto the hand

of Abishai his brother, and they set [themselves] in array

against the children of Ammon.

1CH-19:12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me,

then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too

strong for thee, then I will help thee.

1CH-19:13 Be of good courage, and let us behave ourselves

valiantly for our people, and for the cities of our God: and let

the LORD do [that which is] good in his sight.

1CH-19:14 So Joab and the people that [were] with him drew nigh

before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

1CH-19:15 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians

were fled, they likewise fled before Abishai his brother, and

entered into the city. Then Joab came to Jerusalem.

1CH-19:16 And when the Syrians saw that they were put to the

worse before Israel, they sent messengers, and drew forth the

Syrians that [were] beyond the river: and Shophach the captain

of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.

1CH-19:17 And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel,

and passed over Jordan, and came upon them, and set [the battle]

in array against them. So when David had put the battle in array

against the Syrians, they fought with him.

1CH-19:18 But the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew of

the Syrians seven thousand [men which fought in] chariots, and

forty thousand footmen, and killed Shophach the captain of the

host.

1CH-19:19 And when the servants of Hadarezer saw that they were

put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with David, and

became his servants: neither would the Syrians help the children

of Ammon any more.

1CH-20:1 And it came to pass, that after the year was expired,

at the time that kings go out [to battle], Joab led forth the

power of the army, and wasted the country of the children of

Ammon, and came and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried at

Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it.

1CH-20:2 And David took the crown of their king from off his

head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and [there were]

precious stones in it; and it was set upon David's head: and he

brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city.

1CH-20:3 And he brought out the people that [were] in it, and

cut [them] with saws, and with harrows of iron, and with axes.

Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon.

And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

1CH-20:4 And it came to pass after this, that there arose war

at Gezer with the Philistines; at which time Sibbechai the

Hushathite slew Sippai, [that was] of the children of the giant:

and they were subdued.

1CH-20:5 And there was war again with the Philistines; and

Elhanan the son of Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the

Gittite, whose spear staff [was] like a weaver's beam.

1CH-20:6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man

of [great] stature, whose fingers and toes [were] four and

twenty, six [on each hand], and six [on each foot]: and he also

was the son of the giant.

1CH-20:7 But when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of Shimea

David's brother slew him.

1CH-20:8 These were born unto the giant in Gath; and they fell

by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

1CH-21:1 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David

to number Israel.

1CH-21:2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people,

Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring the

number of them to me, that I may know [it].

1CH-21:3 And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred

times so many more as they [be]: but, my lord the king, [are]

they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require

this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

1CH-21:4 Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab.

Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and

came to Jerusalem.

1CH-21:5 And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto

David. And all [they of] Israel were a thousand thousand and an

hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah [was] four

hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

1CH-21:6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for

the king's word was abominable to Joab.

1CH-21:7 And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he

smote Israel.

1CH-21:8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly,

because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away

the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

1CH-21:9 And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

1CH-21:10 Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I

offer thee three [things]: choose thee one of them, that I may

do [it] unto thee.

1CH-21:11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith

the LORD, Choose thee

1CH-21:12 Either three years' famine; or three months to be

destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies

overtaketh [thee]; or else three days the sword of the LORD,

even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD

destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore

advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

1CH-21:13 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let

me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great [are] his

mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

1CH-21:14 So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there

fell of Israel seventy thousand men.

1CH-21:15 And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it:

and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him

of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough,

stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the

threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

1CH-21:16 And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of

the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn

sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and

the elders [of Israel, who were] clothed in sackcloth, fell upon

their faces.

1CH-21:17 And David said unto God, [Is it] not I [that]

commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have

sinned and done evil indeed; but [as for] these sheep, what have

they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me,

and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they

should be plagued.

1CH-21:18 Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to

David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the

LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

1CH-21:19 And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he

spake in the name of the LORD.

1CH-21:20 And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his

four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

1CH-21:21 And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw

David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to

David with [his] face to the ground.

1CH-21:22 Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of

[this] threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto

the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the

plague may be stayed from the people.

1CH-21:23 And Ornan said unto David, Take [it] to thee, and let

my lord the king do [that which is] good in his eyes: lo, I give

[thee] the oxen [also] for burnt offerings, and the threshing

instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I

give it all.

1CH-21:24 And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily

buy it for the full price: for I will not take [that] which [is]

thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

1CH-21:25 So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred

shekels of gold by weight.

1CH-21:26 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and

offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the

LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of

burnt offering.

1CH-21:27 And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his

sword again into the sheath thereof.

1CH-21:28 At that time when David saw that the LORD had

answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then

he sacrificed there.

1CH-21:29 For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in

the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, [were] at

that season in the high place at Gibeon.

1CH-21:30 But David could not go before it to inquire of God:

for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

1CH-22:1 Then David said, This [is] the house of the LORD God,

and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

1CH-22:2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers

that [were] in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew

wrought stones to build the house of God.

1CH-22:3 And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for

the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in

abundance without weight;

1CH-22:4 Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and

they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.

1CH-22:5 And David said, Solomon my son [is] young and tender,

and the house [that is] to be builded for the LORD [must be]

exceeding magnifical, of fame and of glory throughout all

countries: I will [therefore] now make preparation for it. So

David prepared abundantly before his death.

1CH-22:6 Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to

build an house for the LORD God of Israel.

1CH-22:7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was

in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:

1CH-22:8 But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast

shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not

build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood

upon the earth in my sight.

1CH-22:9 Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a

man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round

about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and

quietness unto Israel in his days.

1CH-22:10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be

my son, and I [will be] his father; and I will establish the

throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.

1CH-22:11 Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou,

and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.

1CH-22:12 Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and

give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the

law of the LORD thy God.

1CH-22:13 Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to

fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses

with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread

not, nor be dismayed.

1CH-22:14 Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the

house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a

thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron

without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone

have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.

1CH-22:15 Moreover [there are] workmen with thee in abundance,

hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of

cunning men for every manner of work.

1CH-22:16 Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron,

[there is] no number. Arise [therefore], and be doing, and the

LORD be with thee.

1CH-22:17 David also commanded all the princes of Israel to

help Solomon his son, [saying],

1CH-22:18 [Is] not the LORD your God with you? and hath he

[not] given you rest on every side? for he hath given the

inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued

before the LORD, and before his people.

1CH-22:19 Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD

your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the

LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the

holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the

name of the LORD.

1CH-23:1 So when David was old and full of days, he made

Solomon his son king over Israel.

1CH-23:2 And he gathered together all the princes of Israel,

with the priests and the Levites.

1CH-23:3 Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty

years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man,

was thirty and eight thousand.

1CH-23:4 Of which, twenty and four thousand [were] to set

forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand

[were] officers and judges:

1CH-23:5 Moreover four thousand [were] porters; and four

thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made,

[said David], to praise [therewith].

1CH-23:6 And David divided them into courses among the sons of

Levi, [namely], Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

1CH-23:7 Of the Gershonites [were], Laadan, and Shimei.

1CH-23:8 The sons of Laadan; the chief [was] Jehiel, and Zetham,

and Joel, three.

1CH-23:9 The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran,

three. These [were] the chief of the fathers of Laadan.

1CH-23:10 And the sons of Shimei [were], Jahath, Zina, and

Jeush, and Beriah. These four [were] the sons of Shimei.

1CH-23:11 And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but

Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one

reckoning, according to [their] father's house.

1CH-23:12 The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel,

four.

1CH-23:13 The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was

separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and

his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister

unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.

1CH-23:14 Now [concerning] Moses the man of God, his sons were

named of the tribe of Levi.

1CH-23:15 The sons of Moses [were], Gershom, and Eliezer.

1CH-23:16 Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel [was] the chief.

1CH-23:17 And the sons of Eliezer [were], Rehabiah the chief.

And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were

very many.

1CH-23:18 Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.

1CH-23:19 Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the

second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.

1CH-23:20 Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first, and Jesiah

the second.

1CH-23:21 The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of

Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.

1CH-23:22 And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and

their brethren the sons of Kish took them.

1CH-23:23 The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth,

three.

1CH-23:24 These [were] the sons of Levi after the house of

their fathers; [even] the chief of the fathers, as they were

counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for

the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty

years and upward.

1CH-23:25 For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given

rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:

1CH-23:26 And also unto the Levites; they shall no [more] carry

the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.

1CH-23:27 For by the last words of David the Levites [were]

numbered from twenty years old and above:

1CH-23:28 Because their office [was] to wait on the sons of

Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts,

and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things,

and the work of the service of the house of God;

1CH-23:29 Both for the showbread, and for the fine flour for

meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for [that which

is baked in] the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all

manner of measure and size;

1CH-23:30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the

LORD, and likewise at even;

1CH-23:31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in

the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number,

according to the order commanded unto them, continually before

the LORD:

1CH-23:32 And that they should keep the charge of the

tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy

[place], and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in

the service of the house of the LORD.

1CH-24:1 Now [these are] the divisions of the sons of Aaron.

The sons of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

1CH-24:2 But Nadab and Abihu died before their father, and had

no children: therefore Eleazar and Ithamar executed the priest's

office.

1CH-24:3 And David distributed them, both Zadok of the sons of

Eleazar, and Ahimelech of the sons of Ithamar, according to

their offices in their service.

1CH-24:4 And there were more chief men found of the sons of

Eleazar than of the sons of Ithamar; and [thus] were they

divided. Among the sons of Eleazar [there were] sixteen chief

men of the house of [their] fathers, and eight among the sons of

Ithamar according to the house of their fathers.

1CH-24:5 Thus were they divided by lot, one sort with another;

for the governors of the sanctuary, and governors [of the house]

of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Ithamar.

1CH-24:6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethaneel the scribe, [one] of

the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and

Zadok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and

[before] the chief of the fathers of the priests and Levites:

one principal household being taken for Eleazar, and [one] taken

for Ithamar.

1CH-24:7 Now the first lot came forth to Jehoiarib, the second

to Jedaiah,

1CH-24:8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim,

1CH-24:9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin,

1CH-24:10 The seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abijah,

1CH-24:11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah,

1CH-24:12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

1CH-24:13 The thirteenth to Huppah, the fourteenth to Jeshebeab,

1CH-24:14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, the sixteenth to Immer,

1CH-24:15 The seventeenth to Hezir, the eighteenth to Aphses,

1CH-24:16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to

Jehezekel,

1CH-24:17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, the two and

twentieth to Gamul,

1CH-24:18 The three and twentieth to Delaiah, the four and

twentieth to Maaziah.

1CH-24:19 These [were] the orderings of them in their service

to come into the house of the LORD, according to their manner,

under Aaron their father, as the LORD God of Israel had

commanded him.

1CH-24:20 And the rest of the sons of Levi [were these]: Of the

sons of Amram; Shubael: of the sons of Shubael; Jehdeiah.

1CH-24:21 Concerning Rehabiah: of the sons of Rehabiah, the

first [was] Isshiah.

1CH-24:22 Of the Izharites; Shelomoth: of the sons of Shelomoth;

Jahath.

1CH-24:23 And the sons [of Hebron]; Jeriah [the first], Amariah

the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

1CH-24:24 [Of] the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of

Michah; Shamir.

1CH-24:25 The brother of Michah [was] Isshiah: of the sons of

Isshiah; Zechariah.

1CH-24:26 The sons of Merari [were] Mahli and Mushi: the sons

of Jaaziah; Beno.

1CH-24:27 The sons of Merari by Jaaziah; Beno, and Shoham, and

Zaccur, and Ibri.

1CH-24:28 Of Mahli [came] Eleazar, who had no sons.

1CH-24:29 Concerning Kish: the son of Kish [was] Jerahmeel.

1CH-24:30 The sons also of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth.

These [were] the sons of the Levites after the house of their

fathers.

1CH-24:31 These likewise cast lots over against their brethren

the sons of Aaron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok,

and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fathers of the priests and

Levites, even the principal fathers over against their younger

brethren.

1CH-25:1 Moreover David and the captains of the host separated

to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of

Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and

with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their

service was:

1CH-25:2 Of the sons of Asaph; Zaccur, and Joseph, and

Nethaniah, and Asarelah, the sons of Asaph under the hands of

Asaph, which prophesied according to the order of the king.

1CH-25:3 Of Jeduthun: the sons of Jeduthun; Gedaliah, and Zeri,

and Jeshaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the hands of

their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with a harp, to give

thanks and to praise the LORD.

1CH-25:4 Of Heman: the sons of Heman; Bukkiah, Mattaniah,

Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah,

Giddalti, and Romamtiezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, [and]

Mahazioth:

1CH-25:5 All these [were] the sons of Heman the king's seer in

the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman

fourteen sons and three daughters.

1CH-25:6 All these [were] under the hands of their father for

song [in] the house of the LORD, with cymbals, psalteries, and

harps, for the service of the house of God, according to the

king's order to Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman.

1CH-25:7 So the number of them, with their brethren that were

instructed in the songs of the LORD, [even] all that were

cunning, was two hundred fourscore and eight.

1CH-25:8 And they cast lots, ward against [ward], as well the

small as the great, the teacher as the scholar.

1CH-25:9 Now the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph: the

second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons [were] twelve:

1CH-25:10 The third to Zaccur, [he], his sons, and his brethren,

[were] twelve:

1CH-25:11 The fourth to Izri, [he], his sons, and his brethren,

[were] twelve:

1CH-25:12 The fifth to Nethaniah, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:13 The sixth to Bukkiah, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:14 The seventh to Jesharelah, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:16 The ninth to Mattaniah, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:17 The tenth to Shimei, [he], his sons, and his brethren,

[were] twelve:

1CH-25:18 The eleventh to Azareel, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:19 The twelfth to Hashabiah, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:20 The thirteenth to Shubael, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:21 The fourteenth to Mattithiah, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:22 The fifteenth to Jeremoth, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:23 The sixteenth to Hananiah, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, [he], his sons, and

his brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:25 The eighteenth to Hanani, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:27 The twentieth to Eliathah, [he], his sons, and his

brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:28 The one and twentieth to Hothir, [he], his sons, and

his brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:29 The two and twentieth to Giddalti, [he], his sons,

and his brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:30 The three and twentieth to Mahazioth, [he], his sons,

and his brethren, [were] twelve:

1CH-25:31 The four and twentieth to Romamtiezer, [he], his sons,

and his brethren, [were] twelve.

1CH-26:1 Concerning the divisions of the porters: Of the

Korhites [was] Meshelemiah the son of Kore, of the sons of Asaph.

1CH-26:2 And the sons of Meshelemiah [were], Zechariah the

firstborn, Jediael the second, Zebadiah the third, Jathniel the

fourth,

1CH-26:3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioenai the

seventh.

1CH-26:4 Moreover the sons of Obededom [were], Shemaiah the

firstborn, Jehozabad the second, Joah the third, and Sacar the

fourth, and Nethaneel the fifth,

1CH-26:5 Ammiel the sixth, Issachar the seventh, Peulthai the

eighth: for God blessed him.

1CH-26:6 Also unto Shemaiah his son were sons born, that ruled

throughout the house of their father: for they [were] mighty men

of valour.

1CH-26:7 The sons of Shemaiah; Othni, and Rephael, and Obed,

Elzabad, whose brethren [were] strong men, Elihu, and Semachiah.

1CH-26:8 All these of the sons of Obededom: they and their sons

and their brethren, able men for strength for the service,

[were] threescore and two of Obededom.

1CH-26:9 And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, strong men,

eighteen.

1CH-26:10 Also Hosah, of the children of Merari, had sons;

Simri the chief, (for [though] he was not the firstborn, yet his

father made him the chief;)

1CH-26:11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the

fourth: all the sons and brethren of Hosah [were] thirteen.

1CH-26:12 Among these [were] the divisions of the porters,

[even] among the chief men, [having] wards one against another,

to minister in the house of the LORD.

1CH-26:13 And they cast lots, as well the small as the great,

according to the house of their fathers, for every gate.

1CH-26:14 And the lot eastward fell to Shelemiah. Then for

Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots; and his

lot came out northward.

1CH-26:15 To Obededom southward; and to his sons the house of

Asuppim.

1CH-26:16 To Shuppim and Hosah [the lot came forth] westward,

with the gate Shallecheth, by the causeway of the going up, ward

against ward.

1CH-26:17 Eastward [were] six Levites, northward four a day,

southward four a day, and toward Asuppim two [and] two.

1CH-26:18 At Parbar westward, four at the causeway, [and] two

at Parbar.

1CH-26:19 These [are] the divisions of the porters among the

sons of Kore, and among the sons of Merari.

1CH-26:20 And of the Levites, Ahijah [was] over the treasures

of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated

things.

1CH-26:21 [As concerning] the sons of Laadan; the sons of the

Gershonite Laadan, chief fathers, [even] of Laadan the

Gershonite, [were] Jehieli.

1CH-26:22 The sons of Jehieli; Zetham, and Joel his brother,

[which were] over the treasures of the house of the LORD.

1CH-26:23 Of the Amramites, [and] the Izharites, the Hebronites,

[and] the Uzzielites:

1CH-26:24 And Shebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses,

[was] ruler of the treasures.

1CH-26:25 And his brethren by Eliezer; Rehabiah his son, and

Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zichri his son, and

Shelomith his son.

1CH-26:26 Which Shelomith and his brethren [were] over all the

treasures of the dedicated things, which David the king, and the

chief fathers, the captains over thousands and hundreds, and the

captains of the host, had dedicated.

1CH-26:27 Out of the spoils won in battles did they dedicate to

maintain the house of the LORD.

1CH-26:28 And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of

Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had

dedicated; [and] whosoever had dedicated [any thing, it was]

under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.

1CH-26:29 Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons [were] for

the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

1CH-26:30 [And] of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren,

men of valour, a thousand and seven hundred, [were] officers

among them of Israel on this side Jordan westward in all the

business of the LORD, and in the service of the king.

1CH-26:31 Among the Hebronites [was] Jerijah the chief, [even]

among the Hebronites, according to the generations of his

fathers. In the fortieth year of the reign of David they were

sought for, and there were found among them mighty men of valour

at Jazer of Gilead.

1CH-26:32 And his brethren, men of valour, [were] two thousand

and seven hundred chief fathers, whom king David made rulers

over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

for every matter pertaining to God, and affairs of the king.

1CH-27:1 Now the children of Israel after their number, [to

wit], the chief fathers and captains of thousands and hundreds,

and their officers that served the king in any matter of the

courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout

all the months of the year, of every course [were] twenty and

four thousand.

1CH-27:2 Over the first course for the first month [was]

Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel: and in his course [were] twenty

and four thousand.

1CH-27:3 Of the children of Perez [was] the chief of all the

captains of the host for the first month.

1CH-27:4 And over the course of the second month [was] Dodai an

Ahohite, and of his course [was] Mikloth also the ruler: in his

course likewise [were] twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:5 The third captain of the host for the third month

[was] Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, a chief priest: and in his

course [were] twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:6 This [is that] Benaiah, [who was] mighty [among] the

thirty, and above the thirty: and in his course [was] Ammizabad

his son.

1CH-27:7 The fourth [captain] for the fourth month [was] Asahel

the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him: and in his

course [were] twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:8 The fifth captain for the fifth month [was] Shamhuth

the Izrahite: and in his course [were] twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:9 The sixth [captain] for the sixth month [was] Ira the

son of Ikkesh the Tekoite: and in his course [were] twenty and

four thousand.

1CH-27:10 The seventh [captain] for the seventh month [was]

Helez the Pelonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his

course [were] twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:11 The eighth [captain] for the eighth month [was]

Sibbecai the Hushathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course

[were] twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:12 The ninth [captain] for the ninth month [was] Abiezer

the Anetothite, of the Benjamites: and in his course [were]

twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:13 The tenth [captain] for the tenth month [was] Maharai

the Netophathite, of the Zarhites: and in his course [were]

twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:14 The eleventh [captain] for the eleventh month [was]

Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim: and in his

course [were] twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:15 The twelfth [captain] for the twelfth month [was]

Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel: and in his course [were]

twenty and four thousand.

1CH-27:16 Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: the ruler of

the Reubenites [was] Eliezer the son of Zichri: of the

Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maachah:

1CH-27:17 Of the Levites, Hashabiah the son of Kemuel: of the

Aaronites, Zadok:

1CH-27:18 Of Judah, Elihu, [one] of the brethren of David: of

Issachar, Omri the son of Michael:

1CH-27:19 Of Zebulun, Ishmaiah the son of Obadiah: of Naphtali,

Jerimoth the son of Azriel:

1CH-27:20 Of the children of Ephraim, Hoshea the son of Azaziah:

of the half tribe of Manasseh, Joel the son of Pedaiah:

1CH-27:21 Of the half [tribe] of Manasseh in Gilead, Iddo the

son of Zechariah: of Benjamin, Jaasiel the son of Abner:

1CH-27:22 Of Dan, Azareel the son of Jeroham. These [were] the

princes of the tribes of Israel.

1CH-27:23 But David took not the number of them from twenty

years old and under: because the LORD had said he would increase

Israel like to the stars of the heavens.

1CH-27:24 Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but he

finished not, because there fell wrath for it against Israel;

neither was the number put in the account of the chronicles of

king David.

1CH-27:25 And over the king's treasures [was] Azmaveth the son

of Adiel: and over the storehouses in the fields, in the cities,

and in the villages, and in the castles, [was] Jehonathan the

son of Uzziah:

1CH-27:26 And over them that did the work of the field for

tillage of the ground [was] Ezri the son of Chelub:

1CH-27:27 And over the vineyards [was] Shimei the Ramathite:

over the increase of the vineyards for the wine cellars [was]

Zabdi the Shiphmite:

1CH-27:28 And over the olive trees and the sycamore trees that

[were] in the low plains [was] Baalhanan the Gederite: and over

the cellars of oil [was] Joash:

1CH-27:29 And over the herds that fed in Sharon [was] Shitrai

the Sharonite: and over the herds [that were] in the valleys

[was] Shaphat the son of Adlai:

1CH-27:30 Over the camels also [was] Obil the Ishmaelite: and

over the asses [was] Jehdeiah the Meronothite:

1CH-27:31 And over the flocks [was] Jaziz the Hagerite. All

these [were] the rulers of the substance which [was] king

David's.

1CH-27:32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise

man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the

king's sons:

1CH-27:33 And Ahithophel [was] the king's counsellor: and

Hushai the Archite [was] the king's companion:

1CH-27:34 And after Ahithophel [was] Jehoiada the son of

Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army [was]

Joab.

1CH-28:1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the

princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that

ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the

thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over

all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons,

with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the

valiant men, unto Jerusalem.

1CH-28:2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said,

Hear me, my brethren, and my people: [As for me], I [had] in

mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant

of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made

ready for the building:

1CH-28:3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house

for my name, because thou [hast been] a man of war, and hast

shed blood.

1CH-28:4 Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the

house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath

chosen Judah [to be] the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the

house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me

to make [me] king over all Israel:

1CH-28:5 And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many

sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of

the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.

1CH-28:6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build

my house and my courts: for I have chosen him [to be] my son,

and I will be his father.

1CH-28:7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he

be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this

day.

1CH-28:8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the

congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep

and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye

may possess this good land, and leave [it] for an inheritance

for your children after you for ever.

1CH-28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy

father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing

mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all

the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be

found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off

for ever.

1CH-28:10 Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build

an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do [it].

1CH-28:11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the

porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof,

and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours

thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

1CH-28:12 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of

the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers

round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the

treasuries of the dedicated things:

1CH-28:13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites,

and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD,

and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.

1CH-28:14 [He gave] of gold by weight for [things] of gold, for

all instruments of all manner of service; [silver also] for all

instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every

kind of service:

1CH-28:15 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for

their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for

the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight,

[both] for the candlestick, and [also] for the lamps thereof,

according to the use of every candlestick.

1CH-28:16 And by weight [he gave] gold for the tables of

showbread, for every table; and [likewise] silver for the tables

of silver:

1CH-28:17 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and

the cups: and for the golden basins [he gave gold] by weight for

every basin; and [likewise silver] by weight for every basin of

silver:

1CH-28:18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight;

and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that

spread out [their wings], and covered the ark of the covenant of

the LORD.

1CH-28:19 All [this, said David], the LORD made me understand

in writing by [his] hand upon me, [even] all the works of this

pattern.

1CH-28:20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of

good courage, and do [it]: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the

LORD God, [even] my God, [will be] with thee; he will not fail

thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work

for the service of the house of the LORD.

1CH-28:21 And, behold, the courses of the priests and the

Levites, [even they shall be with thee] for all the service of

the house of God: and [there shall be] with thee for all manner

of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of

service: also the princes and all the people [will be] wholly at

thy commandment.

1CH-29:1 Furthermore David the king said unto all the

congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, [is

yet] young and tender, and the work [is] great: for the palace

[is] not for man, but for the LORD God.

1CH-29:2 Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of

my God the gold for [things to be made] of gold, and the silver

for [things] of silver, and the brass for [things] of brass, the

iron for [things] of iron, and wood for [things] of wood; onyx

stones, and [stones] to be set, glistering stones, and of divers

colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in

abundance.

1CH-29:3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house

of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver,

[which] I have given to the house of my God, over and above all

that I have prepared for the holy house,

1CH-29:4 [Even] three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of

Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay

the walls of the houses [withal]:

1CH-29:5 The gold for [things] of gold, and the silver for

[things] of silver, and for all manner of work [to be made] by

the hands of artificers. And who [then] is willing to consecrate

his service this day unto the LORD?

1CH-29:6 Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the

tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds,

with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,

1CH-29:7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold

five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten

thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and

one hundred thousand talents of iron.

1CH-29:8 And they with whom [precious] stones were found gave

[them] to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of

Jehiel the Gershonite.

1CH-29:9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered

willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to

the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.

1CH-29:10 Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the

congregation: and David said, Blessed [be] thou, LORD God of

Israel our father, for ever and ever.

1CH-29:11 Thine, O LORD, [is] the greatness, and the power, and

the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all [that is]

in the heaven and in the earth [is thine]; thine [is] the

kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.

1CH-29:12 Both riches and honour [come] of thee, and thou

reignest over all; and in thine hand [is] power and might; and

in thine hand [it is] to make great, and to give strength unto

all.

1CH-29:13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy

glorious name.

1CH-29:14 But who [am] I, and what [is] my people, that we

should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all

things [come] of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.

1CH-29:15 For we [are] strangers before thee, and sojourners,

as [were] all our fathers: our days on the earth [are] as a

shadow, and [there is] none abiding.

1CH-29:16 O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared

to build thee an house for thine holy name [cometh] of thine

hand, and [is] all thine own.

1CH-29:17 I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and

hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of

mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now

have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to

offer willingly unto thee.

1CH-29:18 O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our

fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts

of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

1CH-29:19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep

thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do

all [these things], and to build the palace, [for] the which I

have made provision.

1CH-29:20 And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the

LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of

their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the

LORD, and the king.

1CH-29:21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and

offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that

day, [even] a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, [and] a

thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in

abundance for all Israel:

1CH-29:22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day

with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king

the second time, and anointed [him] unto the LORD [to be] the

chief governor, and Zadok [to be] priest.

1CH-29:23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king

instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel

obeyed him.

1CH-29:24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the

sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon

the king.

1CH-29:25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the

sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him [such] royal majesty

as had not been on any king before him in Israel.

1CH-29:26 Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.

1CH-29:27 And the time that he reigned over Israel [was] forty

years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three

[years] reigned he in Jerusalem.

1CH-29:28 And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches,

and honour: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.

1CH-29:29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last,

behold, they [are] written in the book of Samuel the seer, and

in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the

seer,

1CH-29:30 With all his reign and his might, and the times that

went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the

countries. king james study

1CO-1:1 Paul, called [to be] an apostle of Jesus Christ through

the will of God, and Sosthenes [our] brother,

1CO-1:2 Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them

that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called [to be] saints, with

all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our

Lord, both theirs and ours:

1CO-1:3 Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father,

and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.

1CO-1:4 I thank my God always on your behalf, for the grace of

God which is given you by Jesus Christ;

1CO-1:5 That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all

utterance, and [in] all knowledge;

1CO-1:6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you:

1CO-1:7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting for the

coming of our Lord Jesus Christ:

1CO-1:8 Who shall also confirm you unto the end, [that ye may

be] blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1CO-1:9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye were called unto the

fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

1CO-1:10 Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord

Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and [that] there

be no divisions among you; but [that] ye be perfectly joined

together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

1CO-1:11 For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren,

by them [which are of the house] of Chloe, that there are

contentions among you.

1CO-1:12 Now this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of

Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.

1CO-1:13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were

ye baptized in the name of Paul?

1CO-1:14 I thank God that I baptized none of you, but Crispus

and Gaius;

1CO-1:15 Lest any should say that I had baptized in mine own

name.

1CO-1:16 And I baptized also the household of Stephanas:

besides, I know not whether I baptized any other.

1CO-1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the

gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ

should be made of none effect.

1CO-1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish

foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

1CO-1:19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the

wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

1CO-1:20 Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is]

the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom

of this world?

1CO-1:21 For after that in the wisdom of God the world by

wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of

preaching to save them that believe.

1CO-1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after

wisdom:

1CO-1:23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a

stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;

1CO-1:24 But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks,

Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.

1CO-1:25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and

the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1CO-1:26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many

wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are

called]:

1CO-1:27 But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to

confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the

world to confound the things which are mighty;

1CO-1:28 And base things of the world, and things which are

despised, hath God chosen, [yea], and things which are not, to

bring to nought things that are:

1CO-1:29 That no flesh should glory in his presence.

1CO-1:30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made

unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and

redemption:

1CO-1:31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth,

let him glory in the Lord.

1CO-2:1 And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with

excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the

testimony of God.

1CO-2:2 For I determined not to know any thing among you, save

Jesus Christ, and him crucified.

1CO-2:3 And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in

much trembling.

1CO-2:4 And my speech and my preaching [was] not with enticing

words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of

power:

1CO-2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men,

but in the power of God.

1CO-2:6 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect:

yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this

world, that come to nought:

1CO-2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the

hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our

glory:

1CO-2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had

they known [it], they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

1CO-2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard,

neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God

hath prepared for them that love him.

1CO-2:10 But God hath revealed [them] unto us by his Spirit:

for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

1CO-2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the

spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth

no man, but the Spirit of God.

1CO-2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but

the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that

are freely given to us of God.

1CO-2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which

man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth;

comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

1CO-2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the

Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he

know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

1CO-2:15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he

himself is judged of no man.

1CO-2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may

instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

1CO-3:1 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto

spiritual, but as unto carnal, [even] as unto babes in Christ.

1CO-3:2 I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for

hitherto ye were not able [to bear it], neither yet now are ye

able.

1CO-3:3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas [there is] among you

envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk

as men?

1CO-3:4 For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I [am]

of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

1CO-3:5 Who then is Paul, and who [is] Apollos, but ministers

by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

1CO-3:6 I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the

increase.

1CO-3:7 So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither

he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

1CO-3:8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and

every man shall receive his own reward according to his own

labour.

1CO-3:9 For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's

husbandry, [ye are] God's building.

1CO-3:10 According to the grace of God which is given unto me,

as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another

buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth

thereupon.

1CO-3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid,

which is Jesus Christ.

1CO-3:12 Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver,

precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

1CO-3:13 Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day

shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the

fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.

1CO-3:14 If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon,

he shall receive a reward.

1CO-3:15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer

loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.

1CO-3:16 Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that]

the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

1CO-3:17 If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God

destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which [temple] ye are.

1CO-3:18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you

seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he

may be wise.

1CO-3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.

For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

1CO-3:20 And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise,

that they are vain.

1CO-3:21 Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are

yours;

1CO-3:22 Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or

life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are

yours;

1CO-3:23 And ye are Christ's; and Christ [is] God's.

1CO-4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of

Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

1CO-4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be

found faithful.

1CO-4:3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be

judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own

self.

1CO-4:4 For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby

justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

1CO-4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord

come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness,

and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then

shall every man have praise of God.

1CO-4:6 And these things, brethren, I have in a figure

transferred to myself and [to] Apollos for your sakes; that ye

might learn in us not to think [of men] above that which is

written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another.

1CO-4:7 For who maketh thee to differ [from another]? and what

hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive

[it], why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received [it]?

1CO-4:8 Now ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as

kings without us: and I would to God ye did reign, that we also

might reign with you.

1CO-4:9 For I think that God hath set forth us the apostles

last, as it were appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle

unto the world, and to angels, and to men.

1CO-4:10 We [are] fools for Christ's sake, but ye [are] wise in

Christ; we [are] weak, but ye [are] strong; ye [are] honourable,

but we [are] despised.

1CO-4:11 Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst,

and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain

dwellingplace;

1CO-4:12 And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled,

we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:

1CO-4:13 Being defamed, we entreat: we are made as the filth of

the world, [and are] the offscouring of all things unto this day.

1CO-4:14 I write not these things to shame you, but as my

beloved sons I warn [you].

1CO-4:15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in Christ,

yet [have ye] not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have

begotten you through the gospel.

1CO-4:16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.

1CO-4:17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is

my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you

into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every

where in every church.

1CO-4:18 Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to

you.

1CO-4:19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and

will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the

power.

1CO-4:20 For the kingdom of God [is] not in word, but in power.

1CO-4:21 What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in

love, and [in] the spirit of meekness?

1CO-5:1 It is reported commonly [that there is] fornication

among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among

the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.

1CO-5:2 And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that

he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

1CO-5:3 For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit,

have judged already, as though I were present, [concerning] him

that hath so done this deed,

1CO-5:4 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are

gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord

Jesus Christ,

1CO-5:5 To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction

of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the

Lord Jesus.

1CO-5:6 Your glorying [is] not good. Know ye not that a little

leaven leaveneth the whole lump?

1CO-5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a

new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is

sacrificed for us:

1CO-5:8 Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven,

neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the

unleavened [bread] of sincerity and truth.

1CO-5:9 I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with

fornicators:

1CO-5:10 Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world,

or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for

then must ye needs go out of the world.

1CO-5:11 But now I have written unto you not to keep company,

if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous,

or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner;

with such an one no not to eat.

1CO-5:12 For what have I to do to judge them also that are

without? do not ye judge them that are within?

1CO-5:13 But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put

away from among yourselves that wicked person.

1CO-6:1 Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to

law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

1CO-6:2 Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world?

and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to

judge the smallest matters?

1CO-6:3 Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more

things that pertain to this life?

1CO-6:4 If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this

life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church.

1CO-6:5 I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a

wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge

between his brethren?

1CO-6:6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before

the unbelievers.

1CO-6:7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you,

because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take

wrong? why do ye not rather [suffer yourselves to] be defrauded?

1CO-6:8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that [your] brethren.

1CO-6:9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the

kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor

idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of

themselves with mankind,

1CO-6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers,

nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

1CO-6:11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye

are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord

Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

1CO-6:12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not

expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be

brought under the power of any.

1CO-6:13 Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God

shall destroy both it and them. Now the body [is] not for

fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body.

1CO-6:14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will also

raise up us by his own power.

1CO-6:15 Know ye not that your bodies are the members of

Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make [them]

the members of an harlot? God forbid.

1CO-6:16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot

is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

1CO-6:17 But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.

1CO-6:18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is

without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth

against his own body.

1CO-6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the

Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are

not your own?

1CO-6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God

in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

1CO-7:1 Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It

is] good for a man not to touch a woman.

1CO-7:2 Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man

have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

1CO-7:3 Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence:

and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

1CO-7:4 The wife hath not power of her own body, but the

husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own

body, but the wife.

1CO-7:5 Defraud ye not one the other, except [it be] with

consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and

prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for

your incontinency.

1CO-7:6 But I speak this by permission, [and] not of

commandment.

1CO-7:7 For I would that all men were even as I myself. But

every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner,

and another after that.

1CO-7:8 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good

for them if they abide even as I.

1CO-7:9 But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is

better to marry than to burn.

1CO-7:10 And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the

Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:

1CO-7:11 But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried, or be

reconciled to [her] husband: and let not the husband put away

[his] wife.

1CO-7:12 But to the rest speak I, not the Lord: If any brother

hath a wife that believeth not, and she be pleased to dwell with

him, let him not put her away.

1CO-7:13 And the woman which hath an husband that believeth not,

and if he be pleased to dwell with her, let her not leave him.

1CO-7:14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife,

and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were

your children unclean; but now are they holy.

1CO-7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A

brother or a sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but

God hath called us to peace.

1CO-7:16 For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save

[thy] husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt

save [thy] wife?

1CO-7:17 But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord

hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all

churches.

1CO-7:18 Is any man called being circumcised? let him not

become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him

not be circumcised.

1CO-7:19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing,

but the keeping of the commandments of God.

1CO-7:20 Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was

called.

1CO-7:21 Art thou called [being] a servant? care not for it:

but if thou mayest be made free, use [it] rather.

1CO-7:22 For he that is called in the Lord, [being] a servant,

is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, [being]

free, is Christ's servant.

1CO-7:23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of

men.

1CO-7:24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein

abide with God.

1CO-7:25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the

Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of

the Lord to be faithful.

1CO-7:26 I suppose therefore that this is good for the present

distress, [I say], that [it is] good for a man so to be.

1CO-7:27 Art thou bound unto a wife? seek not to be loosed. Art

thou loosed from a wife? seek not a wife.

1CO-7:28 But and if thou marry, thou hast not sinned; and if a

virgin marry, she hath not sinned. Nevertheless such shall have

trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.

1CO-7:29 But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short: it

remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had

none;

1CO-7:30 And they that weep, as though they wept not; and they

that rejoice, as though they rejoiced not; and they that buy, as

though they possessed not;

1CO-7:31 And they that use this world, as not abusing [it]: for

the fashion of this world passeth away.

1CO-7:32 But I would have you without carefulness. He that is

unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he

may please the Lord:

1CO-7:33 But he that is married careth for the things that are

of the world, how he may please [his] wife.

1CO-7:34 There is difference [also] between a wife and a virgin.

The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she

may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married

careth for the things of the world, how she may please [her]

husband.

1CO-7:35 And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may

cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye

may attend upon the Lord without distraction.

1CO-7:36 But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely

toward his virgin, if she pass the flower of [her] age, and need

so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them

marry.

1CO-7:37 Nevertheless he that standeth stedfast in his heart,

having no necessity, but hath power over his own will, and hath

so decreed in his heart that he will keep his virgin, doeth well.

1CO-7:38 So then he that giveth [her] in marriage doeth well;

but he that giveth [her] not in marriage doeth better.

1CO-7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband

liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be

married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

1CO-7:40 But she is happier if she so abide, after my judgment:

and I think also that I have the Spirit of God.

1CO-8:1 Now as touching things offered unto idols, we know that

we all have knowledge. Knowledge puffeth up, but charity

edifieth.

1CO-8:2 And if any man think that he knoweth any thing, he

knoweth nothing yet as he ought to know.

1CO-8:3 But if any man love God, the same is known of him.

1CO-8:4 As concerning therefore the eating of those things that

are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is]

nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.

1CO-8:5 For though there be that are called gods, whether in

heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

1CO-8:6 But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom

[are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by

whom [are] all things, and we by him.

1CO-8:7 Howbeit [there is] not in every man that knowledge: for

some with conscience of the idol unto this hour eat [it] as a

thing offered unto an idol; and their conscience being weak is

defiled.

1CO-8:8 But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we

eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse.

1CO-8:9 But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours

become a stumblingblock to them that are weak.

1CO-8:10 For if any man see thee which hast knowledge sit at

meat in the idol's temple, shall not the conscience of him which

is weak be emboldened to eat those things which are offered to

idols;

1CO-8:11 And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother

perish, for whom Christ died?

1CO-8:12 But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound

their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

1CO-8:13 Wherefore, if meat make my brother to offend, I will

eat no flesh while the world standeth, lest I make my brother to

offend.

1CO-9:1 Am I not an apostle? am I not free? have I not seen

Jesus Christ our Lord? are not ye my work in the Lord?

1CO-9:2 If I be not an apostle unto others, yet doubtless I am

to you: for the seal of mine apostleship are ye in the Lord.

1CO-9:3 Mine answer to them that do examine me is this,

1CO-9:4 Have we not power to eat and to drink?

1CO-9:5 Have we not power to lead about a sister, a wife, as

well as other apostles, and [as] the brethren of the Lord, and

Cephas?

1CO-9:6 Or I only and Barnabas, have not we power to forbear

working?

1CO-9:7 Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who

planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who

feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?

1CO-9:8 Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the

same also?

1CO-9:9 For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not

muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God

take care for oxen?

1CO-9:10 Or saith he [it] altogether for our sakes? For our

sakes, no doubt, [this] is written: that he that ploweth should

plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be

partaker of his hope.

1CO-9:11 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, [is it] a

great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

1CO-9:12 If others be partakers of [this] power over you, [are]

not we rather? Nevertheless we have not used this power; but

suffer all things, lest we should hinder the gospel of Christ.

1CO-9:13 Do ye not know that they which minister about holy

things live [of the things] of the temple? and they which wait

at the altar are partakers with the altar?

1CO-9:14 Even so hath the Lord ordained that they which preach

the gospel should live of the gospel.

1CO-9:15 But I have used none of these things: neither have I

written these things, that it should be so done unto me: for [it

were] better for me to die, than that any man should make my

glorying void.

1CO-9:16 For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to

glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if

I preach not the gospel!

1CO-9:17 For if I do this thing willingly, I have a reward: but

if against my will, a dispensation [of the gospel] is committed

unto me.

1CO-9:18 What is my reward then? [Verily] that, when I preach

the gospel, I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that

I abuse not my power in the gospel.

1CO-9:19 For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made

myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

1CO-9:20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain

the Jews; to them that are under the law, as under the law, that

I might gain them that are under the law;

1CO-9:21 To them that are without law, as without law, (being

not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,) that I

might gain them that are without law.

1CO-9:22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the

weak: I am made all things to all [men], that I might by all

means save some.

1CO-9:23 And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be

partaker thereof with [you].

1CO-9:24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but

one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.

1CO-9:25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is

temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to obtain a

corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.

1CO-9:26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I,

not as one that beateth the air:

1CO-9:27 But I keep under my body, and bring [it] into

subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to

others, I myself should be a castaway.

1CO-10:1 Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be

ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all

passed through the sea;

1CO-10:2 And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in

the sea;

1CO-10:3 And did all eat the same spiritual meat;

1CO-10:4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they

drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock

was Christ.

1CO-10:5 But with many of them God was not well pleased: for

they were overthrown in the wilderness.

1CO-10:6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we

should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

1CO-10:7 Neither be ye idolaters, as [were] some of them; as it

is written, The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to

play.

1CO-10:8 Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them

committed, and fell in one day three and twenty thousand.

1CO-10:9 Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also

tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

1CO-10:10 Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and

were destroyed of the destroyer.

1CO-10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples:

and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of

the world are come.

1CO-10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed

lest he fall.

1CO-10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is

common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to

be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation

also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].

1CO-10:14 Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.

1CO-10:15 I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say.

1CO-10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the

communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is

it not the communion of the body of Christ?

1CO-10:17 For we [being] many are one bread, [and] one body:

for we are all partakers of that one bread.

1CO-10:18 Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat

of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

1CO-10:19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that

which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

1CO-10:20 But I [say], that the things which the Gentiles

sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would

not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

1CO-10:21 Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of

devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the

table of devils.

1CO-10:22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger

than he?

1CO-10:23 All things are lawful for me, but all things are not

expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify

not.

1CO-10:24 Let no man seek his own, but every man another's

[wealth].

1CO-10:25 Whatsoever is sold in the shambles, [that] eat,

asking no question for conscience sake:

1CO-10:26 For the earth [is] the Lord's, and the fulness

thereof.

1CO-10:27 If any of them that believe not bid you [to a feast],

and ye be disposed to go; whatsoever is set before you, eat,

asking no question for conscience sake.

1CO-10:28 But if any man say unto you, This is offered in

sacrifice unto idols, eat not for his sake that shewed it, and

for conscience sake: for the earth [is] the Lord's, and the

fulness thereof:

1CO-10:29 Conscience, I say, not thine own, but of the other:

for why is my liberty judged of another [man's] conscience?

1CO-10:30 For if I by grace be a partaker, why am I evil spoken

of for that for which I give thanks?

1CO-10:31 Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye

do, do all to the glory of God.

1CO-10:32 Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the

Gentiles, nor to the church of God:

1CO-10:33 Even as I please all [men] in all [things], not

seeking mine own profit, but the [profit] of many, that they may

be saved.

1CO-11:1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also [am] of Christ.

1CO-11:2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all

things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered [them] to you.

1CO-11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man

is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head

of Christ [is] God.

1CO-11:4 Every man praying or prophesying, having [his] head

covered, dishonoureth his head.

1CO-11:5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her]

head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one

as if she were shaven.

1CO-11:6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn:

but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her

be covered.

1CO-11:7 For a man indeed ought not to cover [his] head,

forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is

the glory of the man.

1CO-11:8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the

man.

1CO-11:9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the

woman for the man.

1CO-11:10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on [her]

head because of the angels.

1CO-11:11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman,

neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

1CO-11:12 For as the woman [is] of the man, even so [is] the

man also by the woman; but all things of God.

1CO-11:13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray

unto God uncovered?

1CO-11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man

have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

1CO-11:15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her:

for [her] hair is given her for a covering.

1CO-11:16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no

such custom, neither the churches of God.

1CO-11:17 Now in this that I declare [unto you] I praise [you]

not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

1CO-11:18 For first of all, when ye come together in the church,

I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe

it.

1CO-11:19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they

which are approved may be made manifest among you.

1CO-11:20 When ye come together therefore into one place,

[this] is not to eat the Lord's supper.

1CO-11:21 For in eating every one taketh before [other] his own

supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken.

1CO-11:22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or

despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What

shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise [you]

not.

1CO-11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I

delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the [same] night in

which he was betrayed took bread:

1CO-11:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and said,

Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in

remembrance of me.

1CO-11:25 After the same manner also [he took] the cup, when he

had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood:

this do ye, as oft as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.

1CO-11:26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup,

ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

1CO-11:27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink

[this] cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body

and blood of the Lord.

1CO-11:28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of

[that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.

1CO-11:29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth

and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's

body.

1CO-11:30 For this cause many [are] weak and sickly among you,

and many sleep.

1CO-11:31 For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be

judged.

1CO-11:32 But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord,

that we should not be condemned with the world.

1CO-11:33 Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat,

tarry one for another.

1CO-11:34 And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye

come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in

order when I come.

1CO-12:1 Now concerning spiritual [gifts], brethren, I would

not have you ignorant.

1CO-12:2 Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these

dumb idols, even as ye were led.

1CO-12:3 Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man

speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and [that]

no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

1CO-12:4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same

Spirit.

1CO-12:5 And there are differences of administrations, but the

same Lord.

1CO-12:6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the

same God which worketh all in all.

1CO-12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every

man to profit withal.

1CO-12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom;

to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;

1CO-12:9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the

gifts of healing by the same Spirit;

1CO-12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another

prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers]

kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:

1CO-12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame

Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

1CO-12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and

all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so

also [is] Christ.

1CO-12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body,

whether [we be] Jews or Gentiles, whether [we be] bond or free;

and have been all made to drink into one Spirit.

1CO-12:14 For the body is not one member, but many.

1CO-12:15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I

am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

1CO-12:16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I

am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

1CO-12:17 If the whole body [were] an eye, where [were] the

hearing? If the whole [were] hearing, where [were] the smelling?

1CO-12:18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in

the body, as it hath pleased him.

1CO-12:19 And if they were all one member, where [were] the

body?

1CO-12:20 But now [are they] many members, yet but one body.

1CO-12:21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need

of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

1CO-12:22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem

to be more feeble, are necessary:

1CO-12:23 And those [members] of the body, which we think to be

less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and

our uncomely [parts] have more abundant comeliness.

1CO-12:24 For our comely [parts] have no need: but God hath

tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to

that [part] which lacked:

1CO-12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but

[that] the members should have the same care one for another.

1CO-12:26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer

with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with

it.

1CO-12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in

particular.

1CO-12:28 And God hath set some in the church, first apostles,

secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles,

then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of

tongues.

1CO-12:29 [Are] all apostles? [are] all prophets? [are] all

teachers? [are] all workers of miracles?

1CO-12:30 Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with

tongues? do all interpret?

1CO-12:31 But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I

unto you a more excellent way.

1CO-13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels,

and have not charity, I am become [as] sounding brass, or a

tinkling cymbal.

1CO-13:2 And though I have [the gift of] prophecy, and

understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have

all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not

charity, I am nothing.

1CO-13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed [the poor],

and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it

profiteth me nothing.

1CO-13:4 Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth

not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

1CO-13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own,

is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

1CO-13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

1CO-13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all

things, endureth all things.

1CO-13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether [there be]

prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they

shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away.

1CO-13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

1CO-13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that

which is in part shall be done away.

1CO-13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood

as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put

away childish things.

1CO-13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face

to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also

I am known.

1CO-13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three;

but the greatest of these [is] charity.

1CO-14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual [gifts],

but rather that ye may prophesy.

1CO-14:2 For he that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue speaketh

not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth [him];

howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

1CO-14:3 But he that prophesieth speaketh unto men [to]

edification, and exhortation, and comfort.

1CO-14:4 He that speaketh in an [unknown] tongue edifieth

himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

1CO-14:5 I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather

that ye prophesied: for greater [is] he that prophesieth than he

that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church

may receive edifying.

1CO-14:6 Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with

tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you

either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by

doctrine?

1CO-14:7 And even things without life giving sound, whether

pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how

shall it be known what is piped or harped?

1CO-14:8 For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall

prepare himself to the battle?

1CO-14:9 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words

easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for

ye shall speak into the air.

1CO-14:10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the

world, and none of them [is] without signification.

1CO-14:11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I

shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that

speaketh [shall be] a barbarian unto me.

1CO-14:12 Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual

[gifts], seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

1CO-14:13 Wherefore let him that speaketh in an [unknown]

tongue pray that he may interpret.

1CO-14:14 For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit

prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

1CO-14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I

will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the

spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

1CO-14:16 Else when thou shalt bless with the spirit, how shall

he that occupieth the room of the unlearned say Amen at thy

giving of thanks, seeing he understandeth not what thou sayest?

1CO-14:17 For thou verily givest thanks well, but the other is

not edified.

1CO-14:18 I thank my God, I speak with tongues more than ye all:

1CO-14:19 Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with

my understanding, that [by my voice] I might teach others also,

than ten thousand words in an [unknown] tongue.

1CO-14:20 Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit

in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.

1CO-14:21 In the law it is written, With [men of] other tongues

and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all

that will they not hear me, saith the Lord.

1CO-14:22 Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that

believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying [serveth]

not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

1CO-14:23 If therefore the whole church be come together into

one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in [those

that are] unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye

are mad?

1CO-14:24 But if all prophesy, and there come in one that

believeth not, or [one] unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is

judged of all:

1CO-14:25 And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest;

and so falling down on [his] face he will worship God, and

report that God is in you of a truth.

1CO-14:26 How is it then, brethren? when ye come together,

every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue,

hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be

done unto edifying.

1CO-14:27 If any man speak in an [unknown] tongue, [let it be]

by two, or at the most [by] three, and [that] by course; and let

one interpret.

1CO-14:28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence

in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

1CO-14:29 Let the prophets speak two or three, and let the

other judge.

1CO-14:30 If [any thing] be revealed to another that sitteth by,

let the first hold his peace.

1CO-14:31 For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may

learn, and all may be comforted.

1CO-14:32 And the spirits of the prophets are subject to the

prophets.

1CO-14:33 For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of

peace, as in all churches of the saints.

1CO-14:34 Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it

is not permitted unto them to speak; but [they are commanded] to

be under obedience, as also saith the law.

1CO-14:35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their

husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the

church.

1CO-14:36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came it

unto you only?

1CO-14:37 If any man think himself to be a prophet, or

spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto

you are the commandments of the Lord.

1CO-14:38 But if any man be ignorant, let him be ignorant.

1CO-14:39 Wherefore, brethren, covet to prophesy, and forbid

not to speak with tongues.

1CO-14:40 Let all things be done decently and in order.

1CO-15:1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel

which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and

wherein ye stand;

1CO-15:2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what

I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

1CO-15:3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I

also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to

the scriptures;

1CO-15:4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the

third day according to the scriptures:

1CO-15:5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

1CO-15:6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren

at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but

some are fallen asleep.

1CO-15:7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the

apostles.

1CO-15:8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born

out of due time.

1CO-15:9 For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet

to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

1CO-15:10 But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace

which [was bestowed] upon me was not in vain; but I laboured

more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God

which was with me.

1CO-15:11 Therefore whether [it were] I or they, so we preach,

and so ye believed.

1CO-15:12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead,

how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

1CO-15:13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is

Christ not risen:

1CO-15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then [is] our preaching

vain, and your faith [is] also vain.

1CO-15:15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because

we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he

raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

1CO-15:16 For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

1CO-15:17 And if Christ be not raised, your faith [is] vain; ye

are yet in your sins.

1CO-15:18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are

perished.

1CO-15:19 If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are

of all men most miserable.

1CO-15:20 But now is Christ risen from the dead, [and] become

the firstfruits of them that slept.

1CO-15:21 For since by man [came] death, by man [came] also the

resurrection of the dead.

1CO-15:22 For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all

be made alive.

1CO-15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the

firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

1CO-15:24 Then [cometh] the end, when he shall have delivered

up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put

down all rule and all authority and power.

1CO-15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under

his feet.

1CO-15:26 The last enemy [that] shall be destroyed [is] death.

1CO-15:27 For he hath put all things under his feet. But when

he saith all things are put under [him, it is] manifest that he

is excepted, which did put all things under him.

1CO-15:28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then

shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all

things under him, that God may be all in all.

1CO-15:29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the

dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized

for the dead?

1CO-15:30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

1CO-15:31 I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ

Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

1CO-15:32 If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts

at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us

eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

1CO-15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good

manners.

1CO-15:34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have

not the knowledge of God: I speak [this] to your shame.

1CO-15:35 But some [man] will say, How are the dead raised up?

and with what body do they come?

1CO-15:36 [Thou] fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened,

except it die:

1CO-15:37 And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body

that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of

some other [grain]:

1CO-15:38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and

to every seed his own body.

1CO-15:39 All flesh [is] not the same flesh: but [there is] one

[kind of] flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of

fishes, [and] another of birds.

1CO-15:40 [There are] also celestial bodies, and bodies

terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial [is] one, and the

[glory] of the terrestrial [is] another.

1CO-15:41 [There is] one glory of the sun, and another glory of

the moon, and another glory of the stars: for [one] star

differeth from [another] star in glory.

1CO-15:42 So also [is] the resurrection of the dead. It is sown

in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

1CO-15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is

sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

1CO-15:44 It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual

body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

1CO-15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a

living soul; the last Adam [was made] a quickening spirit.

1CO-15:46 Howbeit that [was] not first which is spiritual, but

that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

1CO-15:47 The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second

man [is] the Lord from heaven.

1CO-15:48 As [is] the earthy, such [are] they also that are

earthy: and as [is] the heavenly, such [are] they also that are

heavenly.

1CO-15:49 And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we

shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

1CO-15:50 Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot

inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit

incorruption.

1CO-15:51 Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep,

but we shall all be changed,

1CO-15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last

trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised

incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

1CO-15:53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and

this mortal [must] put on immortality.

1CO-15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on

incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality,

then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death

is swallowed up in victory.

1CO-15:55 O death, where [is] thy sting? O grave, where [is]

thy victory?

1CO-15:56 The sting of death [is] sin; and the strength of sin

[is] the law.

1CO-15:57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory

through our Lord Jesus Christ.

1CO-15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast,

unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch

as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

1CO-16:1 Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I

have given order to the churches of Galatia, even so do ye.

1CO-16:2 Upon the first [day] of the week let every one of you

lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered him, that there be

no gatherings when I come.

1CO-16:3 And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by [your]

letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto

Jerusalem.

1CO-16:4 And if it be meet that I go also, they shall go with

me.

1CO-16:5 Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through

Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.

1CO-16:6 And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with

you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.

1CO-16:7 For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to

tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

1CO-16:8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.

1CO-16:9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and

[there are] many adversaries.

1CO-16:10 Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you

without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also

[do].

1CO-16:11 Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him

forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him

with the brethren.

1CO-16:12 As touching [our] brother Apollos, I greatly desired

him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at

all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have

convenient time.

1CO-16:13 Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men,

be strong.

1CO-16:14 Let all your things be done with charity.

1CO-16:15 I beseech you, brethren, (ye know the house of

Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and [that] they

have addicted themselves to the ministry of the saints,)

1CO-16:16 That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one

that helpeth with [us], and laboureth.

1CO-16:17 I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus

and Achaicus: for that which was lacking on your part they have

supplied.

1CO-16:18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours:

therefore acknowledge ye them that are such.

1CO-16:19 The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla

salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their

house.

1CO-16:20 All the brethren greet you. Greet ye one another with

an holy kiss.

1CO-16:21 The salutation of [me] Paul with mine own hand.

1CO-16:22 If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be

Anathema

Maran-atha.

1CO-16:23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you.

1CO-16:24 My love [be] with you all in Christ Jesus. Amen. king

james study

1JO-1:1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard,

which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and

our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

1JO-1:2 (For the life was manifested, and we have seen [it],

and bear witness, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was

with the Father, and was manifested unto us;)

1JO-1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you,

that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our

fellowship [is] with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

1JO-1:4 And these things write we unto you, that your joy may

be full.

1JO-1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him,

and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no

darkness at all.

1JO-1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in

darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:

1JO-1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we

have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ

his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

1JO-1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves,

and the truth is not in us.

1JO-1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to

forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all

unrighteousness.

1JO-1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar,

and his word is not in us.

1JO-2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that

ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the

Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:

1JO-2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for

ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.

1JO-2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his

commandments.

1JO-2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his

commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.

1JO-2:5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love

of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

1JO-2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so

to walk, even as he walked.

1JO-2:7 Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an

old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old

commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.

1JO-2:8 Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing

is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the

true light now shineth.

1JO-2:9 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his

brother, is in darkness even until now.

1JO-2:10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and

there is none occasion of stumbling in him.

1JO-2:11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and

walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because

that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

1JO-2:12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins

are forgiven you for his name's sake.

1JO-2:13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him

[that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men,

because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you,

little children, because ye have known the Father.

1JO-2:14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have

known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written unto you,

young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in

you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

1JO-2:15 Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in

the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is

not in him.

1JO-2:16 For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh,

and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the

Father, but is of the world.

1JO-2:17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but

he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

1JO-2:18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have

heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many

antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.

1JO-2:19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if

they had been of us, they would [no doubt] have continued with

us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that

they were not all of us.

1JO-2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know

all things.

1JO-2:21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the

truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

1JO-2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the

Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

1JO-2:23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the

Father: [[but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father

also].

1JO-2:24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard

from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the

beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son,

and in the Father.

1JO-2:25 And this is the promise that he hath promised us,

[even] eternal life.

1JO-2:26 These [things] have I written unto you concerning them

that seduce you.

1JO-2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him

abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as

the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and

is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

1JO-2:28 And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he

shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before

him at his coming.

1JO-2:29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every

one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

1JO-3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed

upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the

world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

1JO-3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not

yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall

appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

1JO-3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth

himself, even as he is pure.

1JO-3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law:

for sin is the transgression of the law.

1JO-3:5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our

sins; and in him is no sin.

1JO-3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth

hath not seen him, neither known him.

1JO-3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth

righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.

1JO-3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil

sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was

manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

1JO-3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his

seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of

God.

1JO-3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the

children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not

of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

1JO-3:11 For this is the message that ye heard from the

beginning, that we should love one another.

1JO-3:12 Not as Cain, [who] was of that wicked one, and slew

his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works

were evil, and his brother's righteous.

1JO-3:13 Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.

1JO-3:14 We know that we have passed from death unto life,

because we love the brethren. He that loveth not [his] brother

abideth in death.

1JO-3:15 Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye

know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

1JO-3:16 Hereby perceive we the love [of God], because he laid

down his life for us: and we ought to lay down [our] lives for

the brethren.

1JO-3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his

brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion]

from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

1JO-3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither

in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

1JO-3:19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall

assure our hearts before him.

1JO-3:20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our

heart, and knoweth all things.

1JO-3:21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, [then] have we

confidence toward God.

1JO-3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we

keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in

his sight.

1JO-3:23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on

the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he

gave us commandment.

1JO-3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him,

and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the

Spirit which he hath given us.

1JO-4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits

whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone

out into the world.

1JO-4:2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that

confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God:

1JO-4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ

is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that [spirit] of

antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even

now already is it in the world.

1JO-4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them:

because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the

world.

1JO-4:5 They are of the world: therefore speak they of the

world, and the world heareth them.

1JO-4:6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that

is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth,

and the spirit of error.

1JO-4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God;

and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

1JO-4:8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

1JO-4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us,

because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that

we might live through him.

1JO-4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he

loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.

1JO-4:11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one

another.

1JO-4:12 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one

another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.

1JO-4:13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us,

because he hath given us of his Spirit.

1JO-4:14 And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent

the Son [to be] the Saviour of the world.

1JO-4:15 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God,

God dwelleth in him, and he in God.

1JO-4:16 And we have known and believed the love that God hath

to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God,

and God in him.

1JO-4:17 Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have

boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in

this world.

1JO-4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out

fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made

perfect in love.

1JO-4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.

1JO-4:20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he

is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen,

how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

1JO-4:21 And this commandment have we from him, That he who

loveth God love his brother also.

1JO-5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of

God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also

that is begotten of him.

1JO-5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when

we love God, and keep his commandments.

1JO-5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his

commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.

1JO-5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and

this is the victory that overcometh the world, [even] our faith.

1JO-5:5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that

believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

1JO-5:6 This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus

Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the

Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.

1JO-5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the

Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

1JO-5:8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the

Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in

one.

1JO-5:9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is

greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified

of his Son.

1JO-5:10 He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness

in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar;

because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.

1JO-5:11 And this is the record, that God hath given to us

eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

1JO-5:12 He that hath the Son hath life; [and] he that hath not

the Son of God hath not life.

1JO-5:13 These things have I written unto you that believe on

the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have

eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of

God.

1JO-5:14 And this is the confidence that we have in him, that,

if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

1JO-5:15 And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we

know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

1JO-5:16 If any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not

unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them

that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say

that he shall pray for it.

1JO-5:17 All unrighteousness is sin: and there is a sin not

unto death.

1JO-5:18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but

he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one

toucheth him not.

1JO-5:19 [And] we know that we are of God, and the whole world

lieth in wickedness.

1JO-5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath

given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true,

and we are in him that is true, [even] in his Son Jesus Christ.

This is the true God, and eternal life.

1JO-5:21 Little children, keep yourselves from idols. Amen.

king james study

1KI-1:1 Now king David was old [and] stricken in years; and

they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.

1KI-1:2 Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be

sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand

before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy

bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.

1KI-1:3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the

coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought

her to the king.

1KI-1:4 And the damsel [was] very fair, and cherished the king,

and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.

1KI-1:5 Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself,

saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and

horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.

1KI-1:6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in

saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also [was a] very goodly

[man]; and [his mother] bare him after Absalom.

1KI-1:7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with

Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped [him].

1KI-1:8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,

and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men

which [belonged] to David, were not with Adonijah.

1KI-1:9 And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the

stone of Zoheleth, which [is] by Enrogel, and called all his

brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's

servants:

1KI-1:10 But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty

men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.

1KI-1:11 Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of

Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of

Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth [it] not?

1KI-1:12 Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee

counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of

thy son Solomon.

1KI-1:13 Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him,

Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid,

saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he

shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?

1KI-1:14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I

also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.

1KI-1:15 And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber:

and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered

unto the king.

1KI-1:16 And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king.

And the king said, What wouldest thou?

1KI-1:17 And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the

LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, [saying], Assuredly Solomon

thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.

1KI-1:18 And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord

the king, thou knowest [it] not:

1KI-1:19 And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in

abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and

Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but

Solomon thy servant hath he not called.

1KI-1:20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel

[are] upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on

the throne of my lord the king after him.

1KI-1:21 Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king

shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be

counted offenders.

1KI-1:22 And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan

the prophet also came in.

1KI-1:23 And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the

prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed

himself before the king with his face to the ground.

1KI-1:24 And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said,

Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?

1KI-1:25 For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and

fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the

king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the

priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God

save king Adonijah.

1KI-1:26 But me, [even] me thy servant, and Zadok the priest,

and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath

he not called.

1KI-1:27 Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast

not showed [it] unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne

of my lord the king after him?

1KI-1:28 Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba.

And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.

1KI-1:29 And the king sware, and said, [As] the LORD liveth,

that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,

1KI-1:30 Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel,

saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he

shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly

do this day.

1KI-1:31 Then Bathsheba bowed with [her] face to the earth, and

did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live

for ever.

1KI-1:32 And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and

Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they

came before the king.

1KI-1:33 The king also said unto them, Take with you the

servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon

mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:

1KI-1:34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint

him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and

say, God save king Solomon.

1KI-1:35 Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and

sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have

appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.

1KI-1:36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and

said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so [too].

1KI-1:37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so

be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne

of my lord king David.

1KI-1:38 So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the

Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king

David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.

1KI-1:39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the

tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and

all the people said, God save king Solomon.

1KI-1:40 And all the people came up after him, and the people

piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth

rent with the sound of them.

1KI-1:41 And Adonijah and all the guests that [were] with him

heard [it] as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab

heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore [is this]

noise of the city being in an uproar?

1KI-1:42 And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of

Abiathar the priest came: and Adonijah said unto him, Come in;

for thou [art] a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.

1KI-1:43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our

lord king David hath made Solomon king.

1KI-1:44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and

Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the

Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to

ride upon the king's mule:

1KI-1:45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have

anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence

rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This [is] the noise that

ye have heard.

1KI-1:46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.

1KI-1:47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our

lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better

than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And

the king bowed himself upon the bed.

1KI-1:48 And also thus said the king, Blessed [be] the LORD God

of Israel, which hath given [one] to sit on my throne this day,

mine eyes even seeing [it].

1KI-1:49 And all the guests that [were] with Adonijah were

afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.

1KI-1:50 And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and

went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.

1KI-1:51 And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah

feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns

of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to day that

he will not slay his servant with the sword.

1KI-1:52 And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man,

there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if

wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.

1KI-1:53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from

the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and

Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.

1KI-2:1 Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and

he charged Solomon his son, saying,

1KI-2:2 I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore,

and show thyself a man;

1KI-2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his

ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his

judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of

Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and

whithersoever thou turnest thyself:

1KI-2:4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spake

concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way,

to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all

their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the

throne of Israel.

1KI-2:5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah

did to me, [and] what he did to the two captains of the hosts of

Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of

Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and

put the blood of war upon his girdle that [was] about his loins,

and in his shoes that [were] on his feet.

1KI-2:6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his

hoar head go down to the grave in peace.

1KI-2:7 But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the

Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for

so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.

1KI-2:8 And, behold, [thou hast] with thee Shimei the son of

Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous

curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to

meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I

will not put thee to death with the sword.

1KI-2:9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou [art] a

wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his

hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

1KI-2:10 So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the

city of David.

1KI-2:11 And the days that David reigned over Israel [were]

forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and

three years reigned he in Jerusalem.

1KI-2:12 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father;

and his kingdom was established greatly.

1KI-2:13 And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the

mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he

said, Peaceably.

1KI-2:14 He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee.

And she said, Say on.

1KI-2:15 And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine,

and [that] all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign:

howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's:

for it was his from the LORD.

1KI-2:16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And

she said unto him, Say on.

1KI-2:17 And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king,

(for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the

Shunammite to wife.

1KI-2:18 And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto

the king.

1KI-2:19 Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak

unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and

bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a

seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right

hand.

1KI-2:20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; [I

pray thee], say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on,

my mother: for I will not say thee nay.

1KI-2:21 And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to

Adonijah thy brother to wife.

1KI-2:22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother,

And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask

for him the kingdom also; for he [is] mine elder brother; even

for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of

Zeruiah.

1KI-2:23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so

to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word

against his own life.

1KI-2:24 Now therefore, [as] the LORD liveth, which hath

established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and

who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put

to death this day.

1KI-2:25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son

of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.

1KI-2:26 And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee

to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou [art] worthy of

death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because

thou barest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father, and

because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was

afflicted.

1KI-2:27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto

the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he

spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.

1KI-2:28 Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after

Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto

the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the

altar.

1KI-2:29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto

the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, [he is] by the altar.

Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall

upon him.

1KI-2:30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and

said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay;

but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again,

saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.

1KI-2:31 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and

fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the

innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of

my father.

1KI-2:32 And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head,

who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and

slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing [thereof,

to wit], Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel,

and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.

1KI-2:33 Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of

Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David,

and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne,

shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.

1KI-2:34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon

him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the

wilderness.

1KI-2:35 And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his

room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the

room of Abiathar.

1KI-2:36 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto

him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go

not forth thence any whither.

1KI-2:37 For it shall be, [that] on the day thou goest out, and

passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that

thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.

1KI-2:38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying [is] good:

as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And

Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.

1KI-2:39 And it came to pass at the end of three years, that

two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of

Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy

servants [be] in Gath.

1KI-2:40 And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to

Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and

brought his servants from Gath.

1KI-2:41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from

Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.

1KI-2:42 And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto

him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested

unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out,

and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and

thou saidst unto me, The word [that] I have heard [is] good.

1KI-2:43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and

the commandment that I have charged thee with?

1KI-2:44 The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the

wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to

David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness

upon thine own head;

1KI-2:45 And king Solomon [shall be] blessed, and the throne of

David shall be established before the LORD for ever.

1KI-2:46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada;

which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom

was established in the hand of Solomon.

1KI-3:1 And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt,

and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of

David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and

the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.

1KI-3:2 Only the people sacrificed in high places, because

there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those

days.

1KI-3:3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of

David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high

places.

1KI-3:4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for

that [was] the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did

Solomon offer upon that altar.

1KI-3:5 In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by

night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.

1KI-3:6 And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant

David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee

in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with

thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou

hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as [it is] this day.

1KI-3:7 And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king

instead of David my father: and I [am but] a little child: I

know not [how] to go out or come in.

1KI-3:8 And thy servant [is] in the midst of thy people which

thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor

counted for multitude.

1KI-3:9 Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to

judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for

who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

1KI-3:10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had

asked this thing.

1KI-3:11 And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this

thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast

asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine

enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern

judgment;

1KI-3:12 Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have

given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was

none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise

like unto thee.

1KI-3:13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not

asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any

among the kings like unto thee all thy days.

1KI-3:14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes

and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will

lengthen thy days.

1KI-3:15 And Solomon awoke; and, behold, [it was] a dream. And

he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant

of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace

offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.

1KI-3:16 Then came there two women, [that were] harlots, unto

the king, and stood before him.

1KI-3:17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman

dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in

the house.

1KI-3:18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was

delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we [were]

together; [there was] no stranger with us in the house, save we

two in the house.

1KI-3:19 And this woman's child died in the night; because she

overlaid it.

1KI-3:20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside

me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and

laid her dead child in my bosom.

1KI-3:21 And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck,

behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning,

behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.

1KI-3:22 And the other woman said, Nay; but the living [is] my

son, and the dead [is] thy son. And this said, No; but the dead

[is] thy son, and the living [is] my son. Thus they spake before

the king.

1KI-3:23 Then said the king, The one saith, This [is] my son

that liveth, and thy son [is] the dead: and the other saith, Nay;

but thy son [is] the dead, and my son [is] the living.

1KI-3:24 And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought

a sword before the king.

1KI-3:25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and

give half to the one, and half to the other.

1KI-3:26 Then spake the woman whose the living child [was] unto

the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O

my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But

the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, [but] divide

[it].

1KI-3:27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living

child, and in no wise slay it: she [is] the mother thereof.

1KI-3:28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king

had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the

wisdom of God [was] in him, to do judgment.

1KI-4:1 So king Solomon was king over all Israel.

1KI-4:2 And these [were] the princes which he had; Azariah the

son of Zadok the priest,

1KI-4:3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes;

Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.

1KI-4:4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the host:

and Zadok and Abiathar [were] the priests:

1KI-4:5 And Azariah the son of Nathan [was] over the officers;

and Zabud the son of Nathan [was] principal officer, [and] the

king's friend:

1KI-4:6 And Ahishar [was] over the household: and Adoniram the

son of Abda [was] over the tribute.

1KI-4:7 And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which

provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his

month in a year made provision.

1KI-4:8 And these [are] their names: The son of Hur, in mount

Ephraim:

1KI-4:9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and

Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:

1KI-4:10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him [pertained]

Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:

1KI-4:11 The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which

had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:

1KI-4:12 Baana the son of Ahilud; [to him pertained] Taanach

and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which [is] by Zartanah beneath

Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, [even] unto [the place

that is] beyond Jokneam:

1KI-4:13 The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him [pertained]

the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which [are] in Gilead; to

him [also pertained] the region of Argob, which [is] in Bashan,

threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars:

1KI-4:14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo [had] Mahanaim:

1KI-4:15 Ahimaaz [was] in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the

daughter of Solomon to wife:

1KI-4:16 Baanah the son of Hushai [was] in Asher and in Aloth:

1KI-4:17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:

1KI-4:18 Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:

1KI-4:19 Geber the son of Uri [was] in the country of Gilead,

[in] the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king

of Bashan; and [he was] the only officer which [was] in the land.

1KI-4:20 Judah and Israel [were] many, as the sand which [is]

by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.

1KI-4:21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river

unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt:

they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his

life.

1KI-4:22 And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty

measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,

1KI-4:23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and

an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer,

and fatted fowl.

1KI-4:24 For he had dominion over all [the region] on this side

the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the kings on

this side the river: and he had peace on all sides round about

him.

1KI-4:25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his

vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the

days of Solomon.

1KI-4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for

his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.

1KI-4:27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon,

and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in

his month: they lacked nothing.

1KI-4:28 Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries

brought they unto the place where [the officers] were, every man

according to his charge.

1KI-4:29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding

exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that

[is] on the sea shore.

1KI-4:30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the

children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.

1KI-4:31 For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite,

and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his

fame was in all nations round about.

1KI-4:32 And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs

were a thousand and five.

1KI-4:33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that [is]

in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall:

he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of creeping things,

and of fishes.

1KI-4:34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of

Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his

wisdom.

1KI-5:1 And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon;

for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of

his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

1KI-5:2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,

1KI-5:3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build

an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which

were about him on every side, until the LORD put them under the

soles of his feet.

1KI-5:4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every

side, [so that there is] neither adversary nor evil occurrent.

1KI-5:5 And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name

of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father,

saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he

shall build an house unto my name.

1KI-5:6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees

out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and

unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all

that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that [there is] not

among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the

Sidonians.

1KI-5:7 And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of

Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed [be] the

LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this

great people.

1KI-5:8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered

the things which thou sentest to me for: [and] I will do all thy

desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.

1KI-5:9 My servants shall bring [them] down from Lebanon unto

the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place

that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged

there, and thou shalt receive [them]: and thou shalt accomplish

my desire, in giving food for my household.

1KI-5:10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees

[according to] all his desire.

1KI-5:11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of

wheat [for] food to his household, and twenty measures of pure

oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.

1KI-5:12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him:

and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made

a league together.

1KI-5:13 And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and

the levy was thirty thousand men.

1KI-5:14 And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by

courses: a month they were in Lebanon, [and] two months at home:

and Adoniram [was] over the levy.

1KI-5:15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare

burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;

1KI-5:16 Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which [were]

over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled

over the people that wrought in the work.

1KI-5:17 And the king commanded, and they brought great stones,

costly stones, [and] hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the

house.

1KI-5:18 And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew

[them], and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and

stones to build the house.

1KI-6:1 And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth

year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of

Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the

month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build

the house of the LORD.

1KI-6:2 And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD,

the length thereof [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth

thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

1KI-6:3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty

cubits [was] the length thereof, according to the breadth of the

house; [and] ten cubits [was] the breadth thereof before the

house.

1KI-6:4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.

1KI-6:5 And against the wall of the house he built chambers

round about, [against] the walls of the house round about,

[both] of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers

round about:

1KI-6:6 The nethermost chamber [was] five cubits broad, and the

middle [was] six cubits broad, and the third [was] seven cubits

broad: for without [in the wall] of the house he made narrowed

rests round about, that [the beams] should not be fastened in

the walls of the house.

1KI-6:7 And the house, when it was in building, was built of

stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there

was neither hammer nor ax [nor] any tool of iron heard in the

house, while it was in building.

1KI-6:8 The door for the middle chamber [was] in the right side

of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the

middle [chamber], and out of the middle into the third.

1KI-6:9 So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the

house with beams and boards of cedar.

1KI-6:10 And [then] he built chambers against all the house,

five cubits high: and they rested on the house [with] timber of

cedar.

1KI-6:11 And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,

1KI-6:12 [Concerning] this house which thou art in building, if

thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and

keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my

word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:

1KI-6:13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and

will not forsake my people Israel.

1KI-6:14 So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

1KI-6:15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards

of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the

ceiling: [and] he covered [them] on the inside with wood, and

covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.

1KI-6:16 And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house,

both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built

[them] for it within, [even] for the oracle, [even] for the most

holy [place].

1KI-6:17 And the house, that [is], the temple before it, was

forty cubits [long].

1KI-6:18 And the cedar of the house within [was] carved with

knops and open flowers: all [was] cedar; there was no stone seen.

1KI-6:19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set

there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.

1KI-6:20 And the oracle in the forepart [was] twenty cubits in

length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the

height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and [so]

covered the altar [which was of] cedar.

1KI-6:21 So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold:

and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle;

and he overlaid it with gold.

1KI-6:22 And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he

had finished all the house: also the whole altar that [was] by

the oracle he overlaid with gold.

1KI-6:23 And within the oracle he made two cherubims [of] olive

tree, [each] ten cubits high.

1KI-6:24 And five cubits [was] the one wing of the cherub, and

five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost

part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other [were]

ten cubits.

1KI-6:25 And the other cherub [was] ten cubits: both the

cherubims [were] of one measure and one size.

1KI-6:26 The height of the one cherub [was] ten cubits, and so

[was it] of the other cherub.

1KI-6:27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house: and

they stretched forth the wings of the cherubims, so that the

wing of the one touched the [one] wall, and the wing of the

other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one

another in the midst of the house.

1KI-6:28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.

1KI-6:29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about

with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers,

within and without.

1KI-6:30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold,

within and without.

1KI-6:31 And for the entering of the oracle he made doors [of]

olive tree: the lintel [and] side posts [were] a fifth part [of

the wall].

1KI-6:32 The two doors also [were of] olive tree; and he carved

upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers,

and overlaid [them] with gold, and spread gold upon the

cherubims, and upon the palm trees.

1KI-6:33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts [of]

olive tree, a fourth part [of the wall].

1KI-6:34 And the two doors [were of] fir tree: the two leaves

of the one door [were] folding, and the two leaves of the other

door [were] folding.

1KI-6:35 And he carved [thereon] cherubims and palm trees and

open flowers: and covered [them] with gold fitted upon the

carved work.

1KI-6:36 And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed

stone, and a row of cedar beams.

1KI-6:37 In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of

the LORD laid, in the month Zif:

1KI-6:38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which [is]

the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the

parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he

seven years in building it.

1KI-7:1 But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years,

and he finished all his house.

1KI-7:2 He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the

length thereof [was] an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof

fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four

rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.

1KI-7:3 And [it was] covered with cedar above upon the beams,

that [lay] on forty five pillars, fifteen [in] a row.

1KI-7:4 And [there were] windows [in] three rows, and light

[was] against light [in] three ranks.

1KI-7:5 And all the doors and posts [were] square, with the

windows: and light [was] against light [in] three ranks.

1KI-7:6 And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof

[was] fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and

the porch [was] before them: and the [other] pillars and the

thick beam [were] before them.

1KI-7:7 Then he made a porch for the throne where he might

judge, [even] the porch of judgment: and [it was] covered with

cedar from one side of the floor to the other.

1KI-7:8 And his house where he dwelt [had] another court within

the porch, [which] was of the like work. Solomon made also an

house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken [to wife], like

unto this porch.

1KI-7:9 All these [were of] costly stones, according to the

measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without,

even from the foundation unto the coping, and [so] on the

outside toward the great court.

1KI-7:10 And the foundation [was of] costly stones, even great

stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.

1KI-7:11 And above [were] costly stones, after the measures of

hewed stones, and cedars.

1KI-7:12 And the great court round about [was] with three rows

of hewed stones, and a row of cedar beams, both for the inner

court of the house of the LORD, and for the porch of the house.

1KI-7:13 And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.

1KI-7:14 He [was] a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and

his father [was] a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was

filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all

works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his

work.

1KI-7:15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits

high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of

them about.

1KI-7:16 And he made two chapiters [of] molten brass, to set

upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter

[was] five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter [was]

five cubits:

1KI-7:17 [And] nets of checker work, and wreaths of chain work,

for the chapiters which [were] upon the top of the pillars;

seven for the one chapiter, and seven for the other chapiter.

1KI-7:18 And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon

the one network, to cover the chapiters that [were] upon the top,

with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.

1KI-7:19 And the chapiters that [were] upon the top of the

pillars [were] of lily work in the porch, four cubits.

1KI-7:20 And the chapiters upon the two pillars [had

pomegranates] also above, over against the belly which [was] by

the network: and the pomegranates [were] two hundred in rows

round about upon the other chapiter.

1KI-7:21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple:

and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof

Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name

thereof Boaz.

1KI-7:22 And upon the top of the pillars [was] lily work: so

was the work of the pillars finished.

1KI-7:23 And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim

to the other: [it was] round all about, and his height [was]

five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round

about.

1KI-7:24 And under the brim of it round about [there were]

knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round

about: the knops [were] cast in two rows, when it was cast.

1KI-7:25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the

north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking

toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea

[was set] above upon them, and all their hinder parts [were]

inward.

1KI-7:26 And it [was] an hand breadth thick, and the brim

thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of

lilies: it contained two thousand baths.

1KI-7:27 And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits [was] the

length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and

three cubits the height of it.

1KI-7:28 And the work of the bases [was] on this [manner]: they

had borders, and the borders [were] between the ledges:

1KI-7:29 And on the borders that [were] between the ledges

[were] lions, oxen, and cherubims: and upon the ledges [there

was] a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen [were] certain

additions made of thin work.

1KI-7:30 And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of

brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the

laver [were] undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.

1KI-7:31 And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above

[was] a cubit: but the mouth thereof [was] round [after] the

work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth

of it [were] gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.

1KI-7:32 And under the borders [were] four wheels; and the

axletrees of the wheels [were joined] to the base: and the

height of a wheel [was] a cubit and half a cubit.

1KI-7:33 And the work of the wheels [was] like the work of a

chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their

felloes, and their spokes, [were] all molten.

1KI-7:34 And [there were] four undersetters to the four corners

of one base: [and] the undersetters [were] of the very base

itself.

1KI-7:35 And in the top of the base [was there] a round compass

of half a cubit high: and on the top of the base the ledges

thereof and the borders thereof [were] of the same.

1KI-7:36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the

borders thereof, he graved cherubims, lions, and palm trees,

according to the proportion of every one, and additions round

about.

1KI-7:37 After this [manner] he made the ten bases: all of them

had one casting, one measure, [and] one size.

1KI-7:38 Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained

forty baths: [and] every laver was four cubits: [and] upon every

one of the ten bases one laver.

1KI-7:39 And he put five bases on the right side of the house,

and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on

the right side of the house eastward over against the south.

1KI-7:40 And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the

basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made

king Solomon for the house of the LORD:

1KI-7:41 The two pillars, and the [two] bowls of the chapiters

that [were] on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks,

to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which [were] upon the

top of the pillars;

1KI-7:42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks,

[even] two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the

two bowls of the chapiters that [were] upon the pillars;

1KI-7:43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;

1KI-7:44 And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;

1KI-7:45 And the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: and all

these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of

the LORD, [were of] bright brass.

1KI-7:46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the

clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.

1KI-7:47 And Solomon left all the vessels [unweighed], because

they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass

found out.

1KI-7:48 And Solomon made all the vessels that [pertained] unto

the house of the LORD: the altar of gold, and the table of gold,

whereupon the showbread [was],

1KI-7:49 And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right

[side], and five on the left, before the oracle, with the

flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs [of] gold,

1KI-7:50 And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basins, and

the spoons, and the censers [of] pure gold; and the hinges [of]

gold, [both] for the doors of the inner house, the most holy

[place, and] for the doors of the house, [to wit], of the temple.

1KI-7:51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for

the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which

David his father had dedicated; [even] the silver, and the gold,

and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of

the LORD.

1KI-8:1 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all

the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the

children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they

might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the

city of David, which [is] Zion.

1KI-8:2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto

king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which [is] the

seventh month.

1KI-8:3 And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took

up the ark.

1KI-8:4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD, and the

tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that

[were] in the tabernacle, even those did the priests and the

Levites bring up.

1KI-8:5 And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel,

that were assembled unto him, [were] with him before the ark,

sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered

for multitude.

1KI-8:6 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of

the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the

most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims.

1KI-8:7 For the cherubims spread forth [their] two wings over

the place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the

staves thereof above.

1KI-8:8 And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the

staves were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and

they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.

1KI-8:9 [There was] nothing in the ark save the two tables of

stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made [a

covenant] with the children of Israel, when they came out of the

land of Egypt.

1KI-8:10 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of

the holy [place], that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,

1KI-8:11 So that the priests could not stand to minister

because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the

house of the LORD.

1KI-8:12 Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell

in the thick darkness.

1KI-8:13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a

settled place for thee to abide in for ever.

1KI-8:14 And the king turned his face about, and blessed all

the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel

stood;)

1KI-8:15 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel,

which spake with his mouth unto David my father, and hath with

his hand fulfilled [it], saying,

1KI-8:16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel

out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to

build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David

to be over my people Israel.

1KI-8:17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an

house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

1KI-8:18 And the LORD said unto David my father, Whereas it was

in thine heart to build an house unto my name, thou didst well

that it was in thine heart.

1KI-8:19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy

son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the

house unto my name.

1KI-8:20 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake,

and I am risen up in the room of David my father, and sit on the

throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built an house

for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

1KI-8:21 And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein [is]

the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when

he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

1KI-8:22 And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the

presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his

hands toward heaven:

1KI-8:23 And he said, LORD God of Israel, [there is] no God

like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest

covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with

all their heart:

1KI-8:24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that

thou promisedst him: thou spakest also with thy mouth, and hast

fulfilled [it] with thine hand, as [it is] this day.

1KI-8:25 Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy

servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There

shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of

Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they

walk before me as thou hast walked before me.

1KI-8:26 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee,

be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.

1KI-8:27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the

heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less

this house that I have builded?

1KI-8:28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant,

and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry

and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:

1KI-8:29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night

and day, [even] toward the place of which thou hast said, My

name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer

which thy servant shall make toward this place.

1KI-8:30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant,

and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place:

and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou

hearest, forgive.

1KI-8:31 If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath

be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before

thine altar in this house:

1KI-8:32 Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy

servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head;

and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his

righteousness.

1KI-8:33 When thy people Israel be smitten down before the

enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn

again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make

supplication unto thee in this house:

1KI-8:34 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy

people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou

gavest unto their fathers.

1KI-8:35 When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because

they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place,

and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou

afflictest them:

1KI-8:36 Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy

servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the

good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land,

which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

1KI-8:37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence,

blasting, mildew, locust, [or] if there be caterpillar; if

their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever

plague, whatsoever sickness [there be];

1KI-8:38 What prayer and supplication soever be [made] by any

man, [or] by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man

the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward

this house:

1KI-8:39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and

forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways,

whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, [even] thou only, knowest

the hearts of all the children of men;)

1KI-8:40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in

the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

1KI-8:41 Moreover concerning a stranger, that [is] not of thy

people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's

sake;

1KI-8:42 (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy

strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come

and pray toward this house;

1KI-8:43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do

according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all

people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as [do] thy

people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I

have builded, is called by thy name.

1KI-8:44 If thy people go out to battle against their enemy,

whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD

toward the city which thou hast chosen, and [toward] the house

that I have built for thy name:

1KI-8:45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their

supplication, and maintain their cause.

1KI-8:46 If they sin against thee, (for [there is] no man that

sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to

the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land

of the enemy, far or near;

1KI-8:47 [Yet] if they shall bethink themselves in the land

whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make

supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them

captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we

have committed wickedness;

1KI-8:48 And [so] return unto thee with all their heart, and

with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led

them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which

thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen,

and the house which I have built for thy name:

1KI-8:49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in

heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,

1KI-8:50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee,

and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed

against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried

them captive, that they may have compassion on them:

1KI-8:51 For they [be] thy people, and thine inheritance, which

thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the

furnace of iron:

1KI-8:52 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of

thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to

hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.

1KI-8:53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people

of the earth, [to be] thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the

hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out

of Egypt, O Lord GOD.

1KI-8:54 And it was [so], that when Solomon had made an end of

praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose

from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees

with his hands spread up to heaven.

1KI-8:55 And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of

Israel with a loud voice, saying,

1KI-8:56 Blessed [be] the LORD, that hath given rest unto his

people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not

failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by

the hand of Moses his servant.

1KI-8:57 The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our

fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

1KI-8:58 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in

all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes,

and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.

1KI-8:59 And let these my words, wherewith I have made

supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day

and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the

cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall

require:

1KI-8:60 That all the people of the earth may know that the

LORD [is] God, [and that there is] none else.

1KI-8:61 Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our

God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as

at this day.

1KI-8:62 And the king, and all Israel with him, offered

sacrifice before the LORD.

1KI-8:63 And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings,

which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen,

and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all

the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.

1KI-8:64 The same day did the king hallow the middle of the

court that [was] before the house of the LORD for there he

offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the

peace offerings: because the brazen altar that [was] before the

LORD [was] too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat

offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.

1KI-8:65 And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel

with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath

unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and

seven days, [even] fourteen days.

1KI-8:66 On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they

blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of

heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his

servant, and for Israel his people.

1KI-9:1 And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the

building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all

Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,

1KI-9:2 That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as

he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.

1KI-9:3 And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and

thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed

this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever;

and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.

1KI-9:4 And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father

walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do

according to all that I have commanded thee, [and] wilt keep my

statutes and my judgments:

1KI-9:5 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon

Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying,

There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.

1KI-9:6 [But] if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or

your children, and will not keep my commandments [and] my

statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other

gods, and worship them:

1KI-9:7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have

given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name,

will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a

byword among all people:

1KI-9:8 And at this house, [which] is high, every one that

passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they

shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to

this house?

1KI-9:9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD

their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of

Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped

them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them

all this evil.

1KI-9:10 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when

Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the

king's house,

1KI-9:11 ([Now] Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon

with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all

his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in

the land of Galilee.

1KI-9:12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which

Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.

1KI-9:13 And he said, What cities [are] these which thou hast

given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto

this day.

1KI-9:14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.

1KI-9:15 And this [is] the reason of the levy which king

Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own

house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and

Megiddo, and Gezer.

1KI-9:16 [For] Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken

Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that

dwelt in the city, and given it [for] a present unto his

daughter, Solomon's wife.

1KI-9:17 And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,

1KI-9:18 And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,

1KI-9:19 And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and

cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that

which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and

in all the land of his dominion.

1KI-9:20 [And] all the people [that were] left of the Amorites,

Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which [were] not

of the children of Israel,

1KI-9:21 Their children that were left after them in the land,

whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to

destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice

unto this day.

1KI-9:22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no

bondmen: but they [were] men of war, and his servants, and his

princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his

horsemen.

1KI-9:23 These [were] the chief of the officers that [were]

over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule

over the people that wrought in the work.

1KI-9:24 But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of

David unto her house which [Solomon] had built for her: then did

he build Millo.

1KI-9:25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt

offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto

the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that [was] before

the LORD. So he finished the house.

1KI-9:26 And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber,

which [is] beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the

land of Edom.

1KI-9:27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that

had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.

1KI-9:28 And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold,

four hundred and twenty talents, and brought [it] to king

Solomon.

1KI-10:1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of

Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him

with hard questions.

1KI-10:2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train,

with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious

stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him

of all that was in her heart.

1KI-10:3 And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not

[any] thing hid from the king, which he told her not.

1KI-10:4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's

wisdom, and the house that he had built,

1KI-10:5 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his

servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel,

and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the

house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.

1KI-10:6 And she said to the king, It was a true report that I

heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

1KI-10:7 Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and

mine eyes had seen [it]: and, behold, the half was not told me:

thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.

1KI-10:8 Happy [are] thy men, happy [are] these thy servants,

which stand continually before thee, [and] that hear thy wisdom.

1KI-10:9 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee,

to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved

Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and

justice.

1KI-10:10 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents

of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones:

there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the

queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

1KI-10:11 And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from

Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and

precious stones.

1KI-10:12 And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the

house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and

psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were

seen unto this day.

1KI-10:13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her

desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which Solomon gave

her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own

country, she and her servants.

1KI-10:14 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one

year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,

1KI-10:15 Beside [that he had] of the merchantmen, and of the

traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia,

and of the governors of the country.

1KI-10:16 And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten

gold: six hundred [shekels] of gold went to one target.

1KI-10:17 And [he made] three hundred shields [of] beaten gold;

three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in

the house of the forest of Lebanon.

1KI-10:18 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and

overlaid it with the best gold.

1KI-10:19 The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne

[was] round behind: and [there were] stays on either side on the

place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.

1KI-10:20 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on

the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any

kingdom.

1KI-10:21 And all king Solomon's drinking vessels [were of]

gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon

[were of] pure gold; none [were of] silver: it was nothing

accounted of in the days of Solomon.

1KI-10:22 For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the

navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish,

bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

1KI-10:23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth

for riches and for wisdom.

1KI-10:24 And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his

wisdom, which God had put in his heart.

1KI-10:25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of

silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and

spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

1KI-10:26 And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen:

and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve

thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots,

and with the king at Jerusalem.

1KI-10:27 And the king made silver [to be] in Jerusalem as

stones, and cedars made he [to be] as the sycamore trees that

[are] in the vale, for abundance.

1KI-10:28 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and

linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a

price.

1KI-10:29 And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six

hundred [shekels] of silver, and an horse for an hundred and

fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the

kings of Syria, did they bring [them] out by their means.

1KI-11:1 But king Solomon loved many strange women, together

with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites,

Edomites, Zidonians, [and] Hittites;

1KI-11:2 Of the nations [concerning] which the LORD said unto

the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither

shall they come in unto you: [for] surely they will turn away

your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.

1KI-11:3 And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three

hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.

1KI-11:4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, [that] his

wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was

not perfect with the LORD his God, as [was] the heart of David

his father.

1KI-11:5 For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the

Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.

1KI-11:6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and

went not fully after the LORD, as [did] David his father.

1KI-11:7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the

abomination of Moab, in the hill that [is] before Jerusalem, and

for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.

1KI-11:8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which

burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.

1KI-11:9 And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart

was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto

him twice,

1KI-11:10 And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he

should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the

LORD commanded.

1KI-11:11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as

this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my

statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the

kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.

1KI-11:12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for

David thy father's sake: [but] I will rend it out of the hand of

thy son.

1KI-11:13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; [but]

will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and

for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.

1KI-11:14 And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon,

Hadad the Edomite: he [was] of the king's seed in Edom.

1KI-11:15 For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab

the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he

had smitten every male in Edom;

1KI-11:16 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel,

until he had cut off every male in Edom:)

1KI-11:17 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his

father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad [being] yet

a little child.

1KI-11:18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and

they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt,

unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and

appointed him victuals, and gave him land.

1KI-11:19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh,

so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the

sister of Tahpenes the queen.

1KI-11:20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son,

whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in

Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.

1KI-11:21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with

his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead,

Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own

country.

1KI-11:22 Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked

with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country?

And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.

1KI-11:23 And God stirred him up [another] adversary, Rezon the

son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:

1KI-11:24 And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over

a band, when David slew them [of Zobah]: and they went to

Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.

1KI-11:25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of

Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad [did]: and he abhorred

Israel, and reigned over Syria.

1KI-11:26 And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of

Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name [was] Zeruah, a

widow woman, even he lifted up [his] hand against the king.

1KI-11:27 And this [was] the cause that he lifted up [his] hand

against the king: Solomon built Millo, [and] repaired the

breaches of the city of David his father.

1KI-11:28 And the man Jeroboam [was] a mighty man of valour:

and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he

made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.

1KI-11:29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went

out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found

him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and

they two [were] alone in the field:

1KI-11:30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that [was] on him,

and rent it [in] twelve pieces:

1KI-11:31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for

thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the

kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to

thee:

1KI-11:32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's

sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out

of all the tribes of Israel:)

1KI-11:33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have

worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the

god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon,

and have not walked in my ways, to do [that which is] right in

mine eyes, and [to keep] my statutes and my judgments, as [did]

David his father.

1KI-11:34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his

hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for

David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my

commandments and my statutes:

1KI-11:35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand,

and will give it unto thee, [even] ten tribes.

1KI-11:36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my

servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city

which I have chosen me to put my name there.

1KI-11:37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according

to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.

1KI-11:38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I

command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do [that is] right

in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David

my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure

house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.

1KI-11:39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but

not for ever.

1KI-11:40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And

Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt,

and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

1KI-11:41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he

did, and his wisdom, [are] they not written in the book of the

acts of Solomon?

1KI-11:42 And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over

all Israel [was] forty years.

1KI-11:43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in

the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in

his stead.

1KI-12:1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come

to Shechem to make him king.

1KI-12:2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat,

who was yet in Egypt, heard [of it], (for he was fled from the

presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)

1KI-12:3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all

the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

1KI-12:4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make

thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke

which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

1KI-12:5 And he said unto them, Depart yet [for] three days,

then come again to me. And the people departed.

1KI-12:6 And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that

stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said,

How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

1KI-12:7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a

servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and

answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy

servants for ever.

1KI-12:8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they

had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown

up with him, [and] which stood before him:

1KI-12:9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we

may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the

yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?

1KI-12:10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake

unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that

spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but

make thou [it] lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them,

My little [finger] shall be thicker than my father's loins.

1KI-12:11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy

yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with

whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

1KI-12:12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the

third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again

the third day.

1KI-12:13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook

the old men's counsel that they gave him;

1KI-12:14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men,

saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your

yoke: my father [also] chastised you with whips, but I will

chastise you with scorpions.

1KI-12:15 Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for

the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying,

which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the

son of Nebat.

1KI-12:16 So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not

unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion

have we in David? neither [have we] inheritance in the son of

Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house,

David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

1KI-12:17 But [as for] the children of Israel which dwelt in

the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

1KI-12:18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who [was] over the

tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died.

Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot,

to flee to Jerusalem.

1KI-12:19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto

this day.

1KI-12:20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that

Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the

congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none

that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

1KI-12:21 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled

all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred

and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight

against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to

Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

1KI-12:22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God,

saying,

1KI-12:23 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of

Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the

remnant of the people, saying,

1KI-12:24 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight

against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man

to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened

therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart,

according to the word of the LORD.

1KI-12:25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and

dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

1KI-12:26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom

return to the house of David:

1KI-12:27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of

the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn

again unto their lord, [even] unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and

they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

1KI-12:28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves

[of] gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up

to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up

out of the land of Egypt.

1KI-12:29 And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in

Dan.

1KI-12:30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went [to

worship] before the one, [even] unto Dan.

1KI-12:31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests

of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

1KI-12:32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on

the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that [is] in

Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel,

sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in

Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

1KI-12:33 So he offered upon the altar which he had made in

Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, [even] in the

month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a

feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar,

and burnt incense.

1KI-13:1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by

the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the

altar to burn incense.

1KI-13:2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD,

and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child

shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon

thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn

incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee.

1KI-13:3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This [is] the

sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent,

and the ashes that [are] upon it shall be poured out.

1KI-13:4 And it came to pass, when king Jeroboam heard the

saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in

Bethel, that he put forth his hand from the altar, saying, Lay

hold on him. And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried

up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.

1KI-13:5 The altar also was rent, and the ashes poured out from

the altar, according to the sign which the man of God had given

by the word of the LORD.

1KI-13:6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God,

Entreat now the face of the LORD thy God, and pray for me, that

my hand may be restored me again. And the man of God besought

the LORD, and the king's hand was restored him again, and became

as [it was] before.

1KI-13:7 And the king said unto the man of God, Come home with

me, and refresh thyself, and I will give thee a reward.

1KI-13:8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt

give me half thine house, I will not go in with thee, neither

will I eat bread nor drink water in this place:

1KI-13:9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD,

saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the

same way that thou camest.

1KI-13:10 So he went another way, and returned not by the way

that he came to Bethel.

1KI-13:11 Now there dwelt an old prophet in Bethel; and his

sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had

done that day in Bethel: the words which he had spoken unto the

king, them they told also to their father.

1KI-13:12 And their father said unto them, What way went he?

For his sons had seen what way the man of God went, which came

from Judah.

1KI-13:13 And he said unto his sons, Saddle me the ass. So they

saddled him the ass: and he rode thereon,

1KI-13:14 And went after the man of God, and found him sitting

under an oak: and he said unto him, [Art] thou the man of God

that camest from Judah? And he said, I [am].

1KI-13:15 Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat

bread.

1KI-13:16 And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in

with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in

this place:

1KI-13:17 For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou

shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go

by the way that thou camest.

1KI-13:18 He said unto him, I [am] a prophet also as thou [art];

and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying,

Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread

and drink water. [But] he lied unto him.

1KI-13:19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his

house, and drank water.

1KI-13:20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that

the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back:

1KI-13:21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah,

saying, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed

the mouth of the LORD, and hast not kept the commandment which

the LORD thy God commanded thee,

1KI-13:22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water

in the place, of the which [the LORD] did say to thee, Eat no

bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the

sepulchre of thy fathers.

1KI-13:23 And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and

after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit],

for the prophet whom he had brought back.

1KI-13:24 And when he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and

slew him: and his carcase was cast in the way, and the ass stood

by it, the lion also stood by the carcase.

1KI-13:25 And, behold, men passed by, and saw the carcase cast

in the way, and the lion standing by the carcase: and they came

and told [it] in the city where the old prophet dwelt.

1KI-13:26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the

way heard [thereof], he said, It [is] the man of God, who was

disobedient unto the word of the LORD: therefore the LORD hath

delivered him unto the lion, which hath torn him, and slain him,

according to the word of the LORD, which he spake unto him.

1KI-13:27 And he spake to his sons, saying, Saddle me the ass.

And they saddled [him].

1KI-13:28 And he went and found his carcase cast in the way,

and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had

not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass.

1KI-13:29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God,

and laid it upon the ass, and brought it back: and the old

prophet came to the city, to mourn and to bury him.

1KI-13:30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave; and they

mourned over him, [saying], Alas, my brother!

1KI-13:31 And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he

spake to his sons, saying, When I am dead, then bury me in the

sepulchre wherein the man of God [is] buried; lay my bones

beside his bones:

1KI-13:32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD

against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the

high places which [are] in the cities of Samaria, shall surely

come to pass.

1KI-13:33 After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil

way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the

high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became

[one] of the priests of the high places.

1KI-13:34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam,

even to cut [it] off, and to destroy [it] from off the face of

the earth.

1KI-14:1 At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.

1KI-14:2 And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and

disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of

Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there [is] Ahijah the

prophet, which told me that [I should be] king over this people.

1KI-14:3 And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a

cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall

become of the child.

1KI-14:4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to

Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not

see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.

1KI-14:5 And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of

Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he [is]

sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be,

when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself [to be] another

[woman].

1KI-14:6 And it was [so], when Ahijah heard the sound of her

feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou

wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself [to be] another? for

I [am] sent to thee [with] heavy [tidings].

1KI-14:7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel,

Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee

prince over my people Israel,

1KI-14:8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and

gave it thee: and [yet] thou hast not been as my servant David,

who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart,

to do [that] only [which was] right in mine eyes;

1KI-14:9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee:

for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images,

to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

1KI-14:10 Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house

of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth

against the wall, [and] him that is shut up and left in Israel,

and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a

man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.

1KI-14:11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs

eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air

eat: for the LORD hath spoken [it].

1KI-14:12 Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house:

[and] when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.

1KI-14:13 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for

he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him

there is found [some] good thing toward the LORD God of Israel

in the house of Jeroboam.

1KI-14:14 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over

Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but

what? even now.

1KI-14:15 For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken

in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land,

which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond

the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the

LORD to anger.

1KI-14:16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of

Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.

1KI-14:17 And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to

Tirzah: [and] when she came to the threshold of the door, the

child died;

1KI-14:18 And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him,

according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of

his servant Ahijah the prophet.

1KI-14:19 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred,

and how he reigned, behold, they [are] written in the book of

the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

1KI-14:20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned [were] two and

twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son

reigned in his stead.

1KI-14:21 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah.

Rehoboam [was] forty and one years old when he began to reign,

and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the

LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name

there. And his mother's name [was] Naamah an Ammonitess.

1KI-14:22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they

provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had

committed, above all that their fathers had done.

1KI-14:23 For they also built them high places, and images, and

groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.

1KI-14:24 And there were also sodomites in the land: [and] they

did according to all the abominations of the nations which the

LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

1KI-14:25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king

Rehoboam, [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:

1KI-14:26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the

LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away

all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had

made.

1KI-14:27 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields,

and committed [them] unto the hands of the chief of the guard,

which kept the door of the king's house.

1KI-14:28 And it was [so], when the king went into the house of

the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into

the guard chamber.

1KI-14:29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he

did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah?

1KI-14:30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all

[their] days.

1KI-14:31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried

with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name

[was] Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his

stead.

1KI-15:1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of

Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

1KI-15:2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's

name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

1KI-15:3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he

had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD

his God, as the heart of David his father.

1KI-15:4 Nevertheless for David's sake did the LORD his God

give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and

to establish Jerusalem:

1KI-15:5 Because David did [that which was] right in the eyes

of the LORD, and turned not aside from any [thing] that he

commanded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter

of Uriah the Hittite.

1KI-15:6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all

the days of his life.

1KI-15:7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he

did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

1KI-15:8 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him

in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.

1KI-15:9 And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel

reigned Asa over Judah.

1KI-15:10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And

his mother's name [was] Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

1KI-15:11 And Asa did [that which was] right in the eyes of the

LORD, as [did] David his father.

1KI-15:12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and

removed all the idols that his fathers had made.

1KI-15:13 And also Maachah his mother, even her he removed from

[being] queen, because she had made an idol in a grove; and Asa

destroyed her idol, and burnt [it] by the brook Kidron.

1KI-15:14 But the high places were not removed: nevertheless

Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days.

1KI-15:15 And he brought in the things which his father had

dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the

house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.

1KI-15:16 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of

Israel all their days.

1KI-15:17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and

built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in

to Asa king of Judah.

1KI-15:18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold [that were]

left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the

treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand

of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of

Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at

Damascus, saying,

1KI-15:19 [There is] a league between me and thee, [and]

between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent unto thee

a present of silver and gold; come and break thy league with

Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

1KI-15:20 So Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the

captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel,

and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelbethmaachah, and all Cinneroth,

with all the land of Naphtali.

1KI-15:21 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [thereof],

that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah.

1KI-15:22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all

Judah; none [was] exempted: and they took away the stones of

Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha had builded; and

king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah.

1KI-15:23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might,

and all that he did, and the cities which he built, [are] they

not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his

feet.

1KI-15:24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with

his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his

son reigned in his stead.

1KI-15:25 And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over

Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned over

Israel two years.

1KI-15:26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked

in the way of his father, and in his sin wherewith he made

Israel to sin.

1KI-15:27 And Baasha the son of Ahijah, of the house of

Issachar, conspired against him; and Baasha smote him at

Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines; for Nadab and

all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon.

1KI-15:28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did

Baasha slay him, and reigned in his stead.

1KI-15:29 And it came to pass, when he reigned, [that] he smote

all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that

breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying

of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:

1KI-15:30 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and

which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he

provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.

1KI-15:31 Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he

did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Israel?

1KI-15:32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of

Israel all their days.

1KI-15:33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha

the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah, twenty and

four years.

1KI-15:34 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked

in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel

to sin.

1KI-16:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of

Hanani against Baasha, saying,

1KI-16:2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust, and made

thee prince over my people Israel; and thou hast walked in the

way of Jeroboam, and hast made my people Israel to sin, to

provoke me to anger with their sins;

1KI-16:3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and

the posterity of his house; and will make thy house like the

house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

1KI-16:4 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs

eat; and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of

the air eat.

1KI-16:5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did,

and his might, [are] they not written in the book of the

chronicles of the kings of Israel?

1KI-16:6 So Baasha slept with his fathers, and was buried in

Tirzah: and Elah his son reigned in his stead.

1KI-16:7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of

Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha, and against his

house, even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the

LORD, in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands, in

being like the house of Jeroboam; and because he killed him.

1KI-16:8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah

began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two

years.

1KI-16:9 And his servant Zimri, captain of half [his] chariots,

conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself

drunk in the house of Arza steward of [his] house in Tirzah.

1KI-16:10 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in

the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in

his stead.

1KI-16:11 And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon

as he sat on his throne, [that] he slew all the house of Baasha:

he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of his

kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

1KI-16:12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha,

according to the word of the LORD, which he spake against Baasha

by Jehu the prophet,

1KI-16:13 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his

son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin,

in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

1KI-16:14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all that he did,

[are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Israel?

1KI-16:15 In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah

did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people [were]

encamped against Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines.

1KI-16:16 And the people [that were] encamped heard say, Zimri

hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all

Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that

day in the camp.

1KI-16:17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with

him, and they besieged Tirzah.

1KI-16:18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was

taken, that he went into the palace of the king's house, and

burnt the king's house over him with fire, and died,

1KI-16:19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the

sight of the LORD, in walking in the way of Jeroboam, and in his

sin which he did, to make Israel to sin.

1KI-16:20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason

that he wrought, [are] they not written in the book of the

chronicles of the kings of Israel?

1KI-16:21 Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts:

half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make

him king; and half followed Omri.

1KI-16:22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against

the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died,

and Omri reigned.

1KI-16:23 In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah

began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned

he in Tirzah.

1KI-16:24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two

talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of

the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the

hill, Samaria.

1KI-16:25 But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and

did worse than all that [were] before him.

1KI-16:26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of

Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to

provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

1KI-16:27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and

his might that he showed, [are] they not written in the book of

the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

1KI-16:28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in

Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.

1KI-16:29 And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of

Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab

the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two

years.

1KI-16:30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the

LORD above all that [were] before him.

1KI-16:31 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing

for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that

he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the

Zidonians, and went and served Baal, and worshipped him.

1KI-16:32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of

Baal, which he had built in Samaria.

1KI-16:33 And Ahab made a grove; and Ahab did more to provoke

the LORD God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Israel

that were before him.

1KI-16:34 In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he

laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up

the gates thereof in his youngest [son] Segub, according to the

word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.

1KI-17:1 And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants

of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth,

before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years,

but according to my word.

1KI-17:2 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

1KI-17:3 Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide

thyself by the brook Cherith, that [is] before Jordan.

1KI-17:4 And it shall be, [that] thou shalt drink of the brook;

and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

1KI-17:5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD:

for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that [is] before

Jordan.

1KI-17:6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the

morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the

brook.

1KI-17:7 And it came to pass after a while, that the brook

dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

1KI-17:8 And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

1KI-17:9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which [belongeth] to

Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman

there to sustain thee.

1KI-17:10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came

to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman [was] there

gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I

pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

1KI-17:11 And as she was going to fetch [it], he called to her,

and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

1KI-17:12 And she said, [As] the LORD thy God liveth, I have

not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil

in a cruse: and, behold, I [am] gathering two sticks, that I may

go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and

die.

1KI-17:13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go [and] do as

thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and

bring [it] unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

1KI-17:14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of

meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until

the day [that] the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.

1KI-17:15 And she went and did according to the saying of

Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat [many] days.

1KI-17:16 [And] the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the

cruse of oil fail, according to the word of the LORD, which he

spake by Elijah.

1KI-17:17 And it came to pass after these things, [that] the

son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his

sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.

1KI-17:18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee,

O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to

remembrance, and to slay my son?

1KI-17:19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took

him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he

abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

1KI-17:20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God,

hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn,

by slaying her son?

1KI-17:21 And he stretched himself upon the child three times,

and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee,

let this child's soul come into him again.

1KI-17:22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul

of the child came into him again, and he revived.

1KI-17:23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out

of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother:

and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

1KI-17:24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that

thou [art] a man of God, [and] that the word of the LORD in thy

mouth [is] truth.

1KI-18:1 And it came to pass [after] many days, that the word

of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show

thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

1KI-18:2 And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And [there

was] a sore famine in Samaria.

1KI-18:3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which [was] the governor of

[his] house. (Now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly:

1KI-18:4 For it was [so], when Jezebel cut off the prophets of

the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by

fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

1KI-18:5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all

fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may

find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not

all the beasts.

1KI-18:6 So they divided the land between them to pass

throughout it: Ahab went one way by himself, and Obadiah went

another way by himself.

1KI-18:7 And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him:

and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, [Art] thou that

my lord Elijah?

1KI-18:8 And he answered him, I [am]: go, tell thy lord, Behold,

Elijah [is here].

1KI-18:9 And he said, What have I sinned, that thou wouldest

deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab, to slay me?

1KI-18:10 [As] the LORD thy God liveth, there is no nation or

kingdom, whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee: and when

they said, [He is] not [there]; he took an oath of the kingdom

and nation, that they found thee not.

1KI-18:11 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold,

Elijah [is here].

1KI-18:12 And it shall come to pass, [as soon as] I am gone

from thee, that the spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither

I know not; and [so] when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot

find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD

from my youth.

1KI-18:13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew

the prophets of the LORD, how I hid an hundred men of the LORD's

prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?

1KI-18:14 And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold,

Elijah [is here]: and he shall slay me.

1KI-18:15 And Elijah said, [As] the LORD of hosts liveth,

before whom I stand, I will surely show myself unto him to day.

1KI-18:16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him: and Ahab

went to meet Elijah.

1KI-18:17 And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab

said unto him, [Art] thou he that troubleth Israel?

1KI-18:18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel; but thou,

and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the

commandments of the LORD, and thou hast followed Baalim.

1KI-18:19 Now therefore send, [and] gather to me all Israel

unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and

fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at

Jezebel's table.

1KI-18:20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and

gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.

1KI-18:21 And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How

long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow

him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him

not a word.

1KI-18:22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, [even] I only,

remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets [are] four

hundred and fifty men.

1KI-18:23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them

choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay

[it] on wood, and put no fire [under]: and I will dress the

other bullock, and lay [it] on wood, and put no fire [under]:

1KI-18:24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call

on the name of the LORD: and the God that answereth by fire, let

him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well

spoken.

1KI-18:25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you

one bullock for yourselves, and dress [it] first; for ye [are]

many; and call on the name of your gods, but put no fire [under].

1KI-18:26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and

they dressed [it], and called on the name of Baal from morning

even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But [there was] no

voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped upon the altar

which was made.

1KI-18:27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them,

and said, Cry aloud: for he [is] a god; either he is talking, or

he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, [or] peradventure he

sleepeth, and must be awaked.

1KI-18:28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their

manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon

them.

1KI-18:29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they

prophesied until the [time] of the offering of the [evening]

sacrifice, that [there was] neither voice, nor any to answer,

nor any that regarded.

1KI-18:30 And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto

me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the

altar of the LORD [that was] broken down.

1KI-18:31 And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the

number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of

the LORD came, saying, Israel shall be thy name:

1KI-18:32 And with the stones he built an altar in the name of

the LORD: and he made a trench about the altar, as great as

would contain two measures of seed.

1KI-18:33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in

pieces, and laid [him] on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels

with water, and pour [it] on the burnt sacrifice, and on the

wood.

1KI-18:34 And he said, Do [it] the second time. And they did

[it] the second time. And he said, Do [it] the third time. And

they did [it] the third time.

1KI-18:35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he

filled the trench also with water.

1KI-18:36 And it came to pass at [the time of] the offering of

the [evening] sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and

said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known

this day that thou [art] God in Israel, and [that] I [am] thy

servant, and [that] I have done all these things at thy word.

1KI-18:37 Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know

that thou [art] the LORD God, and [that] thou hast turned their

heart back again.

1KI-18:38 Then the fire of the LORD fell, and consumed the

burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and

licked up the water that [was] in the trench.

1KI-18:39 And when all the people saw [it], they fell on their

faces: and they said, The LORD, he [is] the God; the LORD, he

[is] the God.

1KI-18:40 And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal;

let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah

brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.

1KI-18:41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink;

for [there is] a sound of abundance of rain.

1KI-18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went

up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth,

and put his face between his knees,

1KI-18:43 And said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the

sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, [There is] nothing.

And he said, Go again seven times.

1KI-18:44 And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said,

Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a

man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare [thy

chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

1KI-18:45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the

heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great

rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

1KI-18:46 And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded

up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.

1KI-19:1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and

withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.

1KI-19:2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So

let the gods do [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life

as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

1KI-19:3 And when he saw [that], he arose, and went for his

life, and came to Beersheba, which [belongeth] to Judah, and

left his servant there.

1KI-19:4 But he himself went a day's journey into the

wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he

requested for himself that he might die; and said, It is enough;

now, O LORD, take away my life; for I [am] not better than my

fathers.

1KI-19:5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold,

then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat.

1KI-19:6 And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake baken

on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat

and drink, and laid him down again.

1KI-19:7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time,

and touched him, and said, Arise [and] eat; because the journey

[is] too great for thee.

1KI-19:8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the

strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the

mount of God.

1KI-19:9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and,

behold, the word of the LORD [came] to him, and he said unto

him, What doest thou here, Elijah?

1KI-19:10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD

God of hosts: for the children of Israel have forsaken thy

covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with

the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life,

to take it away.

1KI-19:11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount

before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great

and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the

rocks before the LORD; [but] the LORD [was] not in the wind: and

after the wind an earthquake; [but] the LORD [was] not in the

earthquake:

1KI-19:12 And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was]

not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

1KI-19:13 And it was [so], when Elijah heard [it] that he

wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the

entering in of the cave. And, behold, [there came] a voice unto

him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

1KI-19:14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD

God of hosts: because the children of Israel have forsaken thy

covenant, thrown down thine altars, and slain thy prophets with

the sword; and I, [even] I only, am left; and they seek my life,

to take it away.

1KI-19:15 And the LORD said unto him, Go, return on thy way to

the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest, anoint Hazael

[to be] king over Syria:

1KI-19:16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint [to be]

king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah

shalt thou anoint [to be] prophet in thy room.

1KI-19:17 And it shall come to pass, [that] him that escapeth

the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that escapeth from

the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

1KI-19:18 Yet I have left [me] seven thousand in Israel, all

the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which

hath not kissed him.

1KI-19:19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of

Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before

him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast

his mantle upon him.

1KI-19:20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said,

Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and [then] I

will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what

have I done to thee?

1KI-19:21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of

oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments

of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he

arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

1KI-20:1 And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host

together: and [there were] thirty and two kings with him, and

horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and

warred against it.

1KI-20:2 And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the

city, and said unto him, Thus saith Benhadad,

1KI-20:3 Thy silver and thy gold [is] mine; thy wives also and

thy children, [even] the goodliest, [are] mine.

1KI-20:4 And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O

king, according to thy saying, I [am] thine, and all that I have.

1KI-20:5 And the messengers came again, and said, Thus speaketh

Benhadad, saying, Although I have sent unto thee, saying, Thou

shalt deliver me thy silver, and thy gold, and thy wives, and

thy children;

1KI-20:6 Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about

this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of

thy servants; and it shall be, [that] whatsoever is pleasant in

thine eyes, they shall put [it] in their hand, and take [it]

away.

1KI-20:7 Then the king of Israel called all the elders of the

land, and said, Mark, I pray you, and see how this [man] seeketh

mischief: for he sent unto me for my wives, and for my children,

and for my silver, and for my gold; and I denied him not.

1KI-20:8 And all the elders and all the people said unto him,

Hearken not [unto him], nor consent.

1KI-20:9 Wherefore he said unto the messengers of Benhadad,

Tell my lord the king, All that thou didst send for to thy

servant at the first I will do: but this thing I may not do. And

the messengers departed, and brought him word again.

1KI-20:10 And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so

unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for

handfuls for all the people that follow me.

1KI-20:11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell [him],

Let not him that girdeth on [his harness] boast himself as he

that putteth it off.

1KI-20:12 And it came to pass, when [Benhadad] heard this

message, as he [was] drinking, he and the kings in the pavilions,

that he said unto his servants, Set [yourselves in array]. And

they set [themselves in array] against the city.

1KI-20:13 And, behold, there came a prophet unto Ahab king of

Israel, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou seen all this

great multitude? behold, I will deliver it into thine hand this

day; and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.

1KI-20:14 And Ahab said, By whom? And he said, Thus saith the

LORD, [Even] by the young men of the princes of the provinces.

Then he said, Who shall order the battle? And he answered, Thou.

1KI-20:15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the

provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty two: and after

them he numbered all the people, [even] all the children of

Israel, [being] seven thousand.

1KI-20:16 And they went out at noon. But Benhadad [was]

drinking himself drunk in the pavilions, he and the kings, the

thirty and two kings that helped him.

1KI-20:17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces

went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying,

There are men come out of Samaria.

1KI-20:18 And he said, Whether they be come out for peace, take

them alive; or whether they be come out for war, take them alive.

1KI-20:19 So these young men of the princes of the provinces

came out of the city, and the army which followed them.

1KI-20:20 And they slew every one his man: and the Syrians fled;

and Israel pursued them: and Benhadad the king of Syria escaped

on an horse with the horsemen.

1KI-20:21 And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses

and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

1KI-20:22 And the prophet came to the king of Israel, and said

unto him, Go, strengthen thyself, and mark, and see what thou

doest: for at the return of the year the king of Syria will come

up against thee.

1KI-20:23 And the servants of the king of Syria said unto him,

Their gods [are] gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger

than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely

we shall be stronger than they.

1KI-20:24 And do this thing, Take the kings away, every man out

of his place, and put captains in their rooms:

1KI-20:25 And number thee an army, like the army that thou hast

lost, horse for horse, and chariot for chariot: and we will

fight against them in the plain, [and] surely we shall be

stronger than they. And he hearkened unto their voice, and did

so.

1KI-20:26 And it came to pass at the return of the year, that

Benhadad numbered the Syrians, and went up to Aphek, to fight

against Israel.

1KI-20:27 And the children of Israel were numbered, and were

all present, and went against them: and the children of Israel

pitched before them like two little flocks of kids; but the

Syrians filled the country.

1KI-20:28 And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king

of Israel, and said, Thus saith the LORD, Because the Syrians

have said, The LORD [is] God of the hills, but he [is] not God

of the valleys, therefore will I deliver all this great

multitude into thine hand, and ye shall know that I [am] the

LORD.

1KI-20:29 And they pitched one over against the other seven

days. And [so] it was, that in the seventh day the battle was

joined: and the children of Israel slew of the Syrians an

hundred thousand footmen in one day.

1KI-20:30 But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; and

[there] a wall fell upon twenty and seven thousand of the men

[that were] left. And Benhadad fled, and came into the city,

into an inner chamber.

1KI-20:31 And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have

heard that the kings of the house of Israel [are] merciful kings:

let us, I pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon

our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he

will save thy life.

1KI-20:32 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and [put]

ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said,

Thy servant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he

said, [Is] he yet alive? he [is] my brother.

1KI-20:33 Now the men did diligently observe whether [any thing

would come] from him, and did hastily catch [it]: and they said,

Thy brother Benhadad. Then he said, Go ye, bring him. Then

Benhadad came forth to him; and he caused him to come up into

the chariot.

1KI-20:34 And [Benhadad] said unto him, The cities, which my

father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make

streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then

[said Ahab], I will send thee away with this covenant. So he

made a covenant with him, and sent him away.

1KI-20:35 And a certain man of the sons of the prophets said

unto his neighbour in the word of the LORD, Smite me, I pray

thee. And the man refused to smite him.

1KI-20:36 Then said he unto him, Because thou hast not obeyed

the voice of the LORD, behold, as soon as thou art departed from

me, a lion shall slay thee. And as soon as he was departed from

him, a lion found him, and slew him.

1KI-20:37 Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray

thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded [him].

1KI-20:38 So the prophet departed, and waited for the king by

the way, and disguised himself with ashes upon his face.

1KI-20:39 And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king:

and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle;

and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and

said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall

thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of

silver.

1KI-20:40 And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was

gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So [shall] thy

judgment [be]; thyself hast decided [it].

1KI-20:41 And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face;

and the king of Israel discerned him that he [was] of the

prophets.

1KI-20:42 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because

thou hast let go out of [thy] hand a man whom I appointed to

utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and

thy people for his people.

1KI-20:43 And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and

displeased, and came to Samaria.

1KI-21:1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] Naboth

the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which [was] in Jezreel, hard by

the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

1KI-21:2 And Ahab spake unto Naboth, saying, Give me thy

vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it

[is] near unto my house: and I will give thee for it a better

vineyard than it; [or], if it seem good to thee, I will give

thee the worth of it in money.

1KI-21:3 And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I

should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

1KI-21:4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased

because of the word which Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to

him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my

fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his

face, and would eat no bread.

1KI-21:5 But Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him,

Why is thy spirit so sad, that thou eatest no bread?

1KI-21:6 And he said unto her, Because I spake unto Naboth the

Jezreelite, and said unto him, Give me thy vineyard for money;

or else, if it please thee, I will give thee [another] vineyard

for it: and he answered, I will not give thee my vineyard.

1KI-21:7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him, Dost thou now

govern the kingdom of Israel? arise, [and] eat bread, and let

thine heart be merry: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth

the Jezreelite.

1KI-21:8 So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed [them]

with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the

nobles that [were] in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

1KI-21:9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast,

and set Naboth on high among the people:

1KI-21:10 And set two men, sons of Belial, before him, to bear

witness against him, saying, Thou didst blaspheme God and the

king. And [then] carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.

1KI-21:11 And the men of his city, [even] the elders and the

nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as Jezebel had

sent unto them, [and] as it [was] written in the letters which

she had sent unto them.

1KI-21:12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among

the people.

1KI-21:13 And there came in two men, children of Belial, and

sat before him: and the men of Belial witnessed against him,

[even] against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying,

Naboth did blaspheme God and the king. Then they carried him

forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.

1KI-21:14 Then they sent to Jezebel, saying, Naboth is stoned,

and is dead.

1KI-21:15 And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth

was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take

possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he

refused to give thee for money: for Naboth is not alive, but

dead.

1KI-21:16 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard that Naboth was

dead, that Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the

Jezreelite, to take possession of it.

1KI-21:17 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite,

saying,

1KI-21:18 Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which

[is] in Samaria: behold, [he is] in the vineyard of Naboth,

whither he is gone down to possess it.

1KI-21:19 And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the

LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou

shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place

where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood,

even thine.

1KI-21:20 And Ahab said to Elijah, hast thou found me, O mine

enemy? And he answered, I have found [thee]; because thou hast

sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

1KI-21:21 Behold, I will bring evil upon thee, and will take

away thy posterity, and will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth

against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel,

1KI-21:22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam

the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah,

for the provocation wherewith thou hast provoked [me] to anger,

and made Israel to sin.

1KI-21:23 And of Jezebel also spake the LORD, saying, The dogs

shall eat Jezebel by the wall of Jezreel.

1KI-21:24 Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat;

and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.

1KI-21:25 But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell

himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom

Jezebel his wife stirred up.

1KI-21:26 And he did very abominably in following idols,

according to all [things] as did the Amorites, whom the LORD

cast out before the children of Israel.

1KI-21:27 And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words,

that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and

fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly.

1KI-21:28 And the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite,

saying,

1KI-21:29 Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me?

because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil

in his days: [but] in his son's days will I bring the evil upon

his house.

1KI-22:1 And they continued three years without war between

Syria and Israel.

1KI-22:2 And it came to pass in the third year, that

Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

1KI-22:3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye

that Ramoth in Gilead [is] ours, and we [be] still, [and] take

it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

1KI-22:4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to

battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of

Israel, I [am] as thou [art], my people as thy people, my horses

as thy horses.

1KI-22:5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire,

I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

1KI-22:6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together,

about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against

Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up;

for the Lord shall deliver [it] into the hand of the king.

1KI-22:7 And Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of

the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?

1KI-22:8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There

is] yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may

inquire of the LORD: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy

good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the

king say so.

1KI-22:9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said,

Hasten [hither] Micaiah the son of Imlah.

1KI-22:10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of

Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a

void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the

prophets prophesied before them.

1KI-22:11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of

iron: and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou

push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.

1KI-22:12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to

Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it] into

the king's hand.

1KI-22:13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake

unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets

[declare] good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I

pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak [that

which is] good.

1KI-22:14 And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, what the LORD

saith unto me, that will I speak.

1KI-22:15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him,

Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we

forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the LORD

shall deliver [it] into the hand of the king.

1KI-22:16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I

adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but [that which is] true

in the name of the LORD?

1KI-22:17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the

hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said,

These have no master: let them return every man to his house in

peace.

1KI-22:18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I

not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but

evil?

1KI-22:19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD:

I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of

heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.

1KI-22:20 And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he

may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner,

and another said on that manner.

1KI-22:21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the

LORD, and said, I will persuade him.

1KI-22:22 And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I

will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all

his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade [him], and

prevail also: go forth, and do so.

1KI-22:23 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying

spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath

spoken evil concerning thee.

1KI-22:24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and

smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the spirit

of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

1KI-22:25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day,

when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

1KI-22:26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry

him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the

king's son;

1KI-22:27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [fellow] in

the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water

of affliction, until I come in peace.

1KI-22:28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the

LORD hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people,

every one of you.

1KI-22:29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of

Judah went up to Ramothgilead.

1KI-22:30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will

disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy

robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into

the battle.

1KI-22:31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two

captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither

with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

1KI-22:32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the

chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it [is] the

king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and

Jehoshaphat cried out.

1KI-22:33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the

chariots perceived that it [was] not the king of Israel, that

they turned back from pursuing him.

1KI-22:34 And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture, and

smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness:

wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine

hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

1KI-22:35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was

stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even:

and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.

1KI-22:36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host

about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city,

and every man to his own country.

1KI-22:37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and

they buried the king in Samaria.

1KI-22:38 And [one] washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria;

and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour;

according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.

1KI-22:39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did,

and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he

built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of

the kings of Israel?

1KI-22:40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son

reigned in his stead.

1KI-22:41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over

Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

1KI-22:42 Jehoshaphat [was] thirty and five years old when he

began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in

Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Azubah the daughter of

Shilhi.

1KI-22:43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he

turned not aside from it, doing [that which was] right in the

eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken

away; [for] the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high

places.

1KI-22:44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

1KI-22:45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his

might that he showed, and how he warred, [are] they not written

in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

1KI-22:46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in

the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

1KI-22:47 [There was] then no king in Edom: a deputy [was] king.

1KI-22:48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir

for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at

Eziongeber.

1KI-22:49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat,

Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But

Jehoshaphat would not.

1KI-22:50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was

buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and

Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

1KI-22:51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in

Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and

reigned two years over Israel.

1KI-22:52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, and walked

in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in

the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:

1KI-22:53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked

to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his

father had done. king james study

1PE-1:1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers

scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and

Bithynia,

1PE-1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father,

through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and

sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and

peace, be multiplied.

1PE-1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us

again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ

from the dead,

1PE-1:4 To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and

that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,

1PE-1:5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto

salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1PE-1:6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if

need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

1PE-1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious

than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might

be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of

Jesus Christ:

1PE-1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye

see [him] not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable

and full of glory:

1PE-1:9 Receiving the end of your faith, [even] the salvation

of [your] souls.

1PE-1:10 Of which salvation the prophets have inquired and

searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace [that should

come] unto you:

1PE-1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of

Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified

beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should

follow.

1PE-1:12 Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves,

but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported

unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the

Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire

to look into.

1PE-1:13 Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober,

and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you

at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

1PE-1:14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves

according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

1PE-1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy

in all manner of conversation;

1PE-1:16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.

1PE-1:17 And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of

persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of

your sojourning [here] in fear:

1PE-1:18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with

corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain

conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;

1PE-1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb

without blemish and without spot:

1PE-1:20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of

the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,

1PE-1:21 Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from

the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be

in God.

1PE-1:22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the

truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren,

[see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:

1PE-1:23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of

incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for

ever.

1PE-1:24 For all flesh [is] as grass, and all the glory of man

as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower

thereof falleth away:

1PE-1:25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this

is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

1PE-2:1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and

hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

1PE-2:2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word,

that ye may grow thereby:

1PE-2:3 If so be ye have tasted that the Lord [is] gracious.

1PE-2:4 To whom coming, [as unto] a living stone, disallowed

indeed of men, but chosen of God, [and] precious,

1PE-2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual

house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices,

acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

1PE-2:6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold,

I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he

that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

1PE-2:7 Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious: but

unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders

disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

1PE-2:8 And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, [even

to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto

also they were appointed.

1PE-2:9 But ye [are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood,

an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the

praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his

marvellous light:

1PE-2:10 Which in time past [were] not a people, but [are] now

the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have

obtained mercy.

1PE-2:11 Dearly beloved, I beseech [you] as strangers and

pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

1PE-2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles:

that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by

[your] good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the

day of visitation.

1PE-2:13 Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the

Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

1PE-2:14 Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him

for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that

do well.

1PE-2:15 For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may

put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

1PE-2:16 As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of

maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

1PE-2:17 Honour all [men]. Love the brotherhood. Fear God.

Honour the king.

1PE-2:18 Servants, [be] subject to [your] masters with all fear;

not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

1PE-2:19 For this [is] thankworthy, if a man for conscience

toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.

1PE-2:20 For what glory [is it], if, when ye be buffeted for

your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well,

and suffer [for it], ye take it patiently, this [is] acceptable

with God.

1PE-2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also

suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow

his steps:

1PE-2:22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

1PE-2:23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he

suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that

judgeth righteously:

1PE-2:24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the

tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto

righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

1PE-2:25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now

returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.

1PE-3:1 Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own

husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without

the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

1PE-3:2 While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled]

with fear.

1PE-3:3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of

plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of

apparel;

1PE-3:4 But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that

which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and

quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

1PE-3:5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women

also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in

subjection unto their own husbands:

1PE-3:6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose

daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with

any amazement.

1PE-3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to

knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker

vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that

your prayers be not hindered.

1PE-3:8 Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one

of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:

1PE-3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing:

but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called,

that ye should inherit a blessing.

1PE-3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him

refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no

guile:

1PE-3:11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace,

and ensue it.

1PE-3:12 For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and

his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord

[is] against them that do evil.

1PE-3:13 And who [is] he that will harm you, if ye be followers

of that which is good?

1PE-3:14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy

[are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

1PE-3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be]

ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a

reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

1PE-3:16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak

evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely

accuse your good conversation in Christ.

1PE-3:17 For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye

suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

1PE-3:18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just

for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to

death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

1PE-3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in

prison;

1PE-3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the

longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark

was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by

water.

1PE-3:21 The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now

save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the

answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of

Jesus Christ:

1PE-3:22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of

God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto

him.

1PE-4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the

flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that

hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;

1PE-4:2 That he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in

the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

1PE-4:3 For the time past of [our] life may suffice us to have

wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in

lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings,

and abominable idolatries:

1PE-4:4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with

[them] to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you]:

1PE-4:5 Who shall give account to him that is ready to judge

the quick and the dead.

1PE-4:6 For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them

that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the

flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

1PE-4:7 But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore

sober, and watch unto prayer.

1PE-4:8 And above all things have fervent charity among

yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins.

1PE-4:9 Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

1PE-4:10 As every man hath received the gift, [even so]

minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the

manifold grace of God.

1PE-4:11 If any man speak, [let him speak] as the oracles of

God; if any man minister, [let him do it] as of the ability

which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified

through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever

and ever. Amen.

1PE-4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery

trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened

unto you:

1PE-4:13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's

sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be

glad also with exceeding joy.

1PE-4:14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy [are

ye]; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on

their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is

glorified.

1PE-4:15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or [as] a

thief, or [as] an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's

matters.

1PE-4:16 Yet if [any man suffer] as a Christian, let him not be

ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.

1PE-4:17 For the time [is come] that judgment must begin at the

house of God: and if [it] first [begin] at us, what shall the

end [be] of them that obey not the gospel of God?

1PE-4:18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall

the ungodly and the sinner appear?

1PE-4:19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will

of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing,

as unto a faithful Creator.

1PE-5:1 The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an

elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a

partaker of the glory that shall be revealed:

1PE-5:2 Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the

oversight [thereof], not by constraint, but willingly; not for

filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

1PE-5:3 Neither as being lords over [God's] heritage, but being

ensamples to the flock.

1PE-5:4 And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall

receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away.

1PE-5:5 Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder.

Yea, all [of you] be subject one to another, and be clothed with

humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the

humble.

1PE-5:6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of

God, that he may exalt you in due time:

1PE-5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

1PE-5:8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil,

as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

1PE-5:9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the

same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in

the world.

1PE-5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his

eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a

while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle [you].

1PE-5:11 To him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

1PE-5:12 By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose,

I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is

the true grace of God wherein ye stand.

1PE-5:13 The [church that is] at Babylon, elected together with

[you], saluteth you; and [so doth] Marcus my son.

1PE-5:14 Greet ye one another with a kiss of charity. Peace

[be] with you all that are in Christ Jesus. Amen. king james

study

1SA-1:1 Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of

mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Elkanah, the son of Jeroham,

the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an

Ephrathite:

1SA-1:2 And he had two wives; the name of the one [was] Hannah,

and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children,

but Hannah had no children.

1SA-1:3 And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship

and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two

sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD,

[were] there.

1SA-1:4 And when the time was that Elkanah offered, he gave to

Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters,

portions:

1SA-1:5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved

Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

1SA-1:6 And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make

her fret, because the LORD had shut up her womb.

1SA-1:7 And [as] he did so year by year, when she went up to

the house of the LORD, so she provoked her; therefore she wept,

and did not eat.

1SA-1:8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, why

weepest thou? and why eatest thou not? and why is thy heart

grieved? [am] not I better to thee than ten sons?

1SA-1:9 So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and

after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a

post of the temple of the LORD.

1SA-1:10 And she [was] in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto

the LORD, and wept sore.

1SA-1:11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if

thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and

remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto

thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD

all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his

head.

1SA-1:12 And it came to pass, as she continued praying before

the LORD, that Eli marked her mouth.

1SA-1:13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips

moved, but her voice was not heard: therefore Eli thought she

had been drunken.

1SA-1:14 And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken?

put away thy wine from thee.

1SA-1:15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I [am] a

woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor

strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the LORD.

1SA-1:16 Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for

out of the abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken

hitherto.

1SA-1:17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God

of Israel grant [thee] thy petition that thou hast asked of him.

1SA-1:18 And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy

sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her

countenance was no more [sad].

1SA-1:19 And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped

before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah:

and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.

1SA-1:20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come

about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and

called his name Samuel, [saying], Because I have asked him of

the LORD.

1SA-1:21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to

offer unto the LORD the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.

1SA-1:22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband,

[I will not go up] until the child be weaned, and [then] I will

bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide

for ever.

1SA-1:23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth

thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the LORD

establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck

until she weaned him.

1SA-1:24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her,

with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of

wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and

the child [was] young.

1SA-1:25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

1SA-1:26 And she said, Oh my lord, [as] thy soul liveth, my

lord, I [am] the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the

LORD.

1SA-1:27 For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my

petition which I asked of him:

1SA-1:28 Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as

he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the

LORD there.

1SA-2:1 And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the

LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged

over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.

1SA-2:2 [There is] none holy as the LORD: for [there is] none

beside thee: neither [is there] any rock like our God.

1SA-2:3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let [not] arrogancy

come out of your mouth: for the LORD [is] a God of knowledge,

and by him actions are weighed.

1SA-2:4 The bows of the mighty men [are] broken, and they that

stumbled are girded with strength.

1SA-2:5 [They that were] full have hired out themselves for

bread; and [they that were] hungry ceased: so that the barren

hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.

1SA-2:6 The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to

the grave, and bringeth up.

1SA-2:7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low,

and lifteth up.

1SA-2:8 He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, [and] lifteth

up the beggar from the dunghill, to set [them] among princes,

and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of

the earth [are] the LORD's, and he hath set the world upon them.

1SA-2:9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked

shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man

prevail.

1SA-2:10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces;

out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge

the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king,

and exalt the horn of his anointed.

1SA-2:11 And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child

did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.

1SA-2:12 Now the sons of Eli [were] sons of Belial; they knew

not the LORD.

1SA-2:13 And the priests' custom with the people [was, that],

when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while

the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in

his hand;

1SA-2:14 And he struck [it] into the pan, or kettle, or caldron,

or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for

himself. So they did in Shiloh, unto all the Israelites that

came thither.

1SA-2:15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant

came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast

for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but

raw.

1SA-2:16 And [if] any man said unto him, Let them not fail to

burn the fat presently, and [then] take [as much] as thy soul

desireth; then he would answer him, [Nay]; but thou shalt give

[it me] now: and if not, I will take [it] by force.

1SA-2:17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great

before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.

1SA-2:18 But Samuel ministered before the LORD, [being] a child,

girded with a linen ephod.

1SA-2:19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and

brought [it] to him from year to year, when she came up with her

husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.

1SA-2:20 And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The

LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to

the LORD. And they went unto their own home.

1SA-2:21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived,

and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew

before the LORD.

1SA-2:22 Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did

unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled

[at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

1SA-2:23 And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I

hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

1SA-2:24 Nay, my sons; for [it is] no good report that I hear:

ye make the LORD's people to transgress.

1SA-2:25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge

him: but if a man sin against the LORD, who shall entreat for

him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their

father, because the LORD would slay them.

1SA-2:26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both

with the LORD, and also with men.

1SA-2:27 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto

him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of

thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

1SA-2:28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel

[to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to

wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy

father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

1SA-2:29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering,

which I have commanded [in my] habitation; and honourest thy

sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all

the offerings of Israel my people?

1SA-2:30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed

[that] thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk

before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me;

for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me

shall be lightly esteemed.

1SA-2:31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm,

and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an

old man in thine house.

1SA-2:32 And thou shalt see an enemy [in my] habitation, in all

[the wealth] which [God] shall give Israel: and there shall not

be an old man in thine house for ever.

1SA-2:33 And the man of thine, [whom] I shall not cut off from

mine altar, [shall be] to consume thine eyes, and to grieve

thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in

the flower of their age.

1SA-2:34 And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, that shall come

upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall

die both of them.

1SA-2:35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, [that] shall

do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart and in my mind:

and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine

anointed for ever.

1SA-2:36 And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is

left in thine house shall come [and] crouch to him for a piece

of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray

thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece

of bread.

1SA-3:1 And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before

Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there

was] no open vision.

1SA-3:2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli [was] laid

down in his place, and his eyes began to wax dim, [that] he

could not see;

1SA-3:3 And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the

LORD, where the ark of God [was], and Samuel was laid down [to

sleep];

1SA-3:4 That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here [am]

1SA-3:5 And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou

calledst me. And he said, I called not; lie down again. And he

went and lay down.

1SA-3:6 And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose

and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst call me.

And he answered, I called not, my son; lie down again.

1SA-3:7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the

word of the LORD yet revealed unto him.

1SA-3:8 And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he

arose and went to Eli, and said, Here [am] I; for thou didst

call me. And Eli perceived that the LORD had called the child.

1SA-3:9 Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it

shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for

thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

1SA-3:10 And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other

times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy

servant heareth.

1SA-3:11 And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing

in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it

shall tingle.

1SA-3:12 In that day I will perform against Eli all [things]

which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will

also make an end.

1SA-3:13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for

ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made

themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

1SA-3:14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that

the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice

nor offering for ever.

1SA-3:15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors

of the house of the LORD. And Samuel feared to show Eli the

vision.

1SA-3:16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And

he answered, Here [am] I.

1SA-3:17 And he said, What [is] the thing that [the LORD] hath

said unto thee? I pray thee hide [it] not from me: God do so to

thee, and more also, if thou hide [any] thing from me of all the

things that he said unto thee.

1SA-3:18 And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from

him. And he said, It [is] the LORD: let him do what seemeth him

good.

1SA-3:19 And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did

let none of his words fall to the ground.

1SA-3:20 And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that

Samuel [was] established [to be] a prophet of the LORD.

1SA-3:21 And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD

revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.

1SA-4:1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel

went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside

Ebenezer: and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.

1SA-4:2 And the Philistines put themselves in array against

Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before

the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about

four thousand men.

1SA-4:3 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders

of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before

the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the

LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it

may save us out of the hand of our enemies.

1SA-4:4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring

from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which

dwelleth [between] the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli,

Hophni and Phinehas, [were] there with the ark of the covenant

of God.

1SA-4:5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into

the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the

earth rang again.

1SA-4:6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout,

they said, What [meaneth] the noise of this great shout in the

camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the

LORD was come into the camp.

1SA-4:7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is

come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath

not been such a thing heretofore.

1SA-4:8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of

these mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that smote the Egyptians

with all the plagues in the wilderness.

1SA-4:9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye

Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they

have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

1SA-4:10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten,

and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very

great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand

footmen.

1SA-4:11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli,

Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

1SA-4:12 And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and

came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with

earth upon his head.

1SA-4:13 And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the

wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And

when the man came into the city, and told [it], all the city

cried out.

1SA-4:14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said,

What [meaneth] the noise of this tumult? And the man came in

hastily, and told Eli.

1SA-4:15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes

were dim, that he could not see.

1SA-4:16 And the man said unto Eli, I [am] he that came out of

the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What

is there done, my son?

1SA-4:17 And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled

before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great

slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and

Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

1SA-4:18 And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark

of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of

the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man,

and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

1SA-4:19 And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with

child, [near] to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings

that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and

her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her

pains came upon her.

1SA-4:20 And about the time of her death the women that stood

by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But

she answered not, neither did she regard [it].

1SA-4:21 And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is

departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and

because of her father in law and her husband.

1SA-4:22 And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for

the ark of God is taken.

1SA-5:1 And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it

from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.

1SA-5:2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought

it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.

1SA-5:3 And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow,

behold, Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the earth before the

ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place

again.

1SA-5:4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold,

Dagon [was] fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark

of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his

hands [were] cut off upon the threshold; only [the stump of]

Dagon was left to him.

1SA-5:5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that

come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in

Ashdod unto this day.

1SA-5:6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod,

and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, [even]

Ashdod and the coasts thereof.

1SA-5:7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that [it was] so, they

said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for

his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.

1SA-5:8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the

Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark

of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God

of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark

of the God of Israel about [thither].

1SA-5:9 And it was [so], that, after they had carried it about,

the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great

destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and

great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.

1SA-5:10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it

came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the

Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of

the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.

1SA-5:11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of

the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of

Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us

not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction

throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

1SA-5:12 And the men that died not were smitten with the

emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

1SA-6:1 And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the

Philistines seven months.

1SA-6:2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the

diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell

us wherewith we shall send it to his place.

1SA-6:3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of

Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass

offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you

why his hand is not removed from you.

1SA-6:4 Then said they, What [shall be] the trespass offering

which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods,

and five golden mice, [according to] the number of the lords of

the Philistines: for one plague [was] on you all, and on your

lords.

1SA-6:5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and

images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory

unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand

from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

1SA-6:6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the

Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought

wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they

departed?

1SA-6:7 Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine,

on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart,

and bring their calves home from them:

1SA-6:8 And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart;

and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him [for] a trespass

offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away,

that it may go.

1SA-6:9 And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to

Bethshemesh, [then] he hath done us this great evil: but if not,

then we shall know that [it is] not his hand [that] smote us: it

[was] a chance [that] happened to us.

1SA-6:10 And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied

them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:

1SA-6:11 And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and

the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

1SA-6:12 And the kine took the straight way to the way of

Bethshemesh, [and] went along the highway, lowing as they went,

and turned not aside [to] the right hand or [to] the left; and

the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of

Bethshemesh.

1SA-6:13 And [they of] Bethshemesh [were] reaping their wheat

harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw

the ark, and rejoiced to see [it].

1SA-6:14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a

Bethshemite, and stood there, where [there was] a great stone:

and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a

burnt offering unto the LORD.

1SA-6:15 And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the

coffer that [was] with it, wherein the jewels of gold [were],

and put [them] on the great stone: and the men of Bethshemesh

offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day

unto the LORD.

1SA-6:16 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen

[it], they returned to Ekron the same day.

1SA-6:17 And these [are] the golden emerods which the

Philistines returned [for] a trespass offering unto the LORD;

for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for

Ekron one;

1SA-6:18 And the golden mice, [according to] the number of all

the cities of the Philistines [belonging] to the five lords,

[both] of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the

great [stone of] Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD:

[which stone remaineth] unto this day in the field of Joshua,

the Bethshemite.

1SA-6:19 And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had

looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people

fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people

lamented, because the LORD had smitten [many] of the people with

a great slaughter.

1SA-6:20 And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand

before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

1SA-6:21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of

Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the

ark of the LORD; come ye down, [and] fetch it up to you.

1SA-7:1 And the men of Kirjathjearim came, and fetched up the

ark of the LORD, and brought it into the house of Abinadab in

the hill, and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the

LORD.

1SA-7:2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in

Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years:

and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

1SA-7:3 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying,

If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, [then] put

away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare

your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will

deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

1SA-7:4 Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and

Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

1SA-7:5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I

will pray for you unto the LORD.

1SA-7:6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water,

and poured [it] out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and

said there, We have sinned against the LORD. And Samuel judged

the children of Israel in Mizpeh.

1SA-7:7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of

Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the

Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of

Israel heard [it], they were afraid of the Philistines.

1SA-7:8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to

cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of

the hand of the Philistines.

1SA-7:9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered [it for] a

burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the

LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.

1SA-7:10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the

Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD

thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines,

and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.

1SA-7:11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued

the Philistines, and smote them, until [they came] under Bethcar.

1SA-7:12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set [it] between Mizpeh

and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto

hath the LORD helped us.

1SA-7:13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more

into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against

the Philistines all the days of Samuel.

1SA-7:14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from

Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and

the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the

Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.

1SA-7:15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

1SA-7:16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel,

and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.

1SA-7:17 And his return [was] to Ramah; for there [was] his

house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar

unto the LORD.

1SA-8:1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made

his sons judges over Israel.

1SA-8:2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of

his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beersheba.

1SA-8:3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside

after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

1SA-8:4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves

together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

1SA-8:5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons

walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all

the nations.

1SA-8:6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give

us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

1SA-8:7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice

of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not

rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not

reign over them.

1SA-8:8 According to all the works which they have done since

the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day,

wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do

they also unto thee.

1SA-8:9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet

protest solemnly unto them, and show them the manner of the king

that shall reign over them.

1SA-8:10 And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the

people that asked of him a king.

1SA-8:11 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that

shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint [them]

for himself, for his chariots, and [to be] his horsemen; and

[some] shall run before his chariots.

1SA-8:12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and

captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground,

and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and

instruments of his chariots.

1SA-8:13 And he will take your daughters [to be]

confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers.

1SA-8:14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and

your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them], and give [them] to

his servants.

1SA-8:15 And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your

vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.

1SA-8:16 And he will take your menservants, and your

maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and

put [them] to his work.

1SA-8:17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be

his servants.

1SA-8:18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king

which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you

in that day.

1SA-8:19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of

Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us;

1SA-8:20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our

king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

1SA-8:21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he

rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD.

1SA-8:22 And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice,

and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go

ye every man unto his city.

1SA-9:1 Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish,

the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the

son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

1SA-9:2 And he had a son, whose name [was] Saul, a choice young

man, and a goodly: and [there was] not among the children of

Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward

[he was] higher than any of the people.

1SA-9:3 And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish

said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee,

and arise, go seek the asses.

1SA-9:4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through

the land of Shalisha, but they found [them] not: then they

passed through the land of Shalim, and [there they were] not:

and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found

[them] not.

1SA-9:5 [And] when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul

said to his servant that [was] with him, Come, and let us return;

lest my father leave [caring] for the asses, and take thought

for us.

1SA-9:6 And he said unto him, Behold now, [there is] in this

city a man of God, and [he is] an honourable man; all that he

saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure

he can show us our way that we should go.

1SA-9:7 Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, [if] we go,

what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our

vessels, and [there is] not a present to bring to the man of God:

what have we?

1SA-9:8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold,

I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver:

[that] will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

1SA-9:9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of

God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for [he

that is] now [called] a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

1SA-9:10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us

go. So they went unto the city where the man of God [was].

1SA-9:11 [And] as they went up the hill to the city, they found

young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is

the seer here?

1SA-9:12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, [he

is] before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city;

for [there is] a sacrifice of the people to day in the high

place:

1SA-9:13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall

straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat:

for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless

the sacrifice; [and] afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now

therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.

1SA-9:14 And they went up into the city: [and] when they were

come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to

go up to the high place.

1SA-9:15 Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before

Saul came, saying,

1SA-9:16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out

of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him [to be]

captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of

the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people,

because their cry is come unto me.

1SA-9:17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him,

Behold the man whom I spake to thee of! this same shall reign

over my people.

1SA-9:18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said,

Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house [is].

1SA-9:19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I [am] the seer:

go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to

day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all

that [is] in thine heart.

1SA-9:20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago,

set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom [is]

all the desire of Israel? [Is it] not on thee, and on all thy

father's house?

1SA-9:21 And Saul answered and said, [Am] not I a Benjamite, of

the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of

all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then

speakest thou so to me?

1SA-9:22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them

into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among

them that were bidden, which [were] about thirty persons.

1SA-9:23 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which

I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.

1SA-9:24 And the cook took up the shoulder, and [that] which

[was] upon it, and set [it] before Saul. And [Samuel] said,

Behold that which is left! set [it] before thee, [and] eat: for

unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have

invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

1SA-9:25 And when they were come down from the high place into

the city, [Samuel] communed with Saul upon the top of the house.

1SA-9:26 And they arose early: and it came to pass about the

spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the

house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose,

and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.

1SA-9:27 [And] as they were going down to the end of the city,

Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he

passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may show thee

the word of God.

1SA-10:1 Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured [it] upon

his head, and kissed him, and said, [Is it] not because the LORD

hath anointed thee [to be] captain over his inheritance?

1SA-10:2 When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt

find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at

Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou

wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the

care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I

do for my son?

1SA-10:3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou

shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee

three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids,

and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying

a bottle of wine:

1SA-10:4 And they will salute thee, and give thee two [loaves]

of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

1SA-10:5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where

[is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass,

when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a

company of prophets coming down from the high place with a

psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and

they shall prophesy:

1SA-10:6 And the spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and

thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another

man.

1SA-10:7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee,

[that] thou do as occasion serve thee; for God [is] with thee.

1SA-10:8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and,

behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings,

[and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days

shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and show thee what thou

shalt do.

1SA-10:9 And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to

go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs

came to pass that day.

1SA-10:10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a

company of prophets met him; and the spirit of God came upon him,

and he prophesied among them.

1SA-10:11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him

beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets,

then the people said one to another, What [is] this [that] is

come unto the son of Kish? [Is] Saul also among the prophets?

1SA-10:12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who

[is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also

among the prophets?

1SA-10:13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came

to the high place.

1SA-10:14 And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant,

Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw

that [they were] no where, we came to Samuel.

1SA-10:15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what

Samuel said unto you.

1SA-10:16 And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that

the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof

Samuel spake, he told him not.

1SA-10:17 And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD

to Mizpeh;

1SA-10:18 And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the

LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and

delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the

hand of all kingdoms, [and] of them that oppressed you:

1SA-10:19 And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself

saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and

ye have said unto him, [Nay], but set a king over us. Now

therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and

by your thousands.

1SA-10:20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel

to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

1SA-10:21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near

by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the

son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be

found.

1SA-10:22 Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the

man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he

hath hid himself among the stuff.

1SA-10:23 And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he

stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people

from his shoulders and upward.

1SA-10:24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom

the LORD hath chosen, that [there is] none like him among all

the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the

king.

1SA-10:25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom,

and wrote [it] in a book, and laid [it] up before the LORD. And

Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.

1SA-10:26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went

with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.

1SA-10:27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man

save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But

he held his peace.

1SA-11:1 Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against

Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a

covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

1SA-11:2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this

[condition] will I make [a covenant] with you, that I may thrust

out all your right eyes, and lay it [for] a reproach upon all

Israel.

1SA-11:3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven

days' respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts

of Israel: and then, if [there be] no man to save us, we will

come out to thee.

1SA-11:4 Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told

the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted

up their voices, and wept.

1SA-11:5 And, behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field;

and Saul said, What [aileth] the people that they weep? And

they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh.

1SA-11:6 And the spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard

those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

1SA-11:7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and hewed them in pieces,

and sent [them] throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands

of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and

after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of

the LORD fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.

1SA-11:8 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the children of

Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty

thousand.

1SA-11:9 And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus

shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by [that

time] the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers

came and showed [it] to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.

1SA-11:10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, To morrow we will

come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good

unto you.

1SA-11:11 And it was [so] on the morrow, that Saul put the

people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the

host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat

of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were

scattered, so that two of them were not left together.

1SA-11:12 And the people said unto Samuel, Who [is] he that

said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put

them to death.

1SA-11:13 And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death

this day: for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel.

1SA-11:14 Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go

to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.

1SA-11:15 And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they

made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they

sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and

there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

1SA-12:1 And Samuel said unto all Israel, Behold, I have

hearkened unto your voice in all that ye said unto me, and have

made a king over you.

1SA-12:2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you: and I am

old and grayheaded; and, behold, my sons [are] with you: and I

have walked before you from my childhood unto this day.

1SA-12:3 Behold, here I [am]: witness against me before the

LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose

ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I

oppressed? or of whose hand have I received [any] bribe to blind

mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

1SA-12:4 And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor

oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man's hand.

1SA-12:5 And he said unto them, The LORD [is] witness against

you, and his anointed [is] witness this day, that ye have not

found ought in my hand. And they answered, [He is] witness.

1SA-12:6 And Samuel said unto the people, [It is] the LORD that

advanced Moses and Aaron, and that brought your fathers up out

of the land of Egypt.

1SA-12:7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you

before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he

did to you and to your fathers.

1SA-12:8 When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried

unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought

forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this

place.

1SA-12:9 And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them

into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into

the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of

Moab, and they fought against them.

1SA-12:10 And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have

sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served

Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our

enemies, and we will serve thee.

1SA-12:11 And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah,

and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on

every side, and ye dwelled safe.

1SA-12:12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children

of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king

shall reign over us: when the LORD your God [was] your king.

1SA-12:13 Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen,

[and] whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a

king over you.

1SA-12:14 If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his

voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then

shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue

following the LORD your God:

1SA-12:15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but

rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand

of the LORD be against you, as [it was] against your fathers.

1SA-12:16 Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which

the LORD will do before your eyes.

1SA-12:17 [Is it] not wheat harvest to day? I will call unto

the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may

perceive and see that your wickedness [is] great, which ye have

done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king.

1SA-12:18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent

thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the

LORD and Samuel.

1SA-12:19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thy

servants unto the LORD thy God, that we die not: for we have

added unto all our sins [this] evil, to ask us a king.

1SA-12:20 And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have

done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the

LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart;

1SA-12:21 And turn ye not aside: for [then should ye go] after

vain [things], which cannot profit nor deliver; for they [are]

vain.

1SA-12:22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his

great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you

his people.

1SA-12:23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin

against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach

you the good and the right way:

1SA-12:24 Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all

your heart; for consider how great [things] he hath done for you.

1SA-12:25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be

consumed, both ye and your king.

1SA-13:1 Saul reigned one year; and when he had reigned two

years over Israel,

1SA-13:2 Saul chose him three thousand [men] of Israel;

[whereof] two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount

Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin:

and the rest of the people he sent every man to his tent.

1SA-13:3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the Philistines

that [was] in Geba, and the Philistines heard [of it]. And Saul

blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, Let the

Hebrews hear.

1SA-13:4 And all Israel heard say [that] Saul had smitten a

garrison of the Philistines, and [that] Israel also was had in

abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called

together after Saul to Gilgal.

1SA-13:5 And the Philistines gathered themselves together to

fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand

horsemen, and people as the sand which [is] on the sea shore in

multitude: and they came up, and pitched in Michmash, eastward

from Bethaven.

1SA-13:6 When the men of Israel saw that they were in a strait,

(for the people were distressed,) then the people did hide

themselves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high

places, and in pits.

1SA-13:7 And [some of] the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land

of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he [was] yet in Gilgal, and all

the people followed him trembling.

1SA-13:8 And he tarried seven days, according to the set time

that Samuel [had appointed]: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and

the people were scattered from him.

1SA-13:9 And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me,

and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering.

1SA-13:10 And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an

end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and

Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him.

1SA-13:11 And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said,

Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and [that]

thou camest not within the days appointed, and [that] the

Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

1SA-13:12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now

upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the

LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering.

1SA-13:13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly:

thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he

commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy

kingdom upon Israel for ever.

1SA-13:14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath

sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath

commanded him [to be] captain over his people, because thou hast

not kept [that] which the LORD commanded thee.

1SA-13:15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto

Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people [that were]

present with him, about six hundred men.

1SA-13:16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people [that

were] present with them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin: but the

Philistines encamped in Michmash.

1SA-13:17 And the spoilers came out of the camp of the

Philistines in three companies: one company turned unto the way

[that leadeth to] Ophrah, unto the land of Shual:

1SA-13:18 And another company turned the way [to] Bethhoron:

and another company turned [to] the way of the border that

looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.

1SA-13:19 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land

of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make

[them] swords or spears:

1SA-13:20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines,

to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and

his mattock.

1SA-13:21 Yet they had a file for the mattocks, and for the

coulters, and for the forks, and for the axes, and to sharpen

the goads.

1SA-13:22 So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there

was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the

people that [were] with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and

with Jonathan his son was there found.

1SA-13:23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the

passage of Michmash.

1SA-14:1 Now it came to pass upon a day, that Jonathan the son

of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and

let us go over to the Philistines' garrison, that [is] on the

other side. But he told not his father.

1SA-14:2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under

a pomegranate tree which [is] in Migron: and the people that

[were] with him [were] about six hundred men;

1SA-14:3 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod's brother, the

son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the LORD'S priest in Shiloh,

wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

1SA-14:4 And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to

go over unto the Philistines' garrison, [there was] a sharp rock

on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the

name of the one [was] Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.

1SA-14:5 The forefront of the one [was] situate northward over

against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah.

1SA-14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his

armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these

uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for

[there is] no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.

1SA-14:7 And his armourbearer said unto him, Do all that [is]

in thine heart: turn thee; behold, I [am] with thee according to

thy heart.

1SA-14:8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto

[these] men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

1SA-14:9 If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you;

then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto

them.

1SA-14:10 But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will

go up: for the LORD hath delivered them into our hand: and this

[shall be] a sign unto us.

1SA-14:11 And both of them discovered themselves unto the

garrison of the Philistines: and the Philistines said, Behold,

the Hebrews come forth out of the holes where they had hid

themselves.

1SA-14:12 And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his

armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will show you a

thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me:

for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

1SA-14:13 And Jonathan climbed up upon his hands and upon his

feet, and his armourbearer after him: and they fell before

Jonathan; and his armourbearer slew after him.

1SA-14:14 And that first slaughter, which Jonathan and his

armourbearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an

half acre of land, [which] a yoke [of oxen might plow].

1SA-14:15 And there was trembling in the host, in the field,

and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they

also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great

trembling.

1SA-14:16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked;

and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on

beating down [one another].

1SA-14:17 Then said Saul unto the people that [were] with him,

Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when they had

numbered, behold, Jonathan and his armourbearer [were] not

[there].

1SA-14:18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God.

For the ark of God was at that time with the children of Israel.

1SA-14:19 And it came to pass, while Saul talked unto the

priest, that the noise that [was] in the host of the Philistines

went on and increased: and Saul said unto the priest, Withdraw

thine hand.

1SA-14:20 And Saul and all the people that [were] with him

assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold,

every man's sword was against his fellow, [and there was] a very

great discomfiture.

1SA-14:21 Moreover the Hebrews [that] were with the Philistines

before that time, which went up with them into the camp [from

the country] round about, even they also [turned] to be with the

Israelites that [were] with Saul and Jonathan.

1SA-14:22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid

themselves in mount Ephraim, [when] they heard that the

Philistines fled, even they also followed hard after them in the

battle.

1SA-14:23 So the LORD saved Israel that day: and the battle

passed over unto Bethaven.

1SA-14:24 And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for

Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed [be] the man that

eateth [any] food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine

enemies. So none of the people tasted [any] food.

1SA-14:25 And all [they of] the land came to a wood; and there

was honey upon the ground.

1SA-14:26 And when the people were come into the wood, behold,

the honey dropped; but no man put his hand to his mouth: for the

people feared the oath.

1SA-14:27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the

people with the oath: wherefore he put forth the end of the rod

that [was] in his hand, and dipped it in an honeycomb, and put

his hand to his mouth; and his eyes were enlightened.

1SA-14:28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father

straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed [be]

the man that eateth [any] food this day. And the people were

faint.

1SA-14:29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land:

see, I pray you, how mine eyes have been enlightened, because I

tasted a little of this honey.

1SA-14:30 How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely

to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had

there not been now a much greater slaughter among the

Philistines?

1SA-14:31 And they smote the Philistines that day from Michmash

to Aijalon: and the people were very faint.

1SA-14:32 And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep,

and oxen, and calves, and slew [them] on the ground: and the

people did eat [them] with the blood.

1SA-14:33 Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin

against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said,

Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.

1SA-14:34 And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people,

and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every

man his sheep, and slay [them] here, and eat; and sin not

against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people

brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew [them]

there.

1SA-14:35 And Saul built an altar unto the LORD: the same was

the first altar that he built unto the LORD.

1SA-14:36 And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines

by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not

leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good

unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto

God.

1SA-14:37 And Saul asked counsel of God, Shall I go down after

the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into the hand of Israel?

But he answered him not that day.

1SA-14:38 And Saul said, Draw ye near hither, all the chief of

the people: and know and see wherein this sin hath been this day.

1SA-14:39 For, [as] the LORD liveth, which saveth Israel,

though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall surely die. But [there

was] not a man among all the people [that] answered him.

1SA-14:40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ye on one side, and

I and Jonathan my son will be on the other side. And the people

said unto Saul, Do what seemeth good unto thee.

1SA-14:41 Therefore Saul said unto the LORD God of Israel, Give

a perfect [lot]. And Saul and Jonathan were taken: but the

people escaped.

1SA-14:42 And Saul said, Cast [lots] between me and Jonathan my

son. And Jonathan was taken.

1SA-14:43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast

done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did but taste a little

honey with the end of the rod that [was] in mine hand, [and], lo,

I must die.

1SA-14:44 And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou

shalt surely die, Jonathan.

1SA-14:45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die,

who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid:

[as] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall

to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the

people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.

1SA-14:46 Then Saul went up from following the Philistines: and

the Philistines went to their own place.

1SA-14:47 So Saul took the kingdom over Israel, and fought

against all his enemies on every side, against Moab, and against

the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings

of Zobah, and against the Philistines: and whithersoever he

turned himself, he vexed [them].

1SA-14:48 And he gathered an host, and smote the Amalekites,

and delivered Israel out of the hands of them that spoiled them.

1SA-14:49 Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and

Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters [were these]; the

name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:

1SA-14:50 And the name of Saul's wife [was] Ahinoam, the

daughter of Ahimaaz: and the name of the captain of his host

[was] Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle.

1SA-14:51 And Kish [was] the father of Saul; and Ner the father

of Abner [was] the son of Abiel.

1SA-14:52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all

the days of Saul: and when Saul saw any strong man, or any

valiant man, he took him unto him.

1SA-15:1 Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint

thee [to be] king over his people, over Israel: now therefore

hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD.

1SA-15:2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I remember [that] which

Amalek did to Israel, how he laid [wait] for him in the way,

when he came up from Egypt.

1SA-15:3 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that

they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman,

infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

1SA-15:4 And Saul gathered the people together, and numbered

them in Telaim, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten thousand

men of Judah.

1SA-15:5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in

the valley.

1SA-15:6 And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you

down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them:

for ye showed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they

came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the

Amalekites.

1SA-15:7 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah [until]

thou comest to Shur, that [is] over against Egypt.

1SA-15:8 And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and

utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.

1SA-15:9 But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of

the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs,

and all [that was] good, and would not utterly destroy them: but

every thing [that was] vile and refuse, that they destroyed

utterly.

1SA-15:10 Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying,

1SA-15:11 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul [to be] king:

for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed

my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the

LORD all night.

1SA-15:12 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the

morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and,

behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on,

and gone down to Gilgal.

1SA-15:13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him,

Blessed [be] thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment

of the LORD.

1SA-15:14 And Samuel said, What [meaneth] then this bleating of

the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

1SA-15:15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the

Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of

the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we

have utterly destroyed.

1SA-15:16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell

thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto

him, Say on.

1SA-15:17 And Samuel said, When thou [wast] little in thine own

sight, [wast] thou not [made] the head of the tribes of Israel,

and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?

1SA-15:18 And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and

utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against

them until they be consumed.

1SA-15:19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the

LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight

of the LORD?

1SA-15:20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the

voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me,

and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly

destroyed the Amalekites.

1SA-15:21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the

chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to

sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.

1SA-15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in

burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the

LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to

hearken than the fat of rams.

1SA-15:23 For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and

stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast

rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from

[being] king.

1SA-15:24 And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have

transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because

I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

1SA-15:25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn

again with me, that I may worship the LORD.

1SA-15:26 And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with

thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD

hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.

1SA-15:27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold

upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

1SA-15:28 And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the

kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a

neighbour of thine, [that is] better than thou.

1SA-15:29 And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor

repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent.

1SA-15:30 Then he said, I have sinned: [yet] honour me now, I

pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel,

and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD thy God.

1SA-15:31 So Samuel turned again after Saul; and Saul

worshipped the LORD.

1SA-15:32 Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag the king

of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag

said, Surely the bitterness of death is past.

1SA-15:33 And Samuel said, As thy sword hath made women

childless, so shall thy mother be childless among women. And

Samuel hewed Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

1SA-15:34 Then Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his

house to Gibeah of Saul.

1SA-15:35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of

his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD

repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

1SA-16:1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou

mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over

Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to

Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his

sons.

1SA-16:2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear [it], he

will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and

say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

1SA-16:3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee

what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me [him] whom I

name unto thee.

1SA-16:4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to

Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming,

and said, Comest thou peaceably?

1SA-16:5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto

the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.

And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the

sacrifice.

1SA-16:6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he

looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed [is]

before him.

1SA-16:7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his

countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have

refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man

looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the

heart.

1SA-16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before

Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

1SA-16:9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said,

Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

1SA-16:10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before

Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen

these.

1SA-16:11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy]

children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and,

behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send

and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.

1SA-16:12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy,

[and] withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to.

And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he.

1SA-16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in

the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of the LORD came upon

David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to

Ramah.

1SA-16:14 But the spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an

evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

1SA-16:15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an

evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

1SA-16:16 Let our lord now command thy servants, [which are]

before thee, to seek out a man, [who is] a cunning player on an

harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God

is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt

be well.

1SA-16:17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man

that can play well, and bring [him] to me.

1SA-16:18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold,

I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, [that is] cunning

in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and

prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD [is] with

him.

1SA-16:19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said,

Send me David thy son, which [is] with the sheep.

1SA-16:20 And Jesse took an ass [laden] with bread, and a

bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son unto

Saul.

1SA-16:21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he

loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

1SA-16:22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray

thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

1SA-16:23 And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God

was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand:

so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit

departed from him.

1SA-17:1 Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to

battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which [belongeth]

to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammin.

1SA-17:2 And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together,

and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array

against the Philistines.

1SA-17:3 And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one

side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and

[there was] a valley between them.

1SA-17:4 And there went out a champion out of the camp of the

Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height [was] six

cubits and a span.

1SA-17:5 And [he had] an helmet of brass upon his head, and he

[was] armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat

[was] five thousand shekels of brass.

1SA-17:6 And [he had] greaves of brass upon his legs, and a

target of brass between his shoulders.

1SA-17:7 And the staff of his spear [was] like a weaver's beam;

and his spear's head [weighed] six hundred shekels of iron: and

one bearing a shield went before him.

1SA-17:8 And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, and

said unto them, Why are ye come out to set [your] battle in

array? [am] not I a Philistine, and ye servants to Saul? choose

you a man for you, and let him come down to me.

1SA-17:9 If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then

will we be your servants: but if I prevail against him, and kill

him, then shall ye be our servants, and serve us.

1SA-17:10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel

this day; give me a man, that we may fight together.

1SA-17:11 When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the

Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid.

1SA-17:12 Now David [was] the son of that Ephrathite of

Bethlehemjudah, whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight sons:

and the man went among men [for] an old man in the days of Saul.

1SA-17:13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went [and]

followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons

that went to the battle [were] Eliab the firstborn, and next

unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.

1SA-17:14 And David [was] the youngest: and the three eldest

followed Saul.

1SA-17:15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his

father's sheep at Bethlehem.

1SA-17:16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and

presented himself forty days.

1SA-17:17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy

brethren an ephah of this parched [corn], and these ten loaves,

and run to the camp to thy brethren;

1SA-17:18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of

[their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their

pledge.

1SA-17:19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, [were]

in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines.

1SA-17:20 And David rose up early in the morning, and left the

sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse had commanded

him; and he came to the trench, as the host was going forth to

the fight, and shouted for the battle.

1SA-17:21 For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in

array, army against army.

1SA-17:22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper

of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his

brethren.

1SA-17:23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the

champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the

armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words:

and David heard [them].

1SA-17:24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man,

fled from him, and were sore afraid.

1SA-17:25 And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man

that is come up? surely to defy Israel is he come up: and it

shall be, [that] the man who killeth him, the king will enrich

him with great riches, and will give him his daughter, and make

his father's house free in Israel.

1SA-17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying,

What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and

taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who [is] this

uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the

living God?

1SA-17:27 And the people answered him after this manner, saying,

So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.

1SA-17:28 And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto

the men; and Eliab's anger was kindled against David, and he

said, Why camest thou down hither? and with whom hast thou left

those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy pride, and the

naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that thou

mightest see the battle.

1SA-17:29 And David said, What have I now done? [Is there] not

a cause?

1SA-17:30 And he turned from him toward another, and spake

after the same manner: and the people answered him again after

the former manner.

1SA-17:31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they

rehearsed [them] before Saul: and he sent for him.

1SA-17:32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail

because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this

Philistine.

1SA-17:33 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go

against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou [art but] a

youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

1SA-17:34 And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his

father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a

lamb out of the flock:

1SA-17:35 And I went out after him, and smote him, and

delivered [it] out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I

caught [him] by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

1SA-17:36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this

uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath

defied the armies of the living God.

1SA-17:37 David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out

of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will

deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said

unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee.

1SA-17:38 And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an

helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of

mail.

1SA-17:39 And David girded his sword upon his armour, and he

assayed to go; for he had not proved [it]. And David said unto

Saul, I cannot go with these; for I have not proved [them]. And

David put them off him.

1SA-17:40 And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five

smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag

which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling [was] in his hand:

and he drew near to the Philistine.

1SA-17:41 And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David;

and the man that bare the shield [went] before him.

1SA-17:42 And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David,

he disdained him: for he was [but] a youth, and ruddy, and of a

fair countenance.

1SA-17:43 And the Philistine said unto David, [Am] I a dog,

that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed

David by his gods.

1SA-17:44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I

will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts

of the field.

1SA-17:45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me

with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to

thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of

Israel, whom thou hast defied.

1SA-17:46 This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand;

and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will

give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto

the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that

all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

1SA-17:47 And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth

not with sword and spear: for the battle [is] the LORD's, and he

will give you into our hands.

1SA-17:48 And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and

came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran

toward the army to meet the Philistine.

1SA-17:49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a

stone, and slang [it], and smote the Philistine in his forehead,

that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face

to the earth.

1SA-17:50 So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling

and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but

[there was] no sword in the hand of David.

1SA-17:51 Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine,

and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and

slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the

Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.

1SA-17:52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted,

and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and

to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell

down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.

1SA-17:53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing

after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.

1SA-17:54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and

brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.

1SA-17:55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the

Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner,

whose son [is] this youth? And Abner said, [As] thy soul liveth,

O king, I cannot tell.

1SA-17:56 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the

stripling [is].

1SA-17:57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the

Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the

head of the Philistine in his hand.

1SA-17:58 And Saul said to him, Whose son [art] thou, [thou]

young man? And David answered, I [am] the son of thy servant

Jesse the Bethlehemite.

1SA-18:1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of

speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the

soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

1SA-18:2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no

more home to his father's house.

1SA-18:3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he

loved him as his own soul.

1SA-18:4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that [was]

upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his

sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

1SA-18:5 And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, [and]

behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war,

and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in

the sight of Saul's servants.

1SA-18:6 And it came to pass as they came, when David was

returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women

came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet

king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.

1SA-18:7 And the women answered [one another] as they played,

and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten

thousands.

1SA-18:8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him;

and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and

to me they have ascribed [but] thousands: and [what] can he have

more but the kingdom?

1SA-18:9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

1SA-18:10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil

spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst

of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times:

and [there was] a javelin in Saul's hand.

1SA-18:11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite

David even to the wall [with it]. And David avoided out of his

presence twice.

1SA-18:12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was

with him, and was departed from Saul.

1SA-18:13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his

captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the

people.

1SA-18:14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and

the LORD [was] with him.

1SA-18:15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very

wisely, he was afraid of him.

1SA-18:16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went

out and came in before them.

1SA-18:17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter

Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me,

and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand

be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

1SA-18:18 And David said unto Saul, Who [am] I? and what [is]

my life, [or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son

in law to the king?

1SA-18:19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's

daughter should have been given to David, that she was given

unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

1SA-18:20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told

Saul, and the thing pleased him.

1SA-18:21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a

snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be

against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day

be my son in law in [the one of] the twain.

1SA-18:22 And Saul commanded his servants, [saying], Commune

with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in

thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the

king's son in law.

1SA-18:23 And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of

David. And David said, Seemeth it to you [a] light [thing] to be

a king's son in law, seeing that I [am] a poor man, and lightly

esteemed?

1SA-18:24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this

manner spake David.

1SA-18:25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king

desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the

Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul

thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

1SA-18:26 And when his servants told David these words, it

pleased David well to be the king's son in law: and the days

were not expired.

1SA-18:27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and

slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their

foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he

might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his

daughter to wife.

1SA-18:28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD [was] with David,

and [that] Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

1SA-18:29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul

became David's enemy continually.

1SA-18:30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and

it came to pass, after they went forth, [that] David behaved

himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his

name was much set by.

1SA-19:1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his

servants, that they should kill David.

1SA-19:2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and

Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee:

now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the

morning, and abide in a secret [place], and hide thyself:

1SA-19:3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the

field where thou [art], and I will commune with my father of

thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.

1SA-19:4 And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father,

and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant,

against David; because he hath

not sinned against thee, and because his works [have been] to

thee-ward very good:

1SA-19:5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the

Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all

Israel: thou sawest [it], and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt

thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause?

1SA-19:6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and

Saul sware, [As] the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.

1SA-19:7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan showed him all

those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in

his presence, as in times past.

1SA-19:8 And there was war again: and David went out, and

fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great

slaughter; and they fled from him.

1SA-19:9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he

sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played

with [his] hand.

1SA-19:10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with

the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he

smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped

that night.

1SA-19:11 Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to

watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's

wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to

morrow thou shalt be slain.

1SA-19:12 So Michal let David down through a window: and he

went, and fled, and escaped.

1SA-19:13 And Michal took an image, and laid [it] in the bed,

and put a pillow of goats' [hair] for his bolster, and covered

[it] with a cloth.

1SA-19:14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said,

He [is] sick.

1SA-19:15 And Saul sent the messengers [again] to see David,

saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

1SA-19:16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, [there

was] an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' [hair] for his

bolster.

1SA-19:17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me

so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal

answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill

thee?

1SA-19:18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to

Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and

Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.

1SA-19:19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David [is] at

Naioth in Ramah.

1SA-19:20 And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they

saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing

[as] appointed over them, the spirit of God was upon the

messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied.

1SA-19:21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers,

and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the

third time, and they prophesied also.

1SA-19:22 Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well

that [is] in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where [are] Samuel

and David? And [one] said, Behold, [they be] at Naioth in Ramah.

1SA-19:23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the

spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied,

until he came to Naioth in Ramah.

1SA-19:24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied

before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day

and all that night. Wherefore they say, [Is] Saul also among the

prophets?

1SA-20:1 And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came and said

before Jonathan, What have I done? what [is] mine iniquity? and

what [is] my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

1SA-20:2 And he said unto him, God forbid; thou shalt not die:

behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but

that he will show it me: and why should my father hide this

thing from me? it [is] not [so].

1SA-20:3 And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father

certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes; and he

saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved: but truly

[as] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, [there is] but a

step between me and death.

1SA-20:4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul

desireth, I will even do [it] for thee.

1SA-20:5 And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to morrow [is]

the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat:

but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field unto the

third [day] at even.

1SA-20:6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David

earnestly asked [leave] of me that he might run to Bethlehem his

city: for [there is] a yearly sacrifice there for all the family.

1SA-20:7 If he say thus, [It is] well; thy servant shall have

peace: but if he be very wroth, [then] be sure that evil is

determined by him.

1SA-20:8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant; for

thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with

thee: notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me

thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

1SA-20:9 And Jonathan said, Far be it from thee: for if I knew

certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon

thee, then would not I tell it thee?

1SA-20:10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? or

what [if] thy father answer thee roughly?

1SA-20:11 And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go out

into the field. And they went out both of them into the field.

1SA-20:12 And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel,

when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, [or] the

third [day], and, behold, [if there be] good toward David, and I

then send not unto thee, and show it thee;

1SA-20:13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it

please my father [to do] thee evil, then I will show it thee,

and send thee away, that thou mayest go in peace: and the LORD

be with thee, as he hath been with my father.

1SA-20:14 And thou shalt not only while yet I live show me the

kindness of the LORD, that I die not:

1SA-20:15 But [also] thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from

my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the

enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

1SA-20:16 So Jonathan made [a covenant] with the house of David,

[saying], Let the LORD even require [it] at the hand of David's

enemies.

1SA-20:17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he

loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.

1SA-20:18 Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow [is] the new

moon: and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty.

1SA-20:19 And [when] thou hast stayed three days, [then] thou

shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst

hide thyself when the business was [in hand], and shalt remain

by the stone Ezel.

1SA-20:20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side [thereof],

as though I shot at a mark.

1SA-20:21 And, behold, I will send a lad, [saying], Go, find

out the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, the

arrows [are] on this side of thee, take them; then come thou:

for [there is] peace to thee, and no hurt; [as] the LORD liveth.

1SA-20:22 But if I say thus unto the young man, Behold, the

arrows [are] beyond thee; go thy way: for the LORD hath sent

thee away.

1SA-20:23 And [as touching] the matter which thou and I have

spoken of, behold, the LORD [be] between thee and me for ever.

1SA-20:24 So David hid himself in the field: and when the new

moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat.

1SA-20:25 And the king sat upon his seat, as at other times,

[even] upon a seat by the wall: and Jonathan arose, and Abner

sat by Saul's side, and David's place was empty.

1SA-20:26 Nevertheless Saul spake not any thing that day: for

he thought, Something hath befallen him, he [is] not clean;

surely he [is] not clean.

1SA-20:27 And it came to pass on the morrow, [which was] the

second [day] of the month, that David's place was empty: and

Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore cometh not the son of

Jesse to meat, neither yesterday, nor to day?

1SA-20:28 And Jonathan answered Saul, David earnestly asked

[leave] of me [to go] to Bethlehem:

1SA-20:29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee; for our family

hath a sacrifice in the city; and my brother, he hath commanded

me [to be there]: and now, if I have found favour in thine eyes,

let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he

cometh not unto the king's table.

1SA-20:30 Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and

he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious [woman],

do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine

own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness?

1SA-20:31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the

ground, thou shalt not be established, nor thy kingdom.

Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely

die.

1SA-20:32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto

him, Wherefore shall he be slain? what hath he done?

1SA-20:33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby

Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.

1SA-20:34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and

did eat no meat the second day of the month: for he was grieved

for David, because his father had done him shame.

1SA-20:35 And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan

went out into the field at the time appointed with David, and a

little lad with him.

1SA-20:36 And he said unto his lad, Run, find out now the

arrows which I shoot. [And] as the lad ran, he shot an arrow

beyond him.

1SA-20:37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow

which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said,

[Is] not the arrow beyond thee?

1SA-20:38 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste,

stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to

his master.

1SA-20:39 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and

David knew the matter.

1SA-20:40 And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and

said unto him, Go, carry [them] to the city.

1SA-20:41 [And] as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of

[a place] toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground,

and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and

wept one with another, until David exceeded.

1SA-20:42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as

we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The

LORD be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed

for ever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the

city.

1SA-21:1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and

Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him,

Why [art] thou alone, and no man with thee?

1SA-21:2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king

hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man

know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what

I have commanded thee: and I have appointed [my] servants to

such and such a place.

1SA-21:3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give [me] five

[loaves of] bread in mine hand, or what there is present.

1SA-21:4 And the priest answered David, and said, [There is] no

common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if

the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

1SA-21:5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a

truth women [have been] kept from us about these three days,

since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and

[the bread is] in a manner common, yea, though it were

sanctified this day in the vessel.

1SA-21:6 So the priest gave him hallowed [bread]: for there was

no bread there but the showbread, that was taken from before the

LORD, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.

1SA-21:7 Now a certain man of the servants of Saul [was] there

that day, detained before the LORD; and his name [was] Doeg, an

Edomite, the chiefest of the herdmen that [belonged] to Saul.

1SA-21:8 And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here

under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my

sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business

required haste.

1SA-21:9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the

Philistine, whom thou slewest in the valley of Elah, behold, it

[is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take

that, take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here. And

David said, [There is] none like that; give it me.

1SA-21:10 And David arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul,

and went to Achish the king of Gath.

1SA-21:11 And the servants of Achish said unto him, [Is] not

this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to

another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands,

and David his ten thousands?

1SA-21:12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was

sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

1SA-21:13 And he changed his behaviour before them, and feigned

himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the

gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.

1SA-21:14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, ye see the

man is mad: wherefore [then] have ye brought him to me?

1SA-21:15 Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this

[fellow] to play the mad man in my presence? shall this [fellow]

come into my house?

1SA-22:1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the

cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house

heard [it], they went down thither to him.

1SA-22:2 And every one [that was] in distress, and every one

that [was] in debt, and every one [that was] discontented,

gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them:

and there were with him about four hundred men.

1SA-22:3 And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said

unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee,

come forth, [and be] with you, till I know what God will do for

me.

1SA-22:4 And he brought them before the king of Moab: and they

dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold.

1SA-22:5 And the prophet Gad said unto David, Abide not in the

hold; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David

departed, and came into the forest of Hareth.

1SA-22:6 When Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men

that [were] with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree in

Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants [were]

standing about him;)

1SA-22:7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him,

Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of

you fields and vineyards, [and] make you all captains of

thousands, and captains of hundreds;

1SA-22:8 That all of you have conspired against me, and [there

is] none that showeth me that my son hath made a league with the

son of Jesse, and [there is] none of you that is sorry for me,

or showeth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant

against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

1SA-22:9 Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which was set over the

servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob,

to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.

1SA-22:10 And he inquired of the LORD for him, and gave him

victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.

1SA-22:11 Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the

son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that

[were] in Nob: and they came all of them to the king.

1SA-22:12 And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he

answered, Here I [am], my lord.

1SA-22:13 And Saul said unto him, Why have ye conspired against

me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread,

and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should

rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

1SA-22:14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who

[is so] faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the

king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable

in thine house?

1SA-22:15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him? be it far

from me: let not the king impute [any] thing unto his servant,

[nor] to all the house of my father: for thy servant knew

nothing of all this, less or more.

1SA-22:16 And the king said, Thou shalt surely die, Ahimelech,

thou, and all thy father's house.

1SA-22:17 And the king said unto the footmen that stood about

him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand

also [is] with David, and because they knew when he fled, and

did not show it to me. But the servants of the king would not

put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

1SA-22:18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon

the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the

priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that

did wear a linen ephod.

1SA-22:19 And Nob, the city of the priests, smote he with the

edge of the sword, both men and women, children and sucklings,

and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

1SA-22:20 And one of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub,

named Abiathar, escaped, and fled after David.

1SA-22:21 And Abiathar showed David that Saul had slain the

LORD'S priests.

1SA-22:22 And David said unto Abiathar, I knew [it] that day,

when Doeg the Edomite [was] there, that he would surely tell

Saul: I have occasioned [the death] of all the persons of thy

father's house.

1SA-22:23 Abide thou with me, fear not: for he that seeketh my

life seeketh thy life: but with me thou [shalt be] in safeguard.

1SA-23:1 Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines

fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.

1SA-23:2 Therefore David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I

go and smite these Philistines? And the LORD said unto David, Go,

and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah.

1SA-23:3 And David's men said unto him, Behold, we be afraid

here in Judah: how much more then if we come to Keilah against

the armies of the Philistines?

1SA-23:4 Then David inquired of the LORD yet again. And the

LORD answered him and said, Arise, go down to Keilah: for I will

deliver the Philistines into thine hand.

1SA-23:5 So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with

the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them

with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

1SA-23:6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of

Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an

ephod in his hand.

1SA-23:7 And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah.

And Saul said, God hath delivered him into mine hand; for he is

shut in, by entering into a town that hath gates and bars.

1SA-23:8 And Saul called all the people together to war, to go

down to Keilah, to besiege David and his men.

1SA-23:9 And David knew that Saul secretly practiced mischief

against him; and he said to Abiathar the priest, Bring hither

the ephod.

1SA-23:10 Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, thy servant

hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to

destroy the city for my sake.

1SA-23:11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me up into his hand?

will Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard? O LORD God of

Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy servant. And the LORD said, He

will come down.

1SA-23:12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me

and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will

deliver [thee] up.

1SA-23:13 Then David and his men, [which were] about six

hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went

whithersoever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was

escaped from Keilah; and he forbare to go forth.

1SA-23:14 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds,

and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul

sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

1SA-23:15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life:

and David [was] in the wilderness of Ziph in a wood.

1SA-23:16 And Jonathan Saul's son arose, and went to David into

the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.

1SA-23:17 And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul

my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over

Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my

father knoweth.

1SA-23:18 And they two made a covenant before the LORD: and

David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

1SA-23:19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying,

Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood,

in the hill of Hachilah, which [is] on the south of Jeshimon?

1SA-23:20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the

desire of thy soul to come down; and our part [shall be] to

deliver him into the king's hand.

1SA-23:21 And Saul said, Blessed [be] ye of the LORD; for ye

have compassion on me.

1SA-23:22 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his

place where his haunt is, [and] who hath seen him there: for it

is told me [that] he dealeth very subtly.

1SA-23:23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking

places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the

certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if

he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the

thousands of Judah.

1SA-23:24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but

David and his men [were] in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain

on the south of Jeshimon.

1SA-23:25 Saul also and his men went to seek [him]. And they

told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the

wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard [that], he pursued after

David in the wilderness of Maon.

1SA-23:26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David

and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste

to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed

David and his men round about to take them.

1SA-23:27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste

thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.

1SA-23:28 Wherefore Saul returned from pursuing after David,

and went against the Philistines: therefore they called that

place Selahammahlekoth.

1SA-23:29 And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong

holds at Engedi.

1SA-24:1 And it came to pass, when Saul was returned from

following the Philistines, that it was told him, saying, Behold,

David [is] in the wilderness of Engedi.

1SA-24:2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all

Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the

wild goats.

1SA-24:3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where [was]

a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his

men remained in the sides of the cave.

1SA-24:4 And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of

which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine

enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall

seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of

Saul's robe privily.

1SA-24:5 And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart

smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

1SA-24:6 And he said unto his men, The LORD forbid that I

should do this thing unto my master, the LORD'S anointed, to

stretch forth mine hand against him, seeing he [is] the anointed

of the LORD.

1SA-24:7 So David stayed his servants with these words, and

suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of

the cave, and went on [his] way.

1SA-24:8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave,

and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul

looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and

bowed himself.

1SA-24:9 And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's

words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

1SA-24:10 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the

LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and

[some] bade [me] kill thee: but [mine eye] spared thee; and I

said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he

[is] the LORD'S anointed.

1SA-24:11 Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy

robe in my hand: for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe,

and killed thee not, know thou and see that [there is] neither

evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned

against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it.

1SA-24:12 The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD

avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

1SA-24:13 As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness

proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

1SA-24:14 After whom is the king of Israel come out? after whom

dost thou pursue? after a dead dog, after a flea.

1SA-24:15 The LORD therefore be judge, and judge between me and

thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thine

hand.

1SA-24:16 And it came to pass, when David had made an end of

speaking these words unto Saul, that Saul said, [Is] this thy

voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept.

1SA-24:17 And he said to David, Thou [art] more righteous than

I: for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded thee

evil.

1SA-24:18 And thou hast showed this day how that thou hast

dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me

into thine hand, thou killedst me not.

1SA-24:19 For if a man find his enemy, will he let him go well

away? wherefore the LORD reward thee good for that thou hast

done unto me this day.

1SA-24:20 And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely

be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in

thine hand.

1SA-24:21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou

wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not

destroy my name out of my father's house.

1SA-24:22 And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home; but

David and his men gat them up unto the hold.

1SA-25:1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered

together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah.

And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.

1SA-25:2 And [there was] a man in Maon, whose possessions

[were] in Carmel; and the man [was] very great, and he had three

thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his

sheep in Carmel.

1SA-25:3 Now the name of the man [was] Nabal; and the name of

his wife Abigail: and [she was] a woman of good understanding,

and of a beautiful countenance: but the man [was] churlish and

evil in his doings; and he [was] of the house of Caleb.

1SA-25:4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear

his sheep.

1SA-25:5 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto

the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet

him in my name:

1SA-25:6 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth [in

prosperity], Peace [be] both to thee, and peace [be] to thine

house, and peace [be] unto all that thou hast.

1SA-25:7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy

shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was

there ought missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel.

1SA-25:8 Ask thy young men, and they will show thee. Wherefore

let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a

good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand

unto thy servants, and to thy son David.

1SA-25:9 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal

according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

1SA-25:10 And Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who

[is] David? and who [is] the son of Jesse? there be many

servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

1SA-25:11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my

flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give [it] unto men,

whom I know not whence they [be]?

1SA-25:12 So David's young men turned their way, and went again,

and came and told him all those sayings.

1SA-25:13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his

sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also

girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four

hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.

1SA-25:14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife,

saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to

salute our master; and he railed on them.

1SA-25:15 But the men [were] very good unto us, and we were not

hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we were conversant

with them, when we were in the fields:

1SA-25:16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all

the while we were with them keeping the sheep.

1SA-25:17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do;

for evil is determined against our master, and against all his

household: for he [is such] a son of Belial, that [a man] cannot

speak to him.

1SA-25:18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves,

and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five

measures of parched [corn], and an hundred clusters of raisins,

and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid [them] on asses.

1SA-25:19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me;

behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

1SA-25:20 And it was [so, as] she rode on the ass, that she

came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his

men came down against her; and she met them.

1SA-25:21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all

that this [fellow] hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was

missed of all that [pertained] unto him: and he hath requited me

evil for good.

1SA-25:22 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if

I leave of all that [pertain] to him by the morning light any

that pisseth against the wall.

1SA-25:23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted

off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed

herself to the ground,

1SA-25:24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord,

[upon] me [let this] iniquity [be]: and let thine handmaid, I

pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine

handmaid.

1SA-25:25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of

Belial, [even] Nabal: for as his name [is], so [is] he; Nabal

[is] his name, and folly [is] with him: but I thine handmaid saw

not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

1SA-25:26 Now therefore, my lord, [as] the LORD liveth, and

[as] thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from

coming to [shed] blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own

hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord,

be as Nabal.

1SA-25:27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath

brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men

that follow my lord.

1SA-25:28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid:

for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because

my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been

found in thee [all] thy days.

1SA-25:29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy

soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of

life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them

shall he sling out, [as out] of the middle of a sling.

1SA-25:30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have

done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken

concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;

1SA-25:31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of

heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless,

or that my lord hath avenged himself: but when the LORD shall

have dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid.

1SA-25:32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed [be] the LORD God

of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:

1SA-25:33 And blessed [be] thy advice, and blessed [be] thou,

which hast kept me this day from coming to [shed] blood, and

from avenging myself with mine own hand.

1SA-25:34 For in very deed, [as] the LORD God of Israel liveth,

which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst

hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto

Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

1SA-25:35 So David received of her hand [that] which she had

brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to thine house;

see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy person.

1SA-25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a

feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart

[was] merry within him, for he [was] very drunken: wherefore she

told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.

1SA-25:37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was

gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that

his heart died within him, and he became [as] a stone.

1SA-25:38 And it came to pass about ten days [after], that the

LORD smote Nabal, that he died.

1SA-25:39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said,

Blessed [be] the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my

reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from

evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon

his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take

her to him to wife.

1SA-25:40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail

to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee,

to take thee to him to wife.

1SA-25:41 And she arose, and bowed herself on [her] face to the

earth, and said, Behold, [let] thine handmaid [be] a servant to

wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

1SA-25:42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass,

with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went

after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

1SA-25:43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were

also both of them his wives.

1SA-25:44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife,

to Phalti the son of Laish, which [was] of Gallim.

1SA-26:1 And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying,

Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, [which is]

before Jeshimon?

1SA-26:2 Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness of

Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to

seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

1SA-26:3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which [is]

before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in the wilderness,

and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness.

1SA-26:4 David therefore sent out spies, and understood that

Saul was come in very deed.

1SA-26:5 And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had

pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner

the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the

trench, and the people pitched round about him.

1SA-26:6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite,

and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah, brother to Joab, saying, Who

will go down with me to Saul to the camp? And Abishai said, I

will go down with thee.

1SA-26:7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night: and,

behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and his spear stuck

in the ground at his bolster: but Abner and the people lay round

about him.

1SA-26:8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine

enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him,

I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I

will not [smite] him the second time.

1SA-26:9 And David said to Abishai, Destroy him not: for who

can stretch forth his hand against the LORD'S anointed, and be

guiltless?

1SA-26:10 David said furthermore, [As] the LORD liveth, the

LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall

descend into battle, and perish.

1SA-26:11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand

against the LORD'S anointed: but, I pray thee, take thou now the

spear that [is] at his bolster, and the cruse of water, and let

us go.

1SA-26:12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from

Saul's bolster; and they gat them away, and no man saw [it], nor

knew [it], neither awaked: for they [were] all asleep; because a

deep sleep from the LORD was fallen upon them.

1SA-26:13 Then David went over to the other side, and stood on

the top of an hill afar off; a great space [being] between them:

1SA-26:14 And David cried to the people, and to Abner the son

of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then Abner answered

and said, Who [art] thou [that] criest to the king?

1SA-26:15 And David said to Abner, [Art] not thou a [valiant]

man? and who [is] like to thee in Israel? wherefore then hast

thou not kept thy lord the king? for there came one of the

people in to destroy the king thy lord.

1SA-26:16 This thing [is] not good that thou hast done. [As]

the LORD liveth, ye [are] worthy to die, because ye have not

kept your master, the LORD'S anointed. And now see where the

king's spear [is], and the cruse of water that [was] at his

bolster.

1SA-26:17 And Saul knew David's voice, and said, [Is] this thy

voice, my son David? And David said, [It is] my voice, my lord,

O king.

1SA-26:18 And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after

his servant? for what have I done? or what evil [is] in mine

hand?

1SA-26:19 Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear

the words of his servant. If the LORD have stirred thee up

against me, let him accept an offering: but if [they be] the

children of men, cursed [be] they before the LORD; for they have

driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the

LORD, saying, Go, serve other gods.

1SA-26:20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth

before the face of the LORD: for the king of Israel is come out

to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the

mountains.

1SA-26:21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David:

for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in

thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have

erred exceedingly.

1SA-26:22 And David answered and said, Behold the king's spear!

and let one of the young men come over and fetch it.

1SA-26:23 The LORD render to every man his righteousness and

his faithfulness: for the LORD delivered thee into [my] hand to

day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD'S

anointed.

1SA-26:24 And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in

mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD,

and let him deliver me out of all tribulation.

1SA-26:25 Then Saul said to David, Blessed [be] thou, my son

David: thou shalt both do great [things], and also shalt still

prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his

place.

1SA-27:1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one

day by the hand of Saul: [there is] nothing better for me than

that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines;

and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast

of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

1SA-27:2 And David arose, and he passed over with the six

hundred men that [were] with him unto Achish, the son of Maoch,

king of Gath.

1SA-27:3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men,

every man with his household, [even] David with his two wives,

Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the Carmelitess, Nabal's

wife.

1SA-27:4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath: and

he sought no more again for him.

1SA-27:5 And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace

in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the

country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant

dwell in the royal city with thee?

1SA-27:6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag

pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.

1SA-27:7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the

Philistines was a full year and four months.

1SA-27:8 And David and his men went up, and invaded the

Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those

[nations were] of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest

to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.

1SA-27:9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor

woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the

asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came

to Achish.

1SA-27:10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day?

And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the

south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.

1SA-27:11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring

[tidings] to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying,

So did David, and so [will be] his manner all the while he

dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.

1SA-27:12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his

people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my

servant for ever.

1SA-28:1 And it came to pass in those days, that the

Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight

with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly,

that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men.

1SA-28:2 And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what

thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore will I

make thee keeper of mine head for ever.

1SA-28:3 Now Samuel was dead, and all Israel had lamented him,

and buried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put

away those that had familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of

the land.

1SA-28:4 And the Philistines gathered themselves together, and

came and pitched in Shunem: and Saul gathered all Israel

together, and they pitched in Gilboa.

1SA-28:5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was

afraid, and his heart greatly trembled.

1SA-28:6 And when Saul inquired of the LORD, the LORD answered

him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by prophets.

1SA-28:7 Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that

hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and inquire of her.

And his servants said to him, Behold, [there is] a woman that

hath a familiar spirit at Endor.

1SA-28:8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment,

and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by

night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar

spirit, and bring me [him] up, whom I shall name unto thee.

1SA-28:9 And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what

Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar

spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest

thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

1SA-28:10 And Saul sware to her by the LORD, saying, [As] the

LORD liveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this

thing.

1SA-28:11 Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee?

And he said, Bring me up Samuel.

1SA-28:12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud

voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou

deceived me? for thou [art] Saul.

1SA-28:13 And the king said unto her, Be not afraid: for what

sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods ascending

out of the earth.

1SA-28:14 And he said unto her, What form [is] he of? And she

said, An old man cometh up; and he [is] covered with a mantle.

And Saul perceived that it [was] Samuel, and he stooped with

[his] face to the ground, and bowed himself.

1SA-28:15 And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me,

to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the

Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me,

and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams:

therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto

me what I shall do.

1SA-28:16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me,

seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?

1SA-28:17 And the LORD hath done to him, as he spake by me: for

the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it

to thy neighbour, [even] to David:

1SA-28:18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the LORD, nor

executedst his fierce wrath upon Amalek, therefore hath the LORD

done this thing unto thee this day.

1SA-28:19 Moreover the LORD will also deliver Israel with thee

into the hand of the Philistines: and to morrow [shalt] thou and

thy sons [be] with me: the LORD also shall deliver the host of

Israel into the hand of the Philistines.

1SA-28:20 Then Saul fell straightway all along on the earth,

and was sore afraid, because of the words of Samuel: and there

was no strength in him; for he had eaten no bread all the day,

nor all the night.

1SA-28:21 And the woman came unto Saul, and saw that he was

sore troubled, and said unto him, Behold, thine handmaid hath

obeyed thy voice, and I have put my life in my hand, and have

hearkened unto thy words which thou spakest unto me.

1SA-28:22 Now therefore, I pray thee, hearken thou also unto

the voice of thine handmaid, and let me set a morsel of bread

before thee; and eat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou

goest on thy way.

1SA-28:23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his

servants, together with the woman, compelled him; and he

hearkened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat

upon the bed.

1SA-28:24 And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she

hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded [it], and did

bake unleavened bread thereof:

1SA-28:25 And she brought [it] before Saul, and before his

servants; and they did eat. Then they rose up, and went away

that night.

1SA-29:1 Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies

to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which [is] in

Jezreel.

1SA-29:2 And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds,

and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the

rereward with Achish.

1SA-29:3 Then said the princes of the Philistines, What [do]

these Hebrews [here]? And Achish said unto the princes of the

Philistines, [Is] not this David, the servant of Saul the king

of Israel, which hath been with me these days, or these years,

and I have found no fault in him since he fell [unto me] unto

this day?

1SA-29:4 And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him;

and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this

fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast

appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest

in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he

reconcile himself unto his master? [should it] not [be] with the

heads of these men?

1SA-29:5 [Is] not this David, of whom they sang one to another

in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten

thousands?

1SA-29:6 Then Achish called David, and said unto him, Surely,

[as] the LORD liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out

and thy coming in with me in the host [is] good in my sight: for

I have not found evil in thee since the day of thy coming unto

me unto this day: nevertheless the lords favour thee not.

1SA-29:7 Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou

displease not the lords of the Philistines.

1SA-29:8 And David said unto Achish, But what have I done? and

what hast thou found in thy servant so long as I have been with

thee unto this day, that I may not go fight against the enemies

of my lord the king?

1SA-29:9 And Achish answered and said to David, I know that

thou [art] good in my sight, as an angel of God: notwithstanding

the princes of the Philistines have said, He shall not go up

with us to the battle.

1SA-29:10 Wherefore now rise up early in the morning with thy

master's servants that are come with thee: and as soon as ye be

up early in the morning, and have light, depart.

1SA-29:11 So David and his men rose up early to depart in the

morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the

Philistines went up to Jezreel.

1SA-30:1 And it came to pass, when David and his men were come

to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the

south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire;

1SA-30:2 And had taken the women captives, that [were] therein:

they slew not any, either great or small, but carried [them]

away, and went on their way.

1SA-30:3 So David and his men came to the city, and, behold,

[it was] burned with fire; and their wives, and their sons, and

their daughters, were taken captives.

1SA-30:4 Then David and the people that [were] with him lifted

up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

1SA-30:5 And David's two wives were taken captives, Ahinoam the

Jezreelitess, and Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.

1SA-30:6 And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake

of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved,

every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David

encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

1SA-30:7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son,

I pray thee, bring me hither the ephod. And Abiathar brought

thither the ephod to David.

1SA-30:8 And David inquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue

after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him,

Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and without fail

recover [all].

1SA-30:9 So David went, he and the six hundred men that [were]

with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were

left behind stayed.

1SA-30:10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two

hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go

over the brook Besor.

1SA-30:11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought

him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made

him drink water;

1SA-30:12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two

clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came

again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk [any] water,

three days and three nights.

1SA-30:13 And David said unto him, To whom [belongest] thou?

and whence [art] thou? And he said, I [am] a young man of Egypt,

servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three

days ago I fell sick.

1SA-30:14 We made an invasion [upon] the south of the

Cherethites, and upon [the coast] which [belongeth] to Judah,

and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

1SA-30:15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to

this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt

neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and

I will bring thee down to this company.

1SA-30:16 And when he had brought him down, behold, [they were]

spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and

dancing, because of all the great spoil that they had taken out

of the land of the Philistines, and out of the land of Judah.

1SA-30:17 And David smote them from the twilight even unto the

evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them,

save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

1SA-30:18 And David recovered all that the Amalekites had

carried away: and David rescued his two wives.

1SA-30:19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small

nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any

[thing] that they had taken to them: David recovered all.

1SA-30:20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, [which]

they drave before those [other] cattle, and said, This [is]

David's spoil.

1SA-30:21 And David came to the two hundred men, which were so

faint that they could not follow David, whom they had made also

to abide at the brook Besor: and they went forth to meet David,

and to meet the people that [were] with him: and when David came

near to the people, he saluted them.

1SA-30:22 Then answered all the wicked men and [men] of Belial,

of those that went with David, and said, Because they went not

with us, we will not give them [ought] of the spoil that we have

recovered, save to every man his wife and his children, that

they may lead [them] away, and depart.

1SA-30:23 Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren,

with that which the LORD hath given us, who hath preserved us,

and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

1SA-30:24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as

his part [is] that goeth down to the battle, so [shall] his part

[be] that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.

1SA-30:25 And it was [so] from that day forward, that he made

it a statute and an ordinance for Israel unto this day.

1SA-30:26 And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil

unto the elders of Judah, [even] to his friends, saying, Behold

a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

1SA-30:27 To [them] which [were] in Bethel, and to [them] which

[were] in south Ramoth, and to [them] which [were] in Jattir,

1SA-30:28 And to [them] which [were] in Aroer, and to [them]

which [were] in Siphmoth, and to [them] which [were] in Eshtemoa,

1SA-30:29 And to [them] which [were] in Rachal, and to [them]

which [were] in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to [them]

which [were] in the cities of the Kenites,

1SA-30:30 And to [them] which [were] in Hormah, and to [them]

which [were] in Chorashan, and to [them] which [were] in Athach,

1SA-30:31 And to [them] which [were] in Hebron, and to all the

places where David himself and his men were wont to haunt.

1SA-31:1 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men

of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain

in mount Gilboa.

1SA-31:2 And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon

his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and

Melchishua, Saul's sons.

1SA-31:3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers

hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.

1SA-31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword,

and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come

and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would

not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and

fell upon it.

1SA-31:5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he

fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.

1SA-31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer,

and all his men, that same day together.

1SA-31:7 And when the men of Israel that [were] on the other

side of the valley, and [they] that [were] on the other side

Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his

sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled; and the

Philistines came and dwelt in them.

1SA-31:8 And it came to pass on the morrow, when the

Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and

his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa.

1SA-31:9 And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour,

and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to

publish [it in] the house of their idols, and among the people.

1SA-31:10 And they put his armour in the house of Ashtaroth:

and they fastened his body to the wall of Bethshan.

1SA-31:11 And when the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of

that which the Philistines had done to Saul;

1SA-31:12 All the valiant men arose, and went all night, and

took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall

of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burnt them there.

1SA-31:13 And they took their bones, and buried [them] under a

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1TH-1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of

the Thessalonians [which is] in God the Father and [in] the Lord

Jesus Christ: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our

Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

1TH-1:2 We give thanks to God always for you all, making

mention of you in our prayers;

1TH-1:3 Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and

labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ,

in the sight of God and our Father;

1TH-1:4 Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

1TH-1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also

in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye

know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

1TH-1:6 And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having

received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

1TH-1:7 So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in

Macedonia and Achaia.

1TH-1:8 For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only

in Macedonia

and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is

spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

1TH-1:9 For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering

in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve

the living and true God;

1TH-1:10 And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised

from the dead, [even] Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath

to come.

1TH-2:1 For yourselves, brethren, know our entrance in unto you,

that it was not in vain:

1TH-2:2 But even after that we had suffered before, and were

shamefully entreated, as ye know, at Philippi, we were bold in

our God to speak unto you the gospel of God with much contention.

1TH-2:3 For our exhortation [was] not of deceit, nor of

uncleanness, nor in guile:

1TH-2:4 But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with

the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God,

which trieth our hearts.

1TH-2:5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye

know, nor a cloak of covetousness; God [is] witness:

1TH-2:6 Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor [yet]

of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles

of Christ.

1TH-2:7 But we were gentle among you, even as a nurse

cherisheth her children:

1TH-2:8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were

willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only,

but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us.

1TH-2:9 For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail: for

labouring night and day, because we would not be chargeable unto

any of you, we preached unto you the gospel of God.

1TH-2:10 Ye [are] witnesses, and God [also], how holily and

justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that

believe:

1TH-2:11 As ye know how we exhorted and comforted and charged

every one of you, as a father [doth] his children,

1TH-2:12 That ye would walk worthy of God, who hath called you

unto his kingdom and glory.

1TH-2:13 For this cause also thank we God without ceasing,

because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us,

ye received [it] not [as] the word of men, but as it is in truth,

the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that

believe.

1TH-2:14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of

2:14 For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God

which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered

like things of your own countrymen, even as they [have] of the

Jews:

1TH-2:15 Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets,

and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are

contrary to all men:

1TH-2:16 Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might

be saved, to fill up their sins alway: for the wrath is come

upon them to the uttermost.

1TH-2:17 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short

time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly

to see your face with great desire.

1TH-2:18 Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul,

once and again; but Satan hindered us.

1TH-2:19 For what [is] our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing?

[Are] not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at

his coming?

1TH-2:20 For ye are our glory and joy.

1TH-3:1 Wherefore when we could no longer forbear, we thought

it good to be left at Athens alone;

1TH-3:2 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God,

and our fellowlabourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you,

and to comfort you concerning your faith:

1TH-3:3 That no man should be moved by these afflictions: for

yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto.

1TH-3:4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before

that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and

ye know.

1TH-3:5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent

to know your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted

you, and our labour be in vain.

1TH-3:6 But now when Timotheus came from you unto us, and

brought us good tidings of your faith and charity, and that ye

have good remembrance of us always, desiring greatly to see us,

as we also [to see] you:

1TH-3:7 Therefore, brethren, we were comforted over you in all

our affliction and distress by your faith:

1TH-3:8 For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.

1TH-3:9 For what thanks can we render to God again for you, for

all the joy wherewith we joy for your sakes before our God;

1TH-3:10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see

your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

1TH-3:11 Now God himself and our Father, and our Lord Jesus

Christ, direct our way unto you.

1TH-3:12 And the Lord make you to increase and abound in love

one toward another, and toward all [men], even as we [do] toward

you:

1TH-3:13 To the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in

holiness before God, even our Father, at the coming of our Lord

Jesus Christ with all his saints.

1TH-4:1 Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort

[you] by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye

ought to walk and to please God, [so] ye would abound more and

more.

1TH-4:2 For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord

Jesus.

1TH-4:3 For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification,

that ye should abstain from fornication:

1TH-4:4 That every one of you should know how to possess his

vessel in sanctification and honour;

1TH-4:5 Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles

which know not God:

1TH-4:6 That no [man] go beyond and defraud his brother in

[any] matter: because that the Lord [is] the avenger of all such,

as we also have forewarned you and testified.

1TH-4:7 For God hath not called us unto uncleanness, but unto

holiness.

1TH-4:8 He therefore that despiseth, despiseth not man, but God,

who hath also given unto us his holy Spirit.

1TH-4:9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write

unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one

another.

1TH-4:10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are

in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase

more and more;

1TH-4:11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own

business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

1TH-4:12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without,

and [that] ye may have lack of nothing.

1TH-4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren,

concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as

others which have no hope.

1TH-4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even

so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

1TH-4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that

we which are alive [and] remain unto the coming of the Lord

shall not prevent them which are asleep.

1TH-4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a

shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of

God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

1TH-4:17 Then we which are alive [and] remain shall be caught

up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air:

and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

1TH-4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

1TH-5:1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no

need that I write unto you.

1TH-5:2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord

so cometh as a thief in the night.

1TH-5:3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden

destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child;

and they shall not escape.

1TH-5:4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day

should overtake you as a thief.

1TH-5:5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of

the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

1TH-5:6 Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us

watch and be sober.

1TH-5:7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that

be drunken are drunken in the night.

1TH-5:8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on

the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope

of salvation.

1TH-5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain

salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

1TH-5:10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we

should live together with him.

1TH-5:11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one

another, even as also ye do.

1TH-5:12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which

labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

1TH-5:13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their

work's sake. [And] be at peace among yourselves.

1TH-5:14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly,

comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward

all [men].

1TH-5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any [man]; but

ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to

all [men].

1TH-5:16 Rejoice evermore.

1TH-5:17 Pray without ceasing.

1TH-5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of

God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

1TH-5:19 Quench not the Spirit.

1TH-5:20 Despise not prophesyings.

1TH-5:21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

1TH-5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.

1TH-5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and [I

pray God] your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved

blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1TH-5:24 Faithful [is] he that calleth you, who also will do

[it].

1TH-5:25 Brethren, pray for us.

1TH-5:26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

1TH-5:27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read

unto all the holy brethren.

1TH-5:28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you. Amen.

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1TI-1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the commandment of

God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, [which is] our hope;

1TI-1:2 Unto Timothy, [my] own son in the faith: Grace, mercy,

[and] peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.

1TI-1:3 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I

went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they

teach no other doctrine,

1TI-1:4 Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies,

which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in

faith: [so do].

1TI-1:5 Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure

heart, and [of] a good conscience, and [of] faith unfeigned:

1TI-1:6 From which some having swerved have turned aside unto

vain jangling;

1TI-1:7 Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding

neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm.

1TI-1:8 But we know that the law [is] good, if a man use it

lawfully;

1TI-1:9 Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous

man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and

for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers

and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

1TI-1:10 For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with

mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and

if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

1TI-1:11 According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God,

which was committed to my trust.

1TI-1:12 And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me,

for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;

1TI-1:13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and

injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly

in unbelief.

1TI-1:14 And the grace of our Lord was exceeding abundant with

faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

1TI-1:15 This [is] a faithful saying, and worthy of all

acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save

sinners; of whom I am chief.

1TI-1:16 Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me

first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a

pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life

everlasting.

1TI-1:17 Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the

only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

1TI-1:18 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according

to the prophecies which went before on thee, that thou by them

mightest war a good warfare;

1TI-1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some

having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck:

1TI-1:20 Of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have

delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.

1TI-2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications,

prayers, intercessions, [and] giving of thanks, be made for all

men;

1TI-2:2 For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we

may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

1TI-2:3 For this [is] good and acceptable in the sight of God

our Saviour;

1TI-2:4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the

knowledge of the truth.

1TI-2:5 For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God

and men, the man Christ Jesus;

1TI-2:6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in

due time.

1TI-2:7 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I

speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the

Gentiles in faith and verity.

1TI-2:8 I will therfore that men pray every where, lifting up

holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

1TI-2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in

modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with

broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

1TI-2:10 But (which becometh women professing godliness) with

good works.

1TI-2:11 Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

1TI-2:12 But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp

authority over the man, but to be in silence.

1TI-2:13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

1TI-2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being

deceived was in the transgression.

1TI-2:15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if

they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.

1TI-3:1 This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of

a bishop, he desireth a good work.

1TI-3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one

wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality,

apt to teach;

1TI-3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy

lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;

1TI-3:4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children

in subjection with all gravity;

1TI-3:5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how

shall he take care of the church of God?)

1TI-3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall

into the condemnation of the devil.

1TI-3:7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are

without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

1TI-3:8 Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not

doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy

lucre;

1TI-3:9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

1TI-3:10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use

the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.

1TI-3:11 Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers,

sober, faithful in all things.

1TI-3:12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling

their children and their own houses well.

1TI-3:13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well

purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the

faith which is in Christ Jesus.

1TI-3:14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto

thee shortly:

1TI-3:15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou

oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the

church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

1TI-3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of

godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the

Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on

in the world, received up into glory.

1TI-4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter

times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing

spirits, and doctrines of devils;

1TI-4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience

seared with a hot iron;

1TI-4:3 Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from

meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving

of them which believe and know the truth.

1TI-4:4 For every creature of God [is] good, and nothing to be

refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:

1TI-4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

1TI-4:6 If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things,

thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in

the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast

attained.

1TI-4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise

thyself [rather] unto godliness.

1TI-4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is

profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now

is, and of that which is to come.

1TI-4:9 This [is] a faithful saying and worthy of all

acceptation.

1TI-4:10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach,

because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all

men, specially of those that believe.

1TI-4:11 These things command and teach.

1TI-4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example

of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in

spirit, in faith, in purity.

1TI-4:13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to

exhortation, to doctrine.

1TI-4:14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given

thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the

presbytery.

1TI-4:15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to

them; that thy profiting may appear to all.

1TI-4:16 Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine;

continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself,

and them that hear thee.

1TI-5:1 Rebuke not an elder, but intreat [him] as a father;

[and] the younger men as brethren;

1TI-5:2 The elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters,

with all purity.

1TI-5:3 Honour widows that are widows indeed.

1TI-5:4 But if any widow have children or nephews, let them

learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents:

for that is good and acceptable before God.

1TI-5:5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth

in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and

day.

1TI-5:6 But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she

liveth.

1TI-5:7 And these things give in charge, that they may be

blameless.

1TI-5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for

those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse

than an infidel.

1TI-5:9 Let not a widow be taken into the number under

threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

1TI-5:10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought

up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed

the saints' feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she

have diligently followed every good work.

1TI-5:11 But the younger widows refuse: for when they have

begun to wax wanton against Christ, they will marry;

1TI-5:12 Having damnation, because they have cast off their

first faith.

1TI-5:13 And withal they learn [to be] idle, wandering about

from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and

busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

1TI-5:14 I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear

children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary

to speak reproachfully.

1TI-5:15 For some are already turned aside after Satan.

1TI-5:16 If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let

them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it

may relieve them that are widows indeed.

1TI-5:17 Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of

double honour, especially they who labour in the word and

doctrine.

1TI-5:18 For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox

that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his

reward.

1TI-5:19 Against an elder receive not an accusation, but before

two or three witnesses.

1TI-5:20 Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may

fear.

1TI-5:21 I charge [thee] before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ,

and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without

preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality.

1TI-5:22 Lay hands suddenly on no man, neither be partaker of

other men's sins: keep thyself pure.

1TI-5:23 Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy

stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.

1TI-5:24 Some men's sins are open beforehand, going before to

judgment; and some [men] they follow after.

1TI-5:25 Likewise also the good works [of some] are manifest

beforehand; and they that are otherwise cannot be hid.

1TI-6:1 Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their

own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and [his]

doctrine be not blasphemed.

1TI-6:2 And they that have believing masters, let them not

despise [them], because they are brethren; but rather do [them]

service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the

benefit. These things teach and exhort.

1TI-6:3 If any man teach otherwise, and consent not to

wholesome words, [even] the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and

to the doctrine which is according to godliness;

1TI-6:4 He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about

questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife,

railings, evil surmisings,

1TI-6:5 Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and

destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from

such withdraw thyself.

1TI-6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

1TI-6:7 For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is]

certain we can carry nothing out.

1TI-6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

1TI-6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a

snare, and [into] many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown

men in destruction and perdition.

1TI-6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which

while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and

pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

1TI-6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow

after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

1TI-6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal

life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good

profession before many witnesses.

1TI-6:13 I give thee charge in the sight of God, who quickeneth

all things, and [before] Christ Jesus, who before Pontius Pilate

witnessed a good confession;

1TI-6:14 That thou keep [this] commandment without spot,

unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ:

1TI-6:15 Which in his times he shall shew, [who is] the blessed

and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

1TI-6:16 Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which

no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to

whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

1TI-6:17 Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be

not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living

God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

1TI-6:18 That they do good, that they be rich in good works,

ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

1TI-6:19 Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation

against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.

1TI-6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust,

avoiding profane [and] vain babblings, and oppositions of

science falsely so called:

1TI-6:21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith.

Grace [be] with thee. Amen. king james study

2CH-1:1 And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his

kingdom, and the LORD his God [was] with him, and magnified him

exceedingly.

2CH-1:2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of

thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every

governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

2CH-1:3 So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to

the high place that [was] at Gibeon; for there was the

tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant

of the LORD had made in the wilderness.

2CH-1:4 But the ark of God had David brought up from

Kirjathjearim to [the place which] David had prepared for it:

for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.

2CH-1:5 Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri,

the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the

LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.

2CH-1:6 And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before

the LORD, which [was] at the tabernacle of the congregation, and

offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.

2CH-1:7 In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said

unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.

2CH-1:8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great mercy

unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.

2CH-1:9 Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father

be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like

the dust of the earth in multitude.

2CH-1:10 Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out

and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy

people, [that is so] great?

2CH-1:11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine

heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor

the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but

hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest

judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:

2CH-1:12 Wisdom and knowledge [is] granted unto thee; and I

will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of

the kings have had that [have been] before thee, neither shall

there any after thee have the like.

2CH-1:13 Then Solomon came [from his journey] to the high place

that [was] at Gibeon to Jerusalem, from before the tabernacle of

the congregation, and reigned over Israel.

2CH-1:14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had

a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand

horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the

king at Jerusalem.

2CH-1:15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem [as

plenteous] as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore

trees that [are] in the vale for abundance.

2CH-1:16 And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen

yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.

2CH-1:17 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a

chariot for six hundred [shekels] of silver, and an horse for an

hundred and fifty: and so brought they out [horses] for all the

kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their

means.

2CH-2:1 And Solomon determined to build an house for the name

of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

2CH-2:2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to

bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain, and

three thousand and six hundred to oversee them.

2CH-2:3 And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As

thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars

to build him an house to dwell therein, [even so deal with me].

2CH-2:4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God,

to dedicate [it] to him, [and] to burn before him sweet incense,

and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings

morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and

on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This [is an ordinance]

for ever to Israel.

2CH-2:5 And the house which I build [is] great: for great [is]

our God above all gods.

2CH-2:6 But who is able to build him an house, seeing the

heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who [am] I then,

that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice

before him?

2CH-2:7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold,

and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and

crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning

men that [are] with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my

father did provide.

2CH-2:8 Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees,

out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut

timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants [shall be] with thy

servants,

2CH-2:9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house

which I am about to build [shall be] wonderful great.

2CH-2:10 And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers

that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and

twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of

wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.

2CH-2:11 Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing, which

he sent to Solomon, Because the LORD hath loved his people, he

hath made thee king over them.

2CH-2:12 Huram said moreover, Blessed [be] the LORD God of

Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the

king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that

might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.

2CH-2:13 And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with

understanding, of Huram my father's,

2CH-2:14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his

father [was] a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold, and in

silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple,

in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any

manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be

put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my

lord David thy father.

2CH-2:15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and

the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his

servants:

2CH-2:16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou

shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to

Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.

2CH-2:17 And Solomon numbered all the strangers that [were] in

the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his

father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and

fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.

2CH-2:18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them [to be]

bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand [to be] hewers in the

mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set

the people a work.

2CH-3:1 Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at

Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where [the Lord] appeared unto David

his father, in the place that David had prepared in the

threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

2CH-3:2 And he began to build in the second [day] of the second

month, in the fourth year of his reign.

2CH-3:3 Now these [are the things wherein] Solomon was

instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by

cubits after the first measure [was] threescore cubits, and the

breadth twenty cubits.

2CH-3:4 And the porch that [was] in the front [of the house],

the length [of it was] according to the breadth of the house,

twenty cubits, and the height [was] an hundred and twenty: and

he overlaid it within with pure gold.

2CH-3:5 And the greater house he ceiled with fir tree, which he

overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.

2CH-3:6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for

beauty: and the gold [was] gold of Parvaim.

2CH-3:7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and

the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved

cherubims on the walls.

2CH-3:8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof

[was] according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and

the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine

gold, [amounting] to six hundred talents.

2CH-3:9 And the weight of the nails [was] fifty shekels of gold.

And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.

2CH-3:10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of

image work, and overlaid them with gold.

2CH-3:11 And the wings of the cherubims [were] twenty cubits

long: one wing [of the one cherub was] five cubits, reaching to

the wall of the house: and the other wing [was likewise] five

cubits, reaching to the wing of the other cherub.

2CH-3:12 And [one] wing of the other cherub [was] five cubits,

reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing [was] five

cubits [also], joining to the wing of the other cherub.

2CH-3:13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth

twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces

[were] inward.

2CH-3:14 And he made the veil [of] blue, and purple, and

crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubims thereon.

2CH-3:15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty

and five cubits high, and the chapiter that [was] on the top of

each of them [was] five cubits.

2CH-3:16 And he made chains, [as] in the oracle, and put [them]

on the heads of the pillars; and made an hundred pomegranates,

and put [them] on the chains.

2CH-3:17 And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on

the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name

of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the

left Boaz.

2CH-4:1 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the

length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten

cubits the height thereof.

2CH-4:2 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to

brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and

a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.

2CH-4:3 And under it [was] the similitude of oxen, which did

compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round

about. Two rows of oxen [were] cast, when it was cast.

2CH-4:4 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the

north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking

toward the south, and three looking toward the east: and the sea

[was set] above upon them, and all their hinder parts [were]

inward.

2CH-4:5 And the thickness of it [was] an handbreadth, and the

brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of

lilies; [and] it received and held three thousand baths.

2CH-4:6 He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand,

and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they

offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea

[was] for the priests to wash in.

2CH-4:7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their

form, and set [them] in the temple, five on the right hand, and

five on the left.

2CH-4:8 He made also ten tables, and placed [them] in the

temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he

made an hundred basins of gold.

2CH-4:9 Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the

great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of

them with brass.

2CH-4:10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east end,

over against the south.

2CH-4:11 And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the

basins. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king

Solomon for the house of God;

2CH-4:12 [To wit], the two pillars, and the pommels, and the

chapiters [which were] on the top of the two pillars, and the

two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which

[were] on the top of the pillars;

2CH-4:13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two

rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of

the chapiters which [were] upon the pillars.

2CH-4:14 He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;

2CH-4:15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it.

2CH-4:16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks,

and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king

Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.

2CH-4:17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the

clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.

2CH-4:18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance:

for the weight of the brass could not be found out.

2CH-4:19 And Solomon made all the vessels that [were for] the

house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the

showbread [was set];

2CH-4:20 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they

should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;

2CH-4:21 And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, [made

he of] gold, [and] that perfect gold;

2CH-4:22 And the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and

the censers, [of] pure gold: and the entry of the house, the

inner doors thereof for the most holy [place], and the doors of

the house of the temple, [were of] gold.

2CH-5:1 Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of

the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in [all] the things

that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the

gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the

house of God.

2CH-5:2 Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all

the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the

children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the

covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which [is] Zion.

2CH-5:3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves

unto the king in the feast which [was] in the seventh month.

2CH-5:4 And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took

up the ark.

2CH-5:5 And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the

congregation, and all the holy vessels that [were] in the

tabernacle, these did the priests [and] the Levites bring up.

2CH-5:6 Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel

that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep

and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.

2CH-5:7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of

the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the

most holy [place, even] under the wings of the cherubims:

2CH-5:8 For the cherubims spread forth [their] wings over the

place of the ark, and the cherubims covered the ark and the

staves thereof above.

2CH-5:9 And they drew out the staves [of the ark], that the

ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but

they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.

2CH-5:10 [There was] nothing in the ark save the two tables

which Moses put [therein] at Horeb, when the LORD made [a

covenant] with the children of Israel, when they came out of

Egypt.

2CH-5:11 And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of

the holy [place]: (for all the priests [that were] present were

sanctified, [and] did not [then] wait by course:

2CH-5:12 Also the Levites [which were] the singers, all of them

of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their

brethren, [being] arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and

psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and

with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)

2CH-5:13 It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers

[were] as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and

thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up [their] voice with

the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised

the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth]

for ever: that [then] the house was filled with a cloud, [even]

the house of the LORD;

2CH-5:14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by

reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the

house of God.

2CH-6:1 Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would

dwell in the thick darkness.

2CH-6:2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a

place for thy dwelling for ever.

2CH-6:3 And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole

congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.

2CH-6:4 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Israel, who

hath with his hands fulfilled [that] which he spake with his

mouth to my father David, saying,

2CH-6:5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the

land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to

build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I

any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:

2CH-6:6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be

there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.

2CH-6:7 Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an

house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

2CH-6:8 But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it

was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst

well in that it was in thine heart:

2CH-6:9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy

son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the

house for my name.

2CH-6:10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he

hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father,

and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and

have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.

2CH-6:11 And in it have I put the ark, wherein [is] the

covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.

2CH-6:12 And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the

presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his

hands:

2CH-6:13 For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, of five cubits

long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set

it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled

down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and

spread forth his hands toward heaven,

2CH-6:14 And said, O LORD God of Israel, [there is] no God like

thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant,

and [showest] mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee

with all their hearts:

2CH-6:15 Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father

that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth,

and hast fulfilled [it] with thine hand, as [it is] this day.

2CH-6:16 Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy

servant David my father that which thou hast promised him,

saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon

the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to

their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.

2CH-6:17 Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be

verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.

2CH-6:18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth?

behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee;

how much less this house which I have built!

2CH-6:19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant,

and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry

and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:

2CH-6:20 That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and

night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest

put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant

prayeth toward this place.

2CH-6:21 Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy

servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward

this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, [even] from

heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.

2CH-6:22 If a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be

laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine

altar in this house;

2CH-6:23 Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy

servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon

his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him

according to his righteousness.

2CH-6:24 And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before

the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall

return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication

before thee in this house;

2CH-6:25 Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin

of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which

thou gavest to them and to their fathers.

2CH-6:26 When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain,

because they have sinned against thee; [yet] if they pray toward

this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when

thou dost afflict them;

2CH-6:27 Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy

servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them

the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy

land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.

2CH-6:28 If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence,

if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if

their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land;

whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness [there be]:

2CH-6:29 [Then] what prayer [or] what supplication soever shall

be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one

shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread

forth his hands in this house:

2CH-6:30 Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and

forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways,

whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of

the children of men:)

2CH-6:31 That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long

as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.

2CH-6:32 Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy

people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great

name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if

they come and pray in this house;

2CH-6:33 Then hear thou from the heavens, [even] from thy

dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger

calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy

name, and fear thee, as [doth] thy people Israel, and may know

that this house which I have built is called by thy name.

2CH-6:34 If thy people go out to war against their enemies by

the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee

toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I

have built for thy name;

2CH-6:35 Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their

supplication, and maintain their cause.

2CH-6:36 If they sin against thee, (for [there is] no man which

sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over

before [their] enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a

land far off or near;

2CH-6:37 Yet [if] they bethink themselves in the land whither

they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the

land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done

amiss, and have dealt wickedly;

2CH-6:38 If they return to thee with all their heart and with

all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have

carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou

gavest unto their fathers, and [toward] the city which thou hast

chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:

2CH-6:39 Then hear thou from the heavens, [even] from thy

dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and

maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned

against thee.

2CH-6:40 Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open,

and [let] thine ears [be] attent unto the prayer [that is made]

in this place.

2CH-6:41 Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting

place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O

LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice

in goodness.

2CH-6:42 O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed:

remember the mercies of David thy servant.

2CH-7:1 Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire

came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the

sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.

2CH-7:2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the

LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD'S house.

2CH-7:3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire

came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed

themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and

worshipped, and praised the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good;

for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

2CH-7:4 Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices

before the LORD.

2CH-7:5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two

thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the

king and all the people dedicated the house of God.

2CH-7:6 And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites

also with instruments of music of the LORD, which David the king

had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy [endureth] for

ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests

sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.

2CH-7:7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that

[was] before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt

offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the

brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the

burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.

2CH-7:8 Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days,

and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the

entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.

2CH-7:9 And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for

they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast

seven days.

2CH-7:10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh

month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry

in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed unto David,

and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.

2CH-7:11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the

king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in

the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously

effected.

2CH-7:12 And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said

unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to

myself for an house of sacrifice.

2CH-7:13 If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I

command the locusts to devour the land, or if I send pestilence

among my people;

2CH-7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall

humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from

their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will

forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

2CH-7:15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto

the prayer [that is made] in this place.

2CH-7:16 For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that

my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart

shall be there perpetually.

2CH-7:17 And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David

thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded

thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;

2CH-7:18 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom,

according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying,

There shall not fail thee a man [to be] ruler in Israel.

2CH-7:19 But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my

commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and

serve other gods, and worship them;

2CH-7:20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land

which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified

for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it [to

be] a proverb and a byword among all nations.

2CH-7:21 And this house, which is high, shall be an

astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall

say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this

house?

2CH-7:22 And it shall be answered, Because they forsook the

LORD God of their fathers, which brought them forth out of the

land of Egypt, and laid hold on other gods, and worshipped them,

and served them: therefore hath he brought all this evil upon

them.

2CH-8:1 And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein

Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,

2CH-8:2 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon,

Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell

there.

2CH-8:3 And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against

it.

2CH-8:4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the

store cities, which he built in Hamath.

2CH-8:5 Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the

nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;

2CH-8:6 And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had,

and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and

all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon,

and throughout all the land of his dominion.

2CH-8:7 [As for] all the people [that were] left of the

Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites,

and the Jebusites, which [were] not of Israel,

2CH-8:8 [But] of their children, who were left after them in

the land, whom the children of Israel consumed not, them did

Solomon make to pay tribute until this day.

2CH-8:9 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no

servants for his work; but they [were] men of war, and chief of

his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.

2CH-8:10 And these [were] the chief of king Solomon's officers,

[even] two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.

2CH-8:11 And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of

the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for

he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of

Israel, because [the places are] holy, whereunto the ark of the

LORD hath come.

2CH-8:12 Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on

the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,

2CH-8:13 Even after a certain rate every day, offering

according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on

the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year,

[even] in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of

weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.

2CH-8:14 And he appointed, according to the order of David his

father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the

Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the

priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by

their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God

commanded.

2CH-8:15 And they departed not from the commandment of the king

unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or

concerning the treasures.

2CH-8:16 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day

of the foundation of the house of the LORD, and until it was

finished. [So] the house of the LORD was perfected.

2CH-8:17 Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the

sea side in the land of Edom.

2CH-8:18 And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships,

and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with

the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred

and fifty talents of gold, and brought [them] to king Solomon.

2CH-9:1 And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of

Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at

Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare

spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she

was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in

her heart.

2CH-9:2 And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was

nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.

2CH-9:3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of

Solomon, and the house that he had built,

2CH-9:4 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his

servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel;

his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which

he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit

in her.

2CH-9:5 And she said to the king, [It was] a true report which

I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:

2CH-9:6 Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and

mine eyes had seen [it]: and, behold, the one half of the

greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: [for] thou exceedest

the fame that I heard.

2CH-9:7 Happy [are] thy men, and happy [are] these thy servants,

which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.

2CH-9:8 Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to

set thee on his throne, [to be] king for the LORD thy God:

because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever,

therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and

justice.

2CH-9:9 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of

gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones:

neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king

Solomon.

2CH-9:10 And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of

Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and

precious stones.

2CH-9:11 And the king made [of] the algum trees terraces to the

house of the LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps and

psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in

the land of Judah.

2CH-9:12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her

desire, whatsoever she asked, beside [that] which she had

brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own

land, she and her servants.

2CH-9:13 Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one

year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;

2CH-9:14 Beside [that which] chapmen and merchants brought. And

all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought

gold and silver to Solomon.

2CH-9:15 And king Solomon made two hundred targets [of] beaten

gold: six hundred [shekels] of beaten gold went to one target.

2CH-9:16 And three hundred shields [made he of] beaten gold:

three hundred [shekels] of gold went to one shield. And the king

put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.

2CH-9:17 Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and

overlaid it with pure gold.

2CH-9:18 And [there were] six steps to the throne, with a

footstool of gold, [which were] fastened to the throne, and

stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing

by the stays:

2CH-9:19 And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on

the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any

kingdom.

2CH-9:20 And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon [were of]

gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon

[were of] pure gold: none [were of] silver; it was [not] any

thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.

2CH-9:21 For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the

servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of

Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and

peacocks.

2CH-9:22 And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in

riches and wisdom.

2CH-9:23 And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of

Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.

2CH-9:24 And they brought every man his present, vessels of

silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices,

horses, and mules, a rate year by year.

2CH-9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and

chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the

chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.

2CH-9:26 And he reigned over all the kings from the river even

unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.

2CH-9:27 And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and

cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that [are] in the low

plains in abundance.

2CH-9:28 And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and

out of all lands.

2CH-9:29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last,

[are] they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in

the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo

the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?

2CH-9:30 And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty

years.

2CH-9:31 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried

in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in

his stead.

2CH-10:1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all

Israel come to make him king.

2CH-10:2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat,

who [was] in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of

Solomon the king, heard [it], that Jeroboam returned out of

Egypt.

2CH-10:3 And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all

Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,

2CH-10:4 Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease

thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his

heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

2CH-10:5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three

days. And the people departed.

2CH-10:6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that

had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying,

What counsel give ye [me] to return answer to this people?

2CH-10:7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to

this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they

will be thy servants for ever.

2CH-10:8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him,

and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with

him, that stood before him.

2CH-10:9 And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may

return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying,

Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

2CH-10:10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake

unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake

unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou

[it] somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My

little [finger] shall be thicker than my father's loins.

2CH-10:11 For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I

will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips,

but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.

2CH-10:12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on

the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the

third day.

2CH-10:13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam

forsook the counsel of the old men,

2CH-10:14 And answered them after the advice of the young men,

saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto:

my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you]

with scorpions.

2CH-10:15 So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the

cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he

spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of

Nebat.

2CH-10:16 And when all Israel [saw] that the king would not

hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What

portion have we in David? and [we have] none inheritance in the

son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: [and] now,

David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.

2CH-10:17 But [as for] the children of Israel that dwelt in the

cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

2CH-10:18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that [was] over the

tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that

he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to [his]

chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

2CH-10:19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto

this day.

2CH-11:1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered

of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore

thousand chosen [men], which were warriors, to fight against

Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

2CH-11:2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of

God, saying,

2CH-11:3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah,

and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

2CH-11:4 Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight

against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this

thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and

returned from going against Jeroboam.

2CH-11:5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for

defence in Judah.

2CH-11:6 He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

2CH-11:7 And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

2CH-11:8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

2CH-11:9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

2CH-11:10 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which [are] in

Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

2CH-11:11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains

in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.

2CH-11:12 And in every several city [he put] shields and spears,

and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on

his side.

2CH-11:13 And the priests and the Levites that [were] in all

Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.

2CH-11:14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their

possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and

his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office

unto the LORD:

2CH-11:15 And he ordained him priests for the high places, and

for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

2CH-11:16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such

as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to

Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.

2CH-11:17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made

Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years

they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

2CH-11:18 And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of

Jerimoth the son of David to wife, [and] Abihail the daughter of

Eliab the son of Jesse;

2CH-11:19 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shemariah, and

Zaham.

2CH-11:20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom;

which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

2CH-11:21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom

above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen

wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight

sons, and threescore daughters.)

2CH-11:22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief,

[to be] ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him

king.

2CH-11:23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his

children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin,

unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance.

And he desired many wives.

2CH-12:1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the

kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the

LORD, and all Israel with him.

2CH-12:2 And it came to pass, [that] in the fifth year of king

Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,

because they had transgressed against the LORD,

2CH-12:3 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand

horsemen: and the people [were] without number that came with

him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

2CH-12:4 And he took the fenced cities which [pertained] to

Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

2CH-12:5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and [to]

the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem

because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye

have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand

of Shishak.

2CH-12:6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled

themselves; and they said, The LORD [is] righteous.

2CH-12:7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves,

the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled

themselves; [therefore] I will not destroy them, but I will

grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured

out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

2CH-12:8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may

know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the

countries.

2CH-12:9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,

and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the

treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also

the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

2CH-12:10 Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass,

and committed [them] to the hands of the chief of the guard,

that kept the entrance of the king's house.

2CH-12:11 And when the king entered into the house of the LORD,

the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the

guard chamber.

2CH-12:12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD

turned from him, that he would not destroy [him] altogether: and

also in Judah things went well.

2CH-12:13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem,

and reigned: for Rehoboam [was] one and forty years old when he

began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the

city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel,

to put his name there. And his mother's name [was] Naamah an

Ammonitess.

2CH-12:14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to

seek the LORD.

2CH-12:15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, [are] they

not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the

seer concerning genealogies? And [there were] wars between

Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

2CH-12:16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried

in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

2CH-13:1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began

Abijah to reign over Judah.

2CH-13:2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name

also [was] Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there

was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

2CH-13:3 And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of

valiant men of war, [even] four hundred thousand chosen men:

Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight

hundred thousand chosen men, [being] mighty men of valour.

2CH-13:4 And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which [is] in

mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

2CH-13:5 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave

the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, [even] to him and to

his sons by a covenant of salt?

2CH-13:6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon

the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his

lord.

2CH-13:7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children

of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the

son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and

could not withstand them.

2CH-13:8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD

in the hand of the sons of David; and ye [be] a great multitude,

and [there are] with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you

for gods.

2CH-13:9 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons

of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the

manner of the nations of [other] lands? so that whosoever cometh

to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, [the

same] may be a priest of [them that are] no gods.

2CH-13:10 But as for us, the LORD [is] our God, and we have not

forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD,

[are] the sons of Aaron, and the Levites [wait] upon [their]

business:

2CH-13:11 And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every

evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the showbread also

[set they in order] upon the pure table; and the candlestick of

gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep

the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

2CH-13:12 And, behold, God himself [is] with us for [our]

captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm

against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD

God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

2CH-13:13 But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about

behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment [was]

behind them.

2CH-13:14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle [was]

before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests

sounded with the trumpets.

2CH-13:15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of

Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all

Israel before Abijah and Judah.

2CH-13:16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God

delivered them into their hand.

2CH-13:17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great

slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred

thousand chosen men.

2CH-13:18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at

that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they

relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.

2CH-13:19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities

from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the

towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.

2CH-13:20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the

days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.

2CH-13:21 But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives,

and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

2CH-13:22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and

his sayings, [are] written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

2CH-14:1 So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him

in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In

his days the land was quiet ten years.

2CH-14:2 And Asa did [that which was] good and right in the

eyes of the LORD his God:

2CH-14:3 For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and

the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the

groves:

2CH-14:4 And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their

fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

2CH-14:5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the

high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

2CH-14:6 And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had

rest, and he had no war in those years; because the LORD had

given him rest.

2CH-14:7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these

cities, and make about [them] walls, and towers, gates, and bars,

[while] the land [is] yet before us; because we have sought the

LORD our God, we have sought [him], and he hath given us rest on

every side. So they built and prospered.

2CH-14:8 And Asa had an army [of men] that bare targets and

spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand; and out of Benjamin,

that bare shields and drew bows, two hundred and fourscore

thousand: all these [were] mighty men of valour.

2CH-14:9 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian

with an host of a thousand thousand, and three hundred chariots;

and came unto Mareshah.

2CH-14:10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the

battle in array in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah.

2CH-14:11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD,

[it is] nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with

them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on

thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou

[art] our God; let not man prevail against thee.

2CH-14:12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa, and

before Judah; and the Ethiopians fled.

2CH-14:13 And Asa and the people that [were] with him pursued

them unto Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they

could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the

LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.

2CH-14:14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar; for

the fear of the LORD came upon them: and they spoiled all the

cities; for there was exceeding much spoil in them.

2CH-14:15 They smote also the tents of cattle, and carried away

sheep and camels in abundance, and returned to Jerusalem.

2CH-15:1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of

Oded:

2CH-15:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear

ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD [is] with you,

while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of

you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

2CH-15:3 Now for a long season Israel [hath been] without the

true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

2CH-15:4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD

God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

2CH-15:5 And in those times [there was] no peace to him that

went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations [were]

upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

2CH-15:6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city:

for God did vex them with all adversity.

2CH-15:7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak:

for your work shall be rewarded.

2CH-15:8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of

Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable

idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the

cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the

altar of the LORD, that [was] before the porch of the LORD.

2CH-15:9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the

strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of

Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when

they saw that the LORD his God [was] with him.

2CH-15:10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in

the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

2CH-15:11 And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the

spoil [which] they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven

thousand sheep.

2CH-15:12 And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God

of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

2CH-15:13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel

should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or

woman.

2CH-15:14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and

with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

2CH-15:15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had

sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole

desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest

round about.

2CH-15:16 And also [concerning] Maachah the mother of Asa the

king, he removed her from [being] queen, because she had made an

idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped [it],

and burnt [it] at the brook Kidron.

2CH-15:17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel:

nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

2CH-15:18 And he brought into the house of God the things that

his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated,

silver, and gold, and vessels.

2CH-15:19 And there was no [more] war unto the five and

thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

2CH-16:1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa

Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to

the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king

of Judah.

2CH-16:2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the

treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and

sent to Benhadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

2CH-16:3 [There is] a league between me and thee, as [there

was] between my father and thy father: behold, I have sent thee

silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel,

that he may depart from me.

2CH-16:4 And Benhadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the

captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they

smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store cities of

Naphtali.

2CH-16:5 And it came to pass, when Baasha heard [it], that he

left off building of Ramah, and let his work cease.

2CH-16:6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried

away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith

Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

2CH-16:7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of

Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king

of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the

host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

2CH-16:8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host,

with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst

rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.

2CH-16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the

whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of [them]

whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done

foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

2CH-16:10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a

prison house; for [he was] in a rage with him because of this

[thing]. And Asa oppressed [some] of the people the same time.

2CH-16:11 And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo,

they [are] written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

2CH-16:12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was

diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding [great]:

yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the

physicians.

2CH-16:13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one

and fortieth year of his reign.

2CH-16:14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he

had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the

bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds [of

spices] prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very

great burning for him.

2CH-17:1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and

strengthened himself against Israel.

2CH-17:2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah,

and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of

Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

2CH-17:3 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked

in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto

Baalim;

2CH-17:4 But sought to the [LORD] God of his father, and walked

in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

2CH-17:5 Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand;

and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches

and honour in abundance.

2CH-17:6 And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD:

moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

2CH-17:7 Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his

princes, [even] to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah,

and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of

Judah.

2CH-17:8 And with them [he sent] Levites, [even] Shemaiah, and

Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and

Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites;

and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.

2CH-17:9 And they taught in Judah, and [had] the book of the

law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the

cities of Judah, and taught the people.

2CH-17:10 And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms

of the lands that [were] round about Judah, so that they made no

war against Jehoshaphat.

2CH-17:11 Also [some] of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat

presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him

flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven

thousand and seven hundred he goats.

2CH-17:12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built

in Judah castles, and cities of store.

2CH-17:13 And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and

the men of war, mighty men of valour, [were] in Jerusalem.

2CH-17:14 And these [are] the numbers of them according to the

house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands;

Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred

thousand.

2CH-17:15 And next to him [was] Jehohanan the captain, and with

him two hundred and fourscore thousand.

2CH-17:16 And next him [was] Amasiah the son of Zichri, who

willingly offered himself unto the LORD; and with him two

hundred thousand mighty men of valour.

2CH-17:17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and

with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.

2CH-17:18 And next him [was] Jehozabad, and with him an hundred

and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.

2CH-17:19 These waited on the king, beside [those] whom the

king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

2CH-18:1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance,

and joined affinity with Ahab.

2CH-18:2 And after [certain] years he went down to Ahab to

Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance,

and for the people that [he had] with him, and persuaded him to

go up [with him] to Ramothgilead.

2CH-18:3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of

Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him,

I [am] as thou [art], and my people as thy people; and [we will

be] with thee in the war.

2CH-18:4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire,

I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

2CH-18:5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of

prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to

Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up;

for God will deliver [it] into the king's hand.

2CH-18:6 But Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of

the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him?

2CH-18:7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, [There

is] yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the LORD: but I hate

him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the

same [is] Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not

the king say so.

2CH-18:8 And the king of Israel called for one [of his]

officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla.

2CH-18:9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah

sat either of them on his throne, clothed in [their] robes, and

they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of

Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.

2CH-18:10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns

of iron, and said, Thus saith the LORD, With these thou shalt

push Syria until they be consumed.

2CH-18:11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to

Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver [it] into

the hand of the king.

2CH-18:12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to

him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets [declare] good to

the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee,

be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.

2CH-18:13 And Micaiah said, [As] the LORD liveth, even what my

God saith, that will I speak.

2CH-18:14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto

him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I

forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be

delivered into your hand.

2CH-18:15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I

adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the

name of the LORD?

2CH-18:16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the

mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said,

These have no master; let them return [therefore] every man to

his house in peace.

2CH-18:17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not

tell thee [that] he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?

2CH-18:18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I

saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven

standing on his right hand and [on] his left.

2CH-18:19 And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of

Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one

spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that

manner.

2CH-18:20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the

LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him,

Wherewith?

2CH-18:21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in

the mouth of all his prophets. And [the LORD] said, Thou shalt

entice [him], and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do [even]

so.

2CH-18:22 Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying

spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath

spoken evil against thee.

2CH-18:23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and

smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the

Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?

2CH-18:24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day

when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself.

2CH-18:25 Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and

carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash

the king's son;

2CH-18:26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [fellow] in

the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water

of affliction, until I return in peace.

2CH-18:27 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace,

[then] hath not the LORD spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all

ye people.

2CH-18:28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of

Judah went up to Ramothgilead.

2CH-18:29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will

disguise myself, and will go to the battle; but put thou on thy

robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to

the battle.

2CH-18:30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of

the chariots that [were] with him, saying, Fight ye not with

small or great, save only with the king of Israel.

2CH-18:31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the

chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It [is] the king of

Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but

Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved

them [to depart] from him.

2CH-18:32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the

chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they

turned back again from pursuing him.

2CH-18:33 And a [certain] man drew a bow at a venture, and

smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness:

therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou

mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.

2CH-18:34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king

of Israel stayed [himself] up in [his] chariot against the

Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down

he died.

2CH-19:1 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his

house in peace to Jerusalem.

2CH-19:2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet

him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the

ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore [is] wrath

upon thee from before the LORD.

2CH-19:3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in

that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast

prepared thine heart to seek God.

2CH-19:4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out

again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and

brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.

2CH-19:5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the

fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

2CH-19:6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye

judge not for man, but for the LORD, who [is] with you in the

judgment.

2CH-19:7 Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you;

take heed and do [it]: for [there is] no iniquity with the LORD

our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

2CH-19:8 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the

Levites, and [of] the priests, and of the chief of the fathers

of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies,

when they returned to Jerusalem.

2CH-19:9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the

fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

2CH-19:10 And what cause soever shall come to you of your

brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood,

between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall

even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and [so]

wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye

shall not trespass.

2CH-19:11 And, behold, Amariah the chief priest [is] over you

in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the

ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also

the Levites [shall be] officers before you. Deal courageously,

and the LORD shall be with the good.

2CH-20:1 It came to pass after this also, [that] the children

of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them [other] beside

the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.

2CH-20:2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying,

There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea

on this side Syria; and, behold, they [be] in Hazazontamar,

which [is] Engedi.

2CH-20:3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the

LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.

2CH-20:4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask [help]

of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to

seek the LORD.

2CH-20:5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and

Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,

2CH-20:6 And said, O LORD God of our fathers, [art] not thou

God in heaven? and rulest [not] thou over all the kingdoms of

the heathen? and in thine hand [is there not] power and might,

so that none is able to withstand thee?

2CH-20:7 [Art] not thou our God, [who] didst drive out the

inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it

to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?

2CH-20:8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a

sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,

2CH-20:9 If, [when] evil cometh upon us, [as] the sword,

judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house,

and in thy presence, (for thy name [is] in this house,) and cry

unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help.

2CH-20:10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and

mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they

came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and

destroyed them not;

2CH-20:11 Behold, [I say, how] they reward us, to come to cast

us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.

2CH-20:12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no

might against this great company that cometh against us; neither

know we what to do: but our eyes [are] upon thee.

2CH-20:13 And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their

little ones, their wives, and their children.

2CH-20:14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of

Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the

sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the LORD in the midst of the

congregation;

2CH-20:15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye

inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith

the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this

great multitude; for the battle [is] not yours, but God's.

2CH-20:16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come

up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the

brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel.

2CH-20:17 Ye shall not [need] to fight in this [battle]: set

yourselves, stand ye [still], and see the salvation of the LORD

with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to

morrow go out against them: for the LORD [will be] with you.

2CH-20:18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with [his] face to the

ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell

before the LORD, worshipping the LORD.

2CH-20:19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites,

and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the LORD

God of Israel with a loud voice on high.

2CH-20:20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth

into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth,

Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants

of Jerusalem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be

established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

2CH-20:21 And when he had consulted with the people, he

appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the

beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say,

Praise the LORD; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

2CH-20:22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD

set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount

Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten.

2CH-20:23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against

the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy

[them]: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir,

every one helped to destroy another.

2CH-20:24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the

wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they

[were] dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped.

2CH-20:25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away

the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both

riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they

stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away:

and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so

much.

2CH-20:26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in

the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD:

therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of

Berachah, unto this day.

2CH-20:27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem,

and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to

Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over

their enemies.

2CH-20:28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps

and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.

2CH-20:29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of

[those] countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought

against the enemies of Israel.

2CH-20:30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God

gave him rest round about.

2CH-20:31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: [he was] thirty

and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty

and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Azubah

the daughter of Shilhi.

2CH-20:32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and

departed not from it, doing [that which was] right in the sight

of the LORD.

2CH-20:33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as

yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of

their fathers.

2CH-20:34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and

last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Jehu the son of

Hanani, who [is] mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

2CH-20:35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join

himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:

2CH-20:36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to

Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber.

2CH-20:37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah

prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined

thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the

ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

2CH-21:1 Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried

with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son

reigned in his stead.

2CH-21:2 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah,

and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and

Shephatiah: all these [were] the sons of Jehoshaphat king of

Israel.

2CH-21:3 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and

of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah:

but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he [was] the

firstborn.

2CH-21:4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his

father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with

the sword, and [divers] also of the princes of Israel.

2CH-21:5 Jehoram [was] thirty and two years old when he began

to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

2CH-21:6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like

as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to

wife: and he wrought [that which was] evil in the eyes of the

LORD.

2CH-21:7 Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David,

because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he

promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.

2CH-21:8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the

dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.

2CH-21:9 Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his

chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the

Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the

chariots.

2CH-21:10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah

unto this day. The same time [also] did Libnah revolt from under

his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.

2CH-21:11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of

Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit

fornication, and compelled Judah [thereto].

2CH-21:12 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the

prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father,

Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy

father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

2CH-21:13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel,

and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a

whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also

hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, [which were]

better than thyself:

2CH-21:14 Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy

people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:

2CH-21:15 And thou [shalt have] great sickness by disease of

thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness

day by day.

2CH-21:16 Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the

spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that [were] near

the Ethiopians:

2CH-21:17 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and

carried away all the substance that was found in the king's

house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never

a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

2CH-21:18 And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels

with an incurable disease.

2CH-21:19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after

the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his

sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no

burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

2CH-21:20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to

reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed

without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of

David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

2CH-22:1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his

youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came

with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So

Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.

2CH-22:2 Forty and two years old [was] Ahaziah when he began to

reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name

also [was] Athaliah the daughter of Omri.

2CH-22:3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for

his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

2CH-22:4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the LORD like

the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death

of his father to his destruction.

2CH-22:5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with

Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael

king of Syria at Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.

2CH-22:6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the

wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael

king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went

down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was

sick.

2CH-22:7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to

Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against

Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to cut off

the house of Ahab.

2CH-22:8 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing

judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah,

and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to

Ahaziah, he slew them.

2CH-22:9 And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he

was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had

slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he [is] the son

of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart. So the

house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom.

2CH-22:10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her

son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the

house of Judah.

2CH-22:11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took

Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's

sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber.

So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of

Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid

him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.

2CH-22:12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six

years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

2CH-23:1 And in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthened himself,

and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham,

and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed,

and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri,

into covenant with him.

2CH-23:2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites

out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of

Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

2CH-23:3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king

in the house of God. And he said unto them, Behold, the king's

son shall reign, as the LORD hath said of the sons of David.

2CH-23:4 This [is] the thing that ye shall do; A third part of

you entering on the sabbath, of the priests and of the Levites,

[shall be] porters of the doors;

2CH-23:5 And a third part [shall be] at the king's house; and a

third part at the gate of the foundation: and all the people

[shall be] in the courts of the house of the LORD.

2CH-23:6 But let none come into the house of the LORD, save the

priests, and they that minister of the Levites; they shall go in,

for they [are] holy: but all the people shall keep the watch of

the LORD.

2CH-23:7 And the Levites shall compass the king round about,

every man with his weapons in his hand; and whosoever [else]

cometh into the house, he shall be put to death: but be ye with

the king when he cometh in, and when he goeth out.

2CH-23:8 So the Levites and all Judah did according to all

things that Jehoiada the priest had commanded, and took every

man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them that

were to go [out] on the sabbath: for Jehoiada the priest

dismissed not the courses.

2CH-23:9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains

of hundreds spears, and bucklers, and shields, that [had been]

king David's, which [were] in the house of God.

2CH-23:10 And he set all the people, every man having his

weapon in his hand, from the right side of the temple to the

left side of the temple, along by the altar and the temple, by

the king round about.

2CH-23:11 Then they brought out the king's son, and put upon

him the crown, and [gave him] the testimony, and made him king.

And Jehoiada and his sons anointed him, and said, God save the

king.

2CH-23:12 Now when Athaliah heard the noise of the people

running and praising the king, she came to the people into the

house of the LORD:

2CH-23:13 And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his

pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by

the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded

with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of music, and

such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes,

and said, Treason, Treason.

2CH-23:14 Then Jehoiada the priest brought out the captains of

hundreds that were set over the host, and said unto them, Have

her forth of the ranges: and whoso followeth her, let him be

slain with the sword. For the priest said, Slay her not in the

house of the LORD.

2CH-23:15 So they laid hands on her; and when she was come to

the entering of the horse gate by the king's house, they slew

her there.

2CH-23:16 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between

all the people, and between the king, that they should be the

LORD'S people.

2CH-23:17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal, and

brake it down, and brake his altars and his images in pieces,

and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.

2CH-23:18 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of

the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had

distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt

offerings of the LORD, as [it is] written in the law of Moses,

with rejoicing and with singing, [as it was ordained] by David.

2CH-23:19 And he set the porters at the gates of the house of

the LORD, that none [which was] unclean in any thing should

enter in.

2CH-23:20 And he took the captains of hundreds, and the nobles,

and the governors of the people, and all the people of the land,

and brought down the king from the house of the LORD: and they

came through the high gate into the king's house, and set the

king upon the throne of the kingdom.

2CH-23:21 And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city

was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.

2CH-24:1 Joash [was] seven years old when he began to reign,

and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also

[was] Zibiah of Beersheba.

2CH-24:2 And Joash did [that which was] right in the sight of

the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.

2CH-24:3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons

and daughters.

2CH-24:4 And it came to pass after this, [that] Joash was

minded to repair the house of the LORD.

2CH-24:5 And he gathered together the priests and the Levites,

and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of

all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to

year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites

hastened [it] not.

2CH-24:6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said

unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in

out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, [according to

the commandment] of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the

congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?

2CH-24:7 For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had

broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of

the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.

2CH-24:8 And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and

set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.

2CH-24:9 And they made a proclamation through Judah and

Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection [that] Moses

the servant of God [laid] upon Israel in the wilderness.

2CH-24:10 And all the princes and all the people rejoiced, and

brought in, and cast into the chest, until they had made an end.

2CH-24:11 Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was

brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and

when they saw that [there was] much money, the king's scribe and

the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took

it, and carried it to his place again. Thus they did day by day,

and gathered money in abundance.

2CH-24:12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the

work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons

and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as

wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.

2CH-24:13 So the workmen wrought, and the work was perfected by

them, and they set the house of God in his state, and

strengthened it.

2CH-24:14 And when they had finished [it], they brought the

rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were

made vessels for the house of the LORD, [even] vessels to

minister, and to offer [withal], and spoons, and vessels of gold

and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the

LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.

2CH-24:15 But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he

died; an hundred and thirty years old [was he] when he died.

2CH-24:16 And they buried him in the city of David among the

kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and

toward his house.

2CH-24:17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of

Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened

unto them.

2CH-24:18 And they left the house of the LORD God of their

fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah

and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

2CH-24:19 Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again

unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would

not give ear.

2CH-24:20 And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of

Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto

them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the

LORD, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the LORD,

he hath also forsaken you.

2CH-24:21 And they conspired against him, and stoned him with

stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house

of the LORD.

2CH-24:22 Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which

Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when

he died, he said, The LORD look upon [it], and require [it].

2CH-24:23 And it came to pass at the end of the year, [that]

the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah

and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from

among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king

of Damascus.

2CH-24:24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company

of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand,

because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So

they executed judgment against Joash.

2CH-24:25 And when they were departed from him, (for they left

him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him

for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him

on his bed, and he died: and they buried him in the city of

David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.

2CH-24:26 And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad

the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of

Shimrith a Moabitess.

2CH-24:27 Now [concerning] his sons, and the greatness of the

burdens [laid] upon him, and the repairing of the house of God,

behold, they [are] written in the story of the book of the kings.

And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.

2CH-25:1 Amaziah [was] twenty and five years old [when] he

began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in

Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

2CH-25:2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD, but not with a perfect heart.

2CH-25:3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established

to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his

father.

2CH-25:4 But he slew not their children, but [did] as [it is]

written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD

commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children,

neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man

shall die for his own sin.

2CH-25:5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made

them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds,

according to the houses of [their] fathers, throughout all Judah

and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and

above, and found them three hundred thousand choice [men, able]

to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield.

2CH-25:6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour

out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.

2CH-25:7 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king,

let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD [is] not

with Israel, [to wit, with] all the children of Ephraim.

2CH-25:8 But if thou wilt go, do [it], be strong for the battle:

God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power

to help, and to cast down.

2CH-25:9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we

do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of

Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give

thee much more than this.

2CH-25:10 Then Amaziah separated them, [to wit], the army that

was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore

their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned

home in great anger.

2CH-25:11 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his

people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the

children of Seir ten thousand.

2CH-25:12 And [other] ten thousand [left] alive did the

children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the

top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock,

that they all were broken in pieces.

2CH-25:13 But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back,

that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities

of Judah, from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three

thousand of them, and took much spoil.

2CH-25:14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from

the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the

children of Seir, and set them up [to be] his gods, and bowed

down himself before them, and burned incense unto them.

2CH-25:15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against

Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him,

Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could

not deliver their own people out of thine hand?

2CH-25:16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that [the

king] said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel?

forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare,

and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee,

because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my

counsel.

2CH-25:17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to

Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel,

saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.

2CH-25:18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of

Judah, saying, The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the

cedar that [was] in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son

to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that [was] in Lebanon,

and trode down the thistle.

2CH-25:19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and

thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why

shouldest thou meddle to [thine] hurt, that thou shouldest fall,

[even] thou, and Judah with thee?

2CH-25:20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it [came] of God,

that he might deliver them into the hand [of their enemies],

because they sought after the gods of Edom.

2CH-25:21 So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one

another in the face, [both] he and Amaziah king of Judah, at

Bethshemesh, which [belongeth] to Judah.

2CH-25:22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and

they fled every man to his tent.

2CH-25:23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of

Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh,

and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of

Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four

hundred cubits.

2CH-25:24 And [he took] all the gold and the silver, and all

the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom,

and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and

returned to Samaria.

2CH-25:25 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived

after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen

years.

2CH-25:26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last,

behold, [are] they not written in the book of the kings of Judah

and Israel?

2CH-25:27 Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from

following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in

Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish

after him, and slew him there.

2CH-25:28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with

his fathers in the city of Judah.

2CH-26:1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who [was]

sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father

Amaziah.

2CH-26:2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that

the king slept with his fathers.

2CH-26:3 Sixteen years old [was] Uzziah when he began to reign,

and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's

name also [was] Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

2CH-26:4 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did.

2CH-26:5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had

understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought

the LORD, God made him to prosper.

2CH-26:6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines,

and brake down the wall of Gath, and the wall of Jabneh, and the

wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the

Philistines.

2CH-26:7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and

against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims.

2CH-26:8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name

spread abroad [even] to the entering in of Egypt; for he

strengthened [himself] exceedingly.

2CH-26:9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the

corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning [of the

wall], and fortified them.

2CH-26:10 Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many

wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in

the plains: husbandmen [also], and vine dressers in the

mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.

2CH-26:11 Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that

went out to war by bands, according to the number of their

account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler,

under the hand of Hananiah, [one] of the king's captains.

2CH-26:12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the

mighty men of valour [were] two thousand and six hundred.

2CH-26:13 And under their hand [was] an army, three hundred

thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with

mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

2CH-26:14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host

shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and

slings [to cast] stones.

2CH-26:15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning

men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows

and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he

was marvellously helped, till he was strong.

2CH-26:16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to

[his] destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God,

and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the

altar of incense.

2CH-26:17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with

him fourscore priests of the LORD, [that were] valiant men:

2CH-26:18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him,

[It appertaineth] not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto

the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are

consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou

hast trespassed; neither [shall it be] for thine honour from the

LORD God.

2CH-26:19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and [had] a censer in his hand

to burn incense: and while he was wroth with the priests, the

leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the

house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar.

2CH-26:20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests,

looked upon him, and, behold, he [was] leprous in his forehead,

and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to

go out, because the LORD had smitten him.

2CH-26:21 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his

death, and dwelt in a several house, [being] a leper; for he was

cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son [was]

over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

2CH-26:22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last,

did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write.

2CH-26:23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him

with his fathers in the field of the burial which [belonged] to

the kings; for they said, He [is] a leper: and Jotham his son

reigned in his stead.

2CH-27:1 Jotham [was] twenty and five years old when he began

to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His

mother's name also [was] Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

2CH-27:2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he

entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet

corruptly.

2CH-27:3 He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and

on the wall of Ophel he built much.

2CH-27:4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah,

and in the forests he built castles and towers.

2CH-27:5 He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and

prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the

same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand

measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the

children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the

third.

2CH-27:6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways

before the LORD his God.

2CH-27:7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars,

and his ways, lo, they [are] written in the book of the kings of

Israel and Judah.

2CH-27:8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to

reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

2CH-27:9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him

in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

2CH-28:1 Ahaz [was] twenty years old when he began to reign,

and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not [that

which was] right in the sight of the LORD, like David his father:

2CH-28:2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and

made also molten images for Baalim.

2CH-28:3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of

Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the

abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before

the children of Israel.

2CH-28:4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high

places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

2CH-28:5 Wherefore the LORD his God delivered him into the hand

of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a

great multitude of them captives, and brought [them] to Damascus.

And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel,

who smote him with a great slaughter.

2CH-28:6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred

and twenty thousand in one day, [which were] all valiant men;

because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers.

2CH-28:7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the

king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah

[that was] next to the king.

2CH-28:8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of

their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters,

and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil

to Samaria.

2CH-28:9 But a prophet of the LORD was there, whose name [was]

Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and

said unto them, Behold, because the LORD God of your fathers was

wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye

have slain them in a rage [that] reacheth up unto heaven.

2CH-28:10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of

Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: [but are

there] not with you, even with you, sins against the LORD your

God?

2CH-28:11 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again,

which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce

wrath of the LORD [is] upon you.

2CH-28:12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim,

Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth,

and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai,

stood up against them that came from the war,

2CH-28:13 And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the

captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the LORD

[already], ye intend to add [more] to our sins and to our

trespass: for our trespass is great, and [there is] fierce wrath

against Israel.

2CH-28:14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil

before the princes and all the congregation.

2CH-28:15 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and

took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were

naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them

to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the

feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city

of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.

2CH-28:16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of

Assyria to help him.

2CH-28:17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah,

and carried away captives.

2CH-28:18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the

low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken

Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the

villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo

also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.

2CH-28:19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king

of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore

against the LORD.

2CH-28:20 And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him,

and distressed him, but strengthened him not.

2CH-28:21 For Ahaz took away a portion [out] of the house of

the LORD, and [out] of the house of the king, and of the princes,

and gave [it] unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.

2CH-28:22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet

more against the LORD: this [is that] king Ahaz.

2CH-28:23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which

smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria

help them, [therefore] will I sacrifice to them, that they may

help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

2CH-28:24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house

of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and

shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him

altars in every corner of Jerusalem.

2CH-28:25 And in every several city of Judah he made high

places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger

the LORD God of his fathers.

2CH-28:26 Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first

and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of

Judah and Israel.

2CH-28:27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him

in the city, [even] in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into

the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son

reigned in his stead.

2CH-29:1 Hezekiah began to reign [when he was] five and twenty

years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem.

And his mother's name [was] Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

2CH-29:2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

2CH-29:3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month,

opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.

2CH-29:4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and

gathered them together into the east street,

2CH-29:5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now

yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your

fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy [place].

2CH-29:6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done [that which

was] evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him,

and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the

LORD, and turned [their] backs.

2CH-29:7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put

out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt

offerings in the holy [place] unto the God of Israel.

2CH-29:8 Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and

Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to

astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

2CH-29:9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our

sons and our daughters and our wives [are] in captivity for this.

2CH-29:10 Now [it is] in mine heart to make a covenant with the

LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

2CH-29:11 My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath

chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should

minister unto him, and burn incense.

2CH-29:12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and

Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of

the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of

Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and

Eden the son of Joah:

2CH-29:13 And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and

of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:

2CH-29:14 And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of

the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.

2CH-29:15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified

themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king,

by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.

2CH-29:16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house

of the LORD, to cleanse [it], and brought out all the

uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the

court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took [it], to

carry [it] out abroad into the brook Kidron.

2CH-29:17 Now they began on the first [day] of the first month

to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the

porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in

eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they

made an end.

2CH-29:18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We

have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt

offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the showbread table,

with all the vessels thereof.

2CH-29:19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his

reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and

sanctified, and, behold, they [are] before the altar of the LORD.

2CH-29:20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the

rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

2CH-29:21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and

seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the

kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded

the priests the sons of Aaron to offer [them] on the altar of

the LORD.

2CH-29:22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received

the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the altar: likewise, when they

had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar:

they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon

the altar.

2CH-29:23 And they brought forth the he goats [for] the sin

offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid

their hands upon them:

2CH-29:24 And the priests killed them, and they made

reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an

atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded [that] the

burnt offering and the sin offering [should be made] for all

Israel.

2CH-29:25 And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with

cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the

commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the

prophet: for [so was] the commandment of the LORD by his

prophets.

2CH-29:26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David,

and the priests with the trumpets.

2CH-29:27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering

upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of

the LORD began [also] with the trumpets, and with the

instruments [ordained] by David king of Israel.

2CH-29:28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers

sang, and the trumpeters sounded: [and] all [this continued]

until the burnt offering was finished.

2CH-29:29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king

and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and

worshipped.

2CH-29:30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded

the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David,

and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and

they bowed their heads and worshipped.

2CH-29:31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have

consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring

sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And

the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and

as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.

2CH-29:32 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the

congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an

hundred rams, [and] two hundred lambs: all these [were] for a

burnt offering to the LORD.

2CH-29:33 And the consecrated things [were] six hundred oxen

and three thousand sheep.

2CH-29:34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not

flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the

Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the

[other] priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites

[were] more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the

priests.

2CH-29:35 And also the burnt offerings [were] in abundance,

with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for

[every] burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD

was set in order.

2CH-29:36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God

had prepared the people: for the thing was [done] suddenly.

2CH-30:1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote

letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to

the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto

the LORD God of Israel.

2CH-30:2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and

all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the

second month.

2CH-30:3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the

priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had

the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

2CH-30:4 And the thing pleased the king and all the

congregation.

2CH-30:5 So they established a decree to make proclamation

throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they

should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at

Jerusalem: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such

sort] as it was written.

2CH-30:6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and

his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to

the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn

again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he

will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the

hand of the kings of Assyria.

2CH-30:7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your

brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers,

[who] therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.

2CH-30:8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers [were, but]

yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary,

which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God,

that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.

2CH-30:9 For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and

your children [shall find] compassion before them that lead them

captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the

LORD your God [is] gracious and merciful, and will not turn away

[his] face from you, if ye return unto him.

2CH-30:10 So the posts passed from city to city through the

country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they

laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

2CH-30:11 Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of

Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

2CH-30:12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one

heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by

the word of the LORD.

2CH-30:13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep

the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great

congregation.

2CH-30:14 And they arose and took away the altars that [were]

in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and

cast [them] into the brook Kidron.

2CH-30:15 Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth [day]

of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were

ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt

offerings into the house of the LORD.

2CH-30:16 And they stood in their place after their manner,

according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests

sprinkled the blood, [which they received] of the hand of the

Levites.

2CH-30:17 For [there were] many in the congregation that were

not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the

killing of the passovers for every one [that was] not clean, to

sanctify [them] unto the LORD.

2CH-30:18 For a multitude of the people, [even] many of Ephraim,

and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed

themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was

written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD

pardon every one

2CH-30:19 [That] prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God

of his fathers, though [he be] not [cleansed] according to the

purification of the sanctuary.

2CH-30:20 And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the

people.

2CH-30:21 And the children of Israel that were present at

Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with

great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD

day by day, [singing] with loud instruments unto the LORD.

2CH-30:22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites

that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat

throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and

making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.

2CH-30:23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other

seven days: and they kept [other] seven days with gladness.

2CH-30:24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the

congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and

the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten

thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified

themselves.

2CH-30:25 And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests

and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of

Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel,

and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

2CH-30:26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the

time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel [there was] not

the like in Jerusalem.

2CH-30:27 Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the

people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came [up] to

his holy dwelling place, [even] unto heaven.

2CH-31:1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were

present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in

pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places

and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also

and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then

all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession,

into their own cities.

2CH-31:2 And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and

the Levites after their courses, every man according to his

service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for

peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise

in the gates of the tents of the LORD.

2CH-31:3 [He appointed] also the king's portion of his

substance for the burnt offerings, [to wit], for the morning and

evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the

sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as [it

is] written in the law of the LORD.

2CH-31:4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in

Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites,

that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD.

2CH-31:5 And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the

children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of corn,

wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field;

and the tithe of all [things] brought they in abundantly.

2CH-31:6 And [concerning] the children of Israel and Judah,

that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the

tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were

consecrated unto the LORD their God, and laid [them] by heaps.

2CH-31:7 In the third month they began to lay the foundation of

the heaps, and finished [them] in the seventh month.

2CH-31:8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the

heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.

2CH-31:9 Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the

Levites concerning the heaps.

2CH-31:10 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok

answered him, and said, Since [the people] began to bring the

offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat,

and have left plenty: for the LORD hath blessed his people; and

that which is left [is] this great store.

2CH-31:11 Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the

house of the LORD; and they prepared [them],

2CH-31:12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the

dedicated [things] faithfully: over which Cononiah the Levite

[was] ruler, and Shimei his brother [was] the next.

2CH-31:13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Nahath, and Asahel, and

Jerimoth, and Jozabad, and Eliel, and Ismachiah, and Mahath, and

Benaiah, [were] overseers under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei

his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king, and

Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

2CH-31:14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the porter

toward the east, [was] over the freewill offerings of God, to

distribute the oblations of the LORD, and the most holy things.

2CH-31:15 And next him [were] Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua,

and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the

priests, in [their] set office, to give to their brethren by

courses, as well to the great as to the small:

2CH-31:16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three years old

and upward, [even] unto every one that entereth into the house

of the LORD, his daily portion for their service in their

charges according to their courses;

2CH-31:17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of

their fathers, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward,

in their charges by their courses;

2CH-31:18 And to the genealogy of all their little ones, their

wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the

congregation: for in their set office they sanctified themselves

in holiness:

2CH-31:19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, [which were]

in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every several

city, the men that were expressed by name, to give portions to

all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned

by genealogies among the Levites.

2CH-31:20 And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and

wrought [that which was] good and right and truth before the

LORD his God.

2CH-31:21 And in every work that he began in the service of the

house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek

his God, he did [it] with all his heart, and prospered.

2CH-32:1 After these things, and the establishment thereof,

Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and

encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for

himself.

2CH-32:2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come, and

that he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem,

2CH-32:3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to

stop the waters of the fountains which [were] without the city:

and they did help him.

2CH-32:4 So there was gathered much people together, who

stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the

midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come,

and find much water?

2CH-32:5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the

wall that was broken, and raised [it] up to the towers, and

another wall without, and repaired Millo [in] the city of David,

and made darts and shields in abundance.

2CH-32:6 And he set captains of war over the people, and

gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the

city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

2CH-32:7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed

for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that [is]

with him: for [there be] more with us than with him:

2CH-32:8 With him [is] an arm of flesh; but with us [is] the

LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the

people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of

Judah.

2CH-32:9 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his

servants to Jerusalem, (but he [himself laid siege] against

Lachish, and all his power with him,) unto Hezekiah king of

Judah, and unto all Judah that [were] at Jerusalem, saying,

2CH-32:10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria, Whereon do ye

trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem?

2CH-32:11 Doth not Hezekiah persuade you to give over

yourselves to die by famine and by thirst, saying, The LORD our

God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

2CH-32:12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places

and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye

shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it?

2CH-32:13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all

the people of [other] lands? were the gods of the nations of

those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine

hand?

2CH-32:14 Who [was there] among all the gods of those nations

that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people

out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you

out of mine hand?

2CH-32:15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you, nor

persuade you on this manner, neither yet believe him: for no god

of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of

mine hand, and out of the hand of my fathers: how much less

shall your God deliver you out of mine hand?

2CH-32:16 And his servants spake yet [more] against the LORD

God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

2CH-32:17 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of

Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the

nations of [other] lands have not delivered their people out of

mine hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people

out of mine hand.

2CH-32:18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews' speech

unto the people of Jerusalem that [were] on the wall, to

affright them, and to trouble them; that they might take the

city.

2CH-32:19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem, as

against the gods of the people of the earth, [which were] the

work of the hands of man.

2CH-32:20 And for this [cause] Hezekiah the king, and the

prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven.

2CH-32:21 And the LORD sent an angel, which cut off all the

mighty men of valour, and the leaders and captains in the camp

of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his

own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they

that came forth of his own bowels slew him there with the sword.

2CH-32:22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of

Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria, and

from the hand of all [other], and guided them on every side.

2CH-32:23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem,

and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified

in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.

2CH-32:24 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and

prayed unto the LORD: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a

sign.

2CH-32:25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the

benefit [done] unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore

there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

2CH-32:26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for the

pride of his heart, [both] he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of

Hezekiah.

2CH-32:27 And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour:

and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for

precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all

manner of pleasant jewels;

2CH-32:28 Storehouses also for the increase of corn, and wine,

and oil; and stalls for all manner of beasts, and cotes for

flocks.

2CH-32:29 Moreover he provided him cities, and possessions of

flocks and herds in abundance: for God had given him substance

very much.

2CH-32:30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper watercourse

of Gihon, and brought it straight down to the west side of the

city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his works.

2CH-32:31 Howbeit in [the business of] the ambassadors of the

princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder

that was [done] in the land, God left him, to try him, that he

might know all [that was] in his heart.

2CH-32:32 Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and his

goodness, behold, they [are] written in the vision of Isaiah the

prophet, the son of Amoz, [and] in the book of the kings of

Judah and Israel.

2CH-32:33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried

him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David: and

all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his

death. And Manasseh his son reigned in his stead.

2CH-33:1 Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign,

and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:

2CH-33:2 But did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD,

like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had

cast out before the children of Israel.

2CH-33:3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his

father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and

made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served

them.

2CH-33:4 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof

the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.

2CH-33:5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the

two courts of the house of the LORD.

2CH-33:6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in

the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and

used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a

familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the

sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

2CH-33:7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made,

in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to

Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have

chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for

ever:

2CH-33:8 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from

out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that

they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them,

according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances

by the hand of Moses.

2CH-33:9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of

Jerusalem to err, [and] to do worse than the heathen, whom the

LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.

2CH-33:10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people:

but they would not hearken.

2CH-33:11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of

the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the

thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

2CH-33:12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD

his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his

fathers,

2CH-33:13 And prayed unto him: and he was entreated of him, and

heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into

his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he [was] God.

2CH-33:14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of

David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the

entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and

raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all

the fenced cities of Judah.

2CH-33:15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out

of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built

in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and

cast [them] out of the city.

2CH-33:16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed

thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah

to serve the LORD God of Israel.

2CH-33:17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the

high places, [yet] unto the LORD their God only.

2CH-33:18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer

unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in

the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they [are written]

in the book of the kings of Israel.

2CH-33:19 His prayer also, and [how God] was entreated of him,

and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he

built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before

he was humbled: behold, they [are] written among the sayings of

the seers.

2CH-33:20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried

him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

2CH-33:21 Amon [was] two and twenty years old when he began to

reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.

2CH-33:22 But he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all

the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served

them;

2CH-33:23 And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh

his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and

more.

2CH-33:24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him

in his own house.

2CH-33:25 But the people of the land slew all them that had

conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made

Josiah his son king in his stead.

2CH-34:1 Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign,

and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.

2CH-34:2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD, and walked in the ways of David his father, and declined

[neither] to the right hand, nor to the left.

2CH-34:3 For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet

young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and

in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from

the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the

molten images.

2CH-34:4 And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his

presence; and the images, that [were] on high above them, he cut

down; and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten

images, he brake in pieces, and made dust [of them], and strowed

[it] upon the graves of them that had sacrificed unto them.

2CH-34:5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their

altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

2CH-34:6 And [so did he] in the cities of Manasseh, and Ephraim,

and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, with their mattocks round about.

2CH-34:7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves,

and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all

the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to

Jerusalem.

2CH-34:8 Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, when he had

purged the land, and the house, he sent Shaphan the son of

Azaliah, and Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah the son

of Joahaz the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God.

2CH-34:9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest, they

delivered the money that was brought into the house of God,

which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand

of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and

of all Judah and Benjamin; and they returned to Jerusalem.

2CH-34:10 And they put [it] in the hand of the workmen that had

the oversight of the house of the LORD, and they gave it to the

workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD, to repair and

amend the house:

2CH-34:11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they [it],

to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to floor the

houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

2CH-34:12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the

overseers of them [were] Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the

sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the

Kohathites, to set [it] forward; and [other of] the Levites, all

that could skill of instruments of music.

2CH-34:13 Also [they were] over the bearers of burdens, and

[were] overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of

service: and of the Levites [there were] scribes, and officers,

and porters.

2CH-34:14 And when they brought out the money that was brought

into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of

the law of the LORD [given] by Moses.

2CH-34:15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe,

I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And

Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

2CH-34:16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought

the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy

servants, they do [it].

2CH-34:17 And they have gathered together the money that was

found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the

hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen.

2CH-34:18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying,

Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it

before the king.

2CH-34:19 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the

words of the law, that he rent his clothes.

2CH-34:20 And the king commanded Hilkiah, and Ahikam the son of

Shaphan, and Abdon the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and

Asaiah a servant of the king's, saying,

2CH-34:21 Go, inquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are

left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book

that is found: for great [is] the wrath of the LORD that is

poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word

of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book.

2CH-34:22 And Hilkiah, and [they] that the king [had appointed],

went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of

Tikvath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she

dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:) and they spake to her to

that [effect].

2CH-34:23 And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of

Israel, Tell ye the man that sent you to me,

2CH-34:24 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon

this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, [even] all the

curses that are written in the book which they have read before

the king of Judah:

2CH-34:25 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned

incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger

with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be

poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched.

2CH-34:26 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire

of the LORD, so shall ye say unto him, Thus saith the LORD God

of Israel [concerning] the words which thou hast heard;

2CH-34:27 Because thine heart was tender, and thou didst humble

thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this

place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and humbledst

thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before

me; I have even heard [thee] also, saith the LORD.

2CH-34:28 Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou

shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine

eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and

upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word

again.

2CH-34:29 Then the king sent and gathered together all the

elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

2CH-34:30 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and

all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the

priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small:

and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the

covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

2CH-34:31 And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant

before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his

commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all

his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the

covenant which are written in this book.

2CH-34:32 And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and

Benjamin to stand [to it]. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did

according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

2CH-34:33 And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all

the countries that [pertained] to the children of Israel, and

made all that were present in Israel to serve, [even] to serve

the LORD their God. [And] all his days they departed not from

following the LORD, the God of their fathers.

2CH-35:1 Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in

Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth [day]

of the first month.

2CH-35:2 And he set the priests in their charges, and

encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,

2CH-35:3 And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel,

which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house

which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; [it

shall] not [be] a burden upon [your] shoulders: serve now the

LORD your God, and his people Israel,

2CH-35:4 And prepare [yourselves] by the houses of your fathers,

after your courses, according to the writing of David king of

Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.

2CH-35:5 And stand in the holy [place] according to the

divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the

people, and [after] the division of the families of the Levites.

2CH-35:6 So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and

prepare your brethren, that [they] may do according to the word

of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

2CH-35:7 And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and

kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present,

to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks:

these [were] of the king's substance.

2CH-35:8 And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the

priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel,

rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the

passover offerings two thousand and six hundred [small cattle],

and three hundred oxen.

2CH-35:9 Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his

brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the

Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five

thousand [small cattle], and five hundred oxen.

2CH-35:10 So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in

their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the

king's commandment.

2CH-35:11 And they killed the passover, and the priests

sprinkled [the blood] from their hands, and the Levites flayed

[them].

2CH-35:12 And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might

give according to the divisions of the families of the people,

to offer unto the LORD, as [it is] written in the book of Moses.

And so [did they] with the oxen.

2CH-35:13 And they roasted the passover with fire according to

the ordinance: but the [other] holy [offerings] sod they in pots,

and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided [them] speedily among

all the people.

2CH-35:14 And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for

the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron [were busied]

in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night;

therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the

priests the sons of Aaron.

2CH-35:15 And the singers the sons of Asaph [were] in their

place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and

Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters [waited] at

every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their

brethren the Levites prepared for them.

2CH-35:16 So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same

day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the

altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

2CH-35:17 And the children of Israel that were present kept the

passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven

days.

2CH-35:18 And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel

from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings

of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests,

and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and

the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

2CH-35:19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was

this passover kept.

2CH-35:20 After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple,

Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by

Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

2CH-35:21 But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I

to do with thee, thou king of Judah? [I come] not against thee

this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God

commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from [meddling with]

God, who [is] with me, that he destroy thee not.

2CH-35:22 Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him,

but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and

hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and

came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

2CH-35:23 And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king

said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

2CH-35:24 His servants therefore took him out of that chariot,

and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought

him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in [one of] the

sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned

for Josiah.

2CH-35:25 And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing

men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations

to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold,

they [are] written in the lamentations.

2CH-35:26 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness,

according to [that which was] written in the law of the LORD,

2CH-35:27 And his deeds, first and last, behold, they [are]

written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

2CH-36:1 Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of

Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem.

2CH-36:2 Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he

began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

2CH-36:3 And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and

condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent

of gold.

2CH-36:4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king

over Judah and Jerusalem, and turned his name to Jehoiakim. And

Necho took Jehoahaz his brother, and carried him to Egypt.

2CH-36:5 Jehoiakim [was] twenty and five years old when he

began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he

did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

2CH-36:6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,

and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

2CH-36:7 Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the

house of the LORD to Babylon, and put them in his temple at

Babylon.

2CH-36:8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his

abominations which he did, and that which was found in him,

behold, they [are] written in the book of the kings of Israel

and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.

2CH-36:9 Jehoiachin [was] eight years old when he began to

reign, and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem:

and he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD.

2CH-36:10 And when the year was expired, king Nebuchadnezzar

sent, and brought him to Babylon, with the goodly vessels of the

house of the LORD, and made Zedekiah his brother king over Judah

and Jerusalem.

2CH-36:11 Zedekiah [was] one and twenty years old when he began

to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem.

2CH-36:12 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD his God, [and] humbled not himself before Jeremiah the

prophet [speaking] from the mouth of the LORD.

2CH-36:13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who

had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and

hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.

2CH-36:14 Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people,

transgressed very much after all the abominations of the

heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had

hallowed in Jerusalem.

2CH-36:15 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them by his

messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had

compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place:

2CH-36:16 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised

his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD

arose against his people, till [there was] no remedy.

2CH-36:17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the

Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house

of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or

maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave [them] all

into his hand.

2CH-36:18 And all the vessels of the house of God, great and

small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the

treasures of the king, and of his princes; all [these] he

brought to Babylon.

2CH-36:19 And they burnt the house of God, and brake down the

wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire,

and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof.

2CH-36:20 And them that had escaped from the sword carried he

away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons

until the reign of the kingdom of Persia:

2CH-36:21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of

Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: [for] as long

as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and

ten years.

2CH-36:22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that

the word of the LORD [spoken] by the mouth of Jeremiah might be

accomplished, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of

Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom,

and [put it] also in writing, saying,

2CH-36:23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of

the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me; and he hath

charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which [is] in

Judah. Who [is there] among you of all his people? The LORD his

God [be] with him, and let him go up. king james study

2CO-1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,

and Timothy [our] brother, unto the church of God which is at

Corinth, with all the saints which are in all Achaia:

2CO-1:2 Grace [be] to you and peace from God our Father, and

[from] the Lord Jesus Christ.

2CO-1:3 Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;

2CO-1:4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may

be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort

wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

2CO-1:5 For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our

consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

2CO-1:6 And whether we be afflicted, [it is] for your

consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of

the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be

comforted, [it is] for your consolation and salvation.

2CO-1:7 And our hope of you [is] stedfast, knowing, that as ye

are partakers of the sufferings, so [shall ye be] also of the

consolation.

2CO-1:8 For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our

trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of

measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

2CO-1:9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we

should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raiseth the dead:

2CO-1:10 Who delivered us from so great a death, and doth

deliver: in whom we trust that he will yet deliver [us];

2CO-1:11 Ye also helping together by prayer for us, that for

the gift [bestowed] upon us by the means of many persons thanks

may be given by many on our behalf.

2CO-1:12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our

conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with

fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our

conversation in the world, and more abundantly to

you-ward.

2CO-1:13 For we write none other things unto you, than what ye

read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to

the end;

2CO-1:14 As also ye have acknowledged us in part, that we are

your rejoicing, even as ye also [are] ours in the day of the

Lord Jesus.

2CO-1:15 And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you

before, that ye might have a second benefit;

2CO-1:16 And to pass by you into Macedonia, and to come again

out of Macedonia unto you, and of you to be brought on my way

toward Judaea.

2CO-1:17 When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness?

or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the

flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?

2CO-1:18 But [as] God [is] true, our word toward you was not

yea and nay.

2CO-1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached

among you by us, [even] by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was

not yea and nay, but in him was yea.

2CO-1:20 For all the promises of God in him [are] yea, and in

him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

2CO-1:21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and

hath anointed us, [is] God;

2CO-1:22 Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the

Spirit in our hearts.

2CO-1:23 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to

spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.

2CO-1:24 Not for that we have dominion over your faith, but are

helpers of your joy: for by faith ye stand.

2CO-2:1 But I determined this with myself, that I would not

come again to you in heaviness.

2CO-2:2 For if I make you sorry, who is he then that maketh me

glad, but the same which is made sorry by me?

2CO-2:3 And I wrote this same unto you, lest, when I came, I

should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having

confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all.

2CO-2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote

unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but

that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto

you.

2CO-2:5 But if any have caused grief, he hath not grieved me,

but in part: that I may not overcharge you all.

2CO-2:6 Sufficient to such a man [is] this punishment, which

[was inflicted] of many.

2CO-2:7 So that contrariwise ye [ought] rather to forgive [him],

and comfort [him], lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed

up with overmuch sorrow.

2CO-2:8 Wherefore I beseech you that ye would confirm [your]

love toward him.

2CO-2:9 For to this end also did I write, that I might know the

proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

2CO-2:10 To whom ye forgive any thing, I [forgive] also: for if

I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave [it], for your sakes

[forgave I it] in the person of Christ;

2CO-2:11 Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are

not ignorant of his devices.

2CO-2:12 Furthermore, when I came to Troas to [preach] Christ's

gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord,

2CO-2:13 I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus

my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into

Macedonia.

2CO-2:14 Now thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to

triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his

knowledge by us in every place.

2CO-2:15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them

that are saved, and in them that perish:

2CO-2:16 To the one [we are] the savour of death unto death;

and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who [is]

sufficient for these things?

2CO-2:17 For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God:

but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we

in Christ.

2CO-3:1 Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as

some [others], epistles of commendation to you, or [letters] of

commendation from you?

2CO-3:2 Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and

read of all men:

2CO-3:3 [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the

epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but

with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but

in fleshy tables of the heart.

2CO-3:4 And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:

2CO-3:5 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any

thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency [is] of God;

2CO-3:6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new

testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter

killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

2CO-3:7 But if the ministration of death, written [and]

engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel

could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of

his countenance; which [glory] was to be done away:

2CO-3:8 How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather

glorious?

2CO-3:9 For if the ministration of condemnation [be] glory,

much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

2CO-3:10 For even that which was made glorious had no glory in

this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

2CO-3:11 For if that which is done away [was] glorious, much

more that which remaineth [is] glorious.

2CO-3:12 Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great

plainness of speech:

2CO-3:13 And not as Moses, [which] put a veil over his face,

that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end

of that which is abolished:

2CO-3:14 But their minds were blinded: for until this day

remaineth the same veil untaken away in the reading of the old

testament; which [veil] is done away in Christ.

2CO-3:15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the veil

is upon their heart.

2CO-3:16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the veil

shall be taken away.

2CO-3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of

the Lord [is], there [is] liberty.

2CO-3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the

glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to

glory, [even] as by the Spirit of the Lord.

2CO-4:1 Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have

received mercy, we faint not;

2CO-4:2 But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not

walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully;

but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every

man's conscience in the sight of God.

2CO-4:3 But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are

lost:

2CO-4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of

them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of

Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

2CO-4:5 For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord;

and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

2CO-4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of

darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the

knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

2CO-4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the

excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

2CO-4:8 [We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed;

[we are] perplexed, but not in despair;

2CO-4:9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not

destroyed;

2CO-4:10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord

Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our

body.

2CO-4:11 For we which live are alway delivered unto death for

Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest

in our mortal flesh.

2CO-4:12 So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

2CO-4:13 We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is

written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also

believe, and therefore speak;

2CO-4:14 Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall

raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present [us] with you.

2CO-4:15 For all things [are] for your sakes, that the abundant

grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the

glory of God.

2CO-4:16 For which cause we faint not; but though our outward

man perish, yet the inward [man] is renewed day by day.

2CO-4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment,

worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of

glory;

2CO-4:18 While we look not at the things which are seen, but at

the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen

[are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.

2CO-5:1 For we know that if our earthly house of [this]

tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house

not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

2CO-5:2 For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed

upon with our house which is from heaven:

2CO-5:3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

2CO-5:4 For we that are in [this] tabernacle do groan, being

burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon,

that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

2CO-5:5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing [is]

God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

2CO-5:6 Therefore [we are] always confident, knowing that,

whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

2CO-5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

2CO-5:8 We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be

absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

2CO-5:9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent,

we may be accepted of him.

2CO-5:10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of

Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his]

body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or

bad.

2CO-5:11 Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade

men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are

made manifest in your consciences.

2CO-5:12 For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give

you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat

to [answer] them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

2CO-5:13 For whether we be beside ourselves, [it is] to God: or

whether we be sober, [it is] for your cause.

2CO-5:14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we

thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

2CO-5:15 And [that] he died for all, that they which live

should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which

died for them, and rose again.

2CO-5:16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh:

yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now

henceforth know we [him] no more.

2CO-5:17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new

creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are

become new.

2CO-5:18 And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to

himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of

reconciliation;

2CO-5:19 To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world

unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath

committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

2CO-5:20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God

did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ's stead, be ye

reconciled to God.

2CO-5:21 For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no

sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

2CO-6:1 We then, [as] workers together [with him], beseech

[you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

2CO-6:2 (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted,

and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now

[is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.)

2CO-6:3 Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be

not blamed:

2CO-6:4 But in all [things] approving ourselves as the

ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in

necessities, in distresses,

2CO-6:5 In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours,

in watchings, in fastings;

2CO-6:6 By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by

kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,

2CO-6:7 By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the

armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

2CO-6:8 By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report:

as deceivers, and [yet] true;

2CO-6:9 As unknown, and [yet] well known; as dying, and, behold,

we live; as chastened, and not killed;

2CO-6:10 As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making

many rich; as having nothing, and [yet] possessing all things.

2CO-6:11 O [ye] Corinthians, our mouth is open unto you, our

heart is enlarged.

2CO-6:12 Ye are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in

your own bowels.

2CO-6:13 Now for a recompence in the same, (I speak as unto

[my] children,) be ye also enlarged.

2CO-6:14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers:

for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and

what communion hath light with darkness?

2CO-6:15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part

hath he that believeth with an infidel?

2CO-6:16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols?

for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I

will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God,

and they shall be my people.

2CO-6:17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate,

saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean [thing]; and I will

receive you,

2CO-6:18 And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons

and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

2CO-7:1 Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us

cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit,

perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2CO-7:2 Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted

no man, we have defrauded no man.

2CO-7:3 I speak not [this] to condemn [you]: for I have said

before, that ye are in our hearts to die and live with [you].

2CO-7:4 Great [is] my boldness of speech toward you, great [is]

my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding

joyful in all our tribulation.

2CO-7:5 For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no

rest, but we were troubled on every side; without [were]

fightings, within [were] fears.

2CO-7:6 Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast

down, comforted us by the coming of Titus;

2CO-7:7 And not by his coming only, but by the consolation

wherewith he was comforted in you, when he told us your earnest

desire, your mourning, your fervent mind toward me; so that I

rejoiced the more.

2CO-7:8 For though I made you sorry with a letter, I do not

repent, though I did repent: for I perceive that the same

epistle hath made you sorry, though [it were] but for a season.

2CO-7:9 Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye

sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly

manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.

2CO-7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not

to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.

2CO-7:11 For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after

a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, [what]

clearing of yourselves, yea, [what] indignation, yea, [what]

fear, yea, [what] vehement desire, yea, [what] zeal, yea, [what]

revenge! In all [things] ye have approved yourselves to be clear

in this matter.

2CO-7:12 Wherefore, though I wrote unto you, [I did it] not for

his cause that had done the wrong, nor for his cause that

suffered wrong, but that our care for you in the sight of God

might appear unto you.

2CO-7:13 Therefore we were comforted in your comfort: yea, and

exceedingly the more joyed we for the joy of Titus, because his

spirit was refreshed by you all.

2CO-7:14 For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am

not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so

our boasting, which [I made] before Titus, is found a truth.

2CO-7:15 And his inward affection is more abundant toward you,

whilst he remembereth the obedience of you all, how with fear

and trembling ye received him.

2CO-7:16 I rejoice therefore that I have confidence in you in

all [things].

2CO-8:1 Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of

God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;

2CO-8:2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance

of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of

their liberality.

2CO-8:3 For to [their] power, I bear record, yea, and beyond

[their] power [they were] willing of themselves;

2CO-8:4 Praying us with much entreaty that we would receive the

gift, and [take upon us] the fellowship of the ministering to

the saints.

2CO-8:5 And [this they did], not as we hoped, but first gave

their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

2CO-8:6 Insomuch that we desired Titus, that as he had begun,

so he would also finish in you the same grace also.

2CO-8:7 Therefore, as ye abound in every [thing, in] faith, and

utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all diligence, and [in] your

love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.

2CO-8:8 I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the

forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

2CO-8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that,

though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye

through his poverty might be rich.

2CO-8:10 And herein I give [my] advice: for this is expedient

for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be

forward a year ago.

2CO-8:11 Now therefore perform the doing [of it]; that as

[there was] a readiness to will, so [there may be] a performance

also out of that which ye have.

2CO-8:12 For if there be first a willing mind, [it is] accepted

according to that a man hath, [and] not according to that he

hath not.

2CO-8:13 For [I mean] not that other men be eased, and ye

burdened:

2CO-8:14 But by an equality, [that] now at this time your

abundance [may be a supply] for their want, that their abundance

also may be [a supply] for your want: that there may be equality:

2CO-8:15 As it is written, He that [had gathered] much had

nothing over; and he that [had gathered] little had no lack.

2CO-8:16 But thanks [be] to God, which put the same earnest

care into the heart of Titus for you.

2CO-8:17 For indeed he accepted the exhortation; but being more

forward, of his own accord he went unto you.

2CO-8:18 And we have sent with him the brother, whose praise

[is] in the gospel throughout all the churches;

2CO-8:19 And not [that] only, but who was also chosen of the

churches to travel with us with this grace, which is

administered by us to the glory of the same Lord, and

[declaration of] your ready mind:

2CO-8:20 Avoiding this, that no man should blame us in this

abundance which is administered by us:

2CO-8:21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of

the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

2CO-8:22 And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have

oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more

diligent, upon the great confidence which [I have] in you.

2CO-8:23 Whether [any do enquire] of Titus, [he is] my partner

and fellowhelper concerning you: or our brethren [be enquired of,

they are] the messengers of the churches, [and] the glory of

Christ.

2CO-8:24 Wherefore shew ye to them, and before the churches,

the proof of your love, and of our boasting on your behalf.

2CO-9:1 For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is

superfluous for me to write to you:

2CO-9:2 For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I

boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year

ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

2CO-9:3 Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you

should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be

ready:

2CO-9:4 Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find

you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in

this same confident boasting.

2CO-9:5 Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren,

that they would go before unto you, and make up before hand

your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might

be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] covetousness.

2CO-9:6 But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap

also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also

bountifully.

2CO-9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so

let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a

cheerful giver.

2CO-9:8 And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you;

that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may

abound to every good work:

2CO-9:9 (As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath

given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

2CO-9:10 Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both

minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and

increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

2CO-9:11 Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness,

which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

2CO-9:12 For the administration of this service not only

supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many

thanksgivings unto God;

2CO-9:13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they

glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of

Christ, and for [your] liberal distribution unto them, and unto

all [men];

2CO-9:14 And by their prayer for you, which long after you for

the exceeding grace of God in you.

2CO-9:15 Thanks [be] unto God for his unspeakable gift.

2CO-10:1 Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and

gentleness of Christ, who in presence [am] base among you, but

being absent am bold toward you:

2CO-10:2 But I beseech [you], that I may not be bold when I am

present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold

against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the

flesh.

2CO-10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after

the flesh:

2CO-10:4 (For the weapons of our warfare [are] not carnal, but

mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)

2CO-10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that

exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into

captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

2CO-10:6 And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience,

when your obedience is fulfilled.

2CO-10:7 Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If

any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself

think this again, that, as he [is] Christ's, even so [are] we

Christ's.

2CO-10:8 For though I should boast somewhat more of our

authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not

for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:

2CO-10:9 That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by

letters.

2CO-10:10 For [his] letters, say they, [are] weighty and

powerful; but [his] bodily presence [is] weak, and [his] speech

contemptible.

2CO-10:11 Let such an one think this, that, such as we are in

word by letters when we are absent, such [will we be] also in

deed when we are present.

2CO-10:12 For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or

compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they

measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves

among themselves, are not wise.

2CO-10:13 But we will not boast of things without [our] measure,

but according to the measure of the rule which God hath

distributed to us, a measure to reach even unto you.

2CO-10:14 For we stretch not ourselves beyond [our measure], as

though we reached not unto you: for we are come as far as to you

also in [preaching] the gospel of Christ:

2CO-10:15 Not boasting of things without [our] measure, [that

is], of other men's labours; but having hope, when your faith is

increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our

rule abundantly,

2CO-10:16 To preach the gospel in the [regions] beyond you,

[and] not to boast in another man's line of things made ready to

our hand.

2CO-10:17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

2CO-10:18 For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but

whom the Lord commendeth.

2CO-11:1 Would to God ye could bear with me a little in [my]

folly: and indeed bear with me.

2CO-11:2 For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I

have espoused you to one husband, that I may present [you as] a

chaste virgin to Christ.

2CO-11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled

Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from

the simplicity that is in Christ.

2CO-11:4 For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we

have not preached, or [if] ye receive another spirit, which ye

have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted,

ye might well bear with [him].

2CO-11:5 For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very

chiefest apostles.

2CO-11:6 But though [I be] rude in speech, yet not in knowledge;

but we have been throughly made manifest among you in all

things.

2CO-11:7 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye

might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of

God freely?

2CO-11:8 I robbed other churches, taking wages [of them], to do

you service.

2CO-11:9 And when I was present with you, and wanted, I was

chargeable to no man: for that which was lacking to me the

brethren which came from Macedonia supplied: and in all [things]

I have kept myself from being burdensome unto you, and [so] will

I keep [myself].

2CO-11:10 As the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me

of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.

2CO-11:11 Wherefore? because I love you not? God knoweth.

2CO-11:12 But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off

occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they

glory, they may be found even as we.

2CO-11:13 For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers,

transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

2CO-11:14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into

an angel of light.

2CO-11:15 Therefore [it is] no great thing if his ministers

also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end

shall be according to their works.

2CO-11:16 I say again, Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise,

yet as a fool receive me, that I may boast myself a little.

2CO-11:17 That which I speak, I speak [it] not after the Lord,

but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

2CO-11:18 Seeing that many glory after the flesh, I will glory

also.

2CO-11:19 For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye [yourselves]

are wise.

2CO-11:20 For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a

man devour [you], if a man take [of you], if a man exalt himself,

if a man smite you on the face.

2CO-11:21 I speak as concerning reproach, as though we had been

weak. Howbeit whereinsoever any is bold, (I speak foolishly,) I

am bold also.

2CO-11:22 Are they Hebrews? so [am] I. Are they Israelites? so

[am] I. Are they the seed of Abraham? so [am] I.

2CO-11:23 Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I

[am] more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure,

in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.

2CO-11:24 Of the Jews five times received I forty [stripes]

save one.

2CO-11:25 Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned,

thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in

the deep;

2CO-11:26 [In] journeyings often, [in] perils of waters, [in]

perils of robbers, [in] perils by [mine own] countrymen, [in]

perils by the heathen, [in] perils in the city, [in] perils in

the wilderness, [in] perils in the sea, [in] perils among false

brethren;

2CO-11:27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in

hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.

2CO-11:28 Beside those things that are without, that which

cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

2CO-11:29 Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and

I burn not?

2CO-11:30 If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things

which concern mine infirmities.

2CO-11:31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is

blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.

2CO-11:32 In Damascus the governor under Aretas the king kept

the city of the Damascenes with a garrison, desirous to

apprehend me:

2CO-11:33 And through a window in a basket was I let down by

the wall, and escaped his hands.

2CO-12:1 It is not expedient for me doubtless to glory. I will

come to visions and revelations of the Lord.

2CO-12:2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago,

(whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the body,

I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the third

heaven.

2CO-12:3 And I knew such a man, (whether in the body, or out of

the body, I cannot tell: God knoeweth;)

2CO-12:4 How that he was caught up into paradise, and heard

unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

2CO-12:5 Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not

glory, but in mine infirmities.

2CO-12:6 For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a

fool; for I will say the truth: but [now] I forbear, lest any

man should think of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or

[that] he heareth of me.

2CO-12:7 And lest I should be exalted above measure through the

abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in

the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be

exalted above measure.

2CO-12:8 For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it

might depart from me.

2CO-12:9 And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee:

for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly

therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power

of Christ may rest upon me.

2CO-12:10 Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in

reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for

Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.

2CO-12:11 I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me:

for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I

behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.

2CO-12:12 Truly the signs of an apostle were wrought among you

in all patience, in signs, and wonders, and mighty deeds.

2CO-12:13 For what is it wherein ye were inferior to other

churches, except [it be] that I myself was not burdensome to

you? forgive me this wrong.

2CO-12:14 Behold, the third time I am ready to come to you; and

I will not be burdensome to you: for I seek not yours, but you:

for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the

parents for the children.

2CO-12:15 And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you;

though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.

2CO-12:16 But be it so, I did not burden you: nevertheless,

being crafty, I caught you with guile.

2CO-12:17 Did I make a gain of you by any of them whom I sent

unto you?

2CO-12:18 I desired Titus, and with [him] I sent a brother. Did

Titus make a gain of you? walked we not in the same spirit?

[walked we] not in the same steps?

2CO-12:19 Again, think ye that we excuse ourselves unto you? we

speak before God in Christ: but [we do] all things, dearly

beloved, for your edifying.

2CO-12:20 For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you

such as I would, and [that] I shall be found unto you such as ye

would not: lest [there be] debates, envyings, wraths, strifes,

backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

2CO-12:21 [And] lest, when I come again, my God will humble me

among you, and [that] I shall bewail many which have sinned

already, and have not repented of the uncleanness and

fornication and lasciviousness which they have committed.

2CO-13:1 This [is] the third [time] I am coming to you. In the

mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.

2CO-13:2 I told you before, and foretell you, as if I were

present, the second time; and being absent now I write to them

which heretofore have sinned, and to all other, that, if I come

again, I will not spare:

2CO-13:3 Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which

to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.

2CO-13:4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he

liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we

shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

2CO-13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove

your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus

Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

2CO-13:6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not

reprobates.

2CO-13:7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we

should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is

honest, though we be as reprobates.

2CO-13:8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the

truth.

2CO-13:9 For we are glad, when we are weak, and ye are strong:

and this also we wish, [even] your perfection.

2CO-13:10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest

being present I should use sharpness, according to the power

which the Lord hath given me to edification, and not to

destruction.

2CO-13:11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good

comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and

peace shall be with you.

2CO-13:12 Greet one another with an holy kiss.

2CO-13:13 All the saints salute you.

2CO-13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of

God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, [be] with you all.

Amen. king james study

2JO-1:1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I

love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have

known the truth;

2JO-1:2 For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall

be with us for ever.

2JO-1:3 Grace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the

Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father,

in truth and love.

2JO-1:4 I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking

in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.

2JO-1:5 And now I beseech thee, lady, not as though I wrote a

new commandment unto thee, but that which we had from the

beginning, that we love one another.

2JO-1:6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments.

This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the

beginning, ye should walk in it.

2JO-1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who

confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a

deceiver and an antichrist.

2JO-1:8 Look to yourselves, that we lose not those things which

we have wrought, but that we receive a full reward.

2JO-1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the

doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the

doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

2JO-1:10 If there come any unto you, and bring not this

doctrine, receive him not into [your] house, neither bid him God

speed:

2JO-1:11 For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his

evil deeds.

2JO-1:12 Having many things to write unto you, I would not

[write] with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and

speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

2JO-1:13 The children of thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.

king james study

2KI-1:1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of

Ahab.

2KI-1:2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper

chamber that [was] in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent

messengers, and said unto them, Go, inquire of Baalzebub the god

of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

2KI-1:3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite,

Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and

say unto them, [Is it] not because [there is] not a God in

Israel, [that] ye go to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?

2KI-1:4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come

down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely

die. And Elijah departed.

2KI-1:5 And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said

unto them, Why are ye now turned back?

2KI-1:6 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us,

and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you,

and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, [Is it] not because

[there is] not a God in Israel, [that] thou sendest to inquire

of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come

down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely

die.

2KI-1:7 And he said unto them, What manner of man [was he]

which came up to meet you, and told you these words?

2KI-1:8 And they answered him, [He was] an hairy man, and girt

with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It [is]

Elijah the Tishbite.

2KI-1:9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his

fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of

an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath

said, Come down.

2KI-1:10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty,

If I [be] a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and

consume thee and thy fifty. And there came down fire from heaven,

and consumed him and his fifty.

2KI-1:11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty

with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God,

thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.

2KI-1:12 And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I [be] a

man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and

thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and

consumed him and his fifty.

2KI-1:13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with

his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and

fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto

him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of

these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.

2KI-1:14 Behold, there came fire down from heaven, and burnt up

the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties:

therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.

2KI-1:15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah, Go down

with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with

him unto the king.

2KI-1:16 And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch

as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baalzebub the god of

Ekron, [is it] not because [there is] no God in Israel to

inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that

bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.

2KI-1:17 So he died according to the word of the LORD which

Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the

second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah;

because he had no son.

2KI-1:18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did,

[are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Israel?

2KI-2:1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah

into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from

Gilgal.

2KI-2:2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee;

for the LORD hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said [unto him,

As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave

thee. So they went down to Bethel.

2KI-2:3 And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came

forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD

will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea,

I know [it]; hold ye your peace.

2KI-2:4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray

thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, [As]

the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.

So they came to Jericho.

2KI-2:5 And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho

came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD

will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered,

Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.

2KI-2:6 And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for

the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, [As] the LORD

liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And

they two went on.

2KI-2:7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and

stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

2KI-2:8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped [it] together,

and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither,

so that they two went over on dry ground.

2KI-2:9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that

Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I

be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a

double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

2KI-2:10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing:

[nevertheless], if thou see me [when I am] taken from thee, it

shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be [so].

2KI-2:11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked,

that, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of

fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a

whirlwind into heaven.

2KI-2:12 And Elisha saw [it], and he cried, My father, my

father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he

saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent

them in two pieces.

2KI-2:13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from

him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

2KI-2:14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him,

and smote the waters, and said, Where [is] the LORD God of

Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted

hither and thither: and Elisha went over.

2KI-2:15 And when the sons of the prophets which [were] to view

at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on

Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the

ground before him.

2KI-2:16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy

servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek

thy master: lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken

him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.

And he said, Ye shall not send.

2KI-2:17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said,

Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days,

but found him not.

2KI-2:18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at

Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

2KI-2:19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I

pray thee, the situation of this city [is] pleasant, as my lord

seeth: but the water [is] nought, and the ground barren.

2KI-2:20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt

therein. And they brought [it] to him.

2KI-2:21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and

cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have

healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more

death or barren [land].

2KI-2:22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to

the saying of Elisha which he spake.

2KI-2:23 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was

going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the

city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head;

go up, thou bald head.

2KI-2:24 And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed

them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears

out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

2KI-2:25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from

thence he returned to Samaria.

2KI-3:1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel

in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and

reigned twelve years.

2KI-3:2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not

like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image

of Baal that his father had made.

2KI-3:3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the

son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not

therefrom.

2KI-3:4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered

unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an

hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

2KI-3:5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king

of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2KI-3:6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and

numbered all Israel.

2KI-3:7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah,

saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go

with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I

[am] as thou [art], my people as thy people, [and] my horses as

thy horses.

2KI-3:8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered,

The way through the wilderness of Edom.

2KI-3:9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and

the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days'

journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle

that followed them.

2KI-3:10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath

called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand

of Moab!

2KI-3:11 But Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of

the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the

king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here [is] Elisha

the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

2KI-3:12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him.

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went

down to him.

2KI-3:13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I

to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to

the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him,

Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to

deliver them into the hand of Moab.

2KI-3:14 And Elisha said, [As] the LORD of hosts liveth, before

whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of

Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor

see thee.

2KI-3:15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when

the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

2KI-3:16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley

full of ditches.

2KI-3:17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind,

neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with

water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your

beasts.

2KI-3:18 And this is [but] a light thing in the sight of the

LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.

2KI-3:19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice

city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all wells of

water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.

2KI-3:20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat

offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way

of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

2KI-3:21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were

come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able

to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.

2KI-3:22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun

shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the

other side [as] red as blood:

2KI-3:23 And they said, This [is] blood: the kings are surely

slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab,

to the spoil.

2KI-3:24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the

Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled

before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in

[their] country.

2KI-3:25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece

of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they

stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees:

only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the

slingers went about [it], and smote it.

2KI-3:26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too

sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew

swords, to break through [even] unto the king of Edom: but they

could not.

2KI-3:27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned

in his stead, and offered him [for] a burnt offering upon the

wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they

departed from him, and returned to [their own] land.

2KI-4:1 Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the

sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband

is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear the LORD:

and the creditor is come to take unto him my two sons to be

bondmen.

2KI-4:2 And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee?

tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine

handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.

2KI-4:3 Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy

neighbours, [even] empty vessels; borrow not a few.

2KI-4:4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door

upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those

vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.

2KI-4:5 So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and

upon her sons, who brought [the vessels] to her; and she poured

out.

2KI-4:6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that

she said unto her son, Bring me yet a vessel. And he said unto

her, [There is] not a vessel more. And the oil stayed.

2KI-4:7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go,

sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children

of the rest.

2KI-4:8 And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem,

where [was] a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread.

And [so] it was, [that] as oft as he passed by, he turned in

thither to eat bread.

2KI-4:9 And she said unto her husband, Behold now, I perceive

that this [is] an holy man of God, which passeth by us

continually.

2KI-4:10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall;

and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool,

and a candlestick: and it shall be, when he cometh to us, that

he shall turn in thither.

2KI-4:11 And it fell on a day, that he came thither, and he

turned into the chamber, and lay there.

2KI-4:12 And he said to Gehazi his servant, Call this

Shunammite. And when he had called her, she stood before him.

2KI-4:13 And he said unto him, Say now unto her, Behold, thou

hast been careful for us with all this care; what [is] to be

done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to

the captain of the host? And she answered, I dwell among mine

own people.

2KI-4:14 And he said, What then [is] to be done for her? And

Gehazi answered, Verily she hath no child, and her husband is

old.

2KI-4:15 And he said, Call her. And when he had called her, she

stood in the door.

2KI-4:16 And he said, About this season, according to the time

of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord,

[thou] man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.

2KI-4:17 And the woman conceived, and bare a son at that season

that Elisha had said unto her, according to the time of life.

2KI-4:18 And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that

he went out to his father to the reapers.

2KI-4:19 And he said unto his father, My head, my head. And he

said to a lad, Carry him to his mother.

2KI-4:20 And when he had taken him, and brought him to his

mother, he sat on her knees till noon, and [then] died.

2KI-4:21 And she went up, and laid him on the bed of the man of

God, and shut [the door] upon him, and went out.

2KI-4:22 And she called unto her husband, and said, Send me, I

pray thee, one of the young men, and one of the asses, that I

may run to the man of God, and come again.

2KI-4:23 And he said, Wherefore wilt thou go to him to day? [it

is] neither new moon, nor sabbath. And she said, [It shall be]

well.

2KI-4:24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant,

Drive, and go forward; slack not [thy] riding for me, except I

bid thee.

2KI-4:25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount

Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar

off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, [yonder is]

that Shunammite:

2KI-4:26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her,

[Is it] well with thee? [is it] well with thy husband? [is it]

well with the child? And she answered, [It is] well.

2KI-4:27 And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she

caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away.

And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul [is] vexed

within her: and the LORD hath hid [it] from me, and hath not

told me.

2KI-4:28 Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? did I

not say, Do not deceive me?

2KI-4:29 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my

staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man,

salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again:

and lay my staff upon the face of the child.

2KI-4:30 And the mother of the child said, [As] the LORD liveth,

and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose,

and followed her.

2KI-4:31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff

upon the face of the child; but [there was] neither voice, nor

hearing. Wherefore he went again to meet him, and told him,

saying, The child is not awaked.

2KI-4:32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the

child was dead, [and] laid upon his bed.

2KI-4:33 He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them

twain, and prayed unto the LORD.

2KI-4:34 And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his

mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands

upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the

flesh of the child waxed warm.

2KI-4:35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro;

and went up, and stretched himself upon him: and the child

sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes.

2KI-4:36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunammite.

So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said,

Take up thy son.

2KI-4:37 Then she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed

herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out.

2KI-4:38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a

dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets [were] sitting

before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot,

and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.

2KI-4:39 And one went out into the field to gather herbs, and

found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild gourds his lap full,

and came and shred [them] into the pot of pottage: for they

knew [them] not.

2KI-4:40 So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to

pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out,

and said, O [thou] man of God, [there is] death in the pot. And

they could not eat [thereof].

2KI-4:41 But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast [it] into

the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat.

And there was no harm in the pot.

2KI-4:42 And there came a man from Baalshalisha, and brought

the man of God bread of the firstfruits, twenty loaves of barley,

and full ears of corn in the husk thereof. And he said, Give

unto the people, that they may eat.

2KI-4:43 And his servitor said, What, should I set this before

an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may

eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave

[thereof].

2KI-4:44 So he set [it] before them, and they did eat, and left

[thereof], according to the word of the LORD.

2KI-5:1 Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria,

was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him

the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty

man in valour, [but he was] a leper.

2KI-5:2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had

brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid;

and she waited on Naaman's wife.

2KI-5:3 And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord

[were] with the prophet that [is] in Samaria! for he would

recover him of his leprosy.

2KI-5:4 And [one] went in, and told his lord, saying, Thus and

thus said the maid that [is] of the land of Israel.

2KI-5:5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send

a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with

him ten talents of silver, and six thousand [pieces] of gold,

and ten changes of raiment.

2KI-5:6 And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, saying,

Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have

[therewith] sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest

recover him of his leprosy.

2KI-5:7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read

the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, [Am] I God, to

kill and to make alive, that this man doth send unto me to

recover a man of his leprosy? wherefore consider, I pray you,

and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me.

2KI-5:8 And it was [so], when Elisha the man of God had heard

that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to

the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him

come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in

Israel.

2KI-5:9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot,

and stood at the door of the house of Elisha.

2KI-5:10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and

wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to

thee, and thou shalt be clean.

2KI-5:11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold,

I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on

the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place,

and recover the leper.

2KI-5:12 [Are] not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus,

better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them,

and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage.

2KI-5:13 And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and

said, My father, [if] the prophet had bid thee [do some] great

thing, wouldest thou not have done [it]? how much rather then,

when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean?

2KI-5:14 Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in

Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh

came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was

clean.

2KI-5:15 And he returned to the man of God, he and all his

company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold,

now I know that [there is] no God in all the earth, but in

Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy

servant.

2KI-5:16 But he said, [As] the LORD liveth, before whom I stand,

I will receive none. And he urged him to take [it]; but he

refused.

2KI-5:17 And Naaman said, Shall there not then, I pray thee, be

given to thy servant two mules' burden of earth? for thy servant

will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto

other gods, but unto the LORD.

2KI-5:18 In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant, [that] when

my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and

he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house of Rimmon:

when I bow down myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon

thy servant in this thing.

2KI-5:19 And he said unto him, Go in peace. So he departed from

him a little way.

2KI-5:20 But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said,

Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not

receiving at his hands that which he brought: but, [as] the LORD

liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

2KI-5:21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw

[him] running after him, he lighted down from the chariot to

meet him, and said, [Is] all well?

2KI-5:22 And he said, All [is] well. My master hath sent me,

saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim

two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray

thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.

2KI-5:23 And Naaman said, Be content, take two talents. And he

urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two

changes of garments, and laid [them] upon two of his servants;

and they bare [them] before him.

2KI-5:24 And when he came to the tower, he took [them] from

their hand, and bestowed [them] in the house: and he let the men

go, and they departed.

2KI-5:25 But he went in, and stood before his master. And

Elisha said unto him, Whence [comest thou], Gehazi? And he said,

Thy servant went no whither.

2KI-5:26 And he said unto him, Went not mine heart [with thee],

when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? [Is it]

a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards,

and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and

maidservants?

2KI-5:27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee,

and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence a

leper [as white] as snow.

2KI-6:1 And the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold

now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us.

2KI-6:2 Let us go, we pray thee, unto Jordan, and take thence

every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may

dwell. And he answered, Go ye.

2KI-6:3 And one said, Be content, I pray thee, and go with thy

servants. And he answered, I will go.

2KI-6:4 So he went with them. And when they came to Jordan,

they cut down wood.

2KI-6:5 But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into

the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was

borrowed.

2KI-6:6 And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed

him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast [it] in thither;

and the iron did swim.

2KI-6:7 Therefore said he, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out

his hand, and took it.

2KI-6:8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took

counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place

[shall be] my camp.

2KI-6:9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying,

Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians

are come down.

2KI-6:10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man

of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not

once nor twice.

2KI-6:11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore

troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said

unto them, Will ye not show me which of us [is] for the king of

Israel?

2KI-6:12 And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king:

but Elisha, the prophet that [is] in Israel, telleth the king of

Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

2KI-6:13 And he said, Go and spy where he [is], that I may send

and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, [he is] in

Dothan.

2KI-6:14 Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a

great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

2KI-6:15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early,

and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with

horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, Alas, my

master! how shall we do?

2KI-6:16 And he answered, Fear not: for they that [be] with us

[are] more than they that [be] with them.

2KI-6:17 And Elisha prayed, and said, LORD, I pray thee, open

his eyes, that he may see. And the LORD opened the eyes of the

young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain [was] full of

horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha.

2KI-6:18 And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the

LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness.

And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

2KI-6:19 And Elisha said unto them, This [is] not the way,

neither [is] this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to

the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.

2KI-6:20 And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria,

that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these [men], that they

may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and,

behold, [they were] in the midst of Samaria.

2KI-6:21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha, when he saw

them, My father, shall I smite [them]? shall I smite [them]?

2KI-6:22 And he answered, Thou shalt not smite [them]: wouldest

thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and

with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat

and drink, and go to their master.

2KI-6:23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when

they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to

their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land

of Israel.

2KI-6:24 And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of

Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.

2KI-6:25 And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold,

they besieged it, until an ass's head was [sold] for fourscore

[pieces] of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung

for five [pieces] of silver.

2KI-6:26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall,

there cried a woman unto him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

2KI-6:27 And he said, If the LORD do not help thee, whence

shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?

2KI-6:28 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she

answered, This woman said unto me, Give thy son, that we may eat

him to day, and we will eat my son to morrow.

2KI-6:29 So we boiled my son, and did eat him: and I said unto

her on the next day, Give thy son, that we may eat him: and she

hath hid her son.

2KI-6:30 And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of

the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the

wall, and the people looked, and, behold, [he had] sackcloth

within upon his flesh.

2KI-6:31 Then he said, God do so and more also to me, if the

head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day.

2KI-6:32 But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with

him; and [the king] sent a man from before him: but ere the

messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this

son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when

the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the

door: [is] not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

2KI-6:33 And while he yet talked with them, behold, the

messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil

[is] of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

2KI-7:1 Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus

saith the LORD, To morrow about this time [shall] a measure of

fine flour [be sold] for a shekel, and two measures of barley

for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.

2KI-7:2 Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the

man of God, and said, Behold, [if] the LORD would make windows

in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt

see [it] with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

2KI-7:3 And there were four leprous men at the entering in of

the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we

die?

2KI-7:4 If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine

[is] in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still

here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the

host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and

if they kill us, we shall but die.

2KI-7:5 And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp

of the Syrians: and when they were come to the uttermost part of

the camp of Syria, behold, [there was] no man there.

2KI-7:6 For the Lord had made the host of the Syrians to hear a

noise of chariots, and a noise of horses, [even] the noise of a

great host: and they said one to another, Lo, the king of Israel

hath hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings

of the Egyptians, to come upon us.

2KI-7:7 Wherefore they arose and fled in the twilight, and left

their tents, and their horses, and their asses, even the camp as

it [was], and fled for their life.

2KI-7:8 And when these lepers came to the uttermost part of the

camp, they went into one tent, and did eat and drink, and

carried thence silver, and gold, and raiment, and went and hid

[it]; and came again, and entered into another tent, and carried

thence [also], and went and hid [it].

2KI-7:9 Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day

[is] a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry

till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now

therefore come, that we may go and tell the king's household.

2KI-7:10 So they came and called unto the porter of the city:

and they told them, saying, We came to the camp of the Syrians,

and, behold, [there was] no man there, neither voice of man, but

horses tied, and asses tied, and the tents as they [were].

2KI-7:11 And he called the porters; and they told [it] to the

king's house within.

2KI-7:12 And the king arose in the night, and said unto his

servants, I will now show you what the Syrians have done to us.

They know that we [be] hungry; therefore are they gone out of

the camp to hide themselves in the field, saying, When they come

out of the city, we shall catch them alive, and get into the

city.

2KI-7:13 And one of his servants answered and said, Let [some]

take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are

left in the city, (behold, they [are] as all the multitude of

Israel that are left in it: behold, [I say], they [are] even as

all the multitude of the Israelites that are consumed:) and let

us send and see.

2KI-7:14 They took therefore two chariot horses; and the king

sent after the host of the Syrians, saying, Go and see.

2KI-7:15 And they went after them unto Jordan: and, lo, all the

way [was] full of garments and vessels, which the Syrians had

cast away in their haste. And the messengers returned, and told

the king.

2KI-7:16 And the people went out, and spoiled the tents of the

Syrians. So a measure of fine flour was [sold] for a shekel, and

two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of

the LORD.

2KI-7:17 And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he

leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon

him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who

spake when the king came down to him.

2KI-7:18 And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to

the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a

measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about

this time in the gate of Samaria:

2KI-7:19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now,

behold, [if] the LORD should make windows in heaven, might such

a thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine

eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.

2KI-7:20 And so it fell out unto him: for the people trode upon

him in the gate, and he died.

2KI-8:1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had

restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household,

and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath

called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven

years.

2KI-8:2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the

man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in

the land of the Philistines seven years.

2KI-8:3 And it came to pass at the seven years' end, that the

woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went

forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.

2KI-8:4 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man

of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that

Elisha hath done.

2KI-8:5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he

had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose

son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and

for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this [is] the

woman, and this [is] her son, whom Elisha restored to life.

2KI-8:6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the

king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all

that [was] hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day

that she left the land, even until now.

2KI-8:7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of

Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is

come hither.

2KI-8:8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine

hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD by

him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?

2KI-8:9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him,

even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and

came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad king of

Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this

disease?

2KI-8:10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou

mayest certainly recover: howbeit the LORD hath showed me that

he shall surely die.

2KI-8:11 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he

was ashamed: and the man of God wept.

2KI-8:12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered,

Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of

Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their

young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their

children, and rip up their women with child.

2KI-8:13 And Hazael said, But what, [is] thy servant a dog,

that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The

LORD hath showed me that thou [shalt be] king over Syria.

2KI-8:14 So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master;

who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He

told me [that] thou shouldest surely recover.

2KI-8:15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a

thick cloth, and dipped [it] in water, and spread [it] on his

face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.

2KI-8:16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of

Israel, Jehoshaphat [being] then king of Judah, Jehoram the son

of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

2KI-8:17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign;

and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

2KI-8:18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as

did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife:

and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

2KI-8:19 Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his

servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light,

[and] to his children.

2KI-8:20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah,

and made a king over themselves.

2KI-8:21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with

him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which

compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the

people fled into their tents.

2KI-8:22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto

this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

2KI-8:23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did,

[are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah?

2KI-8:24 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with

his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in

his stead.

2KI-8:25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of

Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to

reign.

2KI-8:26 Two and twenty years old [was] Ahaziah when he began

to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother's

name [was] Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.

2KI-8:27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did

evil in the sight of the LORD, as [did] the house of Ahab: for

he [was] the son in law of the house of Ahab.

2KI-8:28 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war

against Hazael king of Syria in Ramothgilead; and the Syrians

wounded Joram.

2KI-8:29 And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of

the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he

fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of

Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in

Jezreel, because he was sick.

2KI-9:1 And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of

the prophets, and said unto him, Gird up thy loins, and take

this box of oil in thine hand, and go to Ramothgilead:

2KI-9:2 And when thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the

son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi, and go in, and make him

arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to an inner

chamber;

2KI-9:3 Then take the box of oil, and pour [it] on his head,

and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over

Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.

2KI-9:4 So the young man, [even] the young man the prophet,

went to Ramothgilead.

2KI-9:5 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host

[were] sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain.

And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O

captain.

2KI-9:6 And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured

the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God

of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD,

[even] over Israel.

2KI-9:7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that

I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the

blood of all the servants of the LORD, at the hand of Jezebel.

2KI-9:8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish: and I will

cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him

that is shut up and left in Israel:

2KI-9:9 And I will make the house of Ahab like the house of

Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son

of Ahijah:

2KI-9:10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of

Jezreel, and [there shall be] none to bury [her]. And he opened

the door, and fled.

2KI-9:11 Then Jehu came forth to the servants of his lord: and

[one] said unto him, [Is] all well? wherefore came this mad

[fellow] to thee? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and

his communication.

2KI-9:12 And they said, [It is] false; tell us now. And he said,

Thus and thus spake he to me, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I

have anointed thee king over Israel.

2KI-9:13 Then they hasted, and took every man his garment, and

put [it] under him on the top of the stairs, and blew with

trumpets, saying, Jehu is king.

2KI-9:14 So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi

conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had kept Ramothgilead, he

and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.

2KI-9:15 But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of

the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with

Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds,

[then] let none go forth [nor] escape out of the city to go to

tell [it] in Jezreel.

2KI-9:16 So Jehu rode in a chariot, and went to Jezreel; for

Joram lay there. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see

Joram.

2KI-9:17 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel,

and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a

company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them,

and let him say, [Is it] peace?

2KI-9:18 So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said,

Thus saith the king, [Is it] peace? And Jehu said, What hast

thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman

told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not

again.

2KI-9:19 Then he sent out a second on horseback, which came to

them, and said, Thus saith the king, [Is it] peace? And Jehu

answered, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me.

2KI-9:20 And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them,

and cometh not again: and the driving [is] like the driving of

Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.

2KI-9:21 And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made

ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went

out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and

met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.

2KI-9:22 And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said,

[Is it] peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as

the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts [are so]

many?

2KI-9:23 And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to

Ahaziah, [There is] treachery, O Ahaziah.

2KI-9:24 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote

Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart,

and he sunk down in his chariot.

2KI-9:25 Then said [Jehu] to Bidkar his captain, Take up, [and]

cast him in the portion of the field of Naboth the Jezreelite:

for remember how that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab

his father, the LORD laid this burden upon him;

2KI-9:26 Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and

the blood of his sons, saith the LORD; and I will requite thee

in this plat, saith the LORD. Now therefore take [and] cast him

into the plat [of ground], according to the word of the LORD.

2KI-9:27 But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw [this], he fled

by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and

said, Smite him also in the chariot. [And they did so] at the

going up to Gur, which [is] by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo,

and died there.

2KI-9:28 And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem,

and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of

David.

2KI-9:29 And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab

began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.

2KI-9:30 And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard [of

it]; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked

out at a window.

2KI-9:31 And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, [Had]

Zimri peace, who slew his master?

2KI-9:32 And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who

[is] on my side? who? And there looked out to him two [or] three

eunuchs.

2KI-9:33 And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down:

and [some] of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the

horses: and he trode her under foot.

2KI-9:34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and

said, Go, see now this cursed [woman], and bury her: for she

[is] a king's daughter.

2KI-9:35 And they went to bury her: but they found no more of

her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of [her] hands.

2KI-9:36 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said,

This [is] the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servant

Elijah the Tishbite, saying, In the portion of Jezreel shall

dogs eat the flesh of Jezebel:

2KI-9:37 And the carcase of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the

face of the field in the portion of Jezreel; [so] that they

shall not say, This [is] Jezebel.

2KI-10:1 And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote

letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the

elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's [children], saying,

2KI-10:2 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your

master's sons [are] with you, and [there are] with you chariots

and horses, a fenced city also, and armour;

2KI-10:3 Look even out the best and meetest of your master's

sons, and set [him] on his father's throne, and fight for your

master's house.

2KI-10:4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold,

two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?

2KI-10:5 And he that [was] over the house, and he that [was]

over the city, the elders also, and the bringers up [of the

children], sent to Jehu, saying, We [are] thy servants, and will

do all that thou shalt bid us; we will not make any king: do

thou [that which is] good in thine eyes.

2KI-10:6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying,

If ye [be] mine, and [if] ye will hearken unto my voice, take

ye the heads of the men your master's sons, and come to me to

Jezreel by to morrow this time. Now the king's sons, [being]

seventy persons, [were] with the great men of the city, which

brought them up.

2KI-10:7 And it came to pass, when the letter came to them,

that they took the king's sons, and slew seventy persons, and

put their heads in baskets, and sent him [them] to Jezreel.

2KI-10:8 And there came a messenger, and told him, saying, They

have brought the heads of the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye

them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the

morning.

2KI-10:9 And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out,

and stood, and said to all the people, Ye [be] righteous: behold,

I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all

these?

2KI-10:10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing

of the word of the LORD, which the LORD spake concerning the

house of Ahab: for the LORD hath done [that] which he spake by

his servant Elijah.

2KI-10:11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab

in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolks, and his

priests, until he left him none remaining.

2KI-10:12 And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. [And]

as he [was] at the shearing house in the way,

2KI-10:13 Jehu met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah,

and said, Who [are] ye? And they answered, We [are] the brethren

of Ahaziah; and we go down to salute the children of the king

and the children of the queen.

2KI-10:14 And he said, Take them alive. And they took them

alive, and slew them at the pit of the shearing house, [even]

two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

2KI-10:15 And when he was departed thence, he lighted on

Jehonadab the son of Rechab [coming] to meet him: and he saluted

him, and said to him, Is thine heart right, as my heart [is]

with thy heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give

[me] thine hand. And he gave [him] his hand; and he took him up

to him into the chariot.

2KI-10:16 And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for the

LORD. So they made him ride in his chariot.

2KI-10:17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that

remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him,

according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.

2KI-10:18 And Jehu gathered all the people together, and said

unto them, Ahab served Baal a little; [but] Jehu shall serve him

much.

2KI-10:19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal,

all his servants, and all his priests; let none be wanting: for

I have a great sacrifice [to do] to Baal; whosoever shall be

wanting, he shall not live. But Jehu did [it] in subtlety, to

the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal.

2KI-10:20 And Jehu said, Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal.

And they proclaimed [it].

2KI-10:21 And Jehu sent through all Israel: and all the

worshippers of Baal came, so that there was not a man left that

came not. And they came into the house of Baal; and the house of

Baal was full from one end to another.

2KI-10:22 And he said unto him that [was] over the vestry,

Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal. And he

brought them forth vestments.

2KI-10:23 And Jehu went, and Jehonadab the son of Rechab, into

the house of Baal, and said unto the worshippers of Baal, Search,

and look that there be here with you none of the servants of

the LORD, but the worshippers of Baal only.

2KI-10:24 And when they went in to offer sacrifices and burnt

offerings, Jehu appointed fourscore men without, and said, [If]

any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape, [he

that letteth him go], his life [shall be] for the life of him.

2KI-10:25 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of

offering the burnt offering, that Jehu said to the guard and to

the captains, Go in, [and] slay them; let none come forth. And

they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the guard and

the captains cast [them] out, and went to the city of the house

of Baal.

2KI-10:26 And they brought forth the images out of the house of

Baal, and burned them.

2KI-10:27 And they brake down the image of Baal, and brake down

the house of Baal, and made it a draught house unto this day.

2KI-10:28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel.

2KI-10:29 Howbeit [from] the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,

who made Israel to sin, Jehu departed not from after them, [to

wit], the golden calves that [were] in Bethel, and that [were]

in Dan.

2KI-10:30 And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done

well in executing [that which is] right in mine eyes, [and] hast

done unto the house of Ahab according to all that [was] in mine

heart, thy children of the fourth [generation] shall sit on the

throne of Israel.

2KI-10:31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD

God of Israel with all his heart: for he departed not from the

sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin.

2KI-10:32 In those days the LORD began to cut Israel short: and

Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel;

2KI-10:33 From Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the

Gadites, and the Reubenites, and the Manassites, from Aroer,

which [is] by the river Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan.

2KI-10:34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu, and all that he did,

and all his might, [are] they not written in the book of the

chronicles of the kings of Israel?

2KI-10:35 And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him

in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

2KI-10:36 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria

[was] twenty and eight years.

2KI-11:1 And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her

son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.

2KI-11:2 But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of

Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among

the king's sons [which were] slain; and they hid him, [even] him

and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was

not slain.

2KI-11:3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six

years. And Athaliah did reign over the land.

2KI-11:4 And the seventh year Jehoiada sent and fetched the

rulers over hundreds, with the captains and the guard, and

brought them to him into the house of the LORD, and made a

covenant with them, and took an oath of them in the house of the

LORD, and showed them the king's son.

2KI-11:5 And he commanded them, saying, This [is] the thing

that ye shall do; A third part of you that enter in on the

sabbath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house;

2KI-11:6 And a third part [shall be] at the gate of Sur; and a

third part at the gate behind the guard: so shall ye keep the

watch of the house, that it be not broken down.

2KI-11:7 And two parts of all you that go forth on the sabbath,

even they shall keep the watch of the house of the LORD about

the king.

2KI-11:8 And ye shall compass the king round about, every man

with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the

ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth

out and as he cometh in.

2KI-11:9 And the captains over the hundreds did according to

all [things] that Jehoiada the priest commanded: and they took

every man his men that were to come in on the sabbath, with them

that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jehoiada the

priest.

2KI-11:10 And to the captains over hundreds did the priest give

king David's spears and shields, that [were] in the temple of

the LORD.

2KI-11:11 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in

his hand, round about the king, from the right corner of the

temple to the left corner of the temple, [along] by the altar

and the temple.

2KI-11:12 And he brought forth the king's son, and put the

crown upon him, and [gave him] the testimony; and they made him

king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said,

God save the king.

2KI-11:13 And when Athaliah heard the noise of the guard [and]

of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the

LORD.

2KI-11:14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a

pillar, as the manner [was], and the princes and the trumpeters

by the king, and all the people of the land rejoiced, and blew

with trumpets: and Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason,

Treason.

2KI-11:15 But Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the

hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them, Have her

forth without the ranges: and him that followeth her kill with

the sword. For the priest had said, Let her not be slain in the

house of the LORD.

2KI-11:16 And they laid hands on her; and she went by the way

by the which the horses came into the king's house: and there

was she slain.

2KI-11:17 And Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the

king and the people, that they should be the LORD'S people;

between the king also and the people.

2KI-11:18 And all the people of the land went into the house of

Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in

pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the

altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of the

LORD.

2KI-11:19 And he took the rulers over hundreds, and the

captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land; and

they brought down the king from the house of the LORD, and came

by the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he

sat on the throne of the kings.

2KI-11:20 And all the people of the land rejoiced, and the city

was in quiet: and they slew Athaliah with the sword [beside] the

king's house.

2KI-11:21 Seven years old [was] Jehoash when he began to reign.

2KI-12:1 In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign;

and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name

[was] Zibiah of Beersheba.

2KI-12:2 And Jehoash did [that which was] right in the sight of

the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him.

2KI-12:3 But the high places were not taken away: the people

still sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places.

2KI-12:4 And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the

dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD,

[even] the money of every one that passeth [the account], the

money that every man is set at, [and] all the money that cometh

into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD,

2KI-12:5 Let the priests take [it] to them, every man of his

acquaintance: and let them repair the breaches of the house,

wheresoever any breach shall be found.

2KI-12:6 But it was [so, that] in the three and twentieth year

of king Jehoash the priests had not repaired the breaches of the

house.

2KI-12:7 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and

the [other] priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the

breaches of the house? now therefore receive no [more] money of

your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.

2KI-12:8 And the priests consented to receive no [more] money

of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.

2KI-12:9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole

in the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side

as one cometh into the house of the LORD: and the priests that

kept the door put therein all the money [that was] brought into

the house of the LORD.

2KI-12:10 And it was [so], when they saw that [there was] much

money in the chest, that the king's scribe and the high priest

came up, and they put up in bags, and told the money that was

found in the house of the LORD.

2KI-12:11 And they gave the money, being told, into the hands

of them that did the work, that had the oversight of the house

of the LORD: and they laid it out to the carpenters and builders,

that wrought upon the house of the LORD,

2KI-12:12 And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber

and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD,

and for all that was laid out for the house to repair [it].

2KI-12:13 Howbeit there were not made for the house of the LORD

bowls of silver, snuffers, basins, trumpets, any vessels of gold,

or vessels of silver, of the money [that was] brought into the

house of the LORD:

2KI-12:14 But they gave that to the workmen, and repaired

therewith the house of the LORD.

2KI-12:15 Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose

hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for

they dealt faithfully.

2KI-12:16 The trespass money and sin money was not brought into

the house of the LORD: it was the priests'.

2KI-12:17 Then Hazael king of Syria went up, and fought against

Gath, and took it: and Hazael set his face to go up to Jerusalem.

2KI-12:18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed

things that Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers,

kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own hallowed things, and

all the gold [that was] found in the treasures of the house of

the LORD, and in the king's house, and sent [it] to Hazael king

of Syria: and he went away from Jerusalem.

2KI-12:19 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he

did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah?

2KI-12:20 And his servants arose, and made a conspiracy, and

slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla.

2KI-12:21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the

son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they

buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah

his son reigned in his stead.

2KI-13:1 In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of

Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign

over Israel in Samaria, [and reigned] seventeen years.

2KI-13:2 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, and followed the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which

made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

2KI-13:3 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel,

and he delivered them into the hand of Hazael king of Syria, and

into the hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael, all [their] days.

2KI-13:4 And Jehoahaz besought the LORD, and the LORD hearkened

unto him: for he saw the oppression of Israel, because the king

of Syria oppressed them.

2KI-13:5 (And the LORD gave Israel a saviour, so that they went

out from under the hand of the Syrians: and the children of

Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforetime.

2KI-13:6 Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the

house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, [but] walked therein:

and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)

2KI-13:7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but

fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for

the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the

dust by threshing.

2KI-13:8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he

did, and his might, [are] they not written in the book of the

chronicles of the kings of Israel?

2KI-13:9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried

him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

2KI-13:10 In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah

began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in

Samaria, [and reigned] sixteen years.

2KI-13:11 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD; he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of

Nebat, who made Israel sin: [but] he walked therein.

2KI-13:12 And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he

did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of

Judah, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of

the kings of Israel?

2KI-13:13 And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat

upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings

of Israel.

2KI-13:14 Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he

died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept

over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of

Israel, and the horsemen thereof.

2KI-13:15 And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he

took unto him bow and arrows.

2KI-13:16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand

upon the bow. And he put his hand [upon it]: and Elisha put his

hands upon the king's hands.

2KI-13:17 And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened

[it]. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The

arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance

from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou

have consumed [them].

2KI-13:18 And he said, Take the arrows. And he took [them]. And

he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he

smote thrice, and stayed.

2KI-13:19 And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou

shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou

smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed [it]: whereas now thou

shalt smite Syria [but] thrice.

2KI-13:20 And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands

of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

2KI-13:21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that,

behold, they spied a band [of men]; and they cast the man into

the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and

touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his

feet.

2KI-13:22 But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the

days of Jehoahaz.

2KI-13:23 And the LORD was gracious unto them, and had

compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his

covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy

them, neither cast he them from his presence as yet.

2KI-13:24 So Hazael king of Syria died; and Benhadad his son

reigned in his stead.

2KI-13:25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out of the

hand of Benhadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had

taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his father by war. Three times

did Joash beat him, and recovered the cities of Israel.

2KI-14:1 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of

Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.

2KI-14:2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to

reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his

mother's name [was] Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

2KI-14:3 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all

things as Joash his father did.

2KI-14:4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet

the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.

2KI-14:5 And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was

confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain

the king his father.

2KI-14:6 But the children of the murderers he slew not:

according unto that which is written in the book of the law of

Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not

be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to

death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for

his own sin.

2KI-14:7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand,

and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto

this day.

2KI-14:8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of

Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look

one another in the face.

2KI-14:9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of

Judah, saying, The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the

cedar that [was] in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son

to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that [was] in Lebanon,

and trode down the thistle.

2KI-14:10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath

lifted thee up: glory [of this], and tarry at home: for why

shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall,

[even] thou, and Judah with thee?

2KI-14:11 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of

Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one

another in the face at Bethshemesh, which [belongeth] to Judah.

2KI-14:12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and

they fled every man to their tents.

2KI-14:13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah,

the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh, and came

to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate

of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

2KI-14:14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the

vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the

treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to

Samaria.

2KI-14:15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and

his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, [are]

they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of

Israel?

2KI-14:16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in

Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned

in his stead.

2KI-14:17 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived

after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel

fifteen years.

2KI-14:18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, [are] they not

written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2KI-14:19 Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem:

and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and

slew him there.

2KI-14:20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at

Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.

2KI-14:21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which [was]

sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father

Amaziah.

2KI-14:22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that

the king slept with his fathers.

2KI-14:23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash

king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to

reign in Samaria, [and reigned] forty and one years.

2KI-14:24 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of

Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

2KI-14:25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of

Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the

LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant

Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which [was] of

Gathhepher.

2KI-14:26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, [that it

was] very bitter: for [there was] not any shut up, nor any left,

nor any helper for Israel.

2KI-14:27 And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name

of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of

Jeroboam the son of Joash.

2KI-14:28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he

did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus,

and Hamath, [which belonged] to Judah, for Israel, are they not

written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

2KI-14:29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, [even] with the

kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.

2KI-15:1 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of

Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

2KI-15:2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and

he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's

name [was] Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

2KI-15:3 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;

2KI-15:4 Save that the high places were not removed: the people

sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.

2KI-15:5 And the LORD smote the king, so that he was a leper

unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house. And

Jotham the king's son [was] over the house, judging the people

of the land.

2KI-15:6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he

did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah?

2KI-15:7 So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him

with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son

reigned in his stead.

2KI-15:8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah

did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria

six months.

2KI-15:9 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of

Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

2KI-15:10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him,

and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in

his stead.

2KI-15:11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they

[are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of

Israel.

2KI-15:12 This [was] the word of the LORD which he spake unto

Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto

the fourth [generation]. And so it came to pass.

2KI-15:13 Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine

and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a

full month in Samaria.

2KI-15:14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and

came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria,

and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

2KI-15:15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his

conspiracy which he made, behold, they [are] written in the book

of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

2KI-15:16 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that [were]

therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened

not [to him], therefore he smote [it; and] all the women therein

that were with child he ripped up.

2KI-15:17 In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of

Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, [and

reigned] ten years in Samaria.

2KI-15:18 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the

son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.

2KI-15:19 [And] Pul the king of Assyria came against the land:

and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand

might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.

2KI-15:20 And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, [even] of

all the mighty men of wealth, of each man fifty shekels of

silver, to give to the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria

turned back, and stayed not there in the land.

2KI-15:21 And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he

did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Israel?

2KI-15:22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his

son reigned in his stead.

2KI-15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah

Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in

Samaria, [and reigned] two years.

2KI-15:24 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,

who made Israel to sin.

2KI-15:25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his,

conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace

of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty

men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his

room.

2KI-15:26 And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he

did, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of

the kings of Israel.

2KI-15:27 In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah

Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria,

[and reigned] twenty years.

2KI-15:28 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,

who made Israel to sin.

2KI-15:29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came

Tiglathpileser king of Assyria, and took Ijon, and

Abelbethmaachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazor, and Gilead,

and Galilee, all the land of Naphtali, and carried them captive

to Assyria.

2KI-15:30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against

Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and

reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of

Uzziah.

2KI-15:31 And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he

did, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of

the kings of Israel.

2KI-15:32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king

of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

2KI-15:33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to

reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his

mother's name [was] Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

2KI-15:34 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD: he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done.

2KI-15:35 Howbeit the high places were not removed: the people

sacrificed and burned incense still in the high places. He built

the higher gate of the house of the LORD.

2KI-15:36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he

did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah?

2KI-15:37 In those days the LORD began to send against Judah

Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

2KI-15:38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried

with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his

son reigned in his stead.

2KI-16:1 In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah

Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

2KI-16:2 Twenty years old [was] Ahaz when he began to reign,

and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not [that which

was] right in the sight of the LORD his God, like David his

father.

2KI-16:3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea,

and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the

abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before

the children of Israel.

2KI-16:4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places,

and on the hills, and under every green tree.

2KI-16:5 Then Rezin king of Syria and Pekah son of Remaliah

king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to war: and they besieged

Ahaz, but could not overcome [him].

2KI-16:6 At that time Rezin king of Syria recovered Elath to

Syria, and drave the Jews from Elath: and the Syrians came to

Elath, and dwelt there unto this day.

2KI-16:7 So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglathpileser king of

Assyria, saying, I [am] thy servant and thy son: come up, and

save me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the

hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me.

2KI-16:8 And Ahaz took the silver and gold that was found in

the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house,

and sent [it for] a present to the king of Assyria.

2KI-16:9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him: for the

king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and

carried [the people of] it captive to Kir, and slew Rezin.

2KI-16:10 And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglathpileser

king of Assyria, and saw an altar that [was] at Damascus: and

king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of the altar,

and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof.

2KI-16:11 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all

that king Ahaz had sent from Damascus: so Urijah the priest made

[it] against king Ahaz came from Damascus.

2KI-16:12 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king

saw the altar: and the king approached to the altar, and offered

thereon.

2KI-16:13 And he burnt his burnt offering and his meat offering,

and poured his drink offering, and sprinkled the blood of his

peace offerings, upon the altar.

2KI-16:14 And he brought also the brazen altar, which [was]

before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between

the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north

side of the altar.

2KI-16:15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying,

Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the

evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his

meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the

land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and

sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all

the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar shall be for me

to inquire [by].

2KI-16:16 Thus did Urijah the priest, according to all that

king Ahaz commanded.

2KI-16:17 And king Ahaz cut off the borders of the bases, and

removed the laver from off them; and took down the sea from off

the brazen oxen that [were] under it, and put it upon a pavement

of stones.

2KI-16:18 And the covert for the sabbath that they had built in

the house, and the king's entry without, turned he from the

house of the LORD for the king of Assyria.

2KI-16:19 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, [are]

they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of

Judah?

2KI-16:20 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and was buried with

his fathers in the city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned

in his stead.

2KI-17:1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea

the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years.

2KI-17:2 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

2KI-17:3 Against him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria; and

Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents.

2KI-17:4 And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea:

for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and brought no

present to the king of Assyria, as [he had done] year by year:

therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in

prison.

2KI-17:5 Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the

land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.

2KI-17:6 In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took

Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them

in Halah and in Habor [by] the river of Gozan, and in the cities

of the Medes.

2KI-17:7 For [so] it was, that the children of Israel had

sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out

of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of

Egypt, and had feared other gods,

2KI-17:8 And walked in the statutes of the heathen, whom the

LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the

kings of Israel, which they had made.

2KI-17:9 And the children of Israel did secretly [those] things

that [were] not right against the LORD their God, and they built

them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the

watchmen to the fenced city.

2KI-17:10 And they set them up images and groves in every high

hill, and under every green tree:

2KI-17:11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places,

as [did] the heathen whom the LORD carried away before them; and

wrought wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger:

2KI-17:12 For they served idols, whereof the LORD had said unto

them, Ye shall not do this thing.

2KI-17:13 Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against

Judah, by all the prophets, [and by] all the seers, saying, Turn

ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments [and] my

statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your

fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

2KI-17:14 Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened

their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not

believe in the LORD their God.

2KI-17:15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that

he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he

testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became

vain, and went after the heathen that [were] round about them,

[concerning] whom the LORD had charged them, that they should

not do like them.

2KI-17:16 And they left all the commandments of the LORD their

God, and made them molten images, [even] two calves, and made a

grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

2KI-17:17 And they caused their sons and their daughters to

pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and

sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke

him to anger.

2KI-17:18 Therefore the LORD was very angry with Israel, and

removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe

of Judah only.

2KI-17:19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the LORD

their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

2KI-17:20 And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and

afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers,

until he had cast them out of his sight.

2KI-17:21 For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they

made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel

from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.

2KI-17:22 For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of

Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;

2KI-17:23 Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he

had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried

away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.

2KI-17:24 And the king of Assyria brought [men] from Babylon,

and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from

Sepharvaim, and placed [them] in the cities of Samaria instead

of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt

in the cities thereof.

2KI-17:25 And [so] it was at the beginning of their dwelling

there, [that] they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent

lions among them, which slew [some] of them.

2KI-17:26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying,

The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of

Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore

he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them,

because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

2KI-17:27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry

thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let

them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of

the God of the land.

2KI-17:28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away

from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they

should fear the LORD.

2KI-17:29 Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put

[them] in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had

made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

2KI-17:30 And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the

men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

2KI-17:31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the

Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and

Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

2KI-17:32 So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of

the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed

for them in the houses of the high places.

2KI-17:33 They feared the LORD, and served their own gods,

after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from

thence.

2KI-17:34 Unto this day they do after the former manners: they

fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or

after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which

the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

2KI-17:35 With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged

them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves

to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

2KI-17:36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of

Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye

fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.

2KI-17:37 And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law,

and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to

do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.

2KI-17:38 And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall

not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.

2KI-17:39 But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall

deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

2KI-17:40 Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after

their former manner.

2KI-17:41 So these nations feared the LORD, and served their

graven images, both their children, and their children's

children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.

2KI-18:1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of

Elah king of Israel, [that] Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of

Judah began to reign.

2KI-18:2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to

reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His

mother's name also [was] Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

2KI-18:3 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD, according to all that David his father did.

2KI-18:4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and

cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brazen serpent that

Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did

burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

2KI-18:5 He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after

him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor [any]

that were before him.

2KI-18:6 For he clave to the LORD, [and] departed not from

following him, but kept his commandments, which the LORD

commanded Moses.

2KI-18:7 And the LORD was with him; [and] he prospered

whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of

Assyria, and served him not.

2KI-18:8 He smote the Philistines, [even] unto Gaza, and the

borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced

city.

2KI-18:9 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king

Hezekiah, which [was] the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah

king of Israel, [that] Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up

against Samaria, and besieged it.

2KI-18:10 And at the end of three years they took it: [even] in

the sixth year of Hezekiah, that [is] the ninth year of Hoshea

king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

2KI-18:11 And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto

Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor [by] the river of

Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:

2KI-18:12 Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their

God, but transgressed his covenant, [and] all that Moses the

servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear [them], nor do

[them].

2KI-18:13 Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did

Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced

cities of Judah, and took them.

2KI-18:14 And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of

Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me:

that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of

Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred

talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

2KI-18:15 And Hezekiah gave [him] all the silver that was found

in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's

house.

2KI-18:16 At that time did Hezekiah cut off [the gold from] the

doors of the temple of the LORD, and [from] the pillars which

Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of

Assyria.

2KI-18:17 And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and

Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host

against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And

when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of

the upper pool, which [is] in the highway of the fuller's field.

2KI-18:18 And when they had called to the king, there came out

to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which [was] over the

household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the

recorder.

2KI-18:19 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Speak ye now to

Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What

confidence [is] this wherein thou trustest?

2KI-18:20 Thou sayest, (but [they are but] vain words), [I

have] counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou

trust, that thou rebellest against me?

2KI-18:21 Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this

bruised reed, [even] upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will

go into his hand, and pierce it: so [is] Pharaoh king of Egypt

unto all that trust on him.

2KI-18:22 But if ye say unto me, We trust in the LORD our God:

[is] not that he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah

hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall

worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

2KI-18:23 Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord

the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses,

if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

2KI-18:24 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain

of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt

for chariots and for horsemen?

2KI-18:25 Am I now come up without the LORD against this place

to destroy it? The LORD said to me, Go up against this land, and

destroy it.

2KI-18:26 Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and

Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the

Syrian language; for we understand [it]: and talk not with us in

the Jews' language in the ears of the people that [are] on the

wall.

2KI-18:27 But Rabshakeh said unto them, Hath my master sent me

to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? [hath he] not

[sent me] to the men which sit on the wall, that they may eat

their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?

2KI-18:28 Then Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in

the Jews' language, and spake, saying, Hear the word of the

great king, the king of Assyria:

2KI-18:29 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you:

for he shall not be able to deliver you out of his hand:

2KI-18:30 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD,

saying, The LORD will surely deliver us, and this city shall not

be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

2KI-18:31 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of

Assyria, Make [an agreement] with me by a present, and come out

to me, and [then] eat ye every man of his own vine, and every

one of his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his

cistern:

2KI-18:32 Until I come and take you away to a land like your

own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards,

a land of oil olive and of honey, that ye may live, and not die:

and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying,

The LORD will deliver us.

2KI-18:33 Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered at all

his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

2KI-18:34 Where [are] the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where

[are] the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they

delivered Samaria out of mine hand?

2KI-18:35 Who [are] they among all the gods of the countries,

that have delivered their country out of mine hand, that the

LORD should deliver Jerusalem out of mine hand?

2KI-18:36 But the people held their peace, and answered him not

a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

2KI-18:37 Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which [was]

over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of

Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with [their] clothes rent, and

told him the words of Rabshakeh.

2KI-19:1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it],

that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth,

and went into the house of the LORD.

2KI-19:2 And he sent Eliakim, which [was] over the household,

and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests, covered

with sackcloth, to Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

2KI-19:3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day

[is] a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and blasphemy: for the

children are come to the birth, and [there is] not strength to

bring forth.

2KI-19:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear all the words of

Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to

reproach the living God; and will reprove the words which the

LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up [thy] prayer for the

remnant that are left.

2KI-19:5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

2KI-19:6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say to your

master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words which

thou hast heard, with which the servants of the king of Assyria

have blasphemed me.

2KI-19:7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall

hear a rumour, and shall return to his own land; and I will

cause him to fall by the sword in his own land.

2KI-19:8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria

warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed

from Lachish.

2KI-19:9 And when he heard say of Tirhakah king of Ethiopia,

Behold, he is come out to fight against thee: he sent messengers

again unto Hezekiah, saying,

2KI-19:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying,

Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee, saying,

Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of

Assyria.

2KI-19:11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria

have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt

thou be delivered?

2KI-19:12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my

fathers have destroyed; [as] Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and

the children of Eden which [were] in Thelasar?

2KI-19:13 Where [is] the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad,

and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, of Hena, and Ivah?

2KI-19:14 And Hezekiah received the letter of the hand of the

messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up into the house of

the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.

2KI-19:15 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD

God of Israel, which dwellest [between] the cherubims, thou art

the God, [even] thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth;

thou hast made heaven and earth.

2KI-19:16 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine

eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath

sent him to reproach the living God.

2KI-19:17 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have destroyed

the nations and their lands,

2KI-19:18 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they

[were] no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone:

therefore they have destroyed them.

2KI-19:19 Now therefore, O LORD our God, I beseech thee, save

thou us out of his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may

know that thou [art] the LORD God, [even] thou only.

2KI-19:20 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying,

Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [That] which thou hast prayed

to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard.

2KI-19:21 This [is] the word that the LORD hath spoken

concerning him; The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised

thee, [and] laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem

hath shaken her head at thee.

2KI-19:22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against

whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on

high? [even] against the Holy [One] of Israel.

2KI-19:23 By thy messengers thou hast reproached the Lord, and

hast said, With the multitude of my chariots I am come up to the

height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon, and will cut

down the tall cedar trees thereof, [and] the choice fir trees

thereof: and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders, [and

into] the forest of his Carmel.

2KI-19:24 I have digged and drunk strange waters, and with the

sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of besieged

places.

2KI-19:25 Hast thou not heard long ago [how] I have done it,

[and] of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought

it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities

[into] ruinous heaps.

2KI-19:26 Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they

were dismayed and confounded; they were [as] the grass of the

field, and [as] the green herb, [as] the grass on the house tops,

and [as corn] blasted before it be grown up.

2KI-19:27 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy

coming in, and thy rage against me.

2KI-19:28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up

into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy nose, and my

bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by

which thou camest.

2KI-19:29 And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat

this year such things as grow of themselves, and in the second

year that which springeth of the same; and in the third year sow

ye, and reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruits thereof.

2KI-19:30 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah

shall yet again take root downward, and bear fruit upward.

2KI-19:31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and

they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD [of

hosts] shall do this.

2KI-19:32 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of

Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow

there, nor come before it with shield, nor cast a bank against

it.

2KI-19:33 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return,

and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

2KI-19:34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own

sake, and for my servant David's sake.

2KI-19:35 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the

LORD went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred

fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the

morning, behold, they [were] all dead corpses.

2KI-19:36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and

returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

2KI-19:37 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the

house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons

smote him with the sword: and they escaped into the land of

Armenia. And Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

2KI-20:1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the

prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him,

Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt

die, and not live.

2KI-20:2 Then he turned his face to the wall, and prayed unto

the LORD, saying,

2KI-20:3 I beseech thee, O LORD, remember now how I have walked

before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done

[that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.

2KI-20:4 And it came to pass, afore Isaiah was gone out into

the middle court, that the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

2KI-20:5 Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people,

Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard

thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on

the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD.

2KI-20:6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will

deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of

Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for

my servant David's sake.

2KI-20:7 And Isaiah said, Take a lump of figs. And they took

and laid [it] on the boil, and he recovered.

2KI-20:8 And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What [shall be] the

sign that the LORD will heal me, and that I shall go up into the

house of the LORD the third day?

2KI-20:9 And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD,

that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the

shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?

2KI-20:10 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the

shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return

backward ten degrees.

2KI-20:11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he

brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone

down in the dial of Ahaz.

2KI-20:12 At that time Berodachbaladan, the son of Baladan,

king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah: for

he had heard that Hezekiah had been sick.

2KI-20:13 And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and showed them all

the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and

the spices, and the precious ointment, and [all] the house of

his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was

nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah

showed them not.

2KI-20:14 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and

said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they

unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country,

[even] from Babylon.

2KI-20:15 And he said, What have they seen in thine house? And

Hezekiah answered, All [the things] that [are] in mine house

have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have

not showed them.

2KI-20:16 And Isaiah said unto Hezekiah, Hear the word of the

LORD.

2KI-20:17 Behold, the days come, that all that [is] in thine

house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto

this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left,

saith the LORD.

2KI-20:18 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which

thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be

eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.

2KI-20:19 Then said Hezekiah unto Isaiah, Good [is] the word of

the LORD which thou hast spoken. And he said, [Is it] not [good],

if peace and truth be in my days?

2KI-20:20 And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his

might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water

into the city, [are] they not written in the book of the

chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2KI-20:21 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his

son reigned in his stead.

2KI-21:1 Manasseh [was] twelve years old when he began to reign,

and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's

name [was] Hephzibah.

2KI-21:2 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast

out before the children of Israel.

2KI-21:3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah

his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and

made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the

host of heaven, and served them.

2KI-21:4 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which

the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.

2KI-21:5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the

two courts of the house of the LORD.

2KI-21:6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and

observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar

spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of

the LORD, to provoke [him] to anger.

2KI-21:7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had

made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to

Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have

chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:

2KI-21:8 Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more

out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will

observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and

according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.

2KI-21:9 But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to

do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before

the children of Israel.

2KI-21:10 And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets,

saying,

2KI-21:11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these

abominations, [and] hath done wickedly above all that the

Amorites did, which [were] before him, and hath made Judah also

to sin with his idols:

2KI-21:12 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold,

I [am] bringing [such] evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that

whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.

2KI-21:13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria,

and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem

as [a man] wipeth a dish, wiping [it], and turning [it] upside

down.

2KI-21:14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance,

and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall

become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;

2KI-21:15 Because they have done [that which was] evil in my

sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their

fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.

2KI-21:16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till

he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin

wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing [that which was] evil

in the sight of the LORD.

2KI-21:17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he

did, and his sin that he sinned, [are] they not written in the

book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2KI-21:18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried

in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon

his son reigned in his stead.

2KI-21:19 Amon [was] twenty and two years old when he began to

reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's

name [was] Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

2KI-21:20 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, as his father Manasseh did.

2KI-21:21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked

in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped

them:

2KI-21:22 And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and

walked not in the way of the LORD.

2KI-21:23 And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and

slew the king in his own house.

2KI-21:24 And the people of the land slew all them that had

conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made

Josiah his son king in his stead.

2KI-21:25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, [are]

they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of

Judah?

2KI-21:26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of

Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.

2KI-22:1 Josiah [was] eight years old when he began to reign,

and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his

mother's name [was] Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.

2KI-22:2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the

LORD, and walked in all the way of David his father, and turned

not aside to the right hand or to the left.

2KI-22:3 And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king

Josiah, [that] the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son

of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,

2KI-22:4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the

silver which is brought into the house of the LORD, which the

keepers of the door have gathered of the people:

2KI-22:5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of

the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and

let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the

house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,

2KI-22:6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy

timber and hewn stone to repair the house.

2KI-22:7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the

money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt

faithfully.

2KI-22:8 And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the

scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the

LORD. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

2KI-22:9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought

the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the

money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into

the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of

the house of the LORD.

2KI-22:10 And Shaphan the scribe showed the king, saying,

Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it

before the king.

2KI-22:11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the

words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.

2KI-22:12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam

the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan

the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying,

2KI-22:13 Go ye, inquire of the LORD for me, and for the people,

and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is

found: for great [is] the wrath of the LORD that is kindled

against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the

words of this book, to do according unto all that which is

written concerning us.

2KI-22:14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and

Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife

of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the

wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they

communed with her.

2KI-22:15 And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of

Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me.

2KI-22:16 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon

this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, [even] all the

words of the book which the king of Judah hath read:

2KI-22:17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned

incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger

with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be

kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched.

2KI-22:18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to inquire of

the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of

Israel, [As touching] the words which thou hast heard;

2KI-22:19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled

thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against

this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they

should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy

clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard [thee], saith the

LORD.

2KI-22:20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers,

and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine

eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this

place. And they brought the king word again.

2KI-23:1 And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the

elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

2KI-23:2 And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and

all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with

him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both

small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the

book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.

2KI-23:3 And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant

before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his

commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all

[their] heart and all [their] soul, to perform the words of this

covenant that were written in this book. And all the people

stood to the covenant.

2KI-23:4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and

the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to

bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that

were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of

heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of

Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.

2KI-23:5 And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings

of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the

cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them

also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon,

and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.

2KI-23:6 And he brought out the grove from the house of the

LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at

the brook Kidron, and stamped [it] small to powder, and cast the

powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.

2KI-23:7 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that

[were] by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings

for the grove.

2KI-23:8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of

Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned

incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places

of the gates that [were] in the entering in of the gate of

Joshua the governor of the city, which [were] on a man's left

hand at the gate of the city.

2KI-23:9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not

up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of

the unleavened bread among their brethren.

2KI-23:10 And he defiled Topheth, which [is] in the valley of

the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his

daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.

2KI-23:11 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah

had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the

LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which

[was] in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with

fire.

2KI-23:12 And the altars that [were] on the top of the upper

chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the

altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of

the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake [them] down from

thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.

2KI-23:13 And the high places that [were] before Jerusalem,

which [were] on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which

Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the

abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of

the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of

Ammon, did the king defile.

2KI-23:14 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the

groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

2KI-23:15 Moreover the altar that [was] at Bethel, [and] the

high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to

sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down,

and burned the high place, [and] stamped [it] small to powder,

and burned the grove.

2KI-23:16 And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres

that [were] there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out

of the sepulchres, and burned [them] upon the altar, and

polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of

God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.

2KI-23:17 Then he said, What title [is] that that I see? And

the men of the city told him, [It is] the sepulchre of the man

of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that

thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.

2KI-23:18 And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones.

So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that

came out of Samaria.

2KI-23:19 And all the houses also of the high places that

[were] in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had

made to provoke [the LORD] to anger, Josiah took away, and did

to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.

2KI-23:20 And he slew all the priests of the high places that

[were] there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them,

and returned to Jerusalem.

2KI-23:21 And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep

the passover unto the LORD your God, as [it is] written in the

book of this covenant.

2KI-23:22 Surely there was not holden such a passover from the

days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of

the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;

2KI-23:23 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, [wherein]

this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.

2KI-23:24 Moreover the [workers with] familiar spirits, and the

wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations

that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did

Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law

which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in

the house of the LORD.

2KI-23:25 And like unto him was there no king before him, that

turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul,

and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses;

neither after him arose there [any] like him.

2KI-23:26 Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the

fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled

against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had

provoked him withal.

2KI-23:27 And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my

sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city

Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My

name shall be there.

2KI-23:28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he

did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah?

2KI-23:29 In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up

against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king

Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had

seen him.

2KI-23:30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from

Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own

sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of

Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's

stead.

2KI-23:31 Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he

began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And

his mother's name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of

Libnah.

2KI-23:32 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.

2KI-23:33 And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the

land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put

the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a

talent of gold.

2KI-23:34 And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king

in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to

Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and

died there.

2KI-23:35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh;

but he taxed the land to give the money according to the

commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of

the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation,

to give [it] unto Pharaohnechoh.

2KI-23:36 Jehoiakim [was] twenty and five years old when he

began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And

his mother's name [was] Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of

Rumah.

2KI-23:37 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.

2KI-24:1 In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up,

and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and

rebelled against him.

2KI-24:2 And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees,

and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands

of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy

it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his

servants the prophets.

2KI-24:3 Surely at the commandment of the LORD came [this] upon

Judah, to remove [them] out of his sight, for the sins of

Manasseh, according to all that he did;

2KI-24:4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he

filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not

pardon.

2KI-24:5 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he

did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the

kings of Judah?

2KI-24:6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin

his son reigned in his stead.

2KI-24:7 And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of

his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of

Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of

Egypt.

2KI-24:8 Jehoiachin [was] eighteen years old when he began to

reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his

mother's name [was] Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of

Jerusalem.

2KI-24:9 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, according to all that his father had done.

2KI-24:10 At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of

Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.

2KI-24:11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the

city, and his servants did besiege it.

2KI-24:12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king

of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his

princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in

the eighth year of his reign.

2KI-24:13 And he carried out thence all the treasures of the

house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and

cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of

Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.

2KI-24:14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the

princes, and all the mighty men of valour, [even] ten thousand

captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save

the poorest sort of the people of the land.

2KI-24:15 And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the

king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the

mighty of the land, [those] carried he into captivity from

Jerusalem to Babylon.

2KI-24:16 And all the men of might, [even] seven thousand, and

craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all [that were] strong [and]

apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to

Babylon.

2KI-24:17 And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's

brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

2KI-24:18 Zedekiah [was] twenty and one years old when he began

to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his

mother's name [was] Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.

2KI-24:19 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the

LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.

2KI-24:20 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in

Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his

presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.

2KI-25:1 And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in

the tenth month, in the tenth [day] of the month, [that]

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host,

against Jerusalem, and pitched against it: and they built forts

against it round about.

2KI-25:2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of

king Zedekiah.

2KI-25:3 And on the ninth [day] of the [fourth] month the

famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the

people of the land.

2KI-25:4 And the city was broken up, and all the men of war

[fled] by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which

[is] by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees [were] against the

city round about:) and [the king] went the way toward the plain.

2KI-25:5 And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king,

and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were

scattered from him.

2KI-25:6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king

of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

2KI-25:7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes,

and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of

brass, and carried him to Babylon.

2KI-25:8 And in the fifth month, on the seventh [day] of the

month, which [is] the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar

king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a

servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:

2KI-25:9 And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's

house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great [man's]

house burnt he with fire.

2KI-25:10 And all the army of the Chaldees, that [were with]

the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem

round about.

2KI-25:11 Now the rest of the people [that were] left in the

city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon,

with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain

of the guard carry away.

2KI-25:12 But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the

land [to be] vinedressers and husbandmen.

2KI-25:13 And the pillars of brass that [were] in the house of

the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that [was] in the

house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried

the brass of them to Babylon.

2KI-25:14 And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and

the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they

ministered, took they away.

2KI-25:15 And the firepans, and the bowls, [and] such things as

[were] of gold, [in] gold, and of silver, [in] silver, the

captain of the guard took away.

2KI-25:16 The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon

had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these

vessels was without weight.

2KI-25:17 The height of the one pillar [was] eighteen cubits,

and the chapiter upon it [was] brass: and the height of the

chapiter three cubits; and the wreathen work, and pomegranates

upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these

had the second pillar with wreathen work.

2KI-25:18 And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief

priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers

of the door:

2KI-25:19 And out of the city he took an officer that was set

over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the

king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal

scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and

threescore men of the people of the land [that were] found in

the city:

2KI-25:20 And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and

brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:

2KI-25:21 And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at

Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of

their land.

2KI-25:22 And [as for] the people that remained in the land of

Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over

them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan,

ruler.

2KI-25:23 And when all the captains of the armies, they and

their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah

governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son

of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son

of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a

Maachathite, they and their men.

2KI-25:24 And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and

said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees:

dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall

be well with you.

2KI-25:25 But it came to pass in the seventh month, that

Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed

royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he

died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.

2KI-25:26 And all the people, both small and great, and the

captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were

afraid of the Chaldees.

2KI-25:27 And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year

of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth

month, on the seven and twentieth [day] of the month, [that]

Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign

did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;

2KI-25:28 And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above

the throne of the kings that [were] with him in Babylon;

2KI-25:29 And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread

continually before him all the days of his life.

2KI-25:30 And his allowance [was] a continual allowance given

him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his

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2PE-1:1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ,

to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through

the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

2PE-1:2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the

knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord,

2PE-1:3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all

things that [pertain] unto life and godliness, through the

knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:

2PE-1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious

promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine

nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world

through lust.

2PE-1:5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your

faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

2PE-1:6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience;

and to patience godliness;

2PE-1:7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly

kindness charity.

2PE-1:8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make

[you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the

knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2PE-1:9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot

see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old

sins.

2PE-1:10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make

your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye

shall never fall:

2PE-1:11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you

abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour

Jesus Christ.

2PE-1:12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in

remembrance of these things, though ye know [them], and be

established in the present truth.

2PE-1:13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this

tabernacle, to stir you up by putting [you] in remembrance;

2PE-1:14 Knowing that shortly I must put off [this] my

tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me.

2PE-1:15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my

decease to have these things always in remembrance.

2PE-1:16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables,

when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord

Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

2PE-1:17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory,

when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory,

This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

2PE-1:18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when

we were with him in the holy mount.

2PE-1:19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto

ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a

dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your

hearts:

2PE-1:20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture

is of any private interpretation.

2PE-1:21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of

man: but holy men of God spake [as they were] moved by the Holy

Ghost.

2PE-2:1 But there were false prophets also among the people,

even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily

shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that

bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

2PE-2:2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason

of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

2PE-2:3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words

make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time

lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

2PE-2:4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast

[them] down to hell, and delivered [them] into chains of

darkness, to be reserved unto judgment;

2PE-2:5 And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth

[person], a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood

upon the world of the ungodly;

2PE-2:6 And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes

condemned [them] with an overthrow, making [them] an ensample

unto those that after should live ungodly;

2PE-2:7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy

conversation of the wicked:

2PE-2:8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing

and hearing, vexed [his] righteous soul from day to day with

[their] unlawful deeds;)

2PE-2:9 The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of

temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment

to be punished:

2PE-2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust

of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous [are they],

selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

2PE-2:11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might,

bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

2PE-2:12 But these, as natural brute beasts, made to be taken

and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not;

and shall utterly perish in their own corruption;

2PE-2:13 And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, [as]

they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots [they

are] and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own

deceivings while they feast with you;

2PE-2:14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease

from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised

with covetous practices; cursed children:

2PE-2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray,

following the way of Balaam [the son] of Bosor, who loved the

wages of unrighteousness;

2PE-2:16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass

speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

2PE-2:17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried

with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for

ever.

2PE-2:18 For when they speak great swelling [words] of vanity,

they allure through the lusts of the flesh, [through much]

wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in

error.

2PE-2:19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are

the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of

the same is he brought in bondage.

2PE-2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the

world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,

they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end

is worse with them than the beginning.

2PE-2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the

way of righteousness, than, after they have known [it], to turn

from the holy commandment delivered unto them.

2PE-2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true

proverb, The dog [is] turned to his own vomit again; and the sow

that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.

2PE-3:1 This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in

[both] which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

2PE-3:2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken

before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the

apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

2PE-3:3 Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last

days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

2PE-3:4 And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for

since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they

were] from the beginning of the creation.

2PE-3:5 For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the

word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out

of the water and in the water:

2PE-3:6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with

water, perished:

2PE-3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the

same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day

of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

2PE-3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that

one day [is] with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand

years as one day.

2PE-3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some

men count

slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any

should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2PE-3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the

night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great

noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth

also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.

2PE-3:11 [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be

dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy

conversation and godliness,

2PE-3:12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of

God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and

the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

2PE-3:13 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for

new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

2PE-3:14 Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such

things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace,

without spot, and blameless.

2PE-3:15 And account [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is]

salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to

the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you;

2PE-3:16 As also in all [his] epistles, speaking in them of

these things; in which are some things hard to be understood,

which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do]

also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

2PE-3:17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know [these things]

before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of

the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness.

2PE-3:18 But grow in grace, and [in] the knowledge of our Lord

and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him [be] glory both now and for

ever. Amen. king james study

2SA-1:1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David

was returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had

abode two days in Ziklag;

2SA-1:2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a

man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and

earth upon his head: and [so] it was, when he came to David,

that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.

2SA-1:3 And David said unto him, From whence comest thou? And

he said unto him, Out of the camp of Israel am I escaped.

2SA-1:4 And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray

thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from

the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and

Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

2SA-1:5 And David said unto the young man that told him, How

knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?

2SA-1:6 And the young man that told him said, As I happened by

chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear;

and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.

2SA-1:7 And when he looked behind him, he saw me, and called

unto me. And I answered, Here [am] I.

2SA-1:8 And he said unto me, Who [art] thou? And I answered him,

I [am] an Amalekite.

2SA-1:9 He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and

slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life [is] yet

whole in me.

2SA-1:10 So I stood upon him, and slew him, because I was sure

that he could not live after that he was fallen: and I took the

crown that [was] upon his head, and the bracelet that [was] on

his arm, and have brought them hither unto my lord.

2SA-1:11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them;

and likewise all the men that [were] with him:

2SA-1:12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for

Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD,

and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the

sword.

2SA-1:13 And David said unto the young man that told him,

Whence [art] thou? And he answered, I [am] the son of a stranger,

an Amalekite.

2SA-1:14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to

stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORD'S anointed?

2SA-1:15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go

near, [and] fall upon him. And he smote him that he died.

2SA-1:16 And David said unto him, Thy blood [be] upon thy head;

for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain

the LORD'S anointed.

2SA-1:17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and

over Jonathan his son:

2SA-1:18 (Also he bade them teach the children of Judah [the

use of] the bow: behold, [it is] written in the book of Jasher.)

2SA-1:19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places:

how are the mighty fallen!

2SA-1:20 Tell [it] not in Gath, publish [it] not in the streets

of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest

the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.

2SA-1:21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, [let there be] no dew, neither

[let there be] rain, upon you, nor fields of offerings: for

there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away, the shield

of Saul, [as though he had] not [been] anointed with oil.

2SA-1:22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the

mighty, the bow of Jonathan turned not back, and the sword of

Saul returned not empty.

2SA-1:23 Saul and Jonathan [were] lovely and pleasant in their

lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were

swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.

2SA-1:24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed

you in scarlet, with [other] delights, who put on ornaments of

gold upon your apparel.

2SA-1:25 How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle!

O Jonathan, [thou wast] slain in thine high places.

2SA-1:26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very

pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful,

passing the love of women.

2SA-1:27 How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war

perished!

2SA-2:1 And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of

the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah?

And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall

I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.

2SA-2:2 So David went up thither, and his two wives also,

Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite.

2SA-2:3 And his men that [were] with him did David bring up,

every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of

Hebron.

2SA-2:4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed

David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying,

[That] the men of Jabeshgilead [were they] that buried Saul.

2SA-2:5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead,

and said unto them, Blessed [be] ye of the LORD, that ye have

showed this kindness unto your lord, [even] unto Saul, and have

buried him.

2SA-2:6 And now the LORD show kindness and truth unto you: and

I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this

thing.

2SA-2:7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye

valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of

Judah have anointed me king over them.

2SA-2:8 But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took

Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;

2SA-2:9 And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites,

and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over

all Israel.

2SA-2:10 Ishbosheth Saul's son [was] forty years old when he

began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house

of Judah followed David.

2SA-2:11 And the time that David was king in Hebron over the

house of Judah was seven years and six months.

2SA-2:12 And Abner the son of Ner, and the servants of

Ishbosheth the son of Saul, went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon.

2SA-2:13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah, and the servants of David,

went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon: and they sat

down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the

other side of the pool.

2SA-2:14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise,

and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.

2SA-2:15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of

Benjamin, which [pertained] to Ishbosheth the son of Saul, and

twelve of the servants of David.

2SA-2:16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and

[thrust] his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down

together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which

[is] in Gibeon.

2SA-2:17 And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner

was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David.

2SA-2:18 And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and

Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel [was as] light of foot as a wild

roe.

2SA-2:19 And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned

not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.

2SA-2:20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, [Art] thou

Asahel? And he answered, I [am].

2SA-2:21 And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right

hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men,

and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from

following of him.

2SA-2:22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from

following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how

then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

2SA-2:23 Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with

the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth [rib],

that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and

died in the same place: and it came to pass, [that] as many as

came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.

2SA-2:24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner: and the sun

went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that [lieth]

before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Gibeon.

2SA-2:25 And the children of Benjamin gathered themselves

together after Abner, and became one troop, and stood on the top

of an hill.

2SA-2:26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword

devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in

the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the

people return from following their brethren?

2SA-2:27 And Joab said, [As] God liveth, unless thou hadst

spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every

one from following his brother.

2SA-2:28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still,

and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more.

2SA-2:29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through

the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through all Bithron,

and they came to Mahanaim.

2SA-2:30 And Joab returned from following Abner: and when he

had gathered all the people together, there lacked of David's

servants nineteen men and Asahel.

2SA-2:31 But the servants of David had smitten of Benjamin, and

of Abner's men, [so that] three hundred and threescore men died.

2SA-2:32 And they took up Asahel, and buried him in the

sepulchre of his father, which [was in] Bethlehem. And Joab and

his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day.

2SA-3:1 Now there was long war between the house of Saul and

the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and

the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.

2SA-3:2 And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his

firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

2SA-3:3 And his second, Chileab, of Abigail the wife of Nabal

the Carmelite; and the third, Absalom the son of Maacah the

daughter of Talmai king of Geshur;

2SA-3:4 And the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith; and the

fifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital;

2SA-3:5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These

were born to David in Hebron.

2SA-3:6 And it came to pass, while there was war between the

house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself

strong for the house of Saul.

2SA-3:7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name [was] Rizpah, the

daughter of Aiah: and [Ishbosheth] said to Abner, Wherefore hast

thou gone in unto my father's concubine?

2SA-3:8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth,

and said, [Am] I a dog's head, which against Judah do show

kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his

brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into

the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault

concerning this woman?

2SA-3:9 So do God to Abner, and more also, except, as the LORD

hath sworn to David, even so I do to him;

2SA-3:10 To translate the kingdom from the house of Saul, and

to set up the throne of David over Israel and over Judah, from

Dan even to Beersheba.

2SA-3:11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he

feared him.

2SA-3:12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf,

saying, Whose [is] the land? saying [also], Make thy league with

me, and, behold, my hand [shall be] with thee, to bring about

all Israel unto thee.

2SA-3:13 And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but

one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face,

except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou

comest to see my face.

2SA-3:14 And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son,

saying, Deliver [me] my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for

an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

2SA-3:15 And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from [her] husband,

[even] from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

2SA-3:16 And her husband went with her along weeping behind her

to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he

returned.

2SA-3:17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel,

saying, Ye sought for David in times past [to be] king over you:

2SA-3:18 Now then do [it]: for the LORD hath spoken of David,

saying, By the hand of my servant David I will save my people

Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of the hand

of all their enemies.

2SA-3:19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin: and

Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that

seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house

of Benjamin.

2SA-3:20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with

him. And David made Abner and the men that [were] with him a

feast.

2SA-3:21 And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and

will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make

a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that

thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in

peace.

2SA-3:22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from

[pursuing] a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but

Abner [was] not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away,

and he was gone in peace.

2SA-3:23 When Joab and all the host that [was] with him were

come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the

king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.

2SA-3:24 Then Joab came to the king, and said, What hast thou

done? behold, Abner came unto thee; why [is] it [that] thou hast

sent him away, and he is quite gone?

2SA-3:25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to

deceive thee, and to know thy going out and thy coming in, and

to know all that thou doest.

2SA-3:26 And when Joab was come out from David, he sent

messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of

Sirah: but David knew [it] not.

2SA-3:27 And when Abner was returned to Hebron, Joab took him

aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there

under the fifth [rib], that he died, for the blood of Asahel his

brother.

2SA-3:28 And afterward when David heard [it], he said, I and my

kingdom [are] guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood

of Abner the son of Ner:

2SA-3:29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his

father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab

one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a

staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.

2SA-3:30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he

had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle.

2SA-3:31 And David said to Joab, and to all the people that

[were] with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth,

and mourn before Abner. And king David [himself] followed the

bier.

2SA-3:32 And they buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted

up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people

wept.

2SA-3:33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner

as a fool dieth?

2SA-3:34 Thy hands [were] not bound. nor thy feet put into

fetters: as a man falleth before wicked men, [so] fellest thou.

And all the people wept again over him.

2SA-3:35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat

meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying, So do God to me,

and more also, if I taste bread, or ought else, till the sun be

down.

2SA-3:36 And all the people took notice [of it], and it pleased

them: as whatsoever the king did pleased all the people.

2SA-3:37 For all the people and all Israel understood that day

that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner.

2SA-3:38 And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that

there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

2SA-3:39 And I [am] this day weak, though anointed king; and

these men the sons of Zeruiah [be] too hard for me: the LORD

shall reward the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

2SA-4:1 And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron,

his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

2SA-4:2 And Saul's son had two men [that were] captains of

bands: the name of the one [was] Baanah, and the name of the

other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children

of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin.

2SA-4:3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were

sojourners there until this day.)

2SA-4:4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son [that was] lame of

[his] feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul

and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled:

and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell,

and became lame. And his name [was] Mephibosheth.

2SA-4:5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and

Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of

Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.

2SA-4:6 And they came thither into the midst of the house, [as

though] they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under

the fifth [rib]: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

2SA-4:7 For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in

his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded

him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all

night.

2SA-4:8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth unto David to

Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the

son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD

hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

2SA-4:9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the

sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, [As] the LORD

liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

2SA-4:10 When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead,

thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and

slew him in Ziklag, who [thought] that I would have given him a

reward for his tidings:

2SA-4:11 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous

person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now

require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

2SA-4:12 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them,

and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged [them] up

over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth,

and buried [it] in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.

2SA-5:1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron,

and spake, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh.

2SA-5:2 Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou

wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD

said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt

be a captain over Israel.

2SA-5:3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron;

and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD:

and they anointed David king over Israel.

2SA-5:4 David [was] thirty years old when he began to reign,

[and] he reigned forty years.

2SA-5:5 In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six

months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over

all Israel and Judah.

2SA-5:6 And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the

Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David,

saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt

not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.

2SA-5:7 Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the

same [is] the city of David.

2SA-5:8 And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the

gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind,

[that are] hated of David's soul, [he shall be chief and

captain]. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not

come into the house.

2SA-5:9 So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of

David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.

2SA-5:10 And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of

hosts [was] with him.

2SA-5:11 And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and

cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an

house.

2SA-5:12 And David perceived that the LORD had established him

king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his

people Israel's sake.

2SA-5:13 And David took [him] more concubines and wives out of

Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet

sons and daughters born to David.

2SA-5:14 And these [be] the names of those that were born unto

him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,

2SA-5:15 Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,

2SA-5:16 And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.

2SA-5:17 But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed

David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek

David; and David heard [of it], and went down to the hold.

2SA-5:18 The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the

valley of Rephaim.

2SA-5:19 And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up

to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And

the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver

the Philistines into thine hand.

2SA-5:20 And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them

there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies

before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name

of that place Baalperazim.

2SA-5:21 And there they left their images, and David and his

men burned them.

2SA-5:22 And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread

themselves in the valley of Rephaim.

2SA-5:23 And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou

shalt not go up; [but] fetch a compass behind them, and come

upon them over against the mulberry trees.

2SA-5:24 And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going

in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir

thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite

the host of the Philistines.

2SA-5:25 And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and

smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.

2SA-6:1 Again, David gathered together all [the] chosen [men]

of Israel, thirty thousand.

2SA-6:2 And David arose, and went with all the people that

[were] with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the

ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of

hosts that dwelleth [between] the cherubims.

2SA-6:3 And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and

brought it out of the house of Abinadab that [was] in Gibeah:

and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.

2SA-6:4 And they brought it out of the house of Abinadab which

[was] at Gibeah, accompanying the ark of God: and Ahio went

before the ark.

2SA-6:5 And David and all the house of Israel played before the

LORD on all manner of [instruments made of] fir wood, even on

harps, and on psalteries, and on timbrels, and on cornets, and

on cymbals.

2SA-6:6 And when they came to Nachon's threshingfloor, Uzzah

put forth [his hand] to the ark of God, and took hold of it; for

the oxen shook [it].

2SA-6:7 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzzah;

and God smote him there for [his] error; and there he died by

the ark of God.

2SA-6:8 And David was displeased, because the LORD had made a

breach upon Uzzah: and he called the name of the place

Perezuzzah to this day.

2SA-6:9 And David was afraid of the LORD that day, and said,

How shall the ark of the LORD come to me?

2SA-6:10 So David would not remove the ark of the LORD unto him

into the city of David: but David carried it aside into the

house of Obededom the Gittite.

2SA-6:11 And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of

Obededom the Gittite three months: and the LORD blessed Obededom,

and all his household.

2SA-6:12 And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath

blessed the house of Obededom, and all that [pertaineth] unto

him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the

ark of God from the house of Obededom into the city of David

with gladness.

2SA-6:13 And it was [so], that when they that bare the ark of

the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

2SA-6:14 And David danced before the LORD with all [his] might;

and David [was] girded with a linen ephod.

2SA-6:15 So David and all the house of Israel brought up the

ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.

2SA-6:16 And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David,

Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king

David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him

in her heart.

2SA-6:17 And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in

his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched

for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings

before the LORD.

2SA-6:18 And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt

offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name

of the LORD of hosts.

2SA-6:19 And he dealt among all the people, [even] among the

whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every

one a cake of bread, and a good piece [of flesh], and a flagon

[of wine]. So all the people departed every one to his house.

2SA-6:20 Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal

the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How

glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to

day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the

vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!

2SA-6:21 And David said unto Michal, [It was] before the LORD,

which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to

appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel:

therefore will I play before the LORD.

2SA-6:22 And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be

base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast

spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.

2SA-6:23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child

unto the day of her death.

2SA-7:1 And it came to pass, when the king sat in his house,

and the LORD had given him rest round about from all his enemies;

2SA-7:2 That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I

dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within

curtains.

2SA-7:3 And Nathan said to the king, Go, do all that [is] in

thine heart; for the LORD [is] with thee.

2SA-7:4 And it came to pass that night, that the word of the

LORD came unto Nathan, saying,

2SA-7:5 Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD,

Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?

2SA-7:6 Whereas I have not dwelt in [any] house since the time

that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to

this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

2SA-7:7 In all [the places] wherein I have walked with all the

children of Israel spake I a word with any of the tribes of

Israel, whom I commanded to feed my people Israel, saying, Why

build ye not me an house of cedar?

2SA-7:8 Now therefore so shalt thou say unto my servant David,

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote,

from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over

Israel:

2SA-7:9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and

have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made

thee a great name, like unto the name of the great [men] that

[are] in the earth.

2SA-7:10 Moreover I will appoint a place for my people Israel,

and will plant them, that they may dwell in a place of their own,

and move no more; neither shall the children of wickedness

afflict them any more, as beforetime,

2SA-7:11 And as since the time that I commanded judges [to be]

over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all

thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee

an house.

2SA-7:12 And when thy days be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep

with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, which shall

proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.

2SA-7:13 He shall build an house for my name, and I will

stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

2SA-7:14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he

commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and

with the stripes of the children of men:

2SA-7:15 But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took

[it] from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

2SA-7:16 And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established

for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

2SA-7:17 According to all these words, and according to all

this vision, so did Nathan speak unto David.

2SA-7:18 Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and

he said, Who [am] I, O Lord GOD? and what [is] my house, that

thou hast brought me hitherto?

2SA-7:19 And this was yet a small thing in thy sight, O Lord

GOD; but thou hast spoken also of thy servant's house for a

great while to come. And [is] this the manner of man, O Lord GOD?

2SA-7:20 And what can David say more unto thee? for thou, Lord

GOD, knowest thy servant.

2SA-7:21 For thy word's sake, and according to thine own heart,

hast thou done all these great things, to make thy servant know

[them].

2SA-7:22 Wherefore thou art great, O LORD God: for [there is]

none like thee, neither [is there any] God beside thee,

according to all that we have heard with our ears.

2SA-7:23 And what one nation in the earth [is] like thy people,

[even] like Israel, whom God went to redeem for a people to

himself, and to make him a name, and to do for you great things

and terrible, for thy land, before thy people, which thou

redeemedst to thee from Egypt, [from] the nations and their gods?

2SA-7:24 For thou hast confirmed to thyself thy people Israel

[to be] a people unto thee for ever: and thou, LORD, art become

their God.

2SA-7:25 And now, O LORD God, the word that thou hast spoken

concerning thy servant, and concerning his house, establish [it]

for ever, and do as thou hast said.

2SA-7:26 And let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The

LORD of hosts [is] the God over Israel: and let the house of thy

servant David be established before thee.

2SA-7:27 For thou, O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, hast

revealed to thy servant, saying, I will build thee an house:

therefore hath thy servant found in his heart to pray this

prayer unto thee.

2SA-7:28 And now, O Lord GOD, thou [art] that God, and thy

words be true, and thou hast promised this goodness unto thy

servant:

2SA-7:29 Therefore now let it please thee to bless the house of

thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou,

O Lord GOD, hast spoken [it]: and with thy blessing let the

house of thy servant be blessed for ever.

2SA-8:1 And after this it came to pass, that David smote the

Philistines, and subdued them: and David took Methegammah out of

the hand of the Philistines.

2SA-8:2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line,

casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he

to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And [so]

the Moabites became David's servants, [and] brought gifts.

2SA-8:3 David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of

Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.

2SA-8:4 And David took from him a thousand [chariots], and

seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David

hocked all the chariot [horses], but reserved of them [for] an

hundred chariots.

2SA-8:5 And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour

Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and

twenty thousand men.

2SA-8:6 Then David put garrisons in Syria of Damascus: and the

Syrians became servants to David, [and] brought gifts. And the

LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

2SA-8:7 And David took the shields of gold that were on the

servants of Hadadezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.

2SA-8:8 And from Betah, and from Berothai, cities of Hadadezer,

king David took exceeding much brass.

2SA-8:9 When Toi king of Hamath heard that David had smitten

all the host of Hadadezer,

2SA-8:10 Then Toi sent Joram his son unto king David, to salute

him, and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer,

and smitten him: for Hadadezer had wars with Toi. And [Joram]

brought with him vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and

vessels of brass:

2SA-8:11 Which also king David did dedicate unto the LORD, with

the silver and gold that he had dedicated of all nations which

he subdued;

2SA-8:12 Of Syria, and of Moab, and of the children of Ammon,

and of the Philistines, and of Amalek, and of the spoil of

Hadadezer, son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

2SA-8:13 And David gat [him] a name when he returned from

smiting of the Syrians in the valley of salt, [being] eighteen

thousand [men].

2SA-8:14 And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put

he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David's servants. And

the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.

2SA-8:15 And David reigned over all Israel; and David executed

judgment and justice unto all his people.

2SA-8:16 And Joab the son of Zeruiah [was] over the host; and

Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud [was] recorder;

2SA-8:17 And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Ahimelech the son of

Abiathar, [were] the priests; and Seraiah [was] the scribe;

2SA-8:18 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was over] both the

Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David's sons were chief

rulers.

2SA-9:1 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the

house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

2SA-9:2 And [there was] of the house of Saul a servant whose

name [was] Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the

king said unto him, [Art] thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant

[is he].

2SA-9:3 And the king said, [Is] there not yet any of the house

of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba

said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, [which is] lame on

[his] feet.

2SA-9:4 And the king said unto him, Where [is] he? And Ziba

said unto the king, Behold, he [is] in the house of Machir, the

son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.

2SA-9:5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house

of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.

2SA-9:6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of

Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did

reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold

thy servant!

2SA-9:7 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely

show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will

restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat

bread at my table continually.

2SA-9:8 And he bowed himself, and said, What [is] thy servant,

that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I [am]?

2SA-9:9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said

unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained

to Saul and to all his house.

2SA-9:10 Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall

till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in [the fruits],

that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy

master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had

fifteen sons and twenty servants.

2SA-9:11 Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my

lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant

do. As for Mephibosheth, [said the king], he shall eat at my

table, as one of the king's sons.

2SA-9:12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name [was]

Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba [were] servants

unto Mephibosheth.

2SA-9:13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat

continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.

2SA-10:1 And it came to pass after this, that the king of the

children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.

2SA-10:2 Then said David, I will show kindness unto Hanun the

son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness unto me. And David

sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father.

And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

2SA-10:3 And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto

Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy

father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David

[rather] sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to

spy it out, and to overthrow it?

2SA-10:4 Wherefore Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off

the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the

middle, [even] to their buttocks, and sent them away.

2SA-10:5 When they told [it] unto David, he sent to meet them,

because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry

at Jericho until your beards be grown, and [then] return.

2SA-10:6 And when the children of Ammon saw that they stank

before David, the children of Ammon sent and hired the Syrians

of Bethrehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand footmen,

and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ishtob twelve thousand

men.

2SA-10:7 And when David heard of [it], he sent Joab, and all

the host of the mighty men.

2SA-10:8 And the children of Ammon came out, and put the battle

in array at the entering in of the gate: and the Syrians of Zoba,

and of Rehob, and Ishtob, and Maacah, [were] by themselves in

the field.

2SA-10:9 When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against

him before and behind, he chose of all the choice [men] of

Israel, and put [them] in array against the Syrians:

2SA-10:10 And the rest of the people he delivered into the hand

of Abishai his brother, that he might put [them] in array

against the children of Ammon.

2SA-10:11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me,

then thou shalt help me: but if the children of Ammon be too

strong for thee, then I will come and help thee.

2SA-10:12 Be of good courage, and let us play the men for our

people, and for the cities of our God: and the LORD do that

which seemeth him good.

2SA-10:13 And Joab drew nigh, and the people that [were] with

him, unto the battle against the Syrians: and they fled before

him.

2SA-10:14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians

were fled, then fled they also before Abishai, and entered into

the city. So Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came

to Jerusalem.

2SA-10:15 And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten

before Israel, they gathered themselves together.

2SA-10:16 And Hadarezer sent, and brought out the Syrians that

[were] beyond the river: and they came to Helam; and Shobach the

captain of the host of Hadarezer [went] before them.

2SA-10:17 And when it was told David, he gathered all Israel

together, and passed over Jordan, and came to Helam. And the

Syrians set themselves in array against David, and fought with

him.

2SA-10:18 And the Syrians fled before Israel; and David slew

[the men of] seven hundred chariots of the Syrians, and forty

thousand horsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host,

who died there.

2SA-10:19 And when all the kings [that were] servants to

Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made

peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to

help the children of Ammon any more.

2SA-11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at

the time when kings go forth [to battle], that David sent Joab,

and his servants with him, and all Israel; and they destroyed

the children of Ammon, and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried

still at Jerusalem.

2SA-11:2 And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David

arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's

house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the

woman [was] very beautiful to look upon.

2SA-11:3 And David sent and inquired after the woman. And [one]

said, [Is] not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife

of Uriah the Hittite?

2SA-11:4 And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came

in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her

uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.

2SA-11:5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and

said, I [am] with child.

2SA-11:6 And David sent to Joab, [saying], Send me Uriah the

Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David.

2SA-11:7 And when Uriah was come unto him, David demanded [of

him] how Joab did, and how the people did, and how the war

prospered.

2SA-11:8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and

wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and

there followed him a mess [of meat] from the king.

2SA-11:9 But Uriah slept at the door of the king's house with

all the servants of his lord, and went not down to his house.

2SA-11:10 And when they had told David, saying, Uriah went not

down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from

[thy] journey? why [then] didst thou not go down unto thine

house?

2SA-11:11 And Uriah said unto David, The ark, and Israel, and

Judah, abide in tents; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my

lord, are encamped in the open fields; shall I then go into mine

house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? [as] thou

livest, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.

2SA-11:12 And David said to Uriah, Tarry here to day also, and

to morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusalem

that day, and the morrow.

2SA-11:13 And when David had called him, he did eat and drink

before him; and he made him drunk: and at even he went out to

lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down

to his house.

2SA-11:14 And it came to pass in the morning, that David wrote

a letter to Joab, and sent [it] by the hand of Uriah.

2SA-11:15 And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in

the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him,

that he may be smitten, and die.

2SA-11:16 And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city,

that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew that valiant

men [were].

2SA-11:17 And the men of the city went out, and fought with

Joab: and there fell [some] of the people of the servants of

David; and Uriah the Hittite died also.

2SA-11:18 Then Joab sent and told David all the things

concerning the war;

2SA-11:19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast

made an end of telling the matters of the war unto the king,

2SA-11:20 And if so be that the king's wrath arise, and he say

unto thee, Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye

did fight? knew ye not that they would shoot from the wall?

2SA-11:21 Who smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth? did not

a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that

he died in Thebez? why went ye nigh the wall? then say thou, Thy

servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

2SA-11:22 So the messenger went, and came and showed David all

that Joab had sent him for.

2SA-11:23 And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men

prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and

we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.

2SA-11:24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy

servants; and [some] of the king's servants be dead, and thy

servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also.

2SA-11:25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou

say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword

devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong

against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

2SA-11:26 And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her

husband was dead, she mourned for her husband.

2SA-11:27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and

fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him

a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the LORD.

2SA-12:1 And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto

him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one

rich, and the other poor.

2SA-12:2 The rich [man] had exceeding many flocks and herds:

2SA-12:3 But the poor [man] had nothing, save one little ewe

lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up

together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own

meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was

unto him as a daughter.

2SA-12:4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he

spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress

for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor

man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.

2SA-12:5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man;

and he said to Nathan, [As] the LORD liveth, the man that hath

done this [thing] shall surely die:

2SA-12:6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did

this thing, and because he had no pity.

2SA-12:7 And Nathan said to David, Thou [art] the man. Thus

saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel,

and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;

2SA-12:8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's

wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of

Judah; and if [that had been] too little, I would moreover have

given unto thee such and such things.

2SA-12:9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the

LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the

Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife [to be] thy wife,

and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.

2SA-12:10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine

house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of

Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.

2SA-12:11 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil

against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives

before thine eyes, and give [them] unto thy neighbour, and he

shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.

2SA-12:12 For thou didst [it] secretly: but I will do this

thing before all Israel, and before the sun.

2SA-12:13 And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the

LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away

thy sin; thou shalt not die.

2SA-12:14 Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great

occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also

[that is] born unto thee shall surely die.

2SA-12:15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD

struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was

very sick.

2SA-12:16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David

fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

2SA-12:17 And the elders of his house arose, [and went] to him,

to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he

eat bread with them.

2SA-12:18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the

child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that

the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was

yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our

voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the

child is dead?

2SA-12:19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David

perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his

servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.

2SA-12:20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and

anointed [himself], and changed his apparel, and came into the

house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house;

and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.

2SA-12:21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing [is] this

that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child,

[while it was] alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst

rise and eat bread.

2SA-12:22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted

and wept: for I said, Who can tell [whether] GOD will be

gracious to me, that the child may live?

2SA-12:23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I

bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return

to me.

2SA-12:24 And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in

unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called

his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.

2SA-12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he

called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

2SA-12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of

Ammon, and took the royal city.

2SA-12:27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have

fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.

2SA-12:28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together,

and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city,

and it be called after my name.

2SA-12:29 And David gathered all the people together, and went

to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

2SA-12:30 And he took their king's crown from off his head, the

weight whereof [was] a talent of gold with the precious stones:

and it was [set] on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil

of the city in great abundance.

2SA-12:31 And he brought forth the people that [were] therein,

and put [them] under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under

axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus

did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David

and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.

2SA-13:1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son

of David had a fair sister, whose name [was] Tamar; and Amnon

the son of David loved her.

2SA-13:2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick for his

sister Tamar; for she [was] a virgin; and Amnon thought it hard

for him to do any thing to her.

2SA-13:3 But Amnon had a friend, whose name [was] Jonadab, the

son of Shimeah David's brother: and Jonadab [was] a very subtle

man.

2SA-13:4 And he said unto him, Why [art] thou, [being] the

king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And

Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

2SA-13:5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed,

and make thyself sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee,

say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me

meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see [it], and

eat [it] at her hand.

2SA-13:6 So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the

king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee,

let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my

sight, that I may eat at her hand.

2SA-13:7 Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy

brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat.

2SA-13:8 So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was

laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded [it], and made cakes

in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

2SA-13:9 And she took a pan, and poured [them] out before him;

but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me.

And they went out every man from him.

2SA-13:10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the

chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes

which she had made, and brought [them] into the chamber to Amnon

her brother.

2SA-13:11 And when she had brought [them] unto him to eat, he

took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sister.

2SA-13:12 And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force

me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou

this folly.

2SA-13:13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as

for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now

therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not

withhold me from thee.

2SA-13:14 Howbeit he would not hearken unto her voice: but,

being stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her.

2SA-13:15 Then Amnon hated her exceedingly; so that the hatred

wherewith he hated her [was] greater than the love wherewith he

had loved her. And Amnon said unto her, Arise, be gone.

2SA-13:16 And she said unto him, [There is] no cause: this evil

in sending me away [is] greater than the other that thou didst

unto me. But he would not hearken unto her.

2SA-13:17 Then he called his servant that ministered unto him,

and said, Put now this [woman] out from me, and bolt the door

after her.

2SA-13:18 And [she had] a garment of divers colours upon her:

for with such robes were the king's daughters [that were]

virgins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted

the door after her.

2SA-13:19 And Tamar put ashes on her head, and rent her garment

of divers colours that [was] on her, and laid her hand on her

head, and went on crying.

2SA-13:20 And Absalom her brother said unto her, Hath Amnon thy

brother been with thee? but hold now thy peace, my sister: he

[is] thy brother; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained

desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

2SA-13:21 But when king David heard of all these things, he was

very wroth.

2SA-13:22 And Absalom spake unto his brother Amnon neither good

nor bad: for Absalom hated Amnon, because he had forced his

sister Tamar.

2SA-13:23 And it came to pass after two full years, that

Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which [is] beside

Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

2SA-13:24 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now,

thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee,

and his servants go with thy servant.

2SA-13:25 And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not

all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him:

howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.

2SA-13:26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my

brother Amnon go with us. And the king said unto him, Why should

he go with thee?

2SA-13:27 But Absalom pressed him, that he let Amnon and all

the king's sons go with him.

2SA-13:28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Mark

ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say

unto you, Smite Amnon; then kill him, fear not: have not I

commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

2SA-13:29 And the servants of Absalom did unto Amnon as Absalom

had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man gat

him up upon his mule, and fled.

2SA-13:30 And it came to pass, while they were in the way, that

tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's

sons, and there is not one of them left.

2SA-13:31 Then the king arose, and tare his garments, and lay

on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes

rent.

2SA-13:32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother,

answered and said, Let not my lord suppose [that] they have

slain all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead:

for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from

the day that he forced his sister Tamar.

2SA-13:33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing

to his heart, to think that all the king's sons are dead: for

Amnon only is dead.

2SA-13:34 But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the

watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came

much people by the way of the hill side behind him.

2SA-13:35 And Jonadab said unto the king, Behold, the king's

sons come: as thy servant said, so it is.

2SA-13:36 And it came to pass, as soon as he had made an end of

speaking, that, behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up

their voice and wept: and the king also and all his servants

wept very sore.

2SA-13:37 But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of

Ammihud, king of Geshur. And [David] mourned for his son every

day.

2SA-13:38 So Absalom fled, and went to Geshur, and was there

three years.

2SA-13:39 And [the soul of] king David longed to go forth unto

Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was

dead.

2SA-14:1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's

heart [was] toward Absalom.

2SA-14:2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise

woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a

mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself

with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the

dead:

2SA-14:3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto

him. So Joab put the words in her mouth.

2SA-14:4 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she

fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said,

Help, O king.

2SA-14:5 And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she

answered, I [am] indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

2SA-14:6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove

together in the field, and [there was] none to part them, but

the one smote the other, and slew him.

2SA-14:7 And, behold, the whole family is risen against thine

handmaid, and they said, Deliver him that smote his brother,

that we may kill him, for the life of his brother whom he slew;

and we will destroy the heir also: and so they shall quench my

coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband [neither]

name nor remainder upon the earth.

2SA-14:8 And the king said unto the woman, Go to thine house,

and I will give charge concerning thee.

2SA-14:9 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O

king, the iniquity [be] on me, and on my father's house: and the

king and his throne [be] guiltless.

2SA-14:10 And the king said, Whosoever saith [ought] unto thee,

bring him to me, and he shall not touch thee any more.

2SA-14:11 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the

LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of

blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said,

[As] the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall

to the earth.

2SA-14:12 Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee,

speak [one] word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

2SA-14:13 And the woman said, Wherefore then hast thou thought

such a thing against the people of God? for the king doth speak

this thing as one which is faulty, in that the king doth not

fetch home again his banished.

2SA-14:14 For we must needs die, and [are] as water spilled on

the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God

respect [any] person: yet doth he devise means, that his

banished be not expelled from him.

2SA-14:15 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing

unto my lord the king, [it is] because the people have made me

afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king;

it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

2SA-14:16 For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out

of the hand of the man [that would] destroy me and my son

together out of the inheritance of God.

2SA-14:17 Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the

king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so [is]

my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy

God will be with thee.

2SA-14:18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman, Hide

not from me, I pray thee, the thing that I shall ask thee. And

the woman said, Let my lord the king now speak.

2SA-14:19 And the king said, [Is not] the hand of Joab with

thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul

liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to

the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy

servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the

mouth of thine handmaid:

2SA-14:20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant

Joab done this thing: and my lord [is] wise, according to the

wisdom of an angel of God, to know all [things] that [are] in

the earth.

2SA-14:21 And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done

this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.

2SA-14:22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed

himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, To day thy servant

knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king,

in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.

2SA-14:23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom

to Jerusalem.

2SA-14:24 And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and

let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house,

and saw not the king's face.

2SA-14:25 But in all Israel there was none to be so much

praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot

even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.

2SA-14:26 And when he polled his head, (for it was at every

year's end that he polled [it]: because [the hair] was heavy on

him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at

two hundred shekels after the king's weight.

2SA-14:27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one

daughter, whose name [was] Tamar: she was a woman of a fair

countenance.

2SA-14:28 So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw

not the king's face.

2SA-14:29 Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to

the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again

the second time, he would not come.

2SA-14:30 Therefore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's

field is near mine, and he hath barley there; go and set it on

fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire.

2SA-14:31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto [his] house,

and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on

fire?

2SA-14:32 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee,

saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say,

Wherefore am I come from Geshur? [it had been] good for me [to

have been] there still: now therefore let me see the king's face;

and if there be [any] iniquity in me, let him kill me.

2SA-14:33 So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he

had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself

on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed

Absalom.

2SA-15:1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared

him chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

2SA-15:2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of

the gate: and it was [so], that when any man that had a

controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called

unto him, and said, Of what city [art] thou? And he said, Thy

servant [is] of one of the tribes of Israel.

2SA-15:3 And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters [are] good

and right; but [there is] no man [deputed] of the king to hear

thee.

2SA-15:4 Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in

the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come

unto me, and I would do him justice!

2SA-15:5 And it was [so], that when any man came night [to him]

to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and

kissed him.

2SA-15:6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came

to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men

of Israel.

2SA-15:7 And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom

said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which

I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.

2SA-15:8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in

Syria, saying, If the LORD shall bring me again indeed to

Jerusalem, then I will serve the LORD.

2SA-15:9 And the king said unto him, Go in peace. So he arose,

and went to Hebron.

2SA-15:10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of

Israel, saying, As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet,

then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron.

2SA-15:11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of

Jerusalem, [that were] called; and they went in their simplicity,

and they knew not any thing.

2SA-15:12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's

counsellor, from his city, [even] from Giloh, while he offered

sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people

increased continually with Absalom.

2SA-15:13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The

hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

2SA-15:14 And David said unto all his servants that [were] with

him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not

[else] escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he

overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city

with the edge of the sword.

2SA-15:15 And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold,

thy servants [are ready to do] whatsoever my lord the king shall

appoint.

2SA-15:16 And the king went forth, and all his household after

him. And the king left ten women, [which were] concubines, to

keep the house.

2SA-15:17 And the king went forth, and all the people after him,

and tarried in a place that was far off.

2SA-15:18 And all his servants passed on beside him; and all

the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites,

six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before

the king.

2SA-15:19 Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore

goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the

king: for thou [art] a stranger, and also an exile.

2SA-15:20 Whereas thou camest [but] yesterday, should I this

day make thee go up and down with us? seeing I go whither I may,

return thou, and take back thy brethren: mercy and truth [be]

with thee.

2SA-15:21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, [As] the LORD

liveth, and [as] my lord the king liveth, surely in what place

my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there

also will thy servant be.

2SA-15:22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai

the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little

ones that [were] with him.

2SA-15:23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all

the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the

brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of

the wilderness.

2SA-15:24 And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites [were] with

him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down

the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had

done passing out of the city.

2SA-15:25 And the king said unto Zadok, Carry back the ark of

God into the city: if I shall find favour in the eyes of the

LORD, he will bring me again, and show me [both] it, and his

habitation:

2SA-15:26 But if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold,

[here am] I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.

2SA-15:27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest, [Art not]

thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons

with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

2SA-15:28 See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness,

until there come word from you to certify me.

2SA-15:29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God

again to Jerusalem: and they tarried there.

2SA-15:30 And David went up by the ascent of [mount] Olivet,

and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went

barefoot: and all the people that [was] with him covered every

man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

2SA-15:31 And [one] told David, saying, Ahithophel [is] among

the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray

thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

2SA-15:32 And it came to pass, that [when] David was come to

the top [of the mount], where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai

the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon

his head:

2SA-15:33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me,

then thou shalt be a burden unto me:

2SA-15:34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom,

I will be thy servant, O king; [as] I [have been] thy father's

servant hitherto, so [will] I now also [be] thy servant: then

mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

2SA-15:35 And [hast thou] not there with thee Zadok and

Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, [that] what thing

soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell

[it] to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

2SA-15:36 Behold, [they have] there with them their two sons,

Ahimaaz Zadok's [son], and Jonathan Abiathar's [son]; and by

them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.

2SA-15:37 So Hushai David's friend came into the city, and

Absalom came into Jerusalem.

2SA-16:1 And when David was a little past the top [of the hill],

behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple

of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread,

and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer

fruits, and a bottle of wine.

2SA-16:2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by

these? And Ziba said, The asses [be] for the king's household to

ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat;

and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

2SA-16:3 And the king said, And where [is] thy master's son?

And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem:

for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the

kingdom of my father.

2SA-16:4 Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine [are] all

that [pertained] unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly

beseech thee [that] I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O

king.

2SA-16:5 And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence

came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name

[was] Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still

as he came.

2SA-16:6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants

of king David: and all the people and all the mighty men [were]

on his right hand and on his left.

2SA-16:7 And thus said Shimei when he cursed, Come out, come

out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial:

2SA-16:8 The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the

house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD

hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and,

behold, thou [art taken] in thy mischief, because thou [art] a

bloody man.

2SA-16:9 Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king,

Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over,

I pray thee, and take off his head.

2SA-16:10 And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye

sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said

unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou

done so?

2SA-16:11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants,

Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life:

how much more now [may this] Benjamite [do it]? let him alone,

and let him curse; for the LORD hath bidden him.

2SA-16:12 It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction,

and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.

2SA-16:13 And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went

along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went,

and threw stones at him, and cast dust.

2SA-16:14 And the king, and all the people that [were] with him,

came weary, and refreshed themselves there.

2SA-16:15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel,

came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

2SA-16:16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's

friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom,

God save the king, God save the king.

2SA-16:17 And Absalom said to Hushai, [Is] this thy kindness to

thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

2SA-16:18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD,

and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I

be, and with him will I abide.

2SA-16:19 And again, whom should I serve? [should I] not

[serve] in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy

father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.

2SA-16:20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among

you what we shall do.

2SA-16:21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy

father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and

all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then

shall the hands of all that [are] with thee be strong.

2SA-16:22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the

house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the

sight of all Israel.

2SA-16:23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in

those days, [was] as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God:

so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with

Absalom.

2SA-17:1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now

choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue

after David this night:

2SA-17:2 And I will come upon him while he [is] weary and weak

handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that [are]

with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

2SA-17:3 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the

man whom thou seekest [is] as if all returned: [so] all the

people shall be in peace.

2SA-17:4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the

elders of Israel.

2SA-17:5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also,

and let us hear likewise what he saith.

2SA-17:6 And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake

unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner:

shall we do [after] his saying? if not; speak thou.

2SA-17:7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that

Ahithophel hath given [is] not good at this time.

2SA-17:8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men,

that they [be] mighty men, and they [be] chafed in their minds,

as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father [is]

a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

2SA-17:9 Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some [other]

place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown

at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a

slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

2SA-17:10 And he also [that is] valiant, whose heart [is] as

the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth

that thy father [is] a mighty man, and [they] which [be] with

him [are] valiant men.

2SA-17:11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally

gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that

[is] by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in

thine own person.

2SA-17:12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he

shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on

the ground: and of him and of all the men that [are] with him

there shall not be left so much as one.

2SA-17:13 Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all

Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the

river, until there be not one small stone found there.

2SA-17:14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The

counsel of Hushai the Archite [is] better than the counsel of

Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good

counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring

evil upon Absalom.

2SA-17:15 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the

priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the

elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.

2SA-17:16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying,

Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but

speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the

people that [are] with him.

2SA-17:17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they

might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and

told them; and they went and told king David.

2SA-17:18 Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but

they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house

in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went

down.

2SA-17:19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the

well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was

not known.

2SA-17:20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the

house, they said, Where [is] Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman

said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when

they had sought and could not find [them], they returned to

Jerusalem.

2SA-17:21 And it came to pass, after they were departed, that

they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and

said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for

thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.

2SA-17:22 Then David arose, and all the people that [were] with

him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there

lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.

2SA-17:23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not

followed, he saddled [his] ass, and arose, and gat him home to

his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and

hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his

father.

2SA-17:24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over

Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

2SA-17:25 And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of

Joab: which Amasa [was] a man's son, whose name [was] Ithra an

Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash,

sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.

2SA-17:26 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

2SA-17:27 And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim,

that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon,

and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the

Gileadite of Rogelim,

2SA-17:28 Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and

wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched [corn], and beans, and

lentiles, and parched [pulse],

2SA-17:29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine,

for David, and for the people that [were] with him, to eat: for

they said, The people [is] hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in

the wilderness.

2SA-18:1 And David numbered the people that [were] with him,

and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them.

2SA-18:2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under

the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the

son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand

of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will

surely go forth with you myself also.

2SA-18:3 But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for

if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of

us die, will they care for us: but now [thou art] worth ten

thousand of us: therefore now [it is] better that thou succour

us out of the city.

2SA-18:4 And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I

will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people

came out by hundreds and by thousands.

2SA-18:5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai,

saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man, [even]

with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all

the captains charge concerning Absalom.

2SA-18:6 So the people went out into the field against Israel:

and the battle was in the wood of Ephraim;

2SA-18:7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the

servants of David, and there was there a great slaughter that

day of twenty thousand [men].

2SA-18:8 For the battle was there scattered over the face of

all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than

the sword devoured.

2SA-18:9 And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom

rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a

great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken

up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that [was]

under him went away.

2SA-18:10 And a certain man saw [it], and told Joab, and said,

Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

2SA-18:11 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold,

thou sawest [him], and why didst thou not smite him there to

the ground? And I would have given thee ten [shekels] of silver,

and a girdle.

2SA-18:12 And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a

thousand [shekels] of silver in mine hand, [yet] would I not put

forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the

king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that

none [touch] the young man Absalom.

2SA-18:13 Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against

mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and

thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against [me].

2SA-18:14 Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And

he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the

heart of Absalom, while he [was] yet alive in the midst of the

oak.

2SA-18:15 And ten young men that bare Joab's armour compassed

about and smote Absalom, and slew him.

2SA-18:16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned

from pursuing after Israel: for Joab held back the people.

2SA-18:17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit

in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and

all Israel fled every one to his tent.

2SA-18:18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up

for himself a pillar, which [is] in the king's dale: for he said,

I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the

pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day,

Absalom's place.

2SA-18:19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run,

and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of

his enemies.

2SA-18:20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings

this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day

thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

2SA-18:21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou

hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

2SA-18:22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab,

But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And

Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou

hast no tidings ready?

2SA-18:23 But howsoever, [said he], let me run. And he said

unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and

overran Cushi.

2SA-18:24 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman

went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up

his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

2SA-18:25 And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the

king said, If he [be] alone, [there is] tidings in his mouth.

And he came apace, and drew near.

2SA-18:26 And the watchman saw another man running: and the

watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold [another] man

running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

2SA-18:27 And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the

foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And

the king said, He [is] a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

2SA-18:28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is

well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the

king, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD thy God, which hath

delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord

the king.

2SA-18:29 And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And

Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and [me]

thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what [it was].

2SA-18:30 And the king said [unto him], Turn aside, [and] stand

here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

2SA-18:31 And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my

lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all

them that rose up against thee.

2SA-18:32 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man

Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the

king, and all that rise against thee to do [thee] hurt, be as

[that] young man [is].

2SA-18:33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the

chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O

my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for

thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

2SA-19:1 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and

mourneth for Absalom.

2SA-19:2 And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning

unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the

king was grieved for his son.

2SA-19:3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the

city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in

battle.

2SA-19:4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with

a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

2SA-19:5 And Joab came into the house to the king, and said,

Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which

this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of

thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy

concubines;

2SA-19:6 In that thou lovest thine enemies, and hatest thy

friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou regardest

neither princes nor servants: for this day I perceive, that if

Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had

pleased thee well.

2SA-19:7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably

unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth,

there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be

worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy

youth until now.

2SA-19:8 Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they

told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in

the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel

had fled every man to his tent.

2SA-19:9 And all the people were at strife throughout all the

tribes of Israel, saying, The king saved us out of the hand of

our enemies, and he delivered us out of the hand of the

Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom.

2SA-19:10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in

battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the

king back?

2SA-19:11 And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the

priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are

ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the

speech of all Israel is come to the king, [even] to his house.

2SA-19:12 Ye [are] my brethren, ye [are] my bones and my flesh:

wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king?

2SA-19:13 And say ye to Amasa, [Art] thou not of my bone, and

of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not

captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

2SA-19:14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even

as [the heart of] one man; so that they sent [this word] unto

the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.

2SA-19:15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah

came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over

Jordan.

2SA-19:16 And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, which [was]

of Bahurim, hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet

king David.

2SA-19:17 And [there were] a thousand men of Benjamin with him,

and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons

and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan

before the king.

2SA-19:18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the

king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the

son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over

Jordan;

2SA-19:19 And said unto the king, Let not my lord impute

iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy

servant did perversely the day that my lord the king went out of

Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

2SA-19:20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned:

therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house

of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

2SA-19:21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said,

Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the

LORD'S anointed?

2SA-19:22 And David said, What have I to do with you, ye sons

of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me?

shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel? for do

not I know that I [am] this day king over Israel?

2SA-19:23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei, Thou shalt not

die. And the king sware unto him.

2SA-19:24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet

the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his

beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed

until the day he came [again] in peace.

2SA-19:25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to

meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest

not thou with me, Mephibosheth?

2SA-19:26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived

me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may

ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant [is] lame.

2SA-19:27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the

king; but my lord the king [is] as an angel of God: do therefore

[what is] good in thine eyes.

2SA-19:28 For all [of] my father's house were but dead men

before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among

them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have

I yet to cry any more unto the king?

2SA-19:29 And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any

more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

2SA-19:30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king, Yea, let him

take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace

unto his own house.

2SA-19:31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim,

and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.

2SA-19:32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, [even] fourscore

years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he

lay at Mahanaim; for he [was] a very great man.

2SA-19:33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with

me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.

2SA-19:34 And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to

live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?

2SA-19:35 I [am] this day fourscore years old: [and] can I

discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat

or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing men

and singing women? wherefore then should thy servant be yet a

burden unto my lord the king?

2SA-19:36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the

king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a

reward?

2SA-19:37 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I

may die in mine own city, [and be buried] by the grave of my

father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him

go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem

good unto thee.

2SA-19:38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over with me,

and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee: and

whatsoever thou shalt require of me, [that] will I do for thee.

2SA-19:39 And all the people went over Jordan. And when the

king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him;

and he returned unto his own place.

2SA-19:40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on

with him: and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and

also half the people of Israel.

2SA-19:41 And, behold, all the men of Israel came to the king,

and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah

stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household,

and all David's men with him, over Jordan?

2SA-19:42 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel,

Because the king [is] near of kin to us: wherefore then be ye

angry for this matter? have we eaten at all of the king's

[cost]? or hath he given us any gift?

2SA-19:43 And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and

said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more

[right] in David than ye: why then did ye despise us, that our

advice should not be first had in bringing back our king? And

the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the

men of Israel.

2SA-20:1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose

name [was] Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a

trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we

inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O

Israel.

2SA-20:2 So every man of Israel went up from after David, [and]

followed Sheba the son of Bichri: but the men of Judah clave

unto their king, from Jordan even to Jerusalem.

2SA-20:3 And David came to his house at Jerusalem; and the king

took the ten women [his] concubines, whom he had left to keep

the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, but went not in

unto them. So they were shut up unto the day of their death,

living in widowhood.

2SA-20:4 Then said the king to Amasa, Assemble me the men of

Judah within three days, and be thou here present.

2SA-20:5 So Amasa went to assemble [the men of] Judah: but he

tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him.

2SA-20:6 And David said to Abishai, Now shall Sheba the son of

Bichri do us more harm than [did] Absalom: take thou thy lord's

servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities,

and escape us.

2SA-20:7 And there went out after him Joab's men, and the

Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and

they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of

Bichri.

2SA-20:8 When they [were] at the great stone which [is] in

Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had

put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle [with] a sword

fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went

forth it fell out.

2SA-20:9 And Joab said to Amasa, [Art] thou in health, my

brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to

kiss him.

2SA-20:10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that [was] in

Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth [rib], and

shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and

he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the

son of Bichri.

2SA-20:11 And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said, He that

favoureth Joab, and he that [is] for David, [let him go] after

Joab.

2SA-20:12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the

highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still,

he removed Amasa out of the highway into the field, and cast a

cloth upon him, when he saw that every one that came by him

stood still.

2SA-20:13 When he was removed out of the highway, all the

people went on after Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of

Bichri.

2SA-20:14 And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto

Abel, and to Bethmaachah, and all the Berites: and they were

gathered together, and went also after him.

2SA-20:15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah,

and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the

trench: and all the people that [were] with Joab battered the

wall, to throw it down.

2SA-20:16 Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear;

say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak

with thee.

2SA-20:17 And when he was come near unto her, the woman said,

[Art] thou Joab? And he answered, I [am he]. Then she said unto

him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do

hear.

2SA-20:18 Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in

old time, saying, They shall surely ask [counsel] at Abel: and

so they ended [the matter].

2SA-20:19 I [am one of them that are] peaceable [and] faithful

in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel:

why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?

2SA-20:20 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from

me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

2SA-20:21 The matter [is] not so: but a man of mount Ephraim,

Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against

the king, [even] against David: deliver him only, and I will

depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his

head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

2SA-20:22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom.

And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast

[it] out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from

the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem

unto the king.

2SA-20:23 Now Joab [was] over all the host of Israel: and

Benaiah the son of Jehoiada [was] over the Cherethites and over

the Pelethites:

2SA-20:24 And Adoram [was] over the tribute: and Jehoshaphat

the son of Ahilud [was] recorder:

2SA-20:25 And Sheva [was] scribe: and Zadok and Abiathar [were]

the priests:

2SA-20:26 And Ira also the Jairite was a chief ruler about

David.

2SA-21:1 Then there was a famine in the days of David three

years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the

LORD answered, [It is] for Saul, and for [his] bloody house,

because he slew the Gibeonites.

2SA-21:2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them;

(now the Gibeonites [were] not of the children of Israel, but

of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had

sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the

children of Israel and Judah.)

2SA-21:3 Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites, What shall I

do for you? and wherewith shall I make the atonement, that ye

may bless the inheritance of the LORD?

2SA-21:4 And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no

silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt

thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say,

[that] will I do for you.

2SA-21:5 And they answered the king, The man that consumed us,

and that devised against us [that] we should be destroyed from

remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,

2SA-21:6 Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we

will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul, [whom] the

LORD did choose. And the king said, I will give [them].

2SA-21:7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan

the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that [was] between

them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

2SA-21:8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter

of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and

the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought

up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:

2SA-21:9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites,

and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell

[all] seven together, and were put to death in the days of

harvest, in the first [days], in the beginning of barley harvest.

2SA-21:10 And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and

spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest

until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered

neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the

beasts of the field by night.

2SA-21:11 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of

Aiah, the concubine of Saul, had done.

2SA-21:12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the

bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, which

had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the

Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul

in Gilboa:

2SA-21:13 And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and

the bones of Jonathan his son; and they gathered the bones of

them that were hanged.

2SA-21:14 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried

they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of

Kish his father: and they performed all that the king commanded.

And after that God was entreated for the land.

2SA-21:15 Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with

Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and

fought against the Philistines: and David waxed faint.

2SA-21:16 And Ishbibenob, which [was] of the sons of the giant,

the weight of whose spear [weighed] three hundred [shekels] of

brass in weight, he being girded with a new [sword], thought to

have slain David.

2SA-21:17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and

smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David

sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to

battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.

2SA-21:18 And it came to pass after this, that there was again

a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the

Hushathite slew Saph, which [was] of the sons of the giant.

2SA-21:19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the

Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a

Bethlehemite, slew [the brother of] Goliath the Gittite, the

staff of whose spear [was] like a weaver's beam.

2SA-21:20 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man

of [great] stature, that had on every hand six fingers, and on

every foot six toes, four and twenty in number; and he also was

born to the giant.

2SA-21:21 And when he defied Israel, Jonathan the son of

Shimeah the brother of David slew him.

2SA-21:22 These four were born to the giant in Gath, and fell

by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

2SA-22:1 And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song

in the day [that] the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of

all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

2SA-22:2 And he said, The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress,

and my deliverer;

2SA-22:3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my

shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my

refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

2SA-22:4 I will call on the LORD, [who is] worthy to be praised:

so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

2SA-22:5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of

ungodly men made me afraid;

2SA-22:6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of

death prevented me;

2SA-22:7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my

God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry [did

enter] into his ears.

2SA-22:8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of

heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

2SA-22:9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire

out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

2SA-22:10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and

darkness [was] under his feet.

2SA-22:11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was

seen upon the wings of the wind.

2SA-22:12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark

waters, [and] thick clouds of the skies.

2SA-22:13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire

kindled.

2SA-22:14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High

uttered his voice.

2SA-22:15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning,

and discomfited them.

2SA-22:16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations

of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at

the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

2SA-22:17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of

many waters;

2SA-22:18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, [and] from them

that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

2SA-22:19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the

LORD was my stay.

2SA-22:20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he

delivered me, because he delighted in me.

2SA-22:21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness:

according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

2SA-22:22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not

wickedly departed from my God.

2SA-22:23 For all his judgments [were] before me: and [as for]

his statutes, I did not depart from them.

2SA-22:24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself

from mine iniquity.

2SA-22:25 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to

my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

2SA-22:26 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful,

[and] with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.

2SA-22:27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with

the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavoury.

2SA-22:28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine

eyes [are] upon the haughty, [that] thou mayest bring [them]

down.

2SA-22:29 For thou [art] my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will

lighten my darkness.

2SA-22:30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God

have I leaped over a wall.

2SA-22:31 [As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the

LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him.

2SA-22:32 For who [is] God, save the LORD? and who [is] a rock,

save our God?

2SA-22:33 God [is] my strength [and] power: And he maketh my

way perfect.

2SA-22:34 He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet]: and setteth me

upon my high places.

2SA-22:35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel

is broken by mine arms.

2SA-22:36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation:

and thy gentleness hath made me great.

2SA-22:37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet

did not slip.

2SA-22:38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and

turned not again until I had consumed them.

2SA-22:39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they

could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

2SA-22:40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them

that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

2SA-22:41 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies,

that I might destroy them that hate me.

2SA-22:42 They looked, but [there was] none to save; [even]

unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

2SA-22:43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the

earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, [and] did

spread them abroad.

2SA-22:44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my

people, thou hast kept me [to be] head of the heathen: a people

[which] I knew not shall serve me.

2SA-22:45 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as

they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

2SA-22:46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid

out of their close places.

2SA-22:47 The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and

exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

2SA-22:48 It [is] God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down

the people under me,

2SA-22:49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou

also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against

me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

2SA-22:50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among

the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

2SA-22:51 [He is] the tower of salvation for his king: and

showeth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for

evermore.

2SA-23:1 Now these [be] the last words of David. David the son

of Jesse said, and the man [who was] raised up on high, the

anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel,

said,

2SA-23:2 The spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word [was]

in my tongue.

2SA-23:3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me,

He that ruleth over men [must be] just, ruling in the fear of

God.

2SA-23:4 And [he shall be] as the light of the morning, [when]

the sun riseth, [even] a morning without clouds; [as] the tender

grass [springing] out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

2SA-23:5 Although my house [be] not so with God; yet he hath

made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all [things],

and sure: for [this is] all my salvation, and all [my] desire,

although he make [it] not to grow.

2SA-23:6 But [the sons] of Belial [shall be] all of them as

thorns thrust away, because they cannot be taken with hands:

2SA-23:7 But the man [that] shall touch them must be fenced

with iron and the staff of a spear; and they shall be utterly

burned with fire in the [same] place.

2SA-23:8 These [be] the names of the mighty men whom David had:

The Tachmonite that sat in the seat, chief among the captains;

the same [was] Adino the Eznite: [he lift up his spear] against

eight hundred, whom he slew at one time.

2SA-23:9 And after him [was] Eleazar the son of Dodo the

Ahohite, [one] of the three mighty men with David, when they

defied the Philistines [that] were there gathered together to

battle, and the men of Israel were gone away:

2SA-23:10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hand

was weary, and his hand clave unto the sword: and the LORD

wrought a great victory that day; and the people returned after

him only to spoil.

2SA-23:11 And after him [was] Shammah the son of Agee the

Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a

troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentiles: and the

people fled from the Philistines.

2SA-23:12 But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended

it, and slew the Philistines: and the LORD wrought a great

victory.

2SA-23:13 And three of the thirty chief went down, and came to

David in the harvest time unto the cave of Adullam: and the

troop of the Philistines pitched in the valley of Rephaim.

2SA-23:14 And David [was] then in an hold, and the garrison of

the Philistines [was] then [in] Bethlehem.

2SA-23:15 And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me

drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which [is] by the

gate!

2SA-23:16 And the three mighty men brake through the host of

the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem,

that [was] by the gate, and took [it], and brought [it] to David:

nevertheless he would not drink thereof, but poured it out unto

the LORD.

2SA-23:17 And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should

do this: [is not this] the blood of the men that went in

jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These

things did these three mighty men.

2SA-23:18 And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah,

was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three

hundred, [and] slew [them], and had the name among three.

2SA-23:19 Was he not most honourable of three? therefore he was

their captain: howbeit he attained not unto the [first] three.

2SA-23:20 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, the son of a valiant

man, of Kabzeel, who had done many acts, he slew two lionlike

men of Moab: he went down also and slew a lion in the midst of a

pit in time of snow:

2SA-23:21 And he slew an Egyptian, a goodly man: and the

Egyptian had a spear in his hand; but he went down to him with a

staff, and plucked the spear out of the Egyptian's hand, and

slew him with his own spear.

2SA-23:22 These [things] did Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and

had the name among three mighty men.

2SA-23:23 He was more honourable than the thirty, but he

attained not to the [first] three. And David set him over his

guard.

2SA-23:24 Asahel the brother of Joab [was] one of the thirty;

Elhanan the son of Dodo of Bethlehem,

2SA-23:25 Shammah the Harodite, Elika the Harodite,

2SA-23:26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of Ikkesh the Tekoite,

2SA-23:27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunnai the Hushathite,

2SA-23:28 Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,

2SA-23:29 Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the

son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

2SA-23:30 Benaiah the Pirathonite, Hiddai of the brooks of

Gaash,

2SA-23:31 Abialbon the Arbathite, Azmaveth the Barhumite,

2SA-23:32 Eliahba the Shaalbonite, of the sons of Jashen,

Jonathan,

2SA-23:33 Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam the son of Sharar the

Hararite,

2SA-23:34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the

Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

2SA-23:35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite,

2SA-23:36 Igal the son of Nathan of Zobah, Bani the Gadite,

2SA-23:37 Zelek the Ammonite, Nahari the Beerothite,

armourbearer to Joab the son of Zeruiah,

2SA-23:38 Ira an Ithrite, Gareb an Ithrite,

2SA-23:39 Uriah the Hittite: thirty and seven in all.

2SA-24:1 And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against

Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number

Israel and Judah.

2SA-24:2 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host,

which [was] with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel,

from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may

know the number of the people.

2SA-24:3 And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add

unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and

that the eyes of my lord the king may see [it]: but why doth my

lord the king delight in this thing?

2SA-24:4 Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab,

and against the captains of the host. And Joab and the captains

of the host went out from the presence of the king, to number

the people of Israel.

2SA-24:5 And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on

the right side of the city that [lieth] in the midst of the

river of Gad, and toward Jazer:

2SA-24:6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of

Tahtimhodshi; and they came to Danjaan, and about to Zidon,

2SA-24:7 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the

cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out

to the south of Judah, [even] to Beersheba.

2SA-24:8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came

to Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days.

2SA-24:9 And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people

unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand

valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah [were]

five hundred thousand men.

2SA-24:10 And David's heart smote him after that he had

numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned

greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD,

take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very

foolishly.

2SA-24:11 For when David was up in the morning, the word of the

LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying,

2SA-24:12 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the LORD, I offer

thee three [things]; choose thee one of them, that I may [do it]

unto thee.

2SA-24:13 So Gad came to David, and told him, and said unto him,

Shall seven years of famine come unto thee in thy land? or wilt

thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue

thee? or that there be three days' pestilence in thy land? now

advise, and see what answer I shall return to him that sent me.

2SA-24:14 And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let

us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies [are]

great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.

2SA-24:15 So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel from the

morning even to the time appointed: and there died of the people

from Dan even to Beersheba seventy thousand men.

2SA-24:16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon

Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and

said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay

now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the

threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite.

2SA-24:17 And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel

that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have

done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine

hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.

2SA-24:18 And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him, Go

up, rear an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Araunah

the Jebusite.

2SA-24:19 And David, according to the saying of Gad, went up as

the LORD commanded.

2SA-24:20 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants

coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself

before the king on his face upon the ground.

2SA-24:21 And Araunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come

to his servant? And David said, To buy the threshingfloor of

thee, to build an altar unto the LORD, that the plague may be

stayed from the people.

2SA-24:22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king

take and offer up what [seemeth] good unto him: behold, [here

be] oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and

[other] instruments of the oxen for wood.

2SA-24:23 All these [things] did Araunah, [as] a king, give

unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The LORD thy God

accept thee.

2SA-24:24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will

surely buy [it] of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt

offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me

nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for

fifty shekels of silver.

2SA-24:25 And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and

offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. So the LORD was

entreated for the land, and the plague was stayed from Israel.

king james study

2TH-1:1 Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of

the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

2TH-1:2 Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the

Lord Jesus Christ.

2TH-1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as

it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the

charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;

2TH-1:4 So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of

God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and

tribulations that ye endure:

2TH-1:5 [Which is] a manifest token of the righteous judgment

of God, that ye

may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also

suffer:

2TH-1:6 Seeing [it is] a righteous thing with God to recompense

tribulation to them that trouble you;

2TH-1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord

Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,

2TH-1:8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not

God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

2TH-1:9 Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from

the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power;

2TH-1:10 When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and

to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony

among you was believed) in that day.

2TH-1:11 Wherefore also we pray always for you, that our God

would count you worthy of [this] calling, and fulfil all the

good pleasure of [his] goodness, and the work of faith with

power:

2TH-1:12 That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be

glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our

God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

2TH-2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord

Jesus Christ,

and [by] our gathering together unto him,

2TH-2:2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled,

neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as

that the day of Christ is at

hand.

2TH-2:3 Let no man deceive you by any means: for [that day

shall not come], except there come a falling away first, and

that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

2TH-2:4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is

called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in

the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

2TH-2:5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told

you these things?

2TH-2:6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be

revealed in his time.

2TH-2:7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he

who now letteth [will let], until he be taken out of the way.

2TH-2:8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord

shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy

with the brightness of his coming:

2TH-2:9 [Even him], whose coming is after the working of Satan

with all power

and signs and lying wonders,

2TH-2:10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them

that perish; because they received not the love of the truth,

that they might be saved.

2TH-2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion,

that they should believe a lie:

2TH-2:12 That they all might be damned who believed not the

truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

2TH-2:13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you,

brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the

beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the

Spirit and belief of the truth:

2TH-2:14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the

obtaining of the glory

of our Lord Jesus Christ.

2TH-2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the

traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our

epistle.

2TH-2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our

Father, which hath loved us, and hath given [us] everlasting

consolation and good hope through grace,

2TH-2:17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good

word and work.

2TH-3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the

Lord may have [free] course, and be glorified, even as [it is]

with you:

2TH-3:2 And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and

wicked men: for all [men] have not faith.

2TH-3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and

keep [you] from

evil.

2TH-3:4 And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that

ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

2TH-3:5 And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God,

and into the patient waiting for Christ.

2TH-3:6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord

Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother

that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he

received of us.

2TH-3:7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we

behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

2TH-3:8 Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but

wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not

be chargeable to any of you:

2TH-3:9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an

ensample unto

you to follow us.

2TH-3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you,

that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

2TH-3:11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you

disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

2TH-3:12 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our

Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their

own bread.

2TH-3:13 But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing.

2TH-3:14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note

that man, and

have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

2TH-3:15 Yet count [him] not as an enemy, but admonish [him] as

a brother.

2TH-3:16 Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by

all means. The Lord [be] with you all.

2TH-3:17 The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is

the token in every epistle: so I write.

2TH-3:18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all.

Amen. king james study

2TI-1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,

according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,

2TI-1:2 To Timothy, [my] dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, [and]

peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 2TI-1:3 I

thank God, whom I serve from [my] forefathers with pure

conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in

my prayers night and day;

2TI-1:4 Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy

tears, that I may be filled with joy;

2TI-1:5 When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is

in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy

mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

2TI-1:6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up

the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.

2TI-1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of

power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

2TI-1:8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our

Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the

afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;

2TI-1:9 Who hath saved us, and called [us] with an holy calling,

not according to our works, but according to his own purpose

and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world

began,

2TI-1:10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our

Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought

life and immortality to light through the gospel:

2TI-1:11 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle,

and a teacher of the Gentiles.

2TI-1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things:

nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed,

and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have

committed unto him against that day.

2TI-1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast

heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

2TI-1:14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by

the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.

2TI-1:15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be

turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.

2TI-1:16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for

he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:

2TI-1:17 But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very

diligently, and found [me].

2TI-1:18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the

Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me

at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.

2TI-2:1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is

in Christ Jesus.

2TI-2:2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many

witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be

able to teach others also.

2TI-2:3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of

Jesus Christ.

2TI-2:4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs

of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be

a soldier.

2TI-2:5 And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not

crowned, except he strive lawfully.

2TI-2:6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of

the fruits.

2TI-2:7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee

understanding in all things.

2TI-2:8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was

raised from the dead according to my gospel:

2TI-2:9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto

bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

2TI-2:10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes,

that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus

with eternal glory.

2TI-2:11 [It is] a faithful saying: For if we be dead with

[him], we shall also live with [him]:

2TI-2:12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with [him]: if we

deny [him], he also will deny us:

2TI-2:13 If we believe not, [yet] he abideth faithful: he

cannot deny himself.

2TI-2:14 Of these things put [them] in remembrance, charging

[them] before the Lord that they strive not about words to no

profit, [but] to the subverting of the hearers.

2TI-2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman

that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of

truth.

2TI-2:16 But shun profane [and] vain babblings: for they will

increase unto more ungodliness.

2TI-2:17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is

Hymenaeus and Philetus;

2TI-2:18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the

resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

2TI-2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure,

having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let

every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

2TI-2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of

gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to

honour, and some to dishonour.

2TI-2:21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall

be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's

use, [and] prepared unto every good work.

2TI-2:22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness,

faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a

pure heart.

2TI-2:23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing

that they do gender strifes.

2TI-2:24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be

gentle unto all [men], apt to teach, patient,

2TI-2:25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves;

if God peradventure will give them repentance to the

acknowledging of the truth;

2TI-2:26 And [that] they may recover themselves out of the

snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

2TI-3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times

shall come.

2TI-3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous,

boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful,

unholy,

2TI-3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false

accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

2TI-3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more

than lovers of God;

2TI-3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power

thereof: from such turn away.

2TI-3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and

lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers

lusts,

2TI-3:7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge

of the truth.

2TI-3:8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these

also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate

concerning the faith.

2TI-3:9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly

shall be manifest unto all [men], as theirs also was.

2TI-3:10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life,

purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

2TI-3:11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at

Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but

out of [them] all the Lord delivered me.

2TI-3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus

shall suffer persecution.

2TI-3:13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse,

deceiving, and being deceived.

2TI-3:14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast

learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast

learned [them];

2TI-3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy

scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation

through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

2TI-3:16 All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and

[is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for

instruction in righteousness:

2TI-3:17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly

furnished unto all good works.

2TI-4:1 I charge [thee] therefore before God, and the Lord

Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his

appearing and his kingdom;

2TI-4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season;

reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

2TI-4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound

doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to

themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2TI-4:4 And they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth,

and shall be turned unto fables.

2TI-4:5 But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do

the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

2TI-4:6 For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my

departure is at hand.

2TI-4:7 I have fought a good fight, I have finished [my] course,

I have kept the faith:

2TI-4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of

righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give

me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that

love his appearing.

2TI-4:9 Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:

2TI-4:10 For Demas hath forsaken me, having loved this present

world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia,

Titus unto Dalmatia.

2TI-4:11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with

thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry.

2TI-4:12 And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus.

2TI-4:13 The cloke that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou

comest, bring [with thee], and the books, [but] especially the

parchments.

2TI-4:14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord

reward him according to his works:

2TI-4:15 Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly

withstood our words.

2TI-4:16 At my first answer no man stood with me, but all [men]

forsook me: [I pray God] that it may not be laid to their charge.

2TI-4:17 Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and

strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known,

and [that] all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out

of the mouth of the lion.

2TI-4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work,

and will preserve [me] unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom [be]

glory for ever and ever. Amen.

2TI-4:19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the household of

Onesiphorus.

2TI-4:20 Erastus abode at Corinth: but Trophimus have I left at

Miletum sick.

2TI-4:21 Do thy diligence to come before winter. Eubulus

greeteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the

brethren.

2TI-4:22 The Lord Jesus Christ [be] with thy spirit. Grace [be]

with you. Amen. king james study

3JO-1:1 The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in

the truth.

3JO-1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest

prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3JO-1:3 For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and

testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in

the truth.

3JO-1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children

walk in truth.

3JO-1:5 Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to

the brethren, and to strangers;

3JO-1:6 Which have borne witness of thy charity before the

church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a

godly sort, thou shalt do well:

3JO-1:7 Because that for his name's sake they went forth,

taking nothing of the Gentiles.

3JO-1:8 We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be

fellowhelpers to the truth.

3JO-1:9 I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to

have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

3JO-1:10 Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which

he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not

content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren,

and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth [them] out of the

church.

3JO-1:11 Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which

is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil

hath not seen God.

3JO-1:12 Demetrius hath good report of all [men], and of the

truth itself: yea, and we [also] bear record; and ye know that

our record is true.

3JO-1:13 I had many things to write, but I will not with ink

and pen write unto thee:

3JO-1:14 But I trust I shall shortly see thee, and we shall

speak face to face. Peace [be] to thee. [Our] friends salute

thee. Greet the friends by name. king james study

AC-1:1 The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all

that Jesus began both to do and teach,

AC-1:2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he

through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles

whom he had chosen:

AC-1:3 To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion

by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and

speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

AC-1:4 And, being assembled together with [them], commanded

them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for

the promise of the Father, which, [saith he], ye have heard of

me.

AC-1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be

baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

AC-1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of

him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the

kingdom to Israel?

AC-1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the

times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

AC-1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is

come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in

Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the

uttermost part of the earth.

AC-1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld,

he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.

AC-1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he

went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;

AC-1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing

up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into

heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into

heaven.

AC-1:12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called

Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.

AC-1:13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper

room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew,

Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James [the son] of

Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas [the brother] of James.

AC-1:14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and

supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and

with his brethren.

AC-1:15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the

disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an

hundred and twenty,)

AC-1:16 Men [and] brethren, this scripture must needs have been

fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake

before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

AC-1:17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of

this ministry.

AC-1:18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of

iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst,

and all his bowels gushed out.

AC-1:19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem;

insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue,

Aceldama, that is to say, The field of blood.

AC-1:20 For it is written in the book of Psalms, Let his

habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein: and his

bishopric let another take.

AC-1:21 Wherefore of these men which have companied with us all

the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us,

AC-1:22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day

that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a

witness with us of his resurrection.

AC-1:23 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsabas, who was

surnamed Justus, and Matthias.

AC-1:24 And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest

the hearts of all [men], shew whether of these two thou hast

chosen,

AC-1:25 That he may take part of this ministry and apostleship,

from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his

own place.

AC-1:26 And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell upon

Matthias; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

AC-2:1 And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were

all with one accord in one place.

AC-2:2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a

rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were

sitting.

AC-2:3 And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of

fire, and it sat upon each of them.

AC-2:4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began

to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

AC-2:5 And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men,

out of every nation under heaven.

AC-2:6 Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came

together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them

speak in his own language.

AC-2:7 And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to

another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

AC-2:8 And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we

were born?

AC-2:9 Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in

Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia,

AC-2:10 Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of

Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes,

AC-2:11 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our

tongues the wonderful works of God.

AC-2:12 And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one

to another, What meaneth this?

AC-2:13 Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine.

AC-2:14 But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his

voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all [ye] that

dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my

words:

AC-2:15 For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is

[but] the third hour of the day.

AC-2:16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel;

AC-2:17 And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,

I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and

your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see

visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

AC-2:18 And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour

out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:

AC-2:19 And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in

the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke:

AC-2:20 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon

into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come:

AC-2:21 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call

on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

AC-2:22 Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth,

a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and

signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye

yourselves also know:

AC-2:23 Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and

foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have

crucified and slain:

AC-2:24 Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of

death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of

it.

AC-2:25 For David speaketh concerning him, I foresaw the Lord

always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that I should

not be moved:

AC-2:26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad;

moreover also my flesh shall rest in hope:

AC-2:27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither

wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

AC-2:28 Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt

make me full of joy with thy countenance.

AC-2:29 Men [and] brethren, let me freely speak unto you of the

patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his

sepulchre is with us unto this day.

AC-2:30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had

sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins,

according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his

throne;

AC-2:31 He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of

Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh

did see corruption.

AC-2:32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are

witnesses.

AC-2:33 Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and

having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he

hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.

AC-2:34 For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he

saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right

hand,

AC-2:35 Until I make thy foes thy footstool.

AC-2:36 Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly,

that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both

Lord and Christ.

AC-2:37 Now when they heard [this], they were pricked in their

heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men

[and] brethren, what shall we do?

AC-2:38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized

every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission

of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

AC-2:39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and

to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God

shall call.

AC-2:40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort,

saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.

AC-2:41 Then they that gladly received his word were baptized:

and the same day there were added [unto them] about three

thousand souls.

AC-2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine

and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.

AC-2:43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and

signs were done by the apostles.

AC-2:44 And all that believed were together, and had all things

common;

AC-2:45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them

to all [men], as every man had need.

AC-2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the

temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their

meat with gladness and singleness of heart,

AC-2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people.

And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.

AC-3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at

the hour of prayer, [being] the ninth [hour].

AC-3:2 And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was

carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is

called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the

temple;

AC-3:3 Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple

asked an alms.

AC-3:4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said,

Look on us.

AC-3:5 And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive

something of them.

AC-3:6 Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such

as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth

rise up and walk.

AC-3:7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted [him] up:

and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.

AC-3:8 And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with

them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.

AC-3:9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God:

AC-3:10 And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the

Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder

and amazement at that which had happened unto him.

AC-3:11 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and

John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is

called Solomon's, greatly wondering.

AC-3:12 And when Peter saw [it], he answered unto the people,

Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so

earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had

made this man to walk?

AC-3:13 The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God

of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered

up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was

determined to let [him] go.

AC-3:14 But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a

murderer to be granted unto you;

AC-3:15 And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised

from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

AC-3:16 And his name through faith in his name hath made this

man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him

hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

AC-3:17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did

[it], as [did] also your rulers.

AC-3:18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the

mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so

fulfilled.

AC-3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins

may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from

the presence of the Lord;

AC-3:20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was

preached unto you:

AC-3:21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of

restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of

all his holy prophets since the world began.

AC-3:22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall

the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto

me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto

you.

AC-3:23 And it shall come to pass, [that] every soul, which

will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the

people.

AC-3:24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that

follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of

these days.

AC-3:25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the

covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham,

And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

AC-3:26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus,

sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his

iniquities.

AC-4:1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the

captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,

AC-4:2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached

through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.

AC-4:3 And they laid hands on them, and put [them] in hold unto

the next day: for it was now eventide.

AC-4:4 Howbeit many of them which heard the word believed; and

the number of the men was about five thousand.

AC-4:5 And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers,

and elders, and scribes,

AC-4:6 And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and

Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest,

were gathered together at Jerusalem.

AC-4:7 And when they had set them in the midst, they asked, By

what power, or by what name, have ye done this?

AC-4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them,

Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,

AC-4:9 If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the

impotent man, by what means he is made whole;

AC-4:10 Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of

Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye

crucified, whom God raised from the dead, [even] by him doth

this man stand here before you whole.

AC-4:11 This is the stone which was set at nought of you

builders, which is become the head of the corner.

AC-4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is

none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be

saved.

AC-4:13 Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and

perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they

marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been

with Jesus.

AC-4:14 And beholding the man which was healed standing with

them, they could say nothing against it.

AC-4:15 But when they had commanded them to go aside out of the

council, they conferred among themselves,

AC-4:16 Saying, What shall we do to these men? for that indeed

a notable miracle hath been done by them [is] manifest to all

them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny [it].

AC-4:17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us

straitly threaten them, that they speak henceforth to no man in

this name.

AC-4:18 And they called them, and commanded them not to speak

at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.

AC-4:19 But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether

it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than

unto God, judge ye.

AC-4:20 For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen

and heard.

AC-4:21 So when they had further threatened them, they let them

go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the

people: for all [men] glorified God for that which was done.

AC-4:22 For the man was above forty years old, on whom this

miracle of healing was shewed.

AC-4:23 And being let go, they went to their own company, and

reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto

them.

AC-4:24 And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to

God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou [art] God, which hast

made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

AC-4:25 Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why

did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

AC-4:26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were

gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

AC-4:27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou

hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles,

and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

AC-4:28 For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel

determined before to be done.

AC-4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant

unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy

word,

AC-4:30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs

and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

AC-4:31 And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where

they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the

Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

AC-4:32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one

heart and of one soul: neither said any [of them] that aught of

the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all

things common.

AC-4:33 And with great power gave the apostles witness of the

resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them

all.

AC-4:34 Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as

many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and

brought the prices of the things that were sold,

AC-4:35 And laid [them] down at the apostles' feet: and

distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

AC-4:36 And Joses, who by the apostles was surnamed Barnabas,

(which is, being interpreted, The son of consolation,) a Levite,

[and] of the country of Cyprus,

AC-4:37 Having land, sold [it], and brought the money, and laid

[it] at the apostles' feet.

AC-5:1 But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife,

sold a possession,

AC-5:2 And kept back [part] of the price, his wife also being

privy [to it], and brought a certain part, and laid [it], at the

apostles' feet.

AC-5:3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine

heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back [part] of the

price of the land?

AC-5:4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it

was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived

this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto

God.

AC-5:5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up

the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these

things.

AC-5:6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried [him]

out, and buried [him].

AC-5:7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when

his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.

AC-5:8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the

land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.

AC-5:9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed

together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of

them which have buried thy husband [are] at the door, and shall

carry thee out.

AC-5:10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded

up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and,

carrying [her] forth, buried [her] by her husband.

AC-5:11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as

many as heard these things.

AC-5:12 And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and

wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one

accord in Solomon's porch.

AC-5:13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but

the people magnified them.

AC-5:14 And believers were the more added to the Lord,

multitudes both of men and women.)

AC-5:15 Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the

streets, and laid [them] on beds and couches, that at the least

the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.

AC-5:16 There came also a multitude [out] of the cities round

about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were

vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.

AC-5:17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were

with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled

with indignation,

AC-5:18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in

the common prison.

AC-5:19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison

doors, and brought them forth, and said,

AC-5:20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the

words of this life.

AC-5:21 And when they heard [that], they entered into the

temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest

came, and they that were with him, and called the council

together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent

to the prison to have them brought.

AC-5:22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the

prison, they returned, and told,

AC-5:23 Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety,

and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we

had opened, we found no man within.

AC-5:24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple

and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them

whereunto this would grow.

AC-5:25 Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men

whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching

the people.

AC-5:26 Then went the captain with the officers, and brought

them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they

should have been stoned.

AC-5:27 And when they had brought them, they set [them] before

the council: and the high priest asked them,

AC-5:28 Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should

not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem

with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.

AC-5:29 Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said,

We ought to obey God rather than men.

AC-5:30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew

and hanged on a tree.

AC-5:31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand [to be] a

Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and

forgiveness of sins.

AC-5:32 And we are his witnesses of these things; and [so is]

also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

AC-5:33 When they heard [that], they were cut [to the heart],

and took counsel to slay them.

AC-5:34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee,

named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all

the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little

space;

AC-5:35 And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to

yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.

AC-5:36 For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself

to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred,

joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him,

were scattered, and brought to nought.

AC-5:37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of

the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also

perished; and all, [even] as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.

AC-5:38 And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let

them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will

come to nought:

AC-5:39 But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply

ye be found even to fight against God.

AC-5:40 And to him they agreed: and when they had called the

apostles, and beaten [them], they commanded that they should not

speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.

AC-5:41 And they departed from the presence of the council,

rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his

name.

AC-5:42 And daily in the temple, and in every house, they

ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.

AC-6:1 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was

multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the

Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily

ministration.

AC-6:2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples

[unto them], and said, It is not reason that we should leave the

word of God, and serve tables.

AC-6:3 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of

honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may

appoint over this business.

AC-6:4 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to

the ministry of the word.

AC-6:5 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they

chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and

Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and

Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch:

AC-6:6 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had

prayed, they laid [their] hands on them.

AC-6:7 And the word of God increased; and the number of the

disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly; and a great company

of the priests were obedient to the faith.

AC-6:8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders

and miracles among the people.

AC-6:9 Then there arose certain of the synagogue, which is

called [the synagogue] of the Libertines, and Cyrenians, and

Alexandrians, and of them of Cilicia and of Asia, disputing with

Stephen.

AC-6:10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the

spirit by which he spake.

AC-6:11 Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him

speak blasphemous words against Moses, and [against] God.

AC-6:12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the

scribes, and came upon [him], and caught him, and brought [him]

to the council,

AC-6:13 And set up false witnesses, which said, This man

ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place,

and the law:

AC-6:14 For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth

shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which

Moses delivered us.

AC-6:15 And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on

him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.

AC-7:1 Then said the high priest, Are these things so?

AC-7:2 And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The

God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in

Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,

AC-7:3 And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from

thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.

AC-7:4 Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and

dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he

removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

AC-7:5 And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not [so much

as] to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to

him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet]

he had no child.

AC-7:6 And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn

in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage,

and entreat [them] evil four hundred years.

AC-7:7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I

judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve

me in this place.

AC-7:8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so

[Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and

Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs.

AC-7:9 And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into

Egypt: but God was with him,

AC-7:10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave

him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and

he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

AC-7:11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and

Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no

sustenance.

AC-7:12 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he

sent out our fathers first.

AC-7:13 And at the second [time] Joseph was made known to his

brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.

AC-7:14 Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to [him],

and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.

AC-7:15 So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our

fathers,

AC-7:16 And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the

sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of

Emmor [the father] of Sychem.

AC-7:17 But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God

had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

AC-7:18 Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.

AC-7:19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil

entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young

children, to the end they might not live.

AC-7:20 In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair,

and nourished up in his father's house three months:

AC-7:21 And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him

up, and nourished him for her own son.

AC-7:22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the

Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.

AC-7:23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his

heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.

AC-7:24 And seeing one [of them] suffer wrong, he defended

[him], and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the

Egyptian:

AC-7:25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how

that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.

AC-7:26 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they

strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye

are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?

AC-7:27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away,

saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

AC-7:28 Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian

yesterday?

AC-7:29 Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in

the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.

AC-7:30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to

him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a

flame of fire in a bush.

AC-7:31 When Moses saw [it], he wondered at the sight: and as

he drew near to behold [it], the voice of the Lord came unto him,

AC-7:32 [Saying], I [am] the God of thy fathers, the God of

Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses

trembled, and durst not behold.

AC-7:33 Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy

feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.

AC-7:34 I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people

which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come

down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

AC-7:35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a

ruler and a judge? the same did God send [to be] a ruler and a

deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the

bush.

AC-7:36 He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders

and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the

wilderness forty years.

AC-7:37 This is that Moses, which said unto the children of

Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of

your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.

AC-7:38 This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness

with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and [with]

our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:

AC-7:39 To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust [him]

from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,

AC-7:40 Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for

[as for] this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt,

we wot not what is become of him.

AC-7:41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered

sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own

hands.

AC-7:42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host

of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye

house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and

sacrifices [by the space of] forty years in the wilderness?

AC-7:43 Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star

of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and

I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

AC-7:44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the

wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he

should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.

AC-7:45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with

Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out

before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;

AC-7:46 Who found favour before God, and desired to find a

tabernacle for the God of Jacob.

AC-7:47 But Solomon built him an house.

AC-7:48 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with

hands; as saith the prophet,

AC-7:49 Heaven [is] my throne, and earth [is] my footstool:

what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what [is] the

place of my rest?

AC-7:50 Hath not my hand made all these things?

AC-7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye

do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers [did], so [do]

ye.

AC-7:52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted?

and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of

the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and

murderers:

AC-7:53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels,

and have not kept [it].

AC-7:54 When they heard these things, they were cut to the

heart, and they gnashed on him with [their] teeth.

AC-7:55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up

stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus

standing on the right hand of God,

AC-7:56 And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son

of man standing on the right hand of God.

AC-7:57 Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped

their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,

AC-7:58 And cast [him] out of the city, and stoned [him]: and

the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet,

whose name was Saul.

AC-7:59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon [God], and saying,

Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.

AC-7:60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord,

lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he

fell asleep.

AC-8:1 And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time

there was a great persecution against the church which was at

Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the

regions of Judaea and Samaria, except the apostles.

AC-8:2 And devout men carried Stephen [to his burial], and made

great lamentation over him.

AC-8:3 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into

every house, and haling men and women committed [them] to prison.

AC-8:4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every

where preaching the word.

AC-8:5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and

preached Christ unto them.

AC-8:6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those

things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which

he did.

AC-8:7 For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of

many that were possessed [with them]: and many taken with

palsies, and that were lame, were healed.

AC-8:8 And there was great joy in that city.

AC-8:9 But there was a certain man, called Simon, which

beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched the

people of Samaria, giving out that himself was some great one:

AC-8:10 To whom they all gave heed, from the least to the

greatest, saying, This man is the great power of God.

AC-8:11 And to him they had regard, because that of long time

he had bewitched them with sorceries.

AC-8:12 But when they believed Philip preaching the things

concerning the kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ,

they were baptized, both men and women.

AC-8:13 Then Simon himself believed also: and when he was

baptized, he continued with Philip, and wondered, beholding the

miracles and signs which were done.

AC-8:14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard

that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them

Peter and John:

AC-8:15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that

they might receive the Holy Ghost:

AC-8:16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they

were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.)

AC-8:17 Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received

the Holy Ghost.

AC-8:18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the

apostles' hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,

AC-8:19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I

lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost.

AC-8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee,

because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased

with money.

AC-8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy

heart is not right in the sight of God.

AC-8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God,

if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.

AC-8:23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness,

and [in] the bond of iniquity.

AC-8:24 Then answered Simon, and said, Pray ye to the Lord for

me, that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me.

AC-8:25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word

of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in

many villages of the Samaritans.

AC-8:26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying,

Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from

Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

AC-8:27 And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia,

an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the

Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come

to Jerusalem for to worship,

AC-8:28 Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias

the prophet.

AC-8:29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join

thyself to this chariot.

AC-8:30 And Philip ran thither to [him], and heard him read the

prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?

AC-8:31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide

me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

AC-8:32 The place of the scripture which he read was this, He

was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before

his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:

AC-8:33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away: and who

shall declare his generation? for his life is taken from the

earth.

AC-8:34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee,

of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other

man?

AC-8:35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same

scripture, and preached unto him Jesus.

AC-8:36 And as they went on [their] way, they came unto a

certain water: and the eunuch said, See, [here is] water; what

doth hinder me to be baptized?

AC-8:37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart,

thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus

Christ is the Son of God.

AC-8:38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still: and they

went down both into the water, both Philip and the eunuch; and

he baptized him.

AC-8:39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit

of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more:

and he went on his way rejoicing.

AC-8:40 But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he

preached in all the cities, till he came to Caesarea.

AC-9:1 And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter

against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,

AC-9:2 And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues,

that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or

women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

AC-9:3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly

there shined round about him a light from heaven:

AC-9:4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto

him, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

AC-9:5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I am

Jesus whom thou persecutest: [it is] hard for thee to kick

against the pricks.

AC-9:6 And he trembling and astonished said, Lord, what wilt

thou have me to do? And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go

into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

AC-9:7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless,

hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

AC-9:8 And Saul arose from the earth; and when his eyes were

opened, he saw no man: but they led him by the hand, and brought

[him] into Damascus.

AC-9:9 And he was three days without sight, and neither did eat

nor drink.

AC-9:10 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named

Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he

said, Behold, I [am here], Lord.

AC-9:11 And the Lord [said] unto him, Arise, and go into the

street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of

Judas for [one] called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,

AC-9:12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias coming in,

and putting [his] hand on him, that he might receive his sight.

AC-9:13 Then Ananias answered, Lord, I have heard by many of

this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints at Jerusalem:

AC-9:14 And here he hath authority from the chief priests to

bind all that call on thy name.

AC-9:15 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a

chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and

kings, and the children of Israel:

AC-9:16 For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for

my name's sake.

AC-9:17 And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house;

and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord,

[even] Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest,

hath sent me, that thou mightest receive thy sight, and be

filled with the Holy Ghost.

AC-9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been

scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was

baptized.

AC-9:19 And when he had received meat, he was strengthened.

Then was Saul certain days with the disciples which were at

Damascus.

AC-9:20 And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues,

that he is the Son of God.

AC-9:21 But all that heard [him] were amazed, and said; Is not

this he that destroyed them which called on this name in

Jerusalem, and came hither for that intent, that he might bring

them bound unto the chief priests?

AC-9:22 But Saul increased the more in strength, and confounded

the Jews which dwelt at Damascus, proving that this is very

Christ.

AC-9:23 And after that many days were fulfilled, the Jews took

counsel to kill him:

AC-9:24 But their laying await was known of Saul. And they

watched the gates day and night to kill him.

AC-9:25 Then the disciples took him by night, and let [him]

down by the wall in a basket.

AC-9:26 And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join

himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and

believed not that he was a disciple.

AC-9:27 But Barnabas took him, and brought [him] to the

apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the

way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached

boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

AC-9:28 And he was with them coming in and going out at

Jerusalem.

AC-9:29 And he spake boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, and

disputed against the Grecians: but they went about to slay him.

AC-9:30 [Which] when the brethren knew, they brought him down

to Caesarea, and sent him forth to Tarsus.

AC-9:31 Then had the churches rest throughout all Judaea and

Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear

of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were

multiplied.

AC-9:32 And it came to pass, as Peter passed throughout all

[quarters], he came down also to the saints which dwelt at Lydda.

AC-9:33 And there he found a certain man named AEneas, which

had kept his bed eight years, and was sick of the palsy.

AC-9:34 And Peter said unto him, AEneas, Jesus Christ maketh

thee whole: arise, and make thy bed. And he arose immediately.

AC-9:35 And all that dwelt at Lydda and Saron saw him, and

turned to the Lord.

AC-9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha,

which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full

of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

AC-9:37 And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick,

and died: whom when they had washed, they laid [her] in an upper

chamber.

AC-9:38 And forasmuch as Lydda was nigh to Joppa, and the

disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent unto him two

men, desiring [him] that he would not delay to come to them.

AC-9:39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come,

they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows

stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which

Dorcas made, while she was with them.

AC-9:40 But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and

prayed; and turning [him] to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And

she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.

AC-9:41 And he gave her [his] hand, and lifted her up, and when

he had called the saints and widows, presented her alive.

AC-9:42 And it was known throughout all Joppa; and many

believed in the Lord.

AC-9:43 And it came to pass, that he tarried many days in Joppa

with one Simon a tanner.

AC-10:1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a

centurion of the band called the Italian [band],

AC-10:2 [A] devout [man], and one that feared God with all his

house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God

alway.

AC-10:3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of

the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him,

Cornelius.

AC-10:4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said,

What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine

alms are come up for a memorial before God.

AC-10:5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for [one] Simon,

whose surname is Peter:

AC-10:6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by

the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do.

AC-10:7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was

departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout

soldier of them that waited on him continually;

AC-10:8 And when he had declared all [these] things unto them,

he sent them to Joppa.

AC-10:9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew

nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray

about the sixth hour:

AC-10:10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but

while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

AC-10:11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending

unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners,

and let down to the earth:

AC-10:12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the

earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the

air.

AC-10:13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and

eat.

AC-10:14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten

any thing that is common or unclean.

AC-10:15 And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time,

What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.

AC-10:16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up

again into heaven.

AC-10:17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision

which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent

from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon's house, and stood

before the gate,

AC-10:18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was

surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

AC-10:19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said

unto him, Behold, three men seek thee.

AC-10:20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them,

doubting nothing: for I have sent them.

AC-10:21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto

him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what

[is] the cause wherefore ye are come?

AC-10:22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man,

and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the

nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send

for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee.

AC-10:23 Then called he them in, and lodged [them]. And on the

morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from

Joppa accompanied him.

AC-10:24 And the morrow after they entered into Caesarea. And

Cornelius waited for them, and had called together his kinsmen

and near friends.

AC-10:25 And as Peter was coming in, Cornelius met him, and

fell down at his feet, and worshipped [him].

AC-10:26 But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also

am a man.

AC-10:27 And as he talked with him, he went in, and found many

that were come together.

AC-10:28 And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an

unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come

unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should

not call any man common or unclean.

AC-10:29 Therefore came I [unto you] without gainsaying, as

soon as I was sent for: I ask therefore for what intent ye have

sent for me?

AC-10:30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until

this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and,

behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,

AC-10:31 And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine

alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.

AC-10:32 Send therefore to Joppa, and call hither Simon, whose

surname is Peter; he is lodged in the house of [one] Simon a

tanner by the sea side: who, when he cometh, shall speak unto

thee.

AC-10:33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee; and thou hast

well done that thou art come. Now therefore are we all here

present before God, to hear all things that are commanded thee

of God.

AC-10:34 Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I

perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

AC-10:35 But in every nation he that feareth him, and worketh

righteousness, is accepted with him.

AC-10:36 The word which [God] sent unto the children of Israel,

preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

AC-10:37 That word, [I say], ye know, which was published

throughout all Judaea, and began from Galilee, after the baptism

which John preached;

AC-10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost

and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that

were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.

AC-10:39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both

in the land of the Jews, and in Jerusalem; whom they slew and

hanged on a tree:

AC-10:40 Him God raised up the third day, and shewed him openly;

AC-10:41 Not to all the people, but unto witnesses chosen

before of God, [even] to us, who did eat and drink with him

after he rose from the dead.

AC-10:42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people, and to

testify that it is he which was ordained of God [to be] the

Judge of quick and dead.

AC-10:43 To him give all the prophets witness, that through his

name whosoever believeth in him shall receive remission of sins.

AC-10:44 While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell

on all them which heard the word.

AC-10:45 And they of the circumcision which believed were

astonished, as many as came with Peter, because that on the

Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the Holy Ghost.

AC-10:46 For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify

God. Then answered Peter,

AC-10:47 Can any man forbid water, that these should not be

baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we?

AC-10:48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of

the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days.

AC-11:1 And the apostles and brethren that were in Judaea heard

that the Gentiles had also received the word of God.

AC-11:2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were

of the circumcision contended with him,

AC-11:3 Saying, Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised, and didst

eat with them.

AC-11:4 But Peter rehearsed [the matter] from the beginning,

and expounded [it] by order unto them, saying,

AC-11:5 I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I

saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great

sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to

me:

AC-11:6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I

considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild

beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

AC-11:7 And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay

and eat.

AC-11:8 But I said, Not so, Lord: for nothing common or unclean

hath at any time entered into my mouth.

AC-11:9 But the voice answered me again from heaven, What God

hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.

AC-11:10 And this was done three times: and all were drawn up

again into heaven.

AC-11:11 And, behold, immediately there were three men already

come unto the house where I was, sent from Caesarea unto me.

AC-11:12 And the Spirit bade me go with them, nothing doubting.

Moreover these six brethren accompanied me, and we entered into

the man's house:

AC-11:13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house,

which stood and said unto him, Send men to Joppa, and call for

Simon, whose surname is Peter;

AC-11:14 Who shall tell thee words, whereby thou and all thy

house shall be saved.

AC-11:15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Ghost fell on them,

as on us at the beginning.

AC-11:16 Then remembered I the word of the Lord, how that he

said, John indeed baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized

with the Holy Ghost.

AC-11:17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as [he

did] unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I,

that I could withstand God?

AC-11:18 When they heard these things, they held their peace,

and glorified God, saying, Then hath God also to the Gentiles

granted repentance unto life.

AC-11:19 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the

persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice,

and Cyprus, and Antioch, preaching the word to none but unto

the Jews only.

AC-11:20 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene, which,

when they were come to Antioch, spake unto the Grecians,

preaching the Lord Jesus.

AC-11:21 And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great

number believed, and turned unto the Lord.

AC-11:22 Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the

church which was in Jerusalem: and they sent forth Barnabas,

that he should go as far as Antioch.

AC-11:23 Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was

glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they

would cleave unto the Lord.

AC-11:24 For he was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost and

of faith: and much people was added unto the Lord.

AC-11:25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus, for to seek Saul:

AC-11:26 And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch.

And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled

themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the

disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.

AC-11:27 And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto

Antioch.

AC-11:28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus, and

signified by the Spirit that there should be great dearth

throughout all the world: which came to pass in the days of

Claudius Caesar.

AC-11:29 Then the disciples, every man according to his ability,

determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in

Judaea:

AC-11:30 Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the

hands of Barnabas and Saul.

AC-12:1 Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth

[his] hands to vex certain of the church.

AC-12:2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.

AC-12:3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded

further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened

bread.)

AC-12:4 And when he had apprehended him, he put [him] in prison,

and delivered [him] to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him;

intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

AC-12:5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made

without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

AC-12:6 And when Herod would have brought him forth, the same

night Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two

chains: and the keepers before the door kept the prison.

AC-12:7 And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon [him], and

a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side,

and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell

off from [his] hands.

AC-12:8 And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on

thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy

garment about thee, and follow me.

AC-12:9 And he went out, and followed him; and wist not that it

was true which was done by the angel; but thought he saw a

vision.

AC-12:10 When they were past the first and the second ward,

they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city; which

opened to them of his own accord: and they went out, and passed

on through one street; and forthwith the angel departed from him.

AC-12:11 And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I

know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath

delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and [from] all the

expectation of the people of the Jews.

AC-12:12 And when he had considered [the thing], he came to the

house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where

many were gathered together praying.

AC-12:13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel

came to hearken, named Rhoda.

AC-12:14 And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the

gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before

the gate.

AC-12:15 And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she

constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is

his angel.

AC-12:16 But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened

[the door], and saw him, they were astonished.

AC-12:17 But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold

their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out

of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and

to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place.

AC-12:18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir

among the soldiers, what was become of Peter.

AC-12:19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found him not,

he examined the keepers, and commanded that [they] should be put

to death. And he went down from Judaea to Caesarea, and [there]

abode.

AC-12:20 And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and

Sidon: but they came with one accord to him, and, having made

Blastus the king's chamberlain their friend, desired peace;

because their country was nourished by the king's [country].

AC-12:21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel,

sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them.

AC-12:22 And the people gave a shout, [saying, It is] the voice

of a god, and not of a man.

AC-12:23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him,

because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms,

and gave up the ghost.

AC-12:24 But the word of God grew and multiplied.

AC-12:25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when

they had fulfilled [their] ministry, and took with them John,

whose surname was Mark.

AC-13:1 Now there were in the church that was at Antioch

certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was

called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been

brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

AC-13:2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy

Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto

I have called them.

AC-13:3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their]

hands on them, they sent [them] away.

AC-13:4 So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed

unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

AC-13:5 And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word

of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to

[their] minister.

AC-13:6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos,

they found a

certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name [was] Bar-

jesus:

AC-13:7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius

Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and

desired to hear the word of God.

AC-13:8 But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by

interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy

from the faith.

AC-13:9 Then Saul, (who also [is called] Paul,) filled with the

Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,

AC-13:10 And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief,

[thou] child of the devil, [thou] enemy of all righteousness,

wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?

AC-13:11 And now, behold, the hand of the Lord [is] upon thee,

and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And

immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went

about seeking some to lead him by the hand.

AC-13:12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed,

being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.

AC-13:13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they

came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them

returned to Jerusalem.

AC-13:14 But when they departed from Perga, they came to

Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath

day, and sat down.

AC-13:15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the

rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, [Ye] men [and]

brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say

on.

AC-13:16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with [his] hand said,

Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

AC-13:17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers,

and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land

of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

AC-13:18 And about the time of forty years suffered he their

manners in the wilderness.

AC-13:19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of

Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

AC-13:20 And after that he gave [unto them] judges about the

space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

AC-13:21 And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto

them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the

space of forty years.

AC-13:22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them

David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said,

I have found David the [son] of Jesse, a man after mine own

heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

AC-13:23 Of this man's seed hath God according to [his] promise

raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

AC-13:24 When John had first preached before his coming the

baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

AC-13:25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think

ye that I am? I am not [he]. But, behold, there cometh one after

me, whose shoes of [his] feet I am not worthy to loose.

AC-13:26 Men [and] brethren, children of the stock of Abraham,

and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this

salvation sent.

AC-13:27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers,

because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets

which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled [them] in

condemning [him].

AC-13:28 And though they found no cause of death [in him], yet

desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

AC-13:29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of

him, they took [him] down from the tree, and laid [him] in a

sepulchre.

AC-13:30 But God raised him from the dead:

AC-13:31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with

him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the

people.

AC-13:32 And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the

promise which was made unto the fathers,

AC-13:33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in

that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the

second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

AC-13:34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead,

[now] no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I

will give you the sure mercies of David.

AC-13:35 Wherefore he saith also in another [psalm], Thou shalt

not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

AC-13:36 For David, after he had served his own generation by

the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers,

and saw corruption:

AC-13:37 But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

AC-13:38 Be it known unto you therefore, men [and] brethren,

that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of

sins:

AC-13:39 And by him all that believe are justified from all

things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

AC-13:40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is

spoken of in the prophets;

AC-13:41 Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I

work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise

believe, though a man declare it unto you.

AC-13:42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the

Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the

next sabbath.

AC-13:43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the

Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who,

speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.

AC-13:44 And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city

together to hear the word of God.

AC-13:45 But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled

with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by

Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

AC-13:46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was

necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to

you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves

unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

AC-13:47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, [saying], I have

set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be

for salvation unto the ends of the earth.

AC-13:48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and

glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to

eternal life believed.

AC-13:49 And the word of the Lord was published throughout all

the region.

AC-13:50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable

women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution

against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.

AC-13:51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them,

and came unto Iconium.

AC-13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the

Holy Ghost.

AC-14:1 And it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both

together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spake, that a

great multitude both of the Jews and also of the Greeks believed.

AC-14:2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and

made their minds evil affected against the brethren.

AC-14:3 Long time therefore abode they speaking boldly in the

Lord, which gave testimony unto the word of his grace, and

granted signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

AC-14:4 But the multitude of the city was divided: and part

held with the Jews, and part with the apostles.

AC-14:5 And when there was an assault made both of the Gentiles,

and also of the Jews with their rulers, to use [them]

despitefully, and to stone them,

AC-14:6 They were ware of [it], and fled unto Lystra and Derbe,

cities of Lycaonia, and unto the region that lieth round about:

AC-14:7 And there they preached the gospel.

AC-14:8 And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his

feet, being a cripple from his mother's womb, who never had

walked:

AC-14:9 The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him,

and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,

AC-14:10 Said with a loud voice, Stand upright on thy feet. And

he leaped and walked.

AC-14:11 And when the people saw what Paul had done, they

lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The

gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

AC-14:12 And they called Barnabas, Jupiter; and Paul, Mercurius,

because he was the chief speaker.

AC-14:13 Then the priest of Jupiter, which was before their

city, brought oxen and garlands unto the gates, and would have

done sacrifice with the people.

AC-14:14 [Which] when the apostles, Barnabas and Paul, heard

[of], they rent their clothes, and ran in among the people,

crying out,

AC-14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are

men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye

should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made

heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

AC-14:16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in

their own ways.

AC-14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in

that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful

seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

AC-14:18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the

people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.

AC-14:19 And there came thither [certain] Jews from Antioch and

Iconium, who persuaded the people, and, having stoned Paul, drew

[him] out of the city, supposing he had been dead.

AC-14:20 Howbeit, as the disciples stood round about him, he

rose up, and came into the city: and the next day he departed

with Barnabas to Derbe.

AC-14:21 And when they had preached the gospel to that city,

and had taught many, they returned again to Lystra, and [to]

Iconium, and Antioch,

AC-14:22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, [and] exhorting

them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much

tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

AC-14:23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church,

and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord,

on whom they believed.

AC-14:24 And after they had passed throughout Pisidia, they

came to Pamphylia.

AC-14:25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they

went down into Attalia:

AC-14:26 And thence sailed to Antioch, from whence they had

been recommended to the grace of God for the work which they

fulfilled.

AC-14:27 And when they were come, and had gathered the church

together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and

how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles.

AC-14:28 And there they abode long time with the disciples.

AC-15:1 And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the

brethren, [and said], Except ye be circumcised after the manner

of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

AC-15:2 When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small

dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul

and Barnabas, and certain other of them, should go up to

Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this question.

AC-15:3 And being brought on their way by the church, they

passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of

the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren.

AC-15:4 And when they were come to Jerusalem, they were

received of the church, and [of] the apostles and elders, and

they declared all things that God had done with them.

AC-15:5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees

which believed, saying, That it was needful to circumcise them,

and to command [them] to keep the law of Moses.

AC-15:6 And the apostles and elders came together for to

consider of this matter.

AC-15:7 And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up,

and said unto them, Men [and] brethren, ye know how that a good

while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my

mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.

AC-15:8 And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness,

giving them the Holy Ghost, even as [he did] unto us;

AC-15:9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying

their hearts by faith.

AC-15:10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the

neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were

able to bear?

AC-15:11 But we believe that through the grace of the Lord

Jesus Christ we shall be saved, even as they.

AC-15:12 Then all the multitude kept silence, and gave audience

to Barnabas and Paul, declaring what miracles and wonders God

had wrought among the Gentiles by them.

AC-15:13 And after they had held their peace, James answered,

saying, Men [and] brethren, hearken unto me:

AC-15:14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit

the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.

AC-15:15 And to this agree the words of the prophets; as it is

written,

AC-15:16 After this I will return, and will build again the

tabernacle of David, which is fallen down; and I will build

again the ruins thereof, and I will set it up:

AC-15:17 That the residue of men might seek after the Lord, and

all the Gentiles, upon whom my name is called, saith the Lord,

who doeth all these things.

AC-15:18 Known unto God are all his works from the beginning of

the world.

AC-15:19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them,

which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

AC-15:20 But that we write unto them, that they abstain from

pollutions of idols, and [from] fornication, and [from] things

strangled, and [from] blood.

AC-15:21 For Moses of old time hath in every city them that

preach him, being read in the synagogues every sabbath day.

AC-15:22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the

whole church, to send chosen men of their own company to Antioch

with Paul and Barnabas; [namely], Judas surnamed Barsabas, and

Silas, chief men among the brethren:

AC-15:23 And they wrote [letters] by them after this manner;

The apostles and elders and brethren [send] greeting unto the

brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch and Syria and

Cilicia:

AC-15:24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went

out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls,

saying, [Ye must] be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we

gave no [such] commandment:

AC-15:25 It seemed good unto us, being assembled with one

accord, to send chosen men unto you with our beloved Barnabas

and Paul,

AC-15:26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of our

Lord Jesus Christ.

AC-15:27 We have sent therefore Judas and Silas, who shall also

tell [you] the same things by mouth.

AC-15:28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to

lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;

AC-15:29 That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from

blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from

which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.

AC-15:30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and

when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered

the epistle:

AC-15:31 [Which] when they had read, they rejoiced for the

consolation.

AC-15:32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves,

exhorted the brethren with many words, and confirmed [them].

AC-15:33 And after they had tarried [there] a space, they were

let go in peace from the brethren unto the apostles.

AC-15:34 Notwithstanding it pleased Silas to abide there still.

AC-15:35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching

and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

AC-15:36 And some days after Paul said unto Barnabas, Let us go

again and visit our brethren in every city where we have

preached the word of the Lord, [and see] how they do.

AC-15:37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose

surname was Mark.

AC-15:38 But Paul thought not good to take him with them, who

departed from them from Pamphylia, and went not with them to the

work.

AC-15:39 And the contention was so sharp between them, that

they departed asunder one from the other: and so Barnabas took

Mark, and sailed unto Cyprus;

AC-15:40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended

by the brethren unto the grace of God.

AC-15:41 And he went through Syria and Cilicia, confirming the

churches.

AC-16:1 Then came he to Derbe and Lystra: and, behold, a

certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, the son of a

certain woman, which was a Jewess, and believed; but his father

[was] a Greek:

AC-16:2 Which was well reported of by the brethren that were at

Lystra and Iconium.

AC-16:3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and

circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters:

for they knew all that his father was a Greek.

AC-16:4 And as they went through the cities, they delivered

them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles

and elders which were at Jerusalem.

AC-16:5 And so were the churches established in the faith, and

increased in number daily.

AC-16:6 Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the

region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to

preach the word in Asia,

AC-16:7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into

Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.

AC-16:8 And they passing by Mysia came down to Troas.

AC-16:9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night; There stood

a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into

Macedonia, and help us.

AC-16:10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we

endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering that the

Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them.

AC-16:11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight

course to Samothracia, and the next [day] to Neapolis;

AC-16:12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city

of that part of Macedonia, [and] a colony: and we were in that

city abiding certain days.

AC-16:13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river

side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and

spake unto the women which resorted [thither].

AC-16:14 And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple,

of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard [us]: whose

heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which

were spoken of Paul.

AC-16:15 And when she was baptized, and her household, she

besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to

the Lord, come into my house, and abide [there]. And she

constrained us.

AC-16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain

damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which

brought her masters much gain by soothsaying:

AC-16:17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying,

These men are the servants of the most high God, which shew unto

us the way of salvation.

AC-16:18 And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved,

turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of

Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

AC-16:19 And when her masters saw that the hope of their gains

was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew [them] into the

marketplace unto the rulers,

AC-16:20 And brought them to the magistrates, saying, These men,

being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city,

AC-16:21 And teach customs, which are not lawful for us to

receive, neither to observe, being Romans.

AC-16:22 And the multitude rose up together against them: and

the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat

[them].

AC-16:23 And when they had laid many stripes upon them, they

cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely:

AC-16:24 Who, having received such a charge, thrust them into

the inner prison, and made their feet fast in the stocks.

AC-16:25 And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang

praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.

AC-16:26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the

foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the

doors were opened, and every one's bands were loosed.

AC-16:27 And the keeper of the prison awaking out of his sleep,

and seeing the prison doors open, he drew out his sword, and

would have killed himself, supposing that the prisoners had been

fled.

AC-16:28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself

no harm: for we are all here.

AC-16:29 Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came

trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas,

AC-16:30 And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do

to be saved?

AC-16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and

thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

AC-16:32 And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to

all that were in his house.

AC-16:33 And he took them the same hour of the night, and

washed [their] stripes; and was baptized, he and all his,

straightway.

AC-16:34 And when he had brought them into his house, he set

meat before them, and rejoiced, believing in God with all his

house.

AC-16:35 And when it was day, the magistrates sent the

serjeants, saying, Let those men go.

AC-16:36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paul,

The magistrates have sent to let you go: now therefore depart,

and go in peace.

AC-16:37 But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly

uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast [us] into prison; and

now do they thrust us out privily? nay verily; but let them come

themselves and fetch us out.

AC-16:38 And the serjeants told these words unto the

magistrates: and they feared, when they heard that they were

Romans.

AC-16:39 And they came and besought them, and brought [them]

out, and desired [them] to depart out of the city.

AC-16:40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into [the

house of] Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they

comforted them, and departed.

AC-17:1 Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and

Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of

the Jews:

AC-17:2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and

three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,

AC-17:3 Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs have

suffered, and risen again from the dead; and that this Jesus,

whom I preach unto you, is Christ.

AC-17:4 And some of them believed, and consorted with Paul and

Silas; and of the devout Greeks a great multitude, and of the

chief women not a few.

AC-17:5 But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took

unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a

company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the

house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.

AC-17:6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and

certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that

have turned the world upside down are come hither also;

AC-17:7 Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to

the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, [one]

Jesus.

AC-17:8 And they troubled the people and the rulers of the city,

when they heard these things.

AC-17:9 And when they had taken security of Jason, and of the

other, they let them go.

AC-17:10 And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas

by night unto Berea: who coming [thither] went into the

synagogue of the Jews.

AC-17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in

that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and

searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

AC-17:12 Therefore many of them believed; also of honourable

women which were Greeks, and of men, not a few.

AC-17:13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that

the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither

also, and stirred up the people.

AC-17:14 And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul to go

as it were to the sea: but Silas and Timotheus abode there still.

AC-17:15 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens:

and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timotheus for to come

to him with all speed, they departed.

AC-17:16 Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit

was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to

idolatry.

AC-17:17 Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews,

and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them

that met with him.

AC-17:18 Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of

the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this

babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of

strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the

resurrection.

AC-17:19 And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus,

saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou

speakest, [is]?

AC-17:20 For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears:

we would know therefore what these things mean.

AC-17:21 (For all the Athenians and strangers which were there

spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear

some new thing.)

AC-17:22 Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said,

[Ye] men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too

superstitious.

AC-17:23 For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found

an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom

therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

AC-17:24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing

that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples

made with hands;

AC-17:25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he

needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and

all things;

AC-17:26 And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to

dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the

times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

AC-17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might

feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every

one of us:

AC-17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as

certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his

offspring.

AC-17:29 Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we

ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver,

or stone, graven by art and man's device.

AC-17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now

commandeth all men every where to repent:

AC-17:31 Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will

judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath

ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in

that he hath raised him from the dead.

AC-17:32 And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead,

some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this

[matter].

AC-17:33 So Paul departed from among them.

AC-17:34 Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed:

among the which [was] Dionysius the Areopagite, and a woman

named Damaris, and others with them.

AC-18:1 After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came

to Corinth;

AC-18:2 And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus,

lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that

Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came

unto them.

AC-18:3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with

them, and wrought: for by their occupation they were tentmakers.

AC-18:4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and

persuaded the Jews and the Greeks.

AC-18:5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia,

Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews [that]

Jesus [was] Christ.

AC-18:6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he

shook [his] raiment, and said unto them, Your blood [be] upon

your own heads; I [am] clean: from henceforth I will go unto the

Gentiles.

AC-18:7 And he departed thence, and entered into a certain

[man's] house, named Justus, [one] that worshipped God, whose

house joined hard to the synagogue.

AC-18:8 And Crispus, the chief ruler of the synagogue, believed

on the Lord with all his house; and many of the Corinthians

hearing believed, and were baptized.

AC-18:9 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision,

Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:

AC-18:10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to

hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

AC-18:11 And he continued [there] a year and six months,

teaching the word of God among them.

AC-18:12 And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews

made insurrection with one accord against Paul, and brought him

to the judgment seat,

AC-18:13 Saying, This [fellow] persuadeth men to worship God

contrary to the law.

AC-18:14 And when Paul was now about to open [his] mouth,

Gallio said unto the Jews, If it were a matter of wrong or

wicked lewdness, O [ye] Jews, reason would that I should bear

with you:

AC-18:15 But if it be a question of words and names, and [of]

your law, look ye [to it]; for I will be no judge of such

[matters].

AC-18:16 And he drave them from the judgment seat.

AC-18:17 Then all the Greeks took Sosthenes, the chief ruler of

the synagogue, and beat [him] before the judgment seat. And

Gallio cared for none of those things.

AC-18:18 And Paul [after this] tarried [there] yet a good while,

and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into

Syria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila; having shorn [his]

head in Cenchrea: for he had a vow.

AC-18:19 And he came to Ephesus, and left them there: but he

himself entered into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews.

AC-18:20 When they desired [him] to tarry longer time with them,

he consented not;

AC-18:21 But bade them farewell, saying, I must by all means

keep this feast that cometh in Jerusalem: but I will return

again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus.

AC-18:22 And when he had landed at Caesarea, and gone up, and

saluted the church, he went down to Antioch.

AC-18:23 And after he had spent some time [there], he departed,

and went over [all] the country of Galatia and Phrygia in order,

strengthening all the disciples.

AC-18:24 And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria,

an eloquent man, [and] mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus.

AC-18:25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord; and

being fervent in the spirit, he spake and taught diligently the

things of the Lord, knowing only the baptism of John.

AC-18:26 And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom

when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them],

and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.

AC-18:27 And when he was disposed to pass into Achaia, the

brethren wrote, exhorting the disciples to receive him: who,

when he was come, helped them much which had believed through

grace:

AC-18:28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, [and that]

publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.

AC-19:1 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth,

Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus:

and finding certain disciples,

AC-19:2 He said unto them, Have ye received the Holy Ghost

since ye believed? And they said unto him, We have not so much

as heard whether there be any Holy Ghost.

AC-19:3 And he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized?

And they said, Unto John's baptism.

AC-19:4 Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism

of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe

on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

AC-19:5 When they heard [this], they were baptized in the name

of the Lord Jesus.

AC-19:6 And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them, the Holy

Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

AC-19:7 And all the men were about twelve.

AC-19:8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for

the space of three months, disputing and persuading the things

concerning the kingdom of God.

AC-19:9 But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but

spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from

them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school

of one Tyrannus.

AC-19:10 And this continued by the space of two years; so that

all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Lord Jesus,

both Jews and Greeks.

AC-19:11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul:

AC-19:12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick

handkerchiefs or aprons, and the diseases departed from them,

and the evil spirits went out of them.

AC-19:13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took

upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of

the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul

preacheth.

AC-19:14 And there were seven sons of [one] Sceva, a Jew, [and]

chief of the priests, which did so.

AC-19:15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know,

and Paul I know; but who are ye?

AC-19:16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them,

and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they

fled out of that house naked and wounded.

AC-19:17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also

dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of

the Lord Jesus was magnified.

AC-19:18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed

their deeds.

AC-19:19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought

their books together, and burned them before all [men]: and they

counted the price of them, and found [it] fifty thousand

[pieces] of silver.

AC-19:20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.

AC-19:21 After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the

spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go

to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see

Rome.

AC-19:22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered

unto him, Timotheus and Erastus; but he himself stayed in Asia

for a season.

AC-19:23 And the same time there arose no small stir about that

way.

AC-19:24 For a certain [man] named Demetrius, a silversmith,

which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto

the craftsmen;

AC-19:25 Whom he called together with the workmen of like

occupation, and said, Sirs, ye know that by this craft we have

our wealth.

AC-19:26 Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus,

but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and

turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are

made with hands:

AC-19:27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set

at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana

should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed,

whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

AC-19:28 And when they heard [these sayings], they were full of

wrath, and cried out, saying, Great [is] Diana of the Ephesians.

AC-19:29 And the whole city was filled with confusion: and

having caught Gaius and Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's

companions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the

theatre.

AC-19:30 And when Paul would have entered in unto the people,

the disciples suffered him not.

AC-19:31 And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his

friends, sent unto him, desiring [him] that he would not

adventure himself into the theatre.

AC-19:32 Some therefore cried one thing, and some another: for

the assembly was confused; and the more part knew not wherefore

they were come together.

AC-19:33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews

putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned with the hand, and

would have made his defence unto the people.

AC-19:34 But when they knew that he was a Jew, all with one

voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great [is] Diana

of the Ephesians.

AC-19:35 And when the townclerk had appeased the people, he

said, [Ye] men of Ephesus, what man is there that knoweth not

how that the city of the Ephesians is a worshipper of the great

goddess Diana, and of the [image] which fell down from Jupiter?

AC-19:36 Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against,

ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

AC-19:37 For ye have brought hither these men, which are

neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess.

AC-19:38 Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which are

with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and

there are deputies: let them implead one another.

AC-19:39 But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters,

it shall be determined in a lawful assembly.

AC-19:40 For we are in danger to be called in question for this

day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may give an

account of this concourse.

AC-19:41 And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the assembly.

AC-20:1 And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto [him]

the disciples, and embraced [them], and departed for to go into

Macedonia.

AC-20:2 And when he had gone over those parts, and had given

them much exhortation, he came into Greece,

AC-20:3 And [there] abode three months. And when the Jews laid

wait for him, as he was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to

return through Macedonia.

AC-20:4 And there accompanied him into Asia Sopater of Berea;

and of the Thessalonians, Aristarchus and Secundus; and Gaius of

Derbe, and Timotheus; and of Asia, Tychicus and Trophimus.

AC-20:5 These going before tarried for us at Troas.

AC-20:6 And we sailed away from Philippi after the days of

unleavened bread, and came unto them to Troas in five days;

where we abode seven days.

AC-20:7 And upon the first [day] of the week, when the

disciples came together to break bread, Paul preached unto them,

ready to depart on the morrow; and continued his speech until

midnight.

AC-20:8 And there were many lights in the upper chamber, where

they were gathered together.

AC-20:9 And there sat in a window a certain young man named

Eutychus, being fallen into a deep sleep: and as Paul was long

preaching, he sunk down with sleep, and fell down from the third

loft, and was taken up dead.

AC-20:10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing

[him] said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.

AC-20:11 When he therefore was come up again, and had broken

bread, and eaten, and talked a long while, even till break of

day, so he departed.

AC-20:12 And they brought the young man alive, and were not a

little comforted.

AC-20:13 And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos,

there intending to take in Paul: for so had he appointed,

minding himself to go afoot.

AC-20:14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and

came to Mitylene.

AC-20:15 And we sailed thence, and came the next [day] over

against Chios; and the next [day] we arrived at Samos, and

tarried at Trogyllium; and the next [day] we came to Miletus.

AC-20:16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he

would not spend the time in Asia: for he hasted, if it were

possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost.

AC-20:17 And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the

elders of the church.

AC-20:18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye

know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what

manner I have been with you at all seasons,

AC-20:19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with

many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in

wait of the Jews:

AC-20:20 [And] how I kept back nothing that was profitable

[unto you], but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly,

and from house to house,

AC-20:21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks,

repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.

AC-20:22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto

Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there:

AC-20:23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city,

saying that bonds and afflictions abide me.

AC-20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my

life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy,

and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to

testify the gospel of the grace of God.

AC-20:25 And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have

gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.

AC-20:26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I [am]

pure from the blood of all [men].

AC-20:27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the

counsel of God.

AC-20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the

flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to

feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own

blood.

AC-20:29 For I know this, that after my departing shall

grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

AC-20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking

perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

AC-20:31 Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of

three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with

tears.

AC-20:32 And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the

word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give

you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

AC-20:33 I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

AC-20:34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have

ministered unto my necessities, and to them that were with me.

AC-20:35 I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye

ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord

Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

AC-20:36 And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and

prayed with them all.

AC-20:37 And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and

kissed him,

AC-20:38 Sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake,

that they should see his face no more. And they accompanied him

unto the ship.

AC-21:1 And it came to pass, that after we were gotten from

them, and had launched, we came with a straight course unto Coos,

and the [day] following unto Rhodes, and from thence unto

Patara:

AC-21:2 And finding a ship sailing over unto Phenicia, we went

aboard, and set forth.

AC-21:3 Now when we had discovered Cyprus, we left it on the

left hand, and sailed into Syria, and landed at Tyre: for there

the ship was to unlade her burden.

AC-21:4 And finding disciples, we tarried there seven days: who

said to Paul through the Spirit, that he should not go up to

Jerusalem.

AC-21:5 And when we had accomplished those days, we departed

and went our way; and they all brought us on our way, with wives

and children, till [we were] out of the city: and we kneeled

down on the shore, and prayed.

AC-21:6 And when we had taken our leave one of another, we took

ship; and they returned home again.

AC-21:7 And when we had finished [our] course from Tyre, we

came to Ptolemais, and saluted the brethren, and abode with them

one day.

AC-21:8 And the next [day] we that were of Paul's company

departed, and came unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house

of Philip the evangelist, which was [one] of the seven; and

abode with him.

AC-21:9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did

prophesy.

AC-21:10 And as we tarried [there] many days, there came down

from Judaea a certain prophet, named Agabus.

AC-21:11 And when he was come unto us, he took Paul's girdle,

and bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus saith the Holy

Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man that owneth

this girdle, and shall deliver [him] into the hands of the

Gentiles.

AC-21:12 And when we heard these things, both we, and they of

that place, besought him not to go up to Jerusalem.

AC-21:13 Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break

mine heart? for I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die

at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.

AC-21:14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying,

The will of the Lord be done.

AC-21:15 And after those days we took up our carriages, and

went up to Jerusalem.

AC-21:16 There went with us also [certain] of the disciples of

Caesarea, and brought with them one Mnason of Cyprus, an old

disciple, with whom we should lodge.

AC-21:17 And when we were come to Jerusalem, the brethren

received us gladly.

AC-21:18 And the [day] following Paul went in with us unto

James; and all the elders were present.

AC-21:19 And when he had saluted them, he declared particularly

what things God had wrought among the Gentiles by his ministry.

AC-21:20 And when they heard [it], they glorified the Lord, and

said unto him, Thou seest, brother, how many thousands of Jews

there are which believe; and they are all zealous of the law:

AC-21:21 And they are informed of thee, that thou teachest all

the Jews which are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses, saying

that they ought not to circumcise [their] children, neither to

walk after the customs.

AC-21:22 What is it therefore? the multitude must needs come

together: for they will hear that thou art come.

AC-21:23 Do therefore this that we say to thee: We have four

men which have a vow on them;

AC-21:24 Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at

charges with them, that they may shave [their] heads: and all

may know that those things, whereof they were informed

concerning thee, are nothing; but [that] thou thyself also

walkest orderly, and keepest the law.

AC-21:25 As touching the Gentiles which believe, we have

written [and] concluded that they observe no such thing, save

only that they keep themselves from [things] offered to idols,

and from blood, and from strangled, and from fornication.

AC-21:26 Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying

himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the

accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an

offering should be offered for every one of them.

AC-21:27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews

which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up

all the people, and laid hands on him,

AC-21:28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that

teacheth all [men] every where against the people, and the law,

and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple,

and hath polluted this holy place.

AC-21:29 (For they had seen before with him in the city

Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought

into the temple.)

AC-21:30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran

together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple:

and forthwith the doors were shut.

AC-21:31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto

the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an

uproar.

AC-21:32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran

down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the

soldiers, they left beating of Paul.

AC-21:33 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and

commanded [him] to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he

was, and what he had done.

AC-21:34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the

multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the

tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.

AC-21:35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he

was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.

AC-21:36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying,

Away with him.

AC-21:37 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said

unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst

thou speak Greek?

AC-21:38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days

madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four

thousand men that were murderers?

AC-21:39 But Paul said, I am a man [which am] a Jew of Tarsus,

[a city] in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech

thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.

AC-21:40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the

stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when

there was made a great silence, he spake unto [them] in the

Hebrew tongue, saying,

AC-22:1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence [which I

make] now unto you.

AC-22:2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue

to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)

AC-22:3 I am verily a man [which am] a Jew, born in Tarsus, [a

city] in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of

Gamaliel, [and] taught according to the perfect manner of the

law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are

this day.

AC-22:4 And I persecuted this way unto the death, binding and

delivering into prisons both men and women.

AC-22:5 As also the high priest doth bear me witness, and all

the estate of the elders: from whom also I received letters unto

the brethren, and went to Damascus, to bring them which were

there bound unto Jerusalem, for to be punished.

AC-22:6 And it came to pass, that, as I made my journey, and

was come nigh unto Damascus about noon, suddenly there shone

from heaven a great light round about me.

AC-22:7 And I fell unto the ground, and heard a voice saying

unto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?

AC-22:8 And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And he said unto me,

I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest.

AC-22:9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and

were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to

me.

AC-22:10 And I said, What shall I do, Lord? And the Lord said

unto me, Arise, and go into Damascus; and there it shall be told

thee of all things which are appointed for thee to do.

AC-22:11 And when I could not see for the glory of that light,

being led by the hand of them that were with me, I came into

Damascus.

AC-22:12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to the law,

having a good report of all the Jews which dwelt [there],

AC-22:13 Came unto me, and stood, and said unto me, Brother

Saul, receive thy sight. And the same hour I looked up upon him.

AC-22:14 And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee,

that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and

shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.

AC-22:15 For thou shalt be his witness unto all men of what

thou hast seen and heard.

AC-22:16 And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and

wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

AC-22:17 And it came to pass, that, when I was come again to

Jerusalem, even while I prayed in the temple, I was in a trance;

AC-22:18 And saw him saying unto me, Make haste, and get thee

quickly out of Jerusalem: for they will not receive thy

testimony concerning me.

AC-22:19 And I said, Lord, they know that I imprisoned and beat

in every synagogue them that believed on thee:

AC-22:20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I

also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept

the raiment of them that slew him.

AC-22:21 And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far

hence unto the Gentiles.

AC-22:22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and [then]

lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a [fellow] from

the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.

AC-22:23 And as they cried out, and cast off [their] clothes,

and threw dust into the air,

AC-22:24 The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the

castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that

he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

AC-22:25 And as they bound him with thongs, Paul said unto the

centurion that stood by, Is it lawful for you to scourge a man

that is a Roman, and uncondemned?

AC-22:26 When the centurion heard [that], he went and told the

chief captain, saying, Take heed what thou doest: for this man

is a Roman.

AC-22:27 Then the chief captain came, and said unto him, Tell

me, art thou a Roman? He said, Yea.

AC-22:28 And the chief captain answered, With a great sum

obtained I this freedom. And Paul said, But I was [free] born.

AC-22:29 Then straightway they departed from him which should

have examined him: and the chief captain also was afraid, after

he knew that he was a Roman, and because he had bound him.

AC-22:30 On the morrow, because he would have known the

certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him

from [his] bands, and commanded the chief priests and all their

council to appear, and brought Paul down, and set him before

them.

AC-23:1 And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said, Men

[and] brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God

until this day.

AC-23:2 And the high priest Ananias commanded them that stood

by him to smite him on the mouth.

AC-23:3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, [thou]

whited wall: for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and

commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?

AC-23:4 And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's high

priest?

AC-23:5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the

high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the

ruler of thy people.

AC-23:6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were

Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council,

Men [and] brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of

the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.

AC-23:7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension

between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was

divided.

AC-23:8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,

neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

AC-23:9 And there arose a great cry: and the scribes [that

were] of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find

no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to

him, let us not fight against God.

AC-23:10 And when there arose a great dissension, the chief

captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of

them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by

force from among them, and to bring [him] into the castle.

AC-23:11 And the night following the Lord stood by him, and

said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me

in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.

AC-23:12 And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded

together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they

would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.

AC-23:13 And they were more than forty which had made this

conspiracy.

AC-23:14 And they came to the chief priests and elders, and

said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will

eat nothing until we have slain Paul.

AC-23:15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief

captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye

would inquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we,

or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.

AC-23:16 And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in

wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul.

AC-23:17 Then Paul called one of the centurions unto [him], and

said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain: for he hath a

certain thing to tell him.

AC-23:18 So he took him, and brought [him] to the chief captain,

and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto [him], and prayed me

to bring this young man unto thee, who hath something to say

unto thee.

AC-23:19 Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and went

[with him] aside privately, and asked [him], What is that thou

hast to tell me?

AC-23:20 And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee that

thou wouldest bring down Paul to morrow into the council, as

though they would inquire somewhat of him more perfectly.

AC-23:21 But do not thou yield unto them: for there lie in wait

for him of them more than forty men, which have bound themselves

with an oath, that they will neither eat nor drink till they

have killed him: and now are they ready, looking for a promise

from thee.

AC-23:22 So the chief captain [then] let the young man depart,

and charged [him, See thou] tell no man that thou hast shewed

these things to me.

AC-23:23 And he called unto [him] two centurions, saying, Make

ready two hundred soldiers to go to Caesarea, and horsemen

threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at the third hour

of the night;

AC-23:24 And provide [them] beasts, that they may set Paul on,

and bring [him] safe unto Felix the governor.

AC-23:25 And he wrote a letter after this manner:

AC-23:26 Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor Felix

[sendeth] greeting.

AC-23:27 This man was taken of the Jews, and should have been

killed of them: then came I with an army, and rescued him,

having understood that he was a Roman.

AC-23:28 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they

accused him, I brought him forth into their council:

AC-23:29 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their

law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or

of bonds.

AC-23:30 And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait

for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave commandment to

his accusers also to say before thee what [they had] against him.

Farewell.

AC-23:31 Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took Paul,

and brought [him] by night to Antipatris.

AC-23:32 On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with him,

and returned to the castle:

AC-23:33 Who, when they came to Caesarea, and delivered the

epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him.

AC-23:34 And when the governor had read [the letter], he asked

of what province he was. And when he understood that [he was] of

Cilicia;

AC-23:35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are

also come. And he commanded him to be kept in Herod's judgment

hall.

AC-24:1 And after five days Ananias the high priest descended

with the elders, and [with] a certain orator [named] Tertullus,

who informed the governor against Paul.

AC-24:2 And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse

[him], saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and

that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy

providence,

AC-24:3 We accept [it] always, and in all places, most noble

Felix, with all thankfulness.

AC-24:4 Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto

thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a

few words.

AC-24:5 For we have found this man [a] pestilent [fellow], and

a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and

a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

AC-24:6 Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we

took, and would have judged according to our law.

AC-24:7 But the chief captain Lysias came [upon us], and with

great violence took [him] away out of our hands,

AC-24:8 Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining

of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things,

whereof we accuse him.

AC-24:9 And the Jews also assented, saying that these things

were so.

AC-24:10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto

him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been

of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully

answer for myself:

AC-24:11 Because that thou mayest understand, that there are

yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship.

AC-24:12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with

any man, neither raising up the people, neither in the

synagogues, nor in the city:

AC-24:13 Neither can they prove the things whereof they now

accuse me.

AC-24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which

they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing

all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

AC-24:15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also

allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of

the just and unjust.

AC-24:16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a

conscience void of offence toward God, and [toward] men.

AC-24:17 Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation,

and offerings.

AC-24:18 Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in

the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

AC-24:19 Who ought to have been here before thee, and object,

if they had ought against me.

AC-24:20 Or else let these same [here] say, if they have found

any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

AC-24:21 Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing

among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in

question by you this day.

AC-24:22 And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect

knowledge of [that] way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias

the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of

your matter.

AC-24:23 And he commanded a centurion to keep Paul, and to let

[him] have liberty, and that he should forbid none of his

acquaintance to minister or come unto him.

AC-24:24 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife

Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him

concerning the faith in Christ.

AC-24:25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and

judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for

this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.

AC-24:26 He hoped also that money should have been given him of

Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the

oftener, and communed with him.

AC-24:27 But after two years Porcius Festus came into Felix'

room: and Felix, willing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul

bound.

AC-25:1 Now when Festus was come into the province, after three

days he ascended from Caesarea to Jerusalem.

AC-25:2 Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed

him against Paul, and besought him,

AC-25:3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for

him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill him.

AC-25:4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at

Caesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly [thither].

AC-25:5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able,

go down with [me], and accuse this man, if there be any

wickedness in him.

AC-25:6 And when he had tarried among them more than ten days,

he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the

judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

AC-25:7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from

Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous

complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

AC-25:8 While he answered for himself, Neither against the law

of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar,

have I offended any thing at all.

AC-25:9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered

Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be

judged of these things before me?

AC-25:10 Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat,

where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as

thou very well knowest.

AC-25:11 For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing

worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of

these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto

them. I appeal unto Caesar.

AC-25:12 Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council,

answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou

go.

AC-25:13 And after certain days king Agrippa and Bernice came

unto Caesarea to salute Festus.

AC-25:14 And when they had been there many days, Festus

declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain

man left in bonds by Felix:

AC-25:15 About whom, when I was at Jerusalem, the chief priests

and the elders of the Jews informed [me], desiring [to have]

judgment against him.

AC-25:16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans

to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have

the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for

himself concerning the crime laid against him.

AC-25:17 Therefore, when they were come hither, without any

delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded

the man to be brought forth.

AC-25:18 Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought

none accusation of such things as I supposed:

AC-25:19 But had certain questions against him of their own

superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul

affirmed to be alive.

AC-25:20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I

asked [him] whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be

judged of these matters.

AC-25:21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the

hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might

send him to Caesar.

AC-25:22 Then Agrippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the

man myself. To morrow, said he, thou shalt hear him.

AC-25:23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice,

with great pomp, and was entered into the place of hearing, with

the chief captains, and principal men of the city, at Festus'

commandment Paul was brought forth.

AC-25:24 And Festus said, King Agrippa, and all men which are

here present with us, ye see this man, about whom all the

multitude of the Jews have dealt with me, both at Jerusalem, and

[also] here, crying that he ought not to live any longer.

AC-25:25 But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy

of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have

determined to send him.

AC-25:26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord.

Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and specially

before thee, O king Agrippa, that, after examination had, I

might have somewhat to write.

AC-25:27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner,

and not withal to signify the crimes [laid] against him.

AC-26:1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to

speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and

answered for himself:

AC-26:2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall

answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things

whereof I am accused of the Jews:

AC-26:3 Especially [because I know] thee to be expert in all

customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I

beseech thee to hear me patiently.

AC-26:4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first

among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;

AC-26:5 Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify,

that after the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a

Pharisee.

AC-26:6 And now I stand and am judged for the hope of the

promise made of God unto our fathers:

AC-26:7 Unto which [promise] our twelve tribes, instantly

serving [God] day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake,

king Agrippa, I am accused of the Jews.

AC-26:8 Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you,

that God should raise the dead?

AC-26:9 I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many

things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

AC-26:10 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem: and many of the

saints did I shut up in prison, having received authority from

the chief priests; and when they were put to death, I gave my

voice against [them].

AC-26:11 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and

compelled [them] to blaspheme; and being exceedingly mad against

them, I persecuted [them] even unto strange cities.

AC-26:12 Whereupon as I went to Damascus with authority and

commission from the chief priests,

AC-26:13 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from

heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me

and them which journeyed with me.

AC-26:14 And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a

voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul,

Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick

against the pricks.

AC-26:15 And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And he said, I am

Jesus whom thou persecutest.

AC-26:16 But rise, and stand upon thy feet: for I have appeared

unto thee for this purpose, to make thee a minister and a

witness both of these things which thou hast seen, and of those

things in the which I will appear unto thee;

AC-26:17 Delivering thee from the people, and [from] the

Gentiles, unto whom now I send thee,

AC-26:18 To open their eyes, [and] to turn [them] from darkness

to light, and [from] the power of Satan unto God, that they may

receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which

are sanctified by faith that is in me.

AC-26:19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto

the heavenly vision:

AC-26:20 But shewed first unto them of Damascus, and at

Jerusalem, and throughout all the coasts of Judaea, and [then]

to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, and do

works meet for repentance.

AC-26:21 For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and

went about to kill [me].

AC-26:22 Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto

this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other

things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should

come:

AC-26:23 That Christ should suffer, [and] that he should be the

first that should rise from the dead, and should shew light unto

the people, and to the Gentiles.

AC-26:24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a

loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth

make thee mad.

AC-26:25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but

speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

AC-26:26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also

I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are

hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

AC-26:27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that

thou believest.

AC-26:28 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me

to be a Christian.

AC-26:29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but

also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether

such as I am, except these bonds.

AC-26:30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the

governor, and Bernice, and they that sat with them:

AC-26:31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between

themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of

bonds.

AC-26:32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have

been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

AC-27:1 And when it was determined that we should sail into

Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other prisoners unto

[one] named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' band.

AC-27:2 And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we launched,

meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia; [one] Aristarchus, a

Macedonian of Thessalonica, being with us.

AC-27:3 And the next [day] we touched at Sidon. And Julius

courteously entreated Paul, and gave [him] liberty to go unto

his friends to refresh himself.

AC-27:4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under

Cyprus, because the winds were contrary.

AC-27:5 And when we had sailed over the sea of Cilicia and

Pamphylia, we came to Myra, [a city] of Lycia.

AC-27:6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria

sailing into Italy; and he put us therein.

AC-27:7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce

were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we

sailed under Crete, over against Salmone;

AC-27:8 And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is

called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city [of] Lasea.

AC-27:9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now

dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul

admonished [them],

AC-27:10 And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage

will be with hurt and much damage, not only of the lading and

ship, but also of our lives.

AC-27:11 Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and the

owner of the ship, more than those things which were spoken by

Paul.

AC-27:12 And because the haven was not commodious to winter in,

the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means

they might attain to Phenice, [and there] to winter; [which is]

an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north

west.

AC-27:13 And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that

they had obtained [their] purpose, loosing [thence], they sailed

close by Crete.

AC-27:14 But not long after there arose against it a

tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.

AC-27:15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up

into the wind, we let [her] drive.

AC-27:16 And running under a certain island which is called

Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat:

AC-27:17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps,

undergirding the ship; and, fearing lest they should fall into

the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven.

AC-27:18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the

next [day] they lightened the ship;

AC-27:19 And the third [day] we cast out with our own hands the

tackling of the ship.

AC-27:20 And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared,

and no small tempest lay on [us], all hope that we should be

saved was then taken away.

AC-27:21 But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the

midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me,

and not have loosed from Crete, and to have gained this harm and

loss.

AC-27:22 And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there

shall be no loss of [any man's] life among you, but of the ship.

AC-27:23 For there stood by me this night the angel of God,

whose I am, and whom I serve,

AC-27:24 Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before

Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with

thee.

AC-27:25 Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer: for I believe God,

that it shall be even as it was told me.

AC-27:26 Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island.

AC-27:27 But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were

driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the shipmen deemed

that they drew near to some country;

AC-27:28 And sounded, and found [it] twenty fathoms: and when

they had gone a little further, they sounded again, and found

[it] fifteen fathoms.

AC-27:29 Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks,

they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day.

AC-27:30 And as the shipmen were about to flee out of the ship,

when they had let down the boat into the sea, under colour as

though they would have cast anchors out of the foreship,

AC-27:31 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except

these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved.

AC-27:32 Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and

let her fall off.

AC-27:33 And while the day was coming on, Paul besought [them]

all to take meat, saying, This day is the fourteenth day that ye

have tarried and continued fasting, having taken nothing.

AC-27:34 Wherefore I pray you to take [some] meat: for this is

for your health: for there shall not an hair fall from the head

of any of you.

AC-27:35 And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and gave

thanks to God in presence of them all: and when he had broken

[it], he began to eat.

AC-27:36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took

[some] meat.

AC-27:37 And we were in all in the ship two hundred threescore

and sixteen souls.

AC-27:38 And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the

ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.

AC-27:39 And when it was day, they knew not the land: but they

discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the which they

were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship.

AC-27:40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they committed

[themselves] unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and

hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and made toward shore.

AC-27:41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran

the ship aground; and the forepart stuck fast, and remained

unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of

the waves.

AC-27:42 And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners,

lest any of them should swim out, and escape.

AC-27:43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them

from [their] purpose; and commanded that they which could swim

should cast [themselves] first [into the sea], and get to land:

AC-27:44 And the rest, some on boards, and some on [broken

pieces] of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they escaped

all safe to land.

AC-28:1 And when they were escaped, then they knew that the

island was called Melita.

AC-28:2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness:

for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, because of

the present rain, and because of the cold.

AC-28:3 And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid

[them] on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and

fastened on his hand.

AC-28:4 And when the barbarians saw the [venomous] beast hang

on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a

murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance

suffereth not to live.

AC-28:5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no

harm.

AC-28:6 Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or

fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great

while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds,

and said that he was a god.

AC-28:7 In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man

of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and

lodged us three days courteously.

AC-28:8 And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay

sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in,

and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him.

AC-28:9 So when this was done, others also, which had diseases

in the island, came, and were healed:

AC-28:10 Who also honoured us with many honours; and when we

departed, they laded [us] with such things as were necessary.

AC-28:11 And after three months we departed in a ship of

Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was

Castor and Pollux.

AC-28:12 And landing at Syracuse, we tarried [there] three days.

AC-28:13 And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to

Rhegium: and after one day the south wind blew, and we came the

next day to Puteoli:

AC-28:14 Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry

with them seven days: and so we went toward Rome.

AC-28:15 And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they

came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns:

whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

AC-28:16 And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the

prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to

dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

AC-28:17 And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called

the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together,

he said unto them, Men [and] brethren, though I have committed

nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I

delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

AC-28:18 Who, when they had examined me, would have let [me] go,

because there was no cause of death in me.

AC-28:19 But when the Jews spake against [it], I was

constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to

accuse my nation of.

AC-28:20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see

[you], and to speak with [you]: because that for the hope of

Israel I am bound with this chain.

AC-28:21 And they said unto him, We neither received letters

out of Judaea concerning thee, neither any of the brethren that

came shewed or spake any harm of thee.

AC-28:22 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for

as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken

against.

AC-28:23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many

to him into [his] lodging; to whom he expounded and testified

the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out

of the law of Moses, and [out of] the prophets, from morning

till evening.

AC-28:24 And some believed the things which were spoken, and

some believed not.

AC-28:25 And when they agreed not among themselves, they

departed, after that Paul had spoken one word, Well spake the

Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers,

AC-28:26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall

hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not

perceive:

AC-28:27 For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their

ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest

they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears,

and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and

I should heal them.

AC-28:28 Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of

God is sent unto the Gentiles, and [that] they will hear it.

AC-28:29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed,

and had great reasoning among themselves.

AC-28:30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired house,

and received all that came in unto him,

AC-28:31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those

things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence,

no man forbidding him. king james study

AM-1:1 The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa,

which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of

Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of

Israel, two years before the earthquake.

AM-1:2 And he said, The LORD will roar from Zion, and utter his

voice from Jerusalem; and the habitations of the shepherds shall

mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither.

AM-1:3 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of

Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment]

thereof; because they have threshed Gilead with threshing

instruments of iron:

AM-1:4 But I will send a fire into the house of Hazael, which

shall devour the palaces of Benhadad.

AM-1:5 I will break also the bar of Damascus, and cut off the

inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the

sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall go

into captivity unto Kir, saith the LORD.

AM-1:6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza,

and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof;

because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to

deliver [them] up to Edom:

AM-1:7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza, which shall

devour the palaces thereof:

AM-1:8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod, and him

that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine

hand against Ekron: and the remnant of the Philistines shall

perish, saith the Lord GOD.

AM-1:9 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus,

and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof;

because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and

remembered not the brotherly covenant:

AM-1:10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which

shall devour the palaces thereof.

AM-1:11 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom,

and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof;

because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast

off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept

his wrath for ever:

AM-1:12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour

the palaces of Bozrah.

AM-1:13 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the

children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away [the

punishment] thereof; because they have ripped up the women with

child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

AM-1:14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah, and it

shall devour the palaces thereof, with shouting in the day of

battle, with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind:

AM-1:15 And their king shall go into captivity, he and his

princes together, saith the LORD.

AM-2:1 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab,

and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof;

because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:

AM-2:2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour

the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with

shouting, [and] with the sound of the trumpet:

AM-2:3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and

will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.

AM-2:4 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah,

and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof;

because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not

kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after

the which their fathers have walked:

AM-2:5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour

the palaces of Jerusalem.

AM-2:6 Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel,

and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof;

because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a

pair of shoes;

AM-2:7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the

poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his

father will go in unto the [same] maid, to profane my holy name:

AM-2:8 And they lay [themselves] down upon clothes laid to

pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned

[in] the house of their god.

AM-2:9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height

[was] like the height of the cedars, and he [was] strong as the

oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from

beneath.

AM-2:10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led

you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of

the Amorite.

AM-2:11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your

young men for Nazarites. [Is it] not even thus, O ye children of

Israel? saith the LORD.

AM-2:12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded

the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

AM-2:13 Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed

[that is] full of sheaves.

AM-2:14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and

the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the

mighty deliver himself:

AM-2:15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and [he

that is] swift of foot shall not deliver [himself]: neither

shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.

AM-2:16 And [he that is] courageous among the mighty shall flee

away naked in that day, saith the LORD.

AM-3:1 Hear this word that the LORD hath spoken against you, O

children of Israel, against the whole family which I brought up

from the land of Egypt, saying,

AM-3:2 You only have I known of all the families of the earth:

therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

AM-3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

AM-3:4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey?

will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

AM-3:5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin

[is] for him? shall [one] take up a snare from the earth, and

have taken nothing at all?

AM-3:6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not

be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not

done [it]?

AM-3:7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth

his secret unto his servants the prophets.

AM-3:8 The lion hath roared, who will not fear? the Lord GOD

hath spoken, who can but prophesy?

AM-3:9 Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in

the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves upon the

mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst

thereof, and the oppressed in the midst thereof.

AM-3:10 For they know not to do right, saith the LORD, who

store up violence and robbery in their palaces.

AM-3:11 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; An adversary [there

shall be] even round about the land; and he shall bring down thy

strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled.

AM-3:12 Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the

mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the

children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the

corner of a bed, and in Damascus [in] a couch.

AM-3:13 Hear ye, and testify in the house of Jacob, saith the

Lord GOD, the God of hosts,

AM-3:14 That in the day that I shall visit the transgressions

of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Bethel: and

the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fall to the ground.

AM-3:15 And I will smite the winter house with the summer house;

and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses

shall have an end, saith the LORD.

AM-4:1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that [are] in the

mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the

needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

AM-4:2 The Lord GOD hath sworn by his holiness, that, lo, the

days shall come upon you, that he will take you away with hooks,

and your posterity with fishhooks.

AM-4:3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every [cow at that

which is] before her; and ye shall cast [them] into the palace,

saith the LORD.

AM-4:4 Come to Bethel, and transgress; at Gilgal multiply

transgression; and bring your sacrifices every morning, [and]

your tithes after three years:

AM-4:5 And offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and

proclaim [and] publish the free offerings: for this liketh you,

O ye children of Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

AM-4:6 And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your

cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not

returned unto me, saith the LORD.

AM-4:7 And also I have withholden the rain from you, when

[there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to

rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city:

one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not

withered.

AM-4:8 So two [or] three cities wandered unto one city, to

drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not

returned unto me, saith the LORD.

AM-4:9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your

gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive

trees increased, the palmerworm devoured [them]: yet have ye not

returned unto me, saith the LORD.

AM-4:10 I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner

of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have

taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps

to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me,

saith the LORD.

AM-4:11 I have overthrown [some] of you, as God overthrew Sodom

and Gomorrah, and ye were as a firebrand plucked out of the

burning: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

AM-4:12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: [and]

because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O

Israel.

AM-4:13 For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth

the wind, and declareth unto man what [is] his thought, that

maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places

of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, [is] his name.

AM-5:1 Hear ye this word which I take up against you, [even] a

lamentation, O house of Israel.

AM-5:2 The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise:

she is forsaken upon her land; [there is] none to raise her up.

AM-5:3 For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out [by]

a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth

[by] an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.

AM-5:4 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek

ye me, and ye shall live:

AM-5:5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not

to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and

Bethel shall come to nought.

AM-5:6 Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like

fire in the house of Joseph, and devour [it], and [there be]

none to quench [it] in Bethel.

AM-5:7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off

righteousness in the earth,

AM-5:8 [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and

turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day

dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and

poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his

name:

AM-5:9 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so

that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

AM-5:10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor

him that speaketh uprightly.

AM-5:11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading [is] upon the poor,

and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of

hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted

pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

AM-5:12 For I know your manifold transgressions, and your

mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they

turn aside the poor in the gate [from their right].

AM-5:13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time;

for it [is] an evil time.

AM-5:14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the

LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

AM-5:15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish

judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will

be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

AM-5:16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith

thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in

all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman

to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

AM-5:17 And in all vineyards [shall be] wailing: for I will

pass through thee, saith the LORD.

AM-5:18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what

end [is] it for you? the day of the LORD [is] darkness, and not

light.

AM-5:19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him;

or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a

serpent bit him.

AM-5:20 [Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not

light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

AM-5:21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell

in your solemn assemblies.

AM-5:22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat

offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the

peace offerings of your fat beasts.

AM-5:23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I

will not hear the melody of thy viols.

AM-5:24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness

as a mighty stream.

AM-5:25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the

wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

AM-5:26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and

Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to

yourselves.

AM-5:27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond

Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name [is] The God of hosts.

AM-6:1 Woe to them [that are] at ease in Zion, and trust in the

mountain of Samaria, [which are] named chief of the nations, to

whom the house of Israel came!

AM-6:2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see; and from thence go ye to

Hamath the great: then go down to Gath of the Philistines: [be

they] better than these kingdoms? or their border greater than

your border?

AM-6:3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of

violence to come near;

AM-6:4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon

their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the

calves out of the midst of the stall;

AM-6:5 That chant to the sound of the viol, [and] invent to

themselves instruments of music, like David;

AM-6:6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the

chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction of

Joseph.

AM-6:7 Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that

go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves

shall be removed.

AM-6:8 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the

God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his

palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is

therein.

AM-6:9 And it shall come to pass, if there remain ten men in

one house, that they shall die.

AM-6:10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that

burneth him, to bring out the bones out of the house, and shall

say unto him that [is] by the sides of the house, [Is there] yet

[any] with thee? and he shall say, No. Then shall he say, Hold

thy tongue: for we may not make mention of the name of the LORD.

AM-6:11 For, behold, the LORD commandeth, and he will smite the

great house with breaches, and the little house with clefts.

AM-6:12 Shall horses run upon the rock? will [one] plow [there]

with oxen? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit

of righteousness into hemlock:

AM-6:13 Ye which rejoice in a thing of nought, which say, Have

we not taken to us horns by our own strength?

AM-6:14 But, behold, I will raise up against you a nation, O

house of Israel, saith the LORD the God of hosts; and they shall

afflict you from the entering in of Hemath unto the river of the

wilderness.

AM-7:1 Thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto me; and, behold, he

formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the

latter growth; and, lo, [it was] the latter growth after the

king's mowings.

AM-7:2 And it came to pass, [that] when they had made an end of

eating the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord GOD, forgive,

I beseech thee: by whom shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.

AM-7:3 The LORD repented for this: It shall not be, saith the

LORD.

AM-7:4 Thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto me: and, behold, the

Lord GOD called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great

deep, and did eat up a part.

AM-7:5 Then said I, O Lord GOD, cease, I beseech thee: by whom

shall Jacob arise? for he [is] small.

AM-7:6 The LORD repented for this: This also shall not be,

saith the Lord GOD.

AM-7:7 Thus he showed me: and, behold, the Lord stood upon a

wall [made] by a plumbline, with a plumbline in his hand.

AM-7:8 And the LORD said unto me, Amos, what seest thou? And I

said, A plumbline. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a

plumbline in the midst of my people Israel: I will not again

pass by them any more:

AM-7:9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the

sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste; and I will rise

against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.

AM-7:10 Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king

of Israel, saying, Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst

of the house of Israel: the land is not able to bear all his

words.

AM-7:11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword,

and Israel shall surely be led away captive out of their own

land.

AM-7:12 Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee

away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy

there:

AM-7:13 But prophesy not again any more at Bethel: for it [is]

the king's chapel, and it [is] the king's court.

AM-7:14 Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I [was] no

prophet, neither [was] I a prophet's son; but I [was] an herdman,

and a gatherer of sycamore fruit:

AM-7:15 And the LORD took me as I followed the flock, and the

LORD said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

AM-7:16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou

sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word]

against the house of Isaac.

AM-7:17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Thy wife shall be an

harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daughters shall fall by

the sword, and thy land shall be divided by line; and thou shalt

die in a polluted land: and Israel shall surely go into

captivity forth of his land.

AM-8:1 Thus hath the Lord GOD showed unto me: and behold a

basket of summer fruit.

AM-8:2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou? And I said, A basket

of summer fruit. Then said the LORD unto me, The end is come

upon my people of Israel; I will not again pass by them any more.

AM-8:3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that

day, saith the Lord GOD: [there shall be] many dead bodies in

every place; they shall cast [them] forth with silence.

AM-8:4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make

the poor of the land to fail,

AM-8:5 Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell

corn? and the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the

ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances

by deceit?

AM-8:6 That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a

pair of shoes; [yea], and sell the refuse of the wheat?

AM-8:7 The LORD hath sworn by the excellency of Jacob, Surely I

will never forget any of their works.

AM-8:8 Shall not the land tremble for this, and every one mourn

that dwelleth therein? and it shall rise up wholly as a flood;

and it shall be cast out and drowned, as [by] the flood of Egypt.

AM-8:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord

GOD, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon, and I will

darken the earth in the clear day:

AM-8:10 And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your

songs into lamentation; and I will bring up sackcloth upon all

loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the

mourning of an only [son], and the end thereof as a bitter day.

AM-8:11 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will

send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst

for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

AM-8:12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the

north even to the east, they shall run to and fro to seek the

word of the LORD, and shall not find [it].

AM-8:13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint

for thirst.

AM-8:14 They that swear by the sin of Samaria, and say, Thy god,

O Dan, liveth; and, The manner of Beersheba liveth; even they

shall fall, and never rise up again.

AM-9:1 I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said,

Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut

them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them

with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and

he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

AM-9:2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take

them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them

down:

AM-9:3 And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I

will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid

from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command

the serpent, and he shall bite them:

AM-9:4 And though they go into captivity before their enemies,

thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I

will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

AM-9:5 And the Lord GOD of hosts [is] he that toucheth the land,

and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and

it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as

[by] the flood of Egypt.

AM-9:6 [It is] he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and

hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the

waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the

earth: The LORD [is] his name.

AM-9:7 [Are] ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O

children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel

out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and

the Syrians from Kir?

AM-9:8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD [are] upon the sinful

kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth;

saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith

the LORD.

AM-9:9 For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of

Israel among all nations, like as [corn] is sifted in a sieve,

yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.

AM-9:10 All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword,

which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.

AM-9:11 In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David

that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will

raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:

AM-9:12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all

the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that

doeth this.

AM-9:13 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman

shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that

soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all

the hills shall melt.

AM-9:14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of

Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit

[them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine

thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.

AM-9:15 And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall

no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them,

saith the LORD thy God. king james study

COL-1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,

and Timotheus [our] brother,

COL-1:2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are

at Colosse: Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ.

COL-1:3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, praying always for you,

COL-1:4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of

the love [which ye have] to all the saints,

COL-1:5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven,

whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;

COL-1:6 Which is come unto you, as [it is] in all the world;

and bringeth forth fruit, as [it doth] also in you, since the

day ye heard [of it], and knew the grace of God in truth:

COL-1:7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant,

who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

COL-1:8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.

COL-1:9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do

not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled

with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual

understanding;

COL-1:10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all

pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in

the knowledge of God;

COL-1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious

power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;

COL-1:12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet

to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

COL-1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and

hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son:

COL-1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even]

the forgiveness of sins:

COL-1:15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn

of every creature:

COL-1:16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven,

and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be]

thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things

were created by him, and for him:

COL-1:17 And he is before all things, and by him all things

consist.

COL-1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the

beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he

might have the preeminence.

COL-1:19 For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all

fulness dwell;

COL-1:20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross,

by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say],

whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven.

COL-1:21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in

[your] mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled

COL-1:22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you

holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:

COL-1:23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and

[be] not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have

heard, [and] which was preached to every creature which is under

heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

COL-1:24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up

that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh

for his body's sake, which is the church:

COL-1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the

dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the

word of God;

COL-1:26 [Even] the mystery which hath been hid from ages and

from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

COL-1:27 To whom God would make known what [is] the riches of

the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in

you, the hope of glory:

COL-1:28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every

man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in

Christ Jesus:

COL-1:29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his

working, which worketh in me mightily.

COL-2:1 For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for

you, and [for] them at Laodicea, and [for] as many as have not

seen my face in the flesh;

COL-2:2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit

together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of

understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and

of the Father, and of Christ;

COL-2:3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and

knowledge.

COL-2:4 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with

enticing words.

COL-2:5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you

in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the

stedfastness of your faith in Christ.

COL-2:6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord,

[so] walk ye in him:

COL-2:7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith,

as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.

COL-2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and

vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of

the world, and not after Christ.

COL-2:9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead

bodily.

COL-2:10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all

principality and power:

COL-2:11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision

made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the

flesh by the circumcision of Christ:

COL-2:12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen

with [him] through the faith of the operation of God, who hath

raised him from the dead.

COL-2:13 And you, being dead in your sins and the

uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with

him, having forgiven you all trespasses;

COL-2:14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was

against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way,

nailing it to his cross;

COL-2:15 [And] having spoiled principalities and powers, he

made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.

COL-2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink,

or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the

sabbath [days]:

COL-2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body

[is] of Christ.

COL-2:18 Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary

humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things

which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

COL-2:19 And not holding the Head, from which all the body by

joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit

together, increaseth with the increase of God.

COL-2:20 Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments

of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject

to ordinances,

COL-2:21 (Touch not; taste not; handle not;

COL-2:22 Which all are to perish with the using;) after the

commandments and doctrines of men?

COL-2:23 Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will

worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any

honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

COL-3:1 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things

which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

COL-3:2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on

the earth.

COL-3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in

God.

COL-3:4 When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then

shall ye also appear with him in glory.

COL-3:5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth;

fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil

concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

COL-3:6 For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the

children of disobedience:

COL-3:7 In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in

them.

COL-3:8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice,

blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

COL-3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the

old man with his deeds;

COL-3:10 And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in

knowledge after the image of him that created him:

COL-3:11 Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor

uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ

[is] all, and in all.

COL-3:12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and

beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind,

meekness, longsuffering;

COL-3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if

any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you,

so also [do] ye.

COL-3:14 And above all these things [put on] charity, which is

the bond of perfectness.

COL-3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the

which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.

COL-3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all

wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns

and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the

Lord.

COL-3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the

name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by

him.

COL-3:18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it

is fit in the Lord.

COL-3:19 Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against

them.

COL-3:20 Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this

is well pleasing unto the Lord.

COL-3:21 Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest

they be discouraged.

COL-3:22 Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according

to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in

singleness of heart, fearing God:

COL-3:23 And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord,

and not unto men;

COL-3:24 Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward

of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

COL-3:25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong

which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.

COL-4:1 Masters, give unto [your] servants that which is just

and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven.

COL-4:2 Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with

thanksgiving;

COL-4:3 Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us

a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I

am also in bonds:

COL-4:4 That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.

COL-4:5 Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming

the time.

COL-4:6 Let your speech [be] alway with grace, seasoned with

salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

COL-4:7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, [who is]

a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in

the Lord:

COL-4:8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he

might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;

COL-4:9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is

[one] of you. They shall make known unto you all things which

[are done] here.

COL-4:10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus,

sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received

commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)

COL-4:11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the

circumcision. These only [are my] fellowworkers unto the kingdom

of God, which have been a comfort unto me.

COL-4:12 Epaphras, who is [one] of you, a servant of Christ,

saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers,

that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

COL-4:13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for

you, and them [that are] in Laodicea and them in Hierapolis.

COL-4:14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.

COL-4:15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas,

and the church which is in his house.

COL-4:16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it

be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye

likewise read the [epistle] from Laodicea.

COL-4:17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which

thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

COL-4:18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my

bonds. Grace [be] with you. Amen. king james study

DA-1:1 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of

Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem, and

besieged it.

DA-1:2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand,

with part of the vessels of the house of God: which he carried

into the land of Shinar to the house of his god; and he brought

the vessels into the treasure house of his god.

DA-1:3 And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his

eunuchs, that he should bring [certain] of the children of

Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes;

DA-1:4 Children in whom [was] no blemish, but well favoured,

and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and

understanding science, and such as [had] ability in them to

stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the

learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

DA-1:5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the

king's meat, and of the wine which he drank: so nourishing them

three years, that at the end thereof they might stand before the

king.

DA-1:6 Now among these were of the children of Judah, Daniel,

Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

DA-1:7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names: for he

gave unto Daniel [the name] of Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, of

Shadrach; and to Mishael, of Meshach; and to Azariah, of

Abednego.

DA-1:8 But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not

defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the

wine which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the

eunuchs that he might not defile himself.

DA-1:9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love

with the prince of the eunuchs.

DA-1:10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I fear

my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat and your drink:

for why should he see your faces worse liking than the children

which [are] of your sort? then shall ye make [me] endanger my

head to the king.

DA-1:11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the

eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah,

DA-1:12 Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days; and let

them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink.

DA-1:13 Then let our countenances be looked upon before thee,

and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of

the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.

DA-1:14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them

ten days.

DA-1:15 And at the end of ten days their countenances appeared

fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat

the portion of the king's meat.

DA-1:16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and

the wine that they should drink; and gave them pulse.

DA-1:17 As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and

skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding

in all visions and dreams.

DA-1:18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he

should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought

them in before Nebuchadnezzar.

DA-1:19 And the king communed with them; and among them all was

found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:

therefore stood they before the king.

DA-1:20 And in all matters of wisdom [and] understanding, that

the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than

all the magicians [and] astrologers that [were] in all his realm.

DA-1:21 And Daniel continued [even] unto the first year of king

Cyrus.

DA-2:1 And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spirit was troubled,

and his sleep brake from him.

DA-2:2 Then the king commanded to call the magicians, and the

astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to show

the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.

DA-2:3 And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and

my spirit was troubled to know the dream.

DA-2:4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king,

live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the

interpretation.

DA-2:5 The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing

is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream,

with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and

your houses shall be made a dunghill.

DA-2:6 But if ye show the dream, and the interpretation thereof,

ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and great honour:

therefore show me the dream, and the interpretation thereof.

DA-2:7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his

servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation of it.

DA-2:8 The king answered and said, I know of certainty that ye

would gain the time, because ye see the thing is gone from me.

DA-2:9 But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, [there

is but] one decree for you: for ye have prepared lying and

corrupt words to speak before me, till the time be changed:

therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can show

me the interpretation thereof.

DA-2:10 The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said, There

is not a man upon the earth that can show the king's matter:

therefore [there is] no king, lord, nor ruler, [that] asked such

things at any magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean.

DA-2:11 And [it is] a rare thing that the king requireth, and

there is none other that can show it before the king, except the

gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.

DA-2:12 For this cause the king was angry and very furious, and

commanded to destroy all the wise [men] of Babylon.

DA-2:13 And the decree went forth that the wise [men] should be

slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.

DA-2:14 Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch

the captain of the king's guard, which was gone forth to slay

the wise [men] of Babylon:

DA-2:15 He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, Why

[is] the decree [so] hasty from the king? Then Arioch made the

thing known to Daniel.

DA-2:16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he

would give him time, and that he would show the king the

interpretation.

DA-2:17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known

to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions:

DA-2:18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven

concerning this secret; that Daniel and his fellows should not

perish with the rest of the wise [men] of Babylon.

DA-2:19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night

vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven.

DA-2:20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God

for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

DA-2:21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth

kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and

knowledge to them that know understanding:

DA-2:22 He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth

what [is] in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.

DA-2:23 I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my fathers,

who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made known unto me

now what we desired of thee: for thou hast [now] made known unto

us the king's matter.

DA-2:24 Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had

ordained to destroy the wise [men] of Babylon: he went and said

thus unto him; Destroy not the wise [men] of Babylon: bring me

in before the king, and I will show unto the king the

interpretation.

DA-2:25 Then Arioch brought in Daniel before the king in haste,

and said thus unto him, I have found a man of the captives of

Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation.

DA-2:26 The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name [was]

Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream

which I have seen, and the interpretation thereof?

DA-2:27 Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said,

The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men],

the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, show unto the

king;

DA-2:28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets,

and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the

latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed,

are these;

DA-2:29 As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came [into thy mind]

upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and he that

revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass.

DA-2:30 But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for

[any] wisdom that I have more than any living, but for [their]

sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and

that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

DA-2:31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This

great image, whose brightness [was] excellent, stood before thee;

and the form thereof [was] terrible.

DA-2:32 This image's head [was] of fine gold, his breast and

his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,

DA-2:33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of

clay.

DA-2:34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands,

which smote the image upon his feet [that were] of iron and

clay, and brake them to pieces.

DA-2:35 Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and

the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff

of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away,

that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the

image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

DA-2:36 This [is] the dream; and we will tell the

interpretation thereof before the king.

DA-2:37 Thou, O king, [art] a king of kings: for the God of

heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.

DA-2:38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts

of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into

thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou [art]

this head of gold.

DA-2:39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to

thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule

over all the earth.

DA-2:40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron:

forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all [things]:

and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces

and bruise.

DA-2:41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of

potter's clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided;

but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch

as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

DA-2:42 And [as] the toes of the feet [were] part of iron, and

part of clay, [so] the kingdom shall be partly strong, and

partly broken.

DA-2:43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they

shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not

cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.

DA-2:44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven

set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the

kingdom shall not be left to other people, [but] it shall break

in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for

ever.

DA-2:45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of

the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron,

the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God

hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter:

and the dream [is] certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

DA-2:46 Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and

worshipped Daniel, and commanded that they should offer an

oblation and sweet odours unto him.

DA-2:47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said, Of a truth [it

is], that your God [is] a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and

a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret.

DA-2:48 Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave him

many great gifts, and made him ruler over the whole province of

Babylon, and chief of the governors over all the wise [men] of

Babylon.

DA-2:49 Then Daniel requested of the king, and he set Shadrach,

Meshach, and Abednego, over the affairs of the province of

Babylon: but Daniel [sat] in the gate of the king.

DA-3:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, whose

height [was] threescore cubits, [and] the breadth thereof six

cubits: he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of

Babylon.

DA-3:2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the

princes, the governors, and the captains, the judges, the

treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of

the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which

Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up.

DA-3:3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the

judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all

the rulers of the provinces, were gathered together unto the

dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up;

and they stood before the image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up.

DA-3:4 Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, O

people, nations, and languages,

DA-3:5 [That] at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet,

flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of music,

ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar

the king hath set up:

DA-3:6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth shall the

same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

DA-3:7 Therefore at that time, when all the people heard the

sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and all

kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and the languages,

fell down [and] worshipped the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar

the king had set up.

DA-3:8 Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, and

accused the Jews.

DA-3:9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar, O king,

live for ever.

DA-3:10 Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that

shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut,

psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, shall fall down

and worship the golden image:

DA-3:11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, [that] he

should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery furnace.

DA-3:12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the

affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and

Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve

not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set

up.

DA-3:13 Then Nebuchadnezzar in [his] rage and fury commanded to

bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Then they brought these

men before the king.

DA-3:14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, [Is it] true,

O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, do not ye serve my gods, nor

worship the golden image which I have set up?

DA-3:15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound

of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and

all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I

have made; [well]: but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the

same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who

[is] that God that shall deliver you out of my hands?

DA-3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to

the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we [are] not careful to answer thee

in this matter.

DA-3:17 If it be [so], our God whom we serve is able to deliver

us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver [us] out

of thine hand, O king.

DA-3:18 But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will

not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast

set up.

DA-3:19 Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of

his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego:

[therefore] he spake, and commanded that they should heat the

furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated.

DA-3:20 And he commanded the most mighty men that [were] in his

army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, [and] to cast

[them] into the burning fiery furnace.

DA-3:21 Then these men were bound in their coats, their hosen,

and their hats, and their [other] garments, and were cast into

the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

DA-3:22 Therefore because the king's commandment was urgent,

and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those

men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.

DA-3:23 And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,

fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace.

DA-3:24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up

in haste, [and] spake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we

cast three men bound into the midst of the fire? They answered

and said unto the king, True, O king.

DA-3:25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking

in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of

the fourth is like the Son of God.

DA-3:26 Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the

burning fiery furnace, [and] spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach,

and Abednego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and

come [hither]. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, came forth

of the midst of the fire.

DA-3:27 And the princes, governors, and captains, and the

king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon

whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their

head singed, neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of

fire had passed on them.

DA-3:28 [Then] Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed [be] the

God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, who hath sent his angel,

and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed

the king's word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not

serve nor worship any god, except their own God.

DA-3:29 Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation,

and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and

their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other

God that can deliver after this sort.

DA-3:30 Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego,

in the province of Babylon.

DA-4:1 Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and

languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto

you.

DA-4:2 I thought it good to show the signs and wonders that the

high God hath wrought toward me.

DA-4:3 How great [are] his signs! and how mighty [are] his

wonders! his kingdom [is] an everlasting kingdom, and his

dominion [is] from generation to generation.

DA-4:4 I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and

flourishing in my palace:

DA-4:5 I saw a dream which made me afraid, and the thoughts

upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me.

DA-4:6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise [men]

of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the

interpretation of the dream.

DA-4:7 Then came in the magicians, the astrologers, the

Chaldeans, and the soothsayers: and I told the dream before them;

but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof.

DA-4:8 But at the last Daniel came in before me, whose name

[was] Belteshazzar, according to the name of my god, and in whom

[is] the spirit of the holy gods: and before him I told the

dream, [saying],

DA-4:9 O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know

that the spirit of the holy gods [is] in thee, and no secret

troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen,

and the interpretation thereof.

DA-4:10 Thus [were] the visions of mine head in my bed; I saw,

and behold, a tree in the midst of the earth, and the height

thereof [was] great.

DA-4:11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof

reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the

earth:

DA-4:12 The leaves thereof [were] fair, and the fruit thereof

much, and in it [was] meat for all: the beasts of the field had

shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs

thereof, and all flesh was fed of it.

DA-4:13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed, and,

behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven;

DA-4:14 He cried aloud, and said thus, Hew down the tree, and

cut off his branches, shake off his leaves, and scatter his

fruit: let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from

his branches:

DA-4:15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth,

even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the

field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and [let] his

portion [be] with the beasts in the grass of the earth:

DA-4:16 Let his heart be changed from man's, and let a beast's

heart be given unto him: and let seven times pass over him.

DA-4:17 This matter [is] by the decree of the watchers, and the

demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the

living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men,

and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the

basest of men.

DA-4:18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen. Now thou, O

Belteshazzar, declare the interpretation thereof, forasmuch as

all the wise [men] of my kingdom are not able to make known unto

me the interpretation: but thou [art] able; for the spirit of

the holy gods [is] in thee.

DA-4:19 Then Daniel, whose name [was] Belteshazzar, was

astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king

spake, and said, Belteshazzar, let not the dream, or the

interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Belteshazzar answered and

said, My lord, the dream [be] to them that hate thee, and the

interpretation thereof to thine enemies.

DA-4:20 The tree that thou sawest, which grew, and was strong,

whose height reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to

all the earth;

DA-4:21 Whose leaves [were] fair, and the fruit thereof much,

and in it [was] meat for all; under which the beasts of the

field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had

their habitation:

DA-4:22 It [is] thou, O king, that art grown and become strong:

for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy

dominion to the end of the earth.

DA-4:23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one

coming down from heaven, and saying, Hew the tree down, and

destroy it; yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the

earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass

of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and

[let] his portion [be] with the beasts of the field, till seven

times pass over him;

DA-4:24 This [is] the interpretation, O king, and this [is] the

decree of the most High, which is come upon my lord the king:

DA-4:25 That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling

shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee

to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of

heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know

that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it

to whomsoever he will.

DA-4:26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the

tree roots; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou

shalt have known that the heavens do rule.

DA-4:27 Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto

thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine

iniquities by showing mercy to the poor; if it may be a

lengthening of thy tranquillity.

DA-4:28 All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar.

DA-4:29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of

the kingdom of Babylon.

DA-4:30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon,

that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of

my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

DA-4:31 While the word [was] in the king's mouth, there fell a

voice from heaven, [saying], O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it

is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee.

DA-4:32 And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling

[shall be] with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to

eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until

thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and

giveth it to whomsoever he will.

DA-4:33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon

Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as

oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his

hairs were grown like eagles' [feathers], and his nails like

birds' [claws].

DA-4:34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up

mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me,

and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that

liveth for ever, whose dominion [is] an everlasting dominion,

and his kingdom [is] from generation to generation:

DA-4:35 And all the inhabitants of the earth [are] reputed as

nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of

heaven, and [among] the inhabitants of the earth: and none can

stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?

DA-4:36 At the same time my reason returned unto me; and for

the glory of my kingdom, mine honour and brightness returned

unto me; and my counsellors and my lords sought unto me; and I

was established in my kingdom, and excellent majesty was added

unto me.

DA-4:37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the

King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways

judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

DA-5:1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of

his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.

DA-5:2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the wine, commanded to

bring the golden and silver vessels which his father

Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which [was] in

Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his

concubines, might drink therein.

DA-5:3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out

of the temple of the house of God which [was] at Jerusalem; and

the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank

in them.

DA-5:4 They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of

silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

DA-5:5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and

wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall

of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that

wrote.

DA-5:6 Then the king's countenance was changed, and his

thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were

loosed, and his knees smote one against another.

DA-5:7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the

Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. [And] the king spake, and said

to the wise [men] of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing,

and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with

scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be

the third ruler in the kingdom.

DA-5:8 Then came in all the king's wise [men]: but they could

not read the writing, nor make known to the king the

interpretation thereof.

DA-5:9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his

countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.

DA-5:10 [Now] the queen by reason of the words of the king and

his lords came into the banquet house: [and] the queen spake and

said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee,

nor let thy countenance be changed:

DA-5:11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom [is] the spirit

of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and

understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found

in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, [I

say], thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers,

Chaldeans, [and] soothsayers;

DA-5:12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and

understanding, interpreting of dreams, and showing of hard

sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same

Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be

called, and he will show the interpretation.

DA-5:13 Then was Daniel brought in before the king. [And] the

king spake and said unto Daniel, [Art] thou that Daniel, which

[art] of the children of the captivity of Judah, whom the king

my father brought out of Jewry?

DA-5:14 I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods

[is] in thee, and [that] light and understanding and excellent

wisdom is found in thee.

DA-5:15 And now the wise [men], the astrologers, have been

brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and

make known unto me the interpretation thereof: but they could

not show the interpretation of the thing:

DA-5:16 And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make

interpretations, and dissolve doubts: now if thou canst read the

writing, and make known to me the interpretation thereof, thou

shalt be clothed with scarlet, and [have] a chain of gold about

thy neck, and shalt be the third ruler in the kingdom.

DA-5:17 Then Daniel answered and said before the king, Let thy

gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; yet I will

read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the

interpretation.

DA-5:18 O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy

father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

DA-5:19 And for the majesty that he gave him, all people,

nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he

would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he

would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

DA-5:20 But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened

in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took

his glory from him:

DA-5:21 And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart

was made like the beasts, and his dwelling [was] with the wild

asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet

with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God

ruled in the kingdom of men, and [that] he appointeth over it

whomsoever he will.

DA-5:22 And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine

heart, though thou knewest all this;

DA-5:23 But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven;

and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and

thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk

wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold,

of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor

know: and the God in whose hand thy breath [is], and whose [are]

all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

DA-5:24 Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this

writing was written.

DA-5:25 And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE,

TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

DA-5:26 This [is] the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God

hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

DA-5:27 TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found

wanting.

DA-5:28 PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes

and Persians.

DA-5:29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with

scarlet, and [put] a chain of gold about his neck, and made a

proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler

in the kingdom.

DA-5:30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans

slain.

DA-5:31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, [being] about

threescore and two years old.

DA-6:1 It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and

twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;

DA-6:2 And over these three presidents; of whom Daniel [was]

first: that the princes might give accounts unto them, and the

king should have no damage.

DA-6:3 Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and

princes, because an excellent spirit [was] in him; and the king

thought to set him over the whole realm.

DA-6:4 Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion

against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none

occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he [was] faithful, neither was

there any error or fault found in him.

DA-6:5 Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion

against this Daniel, except we find [it] against him concerning

the law of his God.

DA-6:6 Then these presidents and princes assembled together to

the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

DA-6:7 All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, and

the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have consulted

together to establish a royal statute, and to make a firm decree,

that whosoever shall ask a petition of any God or man for

thirty days, save of thee, O king, he shall be cast into the den

of lions.

DA-6:8 Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing,

that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and

Persians, which altereth not.

DA-6:9 Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the decree.

DA-6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he

went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber

toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day,

and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.

DA-6:11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and

making supplication before his God.

DA-6:12 Then they came near, and spake before the king

concerning the king's decree; Hast thou not signed a decree,

that every man that shall ask [a petition] of any God or man

within thirty days, save of thee, O king, shall be cast into the

den of lions? The king answered and said, The thing [is] true,

according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth

not.

DA-6:13 Then answered they and said before the king, That

Daniel, which [is] of the children of the captivity of Judah,

regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed,

but maketh his petition three times a day.

DA-6:14 Then the king, when he heard [these] words, was sore

displeased with himself, and set [his] heart on Daniel to

deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to

deliver him.

DA-6:15 Then these men assembled unto the king, and said unto

the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes and Persians

[is], That no decree nor statute which the king establisheth may

be changed.

DA-6:16 Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, and

cast [him] into the den of lions. [Now] the king spake and said

unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou servest continually, he will

deliver thee.

DA-6:17 And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the

den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the

signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed

concerning Daniel.

DA-6:18 Then the king went to his palace, and passed the night

fasting: neither were instruments of music brought before him:

and his sleep went from him.

DA-6:19 Then the king arose very early in the morning, and went

in haste unto the den of lions.

DA-6:20 And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable

voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, O

Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest

continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?

DA-6:21 Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

DA-6:22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions'

mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him

innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I

done no hurt.

DA-6:23 Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded

that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was

taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon

him, because he believed in his God.

DA-6:24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men

which had accused Daniel, and they cast [them] into the den of

lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had

the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces or ever

they came at the bottom of the den.

DA-6:25 Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and

languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto

you.

DA-6:26 I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom

men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he [is] the

living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom [that] which

shall not be destroyed, and his dominion [shall be even] unto

the end.

DA-6:27 He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and

wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from

the power of the lions.

DA-6:28 So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and in

the reign of Cyrus the Persian.

DA-7:1 In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon Daniel

had a dream and visions of his head upon his bed: then he wrote

the dream, [and] told the sum of the matters.

DA-7:2 Daniel spake and said, I saw in my vision by night, and,

behold, the four winds of the heaven strove upon the great sea.

DA-7:3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one

from another.

DA-7:4 The first [was] like a lion, and had eagle's wings: I

beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up

from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a

man's heart was given to it.

DA-7:5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and

it raised up itself on one side, and [it had] three ribs in the

mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it,

Arise, devour much flesh.

DA-7:6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard,

which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast

had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.

DA-7:7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a

fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and

it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and

stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it [was] diverse

from all the beasts that [were] before it; and it had ten horns.

DA-7:8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among

them another little horn, before whom there were three of the

first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn

[were] eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great

things.

DA-7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the

Ancient of days did sit, whose garment [was] white as snow, and

the hair of his head like the pure wool: his throne [was like]

the fiery flame, [and] his wheels [as] burning fire.

DA-7:10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him:

thousand thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times

ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the

books were opened.

DA-7:11 I beheld then because of the voice of the great words

which the horn spake: I beheld [even] till the beast was slain,

and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.

DA-7:12 As concerning the rest of the beasts, they had their

dominion taken away: yet their lives were prolonged for a season

and time.

DA-7:13 I saw in the night visions, and, behold, [one] like the

Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the

Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.

DA-7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a

kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve

him: his dominion [is] an everlasting dominion, which shall not

pass away, and his kingdom [that] which shall not be destroyed.

DA-7:15 I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of [my]

body, and the visions of my head troubled me.

DA-7:16 I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked

him the truth of all this. So he told me, and made me know the

interpretation of the things.

DA-7:17 These great beasts, which are four, [are] four kings,

[which] shall arise out of the earth.

DA-7:18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom,

and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.

DA-7:19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which

was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth

[were of] iron, and his nails [of] brass; [which] devoured,

brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;

DA-7:20 And of the ten horns that [were] in his head, and [of]

the other which came up, and before whom three fell; even [of]

that horn that had eyes, and a mouth that spake very great

things, whose look [was] more stout than his fellows.

DA-7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints,

and prevailed against them;

DA-7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given

to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the

saints possessed the kingdom.

DA-7:23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth

kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms,

and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and

break it in pieces.

DA-7:24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom [are] ten kings

[that] shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he

shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.

DA-7:25 And he shall speak [great] words against the most High,

and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to

change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand

until a time and times and the dividing of time.

DA-7:26 But the judgment shall sit, and they shall take away

his dominion, to consume and to destroy [it] unto the end.

DA-7:27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the

kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of

the saints of the most High, whose kingdom [is] an everlasting

kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.

DA-7:28 Hitherto [is] the end of the matter. As for me Daniel,

my cogitations much troubled me, and my countenance changed in

me: but I kept the matter in my heart.

DA-8:1 In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar a

vision appeared unto me, [even unto] me Daniel, after that which

appeared unto me at the first.

DA-8:2 And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw,

that I [was] at Shushan [in] the palace, which [is] in the

province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river

of Ulai.

DA-8:3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there

stood before the river a ram which had [two] horns: and the

[two] horns [were] high; but one [was] higher than the other,

and the higher came up last.

DA-8:4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and

southward; so that no beasts might stand before him, neither

[was there any] that could deliver out of his hand; but he did

according to his will, and became great.

DA-8:5 And as I was considering, behold, an he goat came from

the west on the face of the whole earth, and touched not the

ground: and the goat [had] a notable horn between his eyes.

DA-8:6 And he came to the ram that had [two] horns, which I had

seen standing before the river, and ran unto him in the fury of

his power.

DA-8:7 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved

with choler against him, and smote the ram, and brake his two

horns: and there was no power in the ram to stand before him,

but he cast him down to the ground, and stamped upon him: and

there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand.

DA-8:8 Therefore the he goat waxed very great: and when he was

strong, the great horn was broken; and for it came up four

notable ones toward the four winds of heaven.

DA-8:9 And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which

waxed exceeding great, toward the south, and toward the east,

and toward the pleasant [land].

DA-8:10 And it waxed great, [even] to the host of heaven; and

it cast down [some] of the host and of the stars to the ground,

and stamped upon them.

DA-8:11 Yea, he magnified [himself] even to the prince of the

host, and by him the daily [sacrifice] was taken away, and the

place of his sanctuary was cast down.

DA-8:12 And an host was given [him] against the daily

[sacrifice] by reason of transgression, and it cast down the

truth to the ground; and it practiced, and prospered.

DA-8:13 Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said

unto that certain [saint] which spake, How long [shall be] the

vision [concerning] the daily [sacrifice], and the transgression

of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be

trodden under foot?

DA-8:14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three

hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.

DA-8:15 And it came to pass, when I, [even] I Daniel, had seen

the vision, and sought for the meaning, then, behold, there

stood before me as the appearance of a man.

DA-8:16 And I heard a man's voice between [the banks of] Ulai,

which called, and said, Gabriel, make this [man] to understand

the vision.

DA-8:17 So he came near where I stood: and when he came, I was

afraid, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand,

O son of man: for at the time of the end [shall be] the vision.

DA-8:18 Now as he was speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep

on my face toward the ground: but he touched me, and set me

upright.

DA-8:19 And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall

be in the last end of the indignation: for at the time appointed

the end [shall be].

DA-8:20 The ram which thou sawest having [two] horns [are] the

kings of Media and Persia.

DA-8:21 And the rough goat [is] the king of Grecia: and the

great horn that [is] between his eyes [is] the first king.

DA-8:22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it,

four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his

power.

DA-8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the

transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance,

and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

DA-8:24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power:

and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and

practice, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

DA-8:25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to

prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify [himself] in his heart,

and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against

the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

DA-8:26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was

told [is] true: wherefore shut thou up the vision; for it [shall

be] for many days.

DA-8:27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick [certain] days;

afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; and I was

astonished at the vision, but none understood [it].

DA-9:1 In the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus, of the

seed of the Medes, which was made king over the realm of the

Chaldeans;

DA-9:2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by

books the number of the years, whereof the word of the LORD came

to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years

in the desolations of Jerusalem.

DA-9:3 And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer

and supplications, with fasting, and sackcloth, and ashes:

DA-9:4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my

confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God,

keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to

them that keep his commandments;

DA-9:5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have

done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy

precepts and from thy judgments:

DA-9:6 Neither have we hearkened unto thy servants the prophets,

which spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and our

fathers, and to all the people of the land.

DA-9:7 O Lord, righteousness [belongeth] unto thee, but unto us

confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to

the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, [that are]

near, and [that are] far off, through all the countries whither

thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have

trespassed against thee.

DA-9:8 O Lord, to us [belongeth] confusion of face, to our

kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have

sinned against thee.

DA-9:9 To the Lord our God [belong] mercies and forgivenesses,

though we have rebelled against him;

DA-9:10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God,

to walk in his laws, which he set before us by his servants the

prophets.

DA-9:11 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by

departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the

curse is poured upon us, and the oath that [is] written in the

law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against

him.

DA-9:12 And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against

us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a

great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as

hath been done upon Jerusalem.

DA-9:13 As [it is] written in the law of Moses, all this evil

is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the LORD our

God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy

truth.

DA-9:14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil, and

brought it upon us: for the LORD our God [is] righteous in all

his works which he doeth: for we obeyed not his voice.

DA-9:15 And now, O Lord our God, that hast brought thy people

forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast

gotten thee renown, as at this day; we have sinned, we have done

wickedly.

DA-9:16 O Lord, according to all thy righteousness, I beseech

thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city

Jerusalem, thy holy mountain: because for our sins, and for the

iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and thy people [are become]

a reproach to all [that are] about us.

DA-9:17 Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy

servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon

thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake.

DA-9:18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes,

and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy

name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for

our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.

DA-9:19 O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do;

defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy

people are called by thy name.

DA-9:20 And whiles I [was] speaking, and praying, and

confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel, and

presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy

mountain of my God;

DA-9:21 Yea, whiles I [was] speaking in prayer, even the man

Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being

caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening

oblation.

DA-9:22 And he informed [me], and talked with me, and said, O

Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding.

DA-9:23 At the beginning of thy supplications the commandment

came forth, and I am come to show [thee]; for thou [art] greatly

beloved: therefore understand the matter, and consider the

vision.

DA-9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon

thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end

of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring

in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and

prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

DA-9:25 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going

forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto

the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore

and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall,

even in troublous times.

DA-9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut

off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that

shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end

thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war

desolations are determined.

DA-9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one

week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice

and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of

abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the

consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the

desolate.

DA-10:1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia a thing was

revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and

the thing [was] true, but the time appointed [was] long: and he

understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision.

DA-10:2 In those days I Daniel was mourning three full weeks.

DA-10:3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in

my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole

weeks were fulfilled.

DA-10:4 And in the four and twentieth day of the first month,

as I was by the side of the great river, which [is] Hiddekel;

DA-10:5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a

certain man clothed in linen, whose loins [were] girded with

fine gold of Uphaz:

DA-10:6 His body also [was] like the beryl, and his face as the

appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his

arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the

voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.

DA-10:7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that

were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon

them, so that they fled to hide themselves.

DA-10:8 Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision,

and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was

turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.

DA-10:9 Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard

the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face,

and my face toward the ground.

DA-10:10 And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my

knees and [upon] the palms of my hands.

DA-10:11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved,

understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright:

for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word

unto me, I stood trembling.

DA-10:12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the

first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to

chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am

come for thy words.

DA-10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me

one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes,

came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.

DA-10:14 Now I am come to make thee understand what shall

befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision [is]

for [many] days.

DA-10:15 And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my

face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

DA-10:16 And, behold, [one] like the similitude of the sons of

men touched my lips: then I opened my mouth, and spake, and said

unto him that stood before me, O my lord, by the vision my

sorrows are turned upon me, and I have retained no strength.

DA-10:17 For how can the servant of this my lord talk with this

my lord? for as for me, straightway there remained no strength

in me, neither is there breath left in me.

DA-10:18 Then there came again and touched me [one] like the

appearance of a man, and he strengthened me,

DA-10:19 And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace [be]

unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken

unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for

thou hast strengthened me.

DA-10:20 Then said he, Knowest thou wherefore I come unto thee?

and now will I return to fight with the prince of Persia: and

when I am gone forth, lo, the prince of Grecia shall come.

DA-10:21 But I will show thee that which is noted in the

scripture of truth: and [there is] none that holdeth with me in

these things, but Michael your prince.

DA-11:1 Also I in the first year of Darius the Mede, [even] I,

stood to confirm and to strengthen him.

DA-11:2 And now will I show thee the truth. Behold, there shall

stand up yet three kings in Persia; and the fourth shall be far

richer than [they] all: and by his strength through his riches

he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia.

DA-11:3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with

great dominion, and do according to his will.

DA-11:4 And when he shall stand up, his kingdom shall be broken,

and shall be divided toward the four winds of heaven; and not

to his posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled:

for his kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others beside

those.

DA-11:5 And the king of the south shall be strong, and [one] of

his princes; and he shall be strong above him, and have dominion;

his dominion [shall be] a great dominion.

DA-11:6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves

together; for the king's daughter of the south shall come to the

king of the north to make an agreement: but she shall not retain

the power of the arm; neither shall he stand, nor his arm: but

she shall be given up, and they that brought her, and he that

begat her, and he that strengthened her in [these] times.

DA-11:7 But out of a branch of her roots shall [one] stand up

in his estate, which shall come with an army, and shall enter

into the fortress of the king of the north, and shall deal

against them, and shall prevail:

DA-11:8 And shall also carry captives into Egypt their gods,

with their princes, [and] with their precious vessels of silver

and of gold; and he shall continue [more] years than the king of

the north.

DA-11:9 So the king of the south shall come into [his] kingdom,

and shall return into his own land.

DA-11:10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a

multitude of great forces: and [one] shall certainly come, and

overflow, and pass through: then shall he return, and be stirred

up, [even] to his fortress.

DA-11:11 And the king of the south shall be moved with choler,

and shall come forth and fight with him, [even] with the king of

the north: and he shall set forth a great multitude; but the

multitude shall be given into his hand.

DA-11:12 [And] when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart

shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down [many] ten thousands:

but he shall not be strengthened [by it].

DA-11:13 For the king of the north shall return, and shall set

forth a multitude greater than the former, and shall certainly

come after certain years with a great army and with much riches.

DA-11:14 And in those times there shall many stand up against

the king of the south: also the robbers of thy people shall

exalt themselves to establish the vision; but they shall fall.

DA-11:15 So the king of the north shall come, and cast up a

mount, and take the most fenced cities: and the arms of the

south shall not withstand, neither his chosen people, neither

[shall there be any] strength to withstand.

DA-11:16 But he that cometh against him shall do according to

his own will, and none shall stand before him: and he shall

stand in the glorious land, which by his hand shall be consumed.

DA-11:17 He shall also set his face to enter with the strength

of his whole kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he

do: and he shall give him the daughter of women, corrupting her:

but she shall not stand [on his side], neither be for him.

DA-11:18 After this shall he turn his face unto the isles, and

shall take many: but a prince for his own behalf shall cause the

reproach offered by him to cease; without his own reproach he

shall cause [it] to turn upon him.

DA-11:19 Then he shall turn his face toward the fort of his own

land: but he shall stumble and fall, and not be found.

DA-11:20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes

[in] the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be

destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

DA-11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to

whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall

come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

DA-11:22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown

from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of

the covenant.

DA-11:23 And after the league [made] with him he shall work

deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with

a small people.

DA-11:24 He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places

of the province; and he shall do [that] which his fathers have

not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them

the prey, and spoil, and riches: [yea], and he shall forecast

his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

DA-11:25 And he shall stir up his power and his courage against

the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the

south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty

army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices

against him.

DA-11:26 Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall

destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall

down slain.

DA-11:27 And both these kings' hearts [shall be] to do mischief,

and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not

prosper: for yet the end [shall be] at the time appointed.

DA-11:28 Then shall he return into his land with great riches;

and his heart [shall be] against the holy covenant; and he shall

do [exploits], and return to his own land.

DA-11:29 At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward

the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

DA-11:30 For the ships of Chittim shall come against him:

therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation

against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return,

and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.

DA-11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall

pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily

[sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh

desolate.

DA-11:32 And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he

corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God

shall be strong, and do [exploits].

DA-11:33 And they that understand among the people shall

instruct many: yet they shall fall by the sword, and by flame,

by captivity, and by spoil, [many] days.

DA-11:34 Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a

little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

DA-11:35 And [some] of them of understanding shall fall, to try

them, and to purge, and to make [them] white, [even] to the time

of the end: because [it is] yet for a time appointed.

DA-11:36 And the king shall do according to his will; and he

shall exalt himself, and magnify himself above every god, and

shall speak marvellous things against the God of gods, and shall

prosper till the indignation be accomplished: for that that is

determined shall be done.

DA-11:37 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor

the desire of women, nor regard any god: for he shall magnify

himself above all.

DA-11:38 But in his estate shall he honour the God of forces:

and a god whom his fathers knew not shall he honour with gold,

and silver, and with precious stones, and pleasant things.

DA-11:39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds with a

strange god, whom he shall acknowledge [and] increase with glory:

and he shall cause them to rule over many, and shall divide the

land for gain.

DA-11:40 And at the time of the end shall the king of the south

push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him

like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with

many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall

overflow and pass over.

DA-11:41 He shall enter also into the glorious land, and many

[countries] shall be overthrown: but these shall escape out of

his hand, [even] Edom, and Moab, and the chief of the children

of Ammon.

DA-11:42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the

countries: and the land of Egypt shall not escape.

DA-11:43 But he shall have power over the treasures of gold and

of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt: and the

Libyans and the Ethiopians [shall be] at his steps.

DA-11:44 But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall

trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to

destroy, and utterly to make away many.

DA-11:45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of his palace

between the seas in the glorious holy mountain; yet he shall

come to his end, and none shall help him.

DA-12:1 And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great

prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there

shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a

nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people

shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the

book.

DA-12:2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth

shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame [and]

everlasting contempt.

DA-12:3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of

the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the

stars for ever and ever.

DA-12:4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the

book, [even] to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,

and knowledge shall be increased.

DA-12:5 Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other

two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the

other on that side of the bank of the river.

DA-12:6 And [one] said to the man clothed in linen, which [was]

upon the waters of the river, How long [shall it be to] the end

of these wonders?

DA-12:7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which [was] upon

the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his

left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever

that [it shall be] for a time, times, and an half; and when he

shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people,

all these [things] shall be finished.

DA-12:8 And I heard, but I understood not: then said I, O my

Lord, what [shall be] the end of these [things]?

DA-12:9 And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words [are]

closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

DA-12:10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but

the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall

understand; but the wise shall understand.

DA-12:11 And from the time [that] the daily [sacrifice] shall

be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up,

[there shall be] a thousand two hundred and ninety days.

DA-12:12 Blessed [is] he that waiteth, and cometh to the

thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.

DA-12:13 But go thou thy way till the end [be]: for thou shalt

rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. king james

study

DE-1:1 These [be] the words which Moses spake unto all Israel

on this side Jordan in the wilderness, in the plain over against

the Red [sea], between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and

Hazeroth, and Dizahab.

DE-1:2 ([There are] eleven days' [journey] from Horeb by the

way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)

DE-1:3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the

eleventh month, on the first [day] of the month, [that] Moses

spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the

LORD had given him in commandment unto them;

DE-1:4 After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which

dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at

Astaroth in Edrei:

DE-1:5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to

declare this law, saying,

DE-1:6 The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have

dwelt long enough in this mount:

DE-1:7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of

the Amorites, and unto all [the places] nigh thereunto, in the

plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by

the sea side, to the land of the Canaanites, and unto Lebanon,

unto the great river, the river Euphrates.

DE-1:8 Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and

possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers, Abraham,

Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after

them.

DE-1:9 And I spake unto you at that time, saying, I am not able

to bear you myself alone:

DE-1:10 The LORD your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye

[are] this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

DE-1:11 (The LORD God of your fathers make you a thousand times

so many more as ye [are], and bless you, as he hath promised you!

)

DE-1:12 How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your

burden, and your strife?

DE-1:13 Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among

your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

DE-1:14 And ye answered me, and said, The thing which thou hast

spoken [is] good [for us] to do.

DE-1:15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known,

and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and

captains over hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains

over tens, and officers among your tribes.

DE-1:16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear

[the causes] between your brethren, and judge righteously

between [every] man and his brother, and the stranger [that is]

with him.

DE-1:17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; [but] ye

shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be

afraid of the face of man; for the judgment [is] God's: and the

cause that is too hard for you, bring [it] unto me, and I will

hear it.

DE-1:18 And I commanded you at that time all the things which

ye should do.

DE-1:19 And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all

that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of

the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us;

and we came to Kadeshbarnea.

DE-1:20 And I said unto you, Ye are come unto the mountain of

the Amorites, which the LORD our God doth give unto us.

DE-1:21 Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee:

go up [and] possess [it], as the LORD God of thy fathers hath

said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.

DE-1:22 And ye came near unto me every one of you, and said, We

will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land,

and bring us word again by what way we must go up, and into what

cities we shall come.

DE-1:23 And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men

of you, one of a tribe:

DE-1:24 And they turned and went up into the mountain, and came

unto the valley of Eshcol, and searched it out.

DE-1:25 And they took of the fruit of the land in their hands,

and brought [it] down unto us, and brought us word again, and

said, [It is] a good land which the LORD our God doth give us.

DE-1:26 Notwithstanding ye would not go up, but rebelled

against the commandment of the LORD your God:

DE-1:27 And ye murmured in your tents, and said, Because the

LORD hated us, he hath brought us forth out of the land of Egypt,

to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites, to destroy us.

DE-1:28 Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged

our heart, saying, The people [is] greater and taller than we;

the cities [are] great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we

have seen the sons of the Anakims there.

DE-1:29 Then I said unto you, Dread not, neither be afraid of

them.

DE-1:30 The LORD your God which goeth before you, he shall

fight for you, according to all that he did for you in Egypt

before your eyes;

DE-1:31 And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that

the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all

the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

DE-1:32 Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,

DE-1:33 Who went in the way before you, to search you out a

place to pitch your tents [in], in fire by night, to show you by

what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day.

DE-1:34 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was

wroth, and sware, saying,

DE-1:35 Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil

generation see that good land, which I sware to give unto your

fathers,

DE-1:36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh; he shall see it, and

to him will I give the land that he hath trodden upon, and to

his children, because he hath wholly followed the LORD.

DE-1:37 Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying,

Thou also shalt not go in thither.

DE-1:38 [But] Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee,

he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause

Israel to inherit it.

DE-1:39 Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a

prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge

between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them

will I give it, and they shall possess it.

DE-1:40 But [as for] you, turn you, and take your journey into

the wilderness by the way of the Red sea.

DE-1:41 Then ye answered and said unto me, We have sinned

against the LORD, we will go up and fight, according to all that

the LORD our God commanded us. And when ye had girded on every

man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill.

DE-1:42 And the LORD said unto me, Say unto them, Go not up,

neither fight; for I [am] not among you; lest ye be smitten

before your enemies.

DE-1:43 So I spake unto you; and ye would not hear, but

rebelled against the commandment of the LORD, and went

presumptuously up into the hill.

DE-1:44 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came

out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you

in Seir, [even] unto Hormah.

DE-1:45 And ye returned and wept before the LORD; but the LORD

would not hearken to your voice, nor give ear unto you.

DE-1:46 So ye abode in Kadesh many days, according unto the

days that ye abode [there].

DE-2:1 Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness

by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we

compassed mount Seir many days.

DE-2:2 And the LORD spake unto me, saying,

DE-2:3 Ye have compassed this mountain long enough: turn you

northward.

DE-2:4 And command thou the people, saying, Ye [are] to pass

through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which

dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good

heed unto yourselves therefore:

DE-2:5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their

land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given

mount Seir unto Esau [for] a possession.

DE-2:6 Ye shall buy meat of them for money, that ye may eat;

and ye shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may drink.

DE-2:7 For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works

of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great

wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God [hath been] with

thee; thou hast lacked nothing.

DE-2:8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of

Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from

Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of

the wilderness of Moab.

DE-2:9 And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites,

neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of

their land [for] a possession; because I have given Ar unto the

children of Lot [for] a possession.

DE-2:10 The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great,

and many, and tall, as the Anakims;

DE-2:11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims; but

the Moabites call them Emims.

DE-2:12 The Horims also dwelt in Seir beforetime; but the

children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them

from before them, and dwelt in their stead; as Israel did unto

the land of his possession, which the LORD gave unto them.

DE-2:13 Now rise up, [said I], and get you over the brook Zered.

And we went over the brook Zered.

DE-2:14 And the space in which we came from Kadeshbarnea, until

we were come over the brook Zered, [was] thirty and eight years;

until all the generation of the men of war were wasted out from

among the host, as the LORD sware unto them.

DE-2:15 For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them, to

destroy them from among the host, until they were consumed.

DE-2:16 So it came to pass, when all the men of war were

consumed and dead from among the people,

DE-2:17 That the LORD spake unto me, saying,

DE-2:18 Thou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moab,

this day:

DE-2:19 And [when] thou comest nigh over against the children

of Ammon, distress them not, nor meddle with them: for I will

not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon [any]

possession; because I have given it unto the children of Lot

[for] a possession.

DE-2:20 (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt

therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims;

DE-2:21 A people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; but

the LORD destroyed them before them; and they succeeded them,

and dwelt in their stead:

DE-2:22 As he did to the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir,

when he destroyed the Horims from before them; and they

succeeded them, and dwelt in their stead even unto this day:

DE-2:23 And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim, [even] unto Azzah,

the Caphtorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, destroyed them,

and dwelt in their stead.)

DE-2:24 Rise ye up, take your journey, and pass over the river

Arnon: behold, I have given into thine hand Sihon the Amorite,

king of Heshbon, and his land: begin to possess [it], and

contend with him in battle.

DE-2:25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the

fear of thee upon the nations [that are] under the whole heaven,

who shall hear report of thee, and shall tremble, and be in

anguish because of thee.

DE-2:26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth

unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying,

DE-2:27 Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the

high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the

left.

DE-2:28 Thou shalt sell me meat for money, that I may eat; and

give me water for money, that I may drink: only I will pass

through on my feet;

DE-2:29 (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the

Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass

over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.

DE-2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him:

for the LORD thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart

obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as

[appeareth] this day.

DE-2:31 And the LORD said unto me, Behold, I have begun to give

Sihon and his land before thee: begin to possess, that thou

mayest inherit his land.

DE-2:32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people,

to fight at Jahaz.

DE-2:33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us; and we

smote him, and his sons, and all his people.

DE-2:34 And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly

destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every

city, we left none to remain:

DE-2:35 Only the cattle we took for a prey unto ourselves, and

the spoil of the cities which we took.

DE-2:36 From Aroer, which [is] by the brink of the river of

Arnon, and [from] the city that [is] by the river, even unto

Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us: the LORD our

God delivered all unto us:

DE-2:37 Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest

not, [nor] unto any place of the river Jabbok, nor unto the

cities in the mountains, nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God

forbad us.

DE-3:1 Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og

the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people,

to battle at Edrei.

DE-3:2 And the LORD said unto me, Fear him not: for I will

deliver him, and all his people, and his land, into thy hand;

and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the

Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

DE-3:3 So the LORD our God delivered into our hands Og also,

the king of Bashan, and all his people: and we smote him until

none was left to him remaining.

DE-3:4 And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a

city which we took not from them, threescore cities, all the

region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan.

DE-3:5 All these cities [were] fenced with high walls, gates,

and bars; beside unwalled towns a great many.

DE-3:6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king

of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of

every city.

DE-3:7 But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took

for a prey to ourselves.

DE-3:8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two

kings of the Amorites the land that [was] on this side Jordan,

from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;

DE-3:9 ([Which] Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion; and the

Amorites call it Shenir;)

DE-3:10 All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, and all

Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in

Bashan.

DE-3:11 For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of

giants; behold, his bedstead [was] a bedstead of iron; [is] it

not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits [was] the

length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the

cubit of a man.

DE-3:12 And this land, [which] we possessed at that time, from

Aroer, which [is] by the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and

the cities thereof, gave I unto the Reubenites and to the

Gadites.

DE-3:13 And the rest of Gilead, and all Bashan, [being] the

kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half tribe of Manasseh; all the

region of Argob, with all Bashan, which was called the land of

giants.

DE-3:14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the country of Argob

unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi; and called them after

his own name, Bashanhavothjair, unto this day.

DE-3:15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir.

DE-3:16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave

from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley, and the

border even unto the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the

children of Ammon;

DE-3:17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast [thereof],

from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt

sea, under Ashdothpisgah eastward.

DE-3:18 And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your

God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over

armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all [that

are] meet for the war.

DE-3:19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle,

([for] I know that ye have much cattle,) shall abide in your

cities which I have given you;

DE-3:20 Until the LORD have given rest unto your brethren, as

well as unto you, and [until] they also possess the land which

the LORD your God hath given them beyond Jordan: and [then]

shall ye return every man unto his possession, which I have

given you.

DE-3:21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying, Thine eyes

have seen all that the LORD your God hath done unto these two

kings: so shall the LORD do unto all the kingdoms whither thou

passest.

DE-3:22 Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall

fight for you.

DE-3:23 And I besought the LORD at that time, saying,

DE-3:24 O Lord GOD, thou hast begun to show thy servant thy

greatness, and thy mighty hand: for what God [is there] in

heaven or in earth, that can do according to thy works, and

according to thy might?

DE-3:25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that

[is] beyond Jordan, that goodly mountain, and Lebanon.

DE-3:26 But the LORD was wroth with me for your sakes, and

would not hear me: and the LORD said unto me, Let it suffice

thee; speak no more unto me of this matter.

DE-3:27 Get thee up into the top of Pisgah, and lift up thine

eyes westward, and northward, and southward, and eastward, and

behold [it] with thine eyes: for thou shalt not go over this

Jordan.

DE-3:28 But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen

him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause

them to inherit the land which thou shalt see.

DE-3:29 So we abode in the valley over against Bethpeor.

DE-4:1 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and

unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do [them], that ye

may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of

your fathers giveth you.

DE-4:2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you,

neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the

commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

DE-4:3 Your eyes have seen what the LORD did because of

Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the LORD thy

God hath destroyed them from among you.

DE-4:4 But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God [are]

alive every one of you this day.

DE-4:5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even

as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the

land whither ye go to possess it.

DE-4:6 Keep therefore and do [them]; for this [is] your wisdom

and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall

hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation [is]

a wise and understanding people.

DE-4:7 For what nation [is there so] great, who [hath] God [so]

nigh unto them, as the LORD our God [is] in all [things that] we

call upon him [for]?

DE-4:8 And what nation [is there so] great, that hath statutes

and judgments [so] righteous as all this law, which I set before

you this day?

DE-4:9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently,

lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest

they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach

them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;

DE-4:10 [Specially] the day that thou stoodest before the LORD

thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the

people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they

may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the

earth, and [that] they may teach their children.

DE-4:11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the

mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with

darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.

DE-4:12 And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the

fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude;

only [ye heard] a voice.

DE-4:13 And he declared unto you his covenant, which he

commanded you to perform, [even] ten commandments; and he wrote

them upon two tables of stone.

DE-4:14 And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you

statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land

whither ye go over to possess it.

DE-4:15 Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw

no manner of similitude on the day [that] the LORD spake unto

you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:

DE-4:16 Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven

image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or

female,

DE-4:17 The likeness of any beast that [is] on the earth, the

likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,

DE-4:18 The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground,

the likeness of any fish that [is] in the waters beneath the

earth:

DE-4:19 And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when

thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, [even] all the

host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve

them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under

the whole heaven.

DE-4:20 But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out

of the iron furnace, [even] out of Egypt, to be unto him a

people of inheritance, as [ye are] this day.

DE-4:21 Furthermore the LORD was angry with me for your sakes,

and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that I should

not go in unto that good land, which the LORD thy God giveth

thee [for] an inheritance:

DE-4:22 But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan:

but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.

DE-4:23 Take heed unto yourselves, lest ye forget the covenant

of the LORD your God, which he made with you, and make you a

graven image, [or] the likeness of any [thing], which the LORD

thy God hath forbidden thee.

DE-4:24 For the LORD thy God [is] a consuming fire, [even] a

jealous God.

DE-4:25 When thou shalt beget children, and children's children,

and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt

[yourselves], and make a graven image, [or] the likeness of any

[thing], and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to

provoke him to anger:

DE-4:26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day,

that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto

ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong [your]

days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

DE-4:27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and

ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the

LORD shall lead you.

DE-4:28 And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands,

wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

DE-4:29 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God,

thou shalt find [him], if thou seek him with all thy heart and

with all thy soul.

DE-4:30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are

come upon thee, [even] in the latter days, if thou turn to the

LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

DE-4:31 (For the LORD thy God [is] a merciful God;) he will not

forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of

thy fathers which he sware unto them.

DE-4:32 For ask now of the days that are past, which were

before thee, since the day that God created man upon the earth,

and [ask] from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether

there hath been [any such thing] as this great thing [is], or

hath been heard like it?

DE-4:33 Did [ever] people hear the voice of God speaking out of

the midst of the fire, as thou hast heard, and live?

DE-4:34 Or hath God assayed to go [and] take him a nation from

the midst of [another] nation, by temptations, by signs, and by

wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by a stretched

out arm, and by great terrors, according to all that the LORD

your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?

DE-4:35 Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that

the LORD he [is] God; [there is] none else beside him.

DE-4:36 Out of heaven he made thee to hear his voice, that he

might instruct thee: and upon earth he showed thee his great

fire; and thou heardest his words out of the midst of the fire.

DE-4:37 And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose

their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with

his mighty power out of Egypt;

DE-4:38 To drive out nations from before thee greater and

mightier than thou [art], to bring thee in, to give thee their

land [for] an inheritance, as [it is] this day.

DE-4:39 Know therefore this day, and consider [it] in thine

heart, that the LORD he [is] God in heaven above, and upon the

earth beneath: [there is] none else.

DE-4:40 Thou shalt keep therefore his statutes, and his

commandments, which I command thee this day, that it may go well

with thee, and with thy children after thee, and that thou

mayest prolong [thy] days upon the earth, which the LORD thy God

giveth thee, for ever.

DE-4:41 Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan

toward the sun rising;

DE-4:42 That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill

his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and

that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:

DE-4:43 [Namely], Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country,

of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and

Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

DE-4:44 And this [is] the law which Moses set before the

children of Israel:

DE-4:45 These [are] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the

judgments, which Moses spake unto the children of Israel, after

they came forth out of Egypt,

DE-4:46 On this side Jordan, in the valley over against

Bethpeor, in the land of Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt

at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after

they were come forth out of Egypt:

DE-4:47 And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of

Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which [were] on this side

Jordan toward the sun rising;

DE-4:48 From Aroer, which [is] by the bank of the river Arnon,

even unto mount Sion, which [is] Hermon,

DE-4:49 And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even

unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah.

DE-5:1 And Moses called all Israel, and said unto them, Hear, O

Israel, the statutes and judgments which I speak in your ears

this day, that ye may learn them, and keep, and do them.

DE-5:2 The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.

DE-5:3 The LORD made not this covenant with our fathers, but

with us, [even] us, who [are] all of us here alive this day.

DE-5:4 The LORD talked with you face to face in the mount out

of the midst of the fire,

DE-5:5 (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to show

you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the

fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,

DE-5:6 I [am] the LORD thy God, which brought thee out of the

land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

DE-5:7 Thou shalt have none other gods before me.

DE-5:8 Thou shalt not make thee [any] graven image, [or] any

likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is]

in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the waters beneath the

earth:

DE-5:9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve

them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the

iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and

fourth [generation] of them that hate me,

DE-5:10 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me

and keep my commandments.

DE-5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in

vain: for the LORD will not hold [him] guiltless that taketh his

name in vain.

DE-5:12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy

God hath commanded thee.

DE-5:13 Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work:

DE-5:14 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy

God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor

thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine

ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that

[is] within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant

may rest as well as thou.

DE-5:15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of

Egypt, and [that] the LORD thy God brought thee out thence

through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the

LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.

DE-5:16 Honour thy father and thy mother, as the LORD thy God

hath commanded thee; that thy days may be prolonged, and that it

may go well with thee, in the land which the LORD thy God giveth

thee.

DE-5:17 Thou shalt not kill.

DE-5:18 Neither shalt thou commit adultery.

DE-5:19 Neither shalt thou steal.

DE-5:20 Neither shalt thou bear false witness against thy

neighbour.

DE-5:21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbour's wife, neither

shalt thou covet thy neighbour's house, his field, or his

manservant, or his maidservant, his ox, or his ass, or any

[thing] that [is] thy neighbour's.

DE-5:22 These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in

the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the

thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he

wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

DE-5:23 And it came to pass, when ye heard the voice out of the

midst of the darkness, (for the mountain did burn with fire,)

that ye came near unto me, [even] all the heads of your tribes,

and your elders;

DE-5:24 And ye said, Behold, the LORD our God hath showed us

his glory and his greatness, and we have heard his voice out of

the midst of the fire: we have seen this day that God doth talk

with man, and he liveth.

DE-5:25 Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire

will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any

more, then we shall die.

DE-5:26 For who [is there of] all flesh, that hath heard the

voice of the living God speaking out of the midst of the fire,

as we [have], and lived?

DE-5:27 Go thou near, and hear all that the LORD our God shall

say: and speak thou unto us all that the LORD our God shall

speak unto thee; and we will hear [it], and do [it].

DE-5:28 And the LORD heard the voice of your words, when ye

spake unto me; and the LORD said unto me, I have heard the voice

of the words of this people, which they have spoken unto thee:

they have well said all that they have spoken.

DE-5:29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they

would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it

might be well with them, and with their children for ever!

DE-5:30 Go say to them, Get you into your tents again.

DE-5:31 But as for thee, stand thou here by me, and I will

speak unto thee all the commandments, and the statutes, and the

judgments, which thou shalt teach them, that they may do [them]

in the land which I give them to possess it.

DE-5:32 Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God

hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or

to the left.

DE-5:33 Ye shall walk in all the ways which the LORD your God

hath commanded you, that ye may live, and [that it may be] well

with you, and [that] ye may prolong [your] days in the land

which ye shall possess.

DE-6:1 Now these [are] the commandments, the statutes, and the

judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that

ye might do [them] in the land whither ye go to possess it:

DE-6:2 That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all

his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou,

and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and

that thy days may be prolonged.

DE-6:3 Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do [it]; that

it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as

the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that

floweth with milk and honey.

DE-6:4 Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God [is] one LORD:

DE-6:5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine

heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

DE-6:6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be

in thine heart:

DE-6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children,

and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and

when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when

thou risest up.

DE-6:8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and

they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.

DE-6:9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house,

and on thy gates.

DE-6:10 And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have

brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to

Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly

cities, which thou buildedst not,

DE-6:11 And houses full of all good [things], which thou

filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not,

vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou

shalt have eaten and be full;

DE-6:12 [Then] beware lest thou forget the LORD, which brought

thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.

DE-6:13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and

shalt swear by his name.

DE-6:14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the

people which [are] round about you;

DE-6:15 (For the LORD thy God [is] a jealous God among you)

lest the anger of the LORD thy God be kindled against thee, and

destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

DE-6:16 Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted

[him] in Massah.

DE-6:17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD

your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath

commanded thee.

DE-6:18 And thou shalt do [that which is] right and good in the

sight of the LORD: that it may be well with thee, and that thou

mayest go in and possess the good land which the LORD sware unto

thy fathers,

DE-6:19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the

LORD hath spoken.

DE-6:20 [And] when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying,

What [mean] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments,

which the LORD our God hath commanded you?

DE-6:21 Then thou shalt say unto thy son, We were Pharaoh's

bondmen in Egypt; and the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a

mighty hand:

DE-6:22 And the LORD showed signs and wonders, great and sore,

upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our

eyes:

DE-6:23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring

us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.

DE-6:24 And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to

fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might

preserve us alive, as [it is] at this day.

DE-6:25 And it shall be our righteousness, if we observe to do

all these commandments before the LORD our God, as he hath

commanded us.

DE-7:1 When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land

whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations

before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites,

and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and

the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

DE-7:2 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee;

thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt

make no covenant with them, nor show mercy unto them:

DE-7:3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy

daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter

shalt thou take unto thy son.

DE-7:4 For they will turn away thy son from following me, that

they may serve other gods: so will the anger of the LORD be

kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.

DE-7:5 But thus shall ye deal with them; ye shall destroy their

altars, and break down their images, and cut down their groves,

and burn their graven images with fire.

DE-7:6 For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the

LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto

himself, above all people that [are] upon the face of the earth.

DE-7:7 The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you,

because ye were more in number than any people; for ye [were]

the fewest of all people:

DE-7:8 But because the LORD loved you, and because he would

keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers, hath the

LORD brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of

the house of bondmen, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

DE-7:9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the

faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that

love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

DE-7:10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to

destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he

will repay him to his face.

DE-7:11 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the

statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to

do them.

DE-7:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these

judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall

keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto

thy fathers:

DE-7:13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply

thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of

thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of

thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he

sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

DE-7:14 Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not

be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.

DE-7:15 And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and

will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest,

upon thee; but will lay them upon all [them] that hate thee.

DE-7:16 And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD

thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon

them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a

snare unto thee.

DE-7:17 If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations [are]

more than I; how can I dispossess them?

DE-7:18 Thou shalt not be afraid of them: [but] shalt well

remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all

Egypt;

DE-7:19 The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the

signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the stretched

out arm, whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out: so shall the

LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid.

DE-7:20 Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among

them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee,

be destroyed.

DE-7:21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them: for the LORD thy

God [is] among you, a mighty God and terrible.

DE-7:22 And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before

thee by little and little: thou mayest not consume them at once,

lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee.

DE-7:23 But the LORD thy God shall deliver them unto thee, and

shall destroy them with a mighty destruction, until they be

destroyed.

DE-7:24 And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and

thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no

man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.

DE-7:25 The graven images of their gods shall ye burn with fire:

thou shalt not desire the silver or gold [that is] on them, nor

take [it] unto thee, lest thou be snared therein: for it [is] an

abomination to the LORD thy God.

DE-7:26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine

house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: [but] thou shalt

utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it [is]

a cursed thing.

DE-8:1 All the commandments which I command thee this day shall

ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and

possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers.

DE-8:2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy

God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee,

[and] to prove thee, to know what [was] in thine heart, whether

thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

DE-8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and

fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy

fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not

live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of

the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

DE-8:4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy

foot swell, these forty years.

DE-8:5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man

chasteneth his son, [so] the LORD thy God chasteneth thee.

DE-8:6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD

thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

DE-8:7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a

land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out

of valleys and hills;

DE-8:8 A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees,

and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey;

DE-8:9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness,

thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are]

iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

DE-8:10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt

bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given

thee.

DE-8:11 Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not

keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes,

which I command thee this day:

DE-8:12 Lest [when] thou hast eaten and art full, and hast

built goodly houses, and dwelt [therein];

DE-8:13 And [when] thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy

silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is

multiplied;

DE-8:14 Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD

thy God, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from

the house of bondage;

DE-8:15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness,

[wherein were] fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought,

where [there was] no water; who brought thee forth water out of

the rock of flint;

DE-8:16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy

fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might

prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

DE-8:17 And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of

[mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.

DE-8:18 But thou shalt remember the LORD thy God: for [it is]

he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish

his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as [it is] this

day.

DE-8:19 And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the LORD thy

God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them,

I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

DE-8:20 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your

face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto

the voice of the LORD your God.

DE-9:1 Hear, O Israel: Thou [art] to pass over Jordan this day,

to go in to possess nations greater and mightier than thyself,

cities great and fenced up to heaven,

DE-9:2 A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims,

whom thou knowest, and [of whom] thou hast heard [say], Who can

stand before the children of Anak!

DE-9:3 Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God

[is] he which goeth over before thee; [as] a consuming fire he

shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face:

so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the

LORD hath said unto thee.

DE-9:4 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy

God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my

righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land:

but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them

out from before thee.

DE-9:5 Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of

thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the

wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out

from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the

LORD sware unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

DE-9:6 Understand therefore, that the LORD thy God giveth thee

not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness; for thou

[art] a stiffnecked people.

DE-9:7 Remember, [and] forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD

thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst

depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place,

ye have been rebellious against the LORD.

DE-9:8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the

LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.

DE-9:9 When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables

of stone, [even] the tables of the covenant which the LORD made

with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights,

I neither did eat bread nor drink water:

DE-9:10 And the LORD delivered unto me two tables of stone

written with the finger of God; and on them [was written]

according to all the words, which the LORD spake with you in the

mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly.

DE-9:11 And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty

nights, [that] the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, [even]

the tables of the covenant.

DE-9:12 And the LORD said unto me, Arise, get thee down quickly

from hence; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of

Egypt have corrupted [themselves]; they are quickly turned aside

out of the way which I commanded them; they have made them a

molten image.

DE-9:13 Furthermore the LORD spake unto me, saying, I have seen

this people, and, behold, it [is] a stiffnecked people:

DE-9:14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out

their name from under heaven: and I will make of thee a nation

mightier and greater than they.

DE-9:15 So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount

burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant [were] in

my two hands.

DE-9:16 And I looked, and, behold, ye had sinned against the

LORD your God, [and] had made you a molten calf: ye had turned

aside quickly out of the way which the LORD had commanded you.

DE-9:17 And I took the two tables, and cast them out of my two

hands, and brake them before your eyes.

DE-9:18 And I fell down before the LORD, as at the first, forty

days and forty nights: I did neither eat bread, nor drink water,

because of all your sins which ye sinned, in doing wickedly in

the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

DE-9:19 For I was afraid of the anger and hot displeasure,

wherewith the LORD was wroth against you to destroy you. But the

LORD hearkened unto me at that time also.

DE-9:20 And the LORD was very angry with Aaron to have

destroyed him: and I prayed for Aaron also the same time.

DE-9:21 And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and

burnt it with fire, and stamped it, [and] ground [it] very small,

[even] until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust

thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.

DE-9:22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah,

ye provoked the LORD to wrath.

DE-9:23 Likewise when the LORD sent you from Kadeshbarnea,

saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you; then

ye rebelled against the commandment of the LORD your God, and ye

believed him not, nor hearkened to his voice.

DE-9:24 Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day

that I knew you.

DE-9:25 Thus I fell down before the LORD forty days and forty

nights, as I fell down [at the first]; because the LORD had said

he would destroy you.

DE-9:26 I prayed therefore unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD,

destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast

redeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth

out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

DE-9:27 Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; look

not unto the stubbornness of this people, nor to their

wickedness, nor to their sin:

DE-9:28 Lest the land whence thou broughtest us out say,

Because the LORD was not able to bring them into the land which

he promised them, and because he hated them, he hath brought

them out to slay them in the wilderness.

DE-9:29 Yet they [are] thy people and thine inheritance, which

thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out

arm.

DE-10:1 At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables

of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount,

and make thee an ark of wood.

DE-10:2 And I will write on the tables the words that were in

the first tables which thou brakest, and thou shalt put them in

the ark.

DE-10:3 And I made an ark [of] shittim wood, and hewed two

tables of stone like unto the first, and went up into the mount,

having the two tables in mine hand.

DE-10:4 And he wrote on the tables, according to the first

writing, the ten commandments, which the LORD spake unto you in

the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the

assembly: and the LORD gave them unto me.

DE-10:5 And I turned myself and came down from the mount, and

put the tables in the ark which I had made; and there they be,

as the LORD commanded me.

DE-10:6 And the children of Israel took their journey from

Beeroth of the children of Jaakan to Mosera: there Aaron died,

and there he was buried; and Eleazar his son ministered in the

priest's office in his stead.

DE-10:7 From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from

Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.

DE-10:8 At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to

bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the

LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this

day.

DE-10:9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his

brethren; the LORD [is] his inheritance, according as the LORD

thy God promised him.

DE-10:10 And I stayed in the mount, according to the first time,

forty days and forty nights; and the LORD hearkened unto me at

that time also, [and] the LORD would not destroy thee.

DE-10:11 And the LORD said unto me, Arise, take [thy] journey

before the people, that they may go in and possess the land,

which I sware unto their fathers to give unto them.

DE-10:12 And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of

thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and

to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart

and with all thy soul,

DE-10:13 To keep the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes,

which I command thee this day for thy good?

DE-10:14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens [is] the

LORD'S thy God, the earth [also], with all that therein [is].

DE-10:15 Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love

them, and he chose their seed after them, [even] you above all

people, as [it is] this day.

DE-10:16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and

be no more stiffnecked.

DE-10:17 For the LORD your God [is] God of gods, and Lord of

lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth

not persons, nor taketh reward:

DE-10:18 He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and

widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

DE-10:19 Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers

in the land of Egypt.

DE-10:20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve,

and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.

DE-10:21 He [is] thy praise, and he [is] thy God, that hath

done for thee these great and terrible things, which thine eyes

have seen.

DE-10:22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and

ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the

stars of heaven for multitude.

DE-11:1 Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep

his charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his

commandments, alway.

DE-11:2 And know ye this day: for [I speak] not with your

children which have not known, and which have not seen the

chastisement of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty

hand, and his stretched out arm,

DE-11:3 And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the

midst of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his

land;

DE-11:4 And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their

horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red

sea to overflow them as they pursued after you, and [how] the

LORD hath destroyed them unto this day;

DE-11:5 And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye

came into this place;

DE-11:6 And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of

Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and

swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and

all the substance that [was] in their possession, in the midst

of all Israel:

DE-11:7 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the LORD

which he did.

DE-11:8 Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments which I

command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and

possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;

DE-11:9 And that ye may prolong [your] days in the land, which

the LORD sware unto your fathers to give unto them and to their

seed, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

DE-11:10 For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it,

[is] not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where

thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst [it] with thy foot, as a

garden of herbs:

DE-11:11 But the land, whither ye go to possess it, [is] a land

of hills and valleys, [and] drinketh water of the rain of heaven:

DE-11:12 A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of

the LORD thy God [are] always upon it, from the beginning of the

year even unto the end of the year.

DE-11:13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken

diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day, to

love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and

with all your soul,

DE-11:14 That I will give [you] the rain of your land in his

due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest

gather in thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil.

DE-11:15 And I will send grass in thy fields for thy cattle,

that thou mayest eat and be full.

DE-11:16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not

deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship

them;

DE-11:17 And [then] the LORD'S wrath be kindled against you,

and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the

land yield not her fruit; and [lest] ye perish quickly from off

the good land which the LORD giveth you.

DE-11:18 Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart

and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that

they may be as frontlets between your eyes.

DE-11:19 And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of

them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by

the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

DE-11:20 And thou shalt write them upon the door posts of thine

house, and upon thy gates:

DE-11:21 That your days may be multiplied, and the days of your

children, in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to

give them, as the days of heaven upon the earth.

DE-11:22 For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments

which I command you, to do them, to love the LORD your God, to

walk in all his ways, and to cleave unto him;

DE-11:23 Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from

before you, and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier

than yourselves.

DE-11:24 Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread

shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river,

the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your

coast be.

DE-11:25 There shall no man be able to stand before you: [for]

the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you

upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto

you.

DE-11:26 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a

curse;

DE-11:27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD

your God, which I command you this day:

DE-11:28 And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of

the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command

you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.

DE-11:29 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD thy God hath

brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it,

that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerizim, and the

curse upon mount Ebal.

DE-11:30 [Are] they not on the other side Jordan, by the way

where the sun goeth down, in the land of the Canaanites, which

dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of

Moreh?

DE-11:31 For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the

land which the LORD your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it,

and dwell therein.

DE-11:32 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and

judgments which I set before you this day.

DE-12:1 These [are] the statutes and judgments, which ye shall

observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers

giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the

earth.

DE-12:2 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the

nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high

mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree:

DE-12:3 And ye shall overthrow their altars, and break their

pillars, and burn their groves with fire; and ye shall hew down

the graven images of their gods, and destroy the names of them

out of that place.

DE-12:4 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

DE-12:5 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose

out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his

habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

DE-12:6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and

your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your

hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the

firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:

DE-12:7 And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye

shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your

households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee.

DE-12:8 Ye shall not do after all [the things] that we do here

this day, every man whatsoever [is] right in his own eyes.

DE-12:9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the

inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.

DE-12:10 But [when] ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land

which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit, and [when] he

giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye

dwell in safety;

DE-12:11 Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God

shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye

bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your

sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand,

and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD:

DE-12:12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and

your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your

maidservants, and the Levite that [is] within your gates;

forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.

DE-12:13 Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt

offerings in every place that thou seest:

DE-12:14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of

thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and

there thou shalt do all that I command thee.

DE-12:15 Notwithstanding thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all

thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, according to the

blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee: the

unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the roebuck, and as

of the hart.

DE-12:16 Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon

the earth as water.

DE-12:17 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy

corn, or of thy wine, or of thy oil, or the firstlings of thy

herds or of thy flock, nor any of thy vows which thou vowest,

nor thy freewill offerings, or heave offering of thine hand:

DE-12:18 But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the

place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son,

and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and

the Levite that [is] within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice

before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands

unto.

DE-12:19 Take heed to thyself that thou forsake not the Levite

as long as thou livest upon the earth.

DE-12:20 When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he

hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh,

because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh,

whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.

DE-12:21 If the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to put

his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt kill of thy

herd and of thy flock, which the LORD hath given thee, as I have

commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever thy

soul lusteth after.

DE-12:22 Even as the roebuck and the hart is eaten, so thou

shalt eat them: the unclean and the clean shall eat [of] them

alike.

DE-12:23 Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the

blood [is] the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the

flesh.

DE-12:24 Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the

earth as water.

DE-12:25 Thou shalt not eat it; that it may go well with thee,

and with thy children after thee, when thou shalt do [that which

is] right in the sight of the LORD.

DE-12:26 Only thy holy things which thou hast, and thy vows,

thou shalt take, and go unto the place which the LORD shall

choose.

DE-12:27 And thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, the flesh

and the blood, upon the altar of the LORD thy God: and the blood

of thy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the LORD

thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh.

DE-12:28 Observe and hear all these words which I command thee,

that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee

for ever, when thou doest [that which is] good and right in the

sight of the LORD thy God.

DE-12:29 When the LORD thy God shall cut off the nations from

before thee, whither thou goest to possess them, and thou

succeedest them, and dwellest in their land;

DE-12:30 Take heed to thyself that thou be not snared by

following them, after that they be destroyed from before thee;

and that thou inquire not after their gods, saying, How did

these nations serve their gods? even so will I do likewise.

DE-12:31 Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every

abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto

their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have

burnt in the fire to their gods.

DE-12:32 What thing soever I command you, observe to do it:

thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

DE-13:1 If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of

dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder,

DE-13:2 And the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he

spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou

hast not known, and let us serve them;

DE-13:3 Thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet,

or that dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to

know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and

with all your soul.

DE-13:4 Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him,

and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall

serve him, and cleave unto him.

DE-13:5 And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be

put to death; because he hath spoken to turn [you] away from the

LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and

redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of

the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So

shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee.

DE-13:6 If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or

thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which

[is] as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go

and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy

fathers;

DE-13:7 [Namely], of the gods of the people which [are] round

about you, nigh unto thee, or far off from thee, from the [one]

end of the earth even unto the [other] end of the earth;

DE-13:8 Thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him;

neither shall thine eye pity him, neither shalt thou spare,

neither shalt thou conceal him:

DE-13:9 But thou shalt surely kill him; thine hand shall be

first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of

all the people.

DE-13:10 And thou shalt stone him with stones, that he die;

because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the LORD thy God,

which brought thee out of the land of Egypt, from the house of

bondage.

DE-13:11 And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do no

more any such wickedness as this is among you.

DE-13:12 If thou shalt hear [say] in one of thy cities, which

the LORD thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying,

DE-13:13 [Certain] men, the children of Belial, are gone out

from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city,

saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;

DE-13:14 Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask

diligently; and, behold, [if it be] truth, [and] the thing

certain, [that] such abomination is wrought among you;

DE-13:15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city

with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that

[is] therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.

DE-13:16 And thou shalt gather all the spoil of it into the

midst of the street thereof, and shalt burn with fire the city,

and all the spoil thereof every whit, for the LORD thy God: and

it shall be an heap for ever; it shall not be built again.

DE-13:17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to

thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his

anger, and show thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and

multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;

DE-13:18 When thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy

God, to keep all his commandments which I command thee this day,

to do [that which is] right in the eyes of the LORD thy God.

DE-14:1 Ye [are] the children of the LORD your God: ye shall

not cut yourselves, nor make any baldness between your eyes for

the dead.

DE-14:2 For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God,

and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto

himself, above all the nations that [are] upon the earth.

DE-14:3 Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing.

DE-14:4 These [are] the beasts which ye shall eat: the ox, the

sheep, and the goat,

DE-14:5 The hart, and the roebuck, and the fallow deer, and the

wild goat, and the pygarg, and the wild ox, and the chamois.

DE-14:6 And every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the

cleft into two claws, [and] cheweth the cud among the beasts,

that ye shall eat.

DE-14:7 Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew

the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; [as] the camel,

and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide

not the hoof; [therefore] they [are] unclean unto you.

DE-14:8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet

cheweth not the cud, it [is] unclean unto you: ye shall not eat

of their flesh, nor touch their dead carcase.

DE-14:9 These ye shall eat of all that [are] in the waters: all

that have fins and scales shall ye eat:

DE-14:10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat;

it [is] unclean unto you.

DE-14:11 [Of] all clean birds ye shall eat.

DE-14:12 But these [are they] of which ye shall not eat: the

eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey,

DE-14:13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his

kind,

DE-14:14 And every raven after his kind,

DE-14:15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and

the hawk after his kind,

DE-14:16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

DE-14:17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,

DE-14:18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the

lapwing, and the bat.

DE-14:19 And every creeping thing that flieth [is] unclean unto

you: they shall not be eaten.

DE-14:20 [But of] all clean fowls ye may eat.

DE-14:21 Ye shall not eat [of] any thing that dieth of itself:

thou shalt give it unto the stranger that [is] in thy gates,

that he may eat it; or thou mayest sell it unto an alien: for

thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not

seethe a kid in his mother's milk.

DE-14:22 Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed,

that the field bringeth forth year by year.

DE-14:23 And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the

place which he shall choose to place his name there, the tithe

of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings

of thy herds and of thy flocks; that thou mayest learn to fear

the LORD thy God always.

DE-14:24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art

not able to carry it; [or] if the place be too far from thee,

which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when

the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

DE-14:25 Then shalt thou turn [it] into money, and bind up the

money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place which the LORD

thy God shall choose:

DE-14:26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy

soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for

strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou

shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice,

thou, and thine household,

DE-14:27 And the Levite that [is] within thy gates; thou shalt

not forsake him; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee.

DE-14:28 At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all

the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay [it] up

within thy gates:

DE-14:29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor

inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless,

and the widow, which [are] within thy gates, shall come, and

shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee

in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

DE-15:1 At the end of [every] seven years thou shalt make a

release.

DE-15:2 And this [is] the manner of the release: Every creditor

that lendeth [ought] unto his neighbour shall release [it]; he

shall not exact [it] of his neighbour, or of his brother;

because it is called the LORD'S release.

DE-15:3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact [it again]: but [that]

which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release;

DE-15:4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the

LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God

giveth thee [for] an inheritance to possess it:

DE-15:5 Only if thou carefully hearken unto the voice of the

LORD thy God, to observe to do all these commandments which I

command thee this day.

DE-15:6 For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee:

and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not

borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall

not reign over thee.

DE-15:7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren

within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God

giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine

hand from thy poor brother:

DE-15:8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt

surely lend him sufficient for his need, [in that] which he

wanteth.

DE-15:9 Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart,

saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and

thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him

nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin

unto thee.

DE-15:10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not

be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this

thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in

all that thou puttest thine hand unto.

DE-15:11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land:

therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand

wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy

land.

DE-15:12 [And] if thy brother, an Hebrew man, or an Hebrew

woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years; then in the

seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee.

DE-15:13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee, thou

shalt not let him go away empty:

DE-15:14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and

out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: [of that] wherewith

the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.

DE-15:15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in

the land of Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee: therefore

I command thee this thing to day.

DE-15:16 And it shall be, if he say unto thee, I will not go

away from thee; because he loveth thee and thine house, because

he is well with thee;

DE-15:17 Then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust [it] through

his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And

also unto thy maidservant thou shalt do likewise.

DE-15:18 It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou sendest

him away free from thee; for he hath been worth a double hired

servant [to thee], in serving thee six years: and the LORD thy

God shall bless thee in all that thou doest.

DE-15:19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of

thy flock thou shalt sanctify unto the LORD thy God: thou shalt

do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the

firstling of thy sheep.

DE-15:20 Thou shalt eat [it] before the LORD thy God year by

year in the place which the LORD shall choose, thou and thy

household.

DE-15:21 And if there be [any] blemish therein, [as if it be]

lame, or blind, [or have] any ill blemish, thou shalt not

sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

DE-15:22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates: the unclean and

the clean [person shall eat it] alike, as the roebuck, and as

the hart.

DE-15:23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt

pour it upon the ground as water.

DE-16:1 Observe the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto

the LORD thy God: for in the month of Abib the LORD thy God

brought thee forth out of Egypt by night.

DE-16:2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the passover unto the

LORD thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the

LORD shall choose to place his name there.

DE-16:3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it; seven days

shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith, [even] the bread of

affliction: for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in

haste: that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth

out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life.

DE-16:4 And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in

all thy coast seven days; neither shall there [any thing] of the

flesh, which thou sacrificedst the first day at even, remain all

night until the morning.

DE-16:5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of

thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee:

DE-16:6 But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to

place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the passover at

even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou

camest forth out of Egypt.

DE-16:7 And thou shalt roast and eat [it] in the place which

the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the

morning, and go unto thy tents.

DE-16:8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the

seventh day [shall be] a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God:

thou shalt do no work [therein].

DE-16:9 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee: begin to

number the seven weeks from [such time as] thou beginnest [to

put] the sickle to the corn.

DE-16:10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD

thy God with a tribute of a freewill offering of thine hand,

which thou shalt give [unto the LORD thy God], according as the

LORD thy God hath blessed thee:

DE-16:11 And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou,

and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy

maidservant, and the Levite that [is] within thy gates, and the

stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that [are] among

you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place

his name there.

DE-16:12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in

Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.

DE-16:13 Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days,

after that thou hast gathered in thy corn and thy wine:

DE-16:14 And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son,

and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and

the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow,

that [are] within thy gates.

DE-16:15 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the

LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because

the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in

all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely

rejoice.

DE-16:16 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear

before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in

the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in

the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the

LORD empty:

DE-16:17 Every man [shall give] as he is able, according to the

blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee.

DE-16:18 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy

gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes:

and they shall judge the people with just judgment.

DE-16:19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect

persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of

the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.

DE-16:20 That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that

thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God

giveth thee.

DE-16:21 Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near

unto the altar of the LORD thy God, which thou shalt make thee.

DE-16:22 Neither shalt thou set thee up [any] image; which the

LORD thy God hateth.

DE-17:1 Thou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God [any]

bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, [or] any evilfavouredness:

for that [is] an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

DE-17:2 If there be found among you, within any of thy gates

which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath

wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in

transgressing his covenant,

DE-17:3 And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped

them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven,

which I have not commanded;

DE-17:4 And it be told thee, and thou hast heard [of it], and

inquired diligently, and, behold, [it be] true, [and] the thing

certain, [that] such abomination is wrought in Israel:

DE-17:5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman,

which have committed that wicked thing, unto thy gates, [even]

that man or that woman, and shalt stone them with stones, till

they die.

DE-17:6 At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses,

shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; [but] at the

mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

DE-17:7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to

put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So

thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

DE-17:8 If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment,

between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between

stroke and stroke, [being] matters of controversy within thy

gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place

which the LORD thy God shall choose;

DE-17:9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and

unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire; and

they shall show thee the sentence of judgment:

DE-17:10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which

they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall show thee;

and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform

thee:

DE-17:11 According to the sentence of the law which they shall

teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell

thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence

which they shall show thee, [to] the right hand, nor [to] the

left.

DE-17:12 And the man that will do presumptuously, and will not

hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before

the LORD thy God, or unto the judge, even that man shall die:

and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel.

DE-17:13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no

more presumptuously.

DE-17:14 When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy

God giveth thee, and shalt possess it, and shalt dwell therein,

and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the

nations that [are] about me;

DE-17:15 Thou shalt in any wise set [him] king over thee, whom

the LORD thy God shall choose: [one] from among thy brethren

shalt thou set king over thee: thou mayest not set a stranger

over thee, which [is] not thy brother.

DE-17:16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause

the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should

multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye

shall henceforth return no more that way.

DE-17:17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his

heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to

himself silver and gold.

DE-17:18 And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of

his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a

book out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites:

DE-17:19 And it shall be with him, and he shall read therein

all the days of his life: that he may learn to fear the LORD his

God, to keep all the words of this law and these statutes, to do

them:

DE-17:20 That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren,

and that he turn not aside from the commandment, [to] the right

hand, or [to] the left: to the end that he may prolong [his]

days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of

Israel.

DE-18:1 The priests the Levites, [and] all the tribe of Levi,

shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat

the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.

DE-18:2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their

brethren: the LORD [is] their inheritance, as he hath said unto

them.

DE-18:3 And this shall be the priest's due from the people,

from them that offer a sacrifice, whether [it be] ox or sheep;

and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two

cheeks, and the maw.

DE-18:4 The firstfruit [also] of thy corn, of thy wine, and of

thine oil, and the first of the fleece of thy sheep, shalt thou

give him.

DE-18:5 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy

tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and

his sons for ever.

DE-18:6 And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all

Israel, where he sojourned, and come with all the desire of his

mind unto the place which the LORD shall choose;

DE-18:7 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God,

as all his brethren the Levites [do], which stand there before

the LORD.

DE-18:8 They shall have like portions to eat, beside that which

cometh of the sale of his patrimony.

DE-18:9 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God

giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations

of those nations.

DE-18:10 There shall not be found among you [any one] that

maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or]

that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an

enchanter, or a witch,

DE-18:11 Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or

a wizard, or a necromancer.

DE-18:12 For all that do these things [are] an abomination unto

the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God

doth drive them out from before thee.

DE-18:13 Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God.

DE-18:14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened

unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the

LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so [to do].

DE-18:15 The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet

from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him

ye shall hearken;

DE-18:16 According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy

God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear

again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this

great fire any more, that I die not.

DE-18:17 And the LORD said unto me, They have well [spoken

that] which they have spoken.

DE-18:18 I will raise them up a Prophet from among their

brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth;

and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

DE-18:19 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever will not

hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will

require [it] of him.

DE-18:20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word

in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that

shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall

die.

DE-18:21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the

word which the LORD hath not spoken?

DE-18:22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if

the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that [is] the thing

which the LORD hath not spoken, [but] the prophet hath spoken it

presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

DE-19:1 When the LORD thy God hath cut off the nations, whose

land the LORD thy God giveth thee, and thou succeedest them, and

dwellest in their cities, and in their houses;

DE-19:2 Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst

of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it.

DE-19:3 Thou shalt prepare thee a way, and divide the coasts of

thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee to inherit, into

three parts, that every slayer may flee thither.

DE-19:4 And this [is] the case of the slayer, which shall flee

thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour

ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past;

DE-19:5 As when a man goeth into the wood with his neighbour to

hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down

the tree, and the head slippeth from the helve, and lighteth

upon his neighbour, that he die; he shall flee unto one of those

cities, and live:

DE-19:6 Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while

his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and

slay him; whereas he [was] not worthy of death, inasmuch as he

hated him not in time past.

DE-19:7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt separate

three cities for thee.

DE-19:8 And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath

sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he

promised to give unto thy fathers;

DE-19:9 If thou shalt keep all these commandments to do them,

which I command thee this day, to love the LORD thy God, and to

walk ever in his ways; then shalt thou add three cities more for

thee, beside these three:

DE-19:10 That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the

LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance, and [so] blood be

upon thee.

DE-19:11 But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for

him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die,

and fleeth into one of these cities:

DE-19:12 Then the elders of his city shall send and fetch him

thence, and deliver him into the hand of the avenger of blood,

that he may die.

DE-19:13 Thine eye shall not pity him, but thou shalt put away

[the guilt of] innocent blood from Israel, that it may go well

with thee.

DE-19:14 Thou shalt not remove thy neighbour's landmark, which

they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt

inherit in the land that the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess

it.

DE-19:15 One witness shall not rise up against a man for any

iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the

mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses,

shall the matter be established.

DE-19:16 If a false witness rise up against any man to testify

against him [that which is] wrong;

DE-19:17 Then both the men, between whom the controversy [is],

shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges,

which shall be in those days;

DE-19:18 And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and,

behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness, [and] hath

testified falsely against his brother;

DE-19:19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have

done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from

among you.

DE-19:20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and shall

henceforth commit no more any such evil among you.

DE-19:21 And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go]

for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for

foot.

DE-20:1 When thou goest out to battle against thine enemies,

and seest horses, and chariots, [and] a people more than thou,

be not afraid of them: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee,

which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

DE-20:2 And it shall be, when ye are come nigh unto the battle,

that the priest shall approach and speak unto the people,

DE-20:3 And shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach

this day unto battle against your enemies: let not your hearts

faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified

because of them;

DE-20:4 For the LORD your God [is] he that goeth with you, to

fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

DE-20:5 And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying,

What man [is there] that hath built a new house, and hath not

dedicated it? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in

the battle, and another man dedicate it.

DE-20:6 And what man [is he] that hath planted a vineyard, and

hath not [yet] eaten of it? let him [also] go and return unto

his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

DE-20:7 And what man [is there] that hath betrothed a wife, and

hath not taken her? let him go and return unto his house, lest

he die in the battle, and another man take her.

DE-20:8 And the officers shall speak further unto the people,

and they shall say, What man [is there that is] fearful and

fainthearted? let him go and return unto his house, lest his

brethren's heart faint as well as his heart.

DE-20:9 And it shall be, when the officers have made an end of

speaking unto the people, that they shall make captains of the

armies to lead the people.

DE-20:10 When thou comest nigh unto a city to fight against it,

then proclaim peace unto it.

DE-20:11 And it shall be, if it make thee answer of peace, and

open unto thee, then it shall be, [that] all the people [that

is] found therein shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall

serve thee.

DE-20:12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make

war against thee, then thou shalt besiege it:

DE-20:13 And when the LORD thy God hath delivered it into thine

hands, thou shalt smite every male thereof with the edge of the

sword:

DE-20:14 But the women, and the little ones, and the cattle,

and all that is in the city, [even] all the spoil thereof, shalt

thou take unto thyself; and thou shalt eat the spoil of thine

enemies, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

DE-20:15 Thus shalt thou do unto all the cities [which are]

very far off from thee, which [are] not of the cities of these

nations.

DE-20:16 But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy

God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive

nothing that breatheth:

DE-20:17 But thou shalt utterly destroy them; [namely], the

Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites,

the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath

commanded thee:

DE-20:18 That they teach you not to do after all their

abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so should ye

sin against the LORD your God.

DE-20:19 When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making

war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees

thereof by forcing an ax against them: for thou mayest eat of

them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the

field [is] man's [life]) to employ [them] in the siege:

DE-20:20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they [be] not

trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them down; and thou

shalt build bulwarks against the city that maketh war with thee,

until it be subdued.

DE-21:1 If [one] be found slain in the land which the LORD thy

God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, [and] it be

not known who hath slain him:

DE-21:2 Then thy elders and thy judges shall come forth, and

they shall measure unto the cities which [are] round about him

that is slain:

DE-21:3 And it shall be, [that] the city [which is] next unto

the slain man, even the elders of that city shall take an heifer,

which hath not been wrought with, [and] which hath not drawn in

the yoke;

DE-21:4 And the elders of that city shall bring down the heifer

unto a rough valley, which is neither eared nor sown, and shall

strike off the heifer's neck there in the valley:

DE-21:5 And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for

them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to

bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every

controversy and every stroke be [tried]:

DE-21:6 And all the elders of that city, [that are] next unto

the slain [man], shall wash their hands over the heifer that is

beheaded in the valley:

DE-21:7 And they shall answer and say, Our hands have not shed

this blood, neither have our eyes seen [it].

DE-21:8 Be merciful, O LORD, unto thy people Israel, whom thou

hast redeemed, and lay not innocent blood unto thy people of

Israel's charge. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

DE-21:9 So shalt thou put away the [guilt of] innocent blood

from among you, when thou shalt do [that which is] right in the

sight of the LORD.

DE-21:10 When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies,

and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and

thou hast taken them captive,

DE-21:11 And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and

hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;

DE-21:12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she

shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

DE-21:13 And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from

off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father

and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in

unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.

DE-21:14 And it shall be, if thou have no delight in her, then

thou shalt let her go whither she will; but thou shalt not sell

her at all for money, thou shalt not make merchandise of her,

because thou hast humbled her.

DE-21:15 If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another

hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and

the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

DE-21:16 Then it shall be, when he maketh his sons to inherit

[that] which he hath, [that] he may not make the son of the

beloved firstborn before the son of the hated, [which is indeed]

the firstborn:

DE-21:17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for]

the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he

hath: for he [is] the beginning of his strength; the right of

the firstborn [is] his.

DE-21:18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which

will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his

mother, and [that], when they have chastened him, will not

hearken unto them:

DE-21:19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him,

and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate

of his place;

DE-21:20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This

our son [is] stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice;

[he is] a glutton, and a drunkard.

DE-21:21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with

stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you;

and all Israel shall hear, and fear.

DE-21:22 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and

he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree:

DE-21:23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but

thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged

[is] accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the

LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance.

DE-22:1 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ox or his sheep go

astray, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt in any case bring

them again unto thy brother.

DE-22:2 And if thy brother [be] not nigh unto thee, or if thou

know him not, then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house, and

it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it, and thou

shalt restore it to him again.

DE-22:3 In like manner shalt thou do with his ass; and so shalt

thou do with his raiment; and with all lost thing of thy

brother's, which he hath lost, and thou hast found, shalt thou

do likewise: thou mayest not hide thyself.

DE-22:4 Thou shalt not see thy brother's ass or his ox fall

down by the way, and hide thyself from them: thou shalt surely

help him to lift [them] up again.

DE-22:5 The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a

man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that

do so [are] abomination unto the LORD thy God.

DE-22:6 If a bird's nest chance to be before thee in the way in

any tree, or on the ground, [whether they be] young ones, or

eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou

shalt not take the dam with the young:

DE-22:7 [But] thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take

the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and [that]

thou mayest prolong [thy] days.

DE-22:8 When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a

battlement for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thine

house, if any man fall from thence.

DE-22:9 Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds: lest

the fruit of thy seed which thou hast sown, and the fruit of thy

vineyard, be defiled.

DE-22:10 Thou shalt not plow with an ox and an ass together.

DE-22:11 Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts, [as] of

woollen and linen together.

DE-22:12 Thou shalt make thee fringes upon the four quarters of

thy vesture, wherewith thou coverest [thyself].

DE-22:13 If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate

her,

DE-22:14 And give occasions of speech against her, and bring up

an evil name upon her, and say, I took this woman, and when I

came to her, I found her not a maid:

DE-22:15 Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother,

take and bring forth [the tokens of] the damsel's virginity unto

the elders of the city in the gate:

DE-22:16 And the damsel's father shall say unto the elders, I

gave my daughter unto this man to wife, and he hateth her;

DE-22:17 And, lo, he hath given occasions of speech [against

her], saying, I found not thy daughter a maid; and yet these

[are the tokens of] my daughter's virginity. And they shall

spread the cloth before the elders of the city.

DE-22:18 And the elders of that city shall take that man and

chastise him;

DE-22:19 And they shall amerce him in an hundred [shekels] of

silver, and give [them] unto the father of the damsel, because

he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel: and she

shall be his wife; he may not put her away all his days.

DE-22:20 But if this thing be true, [and the tokens of]

virginity be not found for the damsel:

DE-22:21 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of

her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with

stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel,

to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil

away from among you.

DE-22:22 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an

husband, then they shall both of them die, [both] the man that

lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil

from Israel.

DE-22:23 If a damsel [that is] a virgin be betrothed unto an

husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her;

DE-22:24 Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of

that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die;

the damsel, because she cried not, [being] in the city; and the

man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt

put away evil from among you.

DE-22:25 But if a man find a betrothed damsel in the field, and

the man force her, and lie with her: then the man only that lay

with her shall die:

DE-22:26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing; [there is]

in the damsel no sin [worthy] of death: for as when a man riseth

against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so [is] this matter:

DE-22:27 For he found her in the field, [and] the betrothed

damsel cried, and [there was] none to save her.

DE-22:28 If a man find a damsel [that is] a virgin, which is

not betrothed, and lay hold on her, and lie with her, and they

be found;

DE-22:29 Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the

damsel's father fifty [shekels] of silver, and she shall be his

wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all

his days.

DE-22:30 A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover

his father's skirt.

DE-23:1 He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy

member cut off, shall not enter into the congregation of the

LORD.

DE-23:2 A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the

LORD; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the

congregation of the LORD.

DE-23:3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the

congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall

they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

DE-23:4 Because they met you not with bread and with water in

the way, when ye came forth out of Egypt; and because they hired

against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to

curse thee.

DE-23:5 Nevertheless the LORD thy God would not hearken unto

Balaam; but the LORD thy God turned the curse into a blessing

unto thee, because the LORD thy God loved thee.

DE-23:6 Thou shalt not seek their peace nor their prosperity

all thy days for ever.

DE-23:7 Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he [is] thy

brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a

stranger in his land.

DE-23:8 The children that are begotten of them shall enter into

the congregation of the LORD in their third generation.

DE-23:9 When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then

keep thee from every wicked thing.

DE-23:10 If there be among you any man, that is not clean by

reason of uncleanness that chanceth him by night, then shall he

go abroad out of the camp, he shall not come within the camp:

DE-23:11 But it shall be, when evening cometh on, he shall wash

[himself] with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come

into the camp [again].

DE-23:12 Thou shalt have a place also without the camp, whither

thou shalt go forth abroad:

DE-23:13 And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it

shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig

therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from

thee:

DE-23:14 For the LORD thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp,

to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee;

therefore shall thy camp be holy: that he see no unclean thing

in thee, and turn away from thee.

DE-23:15 Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant

which is escaped from his master unto thee:

DE-23:16 He shall dwell with thee, [even] among you, in that

place which he shall choose in one of thy gates, where it liketh

him best: thou shalt not oppress him.

DE-23:17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel,

nor a sodomite of the sons of Israel.

DE-23:18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price

of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for

even both these [are] abomination unto the LORD thy God.

DE-23:19 Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury

of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent

upon usury:

DE-23:20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto

thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the LORD thy

God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the

land whither thou goest to possess it.

DE-23:21 When thou shalt vow a vow unto the LORD thy God, thou

shalt not slack to pay it: for the LORD thy God will surely

require it of thee; and it would be sin in thee.

DE-23:22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin

in thee.

DE-23:23 That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and

perform; [even] a freewill offering, according as thou hast

vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy

mouth.

DE-23:24 When thou comest into thy neighbour's vineyard, then

thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou

shalt not put [any] in thy vessel.

DE-23:25 When thou comest into the standing corn of thy

neighbour, then thou mayest pluck the ears with thine hand; but

thou shalt not move a sickle unto thy neighbour's standing corn.

DE-24:1 When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it

come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he

hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a

bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out

of his house.

DE-24:2 And when she is departed out of his house, she may go

and be another man's [wife].

DE-24:3 And [if] the latter husband hate her, and write her a

bill of divorcement, and giveth [it] in her hand, and sendeth

her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took

her [to be] his wife;

DE-24:4 Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take

her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that

[is] abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the

land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an

inheritance.

DE-24:5 When a man hath taken a new wife, he shall not go out

to war, neither shall he be charged with any business: [but] he

shall be free at home one year, and shall cheer up his wife

which he hath taken.

DE-24:6 No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to

pledge: for he taketh [a man's] life to pledge.

DE-24:7 If a man be found stealing any of his brethren of the

children of Israel, and maketh merchandise of him, or selleth

him; then that thief shall die; and thou shalt put evil away

from among you.

DE-24:8 Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe

diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites

shall teach you: as I commanded them, [so] ye shall observe to

do.

DE-24:9 Remember what the LORD thy God did unto Miriam by the

way, after that ye were come forth out of Egypt.

DE-24:10 When thou dost lend thy brother any thing, thou shalt

not go into his house to fetch his pledge.

DE-24:11 Thou shalt stand abroad, and the man to whom thou dost

lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee.

DE-24:12 And if the man [be] poor, thou shalt not sleep with

his pledge:

DE-24:13 In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again

when the sun goeth down, that he may sleep in his own raiment,

and bless thee: and it shall be righteousness unto thee before

the LORD thy God.

DE-24:14 Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant [that is] poor

and needy, [whether he be] of thy brethren, or of thy strangers

that [are] in thy land within thy gates:

DE-24:15 At his day thou shalt give [him] his hire, neither

shall the sun go down upon it; for he [is] poor, and setteth his

heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be

sin unto thee.

DE-24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children,

neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers:

every man shall be put to death for his own sin.

DE-24:17 Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger,

[nor] of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:

DE-24:18 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in

Egypt, and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I

command thee to do this thing.

DE-24:19 When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and

hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to

fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and

for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the

work of thine hands.

DE-24:20 When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go

over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the

fatherless, and for the widow.

DE-24:21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou

shalt not glean [it] afterward: it shall be for the stranger,

for the fatherless, and for the widow.

DE-24:22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in

the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing.

DE-25:1 If there be a controversy between men, and they come

unto judgment, that [the judges] may judge them; then they shall

justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

DE-25:2 And it shall be, if the wicked man [be] worthy to be

beaten, that the judge shall cause him to lie down, and to be

beaten before his face, according to his fault, by a certain

number.

DE-25:3 Forty stripes he may give him, [and] not exceed: lest,

[if] he should exceed, and beat him above these with many

stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee.

DE-25:4 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out [the

corn].

DE-25:5 If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and

have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto

a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take

her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother

unto her.

DE-25:6 And it shall be, [that] the firstborn which she beareth

shall succeed in the name of his brother [which is] dead, that

his name be not put out of Israel.

DE-25:7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife,

then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders,

and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his

brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my

husband's brother.

DE-25:8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak

unto him: and [if] he stand [to it], and say, I like not to take

her;

DE-25:9 Then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the

presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot,

and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be

done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house.

DE-25:10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of

him that hath his shoe loosed.

DE-25:11 When men strive together one with another, and the

wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of

the hand of him that smiteth him, and putteth forth her hand,

and taketh him by the secrets:

DE-25:12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not

pity [her].

DE-25:13 Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great

and a small.

DE-25:14 Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a

great and a small.

DE-25:15 [But] thou shalt have a perfect and just weight, a

perfect and just measure shalt thou have: that thy days may be

lengthened in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

DE-25:16 For all that do such things, [and] all that do

unrighteously, [are] an abomination unto the LORD thy God.

DE-25:17 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, when ye

were come forth out of Egypt;

DE-25:18 How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of

thee, [even] all [that were] feeble behind thee, when thou

[wast] faint and weary; and he feared not God.

DE-25:19 Therefore it shall be, when the LORD thy God hath

given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land

which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance to

possess it, [that] thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek

from under heaven; thou shalt not forget [it].

DE-26:1 And it shall be, when thou [art] come in unto the land

which the LORD thy God giveth thee [for] an inheritance, and

possessest it, and dwellest therein;

DE-26:2 That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of

the earth, which thou shalt bring of thy land that the LORD thy

God giveth thee, and shalt put [it] in a basket, and shalt go

unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his

name there.

DE-26:3 And thou shalt go unto the priest that shall be in

those days, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the LORD

thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware

unto our fathers for to give us.

DE-26:4 And the priest shall take the basket out of thine hand,

and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.

DE-26:5 And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A

Syrian ready to perish [was] my father, and he went down into

Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation,

great, mighty, and populous:

DE-26:6 And the Egyptians evil entreated us, and afflicted us,

and laid upon us hard bondage:

DE-26:7 And when we cried unto the LORD God of our fathers, the

LORD heard our voice, and looked on our affliction, and our

labour, and our oppression:

DE-26:8 And the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a

mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great

terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:

DE-26:9 And he hath brought us into this place, and hath given

us this land, [even] a land that floweth with milk and honey.

DE-26:10 And now, behold, I have brought the firstfruits of the

land, which thou, O LORD, hast given me. And thou shalt set it

before the LORD thy God, and worship before the LORD thy God:

DE-26:11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good [thing] which the

LORD thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou,

and the Levite, and the stranger that [is] among you.

DE-26:12 When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes

of thine increase the third year, [which is] the year of tithing,

and hast given [it] unto the Levite, the stranger, the

fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates,

and be filled;

DE-26:13 Then thou shalt say before the LORD thy God, I have

brought away the hallowed things out of [mine] house, and also

have given them unto the Levite, and unto the stranger, to the

fatherless, and to the widow, according to all thy commandments

which thou hast commanded me: I have not transgressed thy

commandments, neither have I forgotten [them]:

DE-26:14 I have not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have

I taken away [ought] thereof for [any] unclean [use], nor given

[ought] thereof for the dead: [but] I have hearkened to the

voice of the LORD my God, [and] have done according to all that

thou hast commanded me.

DE-26:15 Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and

bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us,

as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk

and honey.

DE-26:16 This day the LORD thy God hath commanded thee to do

these statutes and judgments: thou shalt therefore keep and do

them with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

DE-26:17 Thou hast avouched the LORD this day to be thy God,

and to walk in his ways, and to keep his statutes, and his

commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice:

DE-26:18 And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his

peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that [thou]

shouldest keep all his commandments;

DE-26:19 And to make thee high above all nations which he hath

made, in praise, and in name, and in honour; and that thou

mayest be an holy people unto the LORD thy God, as he hath

spoken.

DE-27:1 And Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the

people, saying, Keep all the commandments which I command you

this day.

DE-27:2 And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over

Jordan unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, that

thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with

plaster:

DE-27:3 And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this

law, when thou art passed over, that thou mayest go in unto the

land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land that floweth

with milk and honey; as the LORD God of thy fathers hath

promised thee.

DE-27:4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan,

[that] ye shall set up these stones, which I command you this

day, in mount Ebal, and thou shalt plaster them with plaster.

DE-27:5 And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy

God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any] iron

[tool] upon them.

DE-27:6 Thou shalt build the altar of the LORD thy God of whole

stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the

LORD thy God:

DE-27:7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat

there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God.

DE-27:8 And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of

this law very plainly.

DE-27:9 And Moses and the priests the Levites spake unto all

Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken, O Israel; this day thou

art become the people of the LORD thy God.

DE-27:10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voice of the LORD thy

God, and do his commandments and his statutes, which I command

thee this day.

DE-27:11 And Moses charged the people the same day, saying,

DE-27:12 These shall stand upon mount Gerizim to bless the

people, when ye are come over Jordan; Simeon, and Levi, and

Judah, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamin:

DE-27:13 And these shall stand upon mount Ebal to curse; Reuben,

Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.

DE-27:14 And the Levites shall speak, and say unto all the men

of Israel with a loud voice,

DE-27:15 Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten

image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of

the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all

the people shall answer and say, Amen.

DE-27:16 Cursed [be] he that setteth light by his father or his

mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.

DE-27:17 Cursed [be] he that removeth his neighbour's landmark.

And all the people shall say, Amen.

DE-27:18 Cursed [be] he that maketh the blind to wander out of

the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.

DE-27:19 Cursed [be] he that perverteth the judgment of the

stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say,

Amen.

DE-27:20 Cursed [be] he that lieth with his father's wife;

because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people

shall say, Amen.

DE-27:21 Cursed [be] he that lieth with any manner of beast.

And all the people shall say, Amen.

DE-27:22 Cursed [be] he that lieth with his sister, the

daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all

the people shall say, Amen.

DE-27:23 Cursed [be] he that lieth with his mother in law. And

all the people shall say, Amen.

DE-27:24 Cursed [be] he that smiteth his neighbour secretly.

And all the people shall say, Amen.

DE-27:25 Cursed [be] he that taketh reward to slay an innocent

person. And all the people shall say, Amen.

DE-27:26 Cursed [be] he that confirmeth not [all] the words of

this law to do them. And all the people shall say, Amen.

DE-28:1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken

diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe [and]

to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that

the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the

earth:

DE-28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and

overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD

thy God.

DE-28:3 Blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and blessed

[shalt] thou [be] in the field.

DE-28:4 Blessed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit

of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy

kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

DE-28:5 Blessed [shall be] thy basket and thy store.

DE-28:6 Blessed [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in, and

blessed [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out.

DE-28:7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against

thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against

thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

DE-28:8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy

storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and

he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth

thee.

DE-28:9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto

himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the

commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.

DE-28:10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art

called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.

DE-28:11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in

the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in

the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto

thy fathers to give thee.

DE-28:12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the

heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to

bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many

nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

DE-28:13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the

tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be

beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD

thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do

[them]:

DE-28:14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words

which I command thee this day, [to] the right hand, or [to] the

left, to go after other gods to serve them.

DE-28:15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken

unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his

commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day;

that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

DE-28:16 Cursed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and cursed

[shalt] thou [be] in the field.

DE-28:17 Cursed [shall be] thy basket and thy store.

DE-28:18 Cursed [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit

of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy

sheep.

DE-28:19 Cursed [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in, and

cursed [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out.

DE-28:20 The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and

rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do,

until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because

of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

DE-28:21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee,

until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou

goest to possess it.

DE-28:22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with

a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning,

and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they

shall pursue thee until thou perish.

DE-28:23 And thy heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass,

and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron.

DE-28:24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and

dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be

destroyed.

DE-28:25 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine

enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven

ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of

the earth.

DE-28:26 And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the

air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray

[them] away.

DE-28:27 The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and

with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof

thou canst not be healed.

DE-28:28 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness,

and astonishment of heart:

DE-28:29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth

in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou

shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall

save [thee].

DE-28:30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie

with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell

therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the

grapes thereof.

DE-28:31 Thine ox [shall be] slain before thine eyes, and thou

shalt not eat thereof: thine ass [shall be] violently taken away

from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy

sheep [shall be] given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have

none to rescue [them].

DE-28:32 Thy sons and thy daughters [shall be] given unto

another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail [with

longing] for them all the day long: and [there shall be] no

might in thine hand.

DE-28:33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a

nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only

oppressed and crushed alway:

DE-28:34 So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes

which thou shalt see.

DE-28:35 The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the

legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of

thy foot unto the top of thy head.

DE-28:36 The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou

shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy

fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood

and stone.

DE-28:37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and

a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

DE-28:38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and

shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.

DE-28:39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them], but

shalt neither drink [of] the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for

the worms shall eat them.

DE-28:40 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts,

but thou shalt not anoint [thyself] with the oil; for thine

olive shall cast [his fruit].

DE-28:41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt

not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.

DE-28:42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust

consume.

DE-28:43 The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up above

thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

DE-28:44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him:

he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

DE-28:45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and

shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed;

because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God,

to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded

thee:

DE-28:46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a

wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.

DE-28:47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with

joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all

[things];

DE-28:48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the

LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in

nakedness, and in want of all [things]: and he shall put a yoke

of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

DE-28:49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far,

from the end of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle flieth; a

nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

DE-28:50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard

the person of the old, nor show favour to the young:

DE-28:51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the

fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which [also] shall

not leave thee [either] corn, wine, or oil, [or] the increase of

thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

DE-28:52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy

high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst,

throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy

gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given

thee.

DE-28:53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the

flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God

hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith

thine enemies shall distress thee:

DE-28:54 [So that] the man [that is] tender among you, and very

delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward

the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children

which he shall leave:

DE-28:55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh

of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left

him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies

shall distress thee in all thy gates.

DE-28:56 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would

not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for

delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the

husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her

daughter,

DE-28:57 And toward her young one that cometh out from between

her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she

shall eat them for want of all [things] secretly in the siege

and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy

gates.

DE-28:58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this

law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this

glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;

DE-28:59 Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the

plagues of thy seed, [even] great plagues, and of long

continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

DE-28:60 Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of

Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto

thee.

DE-28:61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which [is] not

written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon

thee, until thou be destroyed.

DE-28:62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as

the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not

obey the voice of the LORD thy God.

DE-28:63 And it shall come to pass, [that] as the LORD rejoiced

over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will

rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and

ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to

possess it.

DE-28:64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from

the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou

shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have

known, [even] wood and stone.

DE-28:65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease,

neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall

give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and

sorrow of mind:

DE-28:66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou

shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy

life:

DE-28:67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even!

and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the

fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight

of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

DE-28:68 And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with

ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it

no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for

bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy [you].

DE-29:1 These [are] the words of the covenant, which the LORD

commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land

of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.

DE-29:2 And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them,

Ye have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land

of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all

his land;

DE-29:3 The great temptations which thine eyes have seen, the

signs, and those great miracles:

DE-29:4 Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive,

and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.

DE-29:5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness: your

clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen

old upon thy foot.

DE-29:6 Ye have not eaten bread, neither have ye drunk wine or

strong drink: that ye might know that I [am] the LORD your God.

DE-29:7 And when ye came unto this place, Sihon the king of

Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto

battle, and we smote them:

DE-29:8 And we took their land, and gave it for an inheritance

unto the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to the half tribe

of Manasseh.

DE-29:9 Keep therefore the words of this covenant, and do them,

that ye may prosper in all that ye do.

DE-29:10 Ye stand this day all of you before the LORD your God;

your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers,

[with] all the men of Israel,

DE-29:11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that

[is] in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of

thy water:

DE-29:12 That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the LORD

thy God, and into his oath, which the LORD thy God maketh with

thee this day:

DE-29:13 That he may establish thee to day for a people unto

himself, and [that] he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said

unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to

Isaac, and to Jacob.

DE-29:14 Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this

oath;

DE-29:15 But with [him] that standeth here with us this day

before the LORD our God, and also with [him] that [is] not here

with us this day:

DE-29:16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in the land of Egypt;

and how we came through the nations which ye passed by;

DE-29:17 And ye have seen their abominations, and their idols,

wood and stone, silver and gold, which [were] among them:)

DE-29:18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or

family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the

LORD our God, to go [and] serve the gods of these nations; lest

there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;

DE-29:19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this

curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have

peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add

drunkenness to thirst:

DE-29:20 The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the

LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the

curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the

LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

DE-29:21 And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all

the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the

covenant that are written in this book of the law:

DE-29:22 So that the generation to come of your children that

shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a

far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and

the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it;

DE-29:23 [And that] the whole land thereof [is] brimstone, and

salt, [and] burning, [that] it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any

grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah,

Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and

in his wrath:

DE-29:24 Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD

done thus unto this land? what [meaneth] the heat of this great

anger?

DE-29:25 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the

covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with

them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:

DE-29:26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped

them, gods whom they knew not, and [whom] he had not given unto

them:

DE-29:27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this

land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this

book:

DE-29:28 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger,

and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into

another land, as [it is] this day.

DE-29:29 The secret [things belong] unto the LORD our God: but

those [things which are] revealed [belong] unto us and to our

children for ever, that [we] may do all the words of this law.

DE-30:1 And it shall come to pass, when all these things are

come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set

before thee, and thou shalt call [them] to mind among all the

nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee,

DE-30:2 And shalt return unto the LORD thy God, and shalt obey

his voice according to all that I command thee this day, thou

and thy children, with all thine heart, and with all thy soul;

DE-30:3 That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and

have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from

all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.

DE-30:4 If [any] of thine be driven out unto the outmost

[parts] of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee,

and from thence will he fetch thee:

DE-30:5 And the LORD thy God will bring thee into the land

which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it; and he

will do thee good, and multiply thee above thy fathers.

DE-30:6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and

the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine

heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live.

DE-30:7 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon

thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee.

DE-30:8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD,

and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.

DE-30:9 And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every

work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit

of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the

LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over

thy fathers:

DE-30:10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy

God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written

in this book of the law, [and] if thou turn unto the LORD thy

God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.

DE-30:11 For this commandment which I command thee this day, it

[is] not hidden from thee, neither [is] it far off.

DE-30:12 It [is] not in heaven, that thou shouldest say, Who

shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may

hear it, and do it?

DE-30:13 Neither [is] it beyond the sea, that thou shouldest

say, Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it unto us,

that we may hear it, and do it?

DE-30:14 But the word [is] very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth,

and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it.

DE-30:15 See, I have set before thee this day life and good,

and death and evil;

DE-30:16 In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy

God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his

statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply:

and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou

goest to possess it.

DE-30:17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not

hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve

them;

DE-30:18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely

perish, [and that] ye shall not prolong [your] days upon the

land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

DE-30:19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you,

[that] I have set before you life and death, blessing and

cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may

live:

DE-30:20 That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, [and] that

thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him:

for he [is] thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou

mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers,

to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.

DE-31:1 And Moses went and spake these words unto all Israel.

DE-31:2 And he said unto them, I [am] an hundred and twenty

years old this day; I can no more go out and come in: also the

LORD hath said unto me, Thou shalt not go over this Jordan.

DE-31:3 The LORD thy God, he will go over before thee, [and] he

will destroy these nations from before thee, and thou shalt

possess them: [and] Joshua, he shall go over before thee, as the

LORD hath said.

DE-31:4 And the LORD shall do unto them as he did to Sihon and

to Og, kings of the Amorites, and unto the land of them, whom he

destroyed.

DE-31:5 And the LORD shall give them up before your face, that

ye may do unto them according unto all the commandments which I

have commanded you.

DE-31:6 Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be

afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go

with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

DE-31:7 And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the

sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou

must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn

unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to

inherit it.

DE-31:8 And the LORD, he [it is] that doth go before thee; he

will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee:

fear not, neither be dismayed.

DE-31:9 And Moses wrote this law, and delivered it unto the

priests the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of

the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel.

DE-31:10 And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of

[every] seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in

the feast of tabernacles,

DE-31:11 When all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy

God in the place which he shall choose, thou shalt read this law

before all Israel in their hearing.

DE-31:12 Gather the people together, men, and women, and

children, and thy stranger that [is] within thy gates, that they

may hear, and that they may learn, and fear the LORD your God,

and observe to do all the words of this law:

DE-31:13 And [that] their children, which have not known [any

thing], may hear, and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long

as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

DE-31:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thy days

approach that thou must die: call Joshua, and present yourselves

in the tabernacle of the congregation, that I may give him a

charge. And Moses and Joshua went, and presented themselves in

the tabernacle of the congregation.

DE-31:15 And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of

a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the

tabernacle.

DE-31:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep

with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring

after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go [to

be] among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which

I have made with them.

DE-31:17 Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that

day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them,

and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall

befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these

evils come upon us, because our God [is] not among us?

DE-31:18 And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the

evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned

unto other gods.

DE-31:19 Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it

the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song

may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

DE-31:20 For when I shall have brought them into the land which

I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey;

and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat;

then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke

me, and break my covenant.

DE-31:21 And it shall come to pass, when many evils and

troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against

them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the

mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go

about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which

I sware.

DE-31:22 Moses therefore wrote this song the same day, and

taught it the children of Israel.

DE-31:23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge, and said,

Be strong and of a good courage: for thou shalt bring the

children of Israel into the land which I sware unto them: and I

will be with thee.

DE-31:24 And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of

writing the words of this law in a book, until they were

finished,

DE-31:25 That Moses commanded the Levites, which bare the ark

of the covenant of the LORD, saying,

DE-31:26 Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of

the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be

there for a witness against thee.

DE-31:27 For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold,

while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious

against the LORD; and how much more after my death?

DE-31:28 Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your

officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call

heaven and earth to record against them.

DE-31:29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt

[yourselves], and turn aside from the way which I have commanded

you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye

will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger

through the work of your hands.

DE-31:30 And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of

Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.

DE-32:1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O

earth, the words of my mouth.

DE-32:2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall

distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and

as the showers upon the grass:

DE-32:3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye

greatness unto our God.

DE-32:4 [He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his

ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just

and right [is] he.

DE-32:5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot [is] not

[the spot] of his children: [they are] a perverse and crooked

generation.

DE-32:6 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and

unwise? [is] not he thy father [that] hath bought thee? hath he

not made thee, and established thee?

DE-32:7 Remember the days of old, consider the years of many

generations: ask thy father, and he will show thee; thy elders,

and they will tell thee.

DE-32:8 When the Most High divided to the nations their

inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the

bounds of the people according to the number of the children of

Israel.

DE-32:9 For the LORD'S portion [is] his people; Jacob [is] the

lot of his inheritance.

DE-32:10 He found him in a desert land, and in the waste

howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept

him as the apple of his eye.

DE-32:11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her

young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on

her wings:

DE-32:12 [So] the LORD alone did lead him, and [there was] no

strange god with him.

DE-32:13 He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that

he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck

honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;

DE-32:14 Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs,

and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of

kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the

grape.

DE-32:15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat,

thou art grown thick, thou art covered [with fatness]; then he

forsook God [which] made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of

his salvation.

DE-32:16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange [gods],

with abominations provoked they him to anger.

DE-32:17 They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom

they knew not, to new [gods that] came newly up, whom your

fathers feared not.

DE-32:18 Of the Rock [that] begat thee thou art unmindful, and

hast forgotten God that formed thee.

DE-32:19 And when the LORD saw [it], he abhorred [them],

because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.

DE-32:20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see

what their end [shall be]: for they [are] a very froward

generation, children in whom [is] no faith.

DE-32:21 They have moved me to jealousy with [that which is]

not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and

I will move them to jealousy with [those which are] not a people;

I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

DE-32:22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn

unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her

increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

DE-32:23 I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine

arrows upon them.

DE-32:24 [They shall be] burnt with hunger, and devoured with

burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the

teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the

dust.

DE-32:25 The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy

both the young man and the virgin, the suckling [also] with the

man of gray hairs.

DE-32:26 I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would

make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:

DE-32:27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest

their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, [and] lest

they should say, Our hand [is] high, and the LORD hath not done

all this.

DE-32:28 For they [are] a nation void of counsel, neither [is

there any] understanding in them.

DE-32:29 O that they were wise, [that] they understood this,

[that] they would consider their latter end!

DE-32:30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten

thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the

LORD had shut them up?

DE-32:31 For their rock [is] not as our Rock, even our enemies

themselves [being] judges.

DE-32:32 For their vine [is] of the vine of Sodom, and of the

fields of Gomorrah: their grapes [are] grapes of gall, their

clusters [are] bitter:

DE-32:33 Their wine [is] the poison of dragons, and the cruel

venom of asps.

DE-32:34 [Is] not this laid up in store with me, [and] sealed

up among my treasures?

DE-32:35 To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompense; their

foot shall slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity

[is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make

haste.

DE-32:36 For the LORD shall judge his people, and repent

himself for his servants, when he seeth that [their] power is

gone, and [there is] none shut up, or left.

DE-32:37 And he shall say, Where [are] their gods, [their] rock

in whom they trusted,

DE-32:38 Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, [and] drank

the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you,

[and] be your protection.

DE-32:39 See now that I, [even] I, [am] he, and [there is] no

god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal:

neither [is there any] that can deliver out of my hand.

DE-32:40 For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for

ever.

DE-32:41 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold

on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will

reward them that hate me.

DE-32:42 I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, and my sword

shall devour flesh; [and that] with the blood of the slain and

of the captives, from the beginning of revengers upon the enemy.

DE-32:43 Rejoice, O ye nations, [with] his people: for he will

avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to

his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, [and] to

his people.

DE-32:44 And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in

the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun.

DE-32:45 And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to

all Israel:

DE-32:46 And he said unto them, Set your hearts unto all the

words which I testify among you this day, which ye shall command

your children to observe to do, all the words of this law.

DE-32:47 For it [is] not a vain thing for you; because it [is]

your life: and through this thing ye shall prolong [your] days

in the land, whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

DE-32:48 And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day,

saying,

DE-32:49 Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, [unto] mount

Nebo, which [is] in the land of Moab, that [is] over against

Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the

children of Israel for a possession:

DE-32:50 And die in the mount whither thou goest up, and be

gathered unto thy people; as Aaron thy brother died in mount Hor,

and was gathered unto his people:

DE-32:51 Because ye trespassed against me among the children of

Israel at the

waters of Meribah-Kadesh, in the wilderness of Zin; because ye

sanctified me not in the midst of the children of Israel.

DE-32:52 Yet thou shalt see the land before [thee]; but thou

shalt not go thither unto the land which I give the children of

Israel.

DE-33:1 And this [is] the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of

God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

DE-33:2 And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from

Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came

with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand [went] a fiery

law for them.

DE-33:3 Yea, he loved the people; all his saints [are] in thy

hand: and they sat down at thy feet; [every one] shall receive

of thy words.

DE-33:4 Moses commanded us a law, [even] the inheritance of the

congregation of Jacob.

DE-33:5 And he was king in Jeshurun, when the heads of the

people [and] the tribes of Israel were gathered together.

DE-33:6 Let Reuben live, and not die; and let [not] his men be

few.

DE-33:7 And this [is the blessing] of Judah: and he said, Hear,

LORD, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his

hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help [to him] from

his enemies.

DE-33:8 And of Levi he said, [Let] thy Thummim and thy Urim

[be] with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, [and

with] whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;

DE-33:9 Who said unto his father and to his mother, I have not

seen him; neither did he acknowledge his brethren, nor knew his

own children: for they have observed thy word, and kept thy

covenant.

DE-33:10 They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy

law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt

sacrifice upon thine altar.

DE-33:11 Bless, LORD, his substance, and accept the work of his

hands: smite through the loins of them that rise against him,

and of them that hate him, that they rise not again.

DE-33:12 [And] of Benjamin he said, The beloved of the LORD

shall dwell in safety by him; [and the LORD] shall cover him all

the day long, and he shall dwell between his shoulders.

DE-33:13 And of Joseph he said, Blessed of the LORD [be] his

land, for the precious things of heaven, for the dew, and for

the deep that coucheth beneath,

DE-33:14 And for the precious fruits [brought forth] by the sun,

and for the precious things put forth by the moon,

DE-33:15 And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, and

for the precious things of the lasting hills,

DE-33:16 And for the precious things of the earth and fulness

thereof, and [for] the good will of him that dwelt in the bush:

let [the blessing] come upon the head of Joseph, and upon the

top of the head of him [that was] separated from his brethren.

DE-33:17 His glory [is like] the firstling of his bullock, and

his horns [are like] the horns of unicorns: with them he shall

push the people together to the ends of the earth: and they

[are] the ten thousands of Ephraim, and they [are] the thousands

of Manasseh.

DE-33:18 And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going

out; and, Issachar, in thy tents.

DE-33:19 They shall call the people unto the mountain; there

they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall

suck [of] the abundance of the seas, and [of] treasures hid in

the sand.

DE-33:20 And of Gad he said, Blessed [be] he that enlargeth Gad;

he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of

the head.

DE-33:21 And he provided the first part for himself, because

there, [in] a portion of the lawgiver, [was he] seated; and he

came with the heads of the people, he executed the justice of

the LORD, and his judgments with Israel.

DE-33:22 And of Dan he said, Dan [is] a lion's whelp: he shall

leap from Bashan.

DE-33:23 And of Naphtali he said, O Naphtali, satisfied with

favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD: possess thou the

west and the south.

DE-33:24 And of Asher he said, [Let] Asher [be] blessed with

children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip

his foot in oil.

DE-33:25 Thy shoes [shall be] iron and brass; and as thy days,

[so shall] thy strength [be].

DE-33:26 [There is] none like unto the God of Jeshurun, [who]

rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the

sky.

DE-33:27 The eternal God [is thy] refuge, and underneath [are]

the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from

before thee; and shall say, Destroy [them].

DE-33:28 Israel then shall dwell in safety alone: the fountain

of Jacob [shall be] upon a land of corn and wine; also his

heavens shall drop down dew.

DE-33:29 Happy [art] thou, O Israel: who [is] like unto thee, O

people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who [is]

the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found

liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

DE-34:1 And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the

mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that [is] over against

Jericho. And the LORD showed him all the land of Gilead, unto

Dan,

DE-34:2 And all Naphtali, and the land of Ephraim, and Manasseh,

and all the land of Judah, unto the utmost sea,

DE-34:3 And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho,

the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.

DE-34:4 And the LORD said unto him, This [is] the land which I

sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will

give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see [it] with thine

eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

DE-34:5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land

of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

DE-34:6 And he buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over

against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this

day.

DE-34:7 And Moses [was] an hundred and twenty years old when he

died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.

DE-34:8 And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains

of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping [and] mourning for

Moses were ended.

DE-34:9 And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of

wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children

of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded

Moses.

DE-34:10 And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like

unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

DE-34:11 In all the signs and the wonders, which the LORD sent

him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his

servants, and to all his land,

DE-34:12 And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great

terror which Moses showed in the sight of all Israel. king

james study

EC-1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in

Jerusalem.

EC-1:2 Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of

vanities; all [is] vanity.

EC-1:3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he

taketh under the sun?

EC-1:4 [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation

cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

EC-1:5 The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and

hasteth to his place where he arose. EC-1:6 The wind goeth

toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth

about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his

circuits. EC-1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea

[is] not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come,

thither they return again.

EC-1:8 All things [are] full of labour; man cannot utter [it]:

the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with

hearing.

EC-1:9 The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be;

and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there

is] no new [thing] under the sun.

EC-1:10 Is there [any] thing whereof it may be said, See, this

[is] new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

EC-1:11 [There is] no remembrance of former [things]; neither

shall there be [any] remembrance of [things] that are to come

with [those] that shall come after.

EC-1:12 I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.

EC-1:13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom

concerning all [things] that are done under heaven: this sore

travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised

therewith.

EC-1:14 I have seen all the works that are done under the sun;

and, behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.

EC-1:15 [That which is] crooked cannot be made straight: and

that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

EC-1:16 I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come

to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all [they]

that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great

experience of wisdom and knowledge.

EC-1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness

and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

EC-1:18 For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that

increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

EC-2:1 I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with

mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also [is]

vanity.

EC-2:2 I said of laughter, [It is] mad: and of mirth, What

doeth it?

EC-2:3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet

acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly,

till I might see what [was] that good for the sons of men, which

they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

EC-2:4 I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me

vineyards:

EC-2:5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in

them of all [kind of] fruits:

EC-2:6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood

that bringeth forth trees:

EC-2:7 I got [me] servants and maidens, and had servants born

in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small

cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

EC-2:8 I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar

treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and

women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, [as] musical

instruments, and that of all sorts.

EC-2:9 So I was great, and increased more than all that were

before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

EC-2:10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them,

I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in

all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.

EC-2:11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had

wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and,

behold, all [was] vanity and vexation of spirit, and [there was]

no profit under the sun.

EC-2:12 And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and

folly: for what [can] the man [do] that cometh after the king?

[even] that which hath been already done.

EC-2:13 Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light

excelleth darkness.

EC-2:14 The wise man's eyes [are] in his head; but the fool

walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event

happeneth to them all.

EC-2:15 Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool,

so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I

said in my heart, that this also [is] vanity.

EC-2:16 For [there is] no remembrance of the wise more than of

the fool for ever; seeing that which now [is] in the days to

come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise [man]? as

the fool.

EC-2:17 Therefore I hated life; because the work that is

wrought under the sun [is] grievous unto me: for all [is] vanity

and vexation of spirit.

EC-2:18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the

sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after

me.

EC-2:19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise [man] or a

fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have

laboured, and wherein I have showed myself wise under the sun.

This [is] also vanity.

EC-2:20 Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of

all the labour which I took under the sun.

EC-2:21 For there is a man whose labour [is] in wisdom, and in

knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured

therein shall he leave it [for] his portion. This also [is]

vanity and a great evil.

EC-2:22 For what hath man of all his labour, and of the

vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

EC-2:23 For all his days [are] sorrows, and his travail grief;

yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

EC-2:24 [There is] nothing better for a man, [than] that he

should eat and drink, and [that] he should make his soul enjoy

good in his labour. This also I saw, that it [was] from the hand

of God.

EC-2:25 For who can eat, or who else can hasten [hereunto],

more than I?

EC-2:26 For [God] giveth to a man that [is] good in his sight

wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth

travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to [him that

is] good before God. This also [is] vanity and vexation of

spirit.

EC-3:1 To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every

purpose under the heaven:

EC-3:2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant,

and a time to pluck up [that which is] planted;

EC-3:3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down,

and a time to build up;

EC-3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn,

and a time to dance;

EC-3:5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones

together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from

embracing;

EC-3:6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a

time to cast away;

EC-3:7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep

silence, and a time to speak;

EC-3:8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a

time of peace.

EC-3:9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he

laboureth?

EC-3:10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the

sons of men to be exercised in it.

EC-3:11 He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also

he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find

out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

EC-3:12 I know that [there is] no good in them, but for [a man]

to rejoice, and to do good in his life.

EC-3:13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy

the good of all his labour, it [is] the gift of God.

EC-3:14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever:

nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God

doeth [it], that [men] should fear before him.

EC-3:15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be

hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

EC-3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment,

[that] wickedness [was] there; and the place of righteousness,

[that] iniquity [was] there.

EC-3:17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and

the wicked: for [there is] a time there for every purpose and

for every work.

EC-3:18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons

of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see

that they themselves are beasts.

EC-3:19 For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth

beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so

dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man

hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.

EC-3:20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all

turn to dust again.

EC-3:21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and

the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

EC-3:22 Wherefore I perceive that [there is] nothing better,

than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that [is]

his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after

him?

EC-4:1 So I returned, and considered all the oppressions that

are done under the sun: and behold the tears of [such as were]

oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their

oppressors [there was] power; but they had no comforter.

EC-4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more

than the living which are yet alive.

EC-4:3 Yea, better [is he] than both they, which hath not yet

been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

EC-4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work,

that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This [is] also

vanity and vexation of spirit.

EC-4:5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own

flesh.

EC-4:6 Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the

hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.

EC-4:7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.

EC-4:8 There is one [alone], and [there is] not a second; yea,

he hath neither child nor brother: yet [is there] no end of all

his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither

[saith he], For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good?

This [is] also vanity, yea, it [is] a sore travail.

EC-4:9 Two [are] better than one; because they have a good

reward for their labour.

EC-4:10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but

woe to him [that is] alone when he falleth; for [he hath] not

another to help him up.

EC-4:11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but

how can one be warm [alone]?

EC-4:12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him;

and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

EC-4:13 Better [is] a poor and a wise child than an old and

foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

EC-4:14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also [he

that is] born in his kingdom becometh poor.

EC-4:15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun,

with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

EC-4:16 [There is] no end of all the people, [even] of all that

have been before them: they also that come after shall not

rejoice in him. Surely this also [is] vanity and vexation of

spirit.

EC-5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and

be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for

they consider not that they do evil.

EC-5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be

hasty to utter [any] thing before God: for God [is] in heaven,

and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

EC-5:3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business;

and a fool's voice [is known] by multitude of words.

EC-5:4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it;

for [he hath] no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast

vowed.

EC-5:5 Better [is it] that thou shouldest not vow, than that

thou shouldest vow and not pay.

EC-5:6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither

say thou before the angel, that it [was] an error: wherefore

should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine

hands?

EC-5:7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words [there

are] also [divers] vanities: but fear thou God.

EC-5:8 If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent

perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at

the matter: for [he that is] higher than the highest regardeth;

and [there be] higher than they.

EC-5:9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king

[himself] is served by the field.

EC-5:10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with

silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this [is]

also vanity.

EC-5:11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them:

and what good [is there] to the owners thereof, saving the

beholding [of them] with their eyes?

EC-5:12 The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat

little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer

him to sleep.

EC-5:13 There is a sore evil [which] I have seen under the sun,

[namely], riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

EC-5:14 But those riches perish by evil travail: and he

begetteth a son, and [there is] nothing in his hand.

EC-5:15 As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he

return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour,

which he may carry away in his hand.

EC-5:16 And this also [is] a sore evil, [that] in all points as

he came, so shall he go: and what profit hath he that hath

laboured for the wind?

EC-5:17 All his days also he eateth in darkness, and [he hath]

much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.

EC-5:18 Behold [that] which I have seen: [it is] good and

comely [for one] to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of

all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his

life, which God giveth him: for it [is] his portion.

EC-5:19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth,

and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his

portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this [is] the gift of God.

EC-5:20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life;

because God answereth [him] in the joy of his heart.

EC-6:1 There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it

[is] common among men:

EC-6:2 A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour,

so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth,

yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger

eateth it: this [is] vanity, and it [is] an evil disease.

EC-6:3 If a man beget an hundred [children], and live many

years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be

not filled with good, and also [that] he have no burial; I say,

[that] an untimely birth [is] better than he.

EC-6:4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness,

and his name shall be covered with darkness.

EC-6:5 Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known [any thing]:

this hath more rest than the other.

EC-6:6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice [told], yet

hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

EC-6:7 All the labour of man [is] for his mouth, and yet the

appetite is not filled.

EC-6:8 For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the

poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

EC-6:9 Better [is] the sight of the eyes than the wandering of

the desire: this [is] also vanity and vexation of spirit.

EC-6:10 That which hath been is named already, and it is known

that it [is] man: neither may he contend with him that is

mightier than he.

EC-6:11 Seeing there be many things that increase vanity, what

[is] man the better?

EC-6:12 For who knoweth what [is] good for man in [this] life,

all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for

who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?

EC-7:1 A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the

day of death than the day of one's birth.

EC-7:2 [It is] better to go to the house of mourning, than to

go to the house of feasting: for that [is] the end of all men;

and the living will lay [it] to his heart.

EC-7:3 Sorrow [is] better than laughter: for by the sadness of

the countenance the heart is made better.

EC-7:4 The heart of the wise [is] in the house of mourning; but

the heart of fools [is] in the house of mirth.

EC-7:5 [It is] better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for

a man to hear the song of fools.

EC-7:6 For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so [is] the

laughter of the fool: this also [is] vanity.

EC-7:7 Surely oppression maketh a wise man mad; and a gift

destroyeth the heart.

EC-7:8 Better [is] the end of a thing than the beginning

thereof: [and] the patient in spirit [is] better than the proud

in spirit.

EC-7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger

resteth in the bosom of fools.

EC-7:10 Say not thou, What is [the cause] that the former days

were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely

concerning this.

EC-7:11 Wisdom [is] good with an inheritance: and [by it there

is] profit to them that see the sun.

EC-7:12 For wisdom [is] a defence, [and] money [is] a defence:

but the excellency of knowledge [is, that] wisdom giveth life to

them that have it.

EC-7:13 Consider the work of God: for who can make [that]

straight, which he hath made crooked?

EC-7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of

adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the

other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

EC-7:15 All [things] have I seen in the days of my vanity:

there is a just [man] that perisheth in his righteousness, and

there is a wicked [man] that prolongeth [his life] in his

wickedness.

EC-7:16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over

wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

EC-7:17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why

shouldest thou die before thy time?

EC-7:18 [It is] good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea,

also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God

shall come forth of them all.

EC-7:19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty

[men] which are in the city.

EC-7:20 For [there is] not a just man upon earth, that doeth

good, and sinneth not.

EC-7:21 Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest

thou hear thy servant curse thee:

EC-7:22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou

thyself likewise hast cursed others.

EC-7:23 All this have I proved by wisdom: I said, I will be

wise; but it [was] far from me.

EC-7:24 That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find

it out?

EC-7:25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to

seek out wisdom, and the reason [of things], and to know the

wickedness of folly, even of foolishness [and] madness:

EC-7:26 And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose

heart [is] snares and nets, [and] her hands [as] bands: whoso

pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be

taken by her.

EC-7:27 Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher,

[counting] one by one, to find out the account:

EC-7:28 Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man

among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have

I not found.

EC-7:29 Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man

upright; but they have sought out many inventions.

EC-8:1 Who [is] as the wise [man]? and who knoweth the

interpretation of a thing? a man's wisdom maketh his face to

shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed.

EC-8:2 I [counsel thee] to keep the king's commandment, and

[that] in regard of the oath of God.

EC-8:3 Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an

evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

EC-8:4 Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who

may say unto him, What doest thou?

EC-8:5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing:

and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.

EC-8:6 Because to every purpose there is time and judgment,

therefore the misery of man [is] great upon him.

EC-8:7 For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell

him when it shall be?

EC-8:8 [There is] no man that hath power over the spirit to

retain the spirit; neither [hath he] power in the day of death:

and [there is] no discharge in [that] war; neither shall

wickedness deliver those that are given to it.

EC-8:9 All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every

work that is done under the sun: [there is] a time wherein one

man ruleth over another to his own hurt.

EC-8:10 And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone

from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city

where they had so done: this [is] also vanity.

EC-8:11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed

speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in

them to do evil.

EC-8:12 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his

[days] be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well

with them that fear God, which fear before him:

EC-8:13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall

he prolong [his] days, [which are] as a shadow; because he

feareth not before God.

EC-8:14 There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that

there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the

work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it

happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that

this also [is] vanity.

EC-8:15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better

thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry:

for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life,

which God giveth him under the sun.

EC-8:16 When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see

the business that is done upon the earth: (for also [there is

that] neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)

EC-8:17 Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot

find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a

man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea

farther; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he

not be able to find [it].

EC-9:1 For all this I considered in my heart even to declare

all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works,

[are] in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred

[by] all [that is] before them.

EC-9:2 All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to

the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean,

and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that

sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he

that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.

EC-9:3 This [is] an evil among all [things] that are done under

the sun, that [there is] one event unto all: yea, also the heart

of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness [is] in their

heart while they live, and after that [they go] to the dead.

EC-9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is

hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

EC-9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead

know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the

memory of them is forgotten.

EC-9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is

now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in

any [thing] that is done under the sun.

EC-9:7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine

with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

EC-9:8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack

no ointment.

EC-9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the

days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under

the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that [is] thy portion

in [this] life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the

sun.

EC-9:10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy

might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor

wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

EC-9:11 I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is]

not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet

bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor

yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to

them all.

EC-9:12 For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that

are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in

the snare; so [are] the sons of men snared in an evil time, when

it falleth suddenly upon them.

EC-9:13 This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it

[seemed] great unto me:

EC-9:14 [There was] a little city, and few men within it; and

there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built

great bulwarks against it:

EC-9:15 Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by

his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same

poor man.

EC-9:16 Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength:

nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words

are not heard.

EC-9:17 The words of wise [men are] heard in quiet more than

the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

EC-9:18 Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner

destroyeth much good.

EC-10:1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send

forth a stinking savour: [so doth] a little folly him that is in

reputation for wisdom [and] honour.

EC-10:2 A wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's

heart at his left.

EC-10:3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way,

his wisdom faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he

[is] a fool.

EC-10:4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave

not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

EC-10:5 There is an evil [which] I have seen under the sun, as

an error [which] proceedeth from the ruler:

EC-10:6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low

place.

EC-10:7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking

as servants upon the earth.

EC-10:8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso

breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

EC-10:9 Whoso removeth stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he

that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby.

EC-10:10 If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge,

then must he put to more strength: but wisdom [is] profitable to

direct.

EC-10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and

a babbler is no better.

EC-10:12 The words of a wise man's mouth [are] gracious; but

the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

EC-10:13 The beginning of the words of his mouth [is]

foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.

EC-10:14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what

shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

EC-10:15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them,

because he knoweth not how to go to the city.

EC-10:16 Woe to thee, O land, when thy king [is] a child, and

thy princes eat in the morning!

EC-10:17 Blessed [art] thou, O land, when thy king [is] the son

of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and

not for drunkenness!

EC-10:18 By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and

through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

EC-10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry:

but money answereth all [things].

EC-10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse

not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall

carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

EC-11:1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it

after many days.

EC-11:2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou

knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

EC-11:3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty [themselves]

upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward

the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall

be.

EC-11:4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that

regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

EC-11:5 As thou knowest not what [is] the way of the spirit,

[nor] how the bones [do grow] in the womb of her that is with

child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

EC-11:6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening

withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall

prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be]

alike good.

EC-11:7 Truly the light [is] sweet, and a pleasant [thing it

is] for the eyes to behold the sun:

EC-11:8 But if a man live many years, [and] rejoice in them all;

yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be

many. All that cometh [is] vanity.

EC-11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart

cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of

thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that

for all these [things] God will bring thee into judgment.

EC-11:10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away

evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth [are] vanity.

EC-12:1 Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth,

while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou

shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

EC-12:2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars,

be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:

EC-12:3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble,

and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease

because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be

darkened,

EC-12:4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the

sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice

of the bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;

EC-12:5 Also [when] they shall be afraid of [that which is]

high, and fears [shall be] in the way, and the almond tree shall

flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire

shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners

go about the streets:

EC-12:6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl

be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the

wheel broken at the cistern.

EC-12:7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and

the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

EC-12:8 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity.

EC-12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still

taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought

out, [and] set in order many proverbs.

EC-12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and

[that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.

EC-12:11 The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails

fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from

one shepherd.

EC-12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of

making many books [there is] no end; and much study [is] a

weariness of the flesh.

EC-12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear

God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty]

of man.

EC-12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with

every secret thing, whether [it be] good, or whether [it be]

evil. king james study

EPH-1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to

the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ

Jesus:

EPH-1:2 Grace help to you, and peace, from God our Father, and

[from] the Lord Jesus Christ.

EPH-1:3 Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in

heavenly [places] in Christ:

EPH-1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the

foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without

blame before him in love:

EPH-1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children

by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of

his will,

EPH-1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he

hath made us accepted in the beloved.

EPH-1:7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the

forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

EPH-1:8 Wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and

prudence;

EPH-1:9 Having made known unto us the mystery of his will,

according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself:

EPH-1:10 That in the dispensation of the fulness of times he

might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which

are in heaven, and which are on earth; [even] in him:

EPH-1:11 In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being

predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all

things after the counsel of his own will:

EPH-1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who

first trusted in Christ.

EPH-1:13 In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the

word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after

that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of

promise,

EPH-1:14 Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the

redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his

glory.

EPH-1:15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the

Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,

EPH-1:16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of

you in my prayers;

EPH-1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of

glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in

the knowledge of him:

EPH-1:18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that

ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches

of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

EPH-1:19 And what [is] the exceeding greatness of his power to

us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty

power,

EPH-1:20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from

the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly

[places],

EPH-1:21 Far above all principality, and power, and might, and

dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world,

but also in that which is to come:

EPH-1:22 And hath put all [things] under his feet, and gave him

[to be] the head over all [things] to the church,

EPH-1:23 Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all

in all.

EPH-2:1 And you [hath he quickened], who were dead in

trespasses and sins:

EPH-2:2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course

of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air,

the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

EPH-2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times

past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the

flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath,

even as others.

EPH-2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love

wherewith he loved us,

EPH-2:5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us

together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)

EPH-2:6 And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit

together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus:

EPH-2:7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding

riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ

Jesus.

EPH-2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not

of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:

EPH-2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

EPH-2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus

unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should

walk in them.

EPH-2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye [being] in time past

Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that

which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;

EPH-2:12 That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens

from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the

covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the

world:

EPH-2:13 But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off

are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

EPH-2:14 For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath

broken down the middle wall of partition [between us];

EPH-2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the

law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in

himself of twain one new man, [so] making peace;

EPH-2:16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body

by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:

EPH-2:17 And came and preached peace to you which were afar off,

and to them that were nigh.

EPH-2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto

the Father.

EPH-2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners,

but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

EPH-2:20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and

prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone];

EPH-2:21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth

unto an holy temple in the Lord:

EPH-2:22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation

of God through the Spirit.

EPH-3:1 For this cause I Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ for

you Gentiles,

EPH-3:2 If ye have heard of the dispensation of the grace of

God which is

given me to you-ward:

EPH-3:3 How that by revelation he made known unto me the

mystery; (as I wrote afore in few words,

EPH-3:4 Whereby, when ye read, ye may understand my knowledge

in the mystery of Christ)

EPH-3:5 Which in other ages was not made known unto the sons of

men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles and prophets

by the Spirit;

EPH-3:6 That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the

same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel:

EPH-3:7 Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of

the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his

power.

EPH-3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is

this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the

unsearchable riches of Christ;

EPH-3:9 And to make all [men] see what [is] the fellowship of

the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid

in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:

EPH-3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and

powers in heavenly [places] might be known by the church the

manifold wisdom of God,

EPH-3:11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in

Christ Jesus our Lord:

EPH-3:12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by

the faith of him.

EPH-3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my

tribulations for you, which is your glory.

EPH-3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our

Lord Jesus Christ,

EPH-3:15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

EPH-3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of

his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the

inner man;

EPH-3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye,

being rooted and grounded in love,

EPH-3:18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what [is]

the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

EPH-3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth

knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

EPH-3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly

above all that we ask or think, according to the power that

worketh in us,

EPH-3:21 Unto him [be] glory in the church by Christ Jesus

throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

EPH-4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that

ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,

EPH-4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering,

forbearing one another in love;

EPH-4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the

bond of peace.

EPH-4:4 [There is] one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are

called in one hope of your calling;

EPH-4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

EPH-4:6 One God and Father of all, who [is] above all, and

through all, and in you all.

EPH-4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to

the measure of the gift of Christ.

EPH-4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led

captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

EPH-4:9 (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also

descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

EPH-4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up

far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

EPH-4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and

some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

EPH-4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the

ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

EPH-4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the

knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the

measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:

EPH-4:14 That we [henceforth] be no more children, tossed to

and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the

sleight of men, [and] cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in

wait to deceive;

EPH-4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him

in all things, which is the head, [even] Christ:

EPH-4:16 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and

compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the

effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase

of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.

EPH-4:17 This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye

henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of

their mind,

EPH-4:18 Having the understanding darkened, being alienated

from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them,

because of the blindness of their heart:

EPH-4:19 Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto

lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.

EPH-4:20 But ye have not so learned Christ;

EPH-4:21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught

by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

EPH-4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the

old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;

EPH-4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

EPH-4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is

created in righteousness and true holiness.

EPH-4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth

with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

EPH-4:26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon

your wrath:

EPH-4:27 Neither give place to the devil.

EPH-4:28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him

labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that

he may have to give to him that needeth.

EPH-4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth,

but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may

minister grace unto the hearers.

EPH-4:30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are

sealed unto the day of redemption.

EPH-4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour,

and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

EPH-4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted,

forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath

forgiven you.

EPH-5:1 Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

EPH-5:2 And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and

hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for

a sweetsmelling savour.

EPH-5:3 But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness,

let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

EPH-5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting,

which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

EPH-5:5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean

person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any

inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.

EPH-5:6 Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of

these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of

disobedience.

EPH-5:7 Be not ye therefore partakers with them.

EPH-5:8 For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light

in the Lord: walk as children of light:

EPH-5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and

righteousness and truth;)

EPH-5:10 Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.

EPH-5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of

darkness, but rather reprove [them].

EPH-5:12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things which

are done of them in secret.

EPH-5:13 But all things that are reproved are made manifest by

the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.

EPH-5:14 Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and

arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

EPH-5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but

as wise,

EPH-5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

EPH-5:17 Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the

will of the Lord [is].

EPH-5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be

filled with the Spirit;

EPH-5:19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and

spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the

Lord;

EPH-5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the

Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

EPH-5:21 Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of

God.

EPH-5:22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as

unto the Lord.

EPH-5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as

Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the

body.

EPH-5:24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so

[let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.

EPH-5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved

the church, and gave himself for it;

EPH-5:26 That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing

of water by the word,

EPH-5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church,

not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it

should be holy and without blemish.

EPH-5:28 So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies.

He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

EPH-5:29 For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but

nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:

EPH-5:30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of

his bones.

EPH-5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,

and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one

flesh.

EPH-5:32 This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ

and the church.

EPH-5:33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so

love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she

reverence [her] husband.

EPH-6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is

right.

EPH-6:2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first

commandment with promise;

EPH-6:3 That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live

long on the earth.

EPH-6:4 And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath:

but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

EPH-6:5 Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters

according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness

of your heart, as unto Christ;

EPH-6:6 Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the

servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

EPH-6:7 With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not

to men:

EPH-6:8 Knowing that whatsoever good thing any man doeth, the

same shall he receive of the Lord, whether [he be] bond or free.

EPH-6:9 And, ye masters, do the same things unto them,

forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in

heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

EPH-6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in

the power of his might.

EPH-6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to

stand against the wiles of the devil.

EPH-6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but

against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of

the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high

[places].

EPH-6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that

ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all,

to stand.

EPH-6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with

truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

EPH-6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel

of peace;

EPH-6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye

shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

EPH-6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the

Spirit, which is the word of God:

EPH-6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the

Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and

supplication for all saints;

EPH-6:19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that

I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the

gospel,

EPH-6:20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I

may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

EPH-6:21 But that ye also may know my affairs, [and] how I do,

Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord,

shall make known to you all things:

EPH-6:22 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that

ye might know our affairs, and [that] he might comfort your

hearts.

EPH-6:23 Peace [be] to the brethren, and love with faith, from

God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

EPH-6:24 Grace [be] with all them that love our Lord Jesus

Christ in sincerity. Amen. king james study

ES-1:1 Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this [is]

Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, [over]

an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

ES-1:2 [That] in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the

throne of his kingdom, which [was] in Shushan the palace,

ES-1:3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all

his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the

nobles and princes of the provinces, [being] before him:

ES-1:4 When he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and

the honour of his excellent majesty many days, [even] and

hundred and fourscore days.

ES-1:5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast

unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace,

both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the

garden of the king's palace;

ES-1:6 [Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings],

fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and

pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a

pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.

ES-1:7 And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the

vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in

abundance, according to the state of the king.

ES-1:8 And the drinking [was] according to the law; none did

compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his

house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

ES-1:9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women [in]

the royal house which [belonged] to king Ahasuerus.

ES-1:10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was

merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha,

and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that

served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

ES-1:11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the

crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty: for

she [was] fair to look on.

ES-1:12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's

commandment by [his] chamberlains: therefore was the king very

wroth, and his anger burned in him.

ES-1:13 Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the

times, (for so [was] the king's manner toward all that knew law

and judgment:

ES-1:14 And the next unto him [was] Carshena, Shethar, Admatha,

Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [and] Memucan, the seven princes of

Persia and Media, which saw the king's face, [and] which sat the

first in the kingdom;)

ES-1:15 What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law,

because she hath not performed the commandment of the king

Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

ES-1:16 And Memucan answered before the king and the princes,

Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also

to all the princes, and to all the people that [are] in all the

provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

ES-1:17 For [this] deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all

women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes,

when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti

the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.

ES-1:18 [Likewise] shall the ladies of Persia and Media say

this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the

deed of the queen. Thus [shall there arise] too much contempt

and wrath.

ES-1:19 If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment

from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians

and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more

before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate

unto another that is better than she.

ES-1:20 And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be

published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the

wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and

small.

ES-1:21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and

the king did according to the word of Memucan:

ES-1:22 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into

every province according to the writing thereof, and to every

people after their language, that every man should bear rule in

his own house, and that [it] should be published according to

the language of every people.

ES-2:1 After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was

appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what

was decreed against her.

ES-2:2 Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him,

Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

ES-2:3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces

of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young

virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto

the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women;

and let their things for purification be given [them]:

ES-2:4 And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen

instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

ES-2:5 [Now] in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew,

whose name [was] Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei,

the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

ES-2:6 Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the

captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of

Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

ES-2:7 And he brought up Hadassah, that [is], Esther, his

uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the

maid [was] fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father

and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

ES-2:8 So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his

decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together

unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther

was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai,

keeper of the women.

ES-2:9 And the maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of

him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, with

such things as belonged to her, and seven maidens, [which were]

meet to be given her, out of the king's house: and he preferred

her and her maids unto the best [place] of the house of the

women.

ES-2:10 Esther had not showed her people nor her kindred: for

Mordecai had charged her that she should not show [it].

ES-2:11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the

women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of

her.

ES-2:12 Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king

Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to

the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their

purifications accomplished, [to wit], six months with oil of

myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with [other] things

for the purifying of the women;)

ES-2:13 Then thus came [every] maiden unto the king; whatsoever

she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the

women unto the king's house.

ES-2:14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned

into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz,

the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in

unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and

that she were called by name.

ES-2:15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail

the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was

come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai

the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And

Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon

her.

ES-2:16 So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his house

royal in the tenth month, which [is] the month Tebeth, in the

seventh year of his reign.

ES-2:17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she

obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins;

so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her

queen instead of Vashti.

ES-2:18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes

and his servants, [even] Esther's feast; and he made a release

to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the

king.

ES-2:19 And when the virgins were gathered together the second

time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

ES-2:20 Esther had not [yet] showed her kindred nor her people;

as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of

Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.

ES-2:21 In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate,

two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those

which kept the door, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the

king Ahasuerus.

ES-2:22 And the thing was known to Mordecai, who told [it] unto

Esther the queen; and Esther certified the king [thereof] in

Mordecai's name.

ES-2:23 And when inquisition was made of the matter, it was

found out; therefore they were both hanged on a tree: and it was

written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

ES-3:1 After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the

son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his

seat above all the princes that [were] with him.

ES-3:2 And all the king's servants, that [were] in the king's

gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman: for the king had so commanded

concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence.

ES-3:3 Then the king's servants, which [were] in the king's

gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's

commandment?

ES-3:4 Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto him, and

he hearkened not unto them, that they told Haman, to see whether

Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he

[was] a Jew.

ES-3:5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him

reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

ES-3:6 And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for

they had showed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman

sought to destroy all the Jews that [were] throughout the whole

kingdom of Ahasuerus, [even] the people of Mordecai.

ES-3:7 In the first month, that [is], the month Nisan, in the

twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that [is], the

lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to]

the twelfth [month], that [is], the month Adar.

ES-3:8 And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain

people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all

the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws [are] diverse from

all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it [is]

not for the king's profit to suffer them.

ES-3:9 If it please the king, let it be written that they may

be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to

the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to

bring [it] into the king's treasuries.

ES-3:10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it

unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

ES-3:11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver [is] given to

thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to

thee.

ES-3:12 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth

day of the first month, and there was written according to all

that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the

governors that [were] over every province, and to the rulers of

every people of every province according to the writing thereof,

and [to] every people after their language; in the name of king

Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

ES-3:13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's

provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews,

both young and old, little children and women, in one day,

[even] upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is

the month Adar, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey.

ES-3:14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given

in every province was published unto all people, that they

should be ready against that day.

ES-3:15 The posts went out, being hastened by the king's

commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And

the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was

perplexed.

ES-4:1 When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent

his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into

the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

ES-4:2 And came even before the king's gate: for none [might]

enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

ES-4:3 And in every province, whithersoever the king's

commandment and his decree came, [there was] great mourning

among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many

lay in sackcloth and ashes.

ES-4:4 So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told

[it] her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent

raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from

him: but he received [it] not.

ES-4:5 Then called Esther for Hatach, [one] of the king's

chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave

him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it [was], and why it

[was].

ES-4:6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of the

city, which [was] before the king's gate.

ES-4:7 And Mordecai told him of all that had happened unto him,

and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to

the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

ES-4:8 Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree

that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to show [it] unto

Esther, and to declare [it] unto her, and to charge her that she

should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and

to make request before him for her people.

ES-4:9 And Hatach came and told Esther the words of Mordecai.

ES-4:10 Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him

commandment unto Mordecai;

ES-4:11 All the king's servants, and the people of the king's

provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall

come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called,

[there is] one law of his to put [him] to death, except such to

whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may

live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these

thirty days.

ES-4:12 And they told to Mordecai Esther's words.

ES-4:13 Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not

with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more

than all the Jews.

ES-4:14 For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time,

[then] shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews

from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall be

destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom

for [such] a time as this?

ES-4:15 Then Esther bade [them] return Mordecai [this answer],

ES-4:16 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in

Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three

days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise;

and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to

the law: and if I perish, I perish.

ES-4:17 So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that

Esther had commanded him.

ES-5:1 Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on

[her] royal [apparel], and stood in the inner court of the

king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat

upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate

of the house.

ES-5:2 And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen

standing in the court, [that] she obtained favour in his sight:

and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that [was] in

his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the

sceptre.

ES-5:3 Then said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen

Esther? and what [is] thy request? it shall be even given thee

to the half of the kingdom.

ES-5:4 And Esther answered, If [it seem] good unto the king,

let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I

have prepared for him.

ES-5:5 Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that he

may do as Esther hath said. So the king and Haman came to the

banquet that Esther had prepared.

ES-5:6 And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine,

What [is] thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: and what

[is] thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be

performed.

ES-5:7 Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my

request [is];

ES-5:8 If I have found favour in the sight of the king, and if

it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my

request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall

prepare for them, and I will do to morrow as the king hath said.

ES-5:9 Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a glad

heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he

stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation

against Mordecai.

ES-5:10 Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when he came

home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

ES-5:11 And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the

multitude of his children, and all [the things] wherein the king

had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes

and servants of the king.

ES-5:12 Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no

man come in with the king unto the banquet that she had prepared

but myself; and to morrow am I invited unto her also with the

king.

ES-5:13 Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see

Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

ES-5:14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him,

Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak

thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go

thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing

pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.

ES-6:1 On that night could not the king sleep, and he commanded

to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were

read before the king.

ES-6:2 And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of

Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, the keepers

of the door, who sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

ES-6:3 And the king said, What honour and dignity hath been

done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's servants that

ministered unto him, There is nothing done for him.

ES-6:4 And the king said, Who [is] in the court? Now Haman was

come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak unto

the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared

for him.

ES-6:5 And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Haman

standeth in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

ES-6:6 So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall

be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now

Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do

honour more than to myself?

ES-6:7 And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king

delighteth to honour,

ES-6:8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king [useth]

to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown

royal which is set upon his head:

ES-6:9 And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the hand

of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the

man [withal] whom the king delighteth to honour, and bring him

on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before

him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth

to honour.

ES-6:10 Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, [and] take the

apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do even so to

Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate: let nothing

fail of all that thou hast spoken.

ES-6:11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and arrayed

Mordecai, and brought him on horseback through the street of the

city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done unto the

man whom the king delighteth to honour.

ES-6:12 And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman

hasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered.

ES-6:13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends

every [thing] that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and

Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai [be] of the seed of the

Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not

prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.

ES-6:14 And while they [were] yet talking with him, came the

king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto the banquet

that Esther had prepared.

ES-7:1 So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the

queen.

ES-7:2 And the king said again unto Esther on the second day at

the banquet of wine, What [is] thy petition, queen Esther? and

it shall be granted thee: and what [is] thy request? and it

shall be performed, [even] to the half of the kingdom.

ES-7:3 Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found

favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my

life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request:

ES-7:4 For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be

slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and

bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not

countervail the king's damage.

ES-7:5 Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther

the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his

heart to do so?

ES-7:6 And Esther said, The adversary and enemy [is] this

wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the king and the

queen.

ES-7:7 And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his

wrath [went] into the palace garden: and Haman stood up to make

request for his life to Esther the queen; for he saw that there

was evil determined against him by the king.

ES-7:8 Then the king returned out of the palace garden into the

place of the banquet of wine; and Haman was fallen upon the bed

whereon Esther [was]. Then said the king, Will he force the

queen also before me in the house? As the word went out of the

king's mouth, they covered Haman's face.

ES-7:9 And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before the

king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman

had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king,

standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him

thereon.

ES-7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had

prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.

ES-8:1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of

Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came

before the king; for Esther had told what he [was] unto her.

ES-8:2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from

Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over

the house of Haman.

ES-8:3 And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell

down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the

mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had

devised against the Jews.

ES-8:4 Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther.

So Esther arose, and stood before the king,

ES-8:5 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found

favour in his sight, and the thing [seem] right before the king,

and I [be] pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse

the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite,

which he wrote to destroy the Jews which [are] in all the king's

provinces:

ES-8:6 For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come

unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my

kindred?

ES-8:7 Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and

to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of

Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he

laid his hand upon the Jews.

ES-8:8 Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the

king's name, and seal [it] with the king's ring: for the writing

which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's

ring, may no man reverse.

ES-8:9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the

third month, that [is], the month Sivan, on the three and

twentieth [day] thereof; and it was written according to all

that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants,

and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which [are] from

India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto

every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every

people after their language, and to the Jews according to their

writing, and according to their language.

ES-8:10 And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed

[it] with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on

horseback, [and] riders on mules, camels, [and] young

dromedaries:

ES-8:11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which [were] in every

city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life,

to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of

the people and province that would assault them, [both] little

ones and women, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey,

ES-8:12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus,

[namely], upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which

[is] the month Adar.

ES-8:13 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given

in every province [was] published unto all people, and that the

Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on

their enemies.

ES-8:14 [So] the posts that rode upon mules [and] camels went

out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment.

And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.

ES-8:15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in

royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold,

and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of

Shushan rejoiced and was glad.

ES-8:16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.

ES-8:17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever

the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and

gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the

land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

ES-9:1 Now in the twelfth month, that [is], the month Adar, on

the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and

his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the

enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it

was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them

that hated them;)

ES-9:2 The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities

throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand

on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them;

for the fear of them fell upon all people.

ES-9:3 And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants,

and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews;

because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.

ES-9:4 For Mordecai [was] great in the king's house, and his

fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man

Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

ES-9:5 Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of

the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they

would unto those that hated them.

ES-9:6 And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed

five hundred men.

ES-9:7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

ES-9:8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

ES-9:9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,

ES-9:10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy

of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their

hand.

ES-9:11 On that day the number of those that were slain in

Shushan the palace was brought before the king.

ES-9:12 And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have

slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and

the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the

king's provinces? now what [is] thy petition? and it shall be

granted thee: or what [is] thy request further? and it shall be

done.

ES-9:13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be

granted to the Jews which [are] in Shushan to do to morrow also

according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be

hanged upon the gallows.

ES-9:14 And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree

was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

ES-9:15 For the Jews that [were] in Shushan gathered themselves

together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew

three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not

their hand.

ES-9:16 But the other Jews that [were] in the king's provinces

gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had

rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five

thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,

ES-9:17 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the

fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of

feasting and gladness.

ES-9:18 But the Jews that [were] at Shushan assembled together

on the thirteenth [day] thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof;

and on the fifteenth [day] of the same they rested, and made it

a day of feasting and gladness.

ES-9:19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the

unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar [a day

of] gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending

portions one to another.

ES-9:20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto

all the Jews that [were] in all the provinces of the king

Ahasuerus, [both] nigh and far,

ES-9:21 To stablish [this] among them, that they should keep

the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of

the same, yearly,

ES-9:22 As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies,

and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and

from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days

of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and

gifts to the poor.

ES-9:23 And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as

Mordecai had written unto them;

ES-9:24 Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the

enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy

them, and had cast Pur, that [is], the lot, to consume them, and

to destroy them;

ES-9:25 But when [Esther] came before the king, he commanded by

letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the

Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons

should be hanged on the gallows.

ES-9:26 Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name

of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and [of

that] which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had

come unto them,

ES-9:27 The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their

seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it

should not fail, that they would keep these two days according

to their writing, and according to their [appointed] time every

year;

ES-9:28 And [that] these days [should be] remembered and kept

throughout every generation, every family, every province, and

every city; and [that] these days of Purim should not fail from

among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

ES-9:29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and

Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this

second letter of Purim.

ES-9:30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the

hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus,

[with] words of peace and truth,

ES-9:31 To confirm these days of Purim in their times

[appointed], according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen

had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and

for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

ES-9:32 And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of

Purim; and it was written in the book.

ES-10:1 And the king Ahasuerus laid a tribute upon the land,

and [upon] the isles of the sea.

ES-10:2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the

declaration of the greatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king

advanced him, [are] they not written in the book of the

chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

ES-10:3 For Mordecai the Jew [was] next unto king Ahasuerus,

and great among the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his

brethren, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace

to all his seed.

king james study

EX-1:1 Now these [are] the names of the children of Israel,

which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with

Jacob.

EX-1:2 Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

EX-1:3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

EX-1:4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

EX-1:5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob

were seventy souls: for Joseph was in Egypt [already].

EX-1:6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that

generation.

EX-1:7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased

abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the

land was filled with them.

EX-1:8 Now there arose up a new king over Egypt, which knew not

Joseph.

EX-1:9 And he said unto his people, Behold, the people of the

children of Israel [are] more and mightier than we:

EX-1:10 Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they

multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any

war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and

[so] get them up out of the land.

EX-1:11 Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict

them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure

cities, Pithom and Raamses.

EX-1:12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they

multiplied and grew. And they were grieved because of the

children of Israel.

EX-1:13 And the Egyptians made the children of Israel to serve

with rigour:

EX-1:14 And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage, in

mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of service in the field:

all their service, wherein they made them serve, [was] with

rigour.

EX-1:15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives, of

which the name of the one [was] Shiphrah, and the name of the

other Puah:

EX-1:16 And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the

Hebrew women, and see [them] upon the stools; if it [be] a son,

then ye shall kill him: but if it [be] a daughter, then she

shall live.

EX-1:17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of

Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

EX-1:18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said

unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men

children alive?

EX-1:19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew

women [are] not as the Egyptian women; for they [are] lively,

and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.

EX-1:20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the

people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

EX-1:21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God,

that he made them houses.

EX-1:22 And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son

that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye

shall save alive.

EX-2:1 And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took [to

wife] a daughter of Levi.

EX-2:2 And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she

saw him that he [was a] goodly [child], she hid him three months.

EX-2:3 And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him

an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch,

and put the child therein; and she laid [it] in the flags by the

river's brink.

EX-2:4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done

to him.

EX-2:5 And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wash [herself]

at the river; and her maidens walked along by the river's side;

and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to

fetch it.

EX-2:6 And when she had opened [it], she saw the child: and,

behold, the babe wept. And she had compassion on him, and said,

This [is one] of the Hebrews' children.

EX-2:7 Then said his sister to Pharaoh's daughter, Shall I go

and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse

the child for thee?

EX-2:8 And Pharaoh's daughter said to her, Go. And the maid

went and called the child's mother.

EX-2:9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child

away, and nurse it for me, and I will give [thee] thy wages. And

the woman took the child, and nursed it.

EX-2:10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's

daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses:

and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

EX-2:11 And it came to pass in those days, when Moses was grown,

that he went out unto his brethren, and looked on their burdens:

and he spied an Egyptian smiting an Hebrew, one of his brethren.

EX-2:12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw

that [there was] no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in

the sand.

EX-2:13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of

the Hebrews strove together: and he said to him that did the

wrong, Wherefore smitest thou thy fellow?

EX-2:14 And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over

us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egyptian?

And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.

EX-2:15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay

Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the

land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.

EX-2:16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they

came and drew [water], and filled the troughs to water their

father's flock.

EX-2:17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses

stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

EX-2:18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How

[is it that] ye are come so soon to day?

EX-2:19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand

of the shepherds, and also drew [water] enough for us, and

watered the flock.

EX-2:20 And he said unto his daughters, And where [is] he? why

[is] it [that] ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat

bread.

EX-2:21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he

gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

EX-2:22 And she bare [him] a son, and he called his name

Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

EX-2:23 And it came to pass in process of time, that the king

of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of

the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by

reason of the bondage.

EX-2:24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his

covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

EX-2:25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had

respect unto [them].

EX-3:1 Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law,

the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of

the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb.

EX-3:2 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame

of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold,

the bush burned with fire, and the bush [was] not consumed.

EX-3:3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and see this

great sight, why the bush is not burnt.

EX-3:4 And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God

called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses,

Moses. And he said, Here [am] I.

EX-3:5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes

from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest [is] holy

ground.

EX-3:6 Moreover he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God

of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses

hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

EX-3:7 And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of

my people which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by

reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

EX-3:8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of

the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good

land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto

the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites,

and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

EX-3:9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel

is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith

the Egyptians oppress them.

EX-3:10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh,

that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel

out of Egypt.

EX-3:11 And Moses said unto God, Who [am] I, that I should go

unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of

Israel out of Egypt?

EX-3:12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this

[shall be] a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou

hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God

upon this mountain.

EX-3:13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, [when] I come unto the

children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your

fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What

[is] his name? what shall I say unto them?

EX-3:14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said,

Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent

me unto you.

EX-3:15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say

unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the

God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath

sent me unto you: this [is] my name for ever, and this [is] my

memorial unto all generations.

EX-3:16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say

unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of

Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely

visited you, and [seen] that which is done to you in Egypt:

EX-3:17 And I have said, I will bring you up out of the

affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the

Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites,

and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

EX-3:18 And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt

come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and

ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with

us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into

the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

EX-3:19 And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you

go, no, not by a mighty hand.

EX-3:20 And I will stretch out my hand, and smite Egypt with

all my wonders which I will do in the midst thereof: and after

that he will let you go.

EX-3:21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the

Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall

not go empty:

EX-3:22 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour, and of

her that sojourneth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels

of gold, and raiment: and ye shall put [them] upon your sons,

and upon your daughters; and ye shall spoil the Egyptians.

EX-4:1 And Moses answered and said, But, behold, they will not

believe me, nor hearken unto my voice: for they will say, The

LORD hath not appeared unto thee.

EX-4:2 And the LORD said unto him, What [is] that in thine

hand? And he said, A rod.

EX-4:3 And he said, Cast it on the ground. And he cast it on

the ground, and it became a serpent; and Moses fled from before

it.

EX-4:4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Put forth thine hand, and

take it by the tail. And he put forth his hand, and caught it,

and it became a rod in his hand:

EX-4:5 That they may believe that the LORD God of their fathers,

the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,

hath appeared unto thee.

EX-4:6 And the LORD said furthermore unto him, Put now thine

hand into thy bosom. And he put his hand into his bosom: and

when he took it out, behold, his hand [was] leprous as snow.

EX-4:7 And he said, Put thine hand into thy bosom again. And he

put his hand into his bosom again; and plucked it out of his

bosom, and, behold, it was turned again as his [other] flesh.

EX-4:8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee,

neither hearken to the voice of the first sign, that they will

believe the voice of the latter sign.

EX-4:9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also

these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt

take of the water of the river, and pour [it] upon the dry

[land]: and the water which thou takest out of the river shall

become blood upon the dry [land].

EX-4:10 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my Lord, I [am] not

eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto

thy servant: but I [am] slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.

EX-4:11 And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth?

or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind?

have not I the LORD?

EX-4:12 Now therefore go, and I will be with thy mouth, and

teach thee what thou shalt say.

EX-4:13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand

[of him whom] thou wilt send.

EX-4:14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses,

and he said, [Is] not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that

he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet

thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart.

EX-4:15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his

mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and

will teach you what ye shall do.

EX-4:16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he

shall be, [even] he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and

thou shalt be to him instead of God.

EX-4:17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand, wherewith

thou shalt do signs.

EX-4:18 And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law,

and said unto him, Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my

brethren which [are] in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive.

And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace.

EX-4:19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into

Egypt: for all the men are dead which sought thy life.

EX-4:20 And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon

an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the

rod of God in his hand.

EX-4:21 And the LORD said unto Moses, When thou goest to return

into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh,

which I have put in thine hand: but I will harden his heart,

that he shall not let the people go.

EX-4:22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD,

Israel [is] my son, [even] my firstborn:

EX-4:23 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve

me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy

son, [even] thy firstborn.

EX-4:24 And it came to pass by the way in the inn, that the

LORD met him, and sought to kill him.

EX-4:25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the

foreskin of her son, and cast [it] at his feet, and said, Surely

a bloody husband [art] thou to me.

EX-4:26 So he let him go: then she said, A bloody husband [thou

art], because of the circumcision.

EX-4:27 And the LORD said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to

meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and

kissed him.

EX-4:28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had

sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him.

EX-4:29 And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the

elders of the children of Israel:

EX-4:30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken

unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.

EX-4:31 And the people believed: and when they heard that the

LORD had visited the children of Israel, and that he had looked

upon their affliction, then they bowed their heads and

worshipped.

EX-5:1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh,

Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they

may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

EX-5:2 And Pharaoh said, Who [is] the LORD, that I should obey

his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I

let Israel go.

EX-5:3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us:

let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert,

and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with

pestilence, or with the sword.

EX-5:4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye,

Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto

your burdens.

EX-5:5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now

[are] many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

EX-5:6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of

the people, and their officers, saying,

EX-5:7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as

heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

EX-5:8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make

heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish

[ought] thereof: for they [be] idle; therefore they cry, saying,

Let us go [and] sacrifice to our God.

EX-5:9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may

labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

EX-5:10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their

officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith

Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

EX-5:11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not

ought of your work shall be diminished.

EX-5:12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the

land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

EX-5:13 And the taskmasters hasted [them], saying, Fulfil your

works, [your] daily tasks, as when there was straw.

EX-5:14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which

Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, [and]

demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making

brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

EX-5:15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and

cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy

servants?

EX-5:16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say

to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants [are] beaten; but

the fault [is] in thine own people.

EX-5:17 But he said, Ye [are] idle, [ye are] idle: therefore ye

say, Let us go [and] do sacrifice to the LORD.

EX-5:18 Go therefore now, [and] work; for there shall no straw

be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

EX-5:19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see

[that] they [were] in evil [case], after it was said, Ye shall

not minish [ought] from your bricks of your daily task.

EX-5:20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as

they came forth from Pharaoh:

EX-5:21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and

judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the

eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword

in their hand to slay us.

EX-5:22 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord,

wherefore hast thou [so] evil entreated this people? why [is] it

[that] thou hast sent me?

EX-5:23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he

hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy

people at all.

EX-6:1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I

will do to Pharaoh: for with a strong hand shall he let them go,

and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land.

EX-6:2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I [am] the

LORD:

EX-6:3 And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob,

by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not

known to them.

EX-6:4 And I have also established my covenant with them, to

give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage,

wherein they were strangers.

EX-6:5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of

Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have

remembered my covenant.

EX-6:6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I [am] the

LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the

Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will

redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:

EX-6:7 And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to

you a God: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD your God,

which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

EX-6:8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the

which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob;

and I will give it you for an heritage: I [am] the LORD.

EX-6:9 And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel: but they

hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of spirit, and for cruel

bondage.

EX-6:10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-6:11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let

the children of Israel go out of his land.

EX-6:12 And Moses spake before the LORD, saying, Behold, the

children of Israel have not hearkened unto me; how then shall

Pharaoh hear me, who [am] of uncircumcised lips?

EX-6:13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, and gave

them a charge unto the children of Israel, and unto Pharaoh king

of Egypt, to bring the children of Israel out of the land of

Egypt.

EX-6:14 These [be] the heads of their fathers' houses: The sons

of Reuben the firstborn of Israel; Hanoch, and Pallu, Hezron,

and Carmi: these [be] the families of Reuben.

EX-6:15 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad,

and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman:

these [are] the families of Simeon.

EX-6:16 And these [are] the names of the sons of Levi according

to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the

years of the life of Levi [were] an hundred thirty and seven

years.

EX-6:17 The sons of Gershon; Libni, and Shimi, according to

their families.

EX-6:18 And the sons of Kohath; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron,

and Uzziel: and the years of the life of Kohath [were] an

hundred thirty and three years.

EX-6:19 And the sons of Merari; Mahali and Mushi: these [are]

the families of Levi according to their generations.

EX-6:20 And Amram took him Jochebed his father's sister to wife;

and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of

Amram [were] an hundred and thirty and seven years.

EX-6:21 And the sons of Izhar; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri.

EX-6:22 And the sons of Uzziel; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and

Zithri.

EX-6:23 And Aaron took him Elisheba, daughter of Amminadab,

sister of Naashon, to wife; and she bare him Nadab, and Abihu,

Eleazar, and Ithamar.

EX-6:24 And the sons of Korah; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasaph:

these [are] the families of the Korhites.

EX-6:25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took him [one] of the daughters

of Putiel to wife; and she bare him Phinehas: these [are] the

heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families.

EX-6:26 These [are] that Aaron and Moses, to whom the LORD said,

Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt

according to their armies.

EX-6:27 These [are] they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt,

to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt: these [are] that

Moses and Aaron.

EX-6:28 And it came to pass on the day [when] the LORD spake

unto Moses in the land of Egypt,

EX-6:29 That the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I [am] the LORD:

speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee.

EX-6:30 And Moses said before the LORD, Behold, I [am] of

uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me?

EX-7:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a

god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet.

EX-7:2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee: and Aaron thy

brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the children of

Israel out of his land.

EX-7:3 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs

and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

EX-7:4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay

my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, [and] my people

the children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt by great

judgments.

EX-7:5 And the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD, when

I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children

of Israel from among them.

EX-7:6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them, so

did they.

EX-7:7 And Moses [was] fourscore years old, and Aaron fourscore

and three years old, when they spake unto Pharaoh.

EX-7:8 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

EX-7:9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Show a

miracle for you: then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod,

and cast [it] before Pharaoh, [and] it shall become a serpent.

EX-7:10 And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did

so as the LORD had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before

Pharaoh, and before his servants, and it became a serpent.

EX-7:11 Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers:

now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with

their enchantments.

EX-7:12 For they cast down every man his rod, and they became

serpents: but Aaron's rod swallowed up their rods.

EX-7:13 And he hardened Pharaoh's heart, that he hearkened not

unto them; as the LORD had said.

EX-7:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh's heart [is]

hardened, he refuseth to let the people go.

EX-7:15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning; lo, he goeth out

unto the water; and thou shalt stand by the river's brink

against he come; and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt

thou take in thine hand.

EX-7:16 And thou shalt say unto him, The LORD God of the

Hebrews hath sent me unto thee, saying, Let my people go, that

they may serve me in the wilderness: and, behold, hitherto thou

wouldest not hear.

EX-7:17 Thus saith the LORD, In this thou shalt know that I

[am] the LORD: behold, I will smite with the rod that [is] in

mine hand upon the waters which [are] in the river, and they

shall be turned to blood.

EX-7:18 And the fish that [is] in the river shall die, and the

river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of

the water of the river.

EX-7:19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy

rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon

their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon

all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and [that]

there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in

[vessels of] wood, and in [vessels of] stone.

EX-7:20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and

he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that [were] in the

river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants;

and all the waters that [were] in the river were turned to

blood.

EX-7:21 And the fish that [was] in the river died; and the

river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of

the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

EX-7:22 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their

enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he

hearken unto them; as the LORD had said.

EX-7:23 And Pharaoh turned and went into his house, neither did

he set his heart to this also.

EX-7:24 And all the Egyptians digged round about the river for

water to drink; for they could not drink of the water of the

river.

EX-7:25 And seven days were fulfilled, after that the LORD had

smitten the river.

EX-8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Go unto Pharaoh, and say

unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go, that they may

serve me.

EX-8:2 And if thou refuse to let [them] go, behold, I will

smite all thy borders with frogs:

EX-8:3 And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly, which

shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber,

and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon

thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:

EX-8:4 And the frogs shall come up both on thee, and upon thy

people, and upon all thy servants.

EX-8:5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch

forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers,

and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of

Egypt.

EX-8:6 And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of

Egypt; and the frogs came up, and covered the land of Egypt.

EX-8:7 And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and

brought up frogs upon the land of Egypt.

EX-8:8 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said,

Entreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs from me, and

from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do

sacrifice unto the LORD.

EX-8:9 And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I

entreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to

destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses, [that] they may

remain in the river only?

EX-8:10 And he said, To morrow. And he said, [Be it] according

to thy word: that thou mayest know that [there is] none like

unto the LORD our God.

EX-8:11 And the frogs shall depart from thee, and from thy

houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall

remain in the river only.

EX-8:12 And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses

cried unto the LORD because of the frogs which he had brought

against Pharaoh.

EX-8:13 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and

the frogs died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out

of the fields.

EX-8:14 And they gathered them together upon heaps: and the

land stank.

EX-8:15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was respite, he

hardened his heart, and hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had

said.

EX-8:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch

out thy rod, and smite the dust of the land, that it may become

lice throughout all the land of Egypt.

EX-8:17 And they did so; for Aaron stretched out his hand with

his rod, and smote the dust of the earth, and it became lice in

man, and in beast; all the dust of the land became lice

throughout all the land of Egypt.

EX-8:18 And the magicians did so with their enchantments to

bring forth lice, but they could not: so there were lice upon

man, and upon beast.

EX-8:19 Then the magicians said unto Pharaoh, This [is] the

finger of God: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he

hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had said.

EX-8:20 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the

morning, and stand before Pharaoh; lo, he cometh forth to the

water; and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Let my people go,

that they may serve me.

EX-8:21 Else, if thou wilt not let my people go, behold, I will

send swarms [of flies] upon thee, and upon thy servants, and

upon thy people, and into thy houses: and the houses of the

Egyptians shall be full of swarms [of flies], and also the

ground whereon they [are].

EX-8:22 And I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in

which my people dwell, that no swarms [of flies] shall be there;

to the end thou mayest know that I [am] the LORD in the midst of

the earth.

EX-8:23 And I will put a division between my people and thy

people: to morrow shall this sign be.

EX-8:24 And the LORD did so; and there came a grievous swarm

[of flies] into the house of Pharaoh, and [into] his servants'

houses, and into all the land of Egypt: the land was corrupted

by reason of the swarm [of flies].

EX-8:25 And Pharaoh called for Moses and for Aaron, and said,

Go ye, sacrifice to your God in the land.

EX-8:26 And Moses said, It is not meet so to do; for we shall

sacrifice the abomination of the Egyptians before their eyes,

and will they not stone us?

EX-8:27 We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and

sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.

EX-8:28 And Pharaoh said, I will let you go, that ye may

sacrifice to the LORD your God in the wilderness; only ye shall

not go very far away: entreat for me.

EX-8:29 And Moses said, Behold, I go out from thee, and I will

entreat the LORD that the swarms [of flies] may depart from

Pharaoh, from his servants, and from his people, to morrow: but

let not Pharaoh deal deceitfully any more in not letting the

people go to sacrifice to the LORD.

EX-8:30 And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.

EX-8:31 And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and he

removed the swarms [of flies] from Pharaoh, from his servants,

and from his people; there remained not one.

EX-8:32 And Pharaoh hardened his heart at this time also,

neither would he let the people go.

EX-9:1 Then the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh, and

tell him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people

go, that they may serve me.

EX-9:2 For if thou refuse to let [them] go, and wilt hold them

still,

EX-9:3 Behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which

[is] in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the

camels, upon the oxen, and upon the sheep: [there shall be] a

very grievous murrain.

EX-9:4 And the LORD shall sever between the cattle of Israel

and the cattle of Egypt: and there shall nothing die of all

[that is] the children's of Israel.

EX-9:5 And the LORD appointed a set time, saying, To morrow the

LORD shall do this thing in the land.

EX-9:6 And the LORD did that thing on the morrow, and all the

cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of

Israel died not one.

EX-9:7 And Pharaoh sent, and, behold, there was not one of the

cattle of the Israelites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was

hardened, and he did not let the people go.

EX-9:8 And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to you

handfuls of ashes of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it

toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh.

EX-9:9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt,

and shall be a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and

upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt.

EX-9:10 And they took ashes of the furnace, and stood before

Pharaoh; and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven; and it became

a boil breaking forth [with] blains upon man, and upon beast.

EX-9:11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because

of the boils; for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all

the Egyptians.

EX-9:12 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he

hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.

EX-9:13 And the LORD said unto Moses, Rise up early in the

morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him, Thus saith

the LORD God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that they may

serve me.

EX-9:14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine

heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou

mayest know that [there is] none like me in all the earth.

EX-9:15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite

thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off

from the earth.

EX-9:16 And in very deed for this [cause] have I raised thee up,

for to show [in] thee my power; and that my name may be

declared throughout all the earth.

EX-9:17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that

thou wilt not let them go?

EX-9:18 Behold, to morrow about this time I will cause it to

rain a very grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since

the foundation thereof even until now.

EX-9:19 Send therefore now, [and] gather thy cattle, and all

that thou hast in the field; [for upon] every man and beast

which shall be found in the field, and shall not be brought home,

the hail shall come down upon them, and they shall die.

EX-9:20 He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants

of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses:

EX-9:21 And he that regarded not the word of the LORD left his

servants and his cattle in the field.

EX-9:22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand

toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt,

upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field,

throughout the land of Egypt.

EX-9:23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and

the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the

ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

EX-9:24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very

grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of

Egypt since it became a nation.

EX-9:25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all

that [was] in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote

every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

EX-9:26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of

Israel [were], was there no hail.

EX-9:27 And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and

said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD [is] righteous,

and I and my people [are] wicked.

EX-9:28 Entreat the LORD (for [it is] enough) that there be no

[more] mighty thunderings and hail; and I will let you go, and

ye shall stay no longer.

EX-9:29 And Moses said unto him, As soon as I am gone out of

the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD; [and] the

thunder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail; that

thou mayest know how that the earth [is] the LORD's.

EX-9:30 But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will

not yet fear the LORD God.

EX-9:31 And the flax and the barley was smitten: for the barley

[was] in the ear, and the flax [was] bolled.

EX-9:32 But the wheat and the rie were not smitten: for they

[were] not grown up.

EX-9:33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread

abroad his hands unto the LORD: and the thunders and hail ceased,

and the rain was not poured upon the earth.

EX-9:34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the

thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart,

he and his servants.

EX-9:35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he

let the children of Israel go; as the LORD had spoken by Moses.

EX-10:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh: for I

have hardened his heart, and the heart of his servants, that I

might show these my signs before him:

EX-10:2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and

of thy son's son, what things I have wrought in Egypt, and my

signs which I have done among them; that ye may know how that I

[am] the LORD.

EX-10:3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto

him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou

refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they

may serve me.

EX-10:4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to

morrow will I bring the locusts into thy coast:

EX-10:5 And they shall cover the face of the earth, that one

cannot be able to see the earth: and they shall eat the residue

of that which is escaped, which remaineth unto you from the hail,

and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field:

EX-10:6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all

thy servants, and the houses of all the Egyptians; which neither

thy fathers, nor thy fathers' fathers have seen, since the day

that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned

himself, and went out from Pharaoh.

EX-10:7 And Pharaoh's servants said unto him, How long shall

this man be a snare unto us? let the men go, that they may serve

the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?

EX-10:8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh:

and he said unto them, Go, serve the LORD your God: [but] who

[are] they that shall go?

EX-10:9 And Moses said, We will go with our young and with our

old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and

with our herds will we go; for we [must hold] a feast unto the

LORD.

EX-10:10 And he said unto them, Let the LORD be so with you, as

I will let you go, and your little ones: look [to it]; for evil

[is] before you.

EX-10:11 Not so: go now ye [that are] men, and serve the LORD;

for that ye did desire. And they were driven out from Pharaoh's

presence.

EX-10:12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand

over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up

upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, [even]

all that the hail hath left.

EX-10:13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of

Egypt, and the LORD brought an east wind upon the land all that

day, and all [that] night; [and] when it was morning, the east

wind brought the locusts.

EX-10:14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt,

and rested in all the coasts of Egypt: very grievous [were they];

before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after

them shall be such.

EX-10:15 For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that

the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land,

and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and

there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs

of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

EX-10:16 Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron in haste; and

he said, I have sinned against the LORD your God, and against

you.

EX-10:17 Now therefore forgive, I pray thee, my sin only this

once, and entreat the LORD your God, that he may take away from

me this death only.

EX-10:18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.

EX-10:19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which

took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there

remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt.

EX-10:20 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he

would not let the children of Israel go.

EX-10:21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand

toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt,

even darkness [which] may be felt.

EX-10:22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and

there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

EX-10:23 They saw not one another, neither rose any from his

place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light

in their dwellings.

EX-10:24 And Pharaoh called unto Moses, and said, Go ye, serve

the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be stayed: let

your little ones also go with you.

EX-10:25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices and

burnt offerings, that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God.

EX-10:26 Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not an

hoof be left behind; for thereof must we take to serve the LORD

our God; and we know not with what we must serve the LORD, until

we come thither.

EX-10:27 But the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he would

not let them go.

EX-10:28 And Pharaoh said unto him, Get thee from me, take heed

to thyself, see my face no more; for in [that] day thou seest my

face thou shalt die.

EX-10:29 And Moses said, Thou hast spoken well, I will see thy

face again no more.

EX-11:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one

plague [more] upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will

let you go hence: when he shall let [you] go, he shall surely

thrust you out hence altogether.

EX-11:2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man

borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour,

jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.

EX-11:3 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the

Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses [was] very great in the land

of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight

of the people.

EX-11:4 And Moses said, Thus saith the LORD, About midnight

will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

EX-11:5 And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die,

from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even

unto the firstborn of the maidservant that [is] behind the mill;

and all the firstborn of beasts.

EX-11:6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land

of Egypt, such as there was none like it, nor shall be like it

any more.

EX-11:7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a

dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how

that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and

Israel.

EX-11:8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and

bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the

people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he

went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.

EX-11:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Pharaoh shall not hearken

unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

EX-11:10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before

Pharaoh: and the LORD hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would

not let the children of Israel go out of his land.

EX-12:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of

Egypt, saying,

EX-12:2 This month [shall be] unto you the beginning of months:

it [shall be] the first month of the year to you.

EX-12:3 Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying,

In the tenth [day] of this month they shall take to them every

man a lamb, according to the house of [their] fathers, a lamb

for an house:

EX-12:4 And if the household be too little for the lamb, let

him and his neighbour next unto his house take [it] according to

the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall

make your count for the lamb.

EX-12:5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first

year: ye shall take [it] out from the sheep, or from the goats:

EX-12:6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the

same month: and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel

shall kill it in the evening.

EX-12:7 And they shall take of the blood, and strike [it] on

the two side posts and on the upper door post of the houses,

wherein they shall eat it.

EX-12:8 And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with

fire, and unleavened bread; [and] with bitter [herbs] they shall

eat it.

EX-12:9 Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but

roast [with] fire; his head with his legs, and with the

purtenance thereof.

EX-12:10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the

morning; and that which remaineth of it until the morning ye

shall burn with fire.

EX-12:11 And thus shall ye eat it; [with] your loins girded,

your shoes on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye

shall eat it in haste: it [is] the LORD'S passover.

EX-12:12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt this night,

and will smite all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man

and beast; and against all the gods of Egypt I will execute

judgment: I [am] the LORD.

EX-12:13 And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the

houses where ye [are]: and when I see the blood, I will pass

over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy [you],

when I smite the land of Egypt.

EX-12:14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye

shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations;

ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

EX-12:15 Seven days shall ye eat unleavened bread; even the

first day ye shall put away leaven out of your houses: for

whosoever eateth leavened bread from the first day until the

seventh day, that soul shall be cut off from Israel.

EX-12:16 And in the first day [there shall be] an holy

convocation, and in the seventh day there shall be an holy

convocation to you; no manner of work shall be done in them,

save [that] which every man must eat, that only may be done of

you.

EX-12:17 And ye shall observe [the feast of] unleavened bread;

for in this selfsame day have I brought your armies out of the

land of Egypt: therefore shall ye observe this day in your

generations by an ordinance for ever.

EX-12:18 In the first [month], on the fourteenth day of the

month at even, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and

twentieth day of the month at even.

EX-12:19 Seven days shall there be no leaven found in your

houses: for whosoever eateth that which is leavened, even that

soul shall be cut off from the congregation of Israel, whether

he be a stranger, or born in the land.

EX-12:20 Ye shall eat nothing leavened; in all your habitations

shall ye eat unleavened bread.

EX-12:21 Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and

said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your

families, and kill the passover.

EX-12:22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip [it] in

the blood that [is] in the basin, and strike the lintel and the

two side posts with the blood that [is] in the basin; and none

of you shall go out at the door of his house until the morning.

EX-12:23 For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians;

and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side

posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the

destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite [you].

EX-12:24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to

thee and to thy sons for ever.

EX-12:25 And it shall come to pass, when ye be come to the land

which the LORD will give you, according as he hath promised,

that ye shall keep this service.

EX-12:26 And it shall come to pass, when your children shall

say unto you, What mean ye by this service?

EX-12:27 That ye shall say, It [is] the sacrifice of the LORD'S

passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel

in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.

And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

EX-12:28 And the children of Israel went away, and did as the

LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

EX-12:29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote

all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of

Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive

that [was] in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

EX-12:30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his

servants, and all the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in

Egypt; for [there was] not a house where [there was] not one

dead.

EX-12:31 And he called for Moses and Aaron by night, and said,

Rise up, [and] get you forth from among my people, both ye and

the children of Israel; and go, serve the LORD, as ye have said.

EX-12:32 Also take your flocks and your herds, as ye have said,

and be gone; and bless me also.

EX-12:33 And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that

they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We

[be] all dead [men].

EX-12:34 And the people took their dough before it was leavened,

their kneadingtroughs being bound up in their clothes upon

their shoulders.

EX-12:35 And the children of Israel did according to the word

of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver,

and jewels of gold, and raiment:

EX-12:36 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of

the Egyptians, so that they lent unto them [such things as they

required]. And they spoiled the Egyptians.

EX-12:37 And the children of Israel journeyed from Rameses to

Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot [that were] men,

beside children.

EX-12:38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them; and

flocks, and herds, [even] very much cattle.

EX-12:39 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which

they brought forth out of Egypt, for it was not leavened;

because they were thrust out of Egypt, and could not tarry,

neither had they prepared for themselves any victual.

EX-12:40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who

dwelt in Egypt, [was] four hundred and thirty years.

EX-12:41 And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and

thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all

the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

EX-12:42 It [is] a night to be much observed unto the LORD for

bringing them out from the land of Egypt: this [is] that night

of the LORD to be observed of all the children of Israel in

their generations.

EX-12:43 And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This [is] the

ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

EX-12:44 But every man's servant that is bought for money, when

thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.

EX-12:45 A foreigner and an hired servant shall not eat thereof.

EX-12:46 In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry

forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall

ye break a bone thereof.

EX-12:47 All the congregation of Israel shall keep it.

EX-12:48 And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will

keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised,

and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one

that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat

thereof.

EX-12:49 One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the

stranger that sojourneth among you.

EX-12:50 Thus did all the children of Israel; as the LORD

commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they.

EX-12:51 And it came to pass the selfsame day, [that] the LORD

did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by

their armies.

EX-13:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-13:2 Sanctify unto me all the firstborn, whatsoever openeth

the womb among the children of Israel, [both] of man and of

beast: it [is] mine.

EX-13:3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in

which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for

by strength of hand the LORD brought you out from this [place]:

there shall no leavened bread be eaten.

EX-13:4 This day came ye out in the month Abib.

EX-13:5 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into the

land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and

the Hivites, and the Jebusites, which he sware unto thy fathers

to give thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, that thou

shalt keep this service in this month.

EX-13:6 Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, and in the

seventh day [shall be] a feast to the LORD.

EX-13:7 Unleavened bread shall be eaten seven days; and there

shall no leavened bread be seen with thee, neither shall there

be leaven seen with thee in all thy quarters.

EX-13:8 And thou shalt show thy son in that day, saying, [This

is done] because of that [which] the LORD did unto me when I

came forth out of Egypt.

EX-13:9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee upon thine hand,

and for a memorial between thine eyes, that the LORD's law may

be in thy mouth: for with a strong hand hath the LORD brought

thee out of Egypt.

EX-13:10 Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season

from year to year.

EX-13:11 And it shall be when the LORD shall bring thee into

the land of the Canaanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy

fathers, and shall give it thee,

EX-13:12 That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that

openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast

which thou hast; the males [shall be] the LORD'S.

EX-13:13 And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a

lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his

neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou

redeem.

EX-13:14 And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to

come, saying, What [is] this? that thou shalt say unto him, By

strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the

house of bondage:

EX-13:15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us

go, that the LORD slew all the firstborn in the land of Egypt,

both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore

I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males;

but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.

EX-13:16 And it shall be for a token upon thine hand, and for

frontlets between thine eyes: for by strength of hand the LORD

brought us forth out of Egypt.

EX-13:17 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people

go, that God led them not [through] the way of the land of the

Philistines, although that [was] near; for God said, Lest

peradventure the people repent when they see war, and they

return to Egypt:

EX-13:18 But God led the people about, [through] the way of the

wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up

harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

EX-13:19 And Moses took the bones of Joseph with him: for he

had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will

surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with

you.

EX-13:20 And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped

in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

EX-13:21 And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a

cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire,

to give them light; to go by day and night:

EX-13:22 He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor

the pillar of fire by night, [from] before the people.

EX-14:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-14:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn and

encamp before Pihahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over

against Baalzephon: before it shall ye encamp by the sea.

EX-14:3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They

[are] entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.

EX-14:4 And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, that he shall follow

after them; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all

his host; that the Egyptians may know that I [am] the LORD. And

they did so.

EX-14:5 And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled:

and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against

the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have

let Israel go from serving us?

EX-14:6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people with

him:

EX-14:7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots, and all the

chariots of Egypt, and captains over every one of them.

EX-14:8 And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of

Egypt, and he pursued after the children of Israel: and the

children of Israel went out with an high hand.

EX-14:9 But the Egyptians pursued after them, all the horses

[and] chariots of Pharaoh, and his horsemen, and his army, and

overtook them encamping by the sea, beside Pihahiroth, before

Baalzephon.

EX-14:10 And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel

lifted up their eyes, and, behold, the Egyptians marched after

them; and they were sore afraid: and the children of Israel

cried out unto the LORD.

EX-14:11 And they said unto Moses, Because [there were] no

graves in Egypt, hast thou taken us away to die in the

wilderness? wherefore hast thou dealt thus with us, to carry us

forth out of Egypt?

EX-14:12 [Is] not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt,

saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians? For [it

had been] better for us to serve the Egyptians, than that we

should die in the wilderness.

EX-14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand

still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to

you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall

see them again no more for ever.

EX-14:14 The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your

peace.

EX-14:15 And the LORD said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou

unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward:

EX-14:16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand

over the sea, and divide it: and the children of Israel shall go

on dry [ground] through the midst of the sea.

EX-14:17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the

Egyptians, and they shall follow them: and I will get me honour

upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon

his horsemen.

EX-14:18 And the Egyptians shall know that I [am] the LORD,

when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots,

and upon his horsemen.

EX-14:19 And the angel of God, which went before the camp of

Israel, removed and went behind them; and the pillar of the

cloud went from before their face, and stood behind them:

EX-14:20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the

camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness [to them], but

it gave light by night [to these]: so that the one came not near

the other all the night.

EX-14:21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the

LORD caused the sea to go [back] by a strong east wind all that

night, and made the sea dry [land], and the waters were divided.

EX-14:22 And the children of Israel went into the midst of the

sea upon the dry [ground]: and the waters [were] a wall unto

them on their right hand, and on their left.

EX-14:23 And the Egyptians pursued, and went in after them to

the midst of the sea, [even] all Pharaoh's horses, his chariots,

and his horsemen.

EX-14:24 And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the

LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of

fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,

EX-14:25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave

them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the

face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the

Egyptians.

EX-14:26 And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand

over the sea, that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians,

upon their chariots, and upon their horsemen.

EX-14:27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea, and

the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared; and

the Egyptians fled against it; and the LORD overthrew the

Egyptians in the midst of the sea.

EX-14:28 And the waters returned, and covered the chariots, and

the horsemen, [and] all the host of Pharaoh that came into the

sea after them; there remained not so much as one of them.

EX-14:29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry [land] in

the midst of the sea; and the waters [were] a wall unto them on

their right hand, and on their left.

EX-14:30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of

the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the sea

shore.

EX-14:31 And Israel saw that great work which the LORD did upon

the Egyptians: and the people feared the LORD, and believed the

LORD, and his servant Moses.

EX-15:1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song

unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for

he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he

thrown into the sea.

EX-15:2 The LORD [is] my strength and song, and he is become my

salvation: he [is] my God, and I will prepare him an habitation;

my father's God, and I will exalt him.

EX-15:3 The LORD [is] a man of war: the LORD [is] his name.

EX-15:4 Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the

sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.

EX-15:5 The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom

as a stone.

EX-15:6 Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power:

thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

EX-15:7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast

overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth

thy wrath, [which] consumed them as stubble.

EX-15:8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were

gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, [and]

the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

EX-15:9 The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will

divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will

draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.

EX-15:10 Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them:

they sank as lead in the mighty waters.

EX-15:11 Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who

[is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises,

doing wonders?

EX-15:12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth

swallowed them.

EX-15:13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people [which]

thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided [them] in thy strength unto

thy holy habitation.

EX-15:14 The people shall hear, [and] be afraid: sorrow shall

take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.

EX-15:15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men

of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the

inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.

EX-15:16 Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness

of thine arm they shall be [as] still as a stone; till thy

people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, [which]

thou hast purchased.

EX-15:17 Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the

mountain of thine inheritance, [in] the place, O LORD, [which]

thou hast made for thee to dwell in, [in] the Sanctuary, O Lord,

[which] thy hands have established.

EX-15:18 The LORD shall reign for ever and ever.

EX-15:19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and

with his horsemen into the sea, and the LORD brought again the

waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on

dry [land] in the midst of the sea.

EX-15:20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a

timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with

timbrels and with dances.

EX-15:21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he

hath triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider hath he

thrown into the sea.

EX-15:22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they

went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days

in the wilderness, and found no water.

EX-15:23 And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of

the waters of Marah, for they [were] bitter: therefore the name

of it was called Marah.

EX-15:24 And the people murmured against Moses, saying, What

shall we drink?

EX-15:25 And he cried unto the LORD; and the LORD showed him a

tree, [which] when he had cast into the waters, the waters were

made sweet: there he made for them a statute and an ordinance,

and there he proved them,

EX-15:26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice

of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his

sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his

statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I

have brought upon the Egyptians: for I [am] the LORD that

healeth thee.

EX-15:27 And they came to Elim, where [were] twelve wells of

water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped

there by the waters.

EX-16:1 And they took their journey from Elim, and all the

congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness

of Sin, which [is] between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day

of the second month after their departing out of the land of

Egypt.

EX-16:2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel

murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness:

EX-16:3 And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God

we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when

we sat by the flesh pots, [and] when we did eat bread to the

full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill

this whole assembly with hunger.

EX-16:4 Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain

bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and

gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether

they will walk in my law, or no.

EX-16:5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they

shall prepare [that] which they bring in; and it shall be twice

as much as they gather daily.

EX-16:6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of

Israel, At even, then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought

you out from the land of Egypt:

EX-16:7 And in the morning, then ye shall see the glory of the

LORD; for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD: and

what [are] we, that ye murmur against us?

EX-16:8 And Moses said, [This shall be], when the LORD shall

give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread

to the full; for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye

murmur against him: and what [are] we? your murmurings [are] not

against us, but against the LORD.

EX-16:9 And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the

congregation of the children of Israel, Come near before the

LORD: for he hath heard your murmurings.

EX-16:10 And it came to pass, as Aaron spake unto the whole

congregation of the children of Israel, that they looked toward

the wilderness, and, behold, the glory of the LORD appeared in

the cloud.

EX-16:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-16:12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel:

speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the

morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I

[am] the LORD your God.

EX-16:13 And it came to pass, that at even the quails came up,

and covered the camp: and in the morning the dew lay round about

the host.

EX-16:14 And when the dew that lay was gone up, behold, upon

the face of the wilderness [there lay] a small round thing, [as]

small as the hoar frost on the ground.

EX-16:15 And when the children of Israel saw [it], they said

one to another, It [is] manna: for they wist not what it [was].

And Moses said unto them, This [is] the bread which the LORD

hath given you to eat.

EX-16:16 This [is] the thing which the LORD hath commanded,

Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for

every man, [according to] the number of your persons; take ye

every man for [them] which [are] in his tents.

EX-16:17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some

more, some less.

EX-16:18 And when they did mete [it] with an omer, he that

gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had

no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.

EX-16:19 And Moses said, Let no man leave of it till the

morning.

EX-16:20 Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto Moses; but

some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred worms,

and stank: and Moses was wroth with them.

EX-16:21 And they gathered it every morning, every man

according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

EX-16:22 And it came to pass, [that] on the sixth day they

gathered twice as much bread, two omers for one [man]: and all

the rulers of the congregation came and told Moses.

EX-16:23 And he said unto them, This [is that] which the LORD

hath said, To morrow [is] the rest of the holy sabbath unto the

LORD: bake [that] which ye will bake [to day], and seethe that

ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to

be kept until the morning.

EX-16:24 And they laid it up till the morning, as Moses bade:

and it did not stink, neither was there any worm therein.

EX-16:25 And Moses said, Eat that to day; for to day [is] a

sabbath unto the LORD: to day ye shall not find it in the field.

EX-16:26 Six days ye shall gather it; but on the seventh day,

[which is] the sabbath, in it there shall be none.

EX-16:27 And it came to pass, [that] there went out [some] of

the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.

EX-16:28 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to

keep my commandments and my laws?

EX-16:29 See, for that the LORD hath given you the sabbath,

therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days;

abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place

on the seventh day.

EX-16:30 So the people rested on the seventh day.

EX-16:31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna:

and it [was] like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it

[was] like wafers [made] with honey.

EX-16:32 And Moses said, This [is] the thing which the LORD

commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations;

that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the

wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.

EX-16:33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer

full of manna therein, and lay it up before the LORD, to be kept

for your generations.

EX-16:34 As the LORD commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up

before the Testimony, to be kept.

EX-16:35 And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years,

until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until

they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

EX-16:36 Now an omer [is] the tenth [part] of an ephah.

EX-17:1 And all the congregation of the children of Israel

journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys,

according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in

Rephidim: and [there was] no water for the people to drink.

EX-17:2 Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said,

Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why

chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?

EX-17:3 And the people thirsted there for water; and the people

murmured against Moses, and said, Wherefore [is] this [that]

thou hast brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our

children and our cattle with thirst?

EX-17:4 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, What shall I do

unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me.

EX-17:5 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go on before the people,

and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod,

wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go.

EX-17:6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in

Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water

out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the

sight of the elders of Israel.

EX-17:7 And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah,

because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because

they tempted the LORD, saying, Is the LORD among us, or not?

EX-17:8 Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim.

EX-17:9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go

out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the

hill with the rod of God in mine hand.

EX-17:10 So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought

with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went up to the top of the

hill.

EX-17:11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that

Israel prevailed: and when he let down his hand, Amalek

prevailed.

EX-17:12 But Moses' hands [were] heavy; and they took a stone,

and put [it] under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur

stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on

the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down

of the sun.

EX-17:13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the

edge of the sword.

EX-17:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write this [for] a

memorial in a book, and rehearse [it] in the ears of Joshua: for

I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under

heaven.

EX-17:15 And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it

Jehovahnissi:

EX-17:16 For he said, Because the LORD hath sworn [that] the

LORD [will have] war with Amalek from generation to generation.

EX-18:1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father in law,

heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his

people, [and] that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;

EX-18:2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah,

Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

EX-18:3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one [was]

Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

EX-18:4 And the name of the other [was] Eliezer; for the God of

my father, [said he, was] mine help, and delivered me from the

sword of Pharaoh:

EX-18:5 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons

and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped

at the mount of God:

EX-18:6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am

come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.

EX-18:7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did

obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of [their]

welfare; and they came into the tent.

EX-18:8 And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had

done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, [and]

all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and [how]

the LORD delivered them.

EX-18:9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD

had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the

Egyptians.

EX-18:10 And Jethro said, Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath

delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the

hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the

hand of the Egyptians.

EX-18:11 Now I know that the LORD [is] greater than all gods:

for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [he was] above them.

EX-18:12 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, took a burnt

offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the

elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father in law before

God.

EX-18:13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to

judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning

unto the evening.

EX-18:14 And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to

the people, he said, What [is] this thing that thou doest to the

people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand

by thee from morning unto even?

EX-18:15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the

people come unto me to inquire of God:

EX-18:16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I

judge between one and another, and I do make [them] know the

statutes of God, and his laws.

EX-18:17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that

thou doest [is] not good.

EX-18:18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people

that [is] with thee: for this thing [is] too heavy for thee;

thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

EX-18:19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel,

and God shall

be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou

mayest bring the causes unto God:

EX-18:20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and

shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work

that they must do.

EX-18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able

men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and

place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and]

rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

EX-18:22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it

shall be, [that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee,

but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier

for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.

EX-18:23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee [so],

then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall

also go to their place in peace.

EX-18:24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law,

and did all that he had said.

EX-18:25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made

them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of

hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

EX-18:26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard

causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they

judged themselves.

EX-18:27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went

his way into his own land.

EX-19:1 In the third month, when the children of Israel were

gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they

[into] the wilderness of Sinai.

EX-19:2 For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come

[to] the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and

there Israel camped before the mount.

EX-19:3 And Moses went up unto God, and the LORD called unto

him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou say to the

house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel;

EX-19:4 Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and [how] I

bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.

EX-19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and

keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me

above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:

EX-19:6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an

holy nation. These [are] the words which thou shalt speak unto

the children of Israel.

EX-19:7 And Moses came and called for the elders of the people,

and laid before their faces all these words which the LORD

commanded him.

EX-19:8 And all the people answered together, and said, All

that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the

words of the people unto the LORD.

EX-19:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a

thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee,

and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the

people unto the LORD.

EX-19:10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and

sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their

clothes,

EX-19:11 And be ready against the third day: for the third day

the LORD will come down in the sight of all the people upon

mount Sinai.

EX-19:12 And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about,

saying, Take heed to yourselves, [that ye] go [not] up into the

mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount

shall be surely put to death:

EX-19:13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely

be stoned, or shot through; whether [it be] beast or man, it

shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come

up to the mount.

EX-19:14 And Moses went down from the mount unto the people,

and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.

EX-19:15 And he said unto the people, Be ready against the

third day: come not at [your] wives.

EX-19:16 And it came to pass on the third day in the morning,

that there were thunders and lightnings, and a thick cloud upon

the mount, and the voice of the trumpet exceeding loud; so that

all the people that [was] in the camp trembled.

EX-19:17 And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp to

meet with God; and they stood at the nether part of the mount.

EX-19:18 And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the

LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended

as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

EX-19:19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and

waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a

voice.

EX-19:20 And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of

the mount: and the LORD called Moses [up] to the top of the

mount; and Moses went up.

EX-19:21 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the

people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many

of them perish.

EX-19:22 And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD,

sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.

EX-19:23 And Moses said unto the LORD, The people cannot come

up to mount Sinai: for thou chargedst us, saying, Set bounds

about the mount, and sanctify it.

EX-19:24 And the LORD said unto him, Away, get thee down, and

thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee: but let not the

priests and the people break through to come up unto the LORD,

lest he break forth upon them.

EX-19:25 So Moses went down unto the people, and spake unto

them.

EX-20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,

EX-20:2 I [am] the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of

the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

EX-20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

EX-20:4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any

likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is]

in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

EX-20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them:

for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the

iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and

fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

EX-20:6 And showing mercy unto thousands of them that love me,

and keep my commandments.

EX-20:7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in

vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his

name in vain.

EX-20:8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.

EX-20:9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

EX-20:10 But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy

God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor

thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy

cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:

EX-20:11 For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the

sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day:

wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

EX-20:12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be

long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

EX-20:13 Thou shalt not kill.

EX-20:14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

EX-20:15 Thou shalt not steal.

EX-20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy

neighbour.

EX-20:17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt

not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his

maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that [is]

thy neighbour's.

EX-20:18 And all the people saw the thunderings, and the

lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the mountain

smoking: and when the people saw [it], they removed, and stood

afar off.

EX-20:19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we

will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

EX-20:20 And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is

come to prove you, and that his fear may be before your faces,

that ye sin not.

EX-20:21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near

unto the thick darkness where God [was].

EX-20:22 And the LORD said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto

the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you

from heaven.

EX-20:23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither

shall ye make unto you gods of gold.

EX-20:24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt

sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings,

thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name

I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

EX-20:25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt

not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it,

thou hast polluted it.

EX-20:26 Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar,

that thy nakedness be not discovered thereon.

EX-21:1 Now these [are] the judgments which thou shalt set

before them.

EX-21:2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve:

and in the seventh he shall go out free for nothing.

EX-21:3 If he came in by himself, he shall go out by himself:

if he were married, then his wife shall go out with him.

EX-21:4 If his master have given him a wife, and she have born

him sons or daughters; the wife and her children shall be her

master's, and he shall go out by himself.

EX-21:5 And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master,

my wife, and my children; I will not go out free:

EX-21:6 Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he

shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his

master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall

serve him for ever.

EX-21:7 And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she

shall not go out as the menservants do.

EX-21:8 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to

himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a

strange nation he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt

deceitfully with her.

EX-21:9 And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall

deal with her after the manner of daughters.

EX-21:10 If he take him another [wife]; her food, her raiment,

and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish.

EX-21:11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she

go out free without money.

EX-21:12 He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely

put to death.

EX-21:13 And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver [him]

into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall

flee.

EX-21:14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour,

to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar,

that he may die.

EX-21:15 And he that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall

be surely put to death.

EX-21:16 And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he

be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death.

EX-21:17 And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall

surely be put to death.

EX-21:18 And if men strive together, and one smite another with

a stone, or with [his] fist, and he die not, but keepeth [his]

bed:

EX-21:19 If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then

shall he that smote [him] be quit: only he shall pay [for] the

loss of his time, and shall cause [him] to be thoroughly healed.

EX-21:20 And if a man smite his servant, or his maid, with a

rod, and he die under his hand; he shall be surely punished.

EX-21:21 Notwithstanding, if he continue a day or two, he shall

not be punished: for he [is] his money.

EX-21:22 If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that

her fruit depart [from her], and yet no mischief follow: he

shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will

lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges [determine].

EX-21:23 And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give

life for life,

EX-21:24 Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for

foot,

EX-21:25 Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for

stripe.

EX-21:26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the eye

of his maid, that it perish; he shall let him go free for his

eye's sake.

EX-21:27 And if he smite out his manservant's tooth, or his

maidservant's tooth; he shall let him go free for his tooth's

sake.

EX-21:28 If an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die: then

the ox shall be surely stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten;

but the owner of the ox [shall be] quit.

EX-21:29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time

past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not

kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox

shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.

EX-21:30 If there be laid on him a sum of money, then he shall

give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him.

EX-21:31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter,

according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.

EX-21:32 If the ox shall push a manservant or a maidservant; he

shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the

ox shall be stoned.

EX-21:33 And if a man shall open a pit, or if a man shall dig a

pit, and not cover it, and an ox or an ass fall therein;

EX-21:34 The owner of the pit shall make [it] good, [and] give

money unto the owner of them; and the dead [beast] shall be his.

EX-21:35 And if one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then

they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of it; and the

dead [ox] also they shall divide.

EX-21:36 Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in

time past, and his owner hath not kept him in; he shall surely

pay ox for ox; and the dead shall be his own.

EX-22:1 If a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or

sell it; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep

for a sheep.

EX-22:2 If a thief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he

die, [there shall] no blood [be shed] for him.

EX-22:3 If the sun be risen upon him, [there shall be] blood

[shed] for him; [for] he should make full restitution; if he

have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.

EX-22:4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive,

whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep; he shall restore double.

EX-22:5 If a man shall cause a field or vineyard to be eaten,

and shall put in his beast, and shall feed in another man's

field; of the best of his own field, and of the best of his own

vineyard, shall he make restitution.

EX-22:6 If fire break out, and catch in thorns, so that the

stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed

[therewith]; he that kindled the fire shall surely make

restitution.

EX-22:7 If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or

stuff to keep, and it be stolen out of the man's house; if the

thief be found, let him pay double.

EX-22:8 If the thief be not found, then the master of the house

shall be brought unto the judges, [to see] whether he have put

his hand unto his neighbour's goods.

EX-22:9 For all manner of trespass, [whether it be] for ox, for

ass, for sheep, for raiment, [or] for any manner of lost thing,

which [another] challengeth to be his, the cause of both parties

shall come before the judges; [and] whom the judges shall

condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour.

EX-22:10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox,

or a sheep, or any beast, to keep; and it die, or be hurt, or

driven away, no man seeing [it]:

EX-22:11 [Then] shall an oath of the LORD be between them both,

that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbour's goods; and

the owner of it shall accept [thereof], and he shall not make

[it] good.

EX-22:12 And if it be stolen from him, he shall make

restitution unto the owner thereof.

EX-22:13 If it be torn in pieces, [then] let him bring it [for]

witness, [and] he shall not make good that which was torn.

EX-22:14 And if a man borrow [ought] of his neighbour, and it

be hurt, or die, the owner thereof [being] not with it, he shall

surely make [it] good.

EX-22:15 [But] if the owner thereof [be] with it, he shall not

make [it] good: if it [be] an hired [thing], it came for his

hire.

EX-22:16 And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and

lie with her, he shall surely endow her to be his wife.

EX-22:17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he

shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.

EX-22:18 Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.

EX-22:19 Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to

death.

EX-22:20 He that sacrificeth unto [any] god, save unto the LORD

only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

EX-22:21 Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him:

for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

EX-22:22 Ye shall not afflict any widow, or fatherless child.

EX-22:23 If thou afflict them in any wise, and they cry at all

unto me, I will surely hear their cry;

EX-22:24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with

the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children

fatherless.

EX-22:25 If thou lend money to [any of] my people [that is]

poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither

shalt thou lay upon him usury.

EX-22:26 If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiment to pledge,

thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sun goeth down:

EX-22:27 For that [is] his covering only, it [is] his raiment

for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? and it shall come to pass,

when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I [am] gracious.

EX-22:28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of

thy people.

EX-22:29 Thou shalt not delay [to offer] the first of thy ripe

fruits, and of thy liquors: the firstborn of thy sons shalt thou

give unto me.

EX-22:30 Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, [and] with thy

sheep: seven days it shall be with his dam; on the eighth day

thou shalt give it me.

EX-22:31 And ye shall be holy men unto me: neither shall ye eat

[any] flesh [that is] torn of beasts in the field; ye shall cast

it to the dogs.

EX-23:1 Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand

with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

EX-23:2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to [do] evil; neither

shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest

[judgment]:

EX-23:3 Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.

EX-23:4 If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray,

thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.

EX-23:5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under

his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely

help with him.

EX-23:6 Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his

cause.

EX-23:7 Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and

righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

EX-23:8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the

wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.

EX-23:9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the

heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of

Egypt.

EX-23:10 And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt

gather in the fruits thereof:

EX-23:11 But the seventh [year] thou shalt let it rest and lie

still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave

the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt

deal with thy vineyard, [and] with thy oliveyard.

EX-23:12 Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh

day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and

the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.

EX-23:13 And in all [things] that I have said unto you be

circumspect: and make no mention of the name of other gods,

neither let it be heard out of thy mouth.

EX-23:14 Three times thou shalt keep a feast unto me in the

year.

EX-23:15 Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou

shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in

the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out

from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)

EX-23:16 And the feast of harvest, the firstfruits of thy

labours, which thou hast sown in the field: and the feast of

ingathering, [which is] in the end of the year, when thou hast

gathered in thy labours out of the field.

EX-23:17 Three times in the year all thy males shall appear

before the Lord GOD.

EX-23:18 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with

leavened bread; neither shall the fat of my sacrifice remain

until the morning.

EX-23:19 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt

bring into the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe

a kid in his mother's milk.

EX-23:20 Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in

the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared.

EX-23:21 Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not;

for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name [is] in

him.

EX-23:22 But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all

that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an

adversary unto thine adversaries.

EX-23:23 For mine Angel shall go before thee, and bring thee in

unto the Amorites, and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the

Canaanites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites: and I will cut them

off.

EX-23:24 Thou shalt not bow down to their gods, nor serve them,

nor do after their works: but thou shalt utterly overthrow them,

and quite break down their images.

EX-23:25 And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall

bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away

from the midst of thee.

EX-23:26 There shall nothing cast their young, nor be barren,

in thy land: the number of thy days I will fulfil.

EX-23:27 I will send my fear before thee, and will destroy all

the people to whom thou shalt come, and I will make all thine

enemies turn their backs unto thee.

EX-23:28 And I will send hornets before thee, which shall drive

out the Hivite, the Canaanite, and the Hittite, from before thee.

EX-23:29 I will not drive them out from before thee in one year;

lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field

multiply against thee.

EX-23:30 By little and little I will drive them out from before

thee, until thou be increased, and inherit the land.

EX-23:31 And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto

the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river:

for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand;

and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

EX-23:32 Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their

gods.

EX-23:33 They shall not dwell in thy land, lest they make thee

sin against me: for if thou serve their gods, it will surely be

a snare unto thee.

EX-24:1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou,

and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel;

and worship ye afar off.

EX-24:2 And Moses alone shall come near the LORD: but they

shall not come nigh; neither shall the people go up with him.

EX-24:3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of the

LORD, and all the judgments: and all the people answered with

one voice, and said, All the words which the LORD hath said will

we do.

EX-24:4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up

early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and

twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

EX-24:5 And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which

offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen

unto the LORD.

EX-24:6 And Moses took half of the blood, and put [it] in

basins; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar.

EX-24:7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the

audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath

said will we do, and be obedient.

EX-24:8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled [it] on the

people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the

LORD hath made with you concerning all these words.

EX-24:9 Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and

seventy of the elders of Israel:

EX-24:10 And they saw the God of Israel: and [there was] under

his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it

were the body of heaven in [his] clearness.

EX-24:11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid

not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.

EX-24:12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Come up to me into the

mount, and be there: and I will give thee tables of stone, and a

law, and commandments which I have written; that thou mayest

teach them.

EX-24:13 And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses

went up into the mount of God.

EX-24:14 And he said unto the elders, Tarry ye here for us,

until we come again unto you: and, behold, Aaron and Hur [are]

with you: if any man have any matters to do, let him come unto

them.

EX-24:15 And Moses went up into the mount, and a cloud covered

the mount.

EX-24:16 And the glory of the LORD abode upon mount Sinai, and

the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called

unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud.

EX-24:17 And the sight of the glory of the LORD [was] like

devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the

children of Israel.

EX-24:18 And Moses went into the midst of the cloud, and gat

him up into the mount: and Moses was in the mount forty days and

forty nights.

EX-25:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me

an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his

heart ye shall take my offering.

EX-25:3 And this [is] the offering which ye shall take of them;

gold, and silver, and brass,

EX-25:4 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and

goats' [hair],

EX-25:5 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and

shittim wood,

EX-25:6 Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for

sweet incense,

EX-25:7 Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in

the breastplate.

EX-25:8 And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell

among them.

EX-25:9 According to all that I show thee, [after] the pattern

of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments

thereof, even so shall ye make [it].

EX-25:10 And they shall make an ark [of] shittim wood: two

cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and

a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height

thereof.

EX-25:11 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and

without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of

gold round about.

EX-25:12 And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put

[them] in the four corners thereof; and two rings [shall be] in

the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

EX-25:13 And thou shalt make staves [of] shittim wood, and

overlay them with gold.

EX-25:14 And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the

sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them.

EX-25:15 The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they

shall not be taken from it.

EX-25:16 And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I

shall give thee.

EX-25:17 And thou shalt make a mercy seat [of] pure gold: two

cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and

a half the breadth thereof.

EX-25:18 And thou shalt make two cherubims [of] gold, [of]

beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy

seat.

EX-25:19 And make one cherub on the one end, and the other

cherub on the other end: [even] of the mercy seat shall ye make

the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

EX-25:20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth [their] wings on

high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces

[shall look] one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the

faces of the cherubims be.

EX-25:21 And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark;

and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give

thee.

EX-25:22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune

with thee from above the mercy seat, from between the two

cherubims which [are] upon the ark of the testimony, of all

[things] which I will give thee in commandment unto the children

of Israel.

EX-25:23 Thou shalt also make a table [of] shittim wood: two

cubits [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth

thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

EX-25:24 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make

thereto a crown of gold round about.

EX-25:25 And thou shalt make unto it a border of an hand

breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the

border thereof round about.

EX-25:26 And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put

the rings in the four corners that [are] on the four feet

thereof.

EX-25:27 Over against the border shall the rings be for places

of the staves to bear the table.

EX-25:28 And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and

overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.

EX-25:29 And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons

thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal:

[of] pure gold shalt thou make them.

EX-25:30 And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me

alway.

EX-25:31 And thou shalt make a candlestick [of] pure gold: [of]

beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his

branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the

same.

EX-25:32 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it;

three branches of the candlestick out of the one side, and three

branches of the candlestick out of the other side:

EX-25:33 Three bowls made like unto almonds, [with] a knop and

a flower in one branch; and three bowls made like almonds in the

other branch, [with] a knop and a flower: so in the six branches

that come out of the candlestick.

EX-25:34 And in the candlestick [shall be] four bowls made like

unto almonds, [with] their knops and their flowers.

EX-25:35 And [there shall be] a knop under two branches of the

same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop

under two branches of the same, according to the six branches

that proceed out of the candlestick.

EX-25:36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same:

all it [shall be] one beaten work [of] pure gold.

EX-25:37 And thou shalt make the seven lamps thereof: and they

shall light the lamps thereof, that they may give light over

against it.

EX-25:38 And the tongs thereof, and the snuffdishes thereof,

[shall be of] pure gold.

EX-25:39 [Of] a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all

these vessels.

EX-25:40 And look that thou make [them] after their pattern,

which was showed thee in the mount.

EX-26:1 Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten

curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and

scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them.

EX-26:2 The length of one curtain [shall be] eight and twenty

cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every

one of the curtains shall have one measure.

EX-26:3 The five curtains shall be coupled together one to

another; and [other] five curtains [shall be] coupled one to

another.

EX-26:4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the

one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling; and likewise

shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of [another] curtain, in

the coupling of the second.

EX-26:5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and

fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that [is]

in the coupling of the second; that the loops may take hold one

of another.

EX-26:6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple

the curtains together with the taches: and it shall be one

tabernacle.

EX-26:7 And thou shalt make curtains [of] goats' [hair] to be a

covering upon the tabernacle: eleven curtains shalt thou make.

EX-26:8 The length of one curtain [shall be] thirty cubits, and

the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains

[shall be all] of one measure.

EX-26:9 And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and

six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain

in the forefront of the tabernacle.

EX-26:10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one

curtain [that is] outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops in

the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

EX-26:11 And thou shalt make fifty taches of brass, and put the

taches into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may

be one.

EX-26:12 And the remnant that remaineth of the curtains of the

tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the

backside of the tabernacle.

EX-26:13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other

side of that which remaineth in the length of the curtains of

the tent, it shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this

side and on that side, to cover it.

EX-26:14 And thou shalt make a covering for the tent [of] rams'

skins dyed red, and a covering above [of] badgers' skins.

EX-26:15 And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle [of]

shittim wood standing up.

EX-26:16 Ten cubits [shall be] the length of a board, and a

cubit and a half [shall be] the breadth of one board.

EX-26:17 Two tenons [shall there be] in one board, set in order

one against another: thus shalt thou make for all the boards of

the tabernacle.

EX-26:18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle,

twenty boards on the south side southward.

EX-26:19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the

twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons,

and two sockets under another board for his two tenons.

EX-26:20 And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north

side [there shall be] twenty boards:

EX-26:21 And their forty sockets [of] silver; two sockets under

one board, and two sockets under another board.

EX-26:22 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward thou

shalt make six boards.

EX-26:23 And two boards shalt thou make for the corners of the

tabernacle in the two sides.

EX-26:24 And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they

shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring:

thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two

corners.

EX-26:25 And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets [of]

silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two

sockets under another board.

EX-26:26 And thou shalt make bars [of] shittim wood; five for

the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

EX-26:27 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the

tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the

tabernacle, for the two sides westward.

EX-26:28 And the middle bar in the midst of the boards shall

reach from end to end.

EX-26:29 And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make

their rings [of] gold [for] places for the bars: and thou shalt

overlay the bars with gold.

EX-26:30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the

fashion thereof which was showed thee in the mount.

EX-26:31 And thou shalt make a veil [of] blue, and purple, and

scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims

shall it be made:

EX-26:32 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim

[wood] overlaid with gold: their hooks [shall be of] gold, upon

the four sockets of silver.

EX-26:33 And thou shalt hang up the veil under the taches, that

thou mayest bring in thither within the veil the ark of the

testimony: and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy

[place] and the most holy.

EX-26:34 And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the

testimony in the most holy [place].

EX-26:35 And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the

candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle

toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side.

EX-26:36 And thou shalt make an hanging for the door of the

tent, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen,

wrought with needlework.

EX-26:37 And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars [of]

shittim [wood], and overlay them with gold, [and] their hooks

[shall be of] gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass

for them.

EX-27:1 And thou shalt make an altar [of] shittim wood, five

cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be

foursquare: and the height thereof [shall be] three cubits.

EX-27:2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four

corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt

overlay it with brass.

EX-27:3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and

his shovels, and his basins, and his fleshhooks, and his

firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make [of] brass.

EX-27:4 And thou shalt make for it a grate of network [of]

brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the

four corners thereof.

EX-27:5 And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar

beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.

EX-27:6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves [of]

shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

EX-27:7 And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the

staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.

EX-27:8 Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was showed

thee in the mount, so shall they make [it].

EX-27:9 And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for

the south side southward [there shall be] hangings for the court

[of] fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:

EX-27:10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty

sockets [shall be of] brass; the hooks of the pillars and their

fillets [shall be of] silver.

EX-27:11 And likewise for the north side in length [there shall

be] hangings of an hundred [cubits] long, and his twenty pillars

and their twenty sockets [of] brass; the hooks of the pillars

and their fillets [of] silver.

EX-27:12 And [for] the breadth of the court on the west side

[shall be] hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and

their sockets ten.

EX-27:13 And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward

[shall be] fifty cubits.

EX-27:14 The hangings of one side [of the gate shall be]

fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

EX-27:15 And on the other side [shall be] hangings fifteen

[cubits]: their pillars three, and their sockets three.

EX-27:16 And for the gate of the court [shall be] an hanging of

twenty cubits, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine

twined linen, wrought with needlework: [and] their pillars

[shall be] four, and their sockets four.

EX-27:17 All the pillars round about the court [shall be]

filleted with silver; their hooks [shall be of] silver, and

their sockets [of] brass.

EX-27:18 The length of the court [shall be] an hundred cubits,

and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits

[of] fine twined linen, and their sockets [of] brass.

EX-27:19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service

thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court,

[shall be of] brass.

EX-27:20 And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that

they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause

the lamp to burn always.

EX-27:21 In the tabernacle of the congregation without the veil,

which [is] before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order

it from evening to morning before the LORD: [it shall be] a

statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the

children of Israel.

EX-28:1 And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons

with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may

minister unto me in the priest's office, [even] Aaron, Nadab and

Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons.

EX-28:2 And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother

for glory and for beauty.

EX-28:3 And thou shalt speak unto all [that are] wise hearted,

whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make

Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me

in the priest's office.

EX-28:4 And these [are] the garments which they shall make; a

breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a broidered coat, a

mitre, and a girdle: and they shall make holy garments for Aaron

thy brother, and his sons, that he may minister unto me in the

priest's office.

EX-28:5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and

scarlet, and fine linen.

EX-28:6 And they shall make the ephod [of] gold, [of] blue, and

[of] purple, [of] scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning

work.

EX-28:7 It shall have the two shoulder pieces thereof joined at

the two edges thereof; and [so] it shall be joined together.

EX-28:8 And the curious girdle of the ephod, which [is] upon it,

shall be of the same, according to the work thereof; [even of]

gold, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.

EX-28:9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them

the names of the children of Israel:

EX-28:10 Six of their names on one stone, and [the other] six

names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.

EX-28:11 With the work of an engraver in stone, [like] the

engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with

the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be

set in ouches of gold.

EX-28:12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders

of the ephod [for] stones of memorial unto the children of

Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon

his two shoulders for a memorial.

EX-28:13 And thou shalt make ouches [of] gold;

EX-28:14 And two chains [of] pure gold at the ends; [of]

wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen

chains to the ouches.

EX-28:15 And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with

cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it;

[of] gold, [of] blue, and [of] purple, and [of] scarlet, and

[of] fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.

EX-28:16 Foursquare it shall be [being] doubled; a span [shall

be] the length thereof, and a span [shall be] the breadth

thereof.

EX-28:17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, [even]

four rows of stones: [the first] row [shall be] a sardius, a

topaz, and a carbuncle: [this shall be] the first row.

EX-28:18 And the second row [shall be] an emerald, a sapphire,

and a diamond.

EX-28:19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

EX-28:20 And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper:

they shall be set in gold in their enclosings.

EX-28:21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children

of Israel, twelve, according to their names, [like] the

engravings of a signet; every one with his name shall they be

according to the twelve tribes.

EX-28:22 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate chains at the

ends [of] wreathen work [of] pure gold.

EX-28:23 And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of

gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the

breastplate.

EX-28:24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen [chains] of gold

in the two rings [which are] on the ends of the breastplate.

EX-28:25 And [the other] two ends of the two wreathen [chains]

thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put [them] on the

shoulder pieces of the ephod before it.

EX-28:26 And thou shalt make two rings of gold, and thou shalt

put them upon the two ends of the breastplate in the border

thereof, which [is] in the side of the ephod inward.

EX-28:27 And two [other] rings of gold thou shalt make, and

shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward

the forepart thereof, over against the [other] coupling thereof,

above the curious girdle of the ephod.

EX-28:28 And they shall bind the breastplate by the rings

thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that

[it] may be above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the

breastplate be not loosed from the ephod.

EX-28:29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of

Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he

goeth in unto the holy [place], for a memorial before the LORD

continually.

EX-28:30 And thou shalt put in the breastplate of judgment the

Urim and the Thummim; and they shall be upon Aaron's heart, when

he goeth in before the LORD: and Aaron shall bear the judgment

of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD

continually.

EX-28:31 And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all [of]

blue.

EX-28:32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the

midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about

the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be

not rent.

EX-28:33 And [beneath] upon the hem of it thou shalt make

pomegranates [of] blue, and [of] purple, and [of] scarlet, round

about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round

about:

EX-28:34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a

pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.

EX-28:35 And it shall be upon Aaron to minister: and his sound

shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy [place] before the

LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.

EX-28:36 And thou shalt make a plate [of] pure gold, and grave

upon it, [like] the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

EX-28:37 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be

upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.

EX-28:38 And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may

bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of

Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be

always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the

LORD.

EX-28:39 And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen, and

thou shalt make the mitre [of] fine linen, and thou shalt make

the girdle [of] needlework.

EX-28:40 And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou

shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for

them, for glory and for beauty.

EX-28:41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and

his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them,

and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the

priest's office.

EX-28:42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their

nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

EX-28:43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when

they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when

they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy [place];

that they bear not iniquity, and die: [it shall be] a statute

for ever unto him and his seed after him.

EX-29:1 And this [is] the thing that thou shalt do unto them to

hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take

one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,

EX-29:2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered

with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: [of] wheaten

flour shalt thou make them.

EX-29:3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them

in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.

EX-29:4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door

of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with

water.

EX-29:5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron

the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the

breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:

EX-29:6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the

holy crown upon the mitre.

EX-29:7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour [it]

upon his head, and anoint him.

EX-29:8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.

EX-29:9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his

sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall

be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate

Aaron and his sons.

EX-29:10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before

the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall

put their hands upon the head of the bullock.

EX-29:11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, [by]

the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

EX-29:12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and

put [it] upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour

all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.

EX-29:13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the

inwards, and the caul [that is] above the liver, and the two

kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, and burn [them] upon

the altar.

EX-29:14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his

dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it [is] a sin

offering.

EX-29:15 Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons

shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.

EX-29:16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his

blood, and sprinkle [it] round about upon the altar.

EX-29:17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the

inwards of him, and his legs, and put [them] unto his pieces,

and unto his head.

EX-29:18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it

[is] a burnt offering unto the LORD: it [is] a sweet savour, an

offering made by fire unto the LORD.

EX-29:19 And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his

sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.

EX-29:20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood,

and put [it] upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon

the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of

their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot,

and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

EX-29:21 And thou shalt take of the blood that [is] upon the

altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle [it] upon Aaron,

and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments

of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments,

and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.

EX-29:22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump,

and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul [above] the

liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, and

the right shoulder; for it [is] a ram of consecration:

EX-29:23 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread,

and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that

[is] before the LORD:

EX-29:24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in

the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them [for] a wave offering

before the LORD.

EX-29:25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn

[them] upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour

before the LORD: it [is] an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

EX-29:26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's

consecration, and wave it [for] a wave offering before the LORD:

and it shall be thy part.

EX-29:27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave

offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved,

and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, [even]

of [that] which [is] for Aaron, and of [that] which is for his

sons:

EX-29:28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for

ever from the children of Israel: for it [is] an heave offering:

and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of

the sacrifice of their peace offerings, [even] their heave

offering unto the LORD.

EX-29:29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons'

after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.

EX-29:30 [And] that son that is priest in his stead shall put

them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the

congregation to minister in the holy [place].

EX-29:31 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and

seethe his flesh in the holy place.

EX-29:32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram,

and the bread that [is] in the basket, [by] the door of the

tabernacle of the congregation.

EX-29:33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the

atonement was made, to consecrate [and] to sanctify them: but a

stranger shall not eat [thereof], because they [are] holy.

EX-29:34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of

the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the

remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it [is] holy.

EX-29:35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons,

according to all [things] which I have commanded thee: seven

days shalt thou consecrate them.

EX-29:36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock [for] a sin

offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when

thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to

sanctify it.

EX-29:37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar,

and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever

toucheth the altar shall be holy.

EX-29:38 Now this [is that] which thou shalt offer upon the

altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.

EX-29:39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the

other lamb thou shalt offer at even:

EX-29:40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled

with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth

part of an hin of wine [for] a drink offering.

EX-29:41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt

do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and

according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an

offering made by fire unto the LORD.

EX-29:42 [This shall be] a continual burnt offering throughout

your generations [at] the door of the tabernacle of the

congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak

there unto thee.

EX-29:43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and

[the tabernacle] shall be sanctified by my glory.

EX-29:44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation,

and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to

minister to me in the priest's office.

EX-29:45 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and

will be their God.

EX-29:46 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD their God,

that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may

dwell among them: I [am] the LORD their God.

EX-30:1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: [of]

shittim wood shalt thou make it.

EX-30:2 A cubit [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the

breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits [shall

be] the height thereof: the horns thereof [shall be] of the same.

EX-30:3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top

thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns

thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.

EX-30:4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the

crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of

it shalt thou make [it]; and they shall be for places for the

staves to bear it withal.

EX-30:5 And thou shalt make the staves [of] shittim wood, and

overlay them with gold.

EX-30:6 And thou shalt put it before the veil that [is] by the

ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that [is] over the

testimony, where I will meet with thee.

EX-30:7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every

morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon

it.

EX-30:8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall

burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD

throughout your generations.

EX-30:9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt

sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink

offering thereon.

EX-30:10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it

once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements:

once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your

generations: it [is] most holy unto the LORD.

EX-30:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-30:12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel

after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for

his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be

no plague among them, when [thou] numberest them.

EX-30:13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among

them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the

sanctuary: (a shekel [is] twenty gerahs:) an half shekel [shall

be] the offering of the LORD.

EX-30:14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered,

from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the

LORD.

EX-30:15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not

give less than half a shekel, when [they] give an offering unto

the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.

EX-30:16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the

children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the

tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto

the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for

your souls.

EX-30:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-30:18 Thou shalt also make a laver [of] brass, and his foot

[also of] brass, to wash [withal]: and thou shalt put it between

the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt

put water therein.

EX-30:19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and

their feet thereat:

EX-30:20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation,

they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come

near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire

unto the LORD:

EX-30:21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that

they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, [even]

to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

EX-30:22 Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-30:23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure

myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon half so much,

[even] two hundred and fifty [shekels], and of sweet calamus

two hundred and fifty [shekels],

EX-30:24 And of cassia five hundred [shekels], after the shekel

of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:

EX-30:25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an

ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be

an holy anointing oil.

EX-30:26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the

congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,

EX-30:27 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick

and his vessels, and the altar of incense,

EX-30:28 And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels,

and the laver and his foot.

EX-30:29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most

holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.

EX-30:30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and

consecrate them, that [they] may minister unto me in the

priest's office.

EX-30:31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel,

saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout

your generations.

EX-30:32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall

ye make [any other] like it, after the composition of it: it

[is] holy, [and] it shall be holy unto you.

EX-30:33 Whosoever compoundeth [any] like it, or whosoever

putteth [any] of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from

his people.

EX-30:34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet

spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; [these] sweet spices

with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like [weight]:

EX-30:35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after

the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure [and] holy:

EX-30:36 And thou shalt beat [some] of it very small, and put

of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation,

where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.

EX-30:37 And [as for] the perfume which thou shalt make, ye

shall not make to yourselves according to the composition

thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.

EX-30:38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto,

shall even be cut off from his people.

EX-31:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-31:2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the

son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

EX-31:3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom,

and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of

workmanship,

EX-31:4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver,

and in brass,

EX-31:5 And in cutting of stones, to set [them], and in carving

of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship.

EX-31:6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son

of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that

are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that

I have commanded thee;

EX-31:7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the

testimony, and the mercy seat that [is] thereupon, and all the

furniture of the tabernacle,

EX-31:8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure

candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,

EX-31:9 And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture,

and the laver and his foot,

EX-31:10 And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for

Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in

the priest's office,

EX-31:11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy

[place]: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they

do.

EX-31:12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying,

Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it [is] a sign between me

and you throughout your generations; that [ye] may know that I

[am] the LORD that doth sanctify you.

EX-31:14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it [is] holy

unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to

death: for whosoever doeth [any] work therein, that soul shall

be cut off from among his people.

EX-31:15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh [is] the

sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth [any] work in

the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

EX-31:16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the

sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations,

[for] a perpetual covenant.

EX-31:17 It [is] a sign between me and the children of Israel

for ever: for [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and

on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

EX-31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of

communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony,

tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

EX-32:1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down

out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto

Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go

before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up

out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

EX-32:2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings,

which [are] in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of

your daughters, and bring [them] unto me.

EX-32:3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which

[were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aaron.

EX-32:4 And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it

with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and

they said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up

out of the land of Egypt.

EX-32:5 And when Aaron saw [it], he built an altar before it;

and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow [is] a feast to

the LORD.

EX-32:6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt

offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down

to eat and to drink, and rose up to play.

EX-32:7 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for

thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have

corrupted [themselves]:

EX-32:8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I

commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have

worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These

[be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the

land of Egypt.

EX-32:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people,

and, behold, it [is] a stiffnecked people:

EX-32:10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot

against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of

thee a great nation.

EX-32:11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD,

why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast

brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and

with a mighty hand?

EX-32:12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For

mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains,

and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy

fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.

EX-32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to

whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I

will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this

land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they

shall inherit [it] for ever.

EX-32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to

do unto his people.

EX-32:15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and

the two tables of the testimony [were] in his hand: the tables

[were] written on both their sides; on the one side and on the

other [were] they written.

EX-32:16 And the tables [were] the work of God, and the writing

[was] the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

EX-32:17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they

shouted, he said unto Moses, [There is] a noise of war in the

camp.

EX-32:18 And he said, [It is] not the voice of [them that]

shout for mastery, neither [is it] the voice of [them that] cry

for being overcome: [but] the noise of [them that] sing do I

hear.

EX-32:19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the

camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger

waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake

them beneath the mount.

EX-32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt

[it] in the fire, and ground [it] to powder, and strowed [it]

upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink [of it].

EX-32:21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto

thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them?

EX-32:22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot:

thou knowest the people, that they [are set] on mischief.

EX-32:23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go

before us: for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up

out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.

EX-32:24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let

them break [it] off. So they gave [it] me: then I cast it into

the fire, and there came out this calf.

EX-32:25 And when Moses saw that the people [were] naked; (for

Aaron had made them naked unto [their] shame among their enemies:

)

EX-32:26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said,

Who [is] on the LORD'S side? [let him come] unto me. And all the

sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him.

EX-32:27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of

Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, [and] go in and out

from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his

brother, and every man his companion, and every man his

neighbour.

EX-32:28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of

Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three

thousand men.

EX-32:29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to

the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother;

that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

EX-32:30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said

unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go

up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for

your sin.

EX-32:31 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this

people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold.

EX-32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not,

blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.

EX-32:33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned

against me, him will I blot out of my book.

EX-32:34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto [the place] of

which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go

before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit

their sin upon them.

EX-32:35 And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the

calf, which Aaron made.

EX-33:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, [and] go up hence,

thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land

of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac,

and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it:

EX-33:2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will drive

out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the

Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite:

EX-33:3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not

go up in the midst of thee; for thou [art] a stiffnecked people:

lest I consume thee in the way.

EX-33:4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they

mourned: and no man did put on him his ornaments.

EX-33:5 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children

of Israel, Ye [are] a stiffnecked people: I will come up into

the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now

put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto

thee.

EX-33:6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their

ornaments by the mount Horeb.

EX-33:7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without

the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle

of the congregation. And it came to pass, [that] every one which

sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation,

which [was] without the camp.

EX-33:8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the

tabernacle, [that] all the people rose up, and stood every man

[at] his tent door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone

into the tabernacle.

EX-33:9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the

tabernacle, the cloudy pillar descended, and stood [at] the door

of the tabernacle, and [the LORD] talked with Moses.

EX-33:10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand [at]

the tabernacle door: and all the people rose up and worshipped,

every man [in] his tent door.

EX-33:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man

speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but

his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not

out of the tabernacle.

EX-33:12 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me,

Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou

wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and

thou hast also found grace in my sight.

EX-33:13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in

thy sight, show me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may

find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation [is] thy

people.

EX-33:14 And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I

will give thee rest.

EX-33:15 And he said unto him, If thy presence go not [with me],

carry us not up hence.

EX-33:16 For wherein shall it be known here that I and thy

people have found grace in thy sight? [is it] not in that thou

goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from

all the people that [are] upon the face of the earth.

EX-33:17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing

also that thou hast spoken: for thou hast found grace in my

sight, and I know thee by name.

EX-33:18 And he said, I beseech thee, show me thy glory.

EX-33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before

thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and

will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy

on whom I will show mercy.

EX-33:20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there

shall no man see me, and live.

EX-33:21 And the LORD said, Behold, [there is] a place by me,

and thou shalt stand upon a rock:

EX-33:22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by,

that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee

with my hand while I pass by:

EX-33:23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my

back parts: but my face shall not be seen.

EX-34:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of

stone like unto the first: and I will write upon [these] tables

the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.

EX-34:2 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning

unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of

the mount.

EX-34:3 And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man

be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor

herds feed before that mount.

EX-34:4 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first;

and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount

Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the

two tables of stone.

EX-34:5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him

there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD.

EX-34:6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The

LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and

abundant in goodness and truth,

EX-34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and

transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear [the

guilty]; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children,

and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the

fourth [generation].

EX-34:8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the

earth, and worshipped.

EX-34:9 And he said, If now I have found grace in thy sight, O

Lord, let my Lord, I pray thee, go among us; for it [is] a

stiffnecked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and

take us for thine inheritance.

EX-34:10 And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy

people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the

earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou

[art] shall see the work of the LORD: for it [is] a terrible

thing that I will do with thee.

EX-34:11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day:

behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite,

and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the

Jebusite.

EX-34:12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with

the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a

snare in the midst of thee:

EX-34:13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images,

and cut down their groves:

EX-34:14 For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD,

whose name [is] Jealous, [is] a jealous God:

EX-34:15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the

land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice

unto their gods, and [one] call thee, and thou eat of his

sacrifice;

EX-34:16 And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and

their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons

go a whoring after their gods.

EX-34:17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

EX-34:18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven

days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, as I commanded thee, in

the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest

out from Egypt.

EX-34:19 All that openeth the matrix [is] mine; and every

firstling among thy cattle, [whether] ox or sheep, [that is

male].

EX-34:20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a

lamb: and if thou redeem [him] not, then shalt thou break his

neck. All the firstborn of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none

shall appear before me empty.

EX-34:21 Six days thou shalt work, but on the seventh day thou

shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest.

EX-34:22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the

firstfruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at

the year's end.

EX-34:23 Thrice in the year shall all your menchildren appear

before the Lord GOD, the God of Israel.

EX-34:24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and

enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man desire thy land, when

thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the

year.

EX-34:25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with

leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover

be left unto the morning.

EX-34:26 The first of the firstfruits of thy land thou shalt

bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe

a kid in his mother's milk.

EX-34:27 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words:

for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with

thee and with Israel.

EX-34:28 And he was there with the LORD forty days and forty

nights; he did neither eat bread, nor drink water. And he wrote

upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments.

EX-34:29 And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount

Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he

came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of

his face shone while he talked with him.

EX-34:30 And when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw

Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid

to come nigh him.

EX-34:31 And Moses called unto them; and Aaron and all the

rulers of the congregation returned unto him: and Moses talked

with them.

EX-34:32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh:

and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken

with him in mount Sinai.

EX-34:33 And [till] Moses had done speaking with them, he put a

veil on his face.

EX-34:34 But when Moses went in before the LORD to speak with

him, he took the veil off, until he came out. And he came out,

and spake unto the children of Israel [that] which he was

commanded.

EX-34:35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that

the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the veil upon his

face again, until he went in to speak with him.

EX-35:1 And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children

of Israel together, and said unto them, These [are] the words

which the LORD hath commanded, that [ye] should do them.

EX-35:2 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day

there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD:

whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.

EX-35:3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations

upon the sabbath day.

EX-35:4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the

children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the LORD

commanded, saying,

EX-35:5 Take ye from among you an offering unto the LORD:

whosoever [is] of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering

of the LORD; gold, and silver, and brass,

EX-35:6 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and

goats' [hair],

EX-35:7 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and

shittim wood,

EX-35:8 And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil,

and for the sweet incense,

EX-35:9 And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod,

and for the breastplate.

EX-35:10 And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make

all that the LORD hath commanded;

EX-35:11 The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches,

and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,

EX-35:12 The ark, and the staves thereof, [with] the mercy seat,

and the veil of the covering,

EX-35:13 The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and

the showbread,

EX-35:14 The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture,

and his lamps, with the oil for the light,

EX-35:15 And the incense altar, and his staves, and the

anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the

door at the entering in of the tabernacle,

EX-35:16 The altar of burnt offering, with his brazen grate,

his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

EX-35:17 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their

sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,

EX-35:18 The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court,

and their cords,

EX-35:19 The cloths of service, to do service in the holy

[place], the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the

garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office.

EX-35:20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel

departed from the presence of Moses.

EX-35:21 And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up,

and every one whom his spirit made willing, [and] they brought

the LORD'S offering to the work of the tabernacle of the

congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments.

EX-35:22 And they came, both men and women, as many as were

willing hearted, [and] brought bracelets, and earrings, and

rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that

offered [offered] an offering of gold unto the LORD.

EX-35:23 And every man, with whom was found blue, and purple,

and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' [hair], and red skins of

rams, and badgers' skins, brought [them].

EX-35:24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and

brass brought the LORD's offering: and every man, with whom was

found shittim wood for any work of the service, brought [it].

EX-35:25 And all the women that were wise hearted did spin with

their hands, and brought that which they had spun, [both] of

blue, and of purple, [and] of scarlet, and of fine linen.

EX-35:26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in

wisdom spun goats' [hair].

EX-35:27 And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be

set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

EX-35:28 And spice, and oil for the light, and for the

anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

EX-35:29 The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto

the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to

bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be

made by the hand of Moses.

EX-35:30 And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the

LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur,

of the tribe of Judah;

EX-35:31 And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in

wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of

workmanship;

EX-35:32 And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in

silver, and in brass,

EX-35:33 And in the cutting of stones, to set [them], and in

carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.

EX-35:34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, [both]

he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan.

EX-35:35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all

manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and

of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in

fine linen, and of the weaver, [even] of them that do any work,

and of those that devise cunning work.

EX-36:1 Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise

hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to

know how to work all manner of work for the service of the

sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded.

EX-36:2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise

hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, [even]

every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do

it:

EX-36:3 And they received of Moses all the offering, which the

children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of

the sanctuary, to make it [withal]. And they brought yet unto

him free offerings every morning.

EX-36:4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the

sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made;

EX-36:5 And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring

much more than enough for the service of the work, which the

LORD commanded to make.

EX-36:6 And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be

proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor

woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So

the people were restrained from bringing.

EX-36:7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work

to make it, and too much.

EX-36:8 And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the

work of the tabernacle made ten curtains [of] fine twined linen,

and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning

work made he them.

EX-36:9 The length of one curtain [was] twenty and eight cubits,

and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains [were]

all of one size.

EX-36:10 And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and

[the other] five curtains he coupled one unto another.

EX-36:11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain

from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the

uttermost side of [another] curtain, in the coupling of the

second.

EX-36:12 Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops

made he in the edge of the curtain which [was] in the coupling

of the second: the loops held one [curtain] to another.

EX-36:13 And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the

curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one

tabernacle.

EX-36:14 And he made curtains [of] goats' [hair] for the tent

over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.

EX-36:15 The length of one curtain [was] thirty cubits, and

four cubits [was] the breadth of one curtain: the eleven

curtains [were] of one size.

EX-36:16 And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six

curtains by themselves.

EX-36:17 And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the

curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge

of the curtain which coupleth the second.

EX-36:18 And he made fifty taches [of] brass to couple the tent

together, that it might be one.

EX-36:19 And he made a covering for the tent [of] rams' skins

dyed red, and a covering [of] badgers' skins above [that].

EX-36:20 And he made boards for the tabernacle [of] shittim

wood, standing up.

EX-36:21 The length of a board [was] ten cubits, and the

breadth of a board one cubit and a half.

EX-36:22 One board had two tenons, equally distant one from

another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

EX-36:23 And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards

for the south side southward:

EX-36:24 And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty

boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two

sockets under another board for his two tenons.

EX-36:25 And for the other side of the tabernacle, [which is]

toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,

EX-36:26 And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under

one board, and two sockets under another board.

EX-36:27 And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made

six boards.

EX-36:28 And two boards made he for the corners of the

tabernacle in the two sides.

EX-36:29 And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at

the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in

both the corners.

EX-36:30 And there were eight boards; and their sockets [were]

sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets.

EX-36:31 And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards

of the one side of the tabernacle,

EX-36:32 And five bars for the boards of the other side of the

tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for

the sides westward.

EX-36:33 And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards

from the one end to the other.

EX-36:34 And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their

rings [of] gold [to be] places for the bars, and overlaid the

bars with gold.

EX-36:35 And he made a veil [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet,

and fine twined linen: [with] cherubims made he it of cunning

work.

EX-36:36 And he made thereunto four pillars [of] shittim [wood],

and overlaid them with gold: their hooks [were of] gold; and he

cast for them four sockets of silver.

EX-36:37 And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door [of]

blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of

needlework;

EX-36:38 And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he

overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their

five sockets [were of] brass.

EX-37:1 And Bezaleel made the ark [of] shittim wood: two cubits

and a half [was] the length of it, and a cubit and a half the

breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

EX-37:2 And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without,

and made a crown of gold to it round about.

EX-37:3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, [to be set] by

the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it,

and two rings upon the other side of it.

EX-37:4 And he made staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid them

with gold.

EX-37:5 And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of

the ark, to bear the ark.

EX-37:6 And he made the mercy seat [of] pure gold: two cubits

and a half [was] the length thereof, and one cubit and a half

the breadth thereof.

EX-37:7 And he made two cherubims [of] gold, beaten out of one

piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy seat;

EX-37:8 One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub

on the [other] end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he

the cherubims on the two ends thereof.

EX-37:9 And the cherubims spread out [their] wings on high,

[and] covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their

faces one to another; [even] to the mercy seatward were the

faces of the cherubims.

EX-37:10 And he made the table [of] shittim wood: two cubits

[was] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a

cubit and a half the height thereof:

EX-37:11 And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto

a crown of gold round about.

EX-37:12 Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth

round about; and made a crown of gold for the border thereof

round about.

EX-37:13 And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the

rings upon the four corners that [were] in the four feet thereof.

EX-37:14 Over against the border were the rings, the places for

the staves to bear the table.

EX-37:15 And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid

them with gold, to bear the table.

EX-37:16 And he made the vessels which [were] upon the table,

his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to

cover withal, [of] pure gold.

EX-37:17 And he made the candlestick [of] pure gold: [of]

beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch,

his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

EX-37:18 And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three

branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and

three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:

EX-37:19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one

branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds

in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six

branches going out of the candlestick.

EX-37:20 And in the candlestick [were] four bowls made like

almonds, his knops, and his flowers:

EX-37:21 And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop

under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of

the same, according to the six branches going out of it.

EX-37:22 Their knops and their branches were of the same: all

of it [was] one beaten work [of] pure gold.

EX-37:23 And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his

snuffdishes, [of] pure gold.

EX-37:24 [Of] a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the

vessels thereof.

EX-37:25 And he made the incense altar [of] shittim wood: the

length of it [was] a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; [it

was] foursquare; and two cubits [was] the height of it; the

horns thereof were of the same.

EX-37:26 And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of

it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also

he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

EX-37:27 And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown

thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof,

to be places for the staves to bear it withal.

EX-37:28 And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid

them with gold.

EX-37:29 And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure

incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

EX-38:1 And he made the altar of burnt offering [of] shittim

wood: five cubits [was] the length thereof, and five cubits the

breadth thereof; [it was] foursquare; and three cubits the

height thereof.

EX-38:2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it;

the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with

brass.

EX-38:3 And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and

the shovels, and the basins, [and] the fleshhooks, and the

firepans: all the vessels thereof made he [of] brass.

EX-38:4 And he made for the altar a brazen grate of network

under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.

EX-38:5 And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate

of brass, [to be] places for the staves.

EX-38:6 And he made the staves [of] shittim wood, and overlaid

them with brass.

EX-38:7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of

the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with

boards.

EX-38:8 And he made the laver [of] brass, and the foot of it

[of] brass, of the lookingglasses of [the women] assembling,

which assembled [at] the door of the tabernacle of the

congregation.

EX-38:9 And he made the court: on the south side southward the

hangings of the court [were of] fine twined linen, an hundred

cubits:

EX-38:10 Their pillars [were] twenty, and their brazen sockets

twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [were of]

silver.

EX-38:11 And for the north side [the hangings were] an hundred

cubits, their pillars [were] twenty, and their sockets of brass

twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [of] silver.

EX-38:12 And for the west side [were] hangings of fifty cubits,

their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the

pillars and their fillets [of] silver.

EX-38:13 And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

EX-38:14 The hangings of the one side [of the gate were]

fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.

EX-38:15 And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand

and that hand, [were] hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars

three, and their sockets three.

EX-38:16 All the hangings of the court round about [were] of

fine twined linen.

EX-38:17 And the sockets for the pillars [were of] brass; the

hooks of the pillars and their fillets [of] silver; and the

overlaying of their chapiters [of] silver; and all the pillars

of the court [were] filleted with silver.

EX-38:18 And the hanging for the gate of the court [was]

needlework, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined

linen: and twenty cubits [was] the length, and the height in the

breadth [was] five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the

court.

EX-38:19 And their pillars [were] four, and their sockets [of]

brass four; their hooks [of] silver, and the overlaying of their

chapiters and their fillets [of] silver.

EX-38:20 And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court

round about, [were of] brass.

EX-38:21 This is the sum of the tabernacle, [even] of the

tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the

commandment of Moses, [for] the service of the Levites, by the

hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.

EX-38:22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the

tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.

EX-38:23 And with him [was] Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the

tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an

embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine

linen.

EX-38:24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the

work of the holy [place], even the gold of the offering, was

twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels,

after the shekel of the sanctuary.

EX-38:25 And the silver of them that were numbered of the

congregation [was] an hundred talents, and a thousand seven

hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of

the sanctuary:

EX-38:26 A bekah for every man, [that is], half a shekel, after

the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be

numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred

thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty [men].

EX-38:27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the

sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil; an

hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.

EX-38:28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five

shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their

chapiters, and filleted them.

EX-38:29 And the brass of the offering [was] seventy talents,

and two thousand and four hundred shekels.

EX-38:30 And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the

tabernacle of the congregation, and the brazen altar, and the

brazen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,

EX-38:31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the

sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle,

and all the pins of the court round about.

EX-39:1 And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made

cloths of service, to do service in the holy [place], and made

the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.

EX-39:2 And he made the ephod [of] gold, blue, and purple, and

scarlet, and fine twined linen.

EX-39:3 And they did beat the gold into thin plates, and cut

[it into] wires, to work [it] in the blue, and in the purple,

and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, [with] cunning work.

EX-39:4 They made shoulderpieces for it, to couple [it]

together: by the two edges was it coupled together.

EX-39:5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that [was] upon it,

[was] of the same, according to the work thereof; [of] gold,

blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the

LORD commanded Moses.

EX-39:6 And they wrought onyx stones enclosed in ouches of gold,

graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children

of Israel.

EX-39:7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, [that

they should be] stones for a memorial to the children of Israel;

as the LORD commanded Moses.

EX-39:8 And he made the breastplate [of] cunning work, like the

work of the ephod; [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and

fine twined linen.

EX-39:9 It was foursquare; they made the breastplate double: a

span [was] the length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof,

[being] doubled.

EX-39:10 And they set in it four rows of stones: [the first]

row [was] a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this [was] the

first row.

EX-39:11 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a

diamond.

EX-39:12 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

EX-39:13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper:

[they were] enclosed in ouches of gold in their enclosings.

EX-39:14 And the stones [were] according to the names of the

children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, [like] the

engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to

the twelve tribes.

EX-39:15 And they made upon the breastplate chains at the ends,

[of] wreathen work [of] pure gold.

EX-39:16 And they made two ouches [of] gold, and two gold rings;

and put the two rings in the two ends of the breastplate.

EX-39:17 And they put the two wreathen chains of gold in the

two rings on the ends of the breastplate.

EX-39:18 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they

fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces

of the ephod, before it.

EX-39:19 And they made two rings of gold, and put [them] on the

two ends of the breastplate, upon the border of it, which [was]

on the side of the ephod inward.

EX-39:20 And they made two [other] golden rings, and put them

on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the forepart of

it, over against the [other] coupling thereof, above the curious

girdle of the ephod.

EX-39:21 And they did bind the breastplate by his rings unto

the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be

above the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breastplate

might not be loosed from the ephod; as the LORD commanded Moses.

EX-39:22 And he made the robe of the ephod [of] woven work, all

[of] blue.

EX-39:23 And [there was] an hole in the midst of the robe, as

the hole of an habergeon, [with] a band round about the hole,

that it should not rend.

EX-39:24 And they made upon the hems of the robe pomegranates

[of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, [and] twined [linen].

EX-39:25 And they made bells [of] pure gold, and put the bells

between the pomegranates upon the hem of the robe, round about

between the pomegranates;

EX-39:26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate,

round about the hem of the robe to minister [in]; as the LORD

commanded Moses.

EX-39:27 And they made coats [of] fine linen [of] woven work

for Aaron, and for his sons,

EX-39:28 And a mitre [of] fine linen, and goodly bonnets [of]

fine linen, and linen breeches [of] fine twined linen,

EX-39:29 And a girdle [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and

purple, and scarlet, [of] needlework; as the LORD commanded

Moses.

EX-39:30 And they made the plate of the holy crown [of] pure

gold, and wrote upon it a writing, [like to] the engravings of a

signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD.

EX-39:31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten [it]

on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses.

EX-39:32 Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of

the congregation finished: and the children of Israel did

according to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

EX-39:33 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent,

and all his furniture, his taches, his boards, his bars, and his

pillars, and his sockets,

EX-39:34 And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the

covering of badgers' skins, and the veil of the covering,

EX-39:35 The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and

the mercy seat,

EX-39:36 The table, [and] all the vessels thereof, and the

showbread,

EX-39:37 The pure candlestick, [with] the lamps thereof, [even

with] the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof,

and the oil for light,

EX-39:38 And the golden altar, and the anointing oil, and the

sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle door,

EX-39:39 The brazen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves,

and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,

EX-39:40 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and his

sockets, and the hanging for the court gate, his cords, and his

pins, and all the vessels of the service of the tabernacle, for

the tent of the congregation,

EX-39:41 The cloths of service to do service in the holy

[place], and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his

sons' garments, to minister in the priest's office.

EX-39:42 According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the

children of Israel made all the work.

EX-39:43 And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold,

they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they

done it: and Moses blessed them.

EX-40:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

EX-40:2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up

the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.

EX-40:3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony,

and cover the ark with the veil.

EX-40:4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the

things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring

in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof.

EX-40:5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense

before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door

to the tabernacle.

EX-40:6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering

before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the

congregation.

EX-40:7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the

congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein.

EX-40:8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang

up the hanging at the court gate.

EX-40:9 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the

tabernacle, and all that [is] therein, and shalt hallow it, and

all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.

EX-40:10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering,

and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an

altar most holy.

EX-40:11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and

sanctify it.

EX-40:12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door

of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.

EX-40:13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and

anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in

the priest's office.

EX-40:14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with

coats:

EX-40:15 And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their

father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office:

for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood

throughout their generations.

EX-40:16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the LORD

commanded him, so did he.

EX-40:17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second

year, on the first [day] of the month, [that] the tabernacle was

reared up.

EX-40:18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his

sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars

thereof, and reared up his pillars.

EX-40:19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle, and

put the covering of the tent above upon it; as the LORD

commanded Moses.

EX-40:20 And he took and put the testimony into the ark, and

set the staves on the ark, and put the mercy seat above upon the

ark:

EX-40:21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up

the veil of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony;

as the LORD commanded Moses.

EX-40:22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation,

upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the veil.

EX-40:23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD;

as the LORD had commanded Moses.

EX-40:24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of the

congregation, over against the table, on the side of the

tabernacle southward.

EX-40:25 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD; as the LORD

commanded Moses.

EX-40:26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the

congregation before the veil:

EX-40:27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD

commanded Moses.

EX-40:28 And he set up the hanging [at] the door of the

tabernacle.

EX-40:29 And he put the altar of burnt offering [by] the door

of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered

upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering; as the LORD

commanded Moses.

EX-40:30 And he set the laver between the tent of the

congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash

[withal].

EX-40:31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands

and their feet thereat:

EX-40:32 When they went into the tent of the congregation, and

when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD

commanded Moses.

EX-40:33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle

and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So

Moses finished the work.

EX-40:34 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and

the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

EX-40:35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the

congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of

the LORD filled the tabernacle.

EX-40:36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the

tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their

journeys:

EX-40:37 But if the cloud were not taken up, then they

journeyed not till the day that it was taken up.

EX-40:38 For the cloud of the LORD [was] upon the tabernacle by

day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house

of Israel, throughout all their journeys. king james study

EZE-1:1 Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the

fourth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, as I [was]

among the captives by the river of Chebar, [that] the heavens

were opened, and I saw visions of God.

EZE-1:2 In the fifth [day] of the month, which [was] the fifth

year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,

EZE-1:3 The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the

priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the

river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.

EZE-1:4 And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the

north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a

brightness [was] about it, and out of the midst thereof as the

colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.

EZE-1:5 Also out of the midst thereof [came] the likeness of

four living creatures. And this [was] their appearance; they had

the likeness of a man.

EZE-1:6 And every one had four faces, and every one had four

wings.

EZE-1:7 And their feet [were] straight feet; and the sole of

their feet [was] like the sole of a calf's foot: and they

sparkled like the colour of burnished brass.

EZE-1:8 And [they had] the hands of a man under their wings on

their four sides; and they four had their faces and their wings.

EZE-1:9 Their wings [were] joined one to another; they turned

not when they went; they went every one straight forward.

EZE-1:10 As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the

face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and

they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also

had the face of an eagle.

EZE-1:11 Thus [were] their faces: and their wings [were]

stretched upward; two [wings] of every one [were] joined one to

another, and two covered their bodies.

EZE-1:12 And they went every one straight forward: whither the

spirit was to go, they went; [and] they turned not when they

went.

EZE-1:13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their

appearance [was] like burning coals of fire, [and] like the

appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living

creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went

forth lightning.

EZE-1:14 And the living creatures ran and returned as the

appearance of a flash of lightning.

EZE-1:15 Now as I beheld the living creatures, behold one wheel

upon the earth by the living creatures, with his four faces.

EZE-1:16 The appearance of the wheels and their work [was] like

unto the colour of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and

their appearance and their work [was] as it were a wheel in the

middle of a wheel.

EZE-1:17 When they went, they went upon their four sides: [and]

they turned not when they went.

EZE-1:18 As for their rings, they were so high that they were

dreadful; and their rings [were] full of eyes round about them

four.

EZE-1:19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went by

them: and when the living creatures were lifted up from the

earth, the wheels were lifted up.

EZE-1:20 Whithersoever the spirit was to go, they went, thither

[was their] spirit to go; and the wheels were lifted up over

against them: for the spirit of the living creature [was] in the

wheels.

EZE-1:21 When those went, [these] went; and when those stood,

[these] stood; and when those were lifted up from the earth, the

wheels were lifted up over against them: for the spirit of the

living creature [was] in the wheels.

EZE-1:22 And the likeness of the firmament upon the heads of

the living creature [was] as the colour of the terrible crystal,

stretched forth over their heads above.

EZE-1:23 And under the firmament [were] their wings straight,

the one toward the other: every one had two, which covered on

this side, and every one had two, which covered on that side,

their bodies.

EZE-1:24 And when they went, I heard the noise of their wings,

like the noise of great waters, as the voice of the Almighty,

the voice of speech, as the noise of an host: when they stood,

they let down their wings.

EZE-1:25 And there was a voice from the firmament that [was]

over their heads, when they stood, [and] had let down their

wings.

EZE-1:26 And above the firmament that [was] over their heads

[was] the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire

stone: and upon the likeness of the throne [was] the likeness as

the appearance of a man above upon it.

EZE-1:27 And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of

fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins

even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward,

I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness

round about.

EZE-1:28 As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in

the day of rain, so [was] the appearance of the brightness round

about. This [was] the appearance of the likeness of the glory of

the LORD. And when I saw [it], I fell upon my face, and I heard

a voice of one that spake.

EZE-2:1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet,

and I will speak unto thee.

EZE-2:2 And the spirit entered into me when he spake unto me,

and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto me.

EZE-2:3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the

children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled

against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me,

[even] unto this very day.

EZE-2:4 For [they are] impudent children and stiffhearted. I do

send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith

the Lord GOD.

EZE-2:5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will

forbear, (for they [are] a rebellious house,) yet shall know

that there hath been a prophet among them.

EZE-2:6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be

afraid of their words, though briers and thorns [be] with thee,

and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their

words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they [be] a

rebellious house.

EZE-2:7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they

will hear, or whether they will forbear: for they [are] most

rebellious.

EZE-2:8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; Be not

thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and

eat that I give thee.

EZE-2:9 And when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me;

and, lo, a roll of a book [was] therein;

EZE-2:10 And he spread it before me; and it [was] written

within and without: and [there was] written therein lamentations,

and mourning, and woe.

EZE-3:1 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, eat that thou

findest; eat this roll, and go speak unto the house of Israel.

EZE-3:2 So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat that roll.

EZE-3:3 And he said unto me, Son of man, cause thy belly to eat,

and fill thy bowels with this roll that I give thee. Then did I

eat [it]; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.

EZE-3:4 And he said unto me, Son of man, go, get thee unto the

house of Israel, and speak with my words unto them.

EZE-3:5 For thou [art] not sent to a people of a strange speech

and of an hard language, [but] to the house of Israel;

EZE-3:6 Not to many people of a strange speech and of an hard

language, whose words thou canst not understand. Surely, had I

sent thee to them, they would have hearkened unto thee.

EZE-3:7 But the house of Israel will not hearken unto thee; for

they will not hearken unto me: for all the house of Israel [are]

impudent and hardhearted.

EZE-3:8 Behold, I have made thy face strong against their faces,

and thy forehead strong against their foreheads.

EZE-3:9 As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy

forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks,

though they [be] a rebellious house.

EZE-3:10 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, all my words

that I shall speak unto thee receive in thine heart, and hear

with thine ears.

EZE-3:11 And go, get thee to them of the captivity, unto the

children of thy people, and speak unto them, and tell them, Thus

saith the Lord GOD; whether they will hear, or whether they will

forbear.

EZE-3:12 Then the spirit took me up, and I heard behind me a

voice of a great rushing, [saying], Blessed [be] the glory of

the LORD from his place.

EZE-3:13 [I heard] also the noise of the wings of the living

creatures that touched one another, and the noise of the wheels

over against them, and a noise of a great rushing.

EZE-3:14 So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I

went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of

the LORD was strong upon me.

EZE-3:15 Then I came to them of the captivity at Telabib, that

dwelt by the river of Chebar, and I sat where they sat, and

remained there astonished among them seven days.

EZE-3:16 And it came to pass at the end of seven days, that the

word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-3:17 Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house

of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them

warning from me.

EZE-3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and

thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked

from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked [man]

shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine

hand.

EZE-3:19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his

wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his

iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

EZE-3:20 Again, When a righteous [man] doth turn from his

righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock

before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him

warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he

hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require

at thine hand.

EZE-3:21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous [man], that

the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live,

because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

EZE-3:22 And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he

said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there

talk with thee.

EZE-3:23 Then I arose, and went forth into the plain: and,

behold, the glory of the LORD stood there, as the glory which I

saw by the river of Chebar: and I fell on my face.

EZE-3:24 Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my

feet, and spake with me, and said unto me, Go, shut thyself

within thine house.

EZE-3:25 But thou, O son of man, behold, they shall put bands

upon thee, and shall bind thee with them, and thou shalt not go

out among them:

EZE-3:26 And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy

mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a

reprover: for they [are] a rebellious house.

EZE-3:27 But when I speak with thee, I will open thy mouth, and

thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; He that

heareth, let him hear; and he that forbeareth, let him forbear:

for they [are] a rebellious house.

EZE-4:1 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it

before thee, and portray upon it the city, [even] Jerusalem:

EZE-4:2 And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it,

and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and

set [battering] rams against it round about.

EZE-4:3 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it

[for] a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face

against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege

against it. This [shall be] a sign to the house of Israel.

EZE-4:4 Lie thou also upon thy left side, and lay the iniquity

of the house of Israel upon it: [according] to the number of the

days that thou shalt lie upon it thou shalt bear their iniquity.

EZE-4:5 For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity,

according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety

days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel.

EZE-4:6 And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy

right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of

Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year.

EZE-4:7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of

Jerusalem, and thine arm [shall be] uncovered, and thou shalt

prophesy against it.

EZE-4:8 And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt

not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the

days of thy siege.

EZE-4:9 Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans,

and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one

vessel, and make thee bread thereof, [according] to the number

of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and

ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.

EZE-4:10 And thy meat which thou shalt eat [shall be] by weight,

twenty shekels a day: from time to time shalt thou eat it.

EZE-4:11 Thou shalt drink also water by measure, the sixth part

of an hin: from time to time shalt thou drink.

EZE-4:12 And thou shalt eat it [as] barley cakes, and thou

shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight.

EZE-4:13 And the LORD said, Even thus shall the children of

Israel eat their defiled bread among the Gentiles, whither I

will drive them.

EZE-4:14 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! behold, my soul hath not

been polluted: for from my youth up even till now have I not

eaten of that which dieth of itself, or is torn in pieces;

neither came there abominable flesh into my mouth.

EZE-4:15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung

for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

EZE-4:16 Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will

break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread

by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure,

and with astonishment:

EZE-4:17 That they may want bread and water, and be astonied

one with another, and consume away for their iniquity.

EZE-5:1 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take

thee a barber's razor, and cause [it] to pass upon thine head

and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide

the [hair].

EZE-5:2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of

the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou

shalt take a third part, [and] smite about it with a knife: and

a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out

a sword after them.

EZE-5:3 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind

them in thy skirts.

EZE-5:4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst

of the fire, and burn them in the fire; [for] thereof shall a

fire come forth into all the house of Israel.

EZE-5:5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This [is] Jerusalem: I have

set it in the midst of the nations and countries [that are]

round about her.

EZE-5:6 And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more

than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that

[are] round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my

statutes, they have not walked in them.

EZE-5:7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye

multiplied more than the nations that [are] round about you,

[and] have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my

judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the

nations that [are] round about you;

EZE-5:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I,

[am] against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of

thee in the sight of the nations.

EZE-5:9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and

whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine

abominations.

EZE-5:10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst

of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will

execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I

scatter into all the winds.

EZE-5:11 Wherefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely,

because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable

things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also

diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I

have any pity.

EZE-5:12 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence,

and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and

a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I

will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw

out a sword after them.

EZE-5:13 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will

cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and

they shall know that I the LORD have spoken [it] in my zeal,

when I have accomplished my fury in them.

EZE-5:14 Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among

the nations that [are] round about thee, in the sight of all

that pass by.

EZE-5:15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction

and an astonishment unto the nations that [are] round about thee,

when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and

in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken [it].

EZE-5:16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine,

which shall be for [their] destruction, [and] which I will send

to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and

will break your staff of bread:

EZE-5:17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and

they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass

through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD

have spoken [it].

EZE-6:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-6:2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel,

and prophesy against them,

EZE-6:3 And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the

Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the

hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, [even] I,

will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.

EZE-6:4 And your altars shall be desolate, and your images

shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain [men] before

your idols.

EZE-6:5 And I will lay the dead carcases of the children of

Israel before their idols; and I will scatter your bones round

about your altars.

EZE-6:6 In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid

waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars

may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be

broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your

works may be abolished.

EZE-6:7 And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye

shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-6:8 Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have [some]

that shall escape the sword among the nations, when ye shall be

scattered through the countries.

EZE-6:9 And they that escape of you shall remember me among the

nations whither they shall be carried captives, because I am

broken with their whorish heart, which hath departed from me,

and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and

they shall loathe themselves for the evils which they have

committed in all their abominations.

EZE-6:10 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, [and that] I

have not said in vain that I would do this evil unto them.

EZE-6:11 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Smite with thine hand, and

stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas for all the evil abominations

of the house of Israel! for they shall fall by the sword, by the

famine, and by the pestilence.

EZE-6:12 He that is far off shall die of the pestilence; and he

that is near shall fall by the sword; and he that remaineth and

is besieged shall die by the famine: thus will I accomplish my

fury upon them.

EZE-6:13 Then shall ye know that I [am] the LORD, when their

slain [men] shall be among their idols round about their altars,

upon every high hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and

under every green tree, and under every thick oak, the place

where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols.

EZE-6:14 So will I stretch out my hand upon them, and make the

land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward

Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I

[am] the LORD.

EZE-7:1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-7:2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD unto the

land of Israel; An end, the end is come upon the four corners of

the land.

EZE-7:3 Now [is] the end [come] upon thee, and I will send mine

anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and

will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.

EZE-7:4 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neither will I have

pity: but I will recompense thy ways upon thee, and thine

abominations shall be in the midst of thee: and ye shall know

that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-7:5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; An evil, an only evil, behold,

is come.

EZE-7:6 An end is come, the end is come: it watcheth for thee;

behold, it is come.

EZE-7:7 The morning is come unto thee, O thou that dwellest in

the land: the time is come, the day of trouble [is] near, and

not the sounding again of the mountains.

EZE-7:8 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and

accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according

to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.

EZE-7:9 And mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity:

I will recompense thee according to thy ways and thine

abominations [that] are in the midst of thee; and ye shall know

that I [am] the LORD that smiteth.

EZE-7:10 Behold the day, behold, it is come: the morning is

gone forth; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded.

EZE-7:11 Violence is risen up into a rod of wickedness: none of

them [shall remain], nor of their multitude, nor of any of

theirs: neither [shall there be] wailing for them.

EZE-7:12 The time is come, the day draweth near: let not the

buyer rejoice, nor the seller mourn: for wrath [is] upon all the

multitude thereof.

EZE-7:13 For the seller shall not return to that which is sold,

although they were yet alive: for the vision [is] touching the

whole multitude thereof, [which] shall not return; neither shall

any strengthen himself in the iniquity of his life.

EZE-7:14 They have blown the trumpet, even to make all ready;

but none goeth to the battle: for my wrath [is] upon all the

multitude thereof.

EZE-7:15 The sword [is] without, and the pestilence and the

famine within: he that [is] in the field shall die with the

sword; and he that [is] in the city, famine and pestilence shall

devour him.

EZE-7:16 But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall

be on the mountains like doves of the valleys, all of them

mourning, every one for his iniquity.

EZE-7:17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak

[as] water.

EZE-7:18 They shall also gird [themselves] with sackcloth, and

horror shall cover them; and shame [shall be] upon all faces,

and baldness upon all their heads.

EZE-7:19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their

gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be

able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they

shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels:

because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

EZE-7:20 As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in

majesty: but they made the images of their abominations [and] of

their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far

from them.

EZE-7:21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for

a prey, and to the wicked of the earth for a spoil; and they

shall pollute it.

EZE-7:22 My face will I turn also from them, and they shall

pollute my secret [place]: for the robbers shall enter into it,

and defile it.

EZE-7:23 Make a chain: for the land is full of bloody crimes,

and the city is full of violence.

EZE-7:24 Wherefore I will bring the worst of the heathen, and

they shall possess their houses: I will also make the pomp of

the strong to cease; and their holy places shall be defiled.

EZE-7:25 Destruction cometh; and they shall seek peace, and

[there shall be] none.

EZE-7:26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall be

upon rumour; then shall they seek a vision of the prophet; but

the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the

ancients.

EZE-7:27 The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed

with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall

be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according

to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I

[am] the LORD.

EZE-8:1 And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth

[month], in the fifth [day] of the month, [as] I sat in mine

house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of

the Lord GOD fell there upon me.

EZE-8:2 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of

fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and

from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as

the colour of amber.

EZE-8:3 And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a

lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth

and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to

Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the

north; where [was] the seat of the image of jealousy, which

provoketh to jealousy.

EZE-8:4 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel [was] there,

according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

EZE-8:5 Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes

now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way

toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar

this image of jealousy in the entry.

EZE-8:6 He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou

what they do? [even] the great abominations that the house of

Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my

sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater

abominations.

EZE-8:7 And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I

looked, behold a hole in the wall.

EZE-8:8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall:

and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

EZE-8:9 And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked

abominations that they do here.

EZE-8:10 So I went in and saw; and behold every form of

creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the

house of Israel, portrayed upon the wall round about.

EZE-8:11 And there stood before them seventy men of the

ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood

Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his

hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.

EZE-8:12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what

the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in

the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not;

the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

EZE-8:13 He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, [and] thou

shalt see greater abominations that they do.

EZE-8:14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the

LORD'S house which [was] toward the north; and, behold, there

sat women weeping for Tammuz.

EZE-8:15 Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen [this], O son of

man? turn thee yet again, [and] thou shalt see greater

abominations than these.

EZE-8:16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S

house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD,

between the porch and the altar, [were] about five and twenty

men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their

faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the

east.

EZE-8:17 Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen [this], O son of

man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit

the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled

the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger:

and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.

EZE-8:18 Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not

spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine

ears with a loud voice, [yet] will I not hear them.

EZE-9:1 He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying,

Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even

every man [with] his destroying weapon in his hand.

EZE-9:2 And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher

gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter

weapon in his hand; and one man among them [was] clothed with

linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in,

and stood beside the brazen altar.

EZE-9:3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the

cherub, whereupon he was, to the threshold of the house. And he

called to the man clothed with linen, which [had] the writer's

inkhorn by his side;

EZE-9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the

city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the

foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the

abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

EZE-9:5 And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after

him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither

have ye pity:

EZE-9:6 Slay utterly old [and] young, both maids, and little

children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom [is]

the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the

ancient men which [were] before the house.

EZE-9:7 And he said unto them, Defile the house, and fill the

courts with the slain: go ye forth. And they went forth, and

slew in the city.

EZE-9:8 And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and

I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah

Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy

pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

EZE-9:9 Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of

Israel and Judah [is] exceeding great, and the land is full of

blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The LORD

hath forsaken the earth, and the LORD seeth not.

EZE-9:10 And as for me also, mine eye shall not spare, neither

will I have pity, [but] I will recompense their way upon their

head.

EZE-9:11 And, behold, the man clothed with linen, which [had]

the inkhorn by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have

done as thou hast commanded me.

EZE-10:1 Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was

above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it

were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a

throne.

EZE-10:2 And he spake unto the man clothed with linen, and said,

Go in between the wheels, [even] under the cherub, and fill

thine hand with coals of fire from between the cherubims, and

scatter [them] over the city. And he went in in my sight.

EZE-10:3 Now the cherubims stood on the right side of the house,

when the man went in; and the cloud filled the inner court.

EZE-10:4 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub,

[and stood] over the threshold of the house; and the house was

filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness

of the LORD'S glory.

EZE-10:5 And the sound of the cherubims' wings was heard [even]

to the outer court, as the voice of the Almighty God when he

speaketh.

EZE-10:6 And it came to pass, [that] when he had commanded the

man clothed with linen, saying, Take fire from between the

wheels, from between the cherubims; then he went in, and stood

beside the wheels.

EZE-10:7 And [one] cherub stretched forth his hand from between

the cherubims unto the fire that [was] between the cherubims,

and took [thereof], and put [it] into the hands of [him that

was] clothed with linen: who took [it], and went out.

EZE-10:8 And there appeared in the cherubims the form of a

man's hand under their wings.

EZE-10:9 And when I looked, behold the four wheels by the

cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another

cherub: and the appearance of the wheels [was] as the colour of

a beryl stone.

EZE-10:10 And [as for] their appearances, they four had one

likeness, as if a wheel had been in the midst of a wheel.

EZE-10:11 When they went, they went upon their four sides; they

turned not as they went, but to the place whither the head

looked they followed it; they turned not as they went.

EZE-10:12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their

hands, and their wings, and the wheels, [were] full of eyes

round about, [even] the wheels that they four had.

EZE-10:13 As for the wheels, it was cried unto them in my

hearing, O wheel.

EZE-10:14 And every one had four faces: the first face [was]

the face of a cherub, and the second face [was] the face of a

man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face

of an eagle.

EZE-10:15 And the cherubims were lifted up. This [is] the

living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar.

EZE-10:16 And when the cherubims went, the wheels went by them:

and when the cherubims lifted up their wings to mount up from

the earth, the same wheels also turned not from beside them.

EZE-10:17 When they stood, [these] stood; and when they were

lifted up, [these] lifted up themselves [also]: for the spirit

of the living creature [was] in them.

EZE-10:18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the

threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

EZE-10:19 And the cherubims lifted up their wings, and mounted

up from the earth in my sight: when they went out, the wheels

also [were] beside them, and [every one] stood at the door of

the east gate of the LORD'S house; and the glory of the God of

Israel [was] over them above.

EZE-10:20 This [is] the living creature that I saw under the

God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they

[were] the cherubims.

EZE-10:21 Every one had four faces apiece, and every one four

wings; and the likeness of the hands of a man [was] under their

wings.

EZE-10:22 And the likeness of their faces [was] the same faces

which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and

themselves: they went every one straight forward.

EZE-11:1 Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto

the east gate of the LORD'S house, which looketh eastward: and

behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I

saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah,

princes of the people.

EZE-11:2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these [are] the men

that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

EZE-11:3 Which say, [It is] not near; let us build houses: this

[city is] the caldron, and we [be] the flesh.

EZE-11:4 Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of

man.

EZE-11:5 And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto

me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of

Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, [every

one of] them.

EZE-11:6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye

have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

EZE-11:7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye

have laid in the midst of it, they [are] the flesh, and this

[city is] the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the

midst of it.

EZE-11:8 Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword

upon you, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-11:9 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and

deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute

judgments among you.

EZE-11:10 Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the

border of Israel; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-11:11 This [city] shall not be your caldron, neither shall

ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; [but] I will judge you in

the border of Israel:

EZE-11:12 And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD: for ye have

not walked in my statutes, neither executed my judgments, but

have done after the manners of the heathen that [are] round

about you.

EZE-11:13 And it came to pass, when I prophesied, that Pelatiah

the son of Benaiah died. Then fell I down upon my face, and

cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou make a

full end of the remnant of Israel?

EZE-11:14 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-11:15 Son of man, thy brethren, [even] thy brethren, the

men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, [are]

they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get you

far from the LORD: unto us is this land given in possession.

EZE-11:16 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I

have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have

scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a

little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.

EZE-11:17 Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even

gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the

countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the

land of Israel.

EZE-11:18 And they shall come thither, and they shall take away

all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations

thereof from thence.

EZE-11:19 And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new

spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their

flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

EZE-11:20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine

ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will

be their God.

EZE-11:21 But [as for them] whose heart walketh after the heart

of their detestable things and their abominations, I will

recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-11:22 Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the

wheels beside them; and the glory of the God of Israel [was]

over them above.

EZE-11:23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of

the city, and stood upon the mountain which [is] on the east

side of the city.

EZE-11:24 Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in a

vision by the Spirit of God into Chaldea, to them of the

captivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me.

EZE-11:25 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the

things that the LORD had showed me.

EZE-12:1 The word of the LORD also came unto me, saying,

EZE-12:2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious

house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to

hear, and hear not: for they [are] a rebellious house.

EZE-12:3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for

removing, and remove by day in their sight; and thou shalt

remove from thy place to another place in their sight: it may be

they will consider, though they [be] a rebellious house.

EZE-12:4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their

sight, as stuff for removing: and thou shalt go forth at even in

their sight, as they that go forth into captivity.

EZE-12:5 Dig thou through the wall in their sight, and carry

out thereby.

EZE-12:6 In their sight shalt thou bear [it] upon [thy]

shoulders, [and] carry [it] forth in the twilight: thou shalt

cover thy face, that thou see not the ground: for I have set

thee [for] a sign unto the house of Israel.

EZE-12:7 And I did so as I was commanded: I brought forth my

stuff by day, as stuff for captivity, and in the even I digged

through the wall with mine hand; I brought [it] forth in the

twilight, [and] I bare [it] upon [my] shoulder in their sight.

EZE-12:8 And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me,

saying,

EZE-12:9 Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the

rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou?

EZE-12:10 Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This

burden [concerneth] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house

of Israel that [are] among them.

EZE-12:11 Say, I [am] your sign: like as I have done, so shall

it be done unto them: they shall remove [and] go into captivity.

EZE-12:12 And the prince that [is] among them shall bear upon

[his] shoulder in the twilight, and shall go forth: they shall

dig through the wall to carry out thereby: he shall cover his

face, that he see not the ground with [his] eyes.

EZE-12:13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be

taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon [to] the land

of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die

there.

EZE-12:14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that [are]

about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out

the sword after them.

EZE-12:15 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I

shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the

countries.

EZE-12:16 But I will leave a few men of them from the sword,

from the famine, and from the pestilence; that they may declare

all their abominations among the heathen whither they come; and

they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-12:17 Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

EZE-12:18 Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy

water with trembling and with carefulness;

EZE-12:19 And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the

Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, [and] of the land of

Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink

their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate

from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them

that dwell therein.

EZE-12:20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste,

and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I [am]

the LORD.

EZE-12:21 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-12:22 Son of man, what [is] that proverb [that] ye have in

the land of Israel, saying, The days are prolonged, and every

vision faileth?

EZE-12:23 Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will

make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a

proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and

the effect of every vision.

EZE-12:24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor

flattering divination within the house of Israel.

EZE-12:25 For I [am] the LORD: I will speak, and the word that

I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged:

for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and

will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-12:26 Again the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

EZE-12:27 Son of man, behold, [they of] the house of Israel say,

The vision that he seeth [is] for many days [to come], and he

prophesieth of the times [that are] far off.

EZE-12:28 Therefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD;

There shall none of my words be prolonged any more, but the word

which I have spoken shall be done, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-13:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-13:2 Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel

that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their

own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD;

EZE-13:3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets,

that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

EZE-13:4 O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the

deserts.

EZE-13:5 Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the

hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day

of the LORD.

EZE-13:6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying,

The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have

made [others] to hope that they would confirm the word.

EZE-13:7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken

a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD saith [it]; albeit

I have not spoken?

EZE-13:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have

spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I [am] against

you, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-13:9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see

vanity, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly

of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of

the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of

Israel; and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.

EZE-13:10 Because, even because they have seduced my people,

saying, Peace; and [there was] no peace; and one built up a wall,

and, lo, others daubed it with untempered [mortar]:

EZE-13:11 Say unto them which daub [it] with untempered

[mortar], that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing

shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy

wind shall rend [it].

EZE-13:12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said

unto you, Where [is] the daubing wherewith ye have daubed [it]?

EZE-13:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend

[it] with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an

overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in [my]

fury to consume [it].

EZE-13:14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed

with untempered [mortar], and bring it down to the ground, so

that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall

fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye

shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-13:15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and

upon them that have daubed it with untempered [mortar], and will

say unto you, The wall [is] no [more], neither they that daubed

it;

EZE-13:16 [To wit], the prophets of Israel which prophesy

concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her,

and [there is] no peace, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-13:17 Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the

daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart;

and prophesy thou against them,

EZE-13:18 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the [women]

that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the

head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of

my people, and will ye save the souls alive [that come] unto you?

EZE-13:19 And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls

of barley and for pieces of bread, to slay the souls that should

not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by

your lying to my people that hear [your] lies?

EZE-13:20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am]

against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make

[them] fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let

the souls go, [even] the souls that ye hunt to make [them] fly.

EZE-13:21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my

people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand

to be hunted; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-13:22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the

righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the

hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked

way, by promising him life:

EZE-13:23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine

divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and

ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-14:1 Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and

sat before me.

EZE-14:2 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-14:3 Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their

heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their

face: should I be inquired of at all by them?

EZE-14:4 Therefore speak unto them, and say unto them, Thus

saith the Lord GOD; Every man of the house of Israel that

setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the

stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to

the prophet; I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to

the multitude of his idols;

EZE-14:5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart,

because they are all estranged from me through their idols.

EZE-14:6 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the

Lord GOD; Repent, and turn [yourselves] from your idols; and

turn away your faces from all your abominations.

EZE-14:7 For every one of the house of Israel, or of the

stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself

from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the

stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a

prophet to inquire of him concerning me; I the LORD will answer

him by myself:

EZE-14:8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make

him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst

of my people; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-14:9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a

thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch

out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my

people Israel.

EZE-14:10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity:

the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of

him that seeketh [unto him];

EZE-14:11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from

me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions;

but that they may be my people, and I may be their God, saith

the Lord GOD.

EZE-14:12 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying,

EZE-14:13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by

trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon

it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send

famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

EZE-14:14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were

in it, they should deliver [but] their own souls by their

righteousness, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-14:15 If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land,

and they spoil it, so that it be desolate, that no man may pass

through because of the beasts:

EZE-14:16 [Though] these three men [were] in it, [as] I live,

saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor

daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be

desolate.

EZE-14:17 Or [if] I bring a sword upon that land, and say,

Sword, go through the land; so that I cut off man and beast from

it:

EZE-14:18 Though these three men [were] in it, [as] I live,

saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor

daughters, but they only shall be delivered themselves.

EZE-14:19 Or [if] I send a pestilence into that land, and pour

out my fury upon it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast:

EZE-14:20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, [were] in it, [as] I

live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor

daughter; they shall [but] deliver their own souls by their

righteousness.

EZE-14:21 For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I

send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the

famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off

from it man and beast?

EZE-14:22 Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that

shall be brought forth, [both] sons and daughters: behold, they

shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their

doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I

have brought upon Jerusalem, [even] concerning all that I have

brought upon it.

EZE-14:23 And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways

and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without

cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-15:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-15:2 Son of man, What is the vine tree more than any tree,

[or than] a branch which is among the trees of the forest?

EZE-15:3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work? or will

[men] take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?

EZE-15:4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fuel; the fire

devoureth both the ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is

it meet for [any] work?

EZE-15:5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no work:

how much less shall it be meet yet for [any] work, when the fire

hath devoured it, and it is burned?

EZE-15:6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; As the vine tree

among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire

for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

EZE-15:7 And I will set my face against them; they shall go out

from [one] fire, and [another] fire shall devour them; and ye

shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I set my face against them.

EZE-15:8 And I will make the land desolate, because they have

committed a trespass, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-16:1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-16:2 Son of man, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations,

EZE-16:3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto Jerusalem; Thy

birth and thy nativity [is] of the land of Canaan; thy father

[was] an Amorite, and thy mother an Hittite.

EZE-16:4 And [as for] thy nativity, in the day thou wast born

thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water to

supple [thee]; thou wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all.

EZE-16:5 None eye pitied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to

have compassion upon thee; but thou wast cast out in the open

field, to the loathing of thy person, in the day that thou wast

born.

EZE-16:6 And when I passed by thee, and saw thee polluted in

thine own blood, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood,

Live; yea, I said unto thee [when thou wast] in thy blood, Live.

EZE-16:7 I have caused thee to multiply as the bud of the field,

and thou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to

excellent ornaments: [thy] breasts are fashioned, and thine hair

is grown, whereas thou [wast] naked and bare.

EZE-16:8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee,

behold, thy time [was] the time of love; and I spread my skirt

over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee,

and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and

thou becamest mine.

EZE-16:9 Then washed I thee with water; yea, I thoroughly

washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed thee with oil.

EZE-16:10 I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod

thee with badgers' skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen,

and I covered thee with silk.

EZE-16:11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put

bracelets upon thy hands, and a chain on thy neck.

EZE-16:12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and earrings in

thine ears, and a beautiful crown upon thine head.

EZE-16:13 Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy

raiment [was of] fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou

didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast

exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.

EZE-16:14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy

beauty: for it [was] perfect through my comeliness, which I had

put upon thee, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-16:15 But thou didst trust in thine own beauty, and

playedst the harlot because of thy renown, and pouredst out thy

fornications on every one that passed by; his it was.

EZE-16:16 And of thy garments thou didst take, and deckedst thy

high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot

thereupon: [the like things] shall not come, neither shall it be

[so].

EZE-16:17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and

of my silver, which I had given thee, and madest to thyself

images of men, and didst commit whoredom with them,

EZE-16:18 And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst

them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

EZE-16:19 My meat also which I gave thee, fine flour, and oil,

and honey, [wherewith] I fed thee, thou hast even set it before

them for a sweet savour: and [thus] it was, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-16:20 Moreover thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters,

whom thou hast borne unto me, and these hast thou sacrificed

unto them to be devoured. [Is this] of thy whoredoms a small

matter,

EZE-16:21 That thou hast slain my children, and delivered them

to cause them to pass through [the fire] for them?

EZE-16:22 And in all thine abominations and thy whoredoms thou

hast not remembered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked

and bare, [and] wast polluted in thy blood.

EZE-16:23 And it came to pass after all thy wickedness, (woe,

woe unto thee! saith the Lord GOD;)

EZE-16:24 [That] thou hast also built unto thee an eminent

place, and hast made thee an high place in every street.

EZE-16:25 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the

way, and hast made thy beauty to be abhorred, and hast opened

thy feet to every one that passed by, and multiplied thy

whoredoms.

EZE-16:26 Thou hast also committed fornication with the

Egyptians thy neighbours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy

whoredoms, to provoke me to anger.

EZE-16:27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over

thee, and have diminished thine ordinary [food], and delivered

thee unto the will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the

Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way.

EZE-16:28 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians,

because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot

with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied.

EZE-16:29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornication in the

land of Canaan unto Chaldea; and yet thou wast not satisfied

herewith.

EZE-16:30 How weak is thine heart, saith the Lord GOD, seeing

thou doest all these [things], the work of an imperious whorish

woman;

EZE-16:31 In that thou buildest thine eminent place in the head

of every way, and makest thine high place in every street; and

hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scornest hire;

EZE-16:32 [But as] a wife that committeth adultery, [which]

taketh strangers instead of her husband!

EZE-16:33 They give gifts to all whores: but thou givest thy

gifts to all thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come

unto thee on every side for thy whoredom.

EZE-16:34 And the contrary is in thee from [other] women in thy

whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whoredoms: and

in that thou givest a reward, and no reward is given unto thee,

therefore thou art contrary.

EZE-16:35 Wherefore, O harlot, hear the word of the LORD:

EZE-16:36 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thy filthiness was

poured out, and thy nakedness discovered through thy whoredoms

with thy lovers, and with all the idols of thy abominations, and

by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them;

EZE-16:37 Behold, therefore I will gather all thy lovers, with

whom thou hast taken pleasure, and all [them] that thou hast

loved, with all [them] that thou hast hated; I will even gather

them round about against thee, and will discover thy nakedness

unto them, that they may see all thy nakedness.

EZE-16:38 And I will judge thee, as women that break wedlock

and shed blood are judged; and I will give thee blood in fury

and jealousy.

EZE-16:39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they

shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy

high places: they shall strip thee also of thy clothes, and

shall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare.

EZE-16:40 They shall also bring up a company against thee, and

they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with

their swords.

EZE-16:41 And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and

execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I

will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also

shalt give no hire any more.

EZE-16:42 So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my

jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will

be no more angry.

EZE-16:43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy

youth, but hast fretted me in all these [things]; behold,

therefore I also will recompense thy way upon [thine] head,

saith the Lord GOD: and thou shalt not commit this lewdness

above all thine abominations.

EZE-16:44 Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use

[this] proverb against thee, saying, As [is] the mother, [so is]

her daughter.

EZE-16:45 Thou [art] thy mother's daughter, that loatheth her

husband and her children; and thou [art] the sister of thy

sisters, which loathed their husbands and their children: your

mother [was] an Hittite, and your father an Amorite.

EZE-16:46 And thine elder sister [is] Samaria, she and her

daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister,

that dwelleth at thy right hand, [is] Sodom and her daughters.

EZE-16:47 Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done

after their abominations: but, as [if that were] a very little

[thing], thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways.

EZE-16:48 [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, Sodom thy sister

hath not done, she nor her daughters, as thou hast done, thou

and thy daughters.

EZE-16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom,

pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her

and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the

poor and needy.

EZE-16:50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination

before me: therefore I took them away as I saw [good].

EZE-16:51 Neither hath Samaria committed half of thy sins; but

thou hast multiplied thine abominations more than they, and hast

justified thy sisters in all thine abominations which thou hast

done.

EZE-16:52 Thou also, which hast judged thy sisters, bear thine

own shame for thy sins that thou hast committed more abominable

than they: they are more righteous than thou: yea, be thou

confounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified

thy sisters.

EZE-16:53 When I shall bring again their captivity, the

captivity of Sodom and her daughters, and the captivity of

Samaria and her daughters, then [will I bring again] the

captivity of thy captives in the midst of them:

EZE-16:54 That thou mayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be

confounded in all that thou hast done, in that thou art a

comfort unto them.

EZE-16:55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall

return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters

shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters

shall return to your former estate.

EZE-16:56 For thy sister Sodom was not mentioned by thy mouth

in the day of thy pride,

EZE-16:57 Before thy wickedness was discovered, as at the time

of [thy] reproach of the daughters of Syria, and all [that are]

round about her, the daughters of the Philistines, which despise

thee round about.

EZE-16:58 Thou hast borne thy lewdness and thine abominations,

saith the LORD.

EZE-16:59 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with

thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking

the covenant.

EZE-16:60 Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in

the days of thy youth, and I will establish unto thee an

everlasting covenant.

EZE-16:61 Then thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed,

when thou shalt receive thy sisters, thine elder and thy younger:

and I will give them unto thee for daughters, but not by thy

covenant.

EZE-16:62 And I will establish my covenant with thee; and thou

shalt know that I [am] the LORD:

EZE-16:63 That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and

never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am

pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord

GOD.

EZE-17:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-17:2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable

unto the house of Israel;

EZE-17:3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; A great eagle with

great wings, longwinged, full of feathers, which had divers

colours, came unto Lebanon, and took the highest branch of the

cedar:

EZE-17:4 He cropped off the top of his young twigs, and carried

it into a land of traffic; he set it in a city of merchants.

EZE-17:5 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it

in a fruitful field; he placed [it] by great waters, [and] set

it [as] a willow tree.

EZE-17:6 And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low

stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof

were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches,

and shot forth sprigs.

EZE-17:7 There was also another great eagle with great wings

and many feathers: and, behold, this vine did bend her roots

toward him, and shot forth her branches toward him, that he

might water it by the furrows of her plantation.

EZE-17:8 It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it

might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that

it might be a goodly vine.

EZE-17:9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Shall it prosper?

shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit

thereof, that it wither? it shall wither in all the leaves of

her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it

up by the roots thereof.

EZE-17:10 Yea, behold, [being] planted, shall it prosper? shall

it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall

wither in the furrows where it grew.

EZE-17:11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-17:12 Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what

these [things mean]? tell [them], Behold, the king of Babylon is

come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the

princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

EZE-17:13 And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a

covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also

taken the mighty of the land:

EZE-17:14 That the kingdom might be base, that it might not

lift itself up, [but] that by keeping of his covenant it might

stand.

EZE-17:15 But he rebelled against him in sending his

ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much

people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such

[things]? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

EZE-17:16 [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place

[where] the king [dwelleth] that made him king, whose oath he

despised, and whose covenant he brake, [even] with him in the

midst of Babylon he shall die.

EZE-17:17 Neither shall Pharaoh with [his] mighty army and

great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and

building forts, to cut off many persons:

EZE-17:18 Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant,

when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these

[things], he shall not escape.

EZE-17:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; [As] I live,

surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he

hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.

EZE-17:20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be

taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will

plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed

against me.

EZE-17:21 And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall

by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all

winds: and ye shall know that I the LORD have spoken [it].

EZE-17:22 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also take of the

highest branch of the high cedar, and will set [it]; I will crop

off from the top of his young twigs a tender one, and will plant

[it] upon an high mountain and eminent:

EZE-17:23 In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant

it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a

goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing;

in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.

EZE-17:24 And all the trees of the field shall know that I the

LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree,

have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to

flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].

EZE-18:1 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,

EZE-18:2 What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the

land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and

the children's teeth are set on edge?

EZE-18:3 [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have

[occasion] any more to use this proverb in Israel.

EZE-18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; as the soul of the father,

so also the soul of the son is mine: the soul that sinneth, it

shall die.

EZE-18:5 But if a man be just, and do that which is lawful and

right,

EZE-18:6 [And] hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath

lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither

hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a

menstruous woman,

EZE-18:7 And hath not oppressed any, [but] hath restored to the

debtor his pledge, hath spoiled none by violence, hath given his

bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment;

EZE-18:8 He [that] hath not given forth upon usury, neither

hath taken any increase, [that] hath withdrawn his hand from

iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,

EZE-18:9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments,

to deal truly; he [is] just, he shall surely live, saith the

Lord GOD.

EZE-18:10 If he beget a son [that is] a robber, a shedder of

blood, and [that] doeth the like to [any] one of these [things],

EZE-18:11 And that doeth not any of those [duties], but even

hath eaten upon the mountains, and defiled his neighbour's wife,

EZE-18:12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by

violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his

eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

EZE-18:13 Hath given forth upon usury, and hath taken increase:

shall he then live? he shall not live: he hath done all these

abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be upon him.

EZE-18:14 Now, lo, [if] he beget a son, that seeth all his

father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not

such like,

EZE-18:15 [That] hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither

hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel,

hath not defiled his neighbour's wife,

EZE-18:16 Neither hath oppressed any, hath not withholden the

pledge, neither hath spoiled by violence, [but] hath given his

bread to the hungry, and hath covered the naked with a garment,

EZE-18:17 [That] hath taken off his hand from the poor, [that]

hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments,

hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity

of his father, he shall surely live.

EZE-18:18 [As for] his father, because he cruelly oppressed,

spoiled his brother by violence, and did [that] which [is] not

good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.

EZE-18:19 Yet say ye, Why? doth not the son bear the iniquity

of the father? When the son hath done that which is lawful and

right, [and] hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he

shall surely live.

EZE-18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall

not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father

bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous

shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be

upon him.

EZE-18:21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he

hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is

lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

EZE-18:22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they

shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he

hath done he shall live.

EZE-18:23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should

die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from

his ways, and live?

EZE-18:24 But when the righteous turneth away from his

righteousness, and committeth iniquity, [and] doeth according to

all the abominations that the wicked [man] doeth, shall he live?

All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned:

in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he

hath sinned, in them shall he die.

EZE-18:25 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear

now, O house of Israel; Is not my way equal? are not your ways

unequal?

EZE-18:26 When a righteous [man] turneth away from his

righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for

his iniquity that he hath done shall he die.

EZE-18:27 Again, when the wicked [man] turneth away from his

wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is

lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.

EZE-18:28 Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his

transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he

shall not die.

EZE-18:29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is

not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not

your ways unequal?

EZE-18:30 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every

one according to his ways, saith the Lord GOD. Repent, and turn

[yourselves] from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not

be your ruin.

EZE-18:31 Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby

ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit:

for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

EZE-18:32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth,

saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn [yourselves], and live ye.

EZE-19:1 Moreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of

Israel,

EZE-19:2 And say, What [is] thy mother? A lioness: she lay down

among lions, she nourished her whelps among young lions.

EZE-19:3 And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a

young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

EZE-19:4 The nations also heard of him; he was taken in their

pit, and they brought him with chains unto the land of Egypt.

EZE-19:5 Now when she saw that she had waited, [and] her hope

was lost, then she took another of her whelps, [and] made him a

young lion.

EZE-19:6 And he went up and down among the lions, he became a

young lion, and learned to catch the prey, [and] devoured men.

EZE-19:7 And he knew their desolate palaces, and he laid waste

their cities; and the land was desolate, and the fulness thereof,

by the noise of his roaring.

EZE-19:8 Then the nations set against him on every side from

the provinces, and spread their net over him: he was taken in

their pit.

EZE-19:9 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to

the king of Babylon: they brought him into holds, that his voice

should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.

EZE-19:10 Thy mother [is] like a vine in thy blood, planted by

the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of

many waters.

EZE-19:11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that

bare rule, and her stature was exalted among the thick branches,

and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her

branches.

EZE-19:12 But she was plucked up in fury, she was cast down to

the ground, and the east wind dried up her fruit: her strong

rods were broken and withered; the fire consumed them.

EZE-19:13 And now she [is] planted in the wilderness, in a dry

and thirsty ground.

EZE-19:14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches,

[which] hath devoured her fruit, so that she hath no strong rod

[to be] a sceptre to rule. This [is] a lamentation, and shall be

for a lamentation.

EZE-20:1 And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth

[month], the tenth [day] of the month, [that] certain of the

elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.

EZE-20:2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me, saying,

EZE-20:3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say

unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Are ye come to inquire of

me? [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of

by you.

EZE-20:4 Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge

[them]? cause them to know the abominations of their fathers:

EZE-20:5 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day

when I chose Israel, and lifted up mine hand unto the seed of

the house of Jacob, and made myself known unto them in the land

of Egypt, when I lifted up mine hand unto them, saying, I [am]

the LORD your God;

EZE-20:6 In the day [that] I lifted up mine hand unto them, to

bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had

espied for them, flowing with milk and honey, which [is] the

glory of all lands:

EZE-20:7 Then said I unto them, Cast ye away every man the

abominations of his eyes, and defile not yourselves with the

idols of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God.

EZE-20:8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken

unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of

their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I

said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger

against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

EZE-20:9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not

be polluted before the heathen, among whom they [were], in whose

sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out

of the land of Egypt.

EZE-20:10 Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land

of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

EZE-20:11 And I gave them my statutes, and showed them my

judgments, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them.

EZE-20:12 Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign

between me and them, that they might know that I [am] the LORD

that sanctify them.

EZE-20:13 But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the

wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my

judgments, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them; and

my sabbaths they greatly polluted: then I said, I would pour out

my fury upon them in the wilderness, to consume them.

EZE-20:14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not

be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them

out.

EZE-20:15 Yet also I lifted up my hand unto them in the

wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I

had given [them], flowing with milk and honey, which [is] the

glory of all lands;

EZE-20:16 Because they despised my judgments, and walked not in

my statutes, but polluted my sabbaths: for their heart went

after their idols.

EZE-20:17 Nevertheless mine eye spared them from destroying

them, neither did I make an end of them in the wilderness.

EZE-20:18 But I said unto their children in the wilderness,

Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe

their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:

EZE-20:19 I [am] the LORD your God; walk in my statutes, and

keep my judgments, and do them;

EZE-20:20 And hallow my sabbaths; and they shall be a sign

between me and you, that ye may know that I [am] the LORD your

God.

EZE-20:21 Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me:

they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do

them, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them; they

polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon

them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

EZE-20:22 Nevertheless I withdrew mine hand, and wrought for my

name's sake, that it should not be polluted in the sight of the

heathen, in whose sight I brought them forth.

EZE-20:23 I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the

wilderness, that I would scatter them among the heathen, and

disperse them through the countries;

EZE-20:24 Because they had not executed my judgments, but had

despised my statutes, and had polluted my sabbaths, and their

eyes were after their fathers' idols.

EZE-20:25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes [that were] not

good, and judgments whereby they should not live;

EZE-20:26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they

caused to pass through [the fire] all that openeth the womb,

that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know

that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-20:27 Therefore, son of man, speak unto the house of Israel,

and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Yet in this your

fathers have blasphemed me, in that they have committed a

trespass against me.

EZE-20:28 [For] when I had brought them into the land, [for]

the which I lifted up mine hand to give it to them, then they

saw every high hill, and all the thick trees, and they offered

there their sacrifices, and there they presented the provocation

of their offering: there also they made their sweet savour, and

poured out there their drink offerings.

EZE-20:29 Then I said unto them, What [is] the high place

whereunto ye go? And the name thereof is called Bamah unto this

day.

EZE-20:30 Wherefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith

the Lord GOD; Are ye polluted after the manner of your fathers?

and commit ye whoredom after their abominations?

EZE-20:31 For when ye offer your gifts, when ye make your sons

to pass through the fire, ye pollute yourselves with all your

idols, even unto this day: and shall I be inquired of by you, O

house of Israel? [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be

inquired of by you.

EZE-20:32 And that which cometh into your mind shall not be at

all, that ye say, We will be as the heathen, as the families of

the countries, to serve wood and stone.

EZE-20:33 [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely with a mighty

hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out,

will I rule over you:

EZE-20:34 And I will bring you out from the people, and will

gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered, with a

mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured

out.

EZE-20:35 And I will bring you into the wilderness of the

people, and there will I plead with you face to face.

EZE-20:36 Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness

of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord

GOD.

EZE-20:37 And I will cause you to pass under the rod, and I

will bring you into the bond of the covenant:

EZE-20:38 And I will purge out from among you the rebels, and

them that transgress against me: I will bring them forth out of

the country where they sojourn, and they shall not enter into

the land of Israel: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-20:39 As for you, O house of Israel, thus saith the Lord

GOD; Go ye, serve ye every one his idols, and hereafter [also],

if ye will not hearken unto me: but pollute ye my holy name no

more with your gifts, and with your idols.

EZE-20:40 For in mine holy mountain, in the mountain of the

height of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, there shall all the house

of Israel, all of them in the land, serve me: there will I

accept them, and there will I require your offerings, and the

firstfruits of your oblations, with all your holy things.

EZE-20:41 I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I

bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the

countries wherein ye have been scattered; and I will be

sanctified in you before the heathen.

EZE-20:42 And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall

bring you into the land of Israel, into the country [for] the

which I lifted up mine hand to give it to your fathers.

EZE-20:43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your

doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe

yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that ye have

committed.

EZE-20:44 And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have

wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your

wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O ye house of

Israel, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-20:45 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-20:46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop

[thy word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of

the south field;

EZE-20:47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of

the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire

in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every

dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces

from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

EZE-20:48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled

it: it shall not be quenched.

EZE-20:49 Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not

speak parables?

EZE-21:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-21:2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop

[thy word] toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land

of Israel,

EZE-21:3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD;

Behold, I [am] against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of

his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the

wicked.

EZE-21:4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the

righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out

of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

EZE-21:5 That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn

forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.

EZE-21:6 Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of

[thy] loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.

EZE-21:7 And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore

sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because

it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be

feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be

weak [as] water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass,

saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-21:8 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-21:9 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus saith the LORD;

Say, A sword, a sword is sharpened, and also furbished:

EZE-21:10 It is sharpened to make a sore slaughter; it is

furbished that it may glitter: should we then make mirth? it

contemneth the rod of my son, [as] every tree.

EZE-21:11 And he hath given it to be furbished, that it may be

handled: this sword is sharpened, and it is furbished, to give

it into the hand of the slayer.

EZE-21:12 Cry and howl, son of man: for it shall be upon my

people, it [shall be] upon all the princes of Israel: terrors by

reason of the sword shall be upon my people: smite therefore

upon [thy] thigh.

EZE-21:13 Because [it is] a trial, and what if [the sword]

contemn even the rod? it shall be no [more], saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-21:14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophesy, and smite

[thine] hands together, and let the sword be doubled the third

time, the sword of the slain: it [is] the sword of the great

[men that are] slain, which entereth into their privy chambers.

EZE-21:15 I have set the point of the sword against all their

gates, that [their] heart may faint, and [their] ruins be

multiplied: ah! [it is] made bright, [it is] wrapped up for the

slaughter.

EZE-21:16 Go thee one way or other, [either] on the right hand,

[or] on the left, whithersoever thy face [is] set.

EZE-21:17 I will also smite mine hands together, and I will

cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said [it].

EZE-21:18 The word of the LORD came unto me again, saying,

EZE-21:19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that

the sword of the king of Babylon may come: both twain shall come

forth out of one land: and choose thou a place, choose [it] at

the head of the way to the city.

EZE-21:20 Appoint a way, that the sword may come to Rabbath of

the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced.

EZE-21:21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the

way, at the head of the two ways, to use divination: he made

[his] arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the

liver.

EZE-21:22 At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem,

to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift

up the voice with shouting, to appoint [battering] rams against

the gates, to cast a mount, [and] to build a fort.

EZE-21:23 And it shall be unto them as a false divination in

their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to

remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken.

EZE-21:24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye have

made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions

are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear;

because, [I say], that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be

taken with the hand.

EZE-21:25 And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day

is come, when iniquity [shall have] an end,

EZE-21:26 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Remove the diadem, and take

off the crown: this [shall] not [be] the same: exalt [him that

is] low, and abase [him that is] high.

EZE-21:27 I will overturn, overturn, overturn, it: and it shall

be no [more], until he come whose right it is; and I will give

it [him].

EZE-21:28 And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith

the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their

reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword [is] drawn: for

the slaughter [it is] furbished, to consume because of the

glittering:

EZE-21:29 Whiles they see vanity unto thee, whiles they divine

a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks of [them that are]

slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity

[shall have] an end.

EZE-21:30 Shall I cause [it] to return into his sheath? I will

judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of

thy nativity.

EZE-21:31 And I will pour out mine indignation upon thee, I

will blow against thee in the fire of my wrath, and deliver thee

into the hand of brutish men, [and] skilful to destroy.

EZE-21:32 Thou shalt be for fuel to the fire; thy blood shall

be in the midst of the land; thou shalt be no [more] remembered:

for I the LORD have spoken [it].

EZE-22:1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-22:2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge

the bloody city? yea, thou shalt show her all her abominations.

EZE-22:3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD, The city

sheddeth blood in the midst of it, that her time may come, and

maketh idols against herself to defile herself.

EZE-22:4 Thou art become guilty in thy blood that thou hast

shed; and hast defiled thyself in thine idols which thou hast

made; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come

[even] unto thy years: therefore have I made thee a reproach

unto the heathen, and a mocking to all countries.

EZE-22:5 [Those that be] near, and [those that be] far from

thee, shall mock thee, [which art] infamous [and] much vexed.

EZE-22:6 Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee

to their power to shed blood.

EZE-22:7 In thee have they set light by father and mother: in

the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the

stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

EZE-22:8 Thou hast despised mine holy things, and hast profaned

my sabbaths.

EZE-22:9 In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in

thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they

commit lewdness.

EZE-22:10 In thee have they discovered their fathers' nakedness:

in thee have they humbled her that was set apart for pollution.

EZE-22:11 And one hath committed abomination with his

neighbour's wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter

in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his

father's daughter.

EZE-22:12 In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou

hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast greedily gained of

thy neighbours by extortion, and hast forgotten me, saith the

Lord GOD.

EZE-22:13 Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy

dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which hath

been in the midst of thee.

EZE-22:14 Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong,

in the days that I shall deal with thee? I the LORD have spoken

[it], and will do [it].

EZE-22:15 And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and

disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness

out of thee.

EZE-22:16 And thou shalt take thine inheritance in thyself in

the sight of the heathen, and thou shalt know that I [am] the

LORD.

EZE-22:17 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-22:18 Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross:

all they [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst

of the furnace; they are [even] the dross of silver.

EZE-22:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye are all

become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst

of Jerusalem.

EZE-22:20 [As] they gather silver, and brass, and iron, and

lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire

upon it, to melt [it]; so will I gather [you] in mine anger and

in my fury, and I will leave [you there], and melt you.

EZE-22:21 Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire

of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.

EZE-22:22 As silver is melted in the midst of the furnace, so

shall ye be melted in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that

I the LORD have poured out my fury upon you.

EZE-22:23 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-22:24 Son of man, say unto her, Thou [art] the land that is

not cleansed, nor rained upon in the day of indignation.

EZE-22:25 [There is] a conspiracy of her prophets in the midst

thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey; they have

devoured souls; they have taken the treasure and precious things;

they have made her many widows in the midst thereof.

EZE-22:26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned

mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy

and profane, neither have they showed [difference] between the

unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths,

and I am profaned among them.

EZE-22:27 Her princes in the midst thereof [are] like wolves

ravening the prey, to shed blood, [and] to destroy souls, to get

dishonest gain.

EZE-22:28 And her prophets have daubed them with untempered

[mortar], seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying,

Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.

EZE-22:29 The people of the land have used oppression, and

exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they

have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

EZE-22:30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make

up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that

I should not destroy it: but I found none.

EZE-22:31 Therefore have I poured out mine indignation upon

them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own

way have I recompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-23:1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

EZE-23:2 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one

mother:

EZE-23:3 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed

whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and

there they bruised the teats of their virginity.

EZE-23:4 And the names of them [were] Aholah the elder, and

Aholibah her sister: and they were mine, and they bare sons and

daughters. Thus [were] their names; Samaria [is] Aholah, and

Jerusalem Aholibah.

EZE-23:5 And Aholah played the harlot when she was mine; and

she doted on her lovers, on the Assyrians [her] neighbours,

EZE-23:6 [Which were] clothed with blue, captains and rulers,

all of them desirable young men, horsemen riding upon horses.

EZE-23:7 Thus she committed her whoredoms with them, with all

them [that were] the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom

she doted: with all their idols she defiled herself.

EZE-23:8 Neither left she her whoredoms [brought] from Egypt:

for in her youth they lay with her, and they bruised the breasts

of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her.

EZE-23:9 Wherefore I have delivered her into the hand of her

lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted.

EZE-23:10 These discovered her nakedness: they took her sons

and her daughters, and slew her with the sword: and she became

famous among women; for they had executed judgment upon her.

EZE-23:11 And when her sister Aholibah saw [this], she was more

corrupt in her inordinate love than she, and in her whoredoms

more than her sister in [her] whoredoms.

EZE-23:12 She doted upon the Assyrians [her] neighbours,

captains and rulers clothed most gorgeously, horsemen riding

upon horses, all of them desirable young men.

EZE-23:13 Then I saw that she was defiled, [that] they [took]

both one way,

EZE-23:14 And [that] she increased her whoredoms: for when she

saw men portrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chaldeans

portrayed with vermilion,

EZE-23:15 Girded with girdles upon their loins, exceeding in

dyed attire upon their heads, all of them princes to look to,

after the manner of the Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of

their nativity:

EZE-23:16 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes, she doted

upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.

EZE-23:17 And the Babylonians came to her into the bed of love,

and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was polluted

with them, and her mind was alienated from them.

EZE-23:18 So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her

nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind

was alienated from her sister.

EZE-23:19 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to

remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the

harlot in the land of Egypt.

EZE-23:20 For she doted upon their paramours, whose flesh [is

as] the flesh of asses, and whose issue [is like] the issue of

horses.

EZE-23:21 Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy

youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of

thy youth.

EZE-23:22 Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saith the Lord GOD;

Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, from whom thy

mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every

side;

EZE-23:23 The Babylonians, and all the Chaldeans, Pekod, and

Shoa, and Koa, [and] all the Assyrians with them: all of them

desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and

renowned, all of them riding upon horses.

EZE-23:24 And they shall come against thee with chariots,

wagons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, [which]

shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about:

and I will set judgment before them, and they shall judge thee

according to their judgments.

EZE-23:25 And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they

shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose

and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they

shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be

devoured by the fire.

EZE-23:26 They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and

take away thy fair jewels.

EZE-23:27 Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and

thy whoredom [brought] from the land of Egypt: so that thou

shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any

more.

EZE-23:28 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will deliver

thee into the hand [of them] whom thou hatest, into the hand [of

them] from whom thy mind is alienated:

EZE-23:29 And they shall deal with thee hatefully, and shall

take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare:

and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy

lewdness and thy whoredoms.

EZE-23:30 I will do these [things] unto thee, because thou hast

gone a whoring after the heathen, [and] because thou art

polluted with their idols.

EZE-23:31 Thou hast walked in the way of thy sister; therefore

will I give her cup into thine hand.

EZE-23:32 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy

sister's cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and

had in derision; it containeth much.

EZE-23:33 Thou shalt be filled with drunkenness and sorrow,

with the cup of astonishment and desolation, with the cup of thy

sister Samaria.

EZE-23:34 Thou shalt even drink it and suck [it] out, and thou

shalt break the sherds thereof, and pluck off thine own breasts:

for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-23:35 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast

forgotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou

also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms.

EZE-23:36 The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou

judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their

abominations;

EZE-23:37 That they have committed adultery, and blood [is] in

their hands, and with their idols have they committed adultery,

and have also caused their sons, whom they bare unto me, to pass

for them through [the fire], to devour [them].

EZE-23:38 Moreover this they have done unto me: they have

defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have profaned my

sabbaths.

EZE-23:39 For when they had slain their children to their idols,

then they came the same day into my sanctuary to profane it;

and, lo, thus have they done in the midst of mine house.

EZE-23:40 And furthermore, that ye have sent for men to come

from far, unto whom a messenger [was] sent; and, lo, they came:

for whom thou didst wash thyself, paintedst thy eyes, and

deckedst thyself with ornaments,

EZE-23:41 And satest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared

before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil.

EZE-23:42 And a voice of a multitude being at ease [was] with

her: and with the men of the common sort [were] brought Sabeans

from the wilderness, which put bracelets upon their hands, and

beautiful crowns upon their heads.

EZE-23:43 Then said I unto [her that was] old in adulteries,

Will they now commit whoredoms with her, and she [with them]?

EZE-23:44 Yet they went in unto her, as they go in unto a woman

that playeth the harlot: so went they in unto Aholah and unto

Aholibah, the lewd women.

EZE-23:45 And the righteous men, they shall judge them after

the manner of adulteresses, and after the manner of women that

shed blood; because they [are] adulteresses, and blood [is] in

their hands.

EZE-23:46 For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will bring up a

company upon them, and will give them to be removed and spoiled.

EZE-23:47 And the company shall stone them with stones, and

dispatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and

their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.

EZE-23:48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land,

that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

EZE-23:49 And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and

ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I

[am] the Lord GOD.

EZE-24:1 Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the

tenth [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me,

saying,

EZE-24:2 Son of man, write thee the name of the day, [even] of

this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem

this same day.

EZE-24:3 And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say

unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set [it] on,

and also pour water into it:

EZE-24:4 Gather the pieces thereof into it, [even] every good

piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice

bones.

EZE-24:5 Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones

under it, [and] make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones

of it therein.

EZE-24:6 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody

city, to the pot whose scum [is] therein, and whose scum is not

gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall

upon it.

EZE-24:7 For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon

the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover

it with dust;

EZE-24:8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance;

I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not

be covered.

EZE-24:9 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody

city! I will even make the pile for fire great.

EZE-24:10 Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and

spice it well, and let the bones be burned.

EZE-24:11 Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the

brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and [that] the filthiness

of it may be molten in it, [that] the scum of it may be consumed.

EZE-24:12 She hath wearied [herself] with lies, and her great

scum went not forth out of her: her scum [shall be] in the fire.

EZE-24:13 In thy filthiness [is] lewdness: because I have

purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged

from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest

upon thee.

EZE-24:14 I the LORD have spoken [it]: it shall come to pass,

and I will do [it]; I will not go back, neither will I spare,

neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to

thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-24:15 Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-24:16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire

of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor

weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

EZE-24:17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind

the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy

feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men.

EZE-24:18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at

even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

EZE-24:19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us

what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so]?

EZE-24:20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto

me, saying,

EZE-24:21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord

GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your

strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul

pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left

shall fall by the sword.

EZE-24:22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover

[your] lips, nor eat the bread of men.

EZE-24:23 And your tires [shall be] upon your heads, and your

shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall

pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.

EZE-24:24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all

that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall

know that I [am] the Lord GOD.

EZE-24:25 Also, thou son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day

when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory,

the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their

minds, their sons and their daughters,

EZE-24:26 [That] he that escapeth in that day shall come unto

thee, to cause [thee] to hear [it] with [thine] ears?

EZE-24:27 In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is

escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou

shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I [am] the

LORD.

EZE-25:1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

EZE-25:2 Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and

prophesy against them;

EZE-25:3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord

GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against

my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of

Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah,

when they went into captivity;

EZE-25:4 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of

the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in

thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit,

and they shall drink thy milk.

EZE-25:5 And I will make Rabbah a stable for camels, and the

Ammonites a couchingplace for flocks: and ye shall know that I

[am] the LORD.

EZE-25:6 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast clapped

[thine] hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejoiced in heart

with all thy despite against the land of Israel;

EZE-25:7 Behold, therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon

thee, and will deliver thee for a spoil to the heathen; and I

will cut thee off from the people, and I will cause thee to

perish out of the countries: I will destroy thee; and thou shalt

know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-25:8 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do

say, Behold, the house of Judah [is] like unto all the heathen;

EZE-25:9 Therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from

the cities, from his cities [which are] on his frontiers, the

glory of the country, Bethjeshimoth, Baalmeon, and Kiriathaim,

EZE-25:10 Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will

give them in possession, that the Ammonites may not be

remembered among the nations.

EZE-25:11 And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they

shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-25:12 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt

against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath greatly

offended, and revenged himself upon them;

EZE-25:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also

stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast

from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of

Dedan shall fall by the sword.

EZE-25:14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of

my people Israel: and they shall do in Edom according to mine

anger and according to my fury; and they shall know my vengeance,

saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-25:15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have

dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful

heart, to destroy [it] for the old hatred;

EZE-25:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will

stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off

the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

EZE-25:17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with

furious rebukes; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when

I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

EZE-26:1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first

[day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came unto me,

saying,

EZE-26:2 Son of man, because that Tyrus hath said against

Jerusalem, Aha, she is broken [that was] the gates of the people:

she is turned unto me: I shall be replenished, [now] she is

laid waste:

EZE-26:3 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am]

against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up

against thee, as the sea causeth his waves to come up.

EZE-26:4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus, and break

down her towers: I will also scrape her dust from her, and make

her like the top of a rock.

EZE-26:5 It shall be [a place for] the spreading of nets in the

midst of the sea: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD:

and it shall become a spoil to the nations.

EZE-26:6 And her daughters which [are] in the field shall be

slain by the sword; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-26:7 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will bring upon

Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the

north, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and

companies, and much people.

EZE-26:8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the

field: and he shall make a fort against thee, and cast a mount

against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee.

EZE-26:9 And he shall set engines of war against thy walls, and

with his axes he shall break down thy towers.

EZE-26:10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust

shall cover thee: thy walls shall shake at the noise of the

horsemen, and of the wheels, and of the chariots, when he shall

enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a

breach.

EZE-26:11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all

thy streets: he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy

strong garrisons shall go down to the ground.

EZE-26:12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a

prey of thy merchandise: and they shall break down thy walls,

and destroy thy pleasant houses: and they shall lay thy stones

and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water.

EZE-26:13 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and

the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

EZE-26:14 And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou

shalt be [a place] to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no

more: for I the LORD have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-26:15 Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus; Shall not the isles

shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the

slaughter is made in the midst of thee?

EZE-26:16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from

their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their

broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling;

they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at [every]

moment, and be astonished at thee.

EZE-26:17 And they shall take up a lamentation for thee, and

say to thee, How art thou destroyed, [that wast] inhabited of

seafaring men, the renowned city, which wast strong in the sea,

she and her inhabitants, which cause their terror [to be] on all

that haunt it!

EZE-26:18 Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall;

yea, the isles that [are] in the sea shall be troubled at thy

departure.

EZE-26:19 For thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall make thee a

desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited; when I

shall bring up the deep upon thee, and great waters shall cover

thee;

EZE-26:20 When I shall bring thee down with them that descend

into the pit, with the people of old time, and shall set thee in

the low parts of the earth, in places desolate of old, with them

that go down to the pit, that thou be not inhabited; and I shall

set glory in the land of the living;

EZE-26:21 I will make thee a terror, and thou [shalt be] no

[more]: though thou be sought for, yet shalt thou never be found

again, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-27:1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

EZE-27:2 Now, thou son of man, take up a lamentation for Tyrus;

EZE-27:3 And say unto Tyrus, O thou that art situate at the

entry of the sea, [which art] a merchant of the people for many

isles, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O Tyrus, thou hast said, I [am]

of perfect beauty.

EZE-27:4 Thy borders [are] in the midst of the seas, thy

builders have perfected thy beauty.

EZE-27:5 They have made all thy [ship] boards of fir trees of

Senir: they have taken cedars from Lebanon to make masts for

thee.

EZE-27:6 [Of] the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the

company of the Ashurites have made thy benches [of] ivory,

[brought] out of the isles of Chittim.

EZE-27:7 Fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was that

which thou spreadest forth to be thy sail; blue and purple from

the isles of Elishah was that which covered thee.

EZE-27:8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners:

thy wise [men], O Tyrus, [that] were in thee, were thy pilots.

EZE-27:9 The ancients of Gebal and the wise [men] thereof were

in thee thy calkers: all the ships of the sea with their

mariners were in thee to occupy thy merchandise.

EZE-27:10 They of Persia and of Lud and of Phut were in thine

army, thy men of war: they hanged the shield and helmet in thee;

they set forth thy comeliness.

EZE-27:11 The men of Arvad with thine army [were] upon thy

walls round about, and the Gammadims were in thy towers: they

hanged their shields upon thy walls round about; they have made

thy beauty perfect.

EZE-27:12 Tarshish [was] thy merchant by reason of the

multitude of all [kind of] riches; with silver, iron, tin, and

lead, they traded in thy fairs.

EZE-27:13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech, they [were] thy merchants:

they traded the persons of men and vessels of brass in thy

market.

EZE-27:14 They of the house of Togarmah traded in thy fairs

with horses and horsemen and mules.

EZE-27:15 The men of Dedan [were] thy merchants; many isles

[were] the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee [for] a

present horns of ivory and ebony.

EZE-27:16 Syria [was] thy merchant by reason of the multitude

of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with

emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral,

and agate.

EZE-27:17 Judah, and the land of Israel, they [were] thy

merchants: they traded in thy market wheat of Minnith, and

Pannag, and honey, and oil, and balm.

EZE-27:18 Damascus [was] thy merchant in the multitude of the

wares of thy making, for the multitude of all riches; in the

wine of Helbon, and white wool.

EZE-27:19 Dan also and Javan going to and fro occupied in thy

fairs: bright iron, cassia, and calamus, were in thy market.

EZE-27:20 Dedan [was] thy merchant in precious clothes for

chariots.

EZE-27:21 Arabia, and all the princes of Kedar, they occupied

with thee in lambs, and rams, and goats: in these [were they]

thy merchants.

EZE-27:22 The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they [were] thy

merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices,

and with all precious stones, and gold.

EZE-27:23 Haran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba,

Asshur, [and] Chilmad, [were] thy merchants.

EZE-27:24 These [were] thy merchants in all sorts [of things],

in blue clothes, and broidered work, and in chests of rich

apparel, bound with cords, and made of cedar, among thy

merchandise.

EZE-27:25 The ships of Tarshish did sing of thee in thy market:

and thou wast replenished, and made very glorious in the midst

of the seas.

EZE-27:26 Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the

east wind hath broken thee in the midst of the seas.

EZE-27:27 Thy riches, and thy fairs, thy merchandise, thy

mariners, and thy pilots, thy calkers, and the occupiers of thy

merchandise, and all thy men of war, that [are] in thee, and in

all thy company which [is] in the midst of thee, shall fall into

the midst of the seas in the day of thy ruin.

EZE-27:28 The suburbs shall shake at the sound of the cry of

thy pilots.

EZE-27:29 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, [and] all

the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they

shall stand upon the land;

EZE-27:30 And shall cause their voice to be heard against thee,

and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust upon their heads,

they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:

EZE-27:31 And they shall make themselves utterly bald for thee,

and gird them with sackcloth, and they shall weep for thee with

bitterness of heart [and] bitter wailing.

EZE-27:32 And in their wailing they shall take up a lamentation

for thee, and lament over thee, [saying], What [city is] like

Tyrus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea?

EZE-27:33 When thy wares went forth out of the seas, thou

filledst many people; thou didst enrich the kings of the earth

with the multitude of thy riches and of thy merchandise.

EZE-27:34 In the time [when] thou shalt be broken by the seas

in the depths of the waters thy merchandise and all thy company

in the midst of thee shall fall.

EZE-27:35 All the inhabitants of the isles shall be astonished

at thee, and their kings shall be sore afraid, they shall be

troubled in [their] countenance.

EZE-27:36 The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee;

thou shalt be a terror, and never [shalt be] any more.

EZE-28:1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

EZE-28:2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith

the Lord GOD; Because thine heart [is] lifted up, and thou hast

said, I [am] a God, I sit [in] the seat of God, in the midst of

the seas; yet thou [art] a man, and not God, though thou set

thine heart as the heart of God:

EZE-28:3 Behold, thou [art] wiser than Daniel; there is no

secret that they can hide from thee:

EZE-28:4 With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast

gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy

treasures:

EZE-28:5 By thy great wisdom [and] by thy traffic hast thou

increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of

thy riches:

EZE-28:6 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast

set thine heart as the heart of God;

EZE-28:7 Behold, therefore I will bring strangers upon thee,

the terrible of the nations: and they shall draw their swords

against the beauty of thy wisdom, and they shall defile thy

brightness.

EZE-28:8 They shall bring thee down to the pit, and thou shalt

die the deaths of [them that are] slain in the midst of the seas.

EZE-28:9 Wilt thou yet say before him that slayeth thee, I [am]

God? but thou [shalt be] a man, and no God, in the hand of him

that slayeth thee.

EZE-28:10 Thou shalt die the deaths of the uncircumcised by the

hand of strangers: for I have spoken [it], saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-28:11 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-28:12 Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of

Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest

up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

EZE-28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every

precious stone [was] thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the

diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the

emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy

tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that

thou wast created.

EZE-28:14 Thou [art] the anointed cherub that covereth; and I

have set thee [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God;

thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.

EZE-28:15 Thou [wast] perfect in thy ways from the day that

thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

EZE-28:16 By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled

the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore

I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I

will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the

stones of fire.

EZE-28:17 Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou

hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will

cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they

may behold thee.

EZE-28:18 Thou hast defiled thy sanctuaries by the multitude of

thine iniquities, by the iniquity of thy traffic; therefore will

I bring forth a fire from the midst of thee, it shall devour

thee, and I will bring thee to ashes upon the earth in the sight

of all them that behold thee.

EZE-28:19 All they that know thee among the people shall be

astonished at thee: thou shalt be a terror, and never [shalt]

thou [be] any more.

EZE-28:20 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-28:21 Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy

against it,

EZE-28:22 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am]

against thee, O Zidon; and I will be glorified in the midst of

thee: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I shall

have executed judgments in her, and shall be sanctified in her.

EZE-28:23 For I will send into her pestilence, and blood into

her streets; and the wounded shall be judged in the midst of her

by the sword upon her on every side; and they shall know that I

[am] the LORD.

EZE-28:24 And there shall be no more a pricking brier unto the

house of Israel, nor [any] grieving thorn of all [that are]

round about them, that despised them; and they shall know that I

[am] the Lord GOD.

EZE-28:25 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered

the house of Israel from the people among whom they are

scattered, and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the

heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given

to my servant Jacob.

EZE-28:26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build

houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with

confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that

despise them round about them; and they shall know that I [am]

the LORD their God.

EZE-29:1 In the tenth year, in the tenth [month], in the

twelfth [day] of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me,

saying,

EZE-29:2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt,

and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:

EZE-29:3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I

[am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that

lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river [is]

mine own, and I have made [it] for myself.

EZE-29:4 But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the

fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales, and I will bring

thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, and all the fish of thy

rivers shall stick unto thy scales.

EZE-29:5 And I will leave thee [thrown] into the wilderness,

thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the

open fields; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered: I

have given thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to the

fowls of the heaven.

EZE-29:6 And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I

[am] the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the

house of Israel.

EZE-29:7 When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst

break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon

thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

EZE-29:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will

bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee.

EZE-29:9 And the land of Egypt shall be desolate and waste; and

they shall know that I [am] the LORD: because he hath said, The

river [is] mine, and I have made [it].

EZE-29:10 Behold, therefore I [am] against thee, and against

thy rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt utterly waste

[and] desolate, from the tower of Syene even unto the border of

Ethiopia.

EZE-29:11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of

beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited forty

years.

EZE-29:12 And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the

midst of the countries [that are] desolate, and her cities among

the cities [that are] laid waste shall be desolate forty years:

and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will

disperse them through the countries.

EZE-29:13 Yet thus saith the Lord GOD; At the end of forty

years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they

were scattered:

EZE-29:14 And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and

will cause them to return [into] the land of Pathros, into the

land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

EZE-29:15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall

it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish

them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.

EZE-29:16 And it shall be no more the confidence of the house

of Israel, which bringeth [their] iniquity to remembrance, when

they shall look after them: but they shall know that I [am] the

Lord GOD.

EZE-29:17 And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year,

in the first [month], in the first [day] of the month, the word

of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-29:18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon caused his

army to serve a great service against Tyrus: every head [was]

made bald, and every shoulder [was] peeled: yet had he no wages,

nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served

against it:

EZE-29:19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will

give the land of Egypt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon; and

he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her

prey; and it shall be the wages for his army.

EZE-29:20 I have given him the land of Egypt [for] his labour

wherewith he served against it, because they wrought for me,

saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-29:21 In that day will I cause the horn of the house of

Israel to bud forth, and I will give thee the opening of the

mouth in the midst of them; and they shall know that I [am] the

LORD.

EZE-30:1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

EZE-30:2 Son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD;

Howl ye, Woe worth the day!

EZE-30:3 For the day [is] near, even the day of the LORD [is]

near, a cloudy day; it shall be the time of the heathen.

EZE-30:4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt, and great pain

shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and

they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be

broken down.

EZE-30:5 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled

people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league,

shall fall with them by the sword.

EZE-30:6 Thus saith the LORD; They also that uphold Egypt shall

fall; and the pride of her power shall come down: from the tower

of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-30:7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the

countries [that are] desolate, and her cities shall be in the

midst of the cities [that are] wasted.

EZE-30:8 And they shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have

set a fire in Egypt, and [when] all her helpers shall be

destroyed.

EZE-30:9 In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships

to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall

come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.

EZE-30:10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also make the

multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king

of Babylon.

EZE-30:11 He and his people with him, the terrible of the

nations, shall be brought to destroy the land: and they shall

draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with the

slain.

EZE-30:12 And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land

into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and

all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have

spoken [it].

EZE-30:13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will also destroy the

idols, and I will cause [their] images to cease out of Noph; and

there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will

put a fear in the land of Egypt.

EZE-30:14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire

in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.

EZE-30:15 And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of

Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

EZE-30:16 And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great

pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph [shall have]

distresses daily.

EZE-30:17 The young men of Aven and of Pibeseth shall fall by

the sword: and these [cities] shall go into captivity.

EZE-30:18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be darkened, when I

shall break there the yokes of Egypt: and the pomp of her

strength shall cease in her: as for her, a cloud shall cover her,

and her daughters shall go into captivity.

EZE-30:19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt: and they

shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-30:20 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the

first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, [that] the

word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-30:21 Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of

Egypt; and, lo, it shall not be bound up to be healed, to put a

roller to bind it, to make it strong to hold the sword.

EZE-30:22 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am]

against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and will break his arms, the

strong, and that which was broken; and I will cause the sword to

fall out of his hand.

EZE-30:23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations,

and will disperse them through the countries.

EZE-30:24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon,

and put my sword in his hand: but I will break Pharaoh's arms,

and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly

wounded [man].

EZE-30:25 But I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon,

and the arms of Pharaoh shall fall down; and they shall know

that I [am] the LORD, when I shall put my sword into the hand of

the king of Babylon, and he shall stretch it out upon the land

of Egypt.

EZE-30:26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations,

and disperse them among the countries; and they shall know that

I [am] the LORD.

EZE-31:1 And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third

[month], in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word of the

LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-31:2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to

his multitude; Whom art thou like in thy greatness?

EZE-31:3 Behold, the Assyrian [was] a cedar in Lebanon with

fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high

stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

EZE-31:4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high

with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her

little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

EZE-31:5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees

of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches

became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot

forth.

EZE-31:6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs,

and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring

forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

EZE-31:7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of

his branches: for his root was by great waters.

EZE-31:8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him:

the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees

were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God

was like unto him in his beauty.

EZE-31:9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches:

so that all the trees of Eden, that [were] in the garden of God,

envied him.

EZE-31:10 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou hast

lifted up thyself in height, and he hath shot up his top among

the thick boughs, and his heart is lifted up in his height;

EZE-31:11 I have therefore delivered him into the hand of the

mighty one of the heathen; he shall surely deal with him: I have

driven him out for his wickedness.

EZE-31:12 And strangers, the terrible of the nations, have cut

him off, and have left him: upon the mountains and in all the

valleys his branches are fallen, and his boughs are broken by

all the rivers of the land; and all the people of the earth are

gone down from his shadow, and have left him.

EZE-31:13 Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven

remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his

branches:

EZE-31:14 To the end that none of all the trees by the waters

exalt themselves for their height, neither shoot up their top

among the thick boughs, neither their trees stand up in their

height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto

death, to the nether parts of the earth, in the midst of the

children of men, with them that go down to the pit.

EZE-31:15 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day when he went down

to the grave I caused a mourning: I covered the deep for him,

and I restrained the floods thereof, and the great waters were

stayed: and I caused Lebanon to mourn for him, and all the trees

of the field fainted for him.

EZE-31:16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall,

when I cast him down to hell with them that descend into the pit:

and all the trees of Eden, the choice and best of Lebanon, all

that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether parts of the

earth.

EZE-31:17 They also went down into hell with him unto [them

that be] slain with the sword; and [they that were] his arm,

[that] dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.

EZE-31:18 To whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness

among the trees of Eden? yet shalt thou be brought down with the

trees of Eden unto the nether parts of the earth: thou shalt lie

in the midst of the uncircumcised with [them that be] slain by

the sword. This [is] Pharaoh and all his multitude, saith the

Lord GOD.

EZE-32:1 And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the

twelfth month, in the first [day] of the month, [that] the word

of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-32:2 Son of man, take up a lamentation for Pharaoh king of

Egypt, and say unto him, Thou art like a young lion of the

nations, and thou [art] as a whale in the seas: and thou camest

forth with thy rivers, and troubledst the waters with thy feet,

and fouledst their rivers.

EZE-32:3 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out

my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall

bring thee up in my net.

EZE-32:4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee

forth upon the open field, and will cause all the fowls of the

heaven to remain upon thee, and I will fill the beasts of the

whole earth with thee.

EZE-32:5 And I will lay thy flesh upon the mountains, and fill

the valleys with thy height.

EZE-32:6 I will also water with thy blood the land wherein thou

swimmest, [even] to the mountains; and the rivers shall be full

of thee.

EZE-32:7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven,

and make the stars thereof dark; I will cover the sun with a

cloud, and the moon shall not give her light.

EZE-32:8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over

thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-32:9 I will also vex the hearts of many people, when I

shall bring thy destruction among the nations, into the

countries which thou hast not known.

EZE-32:10 Yea, I will make many people amazed at thee, and

their kings shall be horribly afraid for thee, when I shall

brandish my sword before them; and they shall tremble at [every]

moment, every man for his own life, in the day of thy fall.

EZE-32:11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; The sword of the king of

Babylon shall come upon thee.

EZE-32:12 By the swords of the mighty will I cause thy

multitude to fall, the terrible of the nations, all of them: and

they shall spoil the pomp of Egypt, and all the multitude

thereof shall be destroyed.

EZE-32:13 I will destroy also all the beasts thereof from

beside the great waters; neither shall the foot of man trouble

them any more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them.

EZE-32:14 Then will I make their waters deep, and cause their

rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-32:15 When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate, and the

country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full, when I

shall smite all them that dwell therein, then shall they know

that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-32:16 This [is] the lamentation wherewith they shall lament

her: the daughters of the nations shall lament her: they shall

lament for her, [even] for Egypt, and for all her multitude,

saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-32:17 It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the

fifteenth [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came

unto me, saying,

EZE-32:18 Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast

them down, [even] her, and the daughters of the famous nations,

unto the nether parts of the earth, with them that go down into

the pit.

EZE-32:19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty? go down, and be thou

laid with the uncircumcised.

EZE-32:20 They shall fall in the midst of [them that are] slain

by the sword: she is delivered to the sword: draw her and all

her multitudes.

EZE-32:21 The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of

the midst of hell with them that help him: they are gone down,

they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword.

EZE-32:22 Asshur [is] there and all her company: his graves

[are] about him: all of them slain, fallen by the sword:

EZE-32:23 Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her

company is round about her grave: all of them slain, fallen by

the sword, which caused terror in the land of the living.

EZE-32:24 There [is] Elam and all her multitude round about her

grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone

down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which

caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they

borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.

EZE-32:25 They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain

with all her multitude: her graves [are] round about him: all of

them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was

caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their

shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst

of [them that be] slain.

EZE-32:26 There [is] Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her

graves [are] round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain

by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the

living.

EZE-32:27 And they shall not lie with the mighty [that are]

fallen of the uncircumcised, which are gone down to hell with

their weapons of war: and they have laid their swords under

their heads, but their iniquities shall be upon their bones,

though [they were] the terror of the mighty in the land of the

living.

EZE-32:28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the

uncircumcised, and shalt lie with [them that are] slain with the

sword.

EZE-32:29 There [is] Edom, her kings, and all her princes,

which with their might are laid by [them that were] slain by the

sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that

go down to the pit.

EZE-32:30 There [be] the princes of the north, all of them, and

all the Zidonians, which are gone down with the slain; with

their terror they are ashamed of their might; and they lie

uncircumcised with [them that be] slain by the sword, and bear

their shame with them that go down to the pit.

EZE-32:31 Pharaoh shall see them, and shall be comforted over

all his multitude, [even] Pharaoh and all his army slain by the

sword, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-32:32 For I have caused my terror in the land of the living:

and he shall be laid in the midst of the uncircumcised with

[them that are] slain with the sword, [even] Pharaoh and all his

multitude, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-33:1 Again the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-33:2 Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and

say unto them, When I bring the sword upon a land, if the people

of the land take a man of their coasts, and set him for their

watchman:

EZE-33:3 If when he seeth the sword come upon the land, he blow

the trumpet, and warn the people;

EZE-33:4 Then whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet, and

taketh not warning; if the sword come, and take him away, his

blood shall be upon his own head.

EZE-33:5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not

warning; his blood shall be upon him. But he that taketh warning

shall deliver his soul.

EZE-33:6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not

the trumpet, and the people be not warned; if the sword come,

and take [any] person from among them, he is taken away in his

iniquity; but his blood will I require at the watchman's hand.

EZE-33:7 So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto

the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my

mouth, and warn them from me.

EZE-33:8 When I say unto the wicked, O wicked [man], thou shalt

surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his

way, that wicked [man] shall die in his iniquity; but his blood

will I require at thine hand.

EZE-33:9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to

turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in

his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.

EZE-33:10 Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of

Israel; Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our

sins [be] upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then

live?

EZE-33:11 Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I

have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked

turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways;

for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

EZE-33:12 Therefore, thou son of man, say unto the children of

thy people, The righteousness of the righteous shall not deliver

him in the day of his transgression: as for the wickedness of

the wicked, he shall not fall thereby in the day that he turneth

from his wickedness; neither shall the righteous be able to live

for his [righteousness] in the day that he sinneth.

EZE-33:13 When I shall say to the righteous, [that] he shall

surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit

iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but

for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

EZE-33:14 Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely

die; if he turn from his sin, and do that which is lawful and

right;

EZE-33:15 [If] the wicked restore the pledge, give again that

he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing

iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die.

EZE-33:16 None of his sins that he hath committed shall be

mentioned unto him: he hath done that which is lawful and right;

he shall surely live.

EZE-33:17 Yet the children of thy people say, The way of the

Lord is not equal: but as for them, their way is not equal.

EZE-33:18 When the righteous turneth from his righteousness,

and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby.

EZE-33:19 But if the wicked turn from his wickedness, and do

that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby.

EZE-33:20 Yet ye say, The way of the Lord is not equal. O ye

house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways.

EZE-33:21 And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our

captivity, in the tenth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month,

[that] one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me,

saying, The city is smitten.

EZE-33:22 Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening,

afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until

he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was

no more dumb.

EZE-33:23 Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-33:24 Son of man, they that inhabit those wastes of the

land of Israel speak, saying, Abraham was one, and he inherited

the land: but we [are] many; the land is given us for

inheritance.

EZE-33:25 Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye

eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and

shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?

EZE-33:26 Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye

defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the

land?

EZE-33:27 Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD;

[As] I live, surely they that [are] in the wastes shall fall by

the sword, and him that [is] in the open field will I give to

the beasts to be devoured, and they that [be] in the forts and

in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

EZE-33:28 For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp

of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall

be desolate, that none shall pass through.

EZE-33:29 Then shall they know that I [am] the LORD, when I

have laid the land most desolate because of all their

abominations which they have committed.

EZE-33:30 Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people

still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of

the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother,

saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh

forth from the LORD.

EZE-33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and

they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words,

but they will not do them: for with their mouth they show much

love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness.

EZE-33:32 And, lo, thou [art] unto them as a very lovely song

of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an

instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

EZE-33:33 And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come,)

then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.

EZE-34:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel,

prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the

shepherds; Woe [be] to the shepherds of Israel that do feed

themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

EZE-34:3 Ye eat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye

kill them that are fed: [but] ye feed not the flock.

EZE-34:4 The diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye

healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up [that which

was] broken, neither have ye brought again that which was driven

away, neither have ye sought that which was lost; but with force

and with cruelty have ye ruled them.

EZE-34:5 And they were scattered, because [there is] no

shepherd: and they became meat to all the beasts of the field,

when they were scattered.

EZE-34:6 My sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon

every high hill: yea, my flock was scattered upon all the face

of the earth, and none did search or seek [after them].

EZE-34:7 Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

EZE-34:8 [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my

flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of

the field, because [there was] no shepherd, neither did my

shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves,

and fed not my flock;

EZE-34:9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the LORD;

EZE-34:10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against the

shepherds; and I will require my flock at their hand, and cause

them to cease from feeding the flock; neither shall the

shepherds feed themselves any more; for I will deliver my flock

from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them.

EZE-34:11 For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, [even] I,

will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

EZE-34:12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that

he is among his sheep [that are] scattered; so will I seek out

my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they

have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

EZE-34:13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather

them from the countries, and will bring them to their own land,

and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in

all the inhabited places of the country.

EZE-34:14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high

mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in

a good fold, and [in] a fat pasture shall they feed upon the

mountains of Israel.

EZE-34:15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie

down, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-34:16 I will seek that which was lost, and bring again that

which was driven away, and will bind up [that which was] broken,

and will strengthen that which was sick: but I will destroy the

fat and the strong; I will feed them with judgment.

EZE-34:17 And [as for] you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord GOD;

Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams and

the he goats.

EZE-34:18 [Seemeth it] a small thing unto you to have eaten up

the good pasture, but ye must tread down with your feet the

residue of your pastures? and to have drunk of the deep waters,

but ye must foul the residue with your feet?

EZE-34:19 And [as for] my flock, they eat that which ye have

trodden with your feet; and they drink that which ye have fouled

with your feet.

EZE-34:20 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them; Behold,

I, [even] I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the

lean cattle.

EZE-34:21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder,

and pushed all the diseased with your horns, till ye have

scattered them abroad;

EZE-34:22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no

more be a prey; and I will judge between cattle and cattle.

EZE-34:23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he

shall feed them, [even] my servant David; he shall feed them,

and he shall be their shepherd.

EZE-34:24 And I the LORD will be their God, and my servant

David a prince among them; I the LORD have spoken [it].

EZE-34:25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace, and

will cause the evil beasts to cease out of the land: and they

shall dwell safely in the wilderness, and sleep in the woods.

EZE-34:26 And I will make them and the places round about my

hill a blessing; and I will cause the shower to come down in his

season; there shall be showers of blessing.

EZE-34:27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and

the earth shall yield her increase, and they shall be safe in

their land, and shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have

broken the bands of their yoke, and delivered them out of the

hand of those that served themselves of them.

EZE-34:28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen,

neither shall the beast of the land devour them; but they shall

dwell safely, and none shall make [them] afraid.

EZE-34:29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and

they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land, neither

bear the shame of the heathen any more.

EZE-34:30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God [am]

with them, and [that] they, [even] the house of Israel, [are] my

people, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-34:31 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, [are] men,

[and] I [am] your God, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-35:1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-35:2 Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and

prophesy against it,

EZE-35:3 And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O

mount Seir, I [am] against thee, and I will stretch out mine

hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.

EZE-35:4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be

desolate, and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-35:5 Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast

shed [the blood of] the children of Israel by the force of the

sword in the time of their calamity, in the time [that their]

iniquity [had] an end:

EZE-35:6 Therefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will

prepare thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee: sith thou

hast not hated blood, even blood shall pursue thee.

EZE-35:7 Thus will I make mount Seir most desolate, and cut off

from it him that passeth out and him that returneth.

EZE-35:8 And I will fill his mountains with his slain [men]: in

thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they

fall that are slain with the sword.

EZE-35:9 I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities

shall not return: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-35:10 Because thou hast said, These two nations and these

two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it; whereas the

LORD was there:

EZE-35:11 Therefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will

even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy

which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will

make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.

EZE-35:12 And thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD, [and that]

I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against

the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they

are given us to consume.

EZE-35:13 Thus with your mouth ye have boasted against me, and

have multiplied your words against me: I have heard [them].

EZE-35:14 Thus saith the Lord GOD; When the whole earth

rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate.

EZE-35:15 As thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house

of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee: thou

shalt be desolate, O mount Seir, and all Idumea, [even] all of

it: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-36:1 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of

Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the

LORD:

EZE-36:2 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said

against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are ours in

possession:

EZE-36:3 Therefore prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD;

Because they have made [you] desolate, and swallowed you up on

every side, that ye might be a possession unto the residue of

the heathen, and ye are taken up in the lips of talkers, and

[are] an infamy of the people:

EZE-36:4 Therefore, ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of

the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to

the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys, to the desolate

wastes, and to the cities that are forsaken, which became a prey

and derision to the residue of the heathen that [are] round

about;

EZE-36:5 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Surely in the fire

of my jealousy have I spoken against the residue of the heathen,

and against all Idumea, which have appointed my land into their

possession with the joy of all [their] heart, with despiteful

minds, to cast it out for a prey.

EZE-36:6 Prophesy therefore concerning the land of Israel, and

say unto the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to

the valleys, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I have spoken in

my jealousy and in my fury, because ye have borne the shame of

the heathen:

EZE-36:7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up

mine hand, Surely the heathen that [are] about you, they shall

bear their shame.

EZE-36:8 But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye shall shoot forth

your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel; for

they are at hand to come.

EZE-36:9 For, behold, I [am] for you, and I will turn unto you,

and ye shall be tilled and sown:

EZE-36:10 And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of

Israel, [even] all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and

the wastes shall be builded:

EZE-36:11 And I will multiply upon you man and beast; and they

shall increase and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your

old estates, and will do better [unto you] than at your

beginnings: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-36:12 Yea, I will cause men to walk upon you, [even] my

people Israel; and they shall possess thee, and thou shalt be

their inheritance, and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave

them [of men].

EZE-36:13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you,

Thou [land] devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;

EZE-36:14 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither

bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-36:15 Neither will I cause [men] to hear in thee the shame

of the heathen any more, neither shalt thou bear the reproach of

the people any more, neither shalt thou cause thy nations to

fall any more, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-36:16 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-36:17 Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their

own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings:

their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman.

EZE-36:18 Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood

that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols

[wherewith] they had polluted it:

EZE-36:19 And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were

dispersed through the countries: according to their way and

according to their doings I judged them.

EZE-36:20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they

went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These

[are] the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.

EZE-36:21 But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of

Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went.

EZE-36:22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith

the Lord GOD; I do not [this] for your sakes, O house of Israel,

but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the

heathen, whither ye went.

EZE-36:23 And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned

among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them;

and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, saith the Lord

GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.

EZE-36:24 For I will take you from among the heathen, and

gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your

own land.

EZE-36:25 Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye

shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your

idols, will I cleanse you.

EZE-36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit

will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out

of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

EZE-36:27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to

walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do

[them].

EZE-36:28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your

fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God.

EZE-36:29 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and

I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no

famine upon you.

EZE-36:30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the

increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of

famine among the heathen.

EZE-36:31 Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your

doings that [were] not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your

own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations.

EZE-36:32 Not for your sakes do I [this], saith the Lord GOD,

be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own

ways, O house of Israel.

EZE-36:33 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the day that I shall have

cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause [you] to

dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded.

EZE-36:34 And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay

desolate in the sight of all that passed by.

EZE-36:35 And they shall say, This land that was desolate is

become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and

ruined cities [are become] fenced, [and] are inhabited.

EZE-36:36 Then the heathen that are left round about you shall

know that I the LORD build the ruined [places, and] plant that

that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken [it], and I will do

[it].

EZE-36:37 Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet [for] this be

inquired of by the house of Israel, to do [it] for them; I will

increase them with men like a flock.

EZE-36:38 As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her

solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks

of men: and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and carried me out

in the spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the

valley which [was] full of bones,

EZE-37:2 And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold,

[there were] very many in the open valley; and, lo, [they were]

very dry.

EZE-37:3 And he said unto me, Son of man, can these bones live?

And I answered, O Lord GOD, thou knowest.

EZE-37:4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and

say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.

EZE-37:5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones; Behold, I

will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live:

EZE-37:6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and will bring up

flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you,

and ye shall live; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-37:7 So I prophesied as I was commanded: and as I

prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a shaking, and the

bones came together, bone to his bone.

EZE-37:8 And when I beheld, lo, the sinews and the flesh came

up upon them, and the skin covered them above: but [there was]

no breath in them.

EZE-37:9 Then said he unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy,

son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Come

from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain,

that they may live.

EZE-37:10 So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath

came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an

exceeding great army.

EZE-37:11 Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the

whole house of Israel: behold, they say, Our bones are dried,

and our hope is lost: we are cut off for our parts.

EZE-37:12 Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the

Lord GOD; Behold, O my people, I will open your graves, and

cause you to come up out of your graves, and bring you into the

land of Israel.

EZE-37:13 And ye shall know that I [am] the LORD, when I have

opened your graves, O my people, and brought you up out of your

graves,

EZE-37:14 And shall put my spirit in you, and ye shall live,

and I shall place you in your own land: then shall ye know that

I the LORD have spoken [it], and performed [it], saith the LORD.

EZE-37:15 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,

EZE-37:16 Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and

write upon it, For Judah, and for the children of Israel his

companions: then take another stick, and write upon it, For

Joseph, the stick of Ephraim, and [for] all the house of Israel

his companions:

EZE-37:17 And join them one to another into one stick; and they

shall become one in thine hand.

EZE-37:18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto

thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou [meanest] by these?

EZE-37:19 Say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I

will take the stick of Joseph, which [is] in the hand of Ephraim,

and the tribes of Israel his fellows, and will put them with

him, [even] with the stick of Judah, and make them one stick,

and they shall be one in mine hand.

EZE-37:20 And the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine

hand before their eyes.

EZE-37:21 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I

will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither

they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them

into their own land:

EZE-37:22 And I will make them one nation in the land upon the

mountains of Israel; and one king shall be king to them all: and

they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be divided

into two kingdoms any more at all:

EZE-37:23 Neither shall they defile themselves any more with

their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of

their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their

dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them:

so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

EZE-37:24 And David my servant [shall be] king over them; and

they all shall have one shepherd: they shall also walk in my

judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them.

EZE-37:25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given

unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they

shall dwell therein, [even] they, and their children, and their

children's children for ever: and my servant David [shall be]

their prince for ever.

EZE-37:26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them;

it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place

them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst

of them for evermore.

EZE-37:27 My tabernacle also shall be with them: yea, I will be

their God, and they shall be my people.

EZE-37:28 And the heathen shall know that I the LORD do

sanctify Israel, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them

for evermore.

EZE-38:1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

EZE-38:2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of

Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy

against him,

EZE-38:3 And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am]

against thee, O Gog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

EZE-38:4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,

and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and

horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts [of armour, even] a

great company [with] bucklers and shields, all of them handling

swords:

EZE-38:5 Persia, Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them

with shield and helmet:

EZE-38:6 Gomer, and all his bands; the house of Togarmah of the

north quarters, and all his bands: [and] many people with thee.

EZE-38:7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and

all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a

guard unto them.

EZE-38:8 After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter

years thou shalt come into the land [that is] brought back from

the sword, [and is] gathered out of many people, against the

mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is

brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely

all of them.

EZE-38:9 Thou shalt ascend and come like a storm, thou shalt be

like a cloud to cover the land, thou, and all thy bands, and

many people with thee.

EZE-38:10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass,

[that] at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and

thou shalt think an evil thought:

EZE-38:11 And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of

unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that

dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having

neither bars nor gates,

EZE-38:12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine

hand upon the desolate places [that are now] inhabited, and upon

the people [that are] gathered out of the nations, which have

gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.

EZE-38:13 Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with

all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come

to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey?

to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to

take a great spoil?

EZE-38:14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog,

Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel

dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know [it]?

EZE-38:15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north

parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon

horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

EZE-38:16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel,

as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days,

and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know

me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

EZE-38:17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; [Art] thou he of whom I have

spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which

prophesied in those days [many] years that I would bring thee

against them?

EZE-38:18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog

shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD,

[that] my fury shall come up in my face.

EZE-38:19 For in my jealousy [and] in the fire of my wrath have

I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in

the land of Israel;

EZE-38:20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the

heaven, and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things

that creep upon the earth, and all the men that [are] upon the

face of the earth, shall shake at my presence, and the mountains

shall be thrown down, and the steep places shall fall, and every

wall shall fall to the ground.

EZE-38:21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout

all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be

against his brother.

EZE-38:22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with

blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon

the many people that [are] with him, an overflowing rain, and

great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

EZE-38:23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself; and

I will be known in the eyes of many nations, and they shall know

that I [am] the LORD.

EZE-39:1 Therefore, thou son of man, prophesy against Gog, and

say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I [am] against thee, O Gog,

the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal:

EZE-39:2 And I will turn thee back, and leave but the sixth

part of thee, and will cause thee to come up from the north

parts, and will bring thee upon the mountains of Israel:

EZE-39:3 And I will smite thy bow out of thy left hand, and

will cause thine arrows to fall out of thy right hand.

EZE-39:4 Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou,

and all thy bands, and the people that [is] with thee: I will

give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and [to] the

beasts of the field to be devoured.

EZE-39:5 Thou shalt fall upon the open field: for I have spoken

[it], saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-39:6 And I will send a fire on Magog, and among them that

dwell carelessly in the isles: and they shall know that I [am]

the LORD.

EZE-39:7 So will I make my holy name known in the midst of my

people Israel; and I will not [let them] pollute my holy name

any more: and the heathen shall know that I [am] the LORD, the

Holy One in Israel.

EZE-39:8 Behold, it is come, and it is done, saith the Lord GOD;

this [is] the day whereof I have spoken.

EZE-39:9 And they that dwell in the cities of Israel shall go

forth, and shall set on fire and burn the weapons, both the

shields and the bucklers, the bows and the arrows, and the

handstaves, and the spears, and they shall burn them with fire

seven years:

EZE-39:10 So that they shall take no wood out of the field,

neither cut down [any] out of the forests; for they shall burn

the weapons with fire: and they shall spoil those that spoiled

them, and rob those that robbed them, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-39:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will

give unto Gog a place there of graves in Israel, the valley of

the passengers on the east of the sea: and it shall stop the

[noses] of the passengers: and there shall they bury Gog and all

his multitude: and they shall call [it] The valley of Hamongog.

EZE-39:12 And seven months shall the house of Israel be burying

of them, that they may cleanse the land.

EZE-39:13 Yea, all the people of the land shall bury [them];

and it shall be to them a renown the day that I shall be

glorified, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-39:14 And they shall sever out men of continual employment,

passing through the land to bury with the passengers those that

remain upon the face of the earth, to cleanse it: after the end

of seven months shall they search.

EZE-39:15 And the passengers [that] pass through the land, when

[any] seeth a man's bone, then shall he set up a sign by it,

till the buriers have buried it in the valley of Hamongog.

EZE-39:16 And also the name of the city [shall be] Hamonah.

Thus shall they cleanse the land.

EZE-39:17 And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak

unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field,

Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side

to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, [even] a great

sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh,

and drink blood.

EZE-39:18 Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the

blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of

goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.

EZE-39:19 And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood

till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for

you.

EZE-39:20 Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and

chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the

Lord GOD.

EZE-39:21 And I will set my glory among the heathen, and all

the heathen shall see my judgment that I have executed, and my

hand that I have laid upon them.

EZE-39:22 So the house of Israel shall know that I [am] the

LORD their God from that day and forward.

EZE-39:23 And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel

went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed

against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them

into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.

EZE-39:24 According to their uncleanness and according to their

transgressions have I done unto them, and hid my face from them.

EZE-39:25 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Now will I bring

again the captivity of Jacob, and have mercy upon the whole

house of Israel, and will be jealous for my holy name;

EZE-39:26 After that they have borne their shame, and all their

trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me, when they

dwelt safely in their land, and none made [them] afraid.

EZE-39:27 When I have brought them again from the people, and

gathered them out of their enemies' lands, and am sanctified in

them in the sight of many nations;

EZE-39:28 Then shall they know that I [am] the LORD their God,

which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen:

but I have gathered them unto their own land, and have left none

of them any more there.

EZE-39:29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them: for I

have poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel, saith the

Lord GOD.

EZE-40:1 In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in

the beginning of the year, in the tenth [day] of the month, in

the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten, in the

selfsame day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and brought me

thither.

EZE-40:2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of

Israel, and set me upon a very high mountain, by which [was] as

the frame of a city on the south.

EZE-40:3 And he brought me thither, and, behold, [there was] a

man, whose appearance [was] like the appearance of brass, with a

line of flax in his hand, and a measuring reed; and he stood in

the gate.

EZE-40:4 And the man said unto me, Son of man, behold with

thine eyes, and hear with thine ears, and set thine heart upon

all that I shall show thee; for to the intent that I might show

[them] unto thee [art] thou brought hither: declare all that

thou seest to the house of Israel.

EZE-40:5 And behold a wall on the outside of the house round

about, and in the man's hand a measuring reed of six cubits

[long] by the cubit and an hand breadth: so he measured the

breadth of the building, one reed; and the height, one reed.

EZE-40:6 Then came he unto the gate which looketh toward the

east, and went up the stairs thereof, and measured the threshold

of the gate, [which was] one reed broad; and the other threshold

[of the gate, which was] one reed broad.

EZE-40:7 And [every] little chamber [was] one reed long, and

one reed broad; and between the little chambers [were] five

cubits; and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate

within [was] one reed.

EZE-40:8 He measured also the porch of the gate within, one

reed.

EZE-40:9 Then measured he the porch of the gate, eight cubits;

and the posts thereof, two cubits; and the porch of the gate

[was] inward.

EZE-40:10 And the little chambers of the gate eastward [were]

three on this side, and three on that side; they three [were] of

one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on

that side.

EZE-40:11 And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate,

ten cubits; [and] the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.

EZE-40:12 The space also before the little chambers [was] one

cubit [on this side], and the space [was] one cubit on that side:

and the little chambers [were] six cubits on this side, and six

cubits on that side.

EZE-40:13 He measured then the gate from the roof of [one]

little chamber to the roof of another: the breadth [was] five

and twenty cubits, door against door.

EZE-40:14 He made also posts of threescore cubits, even unto

the post of the court round about the gate.

EZE-40:15 And from the face of the gate of the entrance unto

the face of the porch of the inner gate [were] fifty cubits.

EZE-40:16 And [there were] narrow windows to the little

chambers, and to their posts within the gate round about, and

likewise to the arches: and windows [were] round about inward:

and upon [each] post [were] palm trees.

EZE-40:17 Then brought he me into the outward court, and, lo,

[there were] chambers, and a pavement made for the court round

about: thirty chambers [were] upon the pavement.

EZE-40:18 And the pavement by the side of the gates over

against the length of the gates [was] the lower pavement.

EZE-40:19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of

the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court without, an

hundred cubits eastward and northward.

EZE-40:20 And the gate of the outward court that looked toward

the north, he measured the length thereof, and the breadth

thereof.

EZE-40:21 And the little chambers thereof [were] three on this

side and three on that side; and the posts thereof and the

arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate: the

length thereof [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and

twenty cubits.

EZE-40:22 And their windows, and their arches, and their palm

trees, [were] after the measure of the gate that looketh toward

the east; and they went up unto it by seven steps; and the

arches thereof [were] before them.

EZE-40:23 And the gate of the inner court [was] over against

the gate toward the north, and toward the east; and he measured

from gate to gate an hundred cubits.

EZE-40:24 After that he brought me toward the south, and behold

a gate toward the south: and he measured the posts thereof and

the arches thereof according to these measures.

EZE-40:25 And [there were] windows in it and in the arches

thereof round about, like those windows: the length [was] fifty

cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

EZE-40:26 And [there were] seven steps to go up to it, and the

arches thereof [were] before them: and it had palm trees, one on

this side, and another on that side, upon the posts thereof.

EZE-40:27 And [there was] a gate in the inner court toward the

south: and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an

hundred cubits.

EZE-40:28 And he brought me to the inner court by the south

gate: and he measured the south gate according to these measures;

EZE-40:29 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts

thereof, and the arches thereof, according to these measures:

and [there were] windows in it and in the arches thereof round

about: [it was] fifty cubits long, and five and twenty cubits

broad.

EZE-40:30 And the arches round about [were] five and twenty

cubits long, and five cubits broad.

EZE-40:31 And the arches thereof [were] toward the utter court;

and palm trees [were] upon the posts thereof: and the going up

to it [had] eight steps.

EZE-40:32 And he brought me into the inner court toward the

east: and he measured the gate according to these measures.

EZE-40:33 And the little chambers thereof, and the posts

thereof, and the arches thereof, [were] according to these

measures: and [there were] windows therein and in the arches

thereof round about: [it was] fifty cubits long, and five and

twenty cubits broad.

EZE-40:34 And the arches thereof [were] toward the outward

court; and palm trees [were] upon the posts thereof, on this

side, and on that side: and the going up to it [had] eight steps.

EZE-40:35 And he brought me to the north gate, and measured

[it] according to these measures;

EZE-40:36 The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and

the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the

length [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty

cubits.

EZE-40:37 And the posts thereof [were] toward the utter court;

and palm trees [were] upon the posts thereof, on this side, and

on that side: and the going up to it [had] eight steps.

EZE-40:38 And the chambers and the entries thereof [were] by

the posts of the gates, where they washed the burnt offering.

EZE-40:39 And in the porch of the gate [were] two tables on

this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the

burnt offering and the sin offering and the trespass offering.

EZE-40:40 And at the side without, as one goeth up to the entry

of the north gate, [were] two tables; and on the other side,

which [was] at the porch of the gate, [were] two tables.

EZE-40:41 Four tables [were] on this side, and four tables on

that side, by the side of the gate; eight tables, whereupon they

slew [their sacrifices].

EZE-40:42 And the four tables [were] of hewn stone for the

burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an

half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the

instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the

sacrifice.

EZE-40:43 And within [were] hooks, an hand broad, fastened

round about: and upon the tables [was] the flesh of the offering.

EZE-40:44 And without the inner gate [were] the chambers of the

singers in the inner court, which [was] at the side of the north

gate; and their prospect [was] toward the south: one at the side

of the east gate [having] the prospect toward the north.

EZE-40:45 And he said unto me, This chamber, whose prospect

[is] toward the south, [is] for the priests, the keepers of the

charge of the house.

EZE-40:46 And the chamber whose prospect [is] toward the north

[is] for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar:

these [are] the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come

near to the LORD to minister unto him.

EZE-40:47 So he measured the court, an hundred cubits long, and

an hundred cubits broad, foursquare; and the altar [that was]

before the house.

EZE-40:48 And he brought me to the porch of the house, and

measured [each] post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and

five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate [was]

three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

EZE-40:49 The length of the porch [was] twenty cubits, and the

breadth eleven cubits; and [he brought me] by the steps whereby

they went up to it: and [there were] pillars by the posts, one

on this side, and another on that side.

EZE-41:1 Afterward he brought me to the temple, and measured

the posts, six cubits broad on the one side, and six cubits

broad on the other side, [which was] the breadth of the

tabernacle.

EZE-41:2 And the breadth of the door [was] ten cubits: and the

sides of the door [were] five cubits on the one side, and five

cubits on the other side: and he measured the length thereof,

forty cubits: and the breadth, twenty cubits.

EZE-41:3 Then went he inward, and measured the post of the door,

two cubits; and the door, six cubits; and the breadth of the

door, seven cubits.

EZE-41:4 So he measured the length thereof, twenty cubits; and

the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple: and he said unto

me, This [is] the most holy [place].

EZE-41:5 After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits;

and the breadth of [every] side chamber, four cubits, round

about the house on every side.

EZE-41:6 And the side chambers [were] three, one over another,

and thirty in order; and they entered into the wall which [was]

of the house for the side chambers round about, that they might

have hold, but they had not hold in the wall of the house.

EZE-41:7 And [there was] an enlarging, and a winding about

still upward to the side chambers: for the winding about of the

house went still upward round about the house: therefore the

breadth of the house [was still] upward, and so increased [from]

the lowest [chamber] to the highest by the midst.

EZE-41:8 I saw also the height of the house round about: the

foundations of the side chambers [were] a full reed of six great

cubits.

EZE-41:9 The thickness of the wall, which [was] for the side

chamber without, [was] five cubits: and [that] which [was] left

[was] the place of the side chambers that [were] within.

EZE-41:10 And between the chambers [was] the wideness of twenty

cubits round about the house on every side.

EZE-41:11 And the doors of the side chambers [were] toward [the

place that was] left, one door toward the north, and another

door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was

left [was] five cubits round about.

EZE-41:12 Now the building that [was] before the separate place

at the end toward the west [was] seventy cubits broad; and the

wall of the building [was] five cubits thick round about, and

the length thereof ninety cubits.

EZE-41:13 So he measured the house, an hundred cubits long; and

the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an

hundred cubits long;

EZE-41:14 Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the

separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits.

EZE-41:15 And he measured the length of the building over

against the separate place which [was] behind it, and the

galleries thereof on the one side and on the other side, an

hundred cubits, with the inner temple, and the porches of the

court;

EZE-41:16 The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the

galleries round about on their three stories, over against the

door, ceiled with wood round about, and from the ground up to

the windows, and the windows [were] covered;

EZE-41:17 To that above the door, even unto the inner house,

and without, and by all the wall round about within and without,

by measure.

EZE-41:18 And [it was] made with cherubims and palm trees, so

that a palm tree [was] between a cherub and a cherub; and

[every] cherub had two faces;

EZE-41:19 So that the face of a man [was] toward the palm tree

on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm

tree on the other side: [it was] made through all the house

round about.

EZE-41:20 From the ground unto above the door [were] cherubims

and palm trees made, and [on] the wall of the temple.

EZE-41:21 The posts of the temple [were] squared, [and] the

face of the sanctuary; the appearance [of the one] as the

appearance [of the other].

EZE-41:22 The altar of wood [was] three cubits high, and the

length thereof two cubits; and the corners thereof, and the

length thereof, and the walls thereof, [were] of wood: and he

said unto me, This [is] the table that [is] before the LORD.

EZE-41:23 And the temple and the sanctuary had two doors.

EZE-41:24 And the doors had two leaves [apiece], two turning

leaves; two [leaves] for the one door, and two leaves for the

other [door].

EZE-41:25 And [there were] made on them, on the doors of the

temple, cherubims and palm trees, like as [were] made upon the

walls; and [there were] thick planks upon the face of the porch

without.

EZE-41:26 And [there were] narrow windows and palm trees on the

one side and on the other side, on the sides of the porch, and

[upon] the side chambers of the house, and thick planks.

EZE-42:1 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, the way

toward the north: and he brought me into the chamber that [was]

over against the separate place, and which [was] before the

building toward the north.

EZE-42:2 Before the length of an hundred cubits [was] the north

door, and the breadth [was] fifty cubits.

EZE-42:3 Over against the twenty [cubits] which [were] for the

inner court, and over against the pavement which [was] for the

utter court, [was] gallery against gallery in three [stories].

EZE-42:4 And before the chambers [was] a walk of ten cubits

breadth inward, a way of one cubit; and their doors toward the

north.

EZE-42:5 Now the upper chambers [were] shorter: for the

galleries were higher than these, than the lower, and than the

middlemost of the building.

EZE-42:6 For they [were] in three [stories], but had not

pillars as the pillars of the courts: therefore [the building]

was straitened more than the lowest and the middlemost from the

ground.

EZE-42:7 And the wall that [was] without over against the

chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers,

the length thereof [was] fifty cubits.

EZE-42:8 For the length of the chambers that [were] in the

utter court [was] fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple

[were] an hundred cubits.

EZE-42:9 And from under these chambers [was] the entry on the

east side, as one goeth into them from the utter court.

EZE-42:10 The chambers [were] in the thickness of the wall of

the court toward the east, over against the separate place, and

over against the building.

EZE-42:11 And the way before them [was] like the appearance of

the chambers which [were] toward the north, as long as they,

[and] as broad as they: and all their goings out [were] both

according to their fashions, and according to their doors.

EZE-42:12 And according to the doors of the chambers that

[were] toward the south [was] a door in the head of the way,

[even] the way directly before the wall toward the east, as one

entereth into them.

EZE-42:13 Then said he unto me, The north chambers [and] the

south chambers, which [are] before the separate place, they [be]

holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD

shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most

holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and

the trespass offering; for the place [is] holy.

EZE-42:14 When the priests enter therein, then shall they not

go out of the holy [place] into the utter court, but there they

shall lay their garments wherein they minister; for they [are]

holy; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach to

[those things] which [are] for the people.

EZE-42:15 Now when he had made an end of measuring the inner

house, he brought me forth toward the gate whose prospect [is]

toward the east, and measured it round about.

EZE-42:16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed,

five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed round about.

EZE-42:17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with

the measuring reed round about.

EZE-42:18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with

the measuring reed.

EZE-42:19 He turned about to the west side, [and] measured five

hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

EZE-42:20 He measured it by the four sides: it had a wall round

about, five hundred [reeds] long, and five hundred broad, to

make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place.

EZE-43:1 Afterward he brought me to the gate, [even] the gate

that looketh toward the east:

EZE-43:2 And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from

the way of the east: and his voice [was] like a noise of many

waters: and the earth shined with his glory.

EZE-43:3 And [it was] according to the appearance of the vision

which I saw, [even] according to the vision that I saw when I

came to destroy the city: and the visions [were] like the vision

that I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell upon my face.

EZE-43:4 And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the

way of the gate whose prospect [is] toward the east.

EZE-43:5 So the spirit took me up, and brought me into the

inner court; and, behold, the glory of the LORD filled the house.

EZE-43:6 And I heard [him] speaking unto me out of the house;

and the man stood by me.

EZE-43:7 And he said unto me, Son of man, the place of my

throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will

dwell in the midst of the children of Israel for ever, and my

holy name, shall the house of Israel no more defile, [neither]

they, nor their kings, by their whoredom, nor by the carcases of

their kings in their high places.

EZE-43:8 In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds,

and their post by my posts, and the wall between me and them,

they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that

they have committed: wherefore I have consumed them in mine

anger.

EZE-43:9 Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases

of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of

them for ever.

EZE-43:10 Thou son of man, show the house to the house of

Israel, that they may be ashamed of their iniquities: and let

them measure the pattern.

EZE-43:11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done,

show them the form of the house, and the fashion thereof, and

the goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof, and all the

forms thereof, and all the ordinances thereof, and all the forms

thereof, and all the laws thereof: and write [it] in their sight,

that they may keep the whole form thereof, and all the

ordinances thereof, and do them.

EZE-43:12 This [is] the law of the house; Upon the top of the

mountain the whole limit thereof round about [shall be] most

holy. Behold, this [is] the law of the house.

EZE-43:13 And these [are] the measures of the altar after the

cubits: The cubit [is] a cubit and an hand breadth; even the

bottom [shall be] a cubit, and the breadth a cubit, and the

border thereof by the edge thereof round about [shall be] a span:

and this [shall be] the higher place of the altar.

EZE-43:14 And from the bottom [upon] the ground [even] to the

lower settle [shall be] two cubits, and the breadth one cubit;

and from the lesser settle [even] to the greater settle [shall

be] four cubits, and the breadth [one] cubit.

EZE-43:15 So the altar [shall be] four cubits; and from the

altar and upward [shall be] four horns.

EZE-43:16 And the altar [shall be] twelve [cubits] long, twelve

broad, square in the four squares thereof.

EZE-43:17 And the settle [shall be] fourteen [cubits] long and

fourteen broad in the four squares thereof; and the border about

it [shall be] half a cubit; and the bottom thereof [shall be] a

cubit about; and his stairs shall look toward the east.

EZE-43:18 And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord

GOD; These [are] the ordinances of the altar in the day when

they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to

sprinkle blood thereon.

EZE-43:19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that

be of the seed of Zadok, which approach unto me, to minister

unto me, saith the Lord GOD, a young bullock for a sin offering.

EZE-43:20 And thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and put

[it] on the four horns of it, and on the four corners of the

settle, and upon the border round about: thus shalt thou cleanse

and purge it.

EZE-43:21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin offering,

and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house,

without the sanctuary.

EZE-43:22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the

goats without blemish for a sin offering; and they shall cleanse

the altar, as they did cleanse [it] with the bullock.

EZE-43:23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing [it], thou

shalt offer a young bullock without blemish, and a ram out of

the flock without blemish.

EZE-43:24 And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the

priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up

[for] a burnt offering unto the LORD.

EZE-43:25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat [for]

a sin offering: they shall also prepare a young bullock, and a

ram out of the flock, without blemish.

EZE-43:26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it;

and they shall consecrate themselves.

EZE-43:27 And when these days are expired, it shall be, [that]

upon the eighth day, and [so] forward, the priests shall make

your burnt offerings upon the altar, and your peace offerings;

and I will accept you, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-44:1 Then he brought me back the way of the gate of the

outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east; and it [was]

shut.

EZE-44:2 Then said the LORD unto me; This gate shall be shut,

it shall not be opened, and no man shall enter in by it; because

the LORD, the God of Israel, hath entered in by it, therefore it

shall be shut.

EZE-44:3 [It is] for the prince; the prince, he shall sit in it

to eat bread before the LORD; he shall enter by the way of the

porch of [that] gate, and shall go out by the way of the same.

EZE-44:4 Then brought he me the way of the north gate before

the house: and I looked, and, behold, the glory of the LORD

filled the house of the LORD: and I fell upon my face.

EZE-44:5 And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and

behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say

unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD,

and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the

house, with every going forth of the sanctuary.

EZE-44:6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious, [even] to the

house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; O ye house of Israel,

let it suffice you of all your abominations,

EZE-44:7 In that ye have brought [into my sanctuary] strangers,

uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my

sanctuary, to pollute it, [even] my house, when ye offer my

bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant

because of all your abominations.

EZE-44:8 And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things:

but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for

yourselves.

EZE-44:9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in

heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary,

of any stranger that [is] among the children of Israel.

EZE-44:10 And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when

Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their

idols; they shall even bear their iniquity.

EZE-44:11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, [having]

charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house:

they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the

people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them.

EZE-44:12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols,

and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore

have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and

they shall bear their iniquity.

EZE-44:13 And they shall not come near unto me, to do the

office of a priest unto me, nor to come near to any of my holy

things, in the most holy [place]: but they shall bear their

shame, and their abominations which they have committed.

EZE-44:14 But I will make them keepers of the charge of the

house, for all the service thereof, and for all that shall be

done therein.

EZE-44:15 But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that

kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went

astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me,

and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the

blood, saith the Lord GOD:

EZE-44:16 They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall

come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep

my charge.

EZE-44:17 And it shall come to pass, [that] when they enter in

at the gates of the inner court, they shall be clothed with

linen garments; and no wool shall come upon them, whiles they

minister in the gates of the inner court, and within.

EZE-44:18 They shall have linen bonnets upon their heads, and

shall have linen breeches upon their loins; they shall not gird

[themselves] with any thing that causeth sweat.

EZE-44:19 And when they go forth into the utter court, [even]

into the utter court to the people, they shall put off their

garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy

chambers, and they shall put on other garments; and they shall

not sanctify the people with their garments.

EZE-44:20 Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer

their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.

EZE-44:21 Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter

into the inner court.

EZE-44:22 Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor

her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of

the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.

EZE-44:23 And they shall teach my people [the difference]

between the holy and profane, and cause them to discern between

the unclean and the clean.

EZE-44:24 And in controversy they shall stand in judgment;

[and] they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they

shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and

they shall hallow my sabbaths.

EZE-44:25 And they shall come at no dead person to defile

themselves: but for father, or for mother, or for son, or for

daughter, for brother, or for sister that hath had no husband,

they may defile themselves.

EZE-44:26 And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him

seven days.

EZE-44:27 And in the day that he goeth into the sanctuary, unto

the inner court, to minister in the sanctuary, he shall offer

his sin offering, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-44:28 And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I [am]

their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in

Israel: I [am] their possession.

EZE-44:29 They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin

offering, and the trespass offering: and every dedicated thing

in Israel shall be theirs.

EZE-44:30 And the first of all the firstfruits of all [things],

and every oblation of all, of every [sort] of your oblations,

shall be the priest's: ye shall also give unto the priest the

first of your dough, that he may cause the blessing to rest in

thine house.

EZE-44:31 The priests shall not eat of any thing that is dead

of itself, or torn, whether it be fowl or beast.

EZE-45:1 Moreover, when ye shall divide by lot the land for

inheritance, ye shall offer an oblation unto the LORD, an holy

portion of the land: the length [shall be] the length of five

and twenty thousand [reeds], and the breadth [shall be] ten

thousand. This [shall be] holy in all the borders thereof round

about.

EZE-45:2 Of this there shall be for the sanctuary five hundred

[in length], with five hundred [in breadth], square round about;

and fifty cubits round about for the suburbs thereof.

EZE-45:3 And of this measure shalt thou measure the length of

five and twenty thousand, and the breadth of ten thousand: and

in it shall be the sanctuary [and] the most holy [place].

EZE-45:4 The holy [portion] of the land shall be for the

priests the ministers of the sanctuary, which shall come near to

minister unto the LORD: and it shall be a place for their houses,

and an holy place for the sanctuary.

EZE-45:5 And the five and twenty thousand of length, and the

ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers

of the house, have for themselves, for a possession for twenty

chambers.

EZE-45:6 And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five

thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against

the oblation of the holy [portion]: it shall be for the whole

house of Israel.

EZE-45:7 And a [portion shall be] for the prince on the one

side and on the other side of the oblation of the holy [portion],

and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the

holy [portion], and before the possession of the city, from the

west side westward, and from the east side eastward: and the

length [shall be] over against one of the portions, from the

west border unto the east border.

EZE-45:8 In the land shall be his possession in Israel: and my

princes shall no more oppress my people; and [the rest of] the

land shall they give to the house of Israel according to their

tribes.

EZE-45:9 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Let it suffice you, O princes

of Israel: remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment and

justice, take away your exactions from my people, saith the Lord

GOD.

EZE-45:10 Ye shall have just balances, and a just ephah, and a

just bath.

EZE-45:11 The ephah and the bath shall be of one measure, that

the bath may contain the tenth part of an homer, and the ephah

the tenth part of an homer: the measure thereof shall be after

the homer.

EZE-45:12 And the shekel [shall be] twenty gerahs: twenty

shekels, five and twenty shekels, fifteen shekels, shall be your

maneh.

EZE-45:13 This [is] the oblation that ye shall offer; the sixth

part of an ephah of an homer of wheat, and ye shall give the

sixth part of an ephah of an homer of barley:

EZE-45:14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, [ye

shall offer] the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, [which is]

an homer of ten baths; for ten baths [are] an homer:

EZE-45:15 And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred,

out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for

a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make

reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-45:16 All the people of the land shall give this oblation

for the prince in Israel.

EZE-45:17 And it shall be the prince's part [to give] burnt

offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the

feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all

solemnities of the house of Israel: he shall prepare the sin

offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the

peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the house of Israel.

EZE-45:18 Thus saith the Lord GOD; In the first [month], in the

first [day] of the month, thou shalt take a young bullock

without blemish, and cleanse the sanctuary:

EZE-45:19 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin

offering, and put [it] upon the posts of the house, and upon the

four corners of the settle of the altar, and upon the posts of

the gate of the inner court.

EZE-45:20 And so thou shalt do the seventh [day] of the month

for every one that erreth, and for [him that is] simple: so

shall ye reconcile the house.

EZE-45:21 In the first [month], in the fourteenth day of the

month, ye shall have the passover, a feast of seven days;

unleavened bread shall be eaten.

EZE-45:22 And upon that day shall the prince prepare for

himself and for all the people of the land a bullock [for] a sin

offering.

EZE-45:23 And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt

offering to the LORD, seven bullocks and seven rams without

blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily [for]

a sin offering.

EZE-45:24 And he shall prepare a meat offering of an ephah for

a bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and an hin of oil for an

ephah.

EZE-45:25 In the seventh [month], in the fifteenth day of the

month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days,

according to the sin offering, according to the burnt offering,

and according to the meat offering, and according to the oil.

EZE-46:1 Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court

that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days;

but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new

moon it shall be opened.

EZE-46:2 And the prince shall enter by the way of the porch of

[that] gate without, and shall stand by the post of the gate,

and the priests shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace

offerings, and he shall worship at the threshold of the gate:

then he shall go forth; but the gate shall not be shut until the

evening.

EZE-46:3 Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the

door of this gate before the LORD in the sabbaths and in the new

moons.

EZE-46:4 And the burnt offering that the prince shall offer

unto the LORD in the sabbath day [shall be] six lambs without

blemish, and a ram without blemish.

EZE-46:5 And the meat offering [shall be] an ephah for a ram,

and the meat offering for the lambs as he shall be able to give,

and an hin of oil to an ephah.

EZE-46:6 And in the day of the new moon [it shall be] a young

bullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram: they shall be

without blemish.

EZE-46:7 And he shall prepare a meat offering, an ephah for a

bullock, and an ephah for a ram, and for the lambs according as

his hand shall attain unto, and an hin of oil to an ephah.

EZE-46:8 And when the prince shall enter, he shall go in by the

way of the porch of [that] gate, and he shall go forth by the

way thereof.

EZE-46:9 But when the people of the land shall come before the

LORD in the solemn feasts, he that entereth in by the way of the

north gate to worship shall go out by the way of the south gate;

and he that entereth by the way of the south gate shall go forth

by the way of the north gate: he shall not return by the way of

the gate whereby he came in, but shall go forth over against it.

EZE-46:10 And the prince in the midst of them, when they go in,

shall go in; and when they go forth, shall go forth.

EZE-46:11 And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat

offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram,

and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an

ephah.

EZE-46:12 Now when the prince shall prepare a voluntary burnt

offering or peace offerings voluntarily unto the LORD, [one]

shall then open him the gate that looketh toward the east, and

he shall prepare his burnt offering and his peace offerings, as

he did on the sabbath day: then he shall go forth; and after his

going forth [one] shall shut the gate.

EZE-46:13 Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt offering unto the

LORD [of] a lamb of the first year without blemish: thou shalt

prepare it every morning.

EZE-46:14 And thou shalt prepare a meat offering for it every

morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an

hin of oil, to temper with the fine flour; a meat offering

continually by a perpetual ordinance unto the LORD.

EZE-46:15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat

offering, and the oil, every morning [for] a continual burnt

offering.

EZE-46:16 Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift

unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons';

it [shall be] their possession by inheritance.

EZE-46:17 But if he give a gift of his inheritance to one of

his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty; after

it shall return to the prince: but his inheritance shall be his

sons' for them.

EZE-46:18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's

inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their

possession; [but] he shall give his sons inheritance out of his

own possession: that my people be not scattered every man from

his possession.

EZE-46:19 After he brought me through the entry, which [was] at

the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests,

which looked toward the north: and, behold, there [was] a place

on the two sides westward.

EZE-46:20 Then said he unto me, This [is] the place where the

priests shall boil the trespass offering and the sin offering,

where they shall bake the meat offering; that they bear [them]

not out into the utter court, to sanctify the people.

EZE-46:21 Then he brought me forth into the utter court, and

caused me to pass by the four corners of the court; and, behold,

in every corner of the court [there was] a court.

EZE-46:22 In the four corners of the court [there were] courts

joined of forty [cubits] long and thirty broad: these four

corners [were] of one measure.

EZE-46:23 And [there was] a row [of building] round about in

them, round about them four, and [it was] made with boiling

places under the rows round about.

EZE-46:24 Then said he unto me, These [are] the places of them

that boil, where the ministers of the house shall boil the

sacrifice of the people.

EZE-47:1 Afterward he brought me again unto the door of the

house; and, behold, waters issued out from under the threshold

of the house eastward: for the forefront of the house [stood

toward] the east, and the waters came down from under from the

right side of the house, at the south [side] of the altar.

EZE-47:2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate

northward, and led me about the way without unto the utter gate

by the way that looketh eastward; and, behold, there ran out

waters on the right side.

EZE-47:3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went

forth eastward, he measured a thousand cubits, and he brought me

through the waters; the waters [were] to the ankles.

EZE-47:4 Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through

the waters; the waters [were] to the knees. Again he measured a

thousand, and brought me through; the waters [were] to the loins.

EZE-47:5 Afterward he measured a thousand; [and it was] a river

that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to

swim in, a river that could not be passed over.

EZE-47:6 And he said unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen

[this]? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink

of the river.

EZE-47:7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the

river [were] very many trees on the one side and on the other.

EZE-47:8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward

the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the

sea: [which being] brought forth into the sea, the waters shall

be healed.

EZE-47:9 And it shall come to pass, [that] every thing that

liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall

live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because

these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and

every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

EZE-47:10 And it shall come to pass, [that] the fishers shall

stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a

[place] to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to

their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

EZE-47:11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof

shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.

EZE-47:12 And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side

and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf

shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it

shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because

their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit

thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

EZE-47:13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This [shall be] the border,

whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes

of Israel: Joseph [shall have two] portions.

EZE-47:14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another:

[concerning] the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto

your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.

EZE-47:15 And this [shall be] the border of the land toward the

north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to

Zedad;

EZE-47:16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which [is] between the

border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon,

which [is] by the coast of Hauran.

EZE-47:17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the

border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of

Hamath. And [this is] the north side.

EZE-47:18 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and

from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel [by]

Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And [this is] the

east side.

EZE-47:19 And the south side southward, from Tamar [even] to

the waters of strife [in] Kadesh, the river to the great sea.

And [this is] the south side southward.

EZE-47:20 The west side also [shall be] the great sea from the

border, till a man come over against Hamath. This [is] the west

side.

EZE-47:21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to

the tribes of Israel.

EZE-47:22 And it shall come to pass, [that] ye shall divide it

by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that

sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and

they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children

of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes

of Israel.

EZE-47:23 And it shall come to pass, [that] in what tribe the

stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give [him] his inheritance,

saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-48:1 Now these [are] the names of the tribes. From the

north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to

Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the

coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east [and] west; a

[portion for] Dan.

EZE-48:2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the

west side, a [portion for] Asher.

EZE-48:3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even

unto the west side, a [portion for] Naphtali.

EZE-48:4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto

the west side, a [portion for] Manasseh.

EZE-48:5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto

the west side, a [portion for] Ephraim.

EZE-48:6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even

unto the west side, a [portion for] Reuben.

EZE-48:7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto

the west side, a [portion for] Judah.

EZE-48:8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto

the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of

five and twenty thousand [reeds in] breadth, and [in] length as

one of the [other] parts, from the east side unto the west side:

and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.

EZE-48:9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD [shall

be] of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand

in breadth.

EZE-48:10 And for them, [even] for the priests, shall be [this]

holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand [in

length], and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward

the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and

twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall

be in the midst thereof.

EZE-48:11 [It shall be] for the priests that are sanctified of

the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not

astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites

went astray.

EZE-48:12 And [this] oblation of the land that is offered shall

be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.

EZE-48:13 And over against the border of the priests the

Levites [shall have] five and twenty thousand in length, and ten

thousand in breadth: all the length [shall be] five and twenty

thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

EZE-48:14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor

alienate the firstfruits of the land: for [it is] holy unto the

LORD.

EZE-48:15 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth

over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane

[place] for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the

city shall be in the midst thereof.

EZE-48:16 And these [shall be] the measures thereof; the north

side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four

thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand

and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five

hundred.

EZE-48:17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north

two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and

fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the

west two hundred and fifty.

EZE-48:18 And the residue in length over against the oblation

of the holy [portion shall be] ten thousand eastward, and ten

thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of

the holy [portion]; and the increase thereof shall be for food

unto them that serve the city.

EZE-48:19 And they that serve the city shall serve it out of

all the tribes of Israel.

EZE-48:20 All the oblation [shall be] five and twenty thousand

by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation

foursquare, with the possession of the city.

EZE-48:21 And the residue [shall be] for the prince, on the one

side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the

possession of the city, over against the five and twenty

thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward

over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border,

over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the

holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house [shall be] in the

midst thereof.

EZE-48:22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from

the possession of the city, [being] in the midst [of that] which

is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of

Benjamin, shall be for the prince.

EZE-48:23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side

unto the west side, Benjamin [shall have] a [portion].

EZE-48:24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side

unto the west side, Simeon [shall have] a [portion].

EZE-48:25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto

the west side, Issachar a [portion].

EZE-48:26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side

unto the west side, Zebulun a [portion].

EZE-48:27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto

the west side, Gad a [portion].

EZE-48:28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward,

the border shall be even from Tamar [unto] the waters of strife

[in] Kadesh, [and] to the river toward the great sea.

EZE-48:29 This [is] the land which ye shall divide by lot unto

the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these [are] their

portions, saith the Lord GOD.

EZE-48:30 And these [are] the goings out of the city on the

north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.

EZE-48:31 And the gates of the city [shall be] after the names

of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of

Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.

EZE-48:32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred:

and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin,

one gate of Dan.

EZE-48:33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred

measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of

Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.

EZE-48:34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred,

[with] their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher,

one gate of Naphtali.

EZE-48:35 [It was] round about eighteen thousand [measures]:

and the name of the city from [that] day [shall be], The LORD

[is] there. king james study

EZR-1:1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the

word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled,

the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he

made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it]

also in writing, saying,

EZR-1:2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven

hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged

me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah.

EZR-1:3 Who [is there] among you of all his people? his God be

with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah,

and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he [is] the God,

) which [is] in Jerusalem.

EZR-1:4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he

sojourneth, let the men of his place help him with silver, and

with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, beside the freewill

offering for the house of God that [is] in Jerusalem.

EZR-1:5 Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and

Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites, with all [them]

whose spirit God had raised, to go up to build the house of the

LORD which [is] in Jerusalem.

EZR-1:6 And all they that [were] about them strengthened their

hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with goods, and with

beasts, and with precious things, beside all [that] was

willingly offered.

EZR-1:7 Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the

house of the LORD, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of

Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods;

EZR-1:8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the

hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto

Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah.

EZR-1:9 And this [is] the number of them: thirty chargers of

gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine and twenty knives,

EZR-1:10 Thirty basins of gold, silver basins of a second

[sort] four hundred and ten, [and] other vessels a thousand.

EZR-1:11 All the vessels of gold and of silver [were] five

thousand and four hundred. All [these] did Sheshbazzar bring up

with [them of] the captivity that were brought up from Babylon

unto Jerusalem.

EZR-2:1 Now these [are] the children of the province that went

up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away,

whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto

Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto

his city;

EZR-2:2 Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah,

Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The

number of the men of the people of Israel:

EZR-2:3 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy

and two.

EZR-2:4 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and

two.

EZR-2:5 The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.

EZR-2:6 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua

[and] Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.

EZR-2:7 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and

four.

EZR-2:8 The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.

EZR-2:9 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

EZR-2:10 The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.

EZR-2:11 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.

EZR-2:12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty

and two.

EZR-2:13 The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.

EZR-2:14 The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.

EZR-2:15 The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

EZR-2:16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

EZR-2:17 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.

EZR-2:18 The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.

EZR-2:19 The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.

EZR-2:20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.

EZR-2:21 The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.

EZR-2:22 The men of Netophah, fifty and six.

EZR-2:23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

EZR-2:24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.

EZR-2:25 The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth,

seven hundred and forty and three.

EZR-2:26 The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and

one.

EZR-2:27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.

EZR-2:28 The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.

EZR-2:29 The children of Nebo, fifty and two.

EZR-2:30 The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.

EZR-2:31 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred

fifty and four.

EZR-2:32 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

EZR-2:33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred

twenty and five.

EZR-2:34 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

EZR-2:35 The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred

and thirty.

EZR-2:36 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of

Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

EZR-2:37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

EZR-2:38 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty

and seven.

EZR-2:39 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

EZR-2:40 The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of

the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.

EZR-2:41 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty

and eight.

EZR-2:42 The children of the porters: the children of Shallum,

the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of

Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, [in] all

an hundred thirty and nine.

EZR-2:43 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of

Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

EZR-2:44 The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the

children of Padon,

EZR-2:45 The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the

children of Akkub,

EZR-2:46 The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the

children of Hanan,

EZR-2:47 The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the

children of Reaiah,

EZR-2:48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the

children of Gazzam,

EZR-2:49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the

children of Besai,

EZR-2:50 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the

children of Nephusim,

EZR-2:51 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the

children of Harhur,

EZR-2:52 The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the

children of Harsha,

EZR-2:53 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the

children of Thamah,

EZR-2:54 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

EZR-2:55 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of

Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,

EZR-2:56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the

children of Giddel,

EZR-2:57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil,

the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.

EZR-2:58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's

servants, [were] three hundred ninety and two.

EZR-2:59 And these [were] they which went up from Telmelah,

Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, [and] Immer: but they could not show

their father's house, and their seed, whether they [were] of

Israel:

EZR-2:60 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the

children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.

EZR-2:61 And of the children of the priests: the children of

Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which

took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was

called after their name:

EZR-2:62 These sought their register [among] those that were

reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were

they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.

EZR-2:63 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not

eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with

Urim and with Thummim.

EZR-2:64 The whole congregation together [was] forty and two

thousand three hundred [and] threescore,

EZR-2:65 Beside their servants and their maids, of whom [there

were] seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and [there

were] among them two hundred singing men and singing women.

EZR-2:66 Their horses [were] seven hundred thirty and six;

their mules, two hundred forty and five;

EZR-2:67 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; [their]

asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.

EZR-2:68 And [some] of the chief of the fathers, when they came

to the house of the LORD which [is] at Jerusalem, offered freely

for the house of God to set it up in his place:

EZR-2:69 They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the

work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five

thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.

EZR-2:70 So the priests, and the Levites, and [some] of the

people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims,

dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.

EZR-3:1 And when the seventh month was come, and the children

of Israel [were] in the cities, the people gathered themselves

together as one man to Jerusalem.

EZR-3:2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his

brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and

his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to

offer burnt offerings thereon, as [it is] written in the law of

Moses the man of God.

EZR-3:3 And they set the altar upon his bases; for fear [was]

upon them because of the people of those countries: and they

offered burnt offerings thereon unto the LORD, [even] burnt

offerings morning and evening.

EZR-3:4 They kept also the feast of tabernacles, as [it is]

written, and [offered] the daily burnt offerings by number,

according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;

EZR-3:5 And afterward [offered] the continual burnt offering,

both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD

that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a

freewill offering unto the LORD.

EZR-3:6 From the first day of the seventh month began they to

offer burnt offerings unto the LORD. But the foundation of the

temple of the LORD was not [yet] laid.

EZR-3:7 They gave money also unto the masons, and to the

carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon,

and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the

sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king

of Persia.

EZR-3:8 Now in the second year of their coming unto the house

of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the

son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant

of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that

were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the

Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the

work of the house of the LORD.

EZR-3:9 Then stood Jeshua [with] his sons and his brethren,

Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set

forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad,

[with] their sons and their brethren the Levites.

EZR-3:10 And when the builders laid the foundation of the

temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with

trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to

praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

EZR-3:11 And they sang together by course in praising and

giving thanks unto the LORD; because [he is] good, for his mercy

[endureth] for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted

with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the

foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.

EZR-3:12 But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the

fathers, [who were] ancient men, that had seen the first house,

when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes,

wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy:

EZR-3:13 So that the people could not discern the noise of the

shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for

the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard

afar off.

EZR-4:1 Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard

that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the

LORD God of Israel;

EZR-4:2 Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the

fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek

your God, as ye [do]; and we do sacrifice unto him since the

days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

EZR-4:3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief

of the fathers of Israel, said unto them, Ye have nothing to do

with us to build an house unto our God; but we ourselves

together will build unto the LORD God of Israel, as king Cyrus

the king of Persia hath commanded us.

EZR-4:4 Then the people of the land weakened the hands of the

people of Judah, and troubled them in building,

EZR-4:5 And hired counsellors against them, to frustrate their

purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the

reign of Darius king of Persia.

EZR-4:6 And in the reign of Ahasuerus, in the beginning of his

reign, wrote they [unto him] an accusation against the

inhabitants of Judah and Jerusalem.

EZR-4:7 And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath,

Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king

of Persia; and the writing of the letter [was] written in the

Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.

EZR-4:8 Rehum the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe wrote a

letter against Jerusalem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort:

EZR-4:9 Then [wrote] Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the

scribe, and the rest of their companions; the Dinaites, the

Apharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the Apharsites, the Archevites,

the Babylonians, the Susanchites, the Dehavites, [and] the

Elamites,

EZR-4:10 And the rest of the nations whom the great and noble

Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, and the

rest [that are] on this side the river, and at such a time.

EZR-4:11 This [is] the copy of the letter that they sent unto

him, [even] unto Artaxerxes the king; Thy servants the men on

this side the river, and at such a time.

EZR-4:12 Be it known unto the king, that the Jews which came up

from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem, building the rebellious

and the bad city, and have set up the walls [thereof], and

joined the foundations.

EZR-4:13 Be it known now unto the king, that, if this city be

builded, and the walls set up [again, then] will they not pay

toll, tribute, and custom, and [so] thou shalt endamage the

revenue of the kings.

EZR-4:14 Now because we have maintenance from [the king's]

palace, and it was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour,

therefore have we sent and certified the king;

EZR-4:15 That search may be made in the book of the records of

thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and

know that this city [is] a rebellious city, and hurtful unto

kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within

the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.

EZR-4:16 We certify the king that, if this city be builded

[again], and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt

have no portion on this side the river.

EZR-4:17 [Then] sent the king an answer unto Rehum the

chancellor, and [to] Shimshai the scribe, and [to] the rest of

their companions that dwell in Samaria, and [unto] the rest

beyond the river, Peace, and at such a time.

EZR-4:18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly

read before me.

EZR-4:19 And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is

found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against

kings, and [that] rebellion and sedition have been made therein.

EZR-4:20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem,

which have ruled over all [countries] beyond the river; and toll,

tribute, and custom, was paid unto them.

EZR-4:21 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease,

and that this city be not builded, until [another] commandment

shall be given from me.

EZR-4:22 Take heed now that ye fail not to do this: why should

damage grow to the hurt of the kings?

EZR-4:23 Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter [was]

read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions,

they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them

to cease by force and power.

EZR-4:24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which [is] at

Jerusalem. So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of

Darius king of Persia.

EZR-5:1 Then the prophets, Haggai the prophet, and Zechariah

the son of Iddo, prophesied unto the Jews that [were] in Judah

and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, [even] unto them.

EZR-5:2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and

Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God

which [is] at Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of

God helping them.

EZR-5:3 At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this

side the river, and Shetharboznai, and their companions, and

said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house,

and to make up this wall?

EZR-5:4 Then said we unto them after this manner, What are the

names of the men that make this building?

EZR-5:5 But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the

Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter

came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter

concerning this [matter].

EZR-5:6 The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on this

side the river, and Shetharboznai, and his companions the

Apharsachites, which [were] on this side the river, sent unto

Darius the king:

EZR-5:7 They sent a letter unto him, wherein was written thus;

Unto Darius the king, all peace.

EZR-5:8 Be it known unto the king, that we went into the

province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is

builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and

this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.

EZR-5:9 Then asked we those elders, [and] said unto them thus,

Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these

walls?

EZR-5:10 We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we

might write the names of the men that [were] the chief of them.

EZR-5:11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, We are the

servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house

that was builded these many years ago, which a great king of

Israel builded and set up.

EZR-5:12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of

heaven unto wrath, he gave them into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar

the king of Babylon, the Chaldean, who destroyed this house, and

carried the people away into Babylon.

EZR-5:13 But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon

[the same] king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.

EZR-5:14 And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house

of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that [was]

in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those

did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they

were delivered unto [one], whose name [was] Sheshbazzar, whom he

had made governor;

EZR-5:15 And said unto him, Take these vessels, go, carry them

into the temple that [is] in Jerusalem, and let the house of God

be builded in his place.

EZR-5:16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, [and] laid the

foundation of the house of God which [is] in Jerusalem: and

since that time even until now hath it been in building, and

[yet] it is not finished.

EZR-5:17 Now therefore, if [it seem] good to the king, let

there be search made in the king's treasure house, which [is]

there at Babylon, whether it be [so], that a decree was made of

Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let

the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

EZR-6:1 Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made

in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in

Babylon.

EZR-6:2 And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that

[is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a

record thus written:

EZR-6:3 In the first year of Cyrus the king [the same] Cyrus

the king made a decree [concerning] the house of God at

Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they

offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly

laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, [and] the breadth

thereof threescore cubits;

EZR-6:4 [With] three rows of great stones, and a row of new

timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:

EZR-6:5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house

of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which

[is] at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and

brought again unto the temple which [is] at Jerusalem, [every

one] to his place, and place [them] in the house of God.

EZR-6:6 Now [therefore], Tatnai, governor beyond the river,

Shetharboznai, and your companions the Apharsachites, which

[are] beyond the river, be ye far from thence:

EZR-6:7 Let the work of this house of God alone; let the

governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house

of God in his place.

EZR-6:8 Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders

of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the

king's goods, [even] of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith

expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.

EZR-6:9 And that which they have need of, both young bullocks,

and rams, and lambs, for the burnt offerings of the God of

heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment

of the priests which [are] at Jerusalem, let it be given them

day by day without fail:

EZR-6:10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto

the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his

sons.

EZR-6:11 Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter

this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being

set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a

dunghill for this.

EZR-6:12 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there

destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to

alter [and] to destroy this house of God which [is] at Jerusalem.

I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.

EZR-6:13 Then Tatnai, governor on this side the river,

Shetharboznai, and their companions, according to that which

Darius the king had sent, so they did speedily.

EZR-6:14 And the elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered

through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the

son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished [it], according to

the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the

commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia.

EZR-6:15 And this house was finished on the third day of the

month Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius

the king.

EZR-6:16 And the children of Israel, the priests, and the

Levites, and the rest of the children of the captivity, kept the

dedication of this house of God with joy,

EZR-6:17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an

hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs; and for

a sin offering for all Israel, twelve he goats, according to the

number of the tribes of Israel.

EZR-6:18 And they set the priests in their divisions, and the

Levites in their courses, for the service of God, which [is] at

Jerusalem; as it is written in the book of Moses.

EZR-6:19 And the children of the captivity kept the passover

upon the fourteenth [day] of the first month.

EZR-6:20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together,

all of them [were] pure, and killed the passover for all the

children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests,

and for themselves.

EZR-6:21 And the children of Israel, which were come again out

of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them

from the filthiness of the heathen of the land, to seek the LORD

God of Israel, did eat,

EZR-6:22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with

joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of

the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the

work of the house of God, the God of Israel.

EZR-7:1 Now after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king

of Persia, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son

of Hilkiah,

EZR-7:2 The son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub,

EZR-7:3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of

Meraioth,

EZR-7:4 The son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki,

EZR-7:5 The son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of

Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest:

EZR-7:6 This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he [was] a ready

scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had

given: and the king granted him all his request, according to

the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

EZR-7:7 And there went up [some] of the children of Israel, and

of the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the

porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, in the seventh year

of Artaxerxes the king.

EZR-7:8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth month, which

[was] in the seventh year of the king.

EZR-7:9 For upon the first [day] of the first month began he to

go up from Babylon, and on the first [day] of the fifth month

came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon

him.

EZR-7:10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the

LORD, and to do [it], and to teach in Israel statutes and

judgments.

EZR-7:11 Now this [is] the copy of the letter that the king

Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, [even] a

scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD, and of his

statutes to Israel.

EZR-7:12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, unto Ezra the priest, a

scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect [peace], and at

such a time.

EZR-7:13 I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel,

and [of] his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded

of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.

EZR-7:14 Forasmuch as thou art sent of the king, and of his

seven counsellors, to inquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem,

according to the law of thy God which [is] in thine hand;

EZR-7:15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and

his counsellors have freely offered unto the God of Israel,

whose habitation [is] in Jerusalem,

EZR-7:16 And all the silver and gold that thou canst find in

all the province of Babylon, with the freewill offering of the

people, and of the priests, offering willingly for the house of

their God which [is] in Jerusalem:

EZR-7:17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks,

rams, lambs, with their meat offerings and their drink

offerings, and offer them upon the altar of the house of your

God which [is] in Jerusalem.

EZR-7:18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy

brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that

do after the will of your God.

EZR-7:19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service

of the house of thy God, [those] deliver thou before the God of

Jerusalem.

EZR-7:20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of

thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow [it]

out of the king's treasure house.

EZR-7:21 And I, [even] I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree

to all the treasurers which [are] beyond the river, that

whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of

heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,

EZR-7:22 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred

measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an

hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescribing [how much].

EZR-7:23 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven, let it

be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven: for why

should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons?

EZR-7:24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests

and Levites, singers, porters, Nethinims, or ministers of this

house of God, it shall not be lawful to impose toll, tribute, or

custom, upon them.

EZR-7:25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that [is]

in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all

the people that [are] beyond the river, all such as know the

laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know [them] not.

EZR-7:26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God, and the

law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him,

whether [it be] unto death, or to banishment, or to confiscation

of goods, or to imprisonment.

EZR-7:27 Blessed [be] the LORD God of our fathers, which hath

put [such a thing] as this in the king's heart, to beautify the

house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem:

EZR-7:28 And hath extended mercy unto me before the king, and

his counsellors, and before all the king's mighty princes. And I

was strengthened as the hand of the LORD my God [was] upon me,

and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me.

EZR-8:1 These [are] now the chief of their fathers, and [this

is] the genealogy of them that went up with me from Babylon, in

the reign of Artaxerxes the king.

EZR-8:2 Of the sons of Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of

Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush.

EZR-8:3 Of the sons of Shechaniah, of the sons of Pharosh;

Zechariah: and with him were reckoned by genealogy of the males

an hundred and fifty.

EZR-8:4 Of the sons of Pahathmoab; Elihoenai the son of

Zerahiah, and with him two hundred males.

EZR-8:5 Of the sons of Shechaniah; the son of Jahaziel, and

with him three hundred males.

EZR-8:6 Of the sons also of Adin; Ebed the son of Jonathan, and

with him fifty males.

EZR-8:7 And of the sons of Elam; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah,

and with him seventy males.

EZR-8:8 And of the sons of Shephatiah; Zebadiah the son of

Michael, and with him fourscore males.

EZR-8:9 Of the sons of Joab; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and

with him two hundred and eighteen males.

EZR-8:10 And of the sons of Shelomith; the son of Josiphiah,

and with him an hundred and threescore males.

EZR-8:11 And of the sons of Bebai; Zechariah the son of Bebai,

and with him twenty and eight males.

EZR-8:12 And of the sons of Azgad; Johanan the son of Hakkatan,

and with him an hundred and ten males.

EZR-8:13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names [are]

these, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with them threescore

males.

EZR-8:14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zabbud, and

with them seventy males.

EZR-8:15 And I gathered them together to the river that runneth

to Ahava; and there abode we in tents three days: and I viewed

the people, and the priests, and found there none of the sons of

Levi.

EZR-8:16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and

for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan,

and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for

Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.

EZR-8:17 And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief

at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say unto

Iddo, [and] to his brethren the Nethinims, at the place Casiphia,

that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our

God.

EZR-8:18 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought

us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi,

the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his

brethren, eighteen;

EZR-8:19 And Hashabiah, and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of

Merari, his brethren and their sons, twenty;

EZR-8:20 Also of the Nethinims, whom David and the princes had

appointed for the service of the Levites, two hundred and twenty

Nethinims: all of them were expressed by name.

EZR-8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava,

that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a

right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our

substance.

EZR-8:22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of

soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way:

because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God

[is] upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his

wrath [is] against all them that forsake him.

EZR-8:23 So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was

entreated of us.

EZR-8:24 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests,

Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them,

EZR-8:25 And weighed unto them the silver, and the gold, and

the vessels, [even] the offering of the house of our God, which

the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Israel

[there] present, had offered:

EZR-8:26 I even weighed unto their hand six hundred and fifty

talents of silver, and silver vessels an hundred talents, [and]

of gold an hundred talents;

EZR-8:27 Also twenty basins of gold, of a thousand drams; and

two vessels of fine copper, precious as gold.

EZR-8:28 And I said unto them, Ye [are] holy unto the LORD; the

vessels [are] holy also; and the silver and the gold [are] a

freewill offering unto the LORD God of your fathers.

EZR-8:29 Watch ye, and keep [them], until ye weigh [them]

before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of

the fathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the

house of the LORD.

EZR-8:30 So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the

silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring [them] to

Jerusalem unto the house of our God.

EZR-8:31 Then we departed from the river of Ahava on the

twelfth [day] of the first month, to go unto Jerusalem: and the

hand of our God was upon us, and he delivered us from the hand

of the enemy, and of such as lay in wait by the way.

EZR-8:32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days.

EZR-8:33 Now on the fourth day was the silver and the gold and

the vessels weighed in the house of our God by the hand of

Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest; and with him [was] Eleazar

the son of Phinehas; and with them [was] Jozabad the son of

Jeshua, and Noadiah the son of Binnui, Levites;

EZR-8:34 By number [and] by weight of every one: and all the

weight was written at that time.

EZR-8:35 [Also] the children of those that had been carried

away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt

offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel,

ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats

[for] a sin offering: all [this was] a burnt offering unto the

LORD.

EZR-8:36 And they delivered the king's commissions unto the

king's lieutenants, and to the governors on this side the river:

and they furthered the people, and the house of God.

EZR-9:1 Now when these things were done, the princes came to me,

saying, The people of Israel, and the priests, and the Levites,

have not separated themselves from the people of the lands,

[doing] according to their abominations, [even] of the

Canaanites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, the

Ammonites, the Moabites, the Egyptians, and the Amorites.

EZR-9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves,

and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled

themselves with the people of [those] lands: yea, the hand of

the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.

EZR-9:3 And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my

mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and

sat down astonied.

EZR-9:4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at

the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of

those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the

evening sacrifice.

EZR-9:5 And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my

heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon

my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,

EZR-9:6 And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up

my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over

[our] head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.

EZR-9:7 Since the days of our fathers [have] we [been] in a

great trespass unto this day; and for our iniquities have we,

our kings, [and] our priests, been delivered into the hand of

the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, and to a

spoil, and to confusion of face, as [it is] this day.

EZR-9:8 And now for a little space grace hath been [showed]

from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to

give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our

eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.

EZR-9:9 For we [were] bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us

in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of

the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house

of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give

us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.

EZR-9:10 And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for

we have forsaken thy commandments,

EZR-9:11 Which thou hast commanded by thy servants the prophets,

saying, The land, unto which ye go to possess it, is an unclean

land with the filthiness of the people of the lands, with their

abominations, which have filled it from one end to another with

their uncleanness.

EZR-9:12 Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons,

neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their

peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat

the good of the land, and leave [it] for an inheritance to your

children for ever.

EZR-9:13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds,

and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast

punished us less than our iniquities [deserve], and hast given

us [such] deliverance as this;

EZR-9:14 Should we again break thy commandments, and join in

affinity with the people of these abominations? wouldest not

thou be angry with us till thou hadst consumed [us], so that

[there should be] no remnant nor escaping?

EZR-9:15 O LORD God of Israel, thou [art] righteous: for we

remain yet escaped, as [it is] this day: behold, we [are] before

thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because

of this.

EZR-10:1 Now when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed,

weeping and casting himself down before the house of God, there

assembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of

men and women and children: for the people wept very sore.

EZR-10:2 And Shechaniah the son of Jehiel, [one] of the sons of

Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We have trespassed against

our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land:

yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing.

EZR-10:3 Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to

put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according

to the counsel of my lord, and of those that tremble at the

commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.

EZR-10:4 Arise; for [this] matter [belongeth] unto thee: we

also [will be] with thee: be of good courage, and do [it].

EZR-10:5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the

Levites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according

to this word. And they sware.

EZR-10:6 Then Ezra rose up from before the house of God, and

went into the chamber of Johanan the son of Eliashib: and [when]

he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water: for he

mourned because of the transgression of them that had been

carried away.

EZR-10:7 And they made proclamation throughout Judah and

Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they

should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;

EZR-10:8 And that whosoever would not come within three days,

according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his

substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the

congregation of those that had been carried away.

EZR-10:9 Then all the men of Judah and Benjamin gathered

themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It [was]

the ninth month, on the twentieth [day] of the month; and all

the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling

because of [this] matter, and for the great rain.

EZR-10:10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said unto them, Ye

have transgressed, and have taken strange wives, to increase the

trespass of Israel.

EZR-10:11 Now therefore make confession unto the LORD God of

your fathers, and do his pleasure: and separate yourselves from

the people of the land, and from the strange wives.

EZR-10:12 Then all the congregation answered and said with a

loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do.

EZR-10:13 But the people [are] many, and [it is] a time of much

rain, and we are not able to stand without, neither [is this] a

work of one day or two: for we are many that have transgressed

in this thing.

EZR-10:14 Let now our rulers of all the congregation stand, and

let all them which have taken strange wives in our cities come

at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and

the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God for this

matter be turned from us.

EZR-10:15 Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Jahaziah the son

of Tikvah were employed about this [matter]: and Meshullam and

Shabbethai the Levite helped them.

EZR-10:16 And the children of the captivity did so. And Ezra

the priest, [with] certain chief of the fathers, after the house

of their fathers, and all of them by [their] names, were

separated, and sat down in the first day of the tenth month to

examine the matter.

EZR-10:17 And they made an end with all the men that had taken

strange wives by the first day of the first month.

EZR-10:18 And among the sons of the priests there were found

that had taken strange wives: [namely], of the sons of Jeshua

the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and

Jarib, and Gedaliah.

EZR-10:19 And they gave their hands that they would put away

their wives; and [being] guilty, [they offered] a ram of the

flock for their trespass.

EZR-10:20 And of the sons of Immer; Hanani, and Zebadiah.

EZR-10:21 And of the sons of Harim; Maaseiah, and Elijah, and

Shemaiah, and Jehiel, and Uzziah.

EZR-10:22 And of the sons of Pashur; Elioenai, Maaseiah,

Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah.

EZR-10:23 Also of the Levites; Jozabad, and Shimei, and Kelaiah,

(the same [is] Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer.

EZR-10:24 Of the singers also; Eliashib: and of the porters;

Shallum, and Telem, and Uri.

EZR-10:25 Moreover of Israel: of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah,

and Jeziah, and Malchiah, and Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah,

and Benaiah.

EZR-10:26 And of the sons of Elam; Mattaniah, Zechariah, and

Jehiel, and Abdi, and Jeremoth, and Eliah.

EZR-10:27 And of the sons of Zattu; Elioenai, Eliashib,

Mattaniah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza.

EZR-10:28 Of the sons also of Bebai; Jehohanan, Hananiah,

Zabbai, [and] Athlai.

EZR-10:29 And of the sons of Bani; Meshullam, Malluch, and

Adaiah, Jashub, and Sheal, and Ramoth.

EZR-10:30 And of the sons of Pahathmoab; Adna, and Chelal,

Benaiah, Maaseiah, Mattaniah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh.

EZR-10:31 And [of] the sons of Harim; Eliezer, Ishijah,

Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon,

EZR-10:32 Benjamin, Malluch, [and] Shemariah.

EZR-10:33 Of the sons of Hashum; Mattenai, Mattathah, Zabad,

Eliphelet, Jeremai, Manasseh, [and] Shimei.

EZR-10:34 Of the sons of Bani; Maadai, Amram, and Uel,

EZR-10:35 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh,

EZR-10:36 Vaniah, Meremoth, Eliashib,

EZR-10:37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau,

EZR-10:38 And Bani, and Binnui, Shimei,

EZR-10:39 And Shelemiah, and Nathan, and Adaiah,

EZR-10:40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai,

EZR-10:41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah,

EZR-10:42 Shallum, Amariah, [and] Joseph.

EZR-10:43 Of the sons of Nebo; Jeiel, Mattithiah, Zabad, Zebina,

Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah.

EZR-10:44 All these had taken strange wives: and [some] of them

had wives by whom they had children. king james study

GA-1:1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by

Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

GA-1:2 And all the brethren which are with me, unto the

churches of Galatia:

GA-1:3 Grace [be] to you and peace from God the Father, and

[from] our Lord Jesus Christ,

GA-1:4 Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us

from this present evil world, according to the will of God and

our Father:

GA-1:5 To whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.

GA-1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that

called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

GA-1:7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you,

and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

GA-1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other

gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let

him be accursed.

GA-1:9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man]

preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let

him be accursed.

GA-1:10 For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to

please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the

servant of Christ.

GA-1:11 But I certify you, brethren, that the gospel which was

preached of me is not after man.

GA-1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught

[it], but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

GA-1:13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in

the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the

church of God, and wasted it:

GA-1:14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals

in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the

traditions of my fathers.

GA-1:15 But when it pleased God, who separated me from my

mother's womb, and called [me] by his grace,

GA-1:16 To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among

the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:

GA-1:17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were

apostles before me; but I went into Arabia, and returned again

unto Damascus.

GA-1:18 Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to see

Peter, and abode with him fifteen days.

GA-1:19 But other of the apostles saw I none, save James the

Lord's brother.

GA-1:20 Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before

God, I lie not.

GA-1:21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia;

GA-1:22 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judaea

which were in Christ:

GA-1:23 But they had heard only, That he which persecuted us in

times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.

GA-1:24 And they glorified God in me.

GA-2:1 Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem

with Barnabas, and took Titus with [me] also.

GA-2:2 And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them

that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to

them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run,

or had run, in vain.

GA-2:3 But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was

compelled to be circumcised:

GA-2:4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in,

who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in

Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

GA-2:5 To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour;

that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.

GA-2:6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat, (whatsoever they

were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:)

for they who seemed [to be somewhat] in conference added nothing

to me:

GA-2:7 But contrariwise, when they saw that the gospel of the

uncircumcision was committed unto me, as [the gospel] of the

circumcision [was] unto Peter;

GA-2:8 (For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the

apostleship of the circumcision, the same was mighty in me

toward the Gentiles:)

GA-2:9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be

pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave

to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we

[should go] unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

GA-2:10 Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the

same which I also was forward to do.

GA-2:11 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to

the face, because he was to be blamed.

GA-2:12 For before that certain came from James, he did eat

with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and

separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.

GA-2:13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him;

insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their

dissimulation.

GA-2:14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according

to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before [them] all,

If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and

not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as

do the Jews?

GA-2:15 We [who are] Jews by nature, and not sinners of the

Gentiles,

GA-2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the

law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in

Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ,

and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law

shall no flesh be justified. the law shall no flesh be justified.

GA-2:17 But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we

ourselves also are found sinners, [is] therefore Christ the

minister of sin? God forbid.

GA-2:18 For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I

make myself a transgressor.

GA-2:19 For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might

live unto God.

GA-2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet

not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in

the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me,

and gave himself for me.

GA-2:21 I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if

righteousness [come] by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.

GA-3:1 O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye

should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath

been evidently set forth, crucified among you?

GA-3:2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit

by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

GA-3:3 Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye

now made perfect by the flesh?

GA-3:4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if [it be] yet

in vain.

GA-3:5 He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and

worketh miracles among you, [doeth he it] by the works of the

law, or by the hearing of faith?

GA-3:6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to

him for righteousness.

GA-3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same

are the children of Abraham.

GA-3:8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the

heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham,

[saying], In thee shall all nations be blessed.

GA-3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful

Abraham.

GA-3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under

the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that

continueth not in all things which are written in the book of

the law to do them.

GA-3:11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of

God, [it is] evident: for, The just shall live by faith.

GA-3:12 And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth

them shall live in them.

GA-3:13 Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law,

being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed [is] every

one that hangeth on a tree:

GA-3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles

through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the

Spirit through faith.

GA-3:15 Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though [it

be] but a man's covenant, yet [if it be] confirmed, no man

disannulleth, or addeth thereto.

GA-3:16 Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He

saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy

seed, which is Christ.

GA-3:17 And this I say, [that] the covenant, that was confirmed

before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and

thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the

promise of none effect.

GA-3:18 For if the inheritance [be] of the law, [it is] no more

of promise: but God gave [it] to Abraham by promise.

GA-3:19 Wherefore then [serveth] the law? It was added because

of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise

was made; [and it was] ordained by angels in the hand of a

mediator.

GA-3:20 Now a mediator is not [a mediator] of one, but God is

one.

GA-3:21 [Is] the law then against the promises of God? God

forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given

life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.

GA-3:22 But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that

the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that

believe.

GA-3:23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut

up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

GA-3:24 Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us]

unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

GA-3:25 But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a

schoolmaster.

GA-3:26 For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ

Jesus.

GA-3:27 For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ

have put on Christ.

GA-3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond

nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one

in Christ Jesus.

GA-3:29 And if ye [be] Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed,

and heirs according to the promise.

GA-4:1 Now I say, [That] the heir, as long as he is a child,

differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;

GA-4:2 But is under tutors and governors until the time

appointed of the father.

GA-4:3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under

the elements of the world:

GA-4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent

forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,

GA-4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might

receive the adoption of sons.

GA-4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit

of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

GA-4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if

a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

GA-4:8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto

them which by nature are no gods.

GA-4:9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are

known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly

elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?

GA-4:10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.

GA-4:11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you

labour in vain.

GA-4:12 Brethren, I beseech you, be as I [am]; for I [am] as ye

[are]: ye have not injured me at all.

GA-4:13 Ye know how through infirmity of the flesh I preached

the gospel unto you at the first.

GA-4:14 And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not,

nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, [even] as

Christ Jesus.

GA-4:15 Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? for I bear

you record, that, if [it had been] possible, ye would have

plucked out your own eyes, and have given them to me.

GA-4:16 Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you

the truth?

GA-4:17 They zealously affect you, [but] not well; yea, they

would exclude you, that ye might affect them.

GA-4:18 But [it is] good to be zealously affected always in [a]

good [thing], and not only when I am present with you.

GA-4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again

until Christ be formed in you,

GA-4:20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my

voice; for I stand in doubt of you.

GA-4:21 Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not

hear the law?

GA-4:22 For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one

by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

GA-4:23 But he [who was] of the bondwoman was born after the

flesh; but he of the freewoman [was] by promise.

GA-4:24 Which things are an allegory: for these are the two

covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to

bondage, which is Agar.

GA-4:25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth

to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.

GA-4:26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the

mother of us all.

GA-4:27 For it is written, Rejoice, [thou] barren that bearest

not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the

desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

GA-4:28 Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of

promise.

GA-4:29 But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted

him [that was born] after the Spirit, even so [it is] now.

GA-4:30 Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the

bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be

heir with the son of the freewoman.

GA-4:31 So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman,

but of the free.

GA-5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ

hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of

bondage.

GA-5:2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised,

Christ shall profit you nothing.

GA-5:3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised,

that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

GA-5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you

are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

GA-5:5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of

righteousness by faith.

GA-5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any

thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

GA-5:7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not

obey the truth?

GA-5:8 This persuasion [cometh] not of him that calleth you.

GA-5:9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

GA-5:10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will

be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear

his judgment, whosoever he be.

GA-5:11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I

yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

GA-5:12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

GA-5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only

[use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love

serve one another.

GA-5:14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in

this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

GA-5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that

ye be not consumed one of another.

GA-5:16 [This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not

fulfil the lust of the flesh.

GA-5:17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the

Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the

other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

GA-5:18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the

law.

GA-5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are

[these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

GA-5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations,

wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

GA-5:21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such

like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you]

in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit

the kingdom of God.

GA-5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

GA-5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

GA-5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh

with the affections and lusts.

GA-5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the

Spirit.

GA-5:26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one

another, envying one another.

GA-6:1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are

spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness;

considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.

GA-6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of

Christ.

GA-6:3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is

nothing, he deceiveth himself.

GA-6:4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he

have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.

GA-6:5 For every man shall bear his own burden.

GA-6:6 Let him that is taught in the word communicate unto him

that teacheth in all good things.

GA-6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man

soweth, that shall he also reap.

GA-6:8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap

corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit

reap life everlasting.

GA-6:9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season

we shall reap, if we faint not.

GA-6:10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto

all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of

faith.

GA-6:11 Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with

mine own hand.

GA-6:12 As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh,

they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should

suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

GA-6:13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep

the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory

in your flesh.

GA-6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross

of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me,

and I unto the world.

GA-6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any

thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

GA-6:16 And as many as walk according to this rule, peace [be]

on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

GA-6:17 From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my

body the marks of the Lord Jesus.

GA-6:18 Brethren, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with

your spirit. Amen. king james study

GE-1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

GE-1:2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness

[was] upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved

upon the face of the waters.

GE-1:3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

GE-1:4 And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God

divided the light from the darkness.

GE-1:5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called

Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

GE-1:6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of

the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

GE-1:7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which

[were] under the firmament from the waters which [were] above

the firmament: and it was so.

GE-1:8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and

the morning were the second day.

GE-1:9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be

gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear:

and it was so.

GE-1:10 And God called the dry [land] Earth; and the gathering

together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that [it was]

good.

GE-1:11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb

yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his

kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

GE-1:12 And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding

seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed

[was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

GE-1:13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

GE-1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of

the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for

signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

GE-1:15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the

heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

GE-1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to

rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: [he made]

the stars also.

GE-1:17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give

light upon the earth,

GE-1:18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to

divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was]

good.

GE-1:19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

GE-1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the

moving creature that hath life, and fowl [that] may fly above

the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

GE-1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature

that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after

their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw

that [it was] good.

GE-1:22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply,

and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the

earth.

GE-1:23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

GE-1:24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living

creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast

of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

GE-1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and

cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the

earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

GE-1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our

likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea,

and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all

the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the

earth.

GE-1:27 So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of

God created he him; male and female created he them.

GE-1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be

fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it:

and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of

the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

GE-1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb

bearing seed, which [is] upon the face of all the earth, and

every tree, in the which [is] the fruit of a tree yielding seed;

to you it shall be for meat.

GE-1:30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of

the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for

meat: and it was so.

GE-1:31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold,

[it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the

sixth day.

GE-2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all

the host of them.

GE-2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had

made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which

he had made.

GE-2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:

because that in it he had rested from all his work which God

created and made.

GE-2:4 These [are] the generations of the heavens and of the

earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made

the earth and the heavens,

GE-2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth,

and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had

not caused it to rain upon the earth, and [there was] not a man

to till the ground.

GE-2:6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the

whole face of the ground.

GE-2:7 And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground,

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man

became a living soul.

GE-2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and

there he put the man whom he had formed.

GE-2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every

tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree

of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of

knowledge of good and evil.

GE-2:10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and

from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.

GE-2:11 The name of the first [is] Pison: that [is] it which

compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where [there is] gold;

GE-2:12 And the gold of that land [is] good: there [is]

bdellium and the onyx stone.

GE-2:13 And the name of the second river [is] Gihon: the same

[is] it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.

GE-2:14 And the name of the third river [is] Hiddekel: that

[is] it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth

river [is] Euphrates.

GE-2:15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the

garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

GE-2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every

tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

GE-2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou

shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof

thou shalt surely die.

GE-2:18 And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man

should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

GE-2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast

of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto

Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called

every living creature, that [was] the name thereof.

GE-2:20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of

the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was

not found an help meet for him.

GE-2:21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam,

and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the

flesh instead thereof;

GE-2:22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man,

made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

GE-2:23 And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and

flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was

taken out of Man.

GE-2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother,

and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

GE-2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and

were not ashamed.

GE-3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the

field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman,

Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

GE-3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the

fruit of the trees of the garden:

GE-3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of

the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall

ye touch it, lest ye die.

GE-3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely

die:

GE-3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then

your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good

and evil.

GE-3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food,

and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be

desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and

did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

GE-3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew

that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and

made themselves aprons.

GE-3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the

garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid

themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees

of the garden.

GE-3:9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him,

Where [art] thou?

GE-3:10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was

afraid, because I [was] naked; and I hid myself.

GE-3:11 And he said, Who told thee that thou [wast] naked? Hast

thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou

shouldest not eat?

GE-3:12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest [to be]

with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

GE-3:13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What [is] this

[that] thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled

me, and I did eat.

GE-3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou

hast done this, thou [art] cursed above all cattle, and above

every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust

shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

GE-3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and

between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and

thou shalt bruise his heel.

GE-3:16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy

sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth

children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall

rule over thee.

GE-3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto

the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I

commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is]

the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all

the days of thy life;

GE-3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee;

and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

GE-3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till

thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for

dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.

GE-3:20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was

the mother of all living.

GE-3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make

coats of skins, and clothed them.

GE-3:22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one

of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his

hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for

ever:

GE-3:23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden

of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

GE-3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of

the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned

every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

GE-4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare

Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.

GE-4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a

keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

GE-4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain

brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.

GE-4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock

and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and

to his offering:

GE-4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.

And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.

GE-4:6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why

is thy countenance fallen?

GE-4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if

thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall

be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

GE-4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to

pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against

Abel his brother, and slew him.

GE-4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where [is] Abel thy

brother? And he said, I know not: [Am] I my brother's keeper?

GE-4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy

brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.

GE-4:11 And now [art] thou cursed from the earth, which hath

opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

GE-4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth

yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt

thou be in the earth.

GE-4:13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater

than I can bear.

GE-4:14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face

of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a

fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass,

[that] every one that findeth me shall slay me.

GE-4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth

Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD

set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

GE-4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and

dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

GE-4:17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare

Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city,

after the name of his son, Enoch.

GE-4:18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael:

and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.

GE-4:19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one

[was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

GE-4:20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell

in tents, and [of such as have] cattle.

GE-4:21 And his brother's name [was] Jubal: he was the father

of all such as handle the harp and organ.

GE-4:22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructor of

every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain

[was] Naamah.

GE-4:23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear

my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have

slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.

GE-4:24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech

seventy and sevenfold.

GE-4:25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and

called his name Seth: For God, [said she], hath appointed me

another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.

GE-4:26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he

called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of

the LORD.

GE-5:1 This [is] the book of the generations of Adam. In the

day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

GE-5:2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and

called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

GE-5:3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a

son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name

Seth:

GE-5:4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were

eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:

GE-5:5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and

thirty years: and he died.

GE-5:6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

GE-5:7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and

seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

GE-5:8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve

years: and he died.

GE-5:9 And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

GE-5:10 And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and

fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

GE-5:11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five

years: and he died.

GE-5:12 And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel:

GE-5:13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight

hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

GE-5:14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten

years: and he died.

GE-5:15 And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat

Jared:

GE-5:16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred

and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

GE-5:17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred

ninety and five years: and he died.

GE-5:18 And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he

begat Enoch:

GE-5:19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred

years, and begat sons and daughters:

GE-5:20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and

two years: and he died.

GE-5:21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat

Methuselah:

GE-5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah

three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

GE-5:23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and

five years:

GE-5:24 And Enoch walked with God: and he [was] not; for God

took him.

GE-5:25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years,

and begat Lamech:

GE-5:26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven

hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

GE-5:27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty

and nine years: and he died.

GE-5:28 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and

begat a son:

GE-5:29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This [same] shall

comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of

the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

GE-5:30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred

ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

GE-5:31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy

and seven years: and he died.

GE-5:32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat

Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

GE-6:1 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the

face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them,

GE-6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they

[were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

GE-6:3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive

with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an

hundred and twenty years.

GE-6:4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also

after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of

men, and they bare [children] to them, the same [became] mighty

men which [were] of old, men of renown.

GE-6:5 And God saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in

the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his

heart [was] only evil continually.

GE-6:6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the

earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

GE-6:7 And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have

created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the

creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me

that I have made them.

GE-6:8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

GE-6:9 These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man

[and] perfect in his generations, [and] Noah walked with God.

GE-6:10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

GE-6:11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth

was filled with violence.

GE-6:12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was

corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

GE-6:13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come

before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them;

and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.

GE-6:14 Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make

in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.

GE-6:15 And this [is the fashion] which thou shalt make it [of]:

The length of the ark [shall be] three hundred cubits, the

breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty cubits.

GE-6:16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit

shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou

set in the side thereof; [with] lower, second, and third

[stories] shalt thou make it.

GE-6:17 And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon

the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life,

from under heaven; [and] every thing that [is] in the earth

shall die.

GE-6:18 But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou

shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and

thy sons' wives with thee.

GE-6:19 And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every

[sort] shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep [them] alive with

thee; they shall be male and female.

GE-6:20 Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their

kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind, two

of every [sort] shall come unto thee, to keep [them] alive.

GE-6:21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and

thou shalt gather [it] to thee; and it shall be for food for

thee, and for them.

GE-6:22 Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him,

so did he.

GE-7:1 And the LORD said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house

into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this

generation.

GE-7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens,

the male and his female: and of beasts that [are] not clean by

two, the male and his female.

GE-7:3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the

female; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth.

GE-7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the

earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance

that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.

GE-7:5 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded

him.

GE-7:6 And Noah [was] six hundred years old when the flood of

waters was upon the earth.

GE-7:7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his

sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the

flood.

GE-7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that [are] not clean, and

of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,

GE-7:9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the

male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.

GE-7:10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters

of the flood were upon the earth.

GE-7:11 In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second

month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all

the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of

heaven were opened.

GE-7:12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty

nights.

GE-7:13 In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham,

and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three

wives of his sons with them, into the ark;

GE-7:14 They, and every beast after his kind, and all the

cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth

upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind,

every bird of every sort.

GE-7:15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of

all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life.

GE-7:16 And they that went in, went in male and female of all

flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in.

GE-7:17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth; and the

waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was lift up above

the earth.

GE-7:18 And the waters prevailed, and were increased greatly

upon the earth; and the ark went upon the face of the waters.

GE-7:19 And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth;

and all the high hills, that [were] under the whole heaven, were

covered.

GE-7:20 Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail; and the

mountains were covered.

GE-7:21 And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of

fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing

that creepeth upon the earth, and every man:

GE-7:22 All in whose nostrils [was] the breath of life, of all

that [was] in the dry [land], died.

GE-7:23 And every living substance was destroyed which was upon

the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping

things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from

the earth: and Noah only remained [alive], and they that [were]

with him in the ark.

GE-7:24 And the waters prevailed upon the earth an hundred and

fifty days.

GE-8:1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all

the cattle that [was] with him in the ark: and God made a wind

to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;

GE-8:2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven

were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

GE-8:3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually:

and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were

abated.

GE-8:4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the

seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

GE-8:5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth

month: in the tenth [month], on the first [day] of the month,

were the tops of the mountains seen.

GE-8:6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah

opened the window of the ark which he had made:

GE-8:7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro,

until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

GE-8:8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters

were abated from off the face of the ground;

GE-8:9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and

she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters [were] on the

face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took

her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

GE-8:10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent

forth the dove out of the ark;

GE-8:11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in

her mouth [was] an olive leaf plucked off: so Noah knew that the

waters were abated from off the earth.

GE-8:12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the

dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

GE-8:13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year,

in the first [month], the first [day] of the month, the waters

were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering

of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was

dry.

GE-8:14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day

of the month, was the earth dried.

GE-8:15 And God spake unto Noah, saying,

GE-8:16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons,

and thy sons' wives with thee.

GE-8:17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that [is] with

thee, of all flesh, [both] of fowl, and of cattle, and of every

creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed

abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the

earth.

GE-8:18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and

his sons' wives with him:

GE-8:19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl,

[and] whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds,

went forth out of the ark.

GE-8:20 And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of

every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt

offerings on the altar.

GE-8:21 And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said

in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for

man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart [is] evil from

his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing

living, as I have done.

GE-8:22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and

cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall

not cease.

GE-9:1 And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them,

Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.

GE-9:2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon

every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon

all that moveth [upon] the earth, and upon all the fishes of the

sea; into your hand are they delivered.

GE-9:3 Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you;

even as the green herb have I given you all things.

GE-9:4 But flesh with the life thereof, [which is] the blood

thereof, shall ye not eat.

GE-9:5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at

the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of

man; at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life

of man.

GE-9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be

shed: for in the image of God made he man.

GE-9:7 And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth

abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.

GE-9:8 And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him,

saying,

GE-9:9 And I, behold, I establish my covenant with you, and

with your seed after you;

GE-9:10 And with every living creature that [is] with you, of

the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth with

you; from all that go out of the ark, to every beast of the

earth.

GE-9:11 And I will establish my covenant with you; neither

shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of a flood;

neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.

GE-9:12 And God said, This [is] the token of the covenant which

I make between me and you and every living creature that [is]

with you, for perpetual generations:

GE-9:13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a

token of a covenant between me and the earth.

GE-9:14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over

the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

GE-9:15 And I will remember my covenant, which [is] between me

and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters

shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

GE-9:16 And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon

it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and

every living creature of all flesh that [is] upon the earth.

GE-9:17 And God said unto Noah, This [is] the token of the

covenant, which I have established between me and all flesh that

[is] upon the earth.

GE-9:18 And the sons of Noah, that went forth of the ark, were

Shem, and Ham, and Japheth: and Ham [is] the father of Canaan.

GE-9:19 These [are] the three sons of Noah: and of them was

the whole earth overspread. GE-9:20 And Noah began [to be] an

husbandman, and he planted a vineyard: GE-9:21 And he drank of

the

wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. GE-

9:22

And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father,

and

told his two brethren without.

GE-9:23 And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid [it] upon

both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the

nakedness of their father; and their faces [were] backward, and

they saw not their father's nakedness.

GE-9:24 And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his younger

son had done unto him.

GE-9:25 And he said, Cursed [be] Canaan; a servant of servants

shall he be unto his brethren.

GE-9:26 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of Shem; and

Canaan shall be his servant.

GE-9:27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dwell in the

tents of Shem; and Canaan shall be his servant.

GE-9:28 And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty

years.

GE-9:29 And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty

years: and he died.

GE-10:1 Now these [are] the generations of the sons of Noah,

Shem, Ham, and Japheth: and unto them were sons born after the

flood.

GE-10:2 The sons of Japheth; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and

Javan, and Tubal, and Meshech, and Tiras.

GE-10:3 And the sons of Gomer; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and

Togarmah.

GE-10:4 And the sons of Javan; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim,

and Dodanim.

GE-10:5 By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in

their lands; every one after his tongue, after their families,

in their nations.

GE-10:6 And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and

Canaan.

GE-10:7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah,

and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and

Dedan.

GE-10:8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in

the earth.

GE-10:9 He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is

said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.

GE-10:10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech,

and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.

GE-10:11 Out of that land went forth Asshur, and builded

Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah,

GE-10:12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same [is] a

great city.

GE-10:13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and

Naphtuhim,

GE-10:14 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came

Philistim,) and Caphtorim.

GE-10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,

GE-10:16 And the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite,

GE-10:17 And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

GE-10:18 And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite:

and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad.

GE-10:19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as

thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and

Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

GE-10:20 These [are] the sons of Ham, after their families,

after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations.

GE-10:21 Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber,

the brother of Japheth the elder, even to him were [children]

born.

GE-10:22 The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad,

and Lud, and Aram.

GE-10:23 And the children of Aram; Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and

Mash.

GE-10:24 And Arphaxad begat Salah; and Salah begat Eber.

GE-10:25 And unto Eber were born two sons: the name of one

[was] Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and his

brother's name [was] Joktan.

GE-10:26 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarmaveth,

and Jerah,

GE-10:27 And Hadoram, and Uzal, and Diklah,

GE-10:28 And Obal, and Abimael, and Sheba,

GE-10:29 And Ophir, and Havilah, and Jobab: all these [were]

the sons of Joktan.

GE-10:30 And their dwelling was from Mesha, as thou goest unto

Sephar a mount of the east.

GE-10:31 These [are] the sons of Shem, after their families,

after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

GE-10:32 These [are] the families of the sons of Noah, after

their generations, in their nations: and by these were the

nations divided in the earth after the flood.

GE-11:1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one

speech.

GE-11:2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east,

that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt

there.

GE-11:3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick,

and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and

slime had they for mortar.

GE-11:4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a

tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a

name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole

earth.

GE-11:5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower,

which the children of men builded.

GE-11:6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people [is] one, and

they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now

nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined

to do.

GE-11:7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their

language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

GE-11:8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the

face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.

GE-11:9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the

LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from

thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the

earth.

GE-11:10 These [are] the generations of Shem: Shem [was] an

hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood:

GE-11:11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred

years, and begat sons and daughters.

GE-11:12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat

Salah:

GE-11:13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred

and three years, and begat sons and daughters.

GE-11:14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber:

GE-11:15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and

three years, and begat sons and daughters.

GE-11:16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg:

GE-11:17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and

thirty years, and begat sons and daughters.

GE-11:18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu:

GE-11:19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and

nine years, and begat sons and daughters.

GE-11:20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug:

GE-11:21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and

seven years, and begat sons and daughters.

GE-11:22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor:

GE-11:23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years,

and begat sons and daughters.

GE-11:24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah:

GE-11:25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and

nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters.

GE-11:26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor,

and Haran.

GE-11:27 Now these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah begat

Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot.

GE-11:28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of

his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.

GE-11:29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of

Abram's wife [was] Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah,

the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of

Iscah.

GE-11:30 But Sarai was barren; she [had] no child.

GE-11:31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran

his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's

wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to

go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt

there.

GE-11:32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years:

and Terah died in Haran.

GE-12:1 Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy

country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto

a land that I will show thee:

GE-12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will

bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a

blessing:

GE-12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him

that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth

be blessed.

GE-12:4 So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and

Lot went with him: and Abram [was] seventy and five years old

when he departed out of Haran.

GE-12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's

son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the

souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go

into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

GE-12:6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of

Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in

the land.

GE-12:7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy

seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto

the LORD, who appeared unto him.

GE-12:8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east

of Bethel, and pitched his tent, [having] Bethel on the west,

and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD,

and called upon the name of the LORD.

GE-12:9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

GE-12:10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went

down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine [was] grievous

in the land.

GE-12:11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter

into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know

that thou [art] a fair woman to look upon:

GE-12:12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians

shall see thee, that they shall say, This [is] his wife: and

they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

GE-12:13 Say, I pray thee, thou [art] my sister: that it may be

well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of

thee.

GE-12:14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into

Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she [was] very fair.

GE-12:15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her

before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

GE-12:16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had

sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants,

and she asses, and camels.

GE-12:17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great

plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

GE-12:18 And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What [is] this

[that] thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that

she [was] thy wife?

GE-12:19 Why saidst thou, She [is] my sister? so I might have

taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take

[her], and go thy way.

GE-12:20 And Pharaoh commanded [his] men concerning him: and

they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

GE-13:1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and

all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

GE-13:2 And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in

gold.

GE-13:3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to

Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning,

between Bethel and Hai;

GE-13:4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at

the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

GE-13:5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and

herds, and tents.

GE-13:6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might

dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they

could not dwell together.

GE-13:7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's

cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and

the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

GE-13:8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray

thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy

herdmen; for we [be] brethren.

GE-13:9 [Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself,

I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I

will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand,

then I will go to the left.

GE-13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain

of Jordan, that it [was] well watered every where, before the

LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, [even] as the garden of the

LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.

GE-13:11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot

journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the

other.

GE-13:12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled

in the cities of the plain, and pitched [his] tent toward Sodom.

GE-13:13 But the men of Sodom [were] wicked and sinners before

the LORD exceedingly.

GE-13:14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was

separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the

place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and

westward:

GE-13:15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give

it, and to thy seed for ever.

GE-13:16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so

that if a man can number the dust of the earth, [then] shall thy

seed also be numbered.

GE-13:17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and

in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

GE-13:18 Then Abram removed [his] tent, and came and dwelt in

the plain of Mamre, which [is] in Hebron, and built there an

altar unto the LORD.

GE-14:1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of

Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and

Tidal king of nations;

GE-14:2 [That these] made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with

Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king

of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

GE-14:3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim,

which is the salt sea.

GE-14:4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the

thirteenth year they rebelled.

GE-14:5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the

kings that [were] with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth

Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh

Kiriathaim,

GE-14:6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan,

which [is] by the wilderness.

GE-14:7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which [is]

Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also

the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

GE-14:8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of

Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and

the king of Bela (the same [is] Zoar;) and they joined battle

with them in the vale of Siddim;

GE-14:9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king

of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of

Ellasar; four kings with five.

GE-14:10 And the vale of Siddim [was full of] slimepits; and

the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they

that remained fled to the mountain.

GE-14:11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and

all their victuals, and went their way.

GE-14:12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in

Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

GE-14:13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram

the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite,

brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these [were]

confederate with Abram.

GE-14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken

captive, he armed his trained [servants], born in his own house,

three hundred and eighteen, and pursued [them] unto Dan.

GE-14:15 And he divided himself against them, he and his

servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah,

which [is] on the left hand of Damascus.

GE-14:16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought

again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and

the people.

GE-14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his

return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that

[were] with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which [is] the king's

dale.

GE-14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and

wine: and he [was] the priest of the most high God.

GE-14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed [be] Abram of

the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

GE-14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered

thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

GE-14:21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the

persons, and take the goods to thyself.

GE-14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up

mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of

heaven and earth,

GE-14:23 That I will not [take] from a thread even to a

shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that [is] thine,

lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

GE-14:24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the

portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre;

let them take their portion.

GE-15:1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram

in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and]

thy exceeding great reward.

GE-15:2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me,

seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this

Eliezer of Damascus?

GE-15:3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed:

and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

GE-15:4 And, behold, the word of the LORD [came] unto him,

saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come

forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

GE-15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now

toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number

them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

GE-15:6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him

for righteousness.

GE-15:7 And he said unto him, I [am] the LORD that brought thee

out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

GE-15:8 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I

shall inherit it?

GE-15:9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years

old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years

old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

GE-15:10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in

the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the

birds divided he not.

GE-15:11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram

drove them away.

GE-15:12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell

upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

GE-15:13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed

shall be a stranger in a land [that is] not theirs, and shall

serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

GE-15:14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I

judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

GE-15:15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt

be buried in a good old age.

GE-15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither

again: for the iniquity of the Amorites [is] not yet full.

GE-15:17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and

it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that

passed between those pieces.

GE-15:18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram,

saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of

Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

GE-15:19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

GE-15:20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,

GE-15:21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the

Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

GE-16:1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she

had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name [was] Hagar.

GE-16:2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath

restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it

may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to

the voice of Sarai.

GE-16:3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian,

after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave

her to her husband Abram to be his wife.

GE-16:4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when

she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her

eyes.

GE-16:5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong [be] upon thee: I

have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had

conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me

and thee.

GE-16:6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid [is] in thy

hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly

with her, she fled from her face.

GE-16:7 And the angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of

water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

GE-16:8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou?

and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of

my mistress Sarai.

GE-16:9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy

mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

GE-16:10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will

multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for

multitude.

GE-16:11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou

[art] with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name

Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.

GE-16:12 And he will be a wild man; his hand [will be] against

every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell

in the presence of all his brethren.

GE-16:13 And she called the name of the LORD that spake unto

her, Thou God seest me: for she said, Have I also here looked

after him that seeth me?

GE-16:14 Wherefore the well was called Beerlahairoi; behold,

[it is] between Kadesh and Bered.

GE-16:15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called his son's

name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael.

GE-16:16 And Abram [was] fourscore and six years old, when

Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

GE-17:1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD

appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I [am] the Almighty God;

walk before me, and be thou perfect.

GE-17:2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and

will multiply thee exceedingly.

GE-17:3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him,

saying,

GE-17:4 As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou

shalt be a father of many nations.

GE-17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but

thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I

made thee.

GE-17:6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will

make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

GE-17:7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee

and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting

covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

GE-17:8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee,

the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan,

for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

GE-17:9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant

therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

GE-17:10 This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me

and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall

be circumcised.

GE-17:11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin;

and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

GE-17:12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised

among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born

in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which [is]

not of thy seed.

GE-17:13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought

with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall

be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

GE-17:14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his

foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his

people; he hath broken my covenant.

GE-17:15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou

shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be].

GE-17:16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her:

yea, I will bless her, and she shall be [a mother] of nations;

kings of people shall be of her.

GE-17:17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said

in his heart, Shall [a child] be born unto him that is an

hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old,

bear?

GE-17:18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live

before thee!

GE-17:19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son

indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish

my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [and] with his

seed after him.

GE-17:20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have

blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him

exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him

a great nation.

GE-17:21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which

Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

GE-17:22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from

Abraham.

GE-17:23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were

born in his house, and all that were bought with his money,

every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the

flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said

unto him.

GE-17:24 And Abraham [was] ninety years old and nine, when he

was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

GE-17:25 And Ishmael his son [was] thirteen years old, when he

was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

GE-17:26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and

Ishmael his son.

GE-17:27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and

bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

GE-18:1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre:

and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

GE-18:2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men

stood by him: and when he saw [them], he ran to meet them from

the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

GE-18:3 And said, My Lord, if now I have found favour in thy

sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:

GE-18:4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash

your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:

GE-18:5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your

hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come

to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

GE-18:6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said,

Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead [it], and

make cakes upon the hearth.

GE-18:7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf

tender and good, and gave [it] unto a young man; and he hasted

to dress it.

GE-18:8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had

dressed, and set [it] before them; and he stood by them under

the tree, and they did eat.

GE-18:9 And they said unto him, Where [is] Sarah thy wife? And

he said, Behold, in the tent.

GE-18:10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee

according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall

have a son. And Sarah heard [it] in the tent door, which [was]

behind him.

GE-18:11 Now Abraham and Sarah [were] old [and] well stricken

in age; [and] it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of

women.

GE-18:12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After

I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?

GE-18:13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah

laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?

GE-18:14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time

appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life,

and Sarah shall have a son.

GE-18:15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was

afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.

GE-18:16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward

Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

GE-18:17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that

thing which I do;

GE-18:18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and

mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed

in him?

GE-18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and

his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD,

to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon

Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

GE-18:20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and

Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

GE-18:21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done

altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me;

and if not, I will know.

GE-18:22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went

toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.

GE-18:23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also

destroy the righteous with the wicked?

GE-18:24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city:

wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty

righteous that [are] therein?

GE-18:25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay

the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be

as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all

the earth do right?

GE-18:26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous

within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.

GE-18:27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have

taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and

ashes:

GE-18:28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty

righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for [lack of] five?

And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy

[it].

GE-18:29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said,

Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I

will not do [it] for forty's sake.

GE-18:30 And he said [unto him], Oh let not the Lord be angry,

and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there.

And he said, I will not do [it], if I find thirty there.

GE-18:31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak

unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there.

And he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty's sake.

GE-18:32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will

speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there.

And he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten's sake.

GE-18:33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left

communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.

GE-19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat

in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing [them] rose up to meet them;

and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

GE-19:2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you,

into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your

feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they

said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.

GE-19:3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in

unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast,

and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.

GE-19:4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, [even]

the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young,

all the people from every quarter:

GE-19:5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where

[are] the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out

unto us, that we may know them.

GE-19:6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the

door after him,

GE-19:7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

GE-19:8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known

man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to

them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing;

for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

GE-19:9 And they said, Stand back. And they said [again], This

one [fellow] came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge:

now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they

pressed sore upon the man, [even] Lot, and came near to break

the door.

GE-19:10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into

the house to them, and shut to the door.

GE-19:11 And they smote the men that [were] at the door of the

house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied

themselves to find the door.

GE-19:12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides?

son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou

hast in the city, bring [them] out of this place:

GE-19:13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of

them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD

hath sent us to destroy it.

GE-19:14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law,

which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this

place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one

that mocked unto his sons in law.

GE-19:15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened

Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which

are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

GE-19:16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand,

and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two

daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought

him forth, and set him without the city.

GE-19:17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth

abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee,

neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest

thou be consumed.

GE-19:18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:

GE-19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight,

and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto

me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest

some evil take me, and I die:

GE-19:20 Behold now, this city [is] near to flee unto, and it

[is] a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, ([is] it not a

little one?) and my soul shall live.

GE-19:21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee

concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city,

for the which thou hast spoken.

GE-19:22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing

till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was

called Zoar.

GE-19:23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into

Zoar.

GE-19:24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah

brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

GE-19:25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and

all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the

ground.

GE-19:26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she

became a pillar of salt.

GE-19:27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place

where he stood before the LORD:

GE-19:28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward

all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the

country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

GE-19:29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of

the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the

midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the

which Lot dwelt.

GE-19:30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain,

and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar:

and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

GE-19:31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father

[is] old, and [there is] not a man in the earth to come in unto

us after the manner of all the earth:

GE-19:32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will

lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

GE-19:33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and

the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived

not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

GE-19:34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn

said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father:

let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in,

[and] lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

GE-19:35 And they made their father drink wine that night also:

and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not

when she lay down, nor when she arose.

GE-19:36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by

their father.

GE-19:37 And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab:

the same [is] the father of the Moabites unto this day.

GE-19:38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his

name Benammi: the same [is] the father of the children of Ammon

unto this day.

GE-20:1 And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south

country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in

Gerar.

GE-20:2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She [is] my sister:

and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah.

GE-20:3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night, and said

to him, Behold, thou [art but] a dead man, for the woman which

thou hast taken; for she [is] a man's wife.

GE-20:4 But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord,

wilt thou slay also a righteous nation?

GE-20:5 Said he not unto me, She [is] my sister? and she, even

she herself said, He [is] my brother: in the integrity of my

heart and innocency of my hands have I done this.

GE-20:6 And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou

didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld

thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to

touch her.

GE-20:7 Now therefore restore the man [his] wife; for he [is] a

prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if

thou restore [her] not, know thou that thou shalt surely die,

thou, and all that [are] thine.

GE-20:8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and

called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears:

and the men were sore afraid.

GE-20:9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What

hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou

hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done

deeds unto me that ought not to be done.

GE-20:10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou,

that thou hast done this thing?

GE-20:11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear

of God [is] not in this place; and they will slay me for my

wife's sake.

GE-20:12 And yet indeed [she is] my sister; she [is] the

daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and

she became my wife.

GE-20:13 And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from

my father's house, that I said unto her, This [is] thy kindness

which thou shalt show unto me; at every place whither we shall

come, say of me, He [is] my brother.

GE-20:14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and menservants,

and womenservants, and gave [them] unto Abraham, and restored

him Sarah his wife.

GE-20:15 And Abimelech said, Behold, my land [is] before thee:

dwell where it pleaseth thee.

GE-20:16 And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy

brother a thousand [pieces] of silver: behold, he [is] to thee a

covering of the eyes, unto all that [are] with thee, and with

all [other]: thus she was reproved.

GE-20:17 So Abraham prayed unto God: and God healed Abimelech,

and his wife, and his maidservants; and they bare [children].

GE-20:18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the

house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Abraham's wife.

GE-21:1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD

did unto Sarah as he had spoken.

GE-21:2 For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old

age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

GE-21:3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born

unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

GE-21:4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days

old, as God had commanded him.

GE-21:5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son

Isaac was born unto him.

GE-21:6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, [so that]

all that hear will laugh with me.

GE-21:7 And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that

Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born [him] a

son in his old age.

GE-21:8 And the child grew, and was weaned: and Abraham made a

great feast the [same] day that Isaac was weaned.

GE-21:9 And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, which she

had born unto Abraham, mocking.

GE-21:10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this

bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not

be heir with my son, [even] with Isaac.

GE-21:11 And the thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight

because of his son.

GE-21:12 And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in

thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in

all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for

in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

GE-21:13 And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a

nation, because he [is] thy seed.

GE-21:14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took

bread, and a bottle of water, and gave [it] unto Hagar, putting

[it] on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she

departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

GE-21:15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast

the child under one of the shrubs.

GE-21:16 And she went, and sat her down over against [him] a

good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see

the death of the child. And she sat over against [him], and lift

up her voice, and wept.

GE-21:17 And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of

God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What

aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of

the lad where he [is].

GE-21:18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand;

for I will make him a great nation.

GE-21:19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water;

and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad

drink.

GE-21:20 And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in

the wilderness, and became an archer.

GE-21:21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his

mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

GE-21:22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and

Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying,

God [is] with thee in all that thou doest:

GE-21:23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt

not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son:

[but] according to the kindness that I have done unto thee,

thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast

sojourned.

GE-21:24 And Abraham said, I will swear.

GE-21:25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of

water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

GE-21:26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing:

neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I [of it], but to

day.

GE-21:27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto

Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.

GE-21:28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by

themselves.

GE-21:29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What [mean] these

seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

GE-21:30 And he said, For [these] seven ewe lambs shalt thou

take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have

digged this well.

GE-21:31 Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because

there they sware both of them.

GE-21:32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech

rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they

returned into the land of the Philistines.

GE-21:33 And [Abraham] planted a grove in Beersheba, and called

there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

GE-21:34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many

days.

GE-22:1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did

tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold,

[here] I [am].

GE-22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac,

whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and

offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains

which I will tell thee of.

GE-22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled

his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his

son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and

went unto the place of which God had told him.

GE-22:4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and

saw the place afar off.

GE-22:5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with

the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come

again to you.

GE-22:6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and

laid [it] upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand,

and a knife; and they went both of them together.

GE-22:7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My

father: and he said, Here [am] I, my son. And he said, Behold

the fire and the wood: but where [is] the lamb for a burnt

offering?

GE-22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a

lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

GE-22:9 And they came to the place which God had told him of;

and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order,

and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

GE-22:10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the

knife to slay his son.

GE-22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of

heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here [am] I.

GE-22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither

do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God,

seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son] from me.

GE-22:13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold

behind [him] a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham

went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering

in the stead of his son.

GE-22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh:

as it is said [to] this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall

be seen.

GE-22:15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of

heaven the second time,

GE-22:16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for

because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son,

thine only [son]:

GE-22:17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying

I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the

sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess

the gate of his enemies;

GE-22:18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be

blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

GE-22:19 So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose

up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at

Beersheba.

GE-22:20 And it came to pass after these things, that it was

told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born

children unto thy brother Nahor;

GE-22:21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the

father of Aram,

GE-22:22 And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and

Bethuel.

GE-22:23 And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear

to Nahor, Abraham's brother.

GE-22:24 And his concubine, whose name [was] Reumah, she bare

also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.

GE-23:1 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old:

[these were] the years of the life of Sarah.

GE-23:2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same [is] Hebron in

the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to

weep for her.

GE-23:3 And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake

unto the sons of Heth, saying,

GE-23:4 I [am] a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a

possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead

out of my sight.

GE-23:5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto

him,

GE-23:6 Hear us, my lord: thou [art] a mighty prince among us:

in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall

withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy

dead.

GE-23:7 And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people

of the land, [even] to the children of Heth.

GE-23:8 And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind

that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and entreat

for me to Ephron the son of Zohar,

GE-23:9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he

hath, which [is] in the end of his field; for as much money as

it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a

buryingplace amongst you.

GE-23:10 And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and

Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the

children of Heth, [even] of all that went in at the gate of his

city, saying,

GE-23:11 Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the

cave that [is] therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the

sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.

GE-23:12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of

the land.

GE-23:13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people

of the land, saying, But if thou [wilt give it], I pray thee,

hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take [it] of me,

and I will bury my dead there.

GE-23:14 And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him,

GE-23:15 My lord, hearken unto me: the land [is worth] four

hundred shekels of silver; what [is] that betwixt me and thee?

bury therefore thy dead.

GE-23:16 And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed

to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the

sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current [money]

with the merchant.

GE-23:17 And the field of Ephron, which [was] in Machpelah,

which [was] before Mamre, the field, and the cave which [was]

therein, and all the trees that [were] in the field, that [were]

in all the borders round about, were made sure

GE-23:18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the

children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his

city.

GE-23:19 And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the

cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same [is]

Hebron in the land of Canaan.

GE-23:20 And the field, and the cave that [is] therein, were

made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the

sons of Heth.

GE-24:1 And Abraham was old, [and] well stricken in age: and

the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.

GE-24:2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house,

that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand

under my thigh:

GE-24:3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of

heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a

wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom

I dwell:

GE-24:4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred,

and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

GE-24:5 And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman

will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs

bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?

GE-24:6 And Abraham said unto him, Beware thou that thou bring

not my son thither again.

GE-24:7 The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's

house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me,

and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this

land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a

wife unto my son from thence.

GE-24:8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee,

then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my

son thither again.

GE-24:9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham

his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

GE-24:10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his

master, and departed; for all the goods of his master [were] in

his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city

of Nahor.

GE-24:11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city

by a well of water at the time of the evening, [even] the time

that women go out to draw [water].

GE-24:12 And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray

thee, send me good speed this day, and show kindness unto my

master Abraham.

GE-24:13 Behold, I stand [here] by the well of water; and the

daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:

GE-24:14 And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I

shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink;

and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also:

[let the same be] she [that] thou hast appointed for thy servant

Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed kindness

unto my master.

GE-24:15 And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that,

behold, Rebekah came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of

Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, with her pitcher

upon her shoulder.

GE-24:16 And the damsel [was] very fair to look upon, a virgin,

neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well,

and filled her pitcher, and came up.

GE-24:17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I

pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.

GE-24:18 And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let

down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

GE-24:19 And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I

will draw [water] for thy camels also, until they have done

drinking.

GE-24:20 And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the

trough, and ran again unto the well to draw [water], and drew

for all his camels.

GE-24:21 And the man wondering at her held his peace, to wit

whether the LORD had made his journey prosperous or not.

GE-24:22 And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking,

that the man took a golden earring of half a shekel weight, and

two bracelets for her hands of ten [shekels] weight of gold;

GE-24:23 And said, Whose daughter [art] thou? tell me, I pray

thee: is there room [in] thy father's house for us to lodge in?

GE-24:24 And she said unto him, I [am] the daughter of Bethuel

the son of Milcah, which she bare unto Nahor.

GE-24:25 She said moreover unto him, We have both straw and

provender enough, and room to lodge in.

GE-24:26 And the man bowed down his head, and worshipped the

LORD.

GE-24:27 And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master

Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and

his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of

my master's brethren.

GE-24:28 And the damsel ran, and told [them of] her mother's

house these things.

GE-24:29 And Rebekah had a brother, and his name [was] Laban:

and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the well.

GE-24:30 And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and

bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words

of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that

he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the

well.

GE-24:31 And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD;

wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house,

and room for the camels.

GE-24:32 And the man came into the house: and he ungirded his

camels, and gave straw and provender for the camels, and water

to wash his feet, and the men's feet that [were] with him.

GE-24:33 And there was set [meat] before him to eat: but he

said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said,

Speak on.

GE-24:34 And he said, I [am] Abraham's servant.

GE-24:35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is

become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and

silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels,

and asses.

GE-24:36 And Sarah my master's wife bare a son to my master

when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.

GE-24:37 And my master made me swear, saying, Thou shalt not

take a wife to my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, in

whose land I dwell:

GE-24:38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my

kindred, and take a wife unto my son.

GE-24:39 And I said unto my master, Peradventure the woman will

not follow me.

GE-24:40 And he said unto me, The LORD, before whom I walk,

will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way; and thou

shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's

house:

GE-24:41 Then shalt thou be clear from [this] my oath, when

thou comest to my kindred; and if they give not thee [one], thou

shalt be clear from my oath.

GE-24:42 And I came this day unto the well, and said, O LORD

God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I

go:

GE-24:43 Behold, I stand by the well of water; and it shall

come to pass, that when the virgin cometh forth to draw [water],

and I say to her, Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy

pitcher to drink;

GE-24:44 And she say to me, Both drink thou, and I will also

draw for thy camels: [let] the same [be] the woman whom the LORD

hath appointed out for my master's son.

GE-24:45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold,

Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she

went down unto the well, and drew [water]: and I said unto her,

Let me drink, I pray thee.

GE-24:46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher from her

[shoulder], and said, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink

also: so I drank, and she made the camels drink also.

GE-24:47 And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter [art] thou?

And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah

bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the

bracelets upon her hands.

GE-24:48 And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and

blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in

the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his

son.

GE-24:49 And now if ye will deal kindly and truly with my

master, tell me: and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the

right hand, or to the left.

GE-24:50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing

proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

GE-24:51 Behold, Rebekah [is] before thee, take [her], and go,

and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.

GE-24:52 And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant

heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, [bowing himself] to

the earth.

GE-24:53 And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and

jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave [them] to Rebekah: he gave

also to her brother and to her mother precious things.

GE-24:54 And they did eat and drink, he and the men that [were]

with him, and tarried all night; and they rose up in the morning,

and he said, Send me away unto my master.

GE-24:55 And her brother and her mother said, Let the damsel

abide with us [a few] days, at the least ten; after that she

shall go.

GE-24:56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the LORD

hath prospered my way; send me away that I may go to my master.

GE-24:57 And they said, We will call the damsel, and inquire at

her mouth.

GE-24:58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou

go with this man? And she said, I will go.

GE-24:59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nurse,

and Abraham's servant, and his men.

GE-24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou

[art] our sister, be thou [the mother] of thousands of millions,

and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

GE-24:61 And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon

the camels, and followed the man: and the servant took Rebekah,

and went his way.

GE-24:62 And Isaac came from the way of the well Lahairoi; for

he dwelt in the south country.

GE-24:63 And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the

eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the

camels [were] coming.

GE-24:64 And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac,

she lighted off the camel.

GE-24:65 For she [had] said unto the servant, What man [is]

this that walketh in the field to meet us? And the servant [had]

said, It [is] my master: therefore she took a veil, and covered

herself.

GE-24:66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done.

GE-24:67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent,

and took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her: and

Isaac was comforted after his mother's [death].

GE-25:1 Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name [was]

Keturah.

GE-25:2 And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and

Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

GE-25:3 And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of

Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.

GE-25:4 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Hanoch,

and Abidah, and Eldaah. All these [were] the children of Keturah.

GE-25:5 And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.

GE-25:6 But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had,

Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while

he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.

GE-25:7 And these [are] the days of the years of Abraham's life

which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.

GE-25:8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old

age, an old man, and full [of years]; and was gathered to his

people.

GE-25:9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave

of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the

Hittite, which [is] before Mamre;

GE-25:10 The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth:

there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

GE-25:11 And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that

God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahairoi.

GE-25:12 Now these [are] the generations of Ishmael, Abraham's

son, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah's handmaid, bare unto

Abraham:

GE-25:13 And these [are] the names of the sons of Ishmael, by

their names, according to their generations: the firstborn of

Ishmael, Nebajoth; and Kedar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam,

GE-25:14 And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

GE-25:15 Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:

GE-25:16 These [are] the sons of Ishmael, and these [are] their

names, by their towns, and by their castles; twelve princes

according to their nations.

GE-25:17 And these [are] the years of the life of Ishmael, an

hundred and thirty and seven years: and he gave up the ghost and

died; and was gathered unto his people.

GE-25:18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur, that [is]

before Egypt, as thou goest toward Assyria: [and] he died in the

presence of all his brethren.

GE-25:19 And these [are] the generations of Isaac, Abraham's

son: Abraham begat Isaac:

GE-25:20 And Isaac was forty years old when he took Rebekah to

wife, the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padanaram, the

sister to Laban the Syrian.

GE-25:21 And Isaac entreated the LORD for his wife, because she

[was] barren: and the LORD was entreated of him, and Rebekah his

wife conceived.

GE-25:22 And the children struggled together within her; and

she said, If [it be] so, why [am] I thus? And she went to

inquire of the LORD.

GE-25:23 And the LORD said unto her, Two nations [are] in thy

womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy

bowels; and [the one] people shall be stronger than [the other]

people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

GE-25:24 And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled,

behold, [there were] twins in her womb.

GE-25:25 And the first came out red, all over like an hairy

garment; and they called his name Esau.

GE-25:26 And after that came his brother out, and his hand took

hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac

[was] threescore years old when she bare them.

GE-25:27 And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a

man of the field; and Jacob [was] a plain man, dwelling in tents.

GE-25:28 And Isaac loved Esau, because he did eat of [his]

venison: but Rebekah loved Jacob.

GE-25:29 And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field,

and he [was] faint:

GE-25:30 And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with

that same red [pottage]; for I [am] faint: therefore was his

name called Edom.

GE-25:31 And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright.

GE-25:32 And Esau said, Behold, I [am] at the point to die: and

what profit shall this birthright do to me?

GE-25:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware

unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob.

GE-25:34 Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles;

and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus

Esau despised [his] birthright.

GE-26:1 And there was a famine in the land, beside the first

famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto

Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar.

GE-26:2 And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down

into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

GE-26:3 Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will

bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all

these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto

Abraham thy father;

GE-26:4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of

heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in

thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;

GE-26:5 Because that Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my

charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

GE-26:6 And Isaac dwelt in Gerar:

GE-26:7 And the men of the place asked [him] of his wife; and

he said, She [is] my sister: for he feared to say, [She is] my

wife; lest, [said he], the men of the place should kill me for

Rebekah; because she [was] fair to look upon.

GE-26:8 And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time,

that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window,

and saw, and, behold, Isaac [was] sporting with Rebekah his wife.

GE-26:9 And Abimelech called Isaac, and said, Behold, of a

surety she [is] thy wife: and how saidst thou, She [is] my

sister? And Isaac said unto him, Because I said, Lest I die for

her.

GE-26:10 And Abimelech said, What [is] this thou hast done unto

us? one of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife, and

thou shouldest have brought guiltiness upon us.

GE-26:11 And Abimelech charged all [his] people, saying, He

that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

GE-26:12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the

same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

GE-26:13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew

until he became very great:

GE-26:14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of

herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied

him.

GE-26:15 For all the wells which his father's servants had

digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had

stopped them, and filled them with earth.

GE-26:16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou

art much mightier than we.

GE-26:17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the

valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.

GE-26:18 And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they

had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the

Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he

called their names after the names by which his father had

called them.

GE-26:19 And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found

there a well of springing water.

GE-26:20 And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's

herdmen, saying, The water [is] ours: and he called the name of

the well Esek; because they strove with him.

GE-26:21 And they digged another well, and strove for that also:

and he called the name of it Sitnah.

GE-26:22 And he removed from thence, and digged another well;

and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it

Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us,

and we shall be fruitful in the land.

GE-26:23 And he went up from thence to Beersheba.

GE-26:24 And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and

said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am]

with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my

servant Abraham's sake.

GE-26:25 And he builded an altar there, and called upon the

name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's

servants digged a well.

GE-26:26 Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath

one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army.

GE-26:27 And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me,

seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you?

GE-26:28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with

thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, [even]

betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;

GE-26:29 That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched

thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have

sent thee away in peace: thou [art] now the blessed of the LORD.

GE-26:30 And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink.

GE-26:31 And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one

to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him

in peace.

GE-26:32 And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's

servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had

digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

GE-26:33 And he called it Shebah: therefore the name of the

city [is] Beersheba unto this day.

GE-26:34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife

Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the

daughter of Elon the Hittite:

GE-26:35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

GE-27:1 And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his

eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his

eldest son, and said unto him, My son: and he said unto him,

Behold, [here am] I.

GE-27:2 And he said, Behold now, I am old, I know not the day

of my death:

GE-27:3 Now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy

quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me [some]

venison;

GE-27:4 And make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring

[it] to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I

die.

GE-27:5 And Rebekah heard when Isaac spake to Esau his son. And

Esau went to the field to hunt [for] venison, [and] to bring

[it].

GE-27:6 And Rebekah spake unto Jacob her son, saying, Behold, I

heard thy father speak unto Esau thy brother, saying,

GE-27:7 Bring me venison, and make me savoury meat, that I may

eat, and bless thee before the LORD before my death.

GE-27:8 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that

which I command thee.

GE-27:9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good

kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy

father, such as he loveth:

GE-27:10 And thou shalt bring [it] to thy father, that he may

eat, and that he may bless thee before his death.

GE-27:11 And Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, Behold, Esau my

brother [is] a hairy man, and I [am] a smooth man:

GE-27:12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem

to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not

a blessing.

GE-27:13 And his mother said unto him, Upon me [be] thy curse,

my son: only obey my voice, and go fetch me [them].

GE-27:14 And he went, and fetched, and brought [them] to his

mother: and his mother made savoury meat, such as his father

loved.

GE-27:15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau,

which [were] with her in the house, and put them upon Jacob her

younger son:

GE-27:16 And she put the skins of the kids of the goats upon

his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck:

GE-27:17 And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she

had prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob.

GE-27:18 And he came unto his father, and said, My father: and

he said, Here [am] I; who [art] thou, my son?

GE-27:19 And Jacob said unto his father, I [am] Esau thy

firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I

pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.

GE-27:20 And Isaac said unto his son, How [is it] that thou

hast found [it] so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the

LORD thy God brought [it] to me.

GE-27:21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee,

that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou [be] my very son Esau

or not.

GE-27:22 And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt

him, and said, The voice [is] Jacob's voice, but the hands [are]

the hands of Esau.

GE-27:23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy,

as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.

GE-27:24 And he said, [Art] thou my very son Esau? And he said,

I [am].

GE-27:25 And he said, Bring [it] near to me, and I will eat of

my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought

[it] near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and

he drank.

GE-27:26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and

kiss me, my son.

GE-27:27 And he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the

smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell

of my son [is] as the smell of a field which the LORD hath

blessed:

GE-27:28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the

fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

GE-27:29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee:

be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to

thee: cursed [be] every one that curseth thee, and blessed [be]

he that blesseth thee.

GE-27:30 And it came to pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end

of blessing Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the

presence of Isaac his father, that Esau his brother came in from

his hunting.

GE-27:31 And he also had made savoury meat, and brought it unto

his father, and said unto his father, Let my father arise, and

eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me.

GE-27:32 And Isaac his father said unto him, Who [art] thou?

And he said, I [am] thy son, thy firstborn Esau.

GE-27:33 And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who?

where [is] he that hath taken venison, and brought [it] me, and

I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have blessed him?

yea, [and] he shall be blessed.

GE-27:34 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried

with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto his father,

Bless me, [even] me also, O my father.

GE-27:35 And he said, Thy brother came with subtlety, and hath

taken away thy blessing.

GE-27:36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob? for he

hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my birthright;

and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing. And he said,

Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?

GE-27:37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have

made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for

servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what

shall I do now unto thee, my son?

GE-27:38 And Esau said unto his father, Hast thou but one

blessing, my father? bless me, [even] me also, O my father. And

Esau lifted up his voice, and wept.

GE-27:39 And Isaac his father answered and said unto him,

Behold, thy dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of

the dew of heaven from above;

GE-27:40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy

brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the

dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.

GE-27:41 And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith

his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of

mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay my brother

Jacob.

GE-27:42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to

Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said

unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth

comfort himself, [purposing] to kill thee.

GE-27:43 Now therefore, my son, obey my voice; and arise, flee

thou to Laban my brother to Haran;

GE-27:44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's

fury turn away;

GE-27:45 Until thy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he

forget [that] which thou hast done to him: then I will send, and

fetch thee from thence: why should I be deprived also of you

both in one day?

GE-27:46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life

because of the daughters of Heth: if Jacob take a wife of the

daughters of Heth, such as these [which are] of the daughters of

the land, what good shall my life do me?

GE-28:1 And Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged

him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the

daughters of Canaan.

GE-28:2 Arise, go to Padanaram, to the house of Bethuel thy

mother's father; and take thee a wife from thence of the

daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

GE-28:3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful,

and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

GE-28:4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to

thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein

thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

GE-28:5 And Isaac sent away Jacob: and he went to Padanaram

unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Rebekah,

Jacob's and Esau's mother.

GE-28:6 When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent

him away to Padanaram, to take him a wife from thence; and that

as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not

take a wife of the daughters of Canaan;

GE-28:7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother, and

was gone to Padanaram;

GE-28:8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased

not Isaac his father;

GE-28:9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael, and took unto the wives

which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abraham's son, the

sister of Nebajoth, to be his wife.

GE-28:10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward

Haran.

GE-28:11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there

all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of

that place, and put [them for] his pillows, and lay down in that

place to sleep.

GE-28:12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the

earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the

angels of God ascending and descending on it.

GE-28:13 And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am]

the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the

land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;

GE-28:14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and

thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to

the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall

all the families of the earth be blessed.

GE-28:15 And, behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in

all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into

this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done [that]

which I have spoken to thee of.

GE-28:16 And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely

the LORD is in this place; and I knew [it] not.

GE-28:17 And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful [is] this

place! this [is] none other but the house of God, and this [is]

the gate of heaven.

GE-28:18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the

stone that he had put [for] his pillows, and set it up [for] a

pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

GE-28:19 And he called the name of that place Bethel: but the

name of that city [was called] Luz at the first.

GE-28:20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me,

and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread

to eat, and raiment to put on,

GE-28:21 So that I come again to my father's house in peace;

then shall the LORD be my God:

GE-28:22 And this stone, which I have set [for] a pillar, shall

be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely

give the tenth unto thee.

GE-29:1 Then Jacob went on his journey, and came into the land

of the people of the east.

GE-29:2 And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo,

there [were] three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that

well they watered the flocks: and a great stone [was] upon the

well's mouth.

GE-29:3 And thither were all the flocks gathered: and they

rolled the stone from the well's mouth, and watered the sheep,

and put the stone again upon the well's mouth in his place.

GE-29:4 And Jacob said unto them, My brethren, whence [be] ye?

And they said, Of Haran [are] we.

GE-29:5 And he said unto them, Know ye Laban the son of Nahor?

And they said, We know [him].

GE-29:6 And he said unto them, [Is] he well? And they said, [He

is] well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep.

GE-29:7 And he said, Lo, [it is] yet high day, neither [is it]

time that the cattle should be gathered together: water ye the

sheep, and go [and] feed [them].

GE-29:8 And they said, We cannot, until all the flocks be

gathered together, and [till] they roll the stone from the

well's mouth; then we water the sheep.

GE-29:9 And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her

father's sheep: for she kept them.

GE-29:10 And it came to pass, when Jacob saw Rachel the

daughter of Laban his mother's brother, and the sheep of Laban

his mother's brother, that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone

from the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his

mother's brother.

GE-29:11 And Jacob kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and

wept.

GE-29:12 And Jacob told Rachel that he [was] her father's

brother, and that he [was] Rebekah's son: and she ran and told

her father.

GE-29:13 And it came to pass, when Laban heard the tidings of

Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced

him, and kissed him, and brought him to his house. And he told

Laban all these things.

GE-29:14 And Laban said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone and

my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.

GE-29:15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou [art] my

brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me,

what [shall] thy wages [be]?

GE-29:16 And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder

[was] Leah, and the name of the younger [was] Rachel.

GE-29:17 Leah [was] tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and

well favoured.

GE-29:18 And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee

seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.

GE-29:19 And Laban said, [It is] better that I give her to thee,

than that I should give her to another man: abide with me.

GE-29:20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they

seemed unto him [but] a few days, for the love he had to her.

GE-29:21 And Jacob said unto Laban, Give [me] my wife, for my

days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.

GE-29:22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place,

and made a feast.

GE-29:23 And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah

his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her.

GE-29:24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid

[for] an handmaid.

GE-29:25 And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it

[was] Leah: and he said to Laban, What [is] this thou hast done

unto me? did not I serve with thee for Rachel? wherefore then

hast thou beguiled me?

GE-29:26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our country,

to give the younger before the firstborn.

GE-29:27 Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for

the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.

GE-29:28 And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave

him Rachel his daughter to wife also.

GE-29:29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his

handmaid to be her maid.

GE-29:30 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also

Rachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years.

GE-29:31 And when the LORD saw that Leah [was] hated, he opened

her womb: but Rachel [was] barren.

GE-29:32 And Leah conceived, and bare a son, and she called his

name Reuben: for she said, Surely the LORD hath looked upon my

affliction; now therefore my husband will love me.

GE-29:33 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said,

Because the LORD hath heard that I [was] hated, he hath

therefore given me this [son] also: and she called his name

Simeon.

GE-29:34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said, Now

this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I have born

him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.

GE-29:35 And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said,

Now will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah;

and left bearing.

GE-30:1 And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children,

Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children,

or else I die.

GE-30:2 And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he

said, [Am] I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the

fruit of the womb?

GE-30:3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her;

and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children

by her.

GE-30:4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife: and Jacob

went in unto her.

GE-30:5 And Bilhah conceived, and bare Jacob a son.

GE-30:6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hath also

heard my voice, and hath given me a son: therefore called she

his name Dan.

GE-30:7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived again, and bare

Jacob a second son.

GE-30:8 And Rachel said, With great wrestlings have I wrestled

with my sister, and I have prevailed: and she called his name

Naphtali.

GE-30:9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she took

Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

GE-30:10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a son.

GE-30:11 And Leah said, A troop cometh: and she called his name

Gad.

GE-30:12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Jacob a second son.

GE-30:13 And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call

me blessed: and she called his name Asher.

GE-30:14 And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and

found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother

Leah. Then Rachel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy

son's mandrakes.

GE-30:15 And she said unto her, [Is it] a small matter that

thou hast taken my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's

mandrakes also? And Rachel said, Therefore he shall lie with

thee to night for thy son's mandrakes.

GE-30:16 And Jacob came out of the field in the evening, and

Leah went out to meet him, and said, Thou must come in unto me;

for surely I have hired thee with my son's mandrakes. And he lay

with her that night.

GE-30:17 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and

bare Jacob the fifth son.

GE-30:18 And Leah said, God hath given me my hire, because I

have given my maiden to my husband: and she called his name

Issachar.

GE-30:19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son.

GE-30:20 And Leah said, God hath endued me [with] a good dowry;

now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six

sons: and she called his name Zebulun.

GE-30:21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, and called her

name Dinah.

GE-30:22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her,

and opened her womb.

GE-30:23 And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath

taken away my reproach:

GE-30:24 And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD

shall add to me another son.

GE-30:25 And it came to pass, when Rachel had born Joseph, that

Jacob said unto Laban, Send me away, that I may go unto mine own

place, and to my country.

GE-30:26 Give [me] my wives and my children, for whom I have

served thee, and let me go: for thou knowest my service which I

have done thee.

GE-30:27 And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found

favour in thine eyes, [tarry: for] I have learned by experience

that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.

GE-30:28 And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give

[it].

GE-30:29 And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served

thee, and how thy cattle was with me.

GE-30:30 For [it was] little which thou hadst before I [came],

and it is [now] increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath

blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for

mine own house also?

GE-30:31 And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said,

Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for

me, I will again feed [and] keep thy flock.

GE-30:32 I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing

from thence all the speckled and spotted cattle, and all the

brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among

the goats: and [of such] shall be my hire.

GE-30:33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to

come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face: every one

that [is] not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown

among the sheep, that shall be counted stolen with me.

GE-30:34 And Laban said, Behold, I would it might be according

to thy word.

GE-30:35 And he removed that day the he goats that were

ringstreaked and spotted, and all the she goats that were

speckled and spotted, [and] every one that had [some] white in

it, and all the brown among the sheep, and gave [them] into the

hand of his sons.

GE-30:36 And he set three days' journey betwixt himself and

Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

GE-30:37 And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the

hazel and chestnut tree; and pilled white streaks in them, and

made the white appear which [was] in the rods.

GE-30:38 And he set the rods which he had pilled before the

flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks

came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

GE-30:39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought

forth cattle ringstreaked, speckled, and spotted.

GE-30:40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of

the flocks toward the ringstreaked, and all the brown in the

flock of Laban; and he put his own flocks by themselves, and put

them not unto Laban's cattle.

GE-30:41 And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle

did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the

cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

GE-30:42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put [them] not in:

so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.

GE-30:43 And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle,

and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

GE-31:1 And he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob

hath taken away all that [was] our father's; and of [that] which

[was] our father's hath he gotten all this glory.

GE-31:2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold,

it [was] not toward him as before.

GE-31:3 And the LORD said unto Jacob, Return unto the land of

thy fathers, and to thy kindred; and I will be with thee.

GE-31:4 And Jacob sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field

unto his flock,

GE-31:5 And said unto them, I see your father's countenance,

that it [is] not toward me as before; but the God of my father

hath been with me.

GE-31:6 And ye know that with all my power I have served your

father.

GE-31:7 And your father hath deceived me, and changed my wages

ten times; but God suffered him not to hurt me.

GE-31:8 If he said thus, The speckled shall be thy wages; then

all the cattle bare speckled: and if he said thus, The

ringstreaked shall be thy hire; then bare all the cattle

ringstreaked.

GE-31:9 Thus God hath taken away the cattle of your father, and

given [them] to me.

GE-31:10 And it came to pass at the time that the cattle

conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and,

behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle [were]

ringstreaked, speckled, and grisled.

GE-31:11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a dream,

[saying], Jacob: And I said, Here [am] I.

GE-31:12 And he said, Lift up now thine eyes, and see, all the

rams which leap upon the cattle [are] ringstreaked, speckled,

and grisled: for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.

GE-31:13 I [am] the God of Bethel, where thou anointedst the

pillar, [and] where thou vowedst a vow unto me: now arise, get

thee out from this land, and return unto the land of thy kindred.

GE-31:14 And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, [Is

there] yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's

house?

GE-31:15 Are we not counted of him strangers? for he hath sold

us, and hath quite devoured also our money.

GE-31:16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our

father, that [is] ours, and our children's: now then, whatsoever

God hath said unto thee, do.

GE-31:17 Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives

upon camels;

GE-31:18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his goods

which he had gotten, the cattle of his getting, which he had

gotten in Padanaram, for to go to Isaac his father in the land

of Canaan.

GE-31:19 And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had

stolen the images that [were] her father's.

GE-31:20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in

that he told him not that he fled.

GE-31:21 So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and

passed over the river, and set his face [toward] the mount

Gilead.

GE-31:22 And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was

fled.

GE-31:23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after

him seven days' journey; and they overtook him in the mount

Gilead.

GE-31:24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night,

and said unto him, Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either

good or bad.

GE-31:25 Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his

tent in the mount: and Laban with his brethren pitched in the

mount of Gilead.

GE-31:26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that

thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my

daughters, as captives [taken] with the sword?

GE-31:27 Wherefore didst thou flee away secretly, and steal

away from me; and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee

away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp?

GE-31:28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons and my

daughters? thou hast now done foolishly in [so] doing.

GE-31:29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the

God of your father spake unto me yesternight, saying, Take thou

heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad.

GE-31:30 And now, [though] thou wouldest needs be gone, because

thou sore longedst after thy father's house, [yet] wherefore

hast thou stolen my gods?

GE-31:31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was

afraid: for I said, Peradventure thou wouldest take by force thy

daughters from me.

GE-31:32 With whomsoever thou findest thy gods, let him not

live: before our brethren discern thou what [is] thine with me,

and take [it] to thee. For Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen

them.

GE-31:33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent,

and into the two maidservants' tents; but he found [them] not.

Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent.

GE-31:34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the

camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the

tent, but found [them] not.

GE-31:35 And she said to her father, Let it not displease my

lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women

[is] upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.

GE-31:36 And Jacob was wroth, and chided with Laban: and Jacob

answered and said to Laban, What [is] my trespass? what [is] my

sin, that thou hast so hotly pursued after me?

GE-31:37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast

thou found of all thy household stuff? set [it] here before my

brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

GE-31:38 This twenty years [have] I [been] with thee; thy ewes

and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy

flock have I not eaten.

GE-31:39 That which was torn [of beasts] I brought not unto

thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it,

[whether] stolen by day, or stolen by night.

GE-31:40 [Thus] I was; in the day the drought consumed me, and

the frost by night; and my sleep departed from mine eyes.

GE-31:41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served

thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy

cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times.

GE-31:42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and

the fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me

away now empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labour of

my hands, and rebuked [thee] yesternight.

GE-31:43 And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, [These]

daughters [are] my daughters, and [these] children [are] my

children, and [these] cattle [are] my cattle, and all that thou

seest [is] mine: and what can I do this day unto these my

daughters, or unto their children which they have born?

GE-31:44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and

thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.

GE-31:45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it up [for] a pillar.

GE-31:46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and

they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon

the heap.

GE-31:47 And Laban called it Jegarsahadutha: but Jacob called

it Galeed.

GE-31:48 And Laban said, This heap [is] a witness between me

and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed;

GE-31:49 And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and

thee, when we are absent one from another.

GE-31:50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt

take [other] wives beside my daughters, no man [is] with us; see,

God [is] witness betwixt me and thee.

GE-31:51 And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold

[this] pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee;

GE-31:52 This heap [be] witness, and [this] pillar [be] witness,

that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou

shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm.

GE-31:53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of

their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of

his father Isaac.

GE-31:54 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and

called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and

tarried all night in the mount.

GE-31:55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his

sons and his daughters, and blessed them: and Laban departed,

and returned unto his place.

GE-32:1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met

him.

GE-32:2 And when Jacob saw them, he said, This [is] God's host:

and he called the name of that place Mahanaim.

GE-32:3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his

brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.

GE-32:4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto

my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned

with Laban, and stayed there until now:

GE-32:5 And I have oxen, and asses, flocks, and menservants,

and womenservants: and I have sent to tell my lord, that I may

find grace in thy sight.

GE-32:6 And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, We came

to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and four

hundred men with him.

GE-32:7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid and distressed: and he

divided the people that [was] with him, and the flocks, and

herds, and the camels, into two bands;

GE-32:8 And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it,

then the other company which is left shall escape.

GE-32:9 And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of

my father Isaac, the LORD which saidst unto me, Return unto thy

country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee:

GE-32:10 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and

of all the truth, which thou hast showed unto thy servant; for

with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two

bands.

GE-32:11 Deliver me, I pray thee, from the hand of my brother,

from the hand of Esau: for I fear him, lest he will come and

smite me, [and] the mother with the children.

GE-32:12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make

thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for

multitude.

GE-32:13 And he lodged there that same night; and took of that

which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother;

GE-32:14 Two hundred she goats, and twenty he goats, two

hundred ewes, and twenty rams,

GE-32:15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine, and

ten bulls, twenty she asses, and ten foals.

GE-32:16 And he delivered [them] into the hand of his servants,

every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over

before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

GE-32:17 And he commanded the foremost, saying, When Esau my

brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying, Whose [art] thou?

and whither goest thou? and whose [are] these before thee?

GE-32:18 Then thou shalt say, [They be] thy servant Jacob's; it

[is] a present sent unto my lord Esau: and, behold, also he [is]

behind us.

GE-32:19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all

that followed the droves, saying, On this manner shall ye speak

unto Esau, when ye find him.

GE-32:20 And say ye moreover, Behold, thy servant Jacob [is]

behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that

goeth before me, and afterward I will see his face; peradventure

he will accept of me.

GE-32:21 So went the present over before him: and himself

lodged that night in the company.

GE-32:22 And he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and

his two womenservants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the

ford Jabbok.

GE-32:23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and

sent over that he had.

GE-32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man

with him until the breaking of the day.

GE-32:25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he

touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh

was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.

GE-32:26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he

said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

GE-32:27 And he said unto him, What [is] thy name? And he said,

Jacob.

GE-32:28 And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob,

but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with

men, and hast prevailed.

GE-32:29 And Jacob asked [him], and said, Tell [me], I pray

thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore [is] it [that] thou dost

ask after my name? And he blessed him there.

GE-32:30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I

have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.

GE-32:31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun rose upon him,

and he halted upon his thigh.

GE-32:32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not [of] the

sinew which shrank, which [is] upon the hollow of the thigh,

unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh in

the sinew that shrank.

GE-33:1 And Jacob lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold,

Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he divided the

children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids.

GE-33:2 And he put the handmaids and their children foremost,

and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph

hindermost.

GE-33:3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to

the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

GE-33:4 And Esau ran to meet him, and embraced him, and fell on

his neck, and kissed him: and they wept.

GE-33:5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the

children; and said, Who [are] those with thee? And he said, The

children which God hath graciously given thy servant.

GE-33:6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children,

and they bowed themselves.

GE-33:7 And Leah also with her children came near, and bowed

themselves: and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they

bowed themselves.

GE-33:8 And he said, What [meanest] thou by all this drove

which I met? And he said, [These are] to find grace in the sight

of my lord.

GE-33:9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother; keep that

thou hast unto thyself.

GE-33:10 And Jacob said, Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found

grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand: for

therefore I have seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of

God, and thou wast pleased with me.

GE-33:11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee;

because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have

enough. And he urged him, and he took [it].

GE-33:12 And he said, Let us take our journey, and let us go,

and I will go before thee.

GE-33:13 And he said unto him, My lord knoweth that the

children [are] tender, and the flocks and herds with young [are]

with me: and if men should overdrive them one day, all the flock

will die.

GE-33:14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant:

and I will lead on softly, according as the cattle that goeth

before me and the children be able to endure, until I come unto

my lord unto Seir.

GE-33:15 And Esau said, Let me now leave with thee [some] of

the folk that [are] with me. And he said, What needeth it? let

me find grace in the sight of my lord.

GE-33:16 So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir.

GE-33:17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house,

and made booths for his cattle: therefore the name of the place

is called Succoth.

GE-33:18 And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which

[is] in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padanaram; and

pitched his tent before the city.

GE-33:19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread

his tent, at the hand of the children of Hamor, Shechem's father,

for an hundred pieces of money.

GE-33:20 And he erected there an altar, and called it Elelohe-

Israel.

GE-34:1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto

Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.

GE-34:2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of

the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled

her.

GE-34:3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob,

and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.

GE-34:4 And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me

this damsel to wife.

GE-34:5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter:

now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held

his peace until they were come.

GE-34:6 And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to

commune with him.

GE-34:7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they

heard [it]: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth,

because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's

daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

GE-34:8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my

son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him

to wife.

GE-34:9 And make ye marriages with us, [and] give your

daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.

GE-34:10 And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be

before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions

therein.

GE-34:11 And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren,

Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I

will give.

GE-34:12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give

according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to

wife.

GE-34:13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his

father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their

sister:

GE-34:14 And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to

give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that [were] a

reproach unto us:

GE-34:15 But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as

we [be], that every male of you be circumcised;

GE-34:16 Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will

take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we

will become one people.

GE-34:17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised;

then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.

GE-34:18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.

GE-34:19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing,

because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he [was] more

honourable than all the house of his father.

GE-34:20 And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of

their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,

GE-34:21 These men [are] peaceable with us; therefore let them

dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, [it

is] large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for

wives, and let us give them our daughters.

GE-34:22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell

with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised,

as they [are] circumcised.

GE-34:23 [Shall] not their cattle and their substance and every

beast of theirs [be] ours? only let us consent unto them, and

they will dwell with us.

GE-34:24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all

that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was

circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

GE-34:25 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were

sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's

brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly,

and slew all the males.

GE-34:26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge

of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went

out.

GE-34:27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the

city, because they had defiled their sister.

GE-34:28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses,

and that which [was] in the city, and that which [was] in the

field,

GE-34:29 And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and

their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that [was]

in the house.

GE-34:30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me

to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the

Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I [being] few in number, they

shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I

shall be destroyed, I and my house.

GE-34:31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with

an harlot?

GE-35:1 And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and

dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared

unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.

GE-35:2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that

[were] with him, Put away the strange gods that [are] among you,

and be clean, and change your garments:

GE-35:3 And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make

there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my

distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

GE-35:4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which

[were] in their hand, and [all their] earrings which [were] in

their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which [was] by

Shechem.

GE-35:5 And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the

cities that [were] round about them, and they did not pursue

after the sons of Jacob.

GE-35:6 So Jacob came to Luz, which [is] in the land of Canaan,

that [is], Bethel, he and all the people that [were] with him.

GE-35:7 And he built there an altar, and called the place

Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from

the face of his brother.

GE-35:8 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried

beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called

Allonbachuth.

GE-35:9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of

Padanaram, and blessed him.

GE-35:10 And God said unto him, Thy name [is] Jacob: thy name

shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name:

and he called his name Israel.

GE-35:11 And God said unto him, I [am] God Almighty: be

fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall

be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

GE-35:12 And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I

will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

GE-35:13 And God went up from him in the place where he talked

with him.

GE-35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked

with him, [even] a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink

offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

GE-35:15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake

with him, Bethel.

GE-35:16 And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a

little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had

hard labour.

GE-35:17 And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that

the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son

also.

GE-35:18 And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing,

(for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father

called him Benjamin.

GE-35:19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath,

which [is] Bethlehem.

GE-35:20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that [is] the

pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.

GE-35:21 And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the

tower of Edar.

GE-35:22 And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land,

that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and

Israel heard [it]. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:

GE-35:23 The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and

Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:

GE-35:24 The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:

GE-35:25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and

Naphtali:

GE-35:26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and

Asher: these [are] the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in

Padanaram.

GE-35:27 And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto

the city of Arbah, which [is] Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac

sojourned.

GE-35:28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore

years.

GE-35:29 And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was

gathered unto his people, [being] old and full of days: and his

sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

GE-36:1 Now these [are] the generations of Esau, who [is] Edom.

GE-36:2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan; Adah

the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daughter of

Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite;

GE-36:3 And Bashemath Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth.

GE-36:4 And Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz; and Bashemath bare Reuel;

GE-36:5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these

[are] the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of

Canaan.

GE-36:6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his

daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and

all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the

land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his

brother Jacob.

GE-36:7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell

together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not

bear them because of their cattle.

GE-36:8 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau [is] Edom.

GE-36:9 And these [are] the generations of Esau the father of

the Edomites in mount Seir:

GE-36:10 These [are] the names of Esau's sons; Eliphaz the son

of Adah the wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of

Esau.

GE-36:11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, and

Gatam, and Kenaz.

GE-36:12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son; and she

bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these [were] the sons of Adah Esau's

wife.

GE-36:13 And these [are] the sons of Reuel; Nahath, and Zerah,

Shammah, and Mizzah: these were the sons of Bashemath Esau's

wife.

GE-36:14 And these were the sons of Aholibamah, the daughter of

Anah the daughter of Zibeon, Esau's wife: and she bare to Esau

Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah.

GE-36:15 These [were] dukes of the sons of Esau: the sons of

Eliphaz the firstborn [son] of Esau; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke

Zepho, duke Kenaz,

GE-36:16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam, [and] duke Amalek: these [are]

the dukes [that came] of Eliphaz in the land of Edom; these

[were] the sons of Adah.

GE-36:17 And these [are] the sons of Reuel Esau's son; duke

Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah: these [are] the

dukes [that came] of Reuel in the land of Edom; these [are] the

sons of Bashemath Esau's wife.

GE-36:18 And these [are] the sons of Aholibamah Esau's wife;

duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, duke Korah: these [were] the dukes

[that came] of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, Esau's wife.

GE-36:19 These [are] the sons of Esau, who [is] Edom, and these

[are] their dukes.

GE-36:20 These [are] the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited

the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,

GE-36:21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan: these [are] the

dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom.

GE-36:22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Hemam; and

Lotan's sister [was] Timna.

GE-36:23 And the children of Shobal [were] these; Alvan, and

Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam.

GE-36:24 And these [are] the children of Zibeon; both Ajah, and

Anah: this [was that] Anah that found the mules in the

wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father.

GE-36:25 And the children of Anah [were] these; Dishon, and

Aholibamah the daughter of Anah.

GE-36:26 And these [are] the children of Dishon; Hemdan, and

Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran.

GE-36:27 The children of Ezer [are] these; Bilhan, and Zaavan,

and Akan.

GE-36:28 The children of Dishan [are] these; Uz, and Aran.

GE-36:29 These [are] the dukes [that came] of the Horites; duke

Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah,

GE-36:30 Duke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Dishan: these [are] the

dukes [that came] of Hori, among their dukes in the land of Seir.

GE-36:31 And these [are] the kings that reigned in the land of

Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.

GE-36:32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom: and the name

of his city [was] Dinhabah.

GE-36:33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah

reigned in his stead.

GE-36:34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani

reigned in his stead.

GE-36:35 And Husham died, and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote

Midian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name

of his city [was] Avith.

GE-36:36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his

stead.

GE-36:37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Rehoboth [by] the river

reigned in his stead.

GE-36:38 And Saul died, and Baalhanan the son of Achbor reigned

in his stead.

GE-36:39 And Baalhanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar

reigned in his stead: and the name of his city [was] Pau; and

his wife's name [was] Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the

daughter of Mezahab.

GE-36:40 And these [are] the names of the dukes [that came] of

Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their

names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,

GE-36:41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon,

GE-36:42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar,

GE-36:43 Duke Magdiel, duke Iram: these [be] the dukes of Edom,

according to their habitations in the land of their possession:

he [is] Esau the father of the Edomites.

GE-37:1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a

stranger, in the land of Canaan.

GE-37:2 These [are] the generations of Jacob. Joseph, [being]

seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren;

and the lad [was] with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of

Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father

their evil report.

GE-37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children,

because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat

of [many] colours.

GE-37:4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him

more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak

peaceably unto him.

GE-37:5 And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told [it] his

brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

GE-37:6 And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream

which I have dreamed:

GE-37:7 For, behold, we [were] binding sheaves in the field,

and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold,

your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.

GE-37:8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign

over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they

hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

GE-37:9 And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his

brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and,

behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance

to me.

GE-37:10 And he told [it] to his father, and to his brethren:

and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What [is] this

dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy

brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

GE-37:11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed

the saying.

GE-37:12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in

Shechem.

GE-37:13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed

[the flock] in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them.

And he said to him, Here [am I].

GE-37:14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be

well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me

word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he

came to Shechem.

GE-37:15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, [he was]

wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What

seekest thou?

GE-37:16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee,

where they feed [their flocks].

GE-37:17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard

them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his

brethren, and found them in Dothan.

GE-37:18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came

near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

GE-37:19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer

cometh.

GE-37:20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him

into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured

him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

GE-37:21 And Reuben heard [it], and he delivered him out of

their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.

GE-37:22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, [but] cast

him into this pit that [is] in the wilderness, and lay no hand

upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver

him to his father again.

GE-37:23 And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his

brethren, that they stripped Joseph out of his coat, [his] coat

of [many] colours that [was] on him;

GE-37:24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the

pit [was] empty, [there was] no water in it.

GE-37:25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up

their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites

came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and

myrrh, going to carry [it] down to Egypt.

GE-37:26 And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it]

if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?

GE-37:27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let

not our hand be upon him; for he [is] our brother [and] our

flesh. And his brethren were content.

GE-37:28 Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they

drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the

Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought

Joseph into Egypt.

GE-37:29 And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph

[was] not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.

GE-37:30 And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child

[is] not; and I, whither shall I go?

GE-37:31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the

goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

GE-37:32 And they sent the coat of [many] colours, and they

brought [it] to their father; and said, This have we found: know

now whether it [be] thy son's coat or no.

GE-37:33 And he knew it, and said, [It is] my son's coat; an

evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in

pieces.

GE-37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his

loins, and mourned for his son many days.

GE-37:35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to

comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I

will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his

father wept for him.

GE-37:36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar,

an officer of Pharaoh's, [and] captain of the guard.

GE-38:1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down

from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose

name [was] Hirah.

GE-38:2 And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite,

whose name [was] Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.

GE-38:3 And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his

name Er.

GE-38:4 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called

his name Onan.

GE-38:5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called

his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

GE-38:6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name

[was] Tamar.

GE-38:7 And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of

the LORD; and the LORD slew him.

GE-38:8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife,

and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

GE-38:9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it

came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he

spilled [it] on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his

brother.

GE-38:10 And the thing which he did displeased the LORD:

wherefore he slew him also.

GE-38:11 Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a

widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he

said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren [did]. And

Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.

GE-38:12 And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's

wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his

sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.

GE-38:13 And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in

law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.

GE-38:14 And she put her widow's garments off from her, and

covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open

place, which [is] by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah

was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

GE-38:15 When Judah saw her, he thought her [to be] an harlot;

because she had covered her face.

GE-38:16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I

pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she

[was] his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me,

that thou mayest come in unto me?

GE-38:17 And he said, I will send [thee] a kid from the flock.

And she said, Wilt thou give [me] a pledge, till thou send [it]?

GE-38:18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she

said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that [is] in

thine hand. And he gave [it] her, and came in unto her, and she

conceived by him.

GE-38:19 And she arose, and went away, and laid by her veil

from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.

GE-38:20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the

Adullamite, to receive [his] pledge from the woman's hand: but

he found her not.

GE-38:21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where

[is] the harlot, that [was] openly by the way side? And they

said, There was no harlot in this [place].

GE-38:22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her;

and also the men of the place said, [that] there was no harlot

in this [place].

GE-38:23 And Judah said, Let her take [it] to her, lest we be

shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

GE-38:24 And it came to pass about three months after, that it

was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played

the harlot; and also, behold, she [is] with child by whoredom.

And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.

GE-38:25 When she [was] brought forth, she sent to her father

in law, saying, By the man, whose these [are, am] I with child:

and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose [are] these, the

signet, and bracelets, and staff.

GE-38:26 And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She hath been

more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my

son. And he knew her again no more.

GE-38:27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that,

behold, twins [were] in her womb.

GE-38:28 And it came to pass, when she travailed, that [the

one] put out [his] hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his

hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.

GE-38:29 And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that,

behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken

forth? [this] breach [be] upon thee: therefore his name was

called Pharez.

GE-38:30 And afterward came out his brother, that had the

scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

GE-39:1 And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an

officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought

him of the hands of the Ishmeelites, which had brought him down

thither.

GE-39:2 And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous

man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

GE-39:3 And his master saw that the LORD [was] with him, and

that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

GE-39:4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him:

and he made him overseer over his house, and all [that] he had

he put into his hand.

GE-39:5 And it came to pass from the time [that] he had made

him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the

LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the

blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and

in the field.

GE-39:6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand; and he

knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And

Joseph was [a] goodly [person], and well favoured.

GE-39:7 And it came to pass after these things, that his

master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with

me.

GE-39:8 But he refused, and said unto his master's wife, Behold,

my master wotteth not what [is] with me in the house, and he

hath committed all that he hath to my hand;

GE-39:9 [There is] none greater in this house than I; neither

hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou [art]

his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin

against God?

GE-39:10 And it came to pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day,

that he hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, [or] to be with

her.

GE-39:11 And it came to pass about this time, that [Joseph]

went into the house to do his business; and [there was] none of

the men of the house there within.

GE-39:12 And she caught him by his garment, saying, Lie with me:

and he left his garment in her hand, and fled, and got him out.

GE-39:13 And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his

garment in her hand, and was fled forth,

GE-39:14 That she called unto the men of her house, and spake

unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew unto us to

mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried with a

loud voice:

GE-39:15 And it came to pass, when he heard that I lifted up my

voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and fled, and

got him out.

GE-39:16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord

came home.

GE-39:17 And she spake unto him according to these words,

saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought unto us,

came in unto me to mock me:

GE-39:18 And it came to pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried,

that he left his garment with me, and fled out.

GE-39:19 And it came to pass, when his master heard the words

of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner

did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.

GE-39:20 And Joseph's master took him, and put him into the

prison, a place where the king's prisoners [were] bound: and he

was there in the prison.

GE-39:21 But the LORD was with Joseph, and showed him mercy,

and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

GE-39:22 And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's

hand all the prisoners that [were] in the prison; and whatsoever

they did there, he was the doer [of it].

GE-39:23 The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing [that

was] under his hand; because the LORD was with him, and [that]

which he did, the LORD made [it] to prosper.

GE-40:1 And it came to pass after these things, [that] the

butler of the king of Egypt and [his] baker had offended their

lord the king of Egypt.

GE-40:2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two [of] his officers,

against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief of the

bakers.

GE-40:3 And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of

the guard, into the prison, the place where Joseph [was] bound.

GE-40:4 And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with them,

and he served them: and they continued a season in ward.

GE-40:5 And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man his

dream in one night, each man according to the interpretation of

his dream, the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which

[were] bound in the prison.

GE-40:6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked

upon them, and, behold, they [were] sad.

GE-40:7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that [were] with him in

the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look ye [so]

sadly to day?

GE-40:8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and

[there is] no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto them, [Do]

not interpretations [belong] to God? tell me [them], I pray you.

GE-40:9 And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and said

to him, In my dream, behold, a vine [was] before me;

GE-40:10 And in the vine [were] three branches: and it [was] as

though it budded, [and] her blossoms shot forth; and the

clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes:

GE-40:11 And Pharaoh's cup [was] in my hand: and I took the

grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup

into Pharaoh's hand.

GE-40:12 And Joseph said unto him, This [is] the interpretation

of it: The three branches [are] three days:

GE-40:13 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine head,

and restore thee unto thy place: and thou shalt deliver

Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former manner when thou

wast his butler.

GE-40:14 But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and

show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto

Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house:

GE-40:15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the

Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put

me into the dungeon.

GE-40:16 When the chief baker saw that the interpretation was

good, he said unto Joseph, I also [was] in my dream, and, behold,

[I had] three white baskets on my head:

GE-40:17 And in the uppermost basket [there was] of all manner

of bakemeats for Pharaoh; and the birds did eat them out of the

basket upon my head.

GE-40:18 And Joseph answered and said, This [is] the

interpretation thereof: The three baskets [are] three days:

GE-40:19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head

from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree; and the birds

shall eat thy flesh from off thee.

GE-40:20 And it came to pass the third day, [which was]

Pharaoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants:

and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief

baker among his servants.

GE-40:21 And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership

again; and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand:

GE-40:22 But he hanged the chief baker: as Joseph had

interpreted to them.

GE-40:23 Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but

forgat him.

GE-41:1 And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that

Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river.

GE-41:2 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well

favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.

GE-41:3 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them out of

the river, ill favoured and leanfleshed; and stood by the

[other] kine upon the brink of the river.

GE-41:4 And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up

the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.

GE-41:5 And he slept and dreamed the second time: and, behold,

seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.

GE-41:6 And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted with the east

wind sprung up after them.

GE-41:7 And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank and

full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, [it was] a dream.

GE-41:8 And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was

troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt,

and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream;

but [there was] none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

GE-41:9 Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do

remember my faults this day:

GE-41:10 Pharaoh was wroth with his servants, and put me in

ward in the captain of the guard's house, [both] me and the

chief baker:

GE-41:11 And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he; we

dreamed each man according to the interpretation of his dream.

GE-41:12 And [there was] there with us a young man, an Hebrew,

servant to the captain of the guard; and we told him, and he

interpreted to us our dreams; to each man according to his dream

he did interpret.

GE-41:13 And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it

was; me he restored unto mine office, and him he hanged.

GE-41:14 Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought

him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved [himself], and

changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.

GE-41:15 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream,

and [there is] none that can interpret it: and I have heard say

of thee, [that] thou canst understand a dream to interpret it.

GE-41:16 And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, [It is] not in me:

God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.

GE-41:17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, behold, I

stood upon the bank of the river:

GE-41:18 And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine,

fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:

GE-41:19 And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, poor

and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in

all the land of Egypt for badness:

GE-41:20 And the lean and the ill favoured kine did eat up the

first seven fat kine:

GE-41:21 And when they had eaten them up, it could not be known

that they had eaten them; but they [were] still ill favoured, as

at the beginning. So I awoke.

GE-41:22 And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears came up

in one stalk, full and good:

GE-41:23 And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, [and] blasted

with the east wind, sprung up after them:

GE-41:24 And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears: and I

told [this] unto the magicians; but [there was] none that could

declare [it] to me.

GE-41:25 And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pharaoh

[is] one: God hath showed Pharaoh what he [is] about to do.

GE-41:26 The seven good kine [are] seven years; and the seven

good ears [are] seven years: the dream [is] one.

GE-41:27 And the seven thin and ill favoured kine that came up

after them [are] seven years; and the seven empty ears blasted

with the east wind shall be seven years of famine.

GE-41:28 This [is] the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh:

What God [is] about to do he showeth unto Pharaoh.

GE-41:29 Behold, there come seven years of great plenty

throughout all the land of Egypt:

GE-41:30 And there shall arise after them seven years of famine;

and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and

the famine shall consume the land;

GE-41:31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by

reason of that famine following; for it [shall be] very grievous.

GE-41:32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice;

[it is] because the thing [is] established by God, and God will

shortly bring it to pass.

GE-41:33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and

wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

GE-41:34 Let Pharaoh do [this], and let him appoint officers

over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt

in the seven plenteous years.

GE-41:35 And let them gather all the food of those good years

that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let

them keep food in the cities.

GE-41:36 And that food shall be for store to the land against

the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land of Egypt;

that the land perish not through the famine.

GE-41:37 And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in

the eyes of all his servants.

GE-41:38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find [such

a one] as this [is], a man in whom the Spirit of God [is]?

GE-41:39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath

showed thee all this, [there is] none so discreet and wise as

thou [art]:

GE-41:40 Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy

word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be

greater than thou.

GE-41:41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee

over all the land of Egypt.

GE-41:42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put

it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen,

and put a gold chain about his neck;

GE-41:43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he

had; and they cried before him, Bow the knee: and he made him

[ruler] over all the land of Egypt.

GE-41:44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I [am] Pharaoh, and

without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the

land of Egypt.

GE-41:45 And Pharaoh called Joseph's name Zaphnathpaaneah; and

he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of

On. And Joseph went out over [all] the land of Egypt.

GE-41:46 And Joseph [was] thirty years old when he stood before

Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of

Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

GE-41:47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought

forth by handfuls.

GE-41:48 And he gathered up all the food of the seven years,

which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the

cities: the food of the field, which [was] round about every

city, laid he up in the same.

GE-41:49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very

much, until he left numbering; for [it was] without number.

GE-41:50 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of

famine came, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah priest of

On bare unto him.

GE-41:51 And Joseph called the name of the firstborn Manasseh:

For God, [said he], hath made me forget all my toil, and all my

father's house.

GE-41:52 And the name of the second called he Ephraim: For God

hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.

GE-41:53 And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in the

land of Egypt, were ended.

GE-41:54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according

as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all

the land of Egypt there was bread.

GE-41:55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the

people cried to Pharaoh for bread: and Pharaoh said unto all the

Egyptians, Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.

GE-41:56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And

Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians;

and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt.

GE-41:57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy

[corn]; because that the famine was [so] sore in all lands.

GE-42:1 Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, Jacob

said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another?

GE-42:2 And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn in

Egypt: get you down thither, and buy for us from thence; that we

may live, and not die.

GE-42:3 And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn in

Egypt.

GE-42:4 But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his

brethren; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befall him.

GE-42:5 And the sons of Israel came to buy [corn] among those

that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

GE-42:6 And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he

[it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's

brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their

faces to the earth.

GE-42:7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, but made

himself strange unto them, and spake roughly unto them; and he

said unto them, Whence come ye? And they said, From the land of

Canaan to buy food.

GE-42:8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him.

GE-42:9 And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of

them, and said unto them, Ye [are] spies; to see the nakedness

of the land ye are come.

GE-42:10 And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy food

are thy servants come.

GE-42:11 We [are] all one man's sons; we [are] true [men], thy

servants are no spies.

GE-42:12 And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the nakedness

of the land ye are come.

GE-42:13 And they said, Thy servants [are] twelve brethren, the

sons of one man in the land of Canaan; and, behold, the youngest

[is] this day with our father, and one [is] not.

GE-42:14 And Joseph said unto them, That [is it] that I spake

unto you, saying, Ye [are] spies:

GE-42:15 Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye

shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come

hither.

GE-42:16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, and

ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be proved,

whether [there be any] truth in you: or else by the life of

Pharaoh surely ye [are] spies.

GE-42:17 And he put them all together into ward three days.

GE-42:18 And Joseph said unto them the third day, This do, and

live; [for] I fear God:

GE-42:19 If ye [be] true [men], let one of your brethren be

bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the

famine of your houses:

GE-42:20 But bring your youngest brother unto me; so shall your

words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so.

GE-42:21 And they said one to another, We [are] verily guilty

concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul,

when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this

distress come upon us.

GE-42:22 And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not unto you,

saying, Do not sin against the child; and ye would not hear?

therefore, behold, also his blood is required.

GE-42:23 And they knew not that Joseph understood [them]; for

he spake unto them by an interpreter.

GE-42:24 And he turned himself about from them, and wept; and

returned to them again, and communed with them, and took from

them Simeon, and bound him before their eyes.

GE-42:25 Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn,

and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to give them

provision for the way: and thus did he unto them.

GE-42:26 And they laded their asses with the corn, and departed

thence.

GE-42:27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass

provender in the inn, he espied his money; for, behold, it [was]

in his sack's mouth.

GE-42:28 And he said unto his brethren, My money is restored;

and, lo, [it is] even in my sack: and their heart failed [them],

and they were afraid, saying one to another, What [is] this

[that] God hath done unto us?

GE-42:29 And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of

Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

GE-42:30 The man, [who is] the lord of the land, spake roughly

to us, and took us for spies of the country.

GE-42:31 And we said unto him, We [are] true [men]; we are no

spies:

GE-42:32 We [be] twelve brethren, sons of our father; one [is]

not, and the youngest [is] this day with our father in the land

of Canaan.

GE-42:33 And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us,

Hereby shall I know that ye [are] true [men]; leave one of your

brethren [here] with me, and take [food for] the famine of your

households, and be gone:

GE-42:34 And bring your youngest brother unto me: then shall I

know that ye [are] no spies, but [that] ye [are] true [men: so]

will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall traffic in the

land.

GE-42:35 And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, that,

behold, every man's bundle of money [was] in his sack: and when

[both] they and their father saw the bundles of money, they were

afraid.

GE-42:36 And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye

bereaved [of my children]: Joseph [is] not, and Simeon [is] not,

and ye will take Benjamin [away]: all these things are against

me.

GE-42:37 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying, Slay my two

sons, if I bring him not to thee: deliver him into my hand, and

I will bring him to thee again.

GE-42:38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for

his brother is dead, and he is left alone: if mischief befall

him by the way in the which ye go, then shall ye bring down my

gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

GE-43:1 And the famine [was] sore in the land.

GE-43:2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn

which they had brought out of Egypt, their father said unto them,

Go again, buy us a little food.

GE-43:3 And Judah spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly

protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except your

brother [be] with you.

GE-43:4 If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go down

and buy thee food:

GE-43:5 But if thou wilt not send [him], we will not go down:

for the man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your

brother [be] with you.

GE-43:6 And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye [so] ill with me,

[as] to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother?

GE-43:7 And they said, The man asked us straitly of our state,

and of our kindred, saying, [Is] your father yet alive? have ye

[another] brother? and we told him according to the tenor of

these words: could we certainly know that he would say, Bring

your brother down?

GE-43:8 And Judah said unto Israel his father, Send the lad

with me, and we will arise and go; that we may live, and not die,

both we, and thou, [and] also our little ones.

GE-43:9 I will be surety for him; of my hand shalt thou require

him: if I bring him not unto thee, and set him before thee, then

let me bear the blame for ever:

GE-43:10 For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned

this second time.

GE-43:11 And their father Israel said unto them, If [it must

be] so now, do this; take of the best fruits in the land in your

vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, and a

little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds:

GE-43:12 And take double money in your hand; and the money that

was brought again in the mouth of your sacks, carry [it] again

in your hand; peradventure it [was] an oversight:

GE-43:13 Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the

man:

GE-43:14 And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that

he may send away your other brother, and Benjamin. If I be

bereaved [of my children], I am bereaved.

GE-43:15 And the men took that present, and they took double

money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to

Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

GE-43:16 And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said to the

ruler of his house, Bring [these] men home, and slay, and make

ready; for [these] men shall dine with me at noon.

GE-43:17 And the man did as Joseph bade; and the man brought

the men into Joseph's house.

GE-43:18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought

into Joseph's house; and they said, Because of the money that

was returned in our sacks at the first time are we brought in;

that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take

us for bondmen, and our asses.

GE-43:19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house,

and they communed with him at the door of the house,

GE-43:20 And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first time

to buy food:

GE-43:21 And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that we

opened our sacks, and, behold, [every] man's money [was] in the

mouth of his sack, our money in full weight: and we have brought

it again in our hand.

GE-43:22 And other money have we brought down in our hands to

buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

GE-43:23 And he said, Peace [be] to you, fear not: your God,

and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in your

sacks: I had your money. And he brought Simeon out unto them.

GE-43:24 And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and

gave [them] water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their

asses provender.

GE-43:25 And they made ready the present against Joseph came at

noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

GE-43:26 And when Joseph came home, they brought him the

present which [was] in their hand into the house, and bowed

themselves to him to the earth.

GE-43:27 And he asked them of [their] welfare, and said, [Is]

your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? [Is] he yet

alive?

GE-43:28 And they answered, Thy servant our father [is] in good

health, he [is] yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and

made obeisance.

GE-43:29 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother

Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, [Is] this your younger

brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, God be gracious

unto thee, my son.

GE-43:30 And Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon

his brother: and he sought [where] to weep; and he entered into

[his] chamber, and wept there.

GE-43:31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained

himself, and said, Set on bread.

GE-43:32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by

themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by

themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the

Hebrews; for that [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians.

GE-43:33 And they sat before him, the firstborn according to

his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the

men marvelled one at another.

GE-43:34 And he took [and sent] messes unto them from before

him: but Benjamin's mess was five times so much as any of theirs.

And they drank, and were merry with him.

GE-44:1 And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill

the men's sacks [with] food, as much as they can carry, and put

every man's money in his sack's mouth.

GE-44:2 And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth of

the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the

word that Joseph had spoken.

GE-44:3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent

away, they and their asses.

GE-44:4 [And] when they were gone out of the city, [and] not

[yet] far off, Joseph said unto his steward, Up, follow after

the men; and when thou dost overtake them, say unto them,

Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good?

GE-44:5 [Is] not this [it] in which my lord drinketh, and

whereby indeed he divineth? ye have done evil in so doing.

GE-44:6 And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same

words.

GE-44:7 And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these

words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this

thing:

GE-44:8 Behold, the money, which we found in our sacks' mouths,

we brought again unto thee out of the land of Canaan: how then

should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold?

GE-44:9 With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both let

him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen.

GE-44:10 And he said, Now also [let] it [be] according unto

your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye

shall be blameless.

GE-44:11 Then they speedily took down every man his sack to the

ground, and opened every man his sack.

GE-44:12 And he searched, [and] began at the eldest, and left

at the youngest: and the cup was found in Benjamin's sack.

GE-44:13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his

ass, and returned to the city.

GE-44:14 And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house; for

he [was] yet there: and they fell before him on the ground.

GE-44:15 And Joseph said unto them, What deed [is] this that ye

have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly divine?

GE-44:16 And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord? what

shall we speak? or how shall we clear ourselves? God hath found

out the iniquity of thy servants: behold, we [are] my lord's

servants, both we, and [he] also with whom the cup is found.

GE-44:17 And he said, God forbid that I should do so: [but] the

man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be my servant; and

as for you, get you up in peace unto your father.

GE-44:18 Then Judah came near unto him, and said, Oh my lord,

let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears,

and let not thine anger burn against thy servant: for thou [art]

even as Pharaoh.

GE-44:19 My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father,

or a brother?

GE-44:20 And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man,

and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is

dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth

him.

GE-44:21 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto

me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

GE-44:22 And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his

father: for [if] he should leave his father, [his father] would

die.

GE-44:23 And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your

youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see my face no

more.

GE-44:24 And it came to pass when we came up unto thy servant

my father, we told him the words of my lord.

GE-44:25 And our father said, Go again, [and] buy us a little

food.

GE-44:26 And we said, We cannot go down: if our youngest

brother be with us, then will we go down: for we may not see the

man's face, except our youngest brother [be] with us.

GE-44:27 And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know that

my wife bare me two [sons]:

GE-44:28 And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he is

torn in pieces; and I saw him not since:

GE-44:29 And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall

him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

GE-44:30 Now therefore when I come to thy servant my father,

and the lad [be] not with us; seeing that his life is bound up

in the lad's life;

GE-44:31 It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad [is]

not [with us], that he will die: and thy servants shall bring

down the gray hairs of thy servant our father with sorrow to the

grave.

GE-44:32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my

father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I shall bear

the blame to my father for ever.

GE-44:33 Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide

instead of the lad a bondman to my lord; and let the lad go up

with his brethren.

GE-44:34 For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad [be]

not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on

my father.

GE-45:1 Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all them

that stood by him; and he cried, Cause every man to go out from

me. And there stood no man with him, while Joseph made himself

known unto his brethren.

GE-45:2 And he wept aloud: and the Egyptians and the house of

Pharaoh heard.

GE-45:3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I [am] Joseph; doth

my father yet live? And his brethren could not answer him; for

they were troubled at his presence.

GE-45:4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I

pray you. And they came near. And he said, I [am] Joseph your

brother, whom ye sold into Egypt.

GE-45:5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves,

that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to

preserve life.

GE-45:6 For these two years [hath] the famine [been] in the

land: and yet [there are] five years, in the which [there shall]

neither [be] earing nor harvest.

GE-45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity

in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

GE-45:8 So now [it was] not you [that] sent me hither, but God:

and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his

house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

GE-45:9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him,

Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt:

come down unto me, tarry not:

GE-45:10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou

shalt be near unto me, thou, and thy children, and thy

children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, and all that

thou hast:

GE-45:11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet [there are]

five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that

thou hast, come to poverty.

GE-45:12 And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother

Benjamin, that [it is] my mouth that speaketh unto you.

GE-45:13 And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt,

and of all that ye have seen; and ye shall haste and bring down

my father hither.

GE-45:14 And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and wept;

and Benjamin wept upon his neck.

GE-45:15 Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon

them: and after that his brethren talked with him.

GE-45:16 And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house,

saying, Joseph's brethren are come: and it pleased Pharaoh well,

and his servants.

GE-45:17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren,

This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of

Canaan;

GE-45:18 And take your father and your households, and come

unto me: and I will give you the good of the land of Egypt, and

ye shall eat the fat of the land.

GE-45:19 Now thou art commanded, this do ye; take you wagons

out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, and for your

wives, and bring your father, and come.

GE-45:20 Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the

land of Egypt [is] yours.

GE-45:21 And the children of Israel did so: and Joseph gave

them wagons, according to the commandment of Pharaoh, and gave

them provision for the way.

GE-45:22 To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment;

but to Benjamin he gave three hundred [pieces] of silver, and

five changes of raiment.

GE-45:23 And to his father he sent after this [manner]; ten

asses laden with the good things of Egypt, and ten she asses

laden with corn and bread and meat for his father by the way.

GE-45:24 So he sent his brethren away, and they departed: and

he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the way.

GE-45:25 And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the land

of Canaan unto Jacob their father,

GE-45:26 And told him, saying, Joseph [is] yet alive, and he

[is] governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's heart

fainted, for he believed them not.

GE-45:27 And they told him all the words of Joseph, which he

had said unto them: and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had

sent to carry him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived:

GE-45:28 And Israel said, [It is] enough; Joseph my son [is]

yet alive: I will go and see him before I die.

GE-46:1 And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and

came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his

father Isaac.

GE-46:2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night,

and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here [am] I.

GE-46:3 And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear

not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great

nation:

GE-46:4 I will go down with thee into Egypt; and I will also

surely bring thee up [again]: and Joseph shall put his hand upon

thine eyes.

GE-46:5 And Jacob rose up from Beersheba: and the sons of

Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and

their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

GE-46:6 And they took their cattle, and their goods, which they

had gotten in the land of Canaan, and came into Egypt, Jacob,

and all his seed with him:

GE-46:7 His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters,

and his sons' daughters, and all his seed brought he with him

into Egypt.

GE-46:8 And these [are] the names of the children of Israel,

which came into Egypt, Jacob and his sons: Reuben, Jacob's

firstborn.

GE-46:9 And the sons of Reuben; Hanoch, and Phallu, and Hezron,

and Carmi.

GE-46:10 And the sons of Simeon; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad,

and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman.

GE-46:11 And the sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.

GE-46:12 And the sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah, and

Pharez, and Zarah: but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan.

And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul.

GE-46:13 And the sons of Issachar; Tola, and Phuvah, and Job,

and Shimron.

GE-46:14 And the sons of Zebulun; Sered, and Elon, and Jahleel.

GE-46:15 These [be] the sons of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob

in Padanaram, with his daughter Dinah: all the souls of his sons

and his daughters [were] thirty and three.

GE-46:16 And the sons of Gad; Ziphion, and Haggi, Shuni, and

Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli.

GE-46:17 And the sons of Asher; Jimnah, and Ishuah, and Isui,

and Beriah, and Serah their sister: and the sons of Beriah;

Heber, and Malchiel.

GE-46:18 These [are] the sons of Zilpah, whom Laban gave to

Leah his daughter, and these she bare unto Jacob, [even] sixteen

souls.

GE-46:19 The sons of Rachel Jacob's wife; Joseph, and Benjamin.

GE-46:20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born

Manasseh and Ephraim, which Asenath the daughter of Potipherah

priest of On bare unto him.

GE-46:21 And the sons of Benjamin [were] Belah, and Becher, and

Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Ehi, and Rosh, Muppim, and Huppim, and

Ard.

GE-46:22 These [are] the sons of Rachel, which were born to

Jacob: all the souls [were] fourteen.

GE-46:23 And the sons of Dan; Hushim.

GE-46:24 And the sons of Naphtali; Jahzeel, and Guni, and Jezer,

and Shillem.

GE-46:25 These [are] the sons of Bilhah, which Laban gave unto

Rachel his daughter, and she bare these unto Jacob: all the

souls [were] seven.

GE-46:26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which

came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the

souls [were] threescore and six;

GE-46:27 And the sons of Joseph, which were born him in Egypt,

[were] two souls: all the souls of the house of Jacob, which

came into Egypt, [were] threescore and ten.

GE-46:28 And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to direct

his face unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen.

GE-46:29 And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet

Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him;

and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while.

GE-46:30 And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I

have seen thy face, because thou [art] yet alive.

GE-46:31 And Joseph said unto his brethren, and unto his

father's house, I will go up, and show Pharaoh, and say unto him,

My brethren, and my father's house, which [were] in the land of

Canaan, are come unto me;

GE-46:32 And the men [are] shepherds, for their trade hath been

to feed cattle; and they have brought their flocks, and their

herds, and all that they have.

GE-46:33 And it shall come to pass, when Pharaoh shall call you,

and shall say, What [is] your occupation?

GE-46:34 That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath been about

cattle from our youth even until now, both we, [and] also our

fathers: that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every

shepherd [is] an abomination unto the Egyptians.

GE-47:1 Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said, My father

and my brethren, and their flocks, and their herds, and all that

they have, are come out of the land of Canaan; and, behold, they

[are] in the land of Goshen.

GE-47:2 And he took some of his brethren, [even] five men, and

presented them unto Pharaoh.

GE-47:3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What [is] your

occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants [are]

shepherds, both we, [and] also our fathers.

GE-47:4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the

land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their

flocks; for the famine [is] sore in the land of Canaan: now

therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of

Goshen.

GE-47:5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and

thy brethren are come unto thee:

GE-47:6 The land of Egypt [is] before thee; in the best of the

land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of

Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest [any] men of activity

among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.

GE-47:7 And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him

before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.

GE-47:8 And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old [art] thou?

GE-47:9 And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of

my pilgrimage [are] an hundred and thirty years: few and evil

have the days of the years of my life been, and have not

attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in

the days of their pilgrimage.

GE-47:10 And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before

Pharaoh.

GE-47:11 And Joseph placed his father and his brethren, and

gave them a possession in the land of Egypt, in the best of the

land, in the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded.

GE-47:12 And Joseph nourished his father, and his brethren, and

all his father's household, with bread, according to [their]

families.

GE-47:13 And [there was] no bread in all the land; for the

famine [was] very sore, so that the land of Egypt and [all] the

land of Canaan fainted by reason of the famine.

GE-47:14 And Joseph gathered up all the money that was found in

the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, for the corn which

they bought: and Joseph brought the money into Pharaoh's house.

GE-47:15 And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the

land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said,

Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the

money faileth.

GE-47:16 And Joseph said, Give your cattle; and I will give you

for your cattle, if money fail.

GE-47:17 And they brought their cattle unto Joseph: and Joseph

gave them bread [in exchange] for horses, and for the flocks,

and for the cattle of the herds, and for the asses: and he fed

them with bread for all their cattle for that year.

GE-47:18 When that year was ended, they came unto him the

second year, and said unto him, We will not hide [it] from my

lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds

of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but

our bodies, and our lands:

GE-47:19 Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and

our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land

will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give [us] seed, that we may

live, and not die, that the land be not desolate.

GE-47:20 And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh;

for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine

prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh's.

GE-47:21 And as for the people, he removed them to cities from

[one] end of the borders of Egypt even to the [other] end

thereof.

GE-47:22 Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the

priests had a portion [assigned them] of Pharaoh, and did eat

their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not

their lands.

GE-47:23 Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have

bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, [here is]

seed for you, and ye shall sow the land.

GE-47:24 And it shall come to pass in the increase, that ye

shall give the fifth [part] unto Pharaoh, and four parts shall

be your own, for seed of the field, and for your food, and for

them of your households, and for food for your little ones.

GE-47:25 And they said, Thou hast saved our lives: let us find

grace in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh's servants.

GE-47:26 And Joseph made it a law over the land of Egypt unto

this day, [that] Pharaoh should have the fifth [part]; except

the land of the priests only, [which] became not Pharaoh's.

GE-47:27 And Israel dwelt in the land of Egypt, in the country

of Goshen; and they had possessions therein, and grew, and

multiplied exceedingly.

GE-47:28 And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years:

so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years.

GE-47:29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he

called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found

grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh,

and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in

Egypt:

GE-47:30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt carry

me out of Egypt, and bury me in their buryingplace. And he said,

I will do as thou hast said.

GE-47:31 And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. And

Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head.

GE-48:1 And it came to pass after these things, that [one] told

Joseph, Behold, thy father [is] sick: and he took with him his

two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim.

GE-48:2 And [one] told Jacob, and said, Behold, thy son Joseph

cometh unto thee: and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon

the bed.

GE-48:3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Almighty appeared unto

me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed me,

GE-48:4 And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful,

and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people;

and will give this land to thy seed after thee [for] an

everlasting possession.

GE-48:5 And now thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were

born unto thee in the land of Egypt before I came unto thee into

Egypt, [are] mine; as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine.

GE-48:6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall

be thine, [and] shall be called after the name of their brethren

in their inheritance.

GE-48:7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by

me in the land of Canaan in the way, when yet [there was] but a

little way to come unto Ephrath: and I buried her there in the

way of Ephrath; the same [is] Bethlehem.

GE-48:8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said, Who [are]

these?

GE-48:9 And Joseph said unto his father, They [are] my sons,

whom God hath given me in this [place]. And he said, Bring them,

I pray thee, unto me, and I will bless them.

GE-48:10 Now the eyes of Israel were dim for age, [so that] he

could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he kissed

them, and embraced them.

GE-48:11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see

thy face: and, lo, God hath showed me also thy seed.

GE-48:12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees,

and he bowed himself with his face to the earth.

GE-48:13 And Joseph took them both, Ephraim in his right hand

toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left hand toward

Israel's right hand, and brought [them] near unto him.

GE-48:14 And Israel stretched out his right hand, and laid [it]

upon Ephraim's head, who [was] the younger, and his left hand

upon Manasseh's head, guiding his hands wittingly; for Manasseh

[was] the firstborn.

GE-48:15 And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my

fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my

life long unto this day,

GE-48:16 The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the

lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my

fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in

the midst of the earth.

GE-48:17 And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right

hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up

his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto

Manasseh's head.

GE-48:18 And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father:

for this [is] the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.

GE-48:19 And his father refused, and said, I know [it], my son,

I know [it]: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be

great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he,

and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.

GE-48:20 And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall

Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh:

and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.

GE-48:21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God

shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your

fathers.

GE-48:22 Moreover I have given to thee one portion above thy

brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amorite with my

sword and with my bow.

GE-49:1 And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather

yourselves together, that I may tell you [that] which shall

befall you in the last days.

GE-49:2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob;

and hearken unto Israel your father.

GE-49:3 Reuben, thou [art] my firstborn, my might, and the

beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the

excellency of power:

GE-49:4 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou

wentest up to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou [it]: he

went up to my couch.

GE-49:5 Simeon and Levi [are] brethren; instruments of cruelty

[are in] their habitations.

GE-49:6 O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their

assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger

they slew a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.

GE-49:7 Cursed [be] their anger, for [it was] fierce; and their

wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and

scatter them in Israel.

GE-49:8 Judah, thou [art he] whom thy brethren shall praise:

thy hand [shall be] in the neck of thine enemies; thy father's

children shall bow down before thee.

GE-49:9 Judah [is] a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou

art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an

old lion; who shall rouse him up?

GE-49:10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a

lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him

[shall] the gathering of the people [be].

GE-49:11 Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's colt

unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine, and his

clothes in the blood of grapes:

GE-49:12 His eyes [shall be] red with wine, and his teeth white

with milk.

GE-49:13 Zebulun shall dwell at the haven of the sea; and he

[shall be] for an haven of ships; and his border [shall be] unto

Zidon.

GE-49:14 Issachar [is] a strong ass couching down between two

burdens:

GE-49:15 And he saw that rest [was] good, and the land that [it

was] pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a

servant unto tribute.

GE-49:16 Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of

Israel.

GE-49:17 Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the

path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall

backward.

GE-49:18 I have waited for thy salvation, O LORD.

GE-49:19 Gad, a troop shall overcome him: but he shall overcome

at the last.

GE-49:20 Out of Asher his bread [shall be] fat, and he shall

yield royal dainties.

GE-49:21 Naphtali [is] a hind let loose: he giveth goodly words.

GE-49:22 Joseph [is] a fruitful bough, [even] a fruitful bough

by a well; [whose] branches run over the wall:

GE-49:23 The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot [at him],

and hated him:

GE-49:24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his

hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty [God] of Jacob;

(from thence [is] the shepherd, the stone of Israel:)

GE-49:25 [Even] by the God of thy father, who shall help thee;

and by the Almighty, who shall bless thee with blessings of

heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings

of the breasts, and of the womb:

GE-49:26 The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the

blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the

everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on

the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

GE-49:27 Benjamin shall ravin [as] a wolf: in the morning he

shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil.

GE-49:28 All these [are] the twelve tribes of Israel: and this

[is it] that their father spake unto them, and blessed them;

every one according to his blessing he blessed them.

GE-49:29 And he charged them, and said unto them, I am to be

gathered unto my people: bury me with my fathers in the cave

that [is] in the field of Ephron the Hittite,

GE-49:30 In the cave that [is] in the field of Machpelah, which

[is] before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought

with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a

buryingplace.

GE-49:31 There they buried Abraham and Sarah his wife; there

they buried Isaac and Rebekah his wife; and there I buried Leah.

GE-49:32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that [is]

therein [was] from the children of Heth.

GE-49:33 And when Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons,

he gathered up his feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost,

and was gathered unto his people.

GE-50:1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon

him, and kissed him.

GE-50:2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to

embalm his father: and the physicians embalmed Israel.

GE-50:3 And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are

fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed: and the

Egyptians mourned for him threescore and ten days.

GE-50:4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph

spake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found

grace in your eyes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh,

saying,

GE-50:5 My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die: in my grave

which I have digged for me in the land of Canaan, there shalt

thou bury me. Now therefore let me go up, I pray thee, and bury

my father, and I will come again.

GE-50:6 And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father, according

as he made thee swear.

GE-50:7 And Joseph went up to bury his father: and with him

went up all the servants of Pharaoh, the elders of his house,

and all the elders of the land of Egypt,

GE-50:8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his

father's house: only their little ones, and their flocks, and

their herds, they left in the land of Goshen.

GE-50:9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen:

and it was a very great company.

GE-50:10 And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad, which

[is] beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very

sore lamentation: and he made a mourning for his father seven

days.

GE-50:11 And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites,

saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, This [is] a

grievous mourning to the Egyptians: wherefore the name of it was

called Abelmizraim, which [is] beyond Jordan.

GE-50:12 And his sons did unto him according as he commanded

them:

GE-50:13 For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and

buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham

bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of

Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.

GE-50:14 And Joseph returned into Egypt, he, and his brethren,

and all that went up with him to bury his father, after he had

buried his father.

GE-50:15 And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was

dead, they said, Joseph will peradventure hate us, and will

certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him.

GE-50:16 And they sent a messenger unto Joseph, saying, Thy

father did command before he died, saying,

GE-50:17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now,

the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto

thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the

servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they

spake unto him.

GE-50:18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his

face; and they said, Behold, we [be] thy servants.

GE-50:19 And Joseph said unto them, Fear not: for [am] I in the

place of God?

GE-50:20 But as for you, ye thought evil against me; [but] God

meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as [it is] this day, to

save much people alive.

GE-50:21 Now therefore fear ye not: I will nourish you, and

your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly unto

them.

GE-50:22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house:

and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years.

GE-50:23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third

[generation]: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh

were brought up upon Joseph's knees.

GE-50:24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die: and God will

surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land

which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

GE-50:25 And Joseph took an oath of the children of Israel,

saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my

bones from hence.

GE-50:26 So Joseph died, [being] an hundred and ten years old:

and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

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HAB-1:1 The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.

HAB-1:2 O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear!

[even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!

HAB-1:3 Why dost thou show me iniquity, and cause [me] to

behold grievance? for spoiling and violence [are] before me: and

there are [that] raise up strife and contention.

HAB-1:4 Therefore the law is slacked, and judgment doth never

go forth: for the wicked doth compass about the righteous;

therefore wrong judgment proceedeth.

HAB-1:5 Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder

marvellously: for [I] will work a work in your days, [which] ye

will not believe, though it be told [you].

HAB-1:6 For, lo, I raise up the Chaldeans, [that] bitter and

hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land,

to possess the dwellingplaces [that are] not theirs.

HAB-1:7 They [are] terrible and dreadful: their judgment and

their dignity shall proceed of themselves.

HAB-1:8 Their horses also are swifter than the leopards, and

are more fierce than the evening wolves: and their horsemen

shall spread themselves, and their horsemen shall come from far;

they shall fly as the eagle [that] hasteth to eat.

HAB-1:9 They shall come all for violence: their faces shall sup

up [as] the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as

the sand.

HAB-1:10 And they shall scoff at the kings, and the princes

shall be a scorn unto them: they shall deride every strong hold;

for they shall heap dust, and take it.

HAB-1:11 Then shall [his] mind change, and he shall pass over,

and offend, [imputing] this his power unto his god.

HAB-1:12 [Art] thou not from everlasting, O LORD my God, mine

Holy One? we shall not die. O LORD, thou hast ordained them for

judgment; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for

correction.

HAB-1:13 [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and

canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them

that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the

wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he?

HAB-1:14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the

creeping things, [that have] no ruler over them?

HAB-1:15 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch

them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they

rejoice and are glad.

HAB-1:16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn

incense unto their drag; because by them their portion [is] fat,

and their meat plenteous.

HAB-1:17 Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare

continually to slay the nations?

HAB-2:1 I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower,

and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall

answer when I am reproved.

HAB-2:2 And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision,

and make [it] plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.

HAB-2:3 For the vision [is] yet for an appointed time, but at

the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for

it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.

HAB-2:4 Behold, his soul [which] is lifted up is not upright in

him: but the just shall live by his faith.

HAB-2:5 Yea also, because he transgresseth by wine, [he is] a

proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his desire as

hell, and [is] as death, and cannot be satisfied, but gathereth

unto him all nations, and heapeth unto him all people:

HAB-2:6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and

a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that

increaseth [that which is] not his! how long? and to him that

ladeth himself with thick clay!

HAB-2:7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee,

and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties

unto them?

HAB-2:8 Because thou hast spoiled many nations, all the remnant

of the people shall spoil thee; because of men's blood, and

[for] the violence of the land, of the city, and of all that

dwell therein.

HAB-2:9 Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his

house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be

delivered from the power of evil!

HAB-2:10 Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting off

many people, and hast sinned [against] thy soul.

HAB-2:11 For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam

out of the timber shall answer it.

HAB-2:12 Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and

stablisheth a city by iniquity!

HAB-2:13 Behold, [is it] not of the LORD of hosts that the

people shall labour in the very fire, and the people shall weary

themselves for very vanity?

HAB-2:14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of

the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

HAB-2:15 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that

puttest thy bottle to [him], and makest [him] drunken also, that

thou mayest look on their nakedness!

HAB-2:16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also,

and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the LORD'S right

hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing [shall be]

on thy glory.

HAB-2:17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the

spoil of beasts, [which] made them afraid, because of men's

blood, and for the violence of the land, of the city, and of all

that dwell therein.

HAB-2:18 What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof

hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that

the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

HAB-2:19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood, Awake; to the

dumb stone, Arise, it shall teach! Behold, it [is] laid over

with gold and silver, and [there is] no breath at all in the

midst of it.

HAB-2:20 But the LORD [is] in his holy temple: let all the

earth keep silence before him.

HAB-3:1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet upon Shigionoth.

HAB-3:2 O LORD, I have heard thy speech, [and] was afraid: O

LORD, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the midst of

the years make known; in wrath remember mercy.

HAB-3:3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from mount Paran.

Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of

his praise.

HAB-3:4 And [his] brightness was as the light; he had horns

[coming] out of his hand: and there [was] the hiding of his

power.

HAB-3:5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went

forth at his feet.

HAB-3:6 He stood, and measured the earth: he beheld, and drove

asunder the nations; and the everlasting mountains were

scattered, the perpetual hills did bow: his ways [are]

everlasting.

HAB-3:7 I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction: [and] the

curtains of the land of Midian did tremble.

HAB-3:8 Was the LORD displeased against the rivers? [was] thine

anger against the rivers? [was] thy wrath against the sea, that

thou didst ride upon thine horses [and] thy chariots of

salvation?

HAB-3:9 Thy bow was made quite naked, [according] to the oaths

of the tribes, [even thy] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the

earth with rivers.

HAB-3:10 The mountains saw thee, [and] they trembled: the

overflowing of the water passed by: the deep uttered his voice,

[and] lifted up his hands on high.

HAB-3:11 The sun [and] moon stood still in their habitation: at

the light of thine arrows they went, [and] at the shining of thy

glittering spear.

HAB-3:12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou

didst thresh the heathen in anger.

HAB-3:13 Thou wentest forth for the salvation of thy people,

[even] for salvation with thine anointed; thou woundedst the

head out of the house of the wicked, by discovering the

foundation unto the neck. Selah.

HAB-3:14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of

his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their

rejoicing [was] as to devour the poor secretly.

HAB-3:15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses,

[through] the heap of great waters.

HAB-3:16 When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at

the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in

myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh

up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

HAB-3:17 Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither

[shall] fruit [be] in the vines; the labour of the olive shall

fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut

off from the fold, and [there shall be] no herd in the stalls:

HAB-3:18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God

of my salvation.

HAB-3:19 The LORD God [is] my strength, and he will make my

feet like hinds' [feet], and he will make me to walk upon mine

high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

king james study

HAG-1:1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth

month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD

by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel,

governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high

priest, saying,

HAG-1:2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people

say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should

be built.

HAG-1:3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet,

saying,

HAG-1:4 [Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your ceiled

houses, and this house [lie] waste?

HAG-1:5 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider

your ways.

HAG-1:6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye

have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye

clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages

earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.

HAG-1:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.

HAG-1:8 Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the

house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified,

saith the LORD.

HAG-1:9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, [it came] to little; and

when ye brought [it] home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the

LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run

every man unto his own house.

HAG-1:10 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and

the earth is stayed [from] her fruit.

HAG-1:11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the

mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon

the oil, and upon [that] which the ground bringeth forth, and

upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

HAG-1:12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the

son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the

people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of

Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the

people did fear before the LORD.

HAG-1:13 Then spake Haggai the LORD'S messenger in the LORD'S

message unto the people, saying, I [am] with you, saith the LORD.

HAG-1:14 And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the

son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua

the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the

remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house

of the LORD of hosts, their God,

HAG-1:15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in

the second year of Darius the king.

HAG-2:1 In the seventh [month], in the one and twentieth [day]

of the month, came the word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai,

saying,

HAG-2:2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor

of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest,

and to the residue of the people, saying,

HAG-2:3 Who [is] left among you that saw this house in her

first glory? and how do ye see it now? [is it] not in your eyes

in comparison of it as nothing?

HAG-2:4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be

strong, O Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest; and be

strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for

I [am] with you, saith the LORD of hosts:

HAG-2:5 [According to] the word that I covenanted with you when

ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye

not.

HAG-2:6 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it [is] a

little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and

the sea, and the dry [land];

HAG-2:7 And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all

nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith

the LORD of hosts.

HAG-2:8 The silver [is] mine, and the gold [is] mine, saith the

LORD of hosts.

HAG-2:9 The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of

the former, saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I

give peace, saith the LORD of hosts.

HAG-2:10 In the four and twentieth [day] of the ninth [month],

in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by

Haggai the prophet, saying,

HAG-2:11 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests

[concerning] the law, saying,

HAG-2:12 If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment,

and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil,

or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said,

No.

HAG-2:13 Then said Haggai, If [one that is] unclean by a dead

body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests

answered and said, It shall be unclean.

HAG-2:14 Then answered Haggai, and said, So [is] this people,

and so [is] this nation before me, saith the LORD; and so [is]

every work of their hands; and that which they offer there [is]

unclean.

HAG-2:15 And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward,

from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the

LORD:

HAG-2:16 Since those [days] were, when [one] came to an heap of

twenty [measures], there were [but] ten: when [one] came to the

pressfat for to draw out fifty [vessels] out of the press, there

were [but] twenty.

HAG-2:17 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with

hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye [turned] not to me,

saith the LORD.

HAG-2:18 Consider now from this day and upward, from the four

and twentieth day of the ninth [month, even] from the day that

the foundation of the LORD'S temple was laid, consider [it].

HAG-2:19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and

the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not

brought forth: from this day will I bless [you].

HAG-2:20 And again the word of the LORD came unto Haggai in the

four and twentieth [day] of the month, saying,

HAG-2:21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will

shake the heavens and the earth;

HAG-2:22 And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I

will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I

will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and

the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the

sword of his brother.

HAG-2:23 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee,

O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD,

and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith

the LORD of hosts. king james study

HEB-1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in

time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

HEB-1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son,

whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made

the worlds;

HEB-1:3 Who being the brightness of [his] glory, and the

express image of his person, and upholding all things by the

word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat

down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

HEB-1:4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath

by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

HEB-1:5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou

art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be

to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?

HEB-1:6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into

the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.

HEB-1:7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels

spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.

HEB-1:8 But unto the Son [he saith], Thy throne, O God, [is]

for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness [is] the sceptre

of thy kingdom.

HEB-1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity;

therefore God, [even] thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil

of gladness above thy fellows.

HEB-1:10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the

foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine

hands:

HEB-1:11 They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all

shall wax old as doth a garment;

HEB-1:12 And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they

shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not

fail.

HEB-1:13 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on

my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool?

HEB-1:14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to

minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

HEB-2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the

things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let

[them] slip.

HEB-2:2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and

every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence

of reward;

HEB-2:3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation;

which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was

confirmed unto us by them that heard [him];

HEB-2:4 God also bearing [them] witness, both with signs and

wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost,

according to his own will?

HEB-2:5 For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the

world to come, whereof we speak.

HEB-2:6 But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is

man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou

visitest him?

HEB-2:7 Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou

crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the

works of thy hands:

HEB-2:8 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet.

For in that he put all in subjection under him, he left nothing

[that is] not put under him. But now we see not yet all things

put under him.

HEB-2:9 But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the

angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour;

that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.

HEB-2:10 For it became him, for whom [are] all things, and by

whom [are] all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make

the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

HEB-2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are

sanctified [are] all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed

to call them brethren,

HEB-2:12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in

the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.

HEB-2:13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again,

Behold I and the children which God hath given me.

HEB-2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh

and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that

through death he might destroy him that had the power of death,

that is, the devil;

HEB-2:15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all

their lifetime subject to bondage.

HEB-2:16 For verily he took not on [him the nature of] angels;

but he took on [him] the seed of Abraham.

HEB-2:17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like

unto [his] brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful

high priest in things [pertaining] to God, to make

reconciliation for the sins of the people.

HEB-2:18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he

is able to succour them that are tempted.

HEB-3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly

calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession,

Christ Jesus;

HEB-3:2 Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also

Moses [was faithful] in all his house.

HEB-3:3 For this [man] was counted worthy of more glory than

Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more

honour than the house.

HEB-3:4 For every house is builded by some [man]; but he that

built all things [is] God.

HEB-3:5 And Moses verily [was] faithful in all his house, as a

servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken

after;

HEB-3:6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are

we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope

firm unto the end.

HEB-3:7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will

hear his voice,

HEB-3:8 Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the

day of temptation in the wilderness:

HEB-3:9 When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my

works forty years.

HEB-3:10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation, and said,

They do alway err in [their] heart; and they have not known my

ways.

HEB-3:11 So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my

rest.)

HEB-3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an

evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

HEB-3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called To

day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of

sin.

HEB-3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the

beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

HEB-3:15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice,

harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

HEB-3:16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit

not all that came out of Egypt by Moses.

HEB-3:17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? [was it] not

with them that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?

HEB-3:18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into

his rest, but to them that believed not?

HEB-3:19 So we see that they could not enter in because of

unbelief.

HEB-4:1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left [us]

of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short

of it.

HEB-4:2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto

them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed

with faith in them that heard [it].

HEB-4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he

said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my

rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of

the world.

HEB-4:4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh [day] on

this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

HEB-4:5 And in this [place] again, If they shall enter into my

rest.

HEB-4:6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter

therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in

because of unbelief:

HEB-4:7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To

day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear

his voice, harden not your hearts.

HEB-4:8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not

afterward have spoken of another day.

HEB-4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

HEB-4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath

ceased from his own works, as God [did] from his.

HEB-4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest

any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

HEB-4:12 For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and

sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing

asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and

[is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

HEB-4:13 Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in

his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes

of him with whom we have to do.

HEB-4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is

passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast

[our] profession.

HEB-4:15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched

with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points

tempted like as [we are, yet] without sin.

HEB-4:16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace,

that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

HEB-5:1 For every high priest taken from among men is ordained

for men in things [pertaining] to God, that he may offer both

gifts and sacrifices for sins:

HEB-5:2 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them

that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed

with infirmity.

HEB-5:3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so

also for himself, to offer for sins.

HEB-5:4 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that

is called of God, as [was] Aaron.

HEB-5:5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high

priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have

I begotten thee.

HEB-5:6 As he saith also in another [place], Thou [art] a

priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

HEB-5:7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up

prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him

that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he

feared;

HEB-5:8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the

things which he suffered;

HEB-5:9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal

salvation unto all them that obey him;

HEB-5:10 Called of God an high priest after the order of

Melchisedec.

HEB-5:11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be

uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing.

HEB-5:12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have

need that one teach you again which [be] the first principles of

the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk,

and not of strong meat.

HEB-5:13 For every one that useth milk [is] unskilful in the

word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

HEB-5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age,

[even] those who by reason of use have their senses exercised

to discern both good and evil.

HEB-6:1 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of

Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the

foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward

God,

HEB-6:2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands,

and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

HEB-6:3 And this will we do, if God permit.

HEB-6:4 For [it is] impossible for those who were once

enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made

partakers of the Holy Ghost,

HEB-6:5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of

the world to come,

HEB-6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto

repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God

afresh, and put [him] to an open shame.

HEB-6:7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh

oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it

is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:

HEB-6:8 But that which beareth thorns and briers [is] rejected,

and [is] nigh unto cursing; whose end [is] to be burned.

HEB-6:9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you,

and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

HEB-6:10 For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and

labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye

have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

HEB-6:11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same

diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

HEB-6:12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who

through faith and patience inherit the promises.

HEB-6:13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could

swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

HEB-6:14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and

multiplying I will multiply thee.

HEB-6:15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained

the promise.

HEB-6:16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for

confirmation [is] to them an end of all strife.

HEB-6:17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the

heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed [it]

by an oath:

HEB-6:18 That by two immutable things, in which [it was]

impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation,

who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

HEB-6:19 Which [hope] we have as an anchor of the soul, both

sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

HEB-6:20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, [even] Jesus,

made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

HEB-7:1 For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most

high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the

kings, and blessed him;

HEB-7:2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first

being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that

also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

HEB-7:3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having

neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto

the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

HEB-7:4 Now consider how great this man [was], unto whom even

the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

HEB-7:5 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who

receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to take

tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their

brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

HEB-7:6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received

tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

HEB-7:7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of

the better.

HEB-7:8 And here men that die receive tithes; but there he

[receiveth them], of whom it is witnessed that he liveth.

HEB-7:9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes,

payed tithes in Abraham.

HEB-7:10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when

Melchisedec met him.

HEB-7:11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical

priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what

further need [was there] that another priest should rise after

the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of

Aaron?

HEB-7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of

necessity a change also of the law.

HEB-7:13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to

another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

HEB-7:14 For [it is] evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda;

of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

HEB-7:15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the

similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

HEB-7:16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment,

but after the power of an endless life.

HEB-7:17 For he testifieth, Thou [art] a priest for ever after

the order of Melchisedec.

HEB-7:18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment

going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

HEB-7:19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in

of a better hope [did]; by the which we draw nigh unto God.

HEB-7:20 And inasmuch as not without an oath [he was made

priest]:

HEB-7:21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this

with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will

not repent, Thou [art] a priest for ever after the order of

Melchisedec:)

HEB-7:22 By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better

testament.

HEB-7:23 And they truly were many priests, because they were

not suffered to continue by reason of death:

HEB-7:24 But this [man], because he continueth ever, hath an

unchangeable priesthood.

HEB-7:25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the

uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to

make intercession for them.

HEB-7:26 For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy,

harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than

the heavens;

HEB-7:27 Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer

up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's:

for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

HEB-7:28 For the law maketh men high priests which have

infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law,

[maketh] the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.

HEB-8:1 Now of the things which we have spoken [this is] the

sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand

of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

HEB-8:2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle,

which the Lord pitched, and not man.

HEB-8:3 For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and

sacrifices: wherefore [it is] of necessity that this man have

somewhat also to offer.

HEB-8:4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest,

seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the

law:

HEB-8:5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly

things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make

the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things

according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

HEB-8:6 But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by

how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was

established upon better promises.

HEB-8:7 For if that first [covenant] had been faultless, then

should no place have been sought for the second.

HEB-8:8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days

come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the

house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

HEB-8:9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their

fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out

of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant,

and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

HEB-8:10 For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the

house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my

laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will

be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

HEB-8:11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and

every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know

me, from the least to the greatest.

HEB-8:12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and

their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

HEB-8:13 In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the

first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to

vanish away.

HEB-9:1 Then verily the first [covenant] had also ordinances of

divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

HEB-9:2 For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein

[was] the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which

is called the sanctuary.

HEB-9:3 And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is

called the Holiest of all;

HEB-9:4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the

covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was] the

golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the

tables of the covenant;

HEB-9:5 And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the

mercyseat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

HEB-9:6 Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests

went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service

[of God].

HEB-9:7 But into the second [went] the high priest alone once

every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and

[for] the errors of the people:

HEB-9:8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the

holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first

tabernacle was yet standing:

HEB-9:9 Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in

which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not

make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the

conscience;

HEB-9:10 [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers

washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the

time of reformation.

HEB-9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to

come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with

hands, that is to say, not of this building;

HEB-9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his

own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having

obtained eternal redemption [for us].

HEB-9:13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes

of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the

purifying of the flesh:

HEB-9:14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through

the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge

your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

HEB-9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new

testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the

transgressions [that were] under the first testament, they which

are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

HEB-9:16 For where a testament [is], there must also of

necessity be the death of the testator.

HEB-9:17 For a testament [is] of force after men are dead:

otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

HEB-9:18 Whereupon neither the first [testament] was dedicated

without blood.

HEB-9:19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the

people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of

goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled

both the book, and all the people,

HEB-9:20 Saying, This [is] the blood of the testament which God

hath enjoined unto you.

HEB-9:21 Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle,

and all the vessels of the ministry.

HEB-9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood;

and without shedding of blood is no remission.

HEB-9:23 [It was] therefore necessary that the patterns of

things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the

heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

HEB-9:24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made

with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven

itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

HEB-9:25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the

high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood

of others;

HEB-9:26 For then must he often have suffered since the

foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world

hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

HEB-9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after

this the judgment:

HEB-9:28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many;

and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time

without sin unto salvation.

HEB-10:1 For the law having a shadow of good things to come,

[and] not the very image of the things, can never with those

sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the

comers thereunto perfect.

HEB-10:2 For then would they not have ceased to be offered?

because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more

conscience of sins.

HEB-10:3 But in those [sacrifices there is] a remembrance again

[made] of sins every year.

HEB-10:4 For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and

of goats should take away sins.

HEB-10:5 Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith,

Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou

prepared me:

HEB-10:6 In burntofferings and [sacrifices] for sin thou hast

had no pleasure.

HEB-10:7 Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it

is written of me,) to do thy will, O God.

HEB-10:8 Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt

offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither

hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

HEB-10:9 Then said he, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He

taketh away the first, that he may establish the second.

HEB-10:10 By the which will we are sanctified through the

offering of the body of Jesus Christ once [for all].

HEB-10:11 And every priest standeth daily ministering and

offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take

away sins:

HEB-10:12 But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for

sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

HEB-10:13 From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made

his footstool.

HEB-10:14 For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them

that are sanctified.

HEB-10:15 [Whereof] the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for

after that he had said before,

HEB-10:16 This [is] the covenant that I will make with them

after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their

hearts, and in their minds will I write them;

HEB-10:17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

HEB-10:18 Now where remission of these [is, there is] no more

offering for sin.

HEB-10:19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into

the holiest by the blood of Jesus,

HEB-10:20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated

for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

HEB-10:21 And [having] an high priest over the house of God;

HEB-10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance

of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience,

and our bodies washed with pure water.

HEB-10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of [our] faith

without wavering; (for he [is] faithful that promised;)

HEB-10:24 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love

and to good works:

HEB-10:25 Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together,

as the manner of some [is]; but exhorting [one another]: and so

much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

HEB-10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received

the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice

for sins,

HEB-10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and

fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

HEB-10:28 He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under

two or three witnesses:

HEB-10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be

thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and

hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was

sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the

Spirit of grace?

HEB-10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth]

unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord

shall judge his people.

HEB-10:31 [It is] a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the

living God.

HEB-10:32 But call to remembrance the former days, in which,

after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of

afflictions;

HEB-10:33 Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by

reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became

companions of them that were so used.

HEB-10:34 For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took

joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that

ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.

HEB-10:35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath

great recompence of reward.

HEB-10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have

done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

HEB-10:37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will

come, and will not tarry.

HEB-10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if [any man]

draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

HEB-10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition;

but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.

HEB-11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the

evidence of things not seen.

HEB-11:2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.

HEB-11:3 Through faith we understand that the worlds were

framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were

not made of things which do appear.

HEB-11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent

sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was

righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead

yet speaketh.

HEB-11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see

death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for

before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased

God.

HEB-11:6 But without faith [it is] impossible to please [him]:

for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and [that] he

is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

HEB-11:7 By faith Noah, being warned of God of things not seen

as yet, moved with fear, prepared an ark to the saving of his

house; by the which he condemned the world, and became heir of

the righteousness which is by faith.

HEB-11:8 By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a

place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed;

and he went out, not knowing whither he went.

HEB-11:9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in]

a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob,

the heirs with him of the same promise:

HEB-11:10 For he looked for a city which hath foundations,

whose builder and maker [is] God.

HEB-11:11 Through faith also Sara herself received strength to

conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past

age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

HEB-11:12 Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good

as dead, [so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as

the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

HEB-11:13 These all died in faith, not having received the

promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of

[them], and embraced [them], and confessed that they were

strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

HEB-11:14 For they that say such things declare plainly that

they seek a country.

HEB-11:15 And truly, if they had been mindful of that [country]

from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to

have returned.

HEB-11:16 But now they desire a better [country], that is, an

heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God:

for he hath prepared for them a city.

HEB-11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac:

and he that had received the promises offered up his only

begotten [son].

HEB-11:18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be

called:

HEB-11:19 Accounting that God [was] able to raise [him] up,

even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.

HEB-11:20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning

things to come.

HEB-11:21 By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the

sons of Joseph; and worshipped, [leaning] upon the top of his

staff.

HEB-11:22 By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the

departing of the children of Israel; and gave commandment

concerning his bones.

HEB-11:23 By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three

months of his parents, because they saw [he was] a proper child;

and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

HEB-11:24 By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to

be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;

HEB-11:25 Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people

of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season;

HEB-11:26 Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than

the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence

of the reward.

HEB-11:27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of

the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

HEB-11:28 Through faith he kept the passover, and the

sprinkling of blood, lest he that destroyed the firstborn should

touch them.

HEB-11:29 By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry

[land]: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.

HEB-11:30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they

were compassed about seven days.

HEB-11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that

believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

HEB-11:32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me

to tell of Gedeon, and [of] Barak, and [of] Samson, and [of]

Jephthae; [of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:

HEB-11:33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought

righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

HEB-11:34 Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of

the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in

fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.

HEB-11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and

others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might

obtain a better resurrection:

HEB-11:36 And others had trial of [cruel] mockings and

scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

HEB-11:37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were

tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in

sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

HEB-11:38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in

deserts, and [in] mountains, and [in] dens and caves of the

earth.

HEB-11:39 And these all, having obtained a good report through

faith, received not the promise:

HEB-11:40 God having provided some better thing for us, that

they without us should not be made perfect.

HEB-12:1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so

great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and

the sin which doth so easily beset [us], and let us run with

patience the race that is set before us,

HEB-12:2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our]

faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross,

despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the

throne of God.

HEB-12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of

sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your

minds.

HEB-12:4 Ye have not yet resisted unto blood, striving against

sin.

HEB-12:5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh

unto you as unto children, My son, despise not thou the

chastening of the Lord, nor faint when thou art rebuked of him:

HEB-12:6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth

every son whom he receiveth.

HEB-12:7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with

sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?

HEB-12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are

partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.

HEB-12:9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which

corrected [us], and we gave [them] reverence: shall we not much

rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

HEB-12:10 For they verily for a few days chastened [us] after

their own pleasure; but he for [our] profit, that [we] might be

partakers of his holiness.

HEB-12:11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be

joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the

peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised

thereby.

HEB-12:12 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the

feeble knees;

HEB-12:13 And make straight paths for your feet, lest that

which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be

healed.

HEB-12:14 Follow peace with all [men], and holiness, without

which no man shall see the Lord:

HEB-12:15 Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of

God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble [you], and

thereby many be defiled;

HEB-12:16 Lest there [be] any fornicator, or profane person, as

Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright.

HEB-12:17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have

inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place

of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.

HEB-12:18 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be

touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and

darkness, and tempest,

HEB-12:19 And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words;

which [voice] they that heard intreated that the word should not

be spoken to them any more:

HEB-12:20 (For they could not endure that which was commanded,

And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned,

or thrust through with a dart:

HEB-12:21 And so terrible was the sight, [that] Moses said, I

exceedingly fear and quake:)

HEB-12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of

the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable

company of angels,

HEB-12:23 To the general assembly and church of the firstborn,

which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to

the spirits of just men made perfect,

HEB-12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to

the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than [that

of] Abel.

HEB-12:25 See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they

escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more

[shall not] we [escape], if we turn away from him that

[speaketh] from heaven:

HEB-12:26 Whose voice then shook the earth: but now he hath

promised, saying, Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but

also heaven.

HEB-12:27 And this [word], Yet once more, signifieth the

removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that are

made, that those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

HEB-12:28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be

moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably

with reverence and godly fear:

HEB-12:29 For our God [is] a consuming fire.

HEB-13:1 Let brotherly love continue.

HEB-13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby

some have entertained angels unawares.

HEB-13:3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them;

[and] them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in

the body.

HEB-13:4 Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled:

but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

HEB-13:5 [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness;

[and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said,

I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

HEB-13:6 So that we may boldly say, The Lord [is] my helper,

and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

HEB-13:7 Remember them which have the rule over you, who have

spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering

the end of [their] conversation.

HEB-13:8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for

ever.

HEB-13:9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines.

For [it is] a good thing that the heart be established with

grace; not with meats, which have not profited them that have

been occupied therein.

HEB-13:10 We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat

which serve the tabernacle.

HEB-13:11 For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is

brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are

burned without the camp.

HEB-13:12 Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the

people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

HEB-13:13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp,

bearing his reproach.

HEB-13:14 For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one

to come.

HEB-13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise

to God continually, that is, the fruit of [our] lips giving

thanks to his name.

HEB-13:16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for

with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

HEB-13:17 Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit

yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must

give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief:

for that [is] unprofitable for you.

HEB-13:18 Pray for us: for we trust we have a good conscience,

in all things willing to live honestly.

HEB-13:19 But I beseech [you] the rather to do this, that I may

be restored to you the sooner.

HEB-13:20 Now the God of peace, that brought again from the

dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through

the blood of the everlasting covenant,

HEB-13:21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will,

working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through

Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory for ever and ever. Amen.

HEB-13:22 And I beseech you, brethren, suffer the word of

exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words.

HEB-13:23 Know ye that [our] brother Timothy is set at liberty;

with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.

HEB-13:24 Salute all them that have the rule over you, and all

the saints. They of Italy salute you.

HEB-13:25 Grace [be] with you all. Amen. king james study

HO-1:1 The word of the LORD that came unto Hosea, the son of

Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah,

kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash,

king of Israel.

HO-1:2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the

LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and

children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great

whoredom, [departing] from the LORD.

HO-1:3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which

conceived, and bare him a son.

HO-1:4 And the LORD said unto him, Call his name Jezreel; for

yet a little [while], and I will avenge the blood of Jezreel

upon the house of Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of

the house of Israel.

HO-1:5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break

the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezreel.

HO-1:6 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And [God]

said unto him, Call her name Loruhamah: for I will no more have

mercy upon the house of Israel; but I will utterly take them

away.

HO-1:7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will

save them by the LORD their God, and will not save them by bow,

nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.

HO-1:8 Now when she had weaned Loruhamah, she conceived, and

bare a son.

HO-1:9 Then said [God], Call his name Loammi: for ye [are] not

my people, and I will not be your [God].

HO-1:10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as

the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and

it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said

unto them, Ye [are] not my people, [there] it shall be said unto

them, [Ye are] the sons of the living God.

HO-1:11 Then shall the children of Judah and the children of

Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head,

and they shall come up out of the land: for great [shall be] the

day of Jezreel.

HO-2:1 Say ye unto your brethren, Ammi; and to your sisters,

Ruhamah.

HO-2:2 Plead with your mother, plead: for she [is] not my wife,

neither [am] I her husband: let her therefore put away her

whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her

breasts;

HO-2:3 Lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that

she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her like a

dry land, and slay her with thirst.

HO-2:4 And I will not have mercy upon her children; for they

[be] the children of whoredoms.

HO-2:5 For their mother hath played the harlot: she that

conceived them hath done shamefully: for she said, I will go

after my lovers, that give [me] my bread and my water, my wool

and my flax, mine oil and my drink.

HO-2:6 Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns,

and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.

HO-2:7 And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not

overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find

[them]: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first

husband; for then [was it] better with me than now.

HO-2:8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and

oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, [which] they prepared

for Baal.

HO-2:9 Therefore will I return, and take away my corn in the

time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and will

recover my wool and my flax [given] to cover her nakedness.

HO-2:10 And now will I discover her lewdness in the sight of

her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand.

HO-2:11 I will also cause all her mirth to cease, her feast

days, her new moons, and her sabbaths, and all her solemn feasts.

HO-2:12 And I will destroy her vines and her fig trees, whereof

she hath said, These [are] my rewards that my lovers have given

me: and I will make them a forest, and the beasts of the field

shall eat them.

HO-2:13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein

she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her

earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and

forgat me, saith the LORD.

HO-2:14 Therefore, behold, I will allure her, and bring her

into the wilderness, and speak comfortably unto her.

HO-2:15 And I will give her her vineyards from thence, and the

valley of Achor for a door of hope: and she shall sing there, as

in the days of her youth, and as in the day when she came up out

of the land of Egypt.

HO-2:16 And it shall be at that day, saith the LORD, [that]

thou shalt call me Ishi; and shalt call me no more Baali.

HO-2:17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her

mouth, and they shall no more be remembered by their name.

HO-2:18 And in that day will I make a covenant for them with

the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and

[with] the creeping things of the ground: and I will break the

bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make

them to lie down safely.

HO-2:19 And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will

betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in

lovingkindness, and in mercies.

HO-2:20 I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and

thou shalt know the LORD.

HO-2:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, I will hear,

saith the LORD, I will hear the heavens, and they shall hear the

earth;

HO-2:22 And the earth shall hear the corn, and the wine, and

the oil; and they shall hear Jezreel.

HO-2:23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will

have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say

to [them which were] not my people, Thou [art] my people; and

they shall say, [Thou art] my God.

HO-3:1 Then said the LORD unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved

of [her] friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the

LORD toward the children of Israel, who look to other gods, and

love flagons of wine.

HO-3:2 So I bought her to me for fifteen [pieces] of silver,

and [for] an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:

HO-3:3 And I said unto her, Thou shalt abide for me many days;

thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for

[another] man: so [will] I also [be] for thee.

HO-3:4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without

a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and

without an image, and without an ephod, and [without] teraphim:

HO-3:5 Afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek

the LORD their God, and David their king; and shall fear the

LORD and his goodness in the latter days.

HO-4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for

the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land,

because [there is] no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in

the land.

HO-4:2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and

committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.

HO-4:3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that

dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field,

and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also

shall be taken away.

HO-4:4 Yet let no man strive, nor reprove another: for thy

people [are] as they that strive with the priest.

HO-4:5 Therefore shalt thou fall in the day, and the prophet

also shall fall with thee in the night, and I will destroy thy

mother.

HO-4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because

thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou

shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of

thy God, I will also forget thy children.

HO-4:7 As they were increased, so they sinned against me:

[therefore] will I change their glory into shame.

HO-4:8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their

heart on their iniquity.

HO-4:9 And there shall be, like people, like priest: and I will

punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings.

HO-4:10 For they shall eat, and not have enough: they shall

commit whoredom, and shall not increase: because they have left

off to take heed to the LORD.

HO-4:11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart.

HO-4:12 My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff

declareth unto them: for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused

[them] to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God.

HO-4:13 They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and burn

incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars and elms, because

the shadow thereof [is] good: therefore your daughters shall

commit whoredom, and your spouses shall commit adultery.

HO-4:14 I will not punish your daughters when they commit

whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery: for

themselves are separated with whores, and they sacrifice with

harlots: therefore the people [that] doth not understand shall

fall.

HO-4:15 Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, [yet] let not

Judah offend; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to

Bethaven, nor swear, The LORD liveth.

HO-4:16 For Israel slideth back as a backsliding heifer: now

the LORD will feed them as a lamb in a large place.

HO-4:17 Ephraim [is] joined to idols: let him alone.

HO-4:18 Their drink is sour: they have committed whoredom

continually: her rulers [with] shame do love, Give ye.

HO-4:19 The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall

be ashamed because of their sacrifices.

HO-5:1 Hear ye this, O priests; and hearken, ye house of Israel;

and give ye ear, O house of the king; for judgment [is] toward

you, because ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread

upon Tabor.

HO-5:2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though

I [have been] a rebuker of them all.

HO-5:3 I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now,

O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, [and] Israel is defiled.

HO-5:4 They will not frame their doings to turn unto their God:

for the spirit of whoredoms [is] in the midst of them, and they

have not known the LORD.

HO-5:5 And the pride of Israel doth testify to his face:

therefore shall Israel and Ephraim fall in their iniquity; Judah

also shall fall with them.

HO-5:6 They shall go with their flocks and with their herds to

seek the LORD; but they shall not find [him]; he hath withdrawn

himself from them.

HO-5:7 They have dealt treacherously against the LORD: for they

have begotten strange children: now shall a month devour them

with their portions.

HO-5:8 Blow ye the cornet in Gibeah, [and] the trumpet in Ramah:

cry aloud [at] Bethaven, after thee, O Benjamin.

HO-5:9 Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke: among

the tribes of Israel have I made known that which shall surely

be.

HO-5:10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the

bound: [therefore] I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

HO-5:11 Ephraim [is] oppressed [and] broken in judgment,

because he willingly walked after the commandment.

HO-5:12 Therefore [will] I [be] unto Ephraim as a moth, and to

the house of Judah as rottenness.

HO-5:13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his

wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb:

yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound.

HO-5:14 For I [will be] unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young

lion to the house of Judah: I, [even] I, will tear and go away;

I will take away, and none shall rescue [him].

HO-5:15 I will go [and] return to my place, till they

acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction

they will seek me early.

HO-6:1 Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn,

and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

HO-6:2 After two days will he revive us: in the third day he

will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.

HO-6:3 Then shall we know, [if] we follow on to know the LORD:

his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come

unto us as the rain, as the latter [and] former rain unto the

earth.

HO-6:4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what

shall I do unto thee? for your goodness [is] as a morning cloud,

and as the early dew it goeth away.

HO-6:5 Therefore have I hewed [them] by the prophets; I have

slain them by the words of my mouth: and thy judgments [are as]

the light [that] goeth forth.

HO-6:6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the

knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

HO-6:7 But they like men have transgressed the covenant: there

have they dealt treacherously against me.

HO-6:8 Gilead [is] a city of them that work iniquity, [and is]

polluted with blood.

HO-6:9 And as troops of robbers wait for a man, [so] the

company of priests murder in the way by consent: for they commit

lewdness.

HO-6:10 I have seen an horrible thing in the house of Israel:

there [is] the whoredom of Ephraim, Israel is defiled.

HO-6:11 Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I

returned the captivity of my people.

HO-7:1 When I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of

Ephraim was discovered, and the wickedness of Samaria: for they

commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, [and] the troop of

robbers spoileth without.

HO-7:2 And they consider not in their hearts [that] I remember

all their wickedness: now their own doings have beset them about;

they are before my face.

HO-7:3 They make the king glad with their wickedness, and the

princes with their lies.

HO-7:4 They [are] all adulterers, as an oven heated by the

baker, [who] ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the

dough, until it be leavened.

HO-7:5 In the day of our king the princes have made [him] sick

with bottles of wine; he stretched out his hand with scorners.

HO-7:6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven,

whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in

the morning it burneth as a flaming fire.

HO-7:7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their

judges; all their kings are fallen: [there is] none among them

that calleth unto me.

HO-7:8 Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people; Ephraim

is a cake not turned.

HO-7:9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth

[it] not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he

knoweth not.

HO-7:10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face: and

they do not return to the LORD their God, nor seek him for all

this.

HO-7:11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they

call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

HO-7:12 When they shall go, I will spread my net upon them; I

will bring them down as the fowls of the heaven; I will chastise

them, as their congregation hath heard.

HO-7:13 Woe unto them! for they have fled from me: destruction

unto them! because they have transgressed against me: though I

have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against me.

HO-7:14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when

they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn

and wine, [and] they rebel against me.

HO-7:15 Though I have bound [and] strengthened their arms, yet

do they imagine mischief against me.

HO-7:16 They return, [but] not to the most High: they are like

a deceitful bow: their princes shall fall by the sword for the

rage of their tongue: this [shall be] their derision in the land

of Egypt.

HO-8:1 [Set] the trumpet to thy mouth. [He shall come] as an

eagle against the house of the LORD, because they have

transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law.

HO-8:2 Israel shall cry unto me, My God, we know thee.

HO-8:3 Israel hath cast off [the thing that is] good: the enemy

shall pursue him.

HO-8:4 They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made

princes, and I knew [it] not: of their silver and their gold

have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.

HO-8:5 Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast [thee] off; mine anger is

kindled against them: how long [will it be] ere they attain to

innocency?

HO-8:6 For from Israel [was] it also: the workman made it;

therefore it [is] not God: but the calf of Samaria shall be

broken in pieces.

HO-8:7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the

whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so

be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up.

HO-8:8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the

Gentiles as a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure.

HO-8:9 For they are gone up to Assyria, a wild ass alone by

himself: Ephraim hath hired lovers.

HO-8:10 Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will

I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of

the king of princes.

HO-8:11 Because Ephraim hath made many altars to sin, altars

shall be unto him to sin.

HO-8:12 I have written to him the great things of my law, [but]

they were counted as a strange thing.

HO-8:13 They sacrifice flesh [for] the sacrifices of mine

offerings, and eat [it; but] the LORD accepteth them not; now

will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins: they

shall return to Egypt.

HO-8:14 For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and buildeth

temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities: but I will

send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the palaces

thereof.

HO-9:1 Rejoice not, O Israel, for joy, as [other] people: for

thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a reward

upon every cornfloor.

HO-9:2 The floor and the winepress shall not feed them, and the

new wine shall fail in her.

HO-9:3 They shall not dwell in the LORD'S land; but Ephraim

shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean [things] in

Assyria.

HO-9:4 They shall not offer wine [offerings] to the LORD,

neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices [shall

be] unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof

shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come

into the house of the LORD.

HO-9:5 What will ye do in the solemn day, and in the day of the

feast of the LORD?

HO-9:6 For, lo, they are gone because of destruction: Egypt

shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them: the pleasant

[places] for their silver, nettles shall possess them: thorns

[shall be] in their tabernacles.

HO-9:7 The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense

are come; Israel shall know [it]: the prophet [is] a fool, the

spiritual man [is] mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and

the great hatred.

HO-9:8 The watchman of Ephraim [was] with my God: [but] the

prophet [is] a snare of a fowler in all his ways, [and] hatred

in the house of his God.

HO-9:9 They have deeply corrupted [themselves], as in the days

of Gibeah: [therefore] he will remember their iniquity, he will

visit their sins.

HO-9:10 I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw

your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time:

[but] they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto

[that] shame; and [their] abominations were according as they

loved.

HO-9:11 [As for] Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a

bird, from the birth, and from the womb, and from the conception.

HO-9:12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave

them, [that there shall] not [be] a man [left]: yea, woe also to

them when I depart from them!

HO-9:13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, [is] planted in a pleasant

place: but Ephraim shall bring forth his children to the

murderer.

HO-9:14 Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a

miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

HO-9:15 All their wickedness [is] in Gilgal: for there I hated

them: for the wickedness of their doings I will drive them out

of mine house, I will love them no more: all their princes [are]

revolters.

HO-9:16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall

bear no fruit: yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay

[even] the beloved [fruit] of their womb.

HO-9:17 My God will cast them away, because they did not

hearken unto him: and they shall be wanderers among the nations.

HO-10:1 Israel [is] an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto

himself: according to the multitude of his fruit he hath

increased the altars; according to the goodness of his land they

have made goodly images.

HO-10:2 Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty:

he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.

HO-10:3 For now they shall say, We have no king, because we

feared not the LORD; what then should a king do to us?

HO-10:4 They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a

covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows

of the field.

HO-10:5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the

calves of Bethaven: for the people thereof shall mourn over it,

and the priests thereof [that] rejoiced on it, for the glory

thereof, because it is departed from it.

HO-10:6 It shall be also carried unto Assyria [for] a present

to king Jareb: Ephraim shall receive shame, and Israel shall be

ashamed of his own counsel.

HO-10:7 [As for] Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon

the water.

HO-10:8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Israel, shall

be destroyed: the thorn and the thistle shall come up on their

altars; and they shall say to the mountains, Cover us; and to

the hills, Fall on us.

HO-10:9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the days of Gibeah:

there they stood: the battle in Gibeah against the children of

iniquity did not overtake them.

HO-10:10 [It is] in my desire that I should chastise them; and

the people shall be gathered against them, when they shall bind

themselves in their two furrows.

HO-10:11 And Ephraim [is as] an heifer [that is] taught, [and]

loveth to tread out [the corn]; but I passed over upon her fair

neck: I will make Ephraim to ride; Judah shall plow, [and] Jacob

shall break his clods.

HO-10:12 Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy;

break up your fallow ground: for [it is] time to seek the LORD,

till he come and rain righteousness upon you.

HO-10:13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity; ye

have eaten the fruit of lies: because thou didst trust in thy

way, in the multitude of thy mighty men.

HO-10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and

all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled

Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces

upon [her] children.

HO-10:15 So shall Bethel do unto you because of your great

wickedness: in a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut

off.

HO-11:1 When Israel [was] a child, then I loved him, and called

my son out of Egypt.

HO-11:2 [As] they called them, so they went from them: they

sacrificed unto Baalim, and burned incense to graven images.

HO-11:3 I taught Ephraim also to go, taking them by their arms;

but they knew not that I healed them.

HO-11:4 I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love:

and I was to them as they that take off the yoke on their jaws,

and I laid meat unto them.

HO-11:5 He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the

Assyrian shall be his king, because they refused to return.

HO-11:6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall

consume his branches, and devour [them], because of their own

counsels.

HO-11:7 And my people are bent to backsliding from me: though

they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt [him].

HO-11:8 How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [how] shall I

deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how]

shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my

repentings are kindled together.

HO-11:9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will

not return to destroy Ephraim: for I [am] God, and not man; the

Holy One in the midst of thee: and I will not enter into the

city.

HO-11:10 They shall walk after the LORD: he shall roar like a

lion: when he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from

the west.

HO-11:11 They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a

dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their

houses, saith the LORD.

HO-11:12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house

of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is

faithful with the saints.

HO-12:1 Ephraim feedeth on wind, and followeth after the east

wind: he daily increaseth lies and desolation; and they do make

a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt.

HO-12:2 The LORD hath also a controversy with Judah, and will

punish Jacob according to his ways; according to his doings will

he recompense him.

HO-12:3 He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his

strength he had power with God:

HO-12:4 Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he

wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him [in] Bethel,

and there he spake with us;

HO-12:5 Even the LORD God of hosts; the LORD [is] his memorial.

HO-12:6 Therefore turn thou to thy God: keep mercy and judgment,

and wait on thy God continually.

HO-12:7 [He is] a merchant, the balances of deceit [are] in his

hand: he loveth to oppress.

HO-12:8 And Ephraim said, Yet I am become rich, I have found me

out substance: [in] all my labours they shall find none iniquity

in me that [were] sin.

HO-12:9 And I [that am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt

will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of

the solemn feast.

HO-12:10 I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have

multiplied visions, and used similitudes, by the ministry of the

prophets.

HO-12:11 [Is there] iniquity [in] Gilead? surely they are

vanity: they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal; yea, their altars

[are] as heaps in the furrows of the fields.

HO-12:12 And Jacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel

served for a wife, and for a wife he kept [sheep].

HO-12:13 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt,

and by a prophet was he preserved.

HO-12:14 Ephraim provoked [him] to anger most bitterly:

therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his reproach

shall his Lord return unto him.

HO-13:1 When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in

Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

HO-13:2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them

molten images of their silver, [and] idols according to their

own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say

of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.

HO-13:3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as

the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff [that] is driven

with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the

chimney.

HO-13:4 Yet I [am] the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt, and

thou shalt know no god but me: for [there is] no saviour beside

me.

HO-13:5 I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great

drought.

HO-13:6 According to their pasture, so were they filled; they

were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they

forgotten me.

HO-13:7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion: as a leopard

by the way will I observe [them]:

HO-13:8 I will meet them as a bear [that is] bereaved [of her

whelps], and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I

devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.

HO-13:9 O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me [is]

thine help.

HO-13:10 I will be thy king: where [is any other] that may save

thee in all thy cities? and thy judges of whom thou saidst, Give

me a king and princes?

HO-13:11 I gave thee a king in mine anger, and took [him] away

in my wrath.

HO-13:12 The iniquity of Ephraim [is] bound up; his sin [is]

hid.

HO-13:13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him:

he [is] an unwise son; for he should not stay long in [the place

of] the breaking forth of children.

HO-13:14 I will ransom them from the power of the grave; I will

redeem them from death: O death, I will be thy plagues; O grave,

I will be thy destruction: repentance shall be hid from mine

eyes.

HO-13:15 Though he be fruitful among [his] brethren, an east

wind shall come, the wind of the LORD shall come up from the

wilderness, and his spring shall become dry, and his fountain

shall be dried up: he shall spoil the treasure of all pleasant

vessels.

HO-13:16 Samaria shall become desolate; for she hath rebelled

against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants

shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be

ripped up.

HO-14:1 O Israel, return unto the LORD thy God; for thou hast

fallen by thine iniquity.

HO-14:2 Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him,

Take away all iniquity, and receive [us] graciously: so will we

render the calves of our lips.

HO-14:3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses:

neither will we say any more to the work of our hands, [Ye are]

our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.

HO-14:4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely:

for mine anger is turned away from him.

HO-14:5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the

lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.

HO-14:6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as

the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.

HO-14:7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they

shall revive [as] the corn, and grow as the vine: the scent

thereof [shall be] as the wine of Lebanon.

HO-14:8 Ephraim [shall say], What have I to do any more with

idols? I have heard [him], and observed him: I [am] like a green

fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

HO-14:9 Who [is] wise, and he shall understand these [things]?

prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD [are]

right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors

shall fall therein. king james study

ISA-1:1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw

concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham,

Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

ISA-1:2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD

hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they

have rebelled against me.

ISA-1:3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib:

[but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

ISA-1:4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed

of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken

the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger,

they are gone away backward.

ISA-1:5 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more

and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.

ISA-1:6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head [there is]

no soundness in it; [but] wounds, and bruises, and putrifying

sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither

mollified with ointment.

ISA-1:7 Your country [is] desolate, your cities [are] burned

with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and

[it is] desolate, as overthrown by strangers.

ISA-1:8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a

vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged

city.

ISA-1:9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small

remnant, we should have been as Sodom, [and] we should have been

like unto Gomorrah.

ISA-1:10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give

ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah.

ISA-1:11 To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices

unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of

rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood

of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.

ISA-1:12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required

this at your hand, to tread my courts?

ISA-1:13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an

abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of

assemblies, I cannot away with; [it is] iniquity, even the

solemn meeting.

ISA-1:14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul

hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear [them].

ISA-1:15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine

eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear:

your hands are full of blood.

ISA-1:16 Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your

doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;

ISA-1:17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed,

judge the fatherless, plead for the widow.

ISA-1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD:

though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow;

though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

ISA-1:19 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good

of the land:

ISA-1:20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with

the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it].

ISA-1:21 How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full

of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers.

ISA-1:22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed with water:

ISA-1:23 Thy princes [are] rebellious, and companions of

thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards:

they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the

widow come unto them.

ISA-1:24 Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts, the

mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries,

and avenge me of mine enemies:

ISA-1:25 And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge

away thy dross, and take away all thy tin:

ISA-1:26 And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy

counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called,

The city of righteousness, the faithful city.

ISA-1:27 Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts

with righteousness.

ISA-1:28 And the destruction of the transgressors and of the

sinners [shall be] together, and they that forsake the LORD

shall be consumed.

ISA-1:29 For they shall be ashamed of the oaks which ye have

desired, and ye shall be confounded for the gardens that ye have

chosen.

ISA-1:30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf fadeth, and as a

garden that hath no water.

ISA-1:31 And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as

a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall

quench [them].

ISA-2:1 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning

Judah and Jerusalem.

ISA-2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the

mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of

the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all

nations shall flow unto it.

ISA-2:3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us

go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of

Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his

paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of

the LORD from Jerusalem.

ISA-2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke

many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up

sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

ISA-2:5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light

of the LORD.

ISA-2:6 Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of

Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and [are]

soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in

the children of strangers.

ISA-2:7 Their land also is full of silver and gold, neither [is

there any] end of their treasures; their land is also full of

horses, neither [is there any] end of their chariots:

ISA-2:8 Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work

of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made:

ISA-2:9 And the mean man boweth down, and the great man

humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not.

ISA-2:10 Enter into the rock, and hide thee in the dust, for

fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty.

ISA-2:11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the

haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall

be exalted in that day.

ISA-2:12 For the day of the LORD of hosts [shall be] upon every

[one that is] proud and lofty, and upon every [one that is]

lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

ISA-2:13 And upon all the cedars of Lebanon, [that are] high

and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan,

ISA-2:14 And upon all the high mountains, an

ISA-3:1 For, behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, doth take

away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the

whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water.

ISA-3:2 The mighty man, and the man of war, the judge, and the

prophet, and the prudent, and the ancient,

ISA-3:3 The captain of fifty, and the honourable man, and the

counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the eloquent orator.

ISA-3:4 And I will give children [to be] their princes, and

babes shall rule over them.

ISA-3:5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another,

and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself

proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable.

ISA-3:6 When a man shall take hold of his brother of the house

of his father, [saying], Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler,

and [let] this ruin [be] under thy hand:

ISA-3:7 In that day shall he swear, saying, I will not be an

healer; for in my house [is] neither bread nor clothing: make me

not a ruler of the people.

ISA-3:8 For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because

their tongue and their doings [are] against the LORD, to provoke

the eyes of his glory.

ISA-3:9 The show of their countenance doth witness against them;

and they declare their sin as Sodom, they hide [it] not. Woe

unto their soul! for they have rewarded evil unto themselves.

ISA-3:10 Say ye to the righteous, that [it shall be] well [with

him]: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.

ISA-3:11 Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for

the reward of his hands shall be given him.

ISA-3:12 [As for] my people, children [are] their oppressors,

and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee

cause [thee] to err, and destroy the way of thy paths.

ISA-3:13 The LORD standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge

the people.

ISA-3:14 The LORD will enter into judgment with the ancients of

his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the

vineyard; the spoil of the poor [is] in your houses.

ISA-3:15 What mean ye [that] ye beat my people to pieces, and

grind the faces of the poor? saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

ISA-3:16 Moreover the LORD saith, Because the daughters of Zion

are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes,

walking and mincing [as] they go, and making a tinkling with

their feet:

ISA-3:17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of

the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover

their secret parts.

ISA-3:18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of

[their] tinkling ornaments [about their feet], and [their] cauls,

and [their] round tires like the moon,

ISA-3:19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers,

ISA-3:20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the

headbands, and the tablets, and the earrings,

ISA-3:21 The rings, and nose jewels,

ISA-3:22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and

the wimples, and the crisping pins,

ISA-3:23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and

the veils.

ISA-3:24 And it shall come to pass, [that] instead of sweet

smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and

instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a

girding of sackcloth; [and] burning instead of beauty.

ISA-3:25 Thy men shall fall by the sword, and thy mighty in the

war.

ISA-3:26 And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she [being]

desolate shall sit upon the ground.

ISA-4:1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man,

saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel:

only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

ISA-4:2 In that day shall the branch of the LORD be beautiful

and glorious, and the fruit of the earth [shall be] excellent

and comely for them that are escaped of Israel.

ISA-4:3 And it shall come to pass, [that he that is] left in

Zion, and [he that] remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy,

[even] every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem:

ISA-4:4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the

daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem

from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the

spirit of burning.

ISA-4:5 And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of

mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day,

and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the

glory [shall be] a defence.

ISA-4:6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the

daytime from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a

covert from storm and from rain.

ISA-5:1 Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved

touching his vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very

fruitful hill:

ISA-5:2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof,

and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the

midst of it, and also made a winepress therein: and he looked

that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild

grapes.

ISA-5:3 And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah,

judge, I pray you, betwixt me and my vineyard.

ISA-5:4 What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I

have not done in it? wherefore, when I looked that it should

bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes?

ISA-5:5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my

vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be

eaten up; [and] break down the wall thereof, and it shall be

trodden down:

ISA-5:6 And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor

digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also

command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.

ISA-5:7 For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts [is] the house of

Israel, and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked

for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but

behold a cry.

ISA-5:8 Woe unto them that join house to house, [that] lay

field to field, till [there be] no place, that they may be

placed alone in the midst of the earth!

ISA-5:9 In mine ears [said] the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many

houses shall be desolate, [even] great and fair, without

inhabitant.

ISA-5:10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and

the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.

ISA-5:11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning,

[that] they may follow strong drink; that continue until night,

[till] wine inflame them!

ISA-5:12 And the harp, and the viol, the tabret, and pipe, and

wine, are in their feasts: but they regard not the work of the

LORD, neither consider the operation of his hands.

ISA-5:13 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because

[they have] no knowledge: and their honourable men [are]

famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst.

ISA-5:14 Therefore hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her

mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and

their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it.

ISA-5:15 And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty

man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled:

ISA-5:16 But the LORD of hosts shall be exalted in judgment,

and God that is holy shall be sanctified in righteousness.

ISA-5:17 Then shall the lambs feed after their manner, and the

waste places of the fat ones shall strangers eat.

ISA-5:18 Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity,

and sin as it were with a cart rope:

ISA-5:19 That say, Let him make speed, [and] hasten his work,

that we may see [it]: and let the counsel of the Holy One of

Israel draw nigh and come, that we may know [it]!

ISA-5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that

put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter

for sweet, and sweet for bitter!

ISA-5:21 Woe unto [them that are] wise in their own eyes, and

prudent in their own sight!

ISA-5:22 Woe unto [them that are] mighty to drink wine, and men

of strength to mingle strong drink:

ISA-5:23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the

righteousness of the righteous from him!

ISA-5:24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the

flame consumeth the chaff, [so] their root shall be as

rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they

have cast away the law of the LORD of hosts, and despised the

word of the Holy One of Israel.

ISA-5:25 Therefore is the anger of the LORD kindled against his

people, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them, and

hath smitten them: and the hills did tremble, and their carcases

[were] torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger

is not turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still.

ISA-5:26 And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far,

and will hiss unto them from the end of the earth: and, behold,

they shall come with speed swiftly:

ISA-5:27 None shall be weary nor stumble among them; none shall

slumber nor sleep; neither shall the girdle of their loins be

loosed, nor the latchet of their shoes be broken:

ISA-5:28 Whose arrows [are] sharp, and all their bows bent,

their horses' hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their

wheels like a whirlwind.

ISA-5:29 Their roaring [shall be] like a lion, they shall roar

like young lions: yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey,

and shall carry [it] away safe, and none shall deliver [it].

ISA-5:30 And in that day they shall roar against them like the

roaring of the sea: and if [one] look unto the land, behold

darkness [and] sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens

thereof.

ISA-6:1 In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord

sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled

the temple.

ISA-6:2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings;

with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his

feet, and with twain he did fly.

ISA-6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy,

[is] the LORD of hosts: the whole earth [is] full of his glory.

ISA-6:4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him

that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

ISA-6:5 Then said I, Woe [is] me! for I am undone; because I

[am] a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people

of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of

hosts.

ISA-6:6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live

coal in his hand, [which] he had taken with the tongs from off

the altar:

ISA-6:7 And he laid [it] upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath

touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin

purged.

ISA-6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall

I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here [am] I; send

me.

ISA-6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed,

but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

ISA-6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears

heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and

hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and

convert, and be healed.

ISA-6:11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until

the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without

man, and the land be utterly desolate,

ISA-6:12 And the LORD have removed men far away, and [there be]

a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

ISA-6:13 But yet in it [shall be] a tenth, and [it] shall

return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose

substance [is] in them, when they cast [their leaves: so] the

holy seed [shall be] the substance thereof.

ISA-7:1 And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of

Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, [that] Rezin the king

of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up

toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail

against it.

ISA-7:2 And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is

confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart

of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.

ISA-7:3 Then said the LORD unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet

Ahaz, thou, and Shearjashub thy son, at the end of the conduit

of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;

ISA-7:4 And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not,

neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking

firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the

son of Remaliah.

ISA-7:5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have

taken evil counsel against thee, saying,

ISA-7:6 Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make

a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it,

[even] the son of Tabeal:

ISA-7:7 Thus saith the Lord GOD, It shall not stand, neither

shall it come to pass.

ISA-7:8 For the head of Syria [is] Damascus, and the head of

Damascus [is] Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall

Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.

ISA-7:9 And the head of Ephraim [is] Samaria, and the head of

Samaria [is] Remaliah's son. If ye will not believe, surely ye

shall not be established.

ISA-7:10 Moreover the LORD spake again unto Ahaz, saying,

ISA-7:11 Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in

the depth, or in the height above.

ISA-7:12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt

the LORD.

ISA-7:13 And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; [Is it] a

small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

ISA-7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign;

Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call

his name Immanuel.

ISA-7:15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to

refuse the evil, and choose the good.

ISA-7:16 For before the child shall know to refuse the evil,

and choose the good, the land that thou abhorrest shall be

forsaken of both her kings.

ISA-7:17 The LORD shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people,

and upon thy father's house, days that have not come from the

day that Ephraim departed from Judah; [even] the king of Assyria.

ISA-7:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the LORD

shall hiss for the fly that [is] in the uttermost part of the

rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that [is] in the land of

Assyria.

ISA-7:19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the

desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all

thorns, and upon all bushes.

ISA-7:20 In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that

is hired, [namely], by them beyond the river, by the king of

Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also

consume the beard.

ISA-7:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a man

shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;

ISA-7:22 And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk

[that] they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey

shall every one eat that is left in the land.

ISA-7:23 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] every

place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand

silverlings, it shall [even] be for briers and thorns.

ISA-7:24 With arrows and with bows shall [men] come thither;

because all the land shall become briers and thorns.

ISA-7:25 And [on] all hills that shall be digged with the

mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and

thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for

the treading of lesser cattle.

ISA-8:1 Moreover the LORD said unto me, Take thee a great roll,

and write in it with a man's pen concerning Mahershalalhashbaz.

ISA-8:2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah

the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.

ISA-8:3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and

bare a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his name

Mahershalalhashbaz.

ISA-8:4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My

father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of

Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.

ISA-8:5 The LORD spake also unto me again, saying,

ISA-8:6 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah

that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah's son;

ISA-8:7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them

the waters of the river, strong and many, [even] the king of

Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his

channels, and go over all his banks:

ISA-8:8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and

go over, he shall reach [even] to the neck; and the stretching

out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.

ISA-8:9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be

broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird

yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves,

and ye shall be broken in pieces.

ISA-8:10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought;

speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God [is] with us.

ISA-8:11 For the LORD spake thus to me with a strong hand, and

instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people,

saying,

ISA-8:12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all [them to] whom this

people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor

be afraid.

ISA-8:13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and [let] him [be]

your fear, and [let] him [be] your dread.

ISA-8:14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of

stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel,

for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

ISA-8:15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be

broken, and be snared, and be taken.

ISA-8:16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

ISA-8:17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face

from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.

ISA-8:18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me

[are] for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts,

which dwelleth in mount Zion.

ISA-8:19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that

have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that

mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living

to the dead?

ISA-8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not

according to this word, [it is] because [there is] no light in

them.

ISA-8:21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and

hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be

hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and

their God, and look upward.

ISA-8:22 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble

and darkness, dimness of anguish; and [they shall be] driven to

darkness.

ISA-9:1 Nevertheless the dimness [shall] not [be] such as [was]

in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land

of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more

grievously afflict [her by] the way of the sea, beyond Jordan,

in Galilee of the nations.

ISA-9:2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great

light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon

them hath the light shined.

ISA-9:3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, [and] not increased

the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest,

[and] as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil.

ISA-9:4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the

staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day

of Midian.

ISA-9:5 For every battle of the warrior [is] with confused

noise, and garments rolled in blood; but [this] shall be with

burning [and] fuel of fire.

ISA-9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:

and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name

shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The

everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

ISA-9:7 Of the increase of [his] government and peace [there

shall be] no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom,

to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice

from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts

will perform this.

ISA-9:8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted

upon Israel.

ISA-9:9 And all the people shall know, [even] Ephraim and the

inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of

heart,

ISA-9:10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with

hewn stones: the sycamores are cut down, but we will change

[them into] cedars.

ISA-9:11 Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of

Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

ISA-9:12 The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and

they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger

is not turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still.

ISA-9:13 For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them,

neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

ISA-9:14 Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and

tail, branch and rush, in one day.

ISA-9:15 The ancient and honourable, he [is] the head; and the

prophet that teacheth lies, he [is] the tail.

ISA-9:16 For the leaders of this people cause [them] to err;

and [they that are] led of them [are] destroyed.

ISA-9:17 Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young

men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows:

for every one [is] an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth

speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but

his hand [is] stretched out still.

ISA-9:18 For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour

the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the

forest, and they shall mount up [like] the lifting up of smoke.

ISA-9:19 Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land

darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no

man shall spare his brother.

ISA-9:20 And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry;

and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be

satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

ISA-9:21 Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: [and] they

together [shall be] against Judah. For all this his anger is not

turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still.

ISA-10:1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and

that write grievousness [which] they have prescribed;

ISA-10:2 To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take

away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be

their prey, and [that] they may rob the fatherless!

ISA-10:3 And what will ye do in the day of visitation, and in

the desolation [which] shall come from far? to whom will ye flee

for help? and where will ye leave your glory?

ISA-10:4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners,

and they shall fall under the slain. For all this his anger is

not turned away, but his hand [is] stretched out still.

ISA-10:5 O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in

their hand is mine indignation.

ISA-10:6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation, and

against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take

the spoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down like the

mire of the streets.

ISA-10:7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart

think so; but [it is] in his heart to destroy and cut off

nations not a few.

ISA-10:8 For he saith, [Are] not my princes altogether kings?

ISA-10:9 [Is] not Calno as Carchemish? [is] not Hamath as

Arpad? [is] not Samaria as Damascus?

ISA-10:10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols, and

whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria:

ISA-10:11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her

idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?

ISA-10:12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, [that] when the Lord

hath performed his whole work upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem,

I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of

Assyria, and the glory of his high looks.

ISA-10:13 For he saith, By the strength of my hand I have done

[it], and by my wisdom; for I am prudent: and I have removed the

bounds of the people, and have robbed their treasures, and I

have put down the inhabitants like a valiant [man]:

ISA-10:14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the

people: and as one gathereth eggs [that are] left, have I

gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing,

or opened the mouth, or peeped.

ISA-10:15 Shall the ax boast itself against him that heweth

therewith? [or] shall the saw magnify itself against him that

shaketh it? as if the rod should shake [itself] against them

that lift it up, [or] as if the staff should lift up [itself, as

if it were] no wood.

ISA-10:16 Therefore shall the Lord, the Lord of hosts, send

among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory he shall kindle

a burning like the burning of a fire.

ISA-10:17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his

Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns

and his briers in one day;

ISA-10:18 And shall consume the glory of his forest, and of his

fruitful field, both soul and body: and they shall be as when a

standardbearer fainteth.

ISA-10:19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be few,

that a child may write them.

ISA-10:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the

remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob,

shall no more again stay upon him that smote them; but shall

stay upon the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.

ISA-10:21 The remnant shall return, [even] the remnant of Jacob,

unto the mighty God.

ISA-10:22 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the

sea, [yet] a remnant of them shall return: the consumption

decreed shall overflow with righteousness.

ISA-10:23 For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption,

even determined, in the midst of all the land.

ISA-10:24 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, O my

people that dwellest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian: he

shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his staff against

thee, after the manner of Egypt.

ISA-10:25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation

shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction.

ISA-10:26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him

according to the slaughter of Midian at the rock of Oreb: and

[as] his rod [was] upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after

the manner of Egypt.

ISA-10:27 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] his

burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke

from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of

the anointing.

ISA-10:28 He is come to Aiath, he is passed to Migron; at

Michmash he hath laid up his carriages:

ISA-10:29 They are gone over the passage: they have taken up

their lodging at Geba; Ramah is afraid; Gibeah of Saul is fled.

ISA-10:30 Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to

be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.

ISA-10:31 Madmenah is removed; the inhabitants of Gebim gather

themselves to flee.

ISA-10:32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall

shake his hand [against] the mount of the daughter of Zion, the

hill of Jerusalem.

ISA-10:33 Behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, shall lop the

bough with terror: and the high ones of stature [shall be] hewn

down, and the haughty shall be humbled.

ISA-10:34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forest with

iron, and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one.

ISA-11:1 And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of

Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:

ISA-11:2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the

spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and

might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

ISA-11:3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear

of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes,

neither reprove after the hearing of his ears:

ISA-11:4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and

reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall

smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath

of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

ISA-11:5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins,

and faithfulness the girdle of his reins.

ISA-11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the

leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young

lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead

them.

ISA-11:7 And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones

shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the

ox.

ISA-11:8 And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the

asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice'

den.

ISA-11:9 They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy

mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the

LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

ISA-11:10 And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which

shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the

Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious.

ISA-11:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the

Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the

remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and

from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and

from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

ISA-11:12 And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and

shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the

dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

ISA-11:13 The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and the

adversaries of Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy

Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

ISA-11:14 But they shall fly upon the shoulders of the

Philistines toward the west; they shall spoil them of the east

together: they shall lay their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the

children of Ammon shall obey them.

ISA-11:15 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the

Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand

over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and

make [men] go over dryshod.

ISA-11:16 And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his

people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to

Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

ISA-12:1 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise

thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away,

and thou comfortedst me.

ISA-12:2 Behold, God [is] my salvation; I will trust, and not

be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH [is] my strength and [my] song;

he also is become my salvation.

ISA-12:3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the

wells of salvation.

ISA-12:4 And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call

upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention

that his name is exalted.

ISA-12:5 Sing unto the LORD; for he hath done excellent things:

this [is] known in all the earth.

ISA-12:6 Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great

[is] the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.

ISA-13:1 The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz

did see.

ISA-13:2 Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain, exalt the

voice unto them, shake the hand, that they may go into the gates

of the nobles.

ISA-13:3 I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also

called my mighty ones for mine anger, [even] them that rejoice

in my highness.

ISA-13:4 The noise of a multitude in the mountains, like as of

a great people; a tumultuous noise of the kingdoms of nations

gathered together: the LORD of hosts mustereth the host of the

battle.

ISA-13:5 They come from a far country, from the end of heaven,

[even] the LORD, and the weapons of his indignation, to destroy

the whole land.

ISA-13:6 Howl ye; for the day of the LORD [is] at hand; it

shall come as a destruction from the Almighty.

ISA-13:7 Therefore shall all hands be faint, and every man's

heart shall melt:

ISA-13:8 And they shall be afraid: pangs and sorrows shall take

hold of them; they shall be in pain as a woman that travaileth:

they shall be amazed one at another; their faces [shall be as]

flames.

ISA-13:9 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with

wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall

destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

ISA-13:10 For the stars of heaven and the constellations

thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in

his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine.

ISA-13:11 And I will punish the world for [their] evil, and the

wicked for their iniquity; and I will cause the arrogancy of the

proud to cease, and will lay low the haughtiness of the terrible.

ISA-13:12 I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even

a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.

ISA-13:13 Therefore I will shake the heavens, and the earth

shall remove out of her place, in the wrath of the LORD of hosts,

and in the day of his fierce anger.

ISA-13:14 And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep

that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own

people, and flee every one into his own land.

ISA-13:15 Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and

every one that is joined [unto them] shall fall by the sword.

ISA-13:16 Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before

their eyes; their houses shall be spoiled, and their wives

ravished.

ISA-13:17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which

shall not regard silver; and [as for] gold, they shall not

delight in it.

ISA-13:18 [Their] bows also shall dash the young men to pieces;

and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye

shall not spare children.

ISA-13:19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the

Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and

Gomorrah.

ISA-13:20 It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be

dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the

Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their

fold there.

ISA-13:21 But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and

their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall

dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.

ISA-13:22 And the wild beasts of the islands shall cry in their

desolate houses, and dragons in [their] pleasant palaces: and

her time [is] near to come, and her days shall not be prolonged.

ISA-14:1 For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet

choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers

shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of

Jacob.

ISA-14:2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to

their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the

land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take

them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule

over their oppressors.

ISA-14:3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD

shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy fear, and

from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve.

ISA-14:4 That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king

of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden

city ceased!

ISA-14:5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked, [and]

the sceptre of the rulers.

ISA-14:6 He who smote the people in wrath with a continual

stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, [and]

none hindereth.

ISA-14:7 The whole earth is at rest, [and] is quiet: they break

forth into singing.

ISA-14:8 Yea, the fir trees rejoice at thee, [and] the cedars

of Lebanon, [saying], Since thou art laid down, no feller is

come up against us.

ISA-14:9 Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet [thee] at

thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, [even] all the

chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones

all the kings of the nations.

ISA-14:10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also

become weak as we? art thou become like unto us?

ISA-14:11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, [and] the

noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms

cover thee.

ISA-14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of

the morning! [how] art thou cut down to the ground, which didst

weaken the nations!

ISA-14:13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into

heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will

sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the

north:

ISA-14:14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will

be like the most High.

ISA-14:15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides

of the pit.

ISA-14:16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee,

[and] consider thee, [saying, Is] this the man that made the

earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;

ISA-14:17 [That] made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed

the cities thereof; [that] opened not the house of his prisoners?

ISA-14:18 All the kings of the nations, [even] all of them, lie

in glory, every one in his own house.

ISA-14:19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable

branch, [and as] the raiment of those that are slain, thrust

through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as

a carcase trodden under feet.

ISA-14:20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burial, because

thou hast destroyed thy land, [and] slain thy people: the seed

of evildoers shall never be renowned.

ISA-14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity

of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land,

nor fill the face of the world with cities.

ISA-14:22 For I will rise up against them, saith the LORD of

hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son,

and nephew, saith the LORD.

ISA-14:23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and

pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of

destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

ISA-14:24 The LORD of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I

have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed,

[so] shall it stand:

ISA-14:25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon

my mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart

from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.

ISA-14:26 This [is] the purpose that is purposed upon the whole

earth: and this [is] the hand that is stretched out upon all the

nations.

ISA-14:27 For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall

disannul [it]? and his hand [is] stretched out, and who shall

turn it back?

ISA-14:28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

ISA-14:29 Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of

him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root

shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit [shall be] a fiery

flying serpent.

ISA-14:30 And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the

needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill thy root with

famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.

ISA-14:31 Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina,

[art] dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke,

and none [shall be] alone in his appointed times.

ISA-14:32 What shall [one] then answer the messengers of the

nation? That the LORD hath founded Zion, and the poor of his

people shall trust in it.

ISA-15:1 The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is

laid waste, [and] brought to silence; because in the night Kir

of Moab is laid waste, [and] brought to silence;

ISA-15:2 He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places,

to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all

their heads [shall be] baldness, [and] every beard cut off.

ISA-15:3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with

sackcloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their streets,

every one shall howl, weeping abundantly.

ISA-15:4 And Heshbon shall cry, and Elealeh: their voice shall

be heard [even] unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers of Moab

shall cry out; his life shall be grievous unto him.

ISA-15:5 My heart shall cry out for Moab; his fugitives [shall

flee] unto Zoar, an heifer of three years old: for by the

mounting up of Luhith with weeping shall they go it up; for in

the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a cry of destruction.

ISA-15:6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the

hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.

ISA-15:7 Therefore the abundance they have gotten, and that

which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of

the willows.

ISA-15:8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab;

the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto

Beerelim.

ISA-15:9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood: for I

will bring more upon Dimon, lions upon him that escapeth of Moab,

and upon the remnant of the land.

ISA-16:1 Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to

the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

ISA-16:2 For it shall be, [that], as a wandering bird cast out

of the nest, [so] the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of

Arnon.

ISA-16:3 Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the

night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not

him that wandereth.

ISA-16:4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a

covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner

is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed

out of the land.

ISA-16:5 And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he

shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging,

and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.

ISA-16:6 We have heard of the pride of Moab; [he is] very proud:

[even] of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: [but]

his lies [shall] not [be] so.

ISA-16:7 Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall

howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely

[they are] stricken.

ISA-16:8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, [and] the vine of

Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal

plants thereof, they are come [even] unto Jazer, they wandered

[through] the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they

are gone over the sea.

ISA-16:9 Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the

vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and

Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy

harvest is fallen.

ISA-16:10 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the

plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing,

neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no

wine in [their] presses; I have made [their vintage] shouting to

cease.

ISA-16:11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab,

and mine inward parts for Kirharesh.

ISA-16:12 And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab

is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary

to pray; but he shall not prevail.

ISA-16:13 This [is] the word that the LORD hath spoken

concerning Moab since that time.

ISA-16:14 But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three

years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall

be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant

[shall be] very small [and] feeble.

ISA-17:1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away

from [being] a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.

ISA-17:2 The cities of Aroer [are] forsaken: they shall be for

flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid.

ISA-17:3 The fortress also shall cease from Ephraim, and the

kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Syria: they shall be

as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the LORD of hosts.

ISA-17:4 And in that day it shall come to pass, [that] the

glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his flesh

shall wax lean.

ISA-17:5 And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the

corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; and it shall be as he

that gathereth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

ISA-17:6 Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the

shaking of an olive tree, two [or] three berries in the top of

the uppermost bough, four [or] five in the outmost fruitful

branches thereof, saith the LORD God of Israel.

ISA-17:7 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his

eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.

ISA-17:8 And he shall not look to the altars, the work of his

hands, neither shall respect [that] which his fingers have made,

either the groves, or the images.

ISA-17:9 In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken

bough, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the

children of Israel: and there shall be desolation.

ISA-17:10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation,

and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore

shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange

slips:

ISA-17:11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in

the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: [but] the

harvest [shall be] a heap in the day of grief and of desperate

sorrow.

ISA-17:12 Woe to the multitude of many people, [which] make a

noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations,

[that] make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!

ISA-17:13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many

waters: but [God] shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off,

and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the

wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.

ISA-17:14 And behold at eveningtide trouble; [and] before the

morning he [is] not. This [is] the portion of them that spoil us,

and the lot of them that rob us.

ISA-18:1 Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which [is]

beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:

ISA-18:2 That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels

of bulrushes upon the waters, [saying], Go, ye swift messengers,

to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from

their beginning hitherto; a nation meted out and trodden down,

whose land the rivers have spoiled!

ISA-18:3 All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the

earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains;

and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye.

ISA-18:4 For so the LORD said unto me, I will take my rest, and

I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon

herbs, [and] like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.

ISA-18:5 For afore the harvest, when the bud is perfect, and

the sour grape is ripening in the flower, he shall both cut off

the sprigs with pruning hooks, and take away [and] cut down the

branches.

ISA-18:6 They shall be left together unto the fowls of the

mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall

summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter

upon them.

ISA-18:7 In that time shall the present be brought unto the

LORD of hosts of a people scattered and peeled, and from a

people terrible from their beginning hitherto; a nation meted

out and trodden under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled,

to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts, the mount Zion.

ISA-19:1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a

swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt

shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall

melt in the midst of it.

ISA-19:2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians:

and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every

one against his neighbour; city against city, [and] kingdom

against kingdom.

ISA-19:3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst

thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall

seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have

familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

ISA-19:4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a

cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the

Lord, the LORD of hosts.

ISA-19:5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river

shall be wasted and dried up.

ISA-19:6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; [and] the

brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and

flags shall wither.

ISA-19:7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the

brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be

driven away, and be no [more].

ISA-19:8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast

angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets

upon the waters shall languish.

ISA-19:9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that

weave networks, shall be confounded.

ISA-19:10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all

that make sluices [and] ponds for fish.

ISA-19:11 Surely the princes of Zoan [are] fools, the counsel

of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye

unto Pharaoh, I [am] the son of the wise, the son of ancient

kings?

ISA-19:12 Where [are] they? where [are] thy wise [men]? and let

them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts

hath purposed upon Egypt.

ISA-19:13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of

Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, [even they that

are] the stay of the tribes thereof.

ISA-19:14 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst

thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof,

as a drunken [man] staggereth in his vomit.

ISA-19:15 Neither shall there be [any] work for Egypt, which

the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.

ISA-19:16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it

shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of

the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it.

ISA-19:17 And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt,

every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself,

because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath

determined against it.

ISA-19:18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt

speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts;

one shall be called, The city of destruction.

ISA-19:19 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in

the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border

thereof to the LORD.

ISA-19:20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the

LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the

LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour,

and a great one, and he shall deliver them.

ISA-19:21 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the

Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do

sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD,

and perform [it].

ISA-19:22 And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and

heal [it]: and they shall return [even] to the LORD, and he

shall be entreated of them, and shall heal them.

ISA-19:23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to

Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the

Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the

Assyrians.

ISA-19:24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and

with Assyria, [even] a blessing in the midst of the land:

ISA-19:25 Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed

[be] Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and

Israel mine inheritance.

ISA-20:1 In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod (when Sargon

the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and

took it;

ISA-20:2 At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of

Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and

put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and

barefoot.

ISA-20:3 And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath

walked naked and barefoot three years [for] a sign and wonder

upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;

ISA-20:4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians

prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and

barefoot, even with [their] buttocks uncovered, to the shame of

Egypt.

ISA-20:5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their

expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

ISA-20:6 And the inhabitant of this isle shall say in that day,

Behold, such [is] our expectation, whither we flee for help to

be delivered from the king of Assyria: and how shall we escape?

ISA-21:1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in

the south pass through; [so] it cometh from the desert, from a

terrible land.

ISA-21:2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous

dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O

Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to

cease.

ISA-21:3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have

taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I

was bowed down at the hearing [of it]; I was dismayed at the

seeing [of it].

ISA-21:4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night

of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

ISA-21:5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink:

arise, ye princes, [and] anoint the shield.

ISA-21:6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a

watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

ISA-21:7 And he saw a chariot [with] a couple of horsemen, a

chariot of asses, [and] a chariot of camels; and he hearkened

diligently with much heed:

ISA-21:8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually

upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward

whole nights:

ISA-21:9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, [with] a

couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen,

is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken

unto the ground.

ISA-21:10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which

I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I

declared unto you.

ISA-21:11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir,

Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

ISA-21:12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the

night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: return, come.

ISA-21:13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall

ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

ISA-21:14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to

him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that

fled.

ISA-21:15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword,

and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

ISA-21:16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year,

according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of

Kedar shall fail:

ISA-21:17 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty

men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD

God of Israel hath spoken [it].

ISA-22:1 The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee

now, that thou art wholly gone up to the housetops?

ISA-22:2 Thou that art full of stirs, a tumultuous city, a

joyous city: thy slain [men are] not slain with the sword, nor

dead in battle.

ISA-22:3 All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by

the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together,

[which] have fled from far.

ISA-22:4 Therefore said I, Look away from me: I will weep

bitterly, labour not to comfort me, because of the spoiling of

the daughter of my people.

ISA-22:5 For [it is] a day of trouble, and of treading down,

and of perplexity by the Lord GOD of hosts in the valley of

vision, breaking down the walls, and of crying to the mountains.

ISA-22:6 And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men [and]

horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.

ISA-22:7 And it shall come to pass, [that] thy choicest valleys

shall be full of chariots, and the horsemen shall set themselves

in array at the gate.

ISA-22:8 And he discovered the covering of Judah, and thou

didst look in that day to the armour of the house of the forest.

ISA-22:9 Ye have seen also the breaches of the city of David,

that they are many: and ye gathered together the waters of the

lower pool.

ISA-22:10 And ye have numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and the

houses have ye broken down to fortify the wall.

ISA-22:11 Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the

water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker

thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

ISA-22:12 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to

weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with

sackcloth:

ISA-22:13 And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and

killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and

drink; for to morrow we shall die.

ISA-22:14 And it was revealed in mine ears by the LORD of hosts,

Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die,

saith the Lord GOD of hosts.

ISA-22:15 Thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts, Go, get thee unto

this treasurer, [even] unto Shebna, which [is] over the house,

[and say],

ISA-22:16 What hast thou here? and whom hast thou here, that

thou hast hewed thee out a sepulchre here, [as] he that heweth

him out a sepulchre on high, [and] that graveth an habitation

for himself in a rock?

ISA-22:17 Behold, the LORD will carry thee away with a mighty

captivity, and will surely cover thee.

ISA-22:18 He will surely violently turn and toss thee [like] a

ball into a large country: there shalt thou die, and there the

chariots of thy glory [shall be] the shame of thy lord's house.

ISA-22:19 And I will drive thee from thy station, and from thy

state shall he pull thee down.

ISA-22:20 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will

call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

ISA-22:21 And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen

him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy government into his

hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem,

and to the house of Judah.

ISA-22:22 And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his

shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall

shut, and none shall open.

ISA-22:23 And I will fasten him [as] a nail in a sure place;

and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

ISA-22:24 And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his

father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of

small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the

vessels of flagons.

ISA-22:25 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail

that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down,

and fall; and the burden that [was] upon it shall be cut off:

for the LORD hath spoken [it].

ISA-23:1 The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it

is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from

the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

ISA-23:2 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the

merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

ISA-23:3 And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of

the river, [is] her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

ISA-23:4 Be thou ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea hath spoken,

[even] the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring

forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, [nor] bring

up virgins.

ISA-23:5 As at the report concerning Egypt, [so] shall they be

sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

ISA-23:6 Pass ye over to Tarshish; howl, ye inhabitants of the

isle.

ISA-23:7 [Is] this your joyous [city], whose antiquity [is] of

ancient days? her own feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn.

ISA-23:8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning

[city], whose merchants [are] princes, whose traffickers [are]

the honourable of the earth?

ISA-23:9 The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride

of all glory, [and] to bring into contempt all the honourable of

the earth.

ISA-23:10 Pass through thy land as a river, O daughter of

Tarshish: [there is] no more strength.

ISA-23:11 He stretched out his hand over the sea, he shook the

kingdoms: the LORD hath given a commandment against the merchant

[city], to destroy the strong holds thereof.

ISA-23:12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou

oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim;

there also shalt thou have no rest.

ISA-23:13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not,

[till] the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the

wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the

palaces thereof; [and] he brought it to ruin.

ISA-23:14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid

waste.

ISA-23:15 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre

shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one

king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an

harlot.

ISA-23:16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that

hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that

thou mayest be remembered.

ISA-23:17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy

years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her

hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the

world upon the face of the earth.

ISA-23:18 And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to

the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her

merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat

sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

ISA-24:1 Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it

waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the

inhabitants thereof.

ISA-24:2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the

priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the

maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the

seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the

taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.

ISA-24:3 The land shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled:

for the LORD hath spoken this word.

ISA-24:4 The earth mourneth [and] fadeth away, the world

languisheth [and] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth

do languish.

ISA-24:5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants

thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the

ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.

ISA-24:6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they

that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of

the earth are burned, and few men left.

ISA-24:7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the

merryhearted do sigh.

ISA-24:8 The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that

rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

ISA-24:9 They shall not drink wine with a song; strong drink

shall be bitter to them that drink it.

ISA-24:10 The city of confusion is broken down: every house is

shut up, that no man may come in.

ISA-24:11 [There is] a crying for wine in the streets; all joy

is darkened, the mirth of the land is gone.

ISA-24:12 In the city is left desolation, and the gate is

smitten with destruction.

ISA-24:13 When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among

the people, [there shall be] as the shaking of an olive tree,

[and] as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done.

ISA-24:14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for

the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

ISA-24:15 Wherefore glorify ye the LORD in the fires, [even]

the name of the LORD God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

ISA-24:16 From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard

songs, [even] glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness,

my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt

treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very

treacherously.

ISA-24:17 Fear, and the pit, and the snare, [are] upon thee, O

inhabitant of the earth.

ISA-24:18 And it shall come to pass, [that] he who fleeth from

the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that

cometh up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the

snare: for the windows from on high are open, and the

foundations of the earth do shake.

ISA-24:19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean

dissolved, the earth is moved exceedingly.

ISA-24:20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkard, and

shall be removed like a cottage; and the transgression thereof

shall be heavy upon it; and it shall fall, and not rise again.

ISA-24:21 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the

LORD shall punish the host of the high ones [that are] on high,

and the kings of the earth upon the earth.

ISA-24:22 And they shall be gathered together, [as] prisoners

are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison, and

after many days shall they be visited.

ISA-24:23 Then the moon shall be confounded, and the sun

ashamed, when the LORD of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and

in Jerusalem, and before his ancients gloriously.

ISA-25:1 O LORD, thou [art] my God; I will exalt thee, I will

praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful [things; thy]

counsels of old [are] faithfulness [and] truth.

ISA-25:2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; [of] a defenced

city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never

be built.

ISA-25:3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the

city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.

ISA-25:4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength

to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow

from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones [is] as a

storm [against] the wall.

ISA-25:5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the

heat in a dry place; [even] the heat with the shadow of a cloud:

the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.

ISA-25:6 And in this mountain shall the LORD of hosts make unto

all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees,

of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.

ISA-25:7 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the

covering cast over all people, and the veil that is spread over

all nations.

ISA-25:8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD

will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his

people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the LORD

hath spoken [it].

ISA-25:9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this [is] our

God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this [is] the

LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his

salvation.

ISA-25:10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest,

and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is

trodden down for the dunghill.

ISA-25:11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of

them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth [his hands] to swim:

and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of

their hands.

ISA-25:12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall

he bring down, lay low, [and] bring to the ground, [even] to the

dust.

ISA-26:1 In that day shall this song be sung in the land of

Judah; We have a strong city; salvation will [God] appoint [for]

walls and bulwarks.

ISA-26:2 Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation which

keepeth the truth may enter in.

ISA-26:3 Thou wilt keep [him] in perfect peace, [whose] mind

[is] stayed [on thee]: because he trusteth in thee.

ISA-26:4 Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH

[is] everlasting strength:

ISA-26:5 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high; the

lofty city, he layeth it low; he layeth it low, [even] to the

ground; he bringeth it [even] to the dust.

ISA-26:6 The foot shall tread it down, [even] the feet of the

poor, [and] the steps of the needy.

ISA-26:7 The way of the just [is] uprightness: thou, most

upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

ISA-26:8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O LORD, have we

waited for thee; the desire of [our] soul [is] to thy name, and

to the remembrance of thee.

ISA-26:9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea,

with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy

judgments [are] in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will

learn righteousness.

ISA-26:10 Let favour be showed to the wicked, [yet] will he not

learn righteousness: in the land of uprightness will he deal

unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the LORD.

ISA-26:11 LORD, [when] thy hand is lifted up, they will not see:

[but] they shall see, and be ashamed for [their] envy at the

people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them.

ISA-26:12 LORD, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also

hast wrought all our works in us.

ISA-26:13 O LORD our God, [other] lords beside thee have had

dominion over us: [but] by thee only will we make mention of thy

name.

ISA-26:14 [They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are]

deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and

destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.

ISA-26:15 Thou hast increased the nation, O LORD, thou hast

increased the nation: thou art glorified: thou hadst removed

[it] far [unto] all the ends of the earth.

ISA-26:16 LORD, in trouble have they visited thee, they poured

out a prayer [when] thy chastening [was] upon them.

ISA-26:17 Like as a woman with child, [that] draweth near the

time of her delivery, is in pain, [and] crieth out in her pangs;

so have we been in thy sight, O LORD.

ISA-26:18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, we

have as it were brought forth wind; we have not wrought any

deliverance in the earth; neither have the inhabitants of the

world fallen.

ISA-26:19 Thy dead [men] shall live, [together with] my dead

body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust:

for thy dew [is as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast

out the dead.

ISA-26:20 Come, my people, enter thou into thy chambers, and

shut thy doors about thee: hide thyself as it were for a little

moment, until the indignation be overpast.

ISA-26:21 For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to

punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the

earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her

slain.

ISA-27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and

strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even

leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon

that [is] in the sea.

ISA-27:2 In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine.

ISA-27:3 I the LORD do keep it; I will water it every moment:

lest [any] hurt it, I will keep it night and day.

ISA-27:4 Fury [is] not in me: who would set the briers [and]

thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would

burn them together.

ISA-27:5 Or let him take hold of my strength, [that] he may

make peace with me; [and] he shall make peace with me.

ISA-27:6 He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root:

Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world

with fruit.

ISA-27:7 Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him?

[or] is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are

slain by him?

ISA-27:8 In measure, when it shooteth forth, thou wilt debate

with it: he stayeth his rough wind in the day of the east wind.

ISA-27:9 By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be

purged; and this [is] all the fruit to take away his sin; when

he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are

beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.

ISA-27:10 Yet the defenced city [shall be] desolate, [and] the

habitation forsaken, and left like a wilderness: there shall the

calf feed, and there shall he lie down, and consume the branches

thereof.

ISA-27:11 When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be

broken off: the women come, [and] set them on fire: for it [is]

a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will

not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will show them

no favour.

ISA-27:12 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the

LORD shall beat off from the channel of the river unto the

stream of Egypt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye

children of Israel.

ISA-27:13 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the

great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were

ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the

land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at

Jerusalem.

ISA-28:1 Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim,

whose glorious beauty [is] a fading flower, which [are] on the

head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

ISA-28:2 Behold, the Lord hath a mighty and strong one, [which]

as a tempest of hail [and] a destroying storm, as a flood of

mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the

hand.

ISA-28:3 The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be

trodden under feet:

ISA-28:4 And the glorious beauty, which [is] on the head of the

fat valley, shall be a fading flower, [and] as the hasty fruit

before the summer; which [when] he that looketh upon it seeth,

while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up.

ISA-28:5 In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of

glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his

people,

ISA-28:6 And for a spirit of judgment to him that sitteth in

judgment, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the

gate.

ISA-28:7 But they also have erred through wine, and through

strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have

erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they

are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision,

they stumble [in] judgment.

ISA-28:8 For all tables are full of vomit [and] filthiness, [so

that there is] no place [clean].

ISA-28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make

to understand doctrine? [them that are] weaned from the milk,

[and] drawn from the breasts.

ISA-28:10 For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon

precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and]

there a little:

ISA-28:11 For with stammering lips and another tongue will he

speak to this people.

ISA-28:12 To whom he said, This [is] the rest [wherewith] ye

may cause the weary to rest; and this [is] the refreshing: yet

they would not hear.

ISA-28:13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon

precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line;

here a little, [and] there a little; that they might go, and

fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

ISA-28:14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men,

that rule this people which [is] in Jerusalem.

ISA-28:15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with

death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing

scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we

have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid

ourselves:

ISA-28:16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in

Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner

[stone], a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make

haste.

ISA-28:17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and

righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the

refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

ISA-28:18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled,

and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the

overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden

down by it.

ISA-28:19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you:

for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night:

and it shall be a vexation only [to] understand the report.

ISA-28:20 For the bed is shorter than that [a man] can stretch

himself [on it]: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap

himself [in it].

ISA-28:21 For the LORD shall rise up as [in] mount Perazim, he

shall be wroth as [in] the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his

work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange

act.

ISA-28:22 Now therefore be ye not mockers, lest your bands be

made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a

consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

ISA-28:23 Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my

speech.

ISA-28:24 Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open

and break the clods of his ground?

ISA-28:25 When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not

cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the

principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their

place?

ISA-28:26 For his God doth instruct him to discretion, [and]

doth teach him.

ISA-28:27 For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing

instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin;

but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin

with a rod.

ISA-28:28 Bread [corn] is bruised; because he will not ever be

threshing it, nor break [it with] the wheel of his cart, nor

bruise it [with] his horsemen.

ISA-28:29 This also cometh forth from the LORD of hosts,

[which] is wonderful in counsel, [and] excellent in working.

ISA-29:1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city [where] David dwelt!

add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.

ISA-29:2 Yet I will distress Ariel, and there shall be

heaviness and sorrow: and it shall be unto me as Ariel.

ISA-29:3 And I will camp against thee round about, and will lay

siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise forts against

thee.

ISA-29:4 And thou shalt be brought down, [and] shalt speak out

of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and

thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out

of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.

ISA-29:5 Moreover the multitude of thy strangers shall be like

small dust, and the multitude of the terrible ones [shall be] as

chaff that passeth away: yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly.

ISA-29:6 Thou shalt be visited of the LORD of hosts with

thunder, and with earthquake, and great noise, with storm and

tempest, and the flame of devouring fire.

ISA-29:7 And the multitude of all the nations that fight

against Ariel, even all that fight against her and her munition,

and that distress her, shall be as a dream of a night vision.

ISA-29:8 It shall even be as when an hungry [man] dreameth, and,

behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as

when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he

awaketh, and, behold, [he is] faint, and his soul hath appetite:

so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against

mount Zion.

ISA-29:9 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they

are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with

strong drink.

ISA-29:10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of

deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your

rulers, the seers hath he covered.

ISA-29:11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words

of a book that is sealed, which [men] deliver to one that is

learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot;

for it [is] sealed:

ISA-29:12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned,

saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.

ISA-29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people

draw near [me] with their mouth, and with their lips do honour

me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear

toward me is taught by the precept of men:

ISA-29:14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous

work among this people, [even] a marvellous work and a wonder:

for the wisdom of their wise [men] shall perish, and the

understanding of their prudent [men] shall be hid.

ISA-29:15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel

from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say,

Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?

ISA-29:16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be

esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him

that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of

him that framed it, He had no understanding?

ISA-29:17 [Is] it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon

shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field

shall be esteemed as a forest?

ISA-29:18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the

book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and

out of darkness.

ISA-29:19 The meek also shall increase [their] joy in the LORD,

and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

ISA-29:20 For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the

scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:

ISA-29:21 That make a man an offender for a word, and lay a

snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the

just for a thing of nought.

ISA-29:22 Therefore thus saith the LORD, who redeemed Abraham,

concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed,

neither shall his face now wax pale.

ISA-29:23 But when he seeth his children, the work of mine

hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and

sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

ISA-29:24 They also that erred in spirit shall come to

understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

ISA-30:1 Woe to the rebellious children, saith the LORD, that

take counsel, but not of me; and that cover with a covering, but

not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin:

ISA-30:2 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at

my mouth; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh,

and to trust in the shadow of Egypt!

ISA-30:3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame,

and the trust in the shadow of Egypt [your] confusion.

ISA-30:4 For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came

to Hanes.

ISA-30:5 They were all ashamed of a people [that] could not

profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shame, and also a

reproach.

ISA-30:6 The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land

of trouble and anguish, from whence [come] the young and old

lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their

riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures

upon the bunches of camels, to a people [that] shall not profit

[them].

ISA-30:7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no

purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength

[is] to sit still.

ISA-30:8 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it

in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever:

ISA-30:9 That this [is] a rebellious people, lying children,

children [that] will not hear the law of the LORD:

ISA-30:10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets,

Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things,

prophesy deceits:

ISA-30:11 Get you out of the way, turn aside out of the path,

cause the Holy One of Israel to cease from before us.

ISA-30:12 Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because

ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness,

and stay thereon:

ISA-30:13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach

ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking

cometh suddenly at an instant.

ISA-30:14 And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters'

vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that

there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take

fire from the hearth, or to take water [withal] out of the pit.

ISA-30:15 For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel;

In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in

confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.

ISA-30:16 But ye said, No; for we will flee upon horses;

therefore shall ye flee: and, We will ride upon the swift;

therefore shall they that pursue you be swift.

ISA-30:17 One thousand [shall flee] at the rebuke of one; at

the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon

upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.

ISA-30:18 And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be

gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may

have mercy upon you: for the LORD [is] a God of judgment:

blessed [are] all they that wait for him.

ISA-30:19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem: thou

shalt weep no more: he will be very gracious unto thee at the

voice of thy cry; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee.

ISA-30:20 And [though] the Lord give you the bread of adversity,

and the water of affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be

removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thy

teachers:

ISA-30:21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying,

This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand,

and when ye turn to the left.

ISA-30:22 Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven

images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold:

thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say

unto it, Get thee hence.

ISA-30:23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed, that thou

shalt sow the ground withal; and bread of the increase of the

earth, and it shall be fat and plenteous: in that day shall thy

cattle feed in large pastures.

ISA-30:24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that ear the

ground shall eat clean provender, which hath been winnowed with

the shovel and with the fan.

ISA-30:25 And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon

every high hill, rivers [and] streams of waters in the day of

the great slaughter, when the towers fall.

ISA-30:26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light

of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the

light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the

breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.

ISA-30:27 Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning

[with] his anger, and the burden [thereof is] heavy: his lips

are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

ISA-30:28 And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach

to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations with the sieve of

vanity: and [there shall be] a bridle in the jaws of the people,

causing [them] to err.

ISA-30:29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night [when] a holy

solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with

a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One

of Israel.

ISA-30:30 And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be

heard, and shall show the lighting down of his arm, with the

indignation of [his] anger, and [with] the flame of a devouring

fire, [with] scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

ISA-30:31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian

be beaten down, [which] smote with a rod.

ISA-30:32 And [in] every place where the grounded staff shall

pass, which the LORD shall lay upon him, [it] shall be with

tabrets and harps: and in battles of shaking will he fight with

it.

ISA-30:33 For Tophet [is] ordained of old; yea, for the king it

is prepared; he hath made [it] deep [and] large: the pile

thereof [is] fire and much wood; the breath of the LORD, like a

stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.

ISA-31:1 Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay

on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and

in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not

unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

ISA-31:2 Yet he also [is] wise, and will bring evil, and will

not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the

evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.

ISA-31:3 Now the Egyptians [are] men, and not God; and their

horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out

his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen

shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.

ISA-31:4 For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the

lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of

shepherds is called forth against him, [he] will not be afraid

of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so

shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and

for the hill thereof.

ISA-31:5 As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend

Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver [it; and] passing over

he will preserve it.

ISA-31:6 Turn ye unto [him from] whom the children of Israel

have deeply revolted.

ISA-31:7 For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of

silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made

unto you [for] a sin.

ISA-31:8 Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a

mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him:

but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be

discomfited.

ISA-31:9 And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear,

and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD,

whose fire [is] in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.

ISA-32:1 Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and

princes shall rule in judgment.

ISA-32:2 And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind,

and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place,

as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

ISA-32:3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and

the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

ISA-32:4 The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge,

and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

ISA-32:5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal, nor

the churl said [to be] bountiful.

ISA-32:6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart

will work iniquity, to practice hypocrisy, and to utter error

against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he

will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

ISA-32:7 The instruments also of the churl [are] evil: he

deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words,

even when the needy speaketh right.

ISA-32:8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things; and by

liberal things shall he stand.

ISA-32:9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice, ye

careless daughters; give ear unto my speech.

ISA-32:10 Many days and years shall ye be troubled, ye careless

women: for the vintage shall fail, the gathering shall not come.

ISA-32:11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease; be troubled, ye

careless ones: strip you, and make you bare, and gird

[sackcloth] upon [your] loins.

ISA-32:12 They shall lament for the teats, for the pleasant

fields, for the fruitful vine.

ISA-32:13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns [and]

briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy [in] the joyous city:

ISA-32:14 Because the palaces shall be forsaken; the multitude

of the city shall be left; the forts and towers shall be for

dens for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of flocks;

ISA-32:15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high, and

the wilderness be a fruitful field, and the fruitful field be

counted for a forest.

ISA-32:16 Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and

righteousness remain in the fruitful field.

ISA-32:17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace; and the

effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever.

ISA-32:18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation,

and in sure dwellings, and in quiet resting places;

ISA-32:19 When it shall hail, coming down on the forest; and

the city shall be low in a low place.

ISA-32:20 Blessed [are] ye that sow beside all waters, that

send forth [thither] the feet of the ox and the ass.

ISA-33:1 Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou [wast] not spoiled;

and dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously

with thee! when thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled;

[and] when thou shalt make an end to deal treacherously, they

shall deal treacherously with thee.

ISA-33:2 O LORD, be gracious unto us; we have waited for thee:

be thou their arm every morning, our salvation also in the time

of trouble.

ISA-33:3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the

lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.

ISA-33:4 And your spoil shall be gathered [like] the gathering

of the caterpillar: as the running to and fro of locusts shall

he run upon them.

ISA-33:5 The LORD is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath

filled Zion with judgment and righteousness.

ISA-33:6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy

times, [and] strength of salvation: the fear of the LORD [is]

his treasure.

ISA-33:7 Behold, their valiant ones shall cry without: the

ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly.

ISA-33:8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he

hath broken the covenant, he hath despised the cities, he

regardeth no man.

ISA-33:9 The earth mourneth [and] languisheth: Lebanon is

ashamed [and] hewn down: Sharon is like a wilderness; and Bashan

and Carmel shake off [their fruits].

ISA-33:10 Now will I rise, saith the LORD; now will I be

exalted; now will I lift up myself.

ISA-33:11 Ye shall conceive chaff, ye shall bring forth stubble:

your breath, [as] fire, shall devour you.

ISA-33:12 And the people shall be [as] the burnings of lime:

[as] thorns cut up shall they be burned in the fire.

ISA-33:13 Hear, ye [that are] far off, what I have done; and,

ye [that are] near, acknowledge my might.

ISA-33:14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath

surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the

devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting

burnings?

ISA-33:15 He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly;

he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his

hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from

hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;

ISA-33:16 He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall

be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters

[shall be] sure.

ISA-33:17 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they

shall behold the land that is very far off.

ISA-33:18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where [is] the

scribe? where [is] the receiver? where [is] he that counted the

towers?

ISA-33:19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a

deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue,

[that thou canst] not understand.

ISA-33:20 Look upon Zion, the city of our solemnities: thine

eyes shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle [that]

shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall

ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be

broken.

ISA-33:21 But there the glorious LORD [will be] unto us a place

of broad rivers [and] streams; wherein shall go no galley with

oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.

ISA-33:22 For the LORD [is] our judge, the LORD [is] our

lawgiver, the LORD [is] our king; he will save us.

ISA-33:23 Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well

strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is

the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.

ISA-33:24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick: the

people that dwell therein [shall be] forgiven [their] iniquity.

ISA-34:1 Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people:

let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all

things that come forth of it.

ISA-34:2 For the indignation of the LORD [is] upon all nations,

and [his] fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed

them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.

ISA-34:3 Their slain also shall be cast out, and their stink

shall come up out of their carcases, and the mountains shall be

melted with their blood.

ISA-34:4 And all the host of heaven shall be dissolved, and the

heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll: and all their host

shall fall down, as the leaf falleth off from the vine, and as a

falling [fig] from the fig tree.

ISA-34:5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it

shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to

judgment.

ISA-34:6 The sword of the LORD is filled with blood, it is made

fat with fatness, [and] with the blood of lambs and goats, with

the fat of the kidneys of rams: for the LORD hath a sacrifice in

Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea.

ISA-34:7 And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the

bullocks with the bulls; and their land shall be soaked with

blood, and their dust made fat with fatness.

ISA-34:8 For [it is] the day of the LORD's vengeance, [and] the

year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion.

ISA-34:9 And the streams thereof shall be turned into pitch,

and the dust thereof into brimstone, and the land thereof shall

become burning pitch.

ISA-34:10 It shall not be quenched night nor day; the smoke

thereof shall go up for ever: from generation to generation it

shall lie waste; none shall pass through it for ever and ever.

ISA-34:11 But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it;

the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall

stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of

emptiness.

ISA-34:12 They shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom,

but none [shall be] there, and all her princes shall be nothing.

ISA-34:13 And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and

brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an

habitation of dragons, [and] a court for owls.

ISA-34:14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with

the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his

fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for

herself a place of rest.

ISA-34:15 There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and

hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures

also be gathered, every one with her mate.

ISA-34:16 Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one

of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it

hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

ISA-34:17 And he hath cast the lot for them, and his hand hath

divided it unto them by line: they shall possess it for ever,

from generation to generation shall they dwell therein.

ISA-35:1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad

for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.

ISA-35:2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy

and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the

excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the

LORD, [and] the excellency of our God.

ISA-35:3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble

knees.

ISA-35:4 Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong,

fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even]

God [with] a recompense; he will come and save you.

ISA-35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the

ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

ISA-35:6 Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the

tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters

break out, and streams in the desert.

ISA-35:7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the

thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons,

where each lay, [shall be] grass with reeds and rushes.

ISA-35:8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall

be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over

it; but it [shall be] for those: the wayfaring men, though fools,

shall not err [therein].

ISA-35:9 No lion shall be there, nor [any] ravenous beast shall

go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed

shall walk [there]:

ISA-35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come

to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they

shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee

away.

ISA-36:1 Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king

Hezekiah, [that] Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all

the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

ISA-36:2 And the king of Assyria sent Rabshakeh from Lachish to

Jerusalem unto king Hezekiah with a great army. And he stood by

the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's

field.

ISA-36:3 Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, which

was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son,

the recorder.

ISA-36:4 And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah,

Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence

[is] this wherein thou trustest?

ISA-36:5 I say, [sayest thou], (but [they are but] vain words)

[I have] counsel and strength for war: now on whom dost thou

trust, that thou rebellest against me?

ISA-36:6 Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on

Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and

pierce it: so [is] Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in

him.

ISA-36:7 But if thou say to me, We trust in the LORD our God:

[is it] not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath

taken away, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship

before this altar?

ISA-36:8 Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master

the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses,

if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.

ISA-36:9 How then wilt thou turn away the face of one captain

of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt

for chariots and for horsemen?

ISA-36:10 And am I now come up without the LORD against this

land to destroy it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this

land, and destroy it.

ISA-36:11 Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh,

Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language;

for we understand [it]; and speak not to us in the Jews'

language, in the ears of the people that [are] on the wall.

ISA-36:12 But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy

master and to thee to speak these words? [hath he] not [sent me]

to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own

dung, and drink their own piss with you?

ISA-36:13 Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in

the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great

king, the king of Assyria.

ISA-36:14 Thus saith the king, Let not Hezekiah deceive you:

for he shall not be able to deliver you.

ISA-36:15 Neither let Hezekiah make you trust in the LORD,

saying, The LORD will surely deliver us: this city shall not be

delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria.

ISA-36:16 Hearken not to Hezekiah: for thus saith the king of

Assyria, Make [an agreement] with me [by] a present, and come

out to me: and eat ye every one of his vine, and every one of

his fig tree, and drink ye every one the waters of his own

cistern;

ISA-36:17 Until I come and take you away to a land like your

own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.

ISA-36:18 [Beware] lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, The LORD

will deliver us. Hath any of the gods of the nations delivered

his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria?

ISA-36:19 Where [are] the gods of Hamath and Arphad? where

[are] the gods of Sepharvaim? and have they delivered Samaria

out of my hand?

ISA-36:20 Who [are they] among all the gods of these lands,

that have delivered their land out of my hand, that the LORD

should deliver Jerusalem out of my hand?

ISA-36:21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a

word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

ISA-36:22 Then came Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, that [was]

over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah, the son of

Asaph, the recorder, to Hezekiah with [their] clothes rent, and

told him the words of Rabshakeh.

ISA-37:1 And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard [it],

that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sackcloth,

and went into the house of the LORD.

ISA-37:2 And he sent Eliakim, who [was] over the household, and

Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with

sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz.

ISA-37:3 And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day

[is] a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the

children are come to the birth, and [there is] not strength to

bring forth.

ISA-37:4 It may be the LORD thy God will hear the words of

Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to

reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which the

LORD thy God hath heard: wherefore lift up [thy] prayer for the

remnant that is left.

ISA-37:5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah.

ISA-37:6 And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your

master, Thus saith the LORD, Be not afraid of the words that

thou hast heard, wherewith the servants of the king of Assyria

have blasphemed me.

ISA-37:7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him, and he shall

hear a rumour, and return to his own land; and I will cause him

to fall by the sword in his own land.

ISA-37:8 So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria

warring against Libnah: for he had heard that he was departed

from Lachish.

ISA-37:9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia,

He is come forth to make war with thee. And when he heard [it],

he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

ISA-37:10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying,

Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying,

Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of

Assyria.

ISA-37:11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria

have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt

thou be delivered?

ISA-37:12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my

fathers have destroyed, [as] Gozan, and Haran, and Rezeph, and

the children of Eden which [were] in Telassar?

ISA-37:13 Where [is] the king of Hamath, and the king of Arphad,

and the king of the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah?

ISA-37:14 And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the

messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of

the LORD, and spread it before the LORD.

ISA-37:15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,

ISA-37:16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest

[between] the cherubims, thou [art] the God, [even] thou alone,

of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and

earth.

ISA-37:17 Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes,

O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which

hath sent to reproach the living God.

ISA-37:18 Of a truth, LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid

waste all the nations, and their countries.

ISA-37:19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they

[were] no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone:

therefore they have destroyed them.

ISA-37:20 Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand,

that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou [art] the

LORD, [even] thou only.

ISA-37:21 Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah,

saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast

prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:

ISA-37:22 This [is] the word which the LORD hath spoken

concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised

thee, [and] laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem

hath shaken her head at thee.

ISA-37:23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed? and against

whom hast thou exalted [thy] voice, and lifted up thine eyes on

high? [even] against the Holy One of Israel.

ISA-37:24 By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and

hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the

height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut

down the tall cedars thereof, [and] the choice fir trees thereof:

and I will enter into the height of his border, [and] the

forest of his Carmel.

ISA-37:25 I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of

my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.

ISA-37:26 Hast thou not heard long ago, [how] I have done it;

[and] of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I

brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced

cities [into] ruinous heaps.

ISA-37:27 Therefore their inhabitants [were] of small power,

they were dismayed and confounded: they were [as] the grass of

the field, and [as] the green herb, [as] the grass on the

housetops, and [as corn] blasted before it be grown up.

ISA-37:28 But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy

coming in, and thy rage against me.

ISA-37:29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is come

up into mine ears, therefore will I put my hook in thy nose, and

my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by

which thou camest.

ISA-37:30 And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, Ye shall eat

[this] year such as groweth of itself; and the second year that

which springeth of the same: and in the third year sow ye, and

reap, and plant vineyards, and eat the fruit thereof.

ISA-37:31 And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah

shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward:

ISA-37:32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and

they that escape out of mount Zion: the zeal of the LORD of

hosts shall do this.

ISA-37:33 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of

Assyria, He shall not come into this city, nor shoot an arrow

there, nor come before it with shields, nor cast a bank against

it.

ISA-37:34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return,

and shall not come into this city, saith the LORD.

ISA-37:35 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own

sake, and for my servant David's sake.

ISA-37:36 Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in

the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five

thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they

[were] all dead corpses.

ISA-37:37 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed, and went and

returned, and dwelt at Nineveh.

ISA-37:38 And it came to pass, as he was worshipping in the

house of Nisroch his god, that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons

smote him with the sword; and they escaped into the land of

Armenia: and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead.

ISA-38:1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And Isaiah

the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him,

Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt

die, and not live.

ISA-38:2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and

prayed unto the LORD,

ISA-38:3 And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I

have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and

have done [that which is] good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept

sore.

ISA-38:4 Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying,

ISA-38:5 Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God

of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy

tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.

ISA-38:6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand

of the king of Assyria: and I will defend this city.

ISA-38:7 And this [shall be] a sign unto thee from the LORD,

that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;

ISA-38:8 Behold, I will bring again the shadow of the degrees,

which is gone down in the sun dial of Ahaz, ten degrees backward.

So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone

down.

ISA-38:9 The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had

been sick, and was recovered of his sickness:

ISA-38:10 I said in the cutting off of my days, I shall go to

the gates of the grave: I am deprived of the residue of my years.

ISA-38:11 I said, I shall not see the LORD, [even] the LORD, in

the land of the living: I shall behold man no more with the

inhabitants of the world.

ISA-38:12 Mine age is departed, and is removed from me as a

shepherd's tent: I have cut off like a weaver my life: he will

cut me off with pining sickness: from day [even] to night wilt

thou make an end of me.

ISA-38:13 I reckoned till morning, [that], as a lion, so will

he break all my bones: from day [even] to night wilt thou make

an end of me.

ISA-38:14 Like a crane [or] a swallow, so did I chatter: I did

mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail [with looking] upward: O LORD, I

am oppressed; undertake for me.

ISA-38:15 What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and

himself hath done [it]: I shall go softly all my years in the

bitterness of my soul.

ISA-38:16 O Lord, by these [things men] live, and in all these

[things is] the life of my spirit: so wilt thou recover me, and

make me to live.

ISA-38:17 Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou

hast in love to my soul [delivered it] from the pit of

corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.

ISA-38:18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not]

celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for

thy truth.

ISA-38:19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I

[do] this day: the father to the children shall make known thy

truth.

ISA-38:20 The LORD [was ready] to save me: therefore we will

sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our

life in the house of the LORD.

ISA-38:21 For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs,

and lay [it] for a plaster upon the boil, and he shall recover.

ISA-38:22 Hezekiah also had said, What [is] the sign that I

shall go up to the house of the LORD?

ISA-39:1 At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king

of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had

heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.

ISA-39:2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and showed them the

house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the

spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his

armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was

nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah

showed them not.

ISA-39:3 Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and

said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they

unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country

unto me, [even] from Babylon.

ISA-39:4 Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And

Hezekiah answered, All that [is] in mine house have they seen:

there is nothing among my treasures that I have not showed them.

ISA-39:5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the

LORD of hosts:

ISA-39:6 Behold, the days come, that all that [is] in thine

house, and [that] which thy fathers have laid up in store until

this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left,

saith the LORD.

ISA-39:7 And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou

shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in

the palace of the king of Babylon.

ISA-39:8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good [is] the word of

the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there

shall be peace and truth in my days.

ISA-40:1 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.

ISA-40:2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her,

that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned:

for she hath received of the LORD's hand double for all her sins.

ISA-40:3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,

Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a

highway for our God.

ISA-40:4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and

hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight,

and the rough places plain:

ISA-40:5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all

flesh shall see [it] together: for the mouth of the LORD hath

spoken [it].

ISA-40:6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry?

All flesh [is] grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the

flower of the field:

ISA-40:7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the

spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people [is] grass.

ISA-40:8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word

of our God shall stand for ever.

ISA-40:9 O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into

the high mountain; O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift

up thy voice with strength; lift [it] up, be not afraid; say

unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God!

ISA-40:10 Behold, the Lord GOD will come with strong [hand],

and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward [is] with him,

and his work before him.

ISA-40:11 He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall

gather the lambs with his arm, and carry [them] in his bosom,

[and] shall gently lead those that are with young.

ISA-40:12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his

hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the

dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in

scales, and the hills in a balance?

ISA-40:13 Who hath directed the Spirit of the LORD, or [being]

his counsellor hath taught him?

ISA-40:14 With whom took he counsel, and [who] instructed him,

and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge,

and showed to him the way of understanding?

ISA-40:15 Behold, the nations [are] as a drop of a bucket, and

are counted as the small dust of the balance: behold, he taketh

up the isles as a very little thing.

ISA-40:16 And Lebanon [is] not sufficient to burn, nor the

beasts thereof sufficient for a burnt offering.

ISA-40:17 All nations before him [are] as nothing; and they are

counted to him less than nothing, and vanity.

ISA-40:18 To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will

ye compare unto him?

ISA-40:19 The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith

spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.

ISA-40:20 He that [is] so impoverished that he hath no oblation

chooseth a tree [that] will not rot; he seeketh unto him a

cunning workman to prepare a graven image, [that] shall not be

moved.

ISA-40:21 Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not

been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from

the foundations of the earth?

ISA-40:22 [It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth,

and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that

stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out

as a tent to dwell in:

ISA-40:23 That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the

judges of the earth as vanity.

ISA-40:24 Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not

be sown: yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth: and

he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the

whirlwind shall take them away as stubble.

ISA-40:25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall I be equal?

saith the Holy One.

ISA-40:26 Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath

created these [things], that bringeth out their host by number:

he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for

that [he is] strong in power; not one faileth.

ISA-40:27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My

way is hid from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my

God?

ISA-40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the

everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth,

fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his

understanding.

ISA-40:29 He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have]

no might he increaseth strength.

ISA-40:30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the

young men shall utterly fall:

ISA-40:31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew [their]

strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall

run, and not be weary; [and] they shall walk, and not faint.

ISA-41:1 Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people

renew [their] strength: let them come near; then let them speak:

let us come near together to judgment.

ISA-41:2 Who raised up the righteous [man] from the east,

called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made

[him] rule over kings? he gave [them] as the dust to his sword,

[and] as driven stubble to his bow.

ISA-41:3 He pursued them, [and] passed safely; [even] by the

way [that] he had not gone with his feet.

ISA-41:4 Who hath wrought and done [it], calling the

generations from the beginning? I the LORD, the first, and with

the last; I [am] he.

ISA-41:5 The isles saw [it], and feared; the ends of the earth

were afraid, drew near, and came.

ISA-41:6 They helped every one his neighbour; and [every one]

said to his brother, Be of good courage.

ISA-41:7 So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, [and] he

that smootheth [with] the hammer him that smote the anvil,

saying, It [is] ready for the soldering: and he fastened it with

nails, [that] it should not be moved.

ISA-41:8 But thou, Israel, [art] my servant, Jacob whom I have

chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.

ISA-41:9 [Thou] whom I have taken from the ends of the earth,

and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee,

Thou [art] my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee

away.

ISA-41:10 Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed;

for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help

thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my

righteousness.

ISA-41:11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee

shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and

they that strive with thee shall perish.

ISA-41:12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, [even]

them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall

be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.

ISA-41:13 For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand,

saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

ISA-41:14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I

will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One

of Israel.

ISA-41:15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing

instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and

beat [them] small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.

ISA-41:16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them

away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt

rejoice in the LORD, [and] shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.

ISA-41:17 [When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is]

none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will

hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

ISA-41:18 I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in

the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of

water, and the dry land springs of water.

ISA-41:19 I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the shittah

tree, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set in the desert

the fir tree, [and] the pine, and the box tree together:

ISA-41:20 That they may see, and know, and consider, and

understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this,

and the Holy One of Israel hath created it.

ISA-41:21 Produce your cause, saith the LORD; bring forth your

strong [reasons], saith the King of Jacob.

ISA-41:22 Let them bring [them] forth, and show us what shall

happen: let them show the former things, what they [be], that we

may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare

us things for to come.

ISA-41:23 Show the things that are to come hereafter, that we

may know that ye [are] gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we

may be dismayed, and behold [it] together.

ISA-41:24 Behold, ye [are] of nothing, and your work of nought:

an abomination [is he that] chooseth you.

ISA-41:25 I have raised up [one] from the north, and he shall

come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and

he shall come upon princes as [upon] mortar, and as the potter

treadeth clay.

ISA-41:26 Who hath declared from the beginning, that we may

know? and beforetime, that we may say, [He is] righteous? yea,

[there is] none that showeth, yea, [there is] none that

declareth, yea, [there is] none that heareth your words.

ISA-41:27 The first [shall say] to Zion, Behold, behold them:

and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

ISA-41:28 For I beheld, and [there was] no man; even among them,

and [there was] no counsellor, that, when I asked of them,

could answer a word.

ISA-41:29 Behold, they [are] all vanity; their works [are]

nothing: their molten images [are] wind and confusion.

ISA-42:1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, [in

whom] my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he

shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

ISA-42:2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to

be heard in the street.

ISA-42:3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking

flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto

truth.

ISA-42:4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set

judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

ISA-42:5 Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens,

and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that

which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people

upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

ISA-42:6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will

hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a

covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

ISA-42:7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners

from the prison, [and] them that sit in darkness out of the

prison house.

ISA-42:8 I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will

I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

ISA-42:9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new

things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

ISA-42:10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, [and] his praise from

the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that

is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

ISA-42:11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up

[their voice], the villages [that] Kedar doth inhabit: let the

inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the

mountains.

ISA-42:12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his

praise in the islands.

ISA-42:13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall

stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he

shall prevail against his enemies.

ISA-42:14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still,

[and] refrained myself: [now] will I cry like a travailing woman;

I will destroy and devour at once.

ISA-42:15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all

their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry

up the pools.

ISA-42:16 And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew

not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I

will make darkness light before them, and crooked things

straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

ISA-42:17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly

ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten

images, Ye [are] our gods.

ISA-42:18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

ISA-42:19 Who [is] blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my

messenger [that] I sent? who [is] blind as [he that is] perfect,

and blind as the LORD's servant?

ISA-42:20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening

the ears, but he heareth not.

ISA-42:21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake;

he will magnify the law, and make [it] honourable.

ISA-42:22 But this [is] a people robbed and spoiled; [they are]

all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses:

they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none

saith, Restore.

ISA-42:23 Who among you will give ear to this? [who] will

hearken and hear for the time to come?

ISA-42:24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the

robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for

they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto

his law.

ISA-42:25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his

anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire

round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid

[it] not to heart.

ISA-43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob,

and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have

redeemed thee, I have called [thee] by thy name; thou [art] mine.

ISA-43:2 When thou passest through the waters, I [will be] with

thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when

thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither

shall the flame kindle upon thee.

ISA-43:3 For I [am] the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel,

thy Saviour: I gave Egypt [for] thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba

for thee.

ISA-43:4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been

honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for

thee, and people for thy life.

ISA-43:5 Fear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed

from the east, and gather thee from the west;

ISA-43:6 I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south,

Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the

ends of the earth;

ISA-43:7 [Even] every one that is called by my name: for I have

created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made

him.

ISA-43:8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the

deaf that have ears.

ISA-43:9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the

people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show

us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that

they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, [It is] truth.

ISA-43:10 Ye [are] my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant

whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and

understand that I [am] he: before me there was no God formed,

neither shall there be after me.

ISA-43:11 I, [even] I, [am] the LORD; and beside me [there is]

no saviour.

ISA-43:12 I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed,

when [there was] no strange [god] among you: therefore ye [are]

my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I [am] God.

ISA-43:13 Yea, before the day [was] I [am] he; and [there is]

none that can deliver out of my hand: I will work, and who shall

let it?

ISA-43:14 Thus saith the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of

Israel; For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought

down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry [is] in the

ships.

ISA-43:15 I [am] the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel,

your King.

ISA-43:16 Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea,

and a path in the mighty waters;

ISA-43:17 Which bringeth forth the chariot and horse, the army

and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise:

they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

ISA-43:18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider

the things of old.

ISA-43:19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring

forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the

wilderness, [and] rivers in the desert.

ISA-43:20 The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons

and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, [and]

rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.

ISA-43:21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall show

forth my praise.

ISA-43:22 But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou

hast been weary of me, O Israel.

ISA-43:23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy

burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy

sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with an offering,

nor wearied thee with incense.

ISA-43:24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither

hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou

hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast wearied me with

thine iniquities.

ISA-43:25 I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy

transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

ISA-43:26 Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare

thou, that thou mayest be justified.

ISA-43:27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have

transgressed against me.

ISA-43:28 Therefore I have profaned the princes of the

sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to

reproaches.

ISA-44:1 Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I

have chosen:

ISA-44:2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee

from the womb, [which] will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my

servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

ISA-44:3 For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and

floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed,

and my blessing upon thine offspring:

ISA-44:4 And they shall spring up [as] among the grass, as

willows by the water courses.

ISA-44:5 One shall say, I [am] the LORD's; and another shall

call [himself] by the name of Jacob; and another shall subscribe

[with] his hand unto the LORD, and surname [himself] by the name

of Israel.

ISA-44:6 Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his

redeemer the LORD of hosts; I [am] the first, and I [am] the

last; and beside me [there is] no God.

ISA-44:7 And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and

set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people?

and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them show

unto them.

ISA-44:8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee

from that time, and have declared [it]? ye [are] even my

witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, [there is] no God; I

know not [any].

ISA-44:9 They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity;

and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are]

their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be

ashamed.

ISA-44:10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image

[that] is profitable for nothing?

ISA-44:11 Behold, all his fellows shall be ashamed: and the

workmen, they [are] of men: let them all be gathered together,

let them stand up; [yet] they shall fear, [and] they shall be

ashamed together.

ISA-44:12 The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals,

and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength

of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he

drinketh no water, and is faint.

ISA-44:13 The carpenter stretcheth out [his] rule; he marketh

it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it

out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man,

according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the

house.

ISA-44:14 He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and

the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of

the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish [it].

ISA-44:15 Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take

thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth [it], and baketh

bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth [it]; he maketh it

a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

ISA-44:16 He burneth part thereof in the fire; with part

thereof he eateth flesh; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied:

yea, he warmeth [himself], and saith, Aha, I am warm, I have

seen the fire:

ISA-44:17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god, [even] his

graven image: he falleth down unto it, and worshippeth [it], and

prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me; for thou [art] my god.

ISA-44:18 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut

their eyes, that they cannot see; [and] their hearts, that they

cannot understand.

ISA-44:19 And none considereth in his heart, neither [is there]

knowledge nor understanding to say, I have burned part of it in

the fire; yea, also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof; I

have roasted flesh, and eaten [it]: and shall I make the residue

thereof an abomination? shall I fall down to the stock of a tree?

ISA-44:20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him

aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, [Is there] not

a lie in my right hand?

ISA-44:21 Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou [art] my

servant: I have formed thee; thou [art] my servant: O Israel,

thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

ISA-44:22 I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy

transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I

have redeemed thee.

ISA-44:23 Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done [it]:

shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye

mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath

redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

ISA-44:24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed

thee from the womb, I [am] the LORD that maketh all [things];

that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad

the earth by myself;

ISA-44:25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh

diviners mad; that turneth wise [men] backward, and maketh their

knowledge foolish;

ISA-44:26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and

performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to

Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah,

Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places

thereof:

ISA-44:27 That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy

rivers:

ISA-44:28 That saith of Cyrus, [He is] my shepherd, and shall

perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be

built; and to the temple, Thy foundation shall be laid.

ISA-45:1 Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose

right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I

will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved

gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

ISA-45:2 I will go before thee, and make the crooked places

straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in

sunder the bars of iron:

ISA-45:3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and

hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I,

the LORD, which call [thee] by thy name, [am] the God of Israel.

ISA-45:4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Israel mine elect, I

have even called thee by thy name: I have surnamed thee, though

thou hast not known me.

ISA-45:5 I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is]

no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

ISA-45:6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and

from the west, that [there is] none beside me. I [am] the LORD,

and [there is] none else.

ISA-45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace,

and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

ISA-45:8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies

pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring

forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the

LORD have created it.

ISA-45:9 Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! [Let] the

potsherd [strive] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the

clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy

work, He hath no hands?

ISA-45:10 Woe unto him that saith unto [his] father, What

begettest thou? or to the woman, What hast thou brought forth?

ISA-45:11 Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his

Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and

concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

ISA-45:12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I,

[even] my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their

host have I commanded.

ISA-45:13 I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will

direct all his ways: he shall build my city, and he shall let go

my captives, not for price nor reward, saith the LORD of hosts.

ISA-45:14 Thus saith the LORD, The labour of Egypt, and

merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans, men of stature,

shall come over unto thee, and they shall be thine: they shall

come after thee; in chains they shall come over, and they shall

fall down unto thee, they shall make supplication unto thee,

[saying], Surely God [is] in thee; and [there is] none else,

[there is] no God.

ISA-45:15 Verily thou [art] a God that hidest thyself, O God of

Israel, the Saviour.

ISA-45:16 They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of

them: they shall go to confusion together [that are] makers of

idols.

ISA-45:17 [But] Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an

everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded

world without end.

ISA-45:18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God

himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established

it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I

[am] the LORD; and [there is] none else.

ISA-45:19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the

earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I

the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

ISA-45:20 Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye

[that are] escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that

set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god

[that] cannot save.

ISA-45:21 Tell ye, and bring [them] near; yea, let them take

counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time?

[who] hath told it from that time? [have] not I the LORD? and

[there is] no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour;

[there is] none beside me.

ISA-45:22 Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the

earth: for I [am] God, and [there is] none else.

ISA-45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my

mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me

every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

ISA-45:24 Surely, shall [one] say, in the LORD have I

righteousness and strength: [even] to him shall [men] come; and

all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed.

ISA-45:25 In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified,

and shall glory.

ISA-46:1 Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon

the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages [were] heavy

loaden; [they are] a burden to the weary [beast].

ISA-46:2 They stoop, they bow down together; they could not

deliver the burden, but themselves are gone into captivity.

ISA-46:3 Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant

of the house of Israel, which are borne [by me] from the belly,

which are carried from the womb:

ISA-46:4 And [even] to [your] old age I [am] he; and [even] to

hoar hairs will I carry [you]: I have made, and I will bear;

even I will carry, and will deliver [you].

ISA-46:5 To whom will ye liken me, and make [me] equal, and

compare me, that we may be like?

ISA-46:6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in

the balance, [and] hire a goldsmith; and he maketh it a god:

they fall down, yea, they worship.

ISA-46:7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and

set him in his place, and he standeth; from his place shall he

not remove: yea, [one] shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer,

nor save him out of his trouble.

ISA-46:8 Remember this, and show yourselves men: bring [it]

again to mind, O ye transgressors.

ISA-46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I [am] God, and

[there is] none else; [I am] God, and [there is] none like me,

ISA-46:10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from

ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My

counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

ISA-46:11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that

executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken [it],

I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed [it], I will also

do it.

ISA-46:12 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that [are] far from

righteousness:

ISA-46:13 I bring near my righteousness: it shall not be far

off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place

salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.

ISA-47:1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of

Babylon, sit on the ground: [there is] no throne, O daughter of

the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and

delicate.

ISA-47:2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks,

make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.

ISA-47:3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall

be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet [thee as] a

man.

ISA-47:4 [As for] our redeemer, the LORD of hosts [is] his name,

the Holy One of Israel.

ISA-47:5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O

daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The

lady of kingdoms.

ISA-47:6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine

inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst show

them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy

yoke.

ISA-47:7 And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: [so] that

thou didst not lay these [things] to thy heart, neither didst

remember the latter end of it.

ISA-47:8 Therefore hear now this, [thou that art] given to

pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart,

I [am], and none else beside me; I shall not sit [as] a widow,

neither shall I know the loss of children:

ISA-47:9 But these two [things] shall come to thee in a moment

in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come

upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries,

[and] for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

ISA-47:10 For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast

said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath

perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I [am], and

none else beside me.

ISA-47:11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not

know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee;

thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come

upon thee suddenly, [which] thou shalt not know.

ISA-47:12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the

multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy

youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou

mayest prevail.

ISA-47:13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels.

Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly

prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from [these things]

that shall come upon thee.

ISA-47:14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn

them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the

flame: [there shall] not [be] a coal to warm at, [nor] fire to

sit before it.

ISA-47:15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast

laboured, [even] thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall

wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

ISA-48:1 Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by

the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of

Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and make mention of

the God of Israel, [but] not in truth, nor in righteousness.

ISA-48:2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay

themselves upon the God of Israel; The LORD of hosts [is] his

name.

ISA-48:3 I have declared the former things from the beginning;

and they went forth out of my mouth, and I showed them; I did

[them] suddenly, and they came to pass.

ISA-48:4 Because I knew that thou [art] obstinate, and thy neck

[is] an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

ISA-48:5 I have even from the beginning declared [it] to thee;

before it came to pass I showed [it] thee: lest thou shouldest

say, Mine idol hath done them, and my graven image, and my

molten image, hath commanded them.

ISA-48:6 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare

[it]? I have showed thee new things from this time, even hidden

things, and thou didst not know them.

ISA-48:7 They are created now, and not from the beginning; even

before the day when thou heardest them not; lest thou shouldest

say, Behold, I knew them.

ISA-48:8 Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea,

from that time [that] thine ear was not opened: for I knew that

thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a

transgressor from the womb.

ISA-48:9 For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my

praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

ISA-48:10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I

have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

ISA-48:11 For mine own sake, [even] for mine own sake, will I

do [it]: for how should [my name] be polluted? and I will not

give my glory unto another.

ISA-48:12 Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called; I

[am] he; I [am] the first, I also [am] the last.

ISA-48:13 Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth,

and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: [when] I call unto

them, they stand up together.

ISA-48:14 All ye, assemble yourselves, and hear; which among

them hath declared these [things]? The LORD hath loved him: he

will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm [shall be on] the

Chaldeans.

ISA-48:15 I, [even] I, have spoken; yea, I have called him: I

have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous.

ISA-48:16 Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken

in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there

[am] I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

ISA-48:17 Thus saith the LORD, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of

Israel; I [am] the LORD thy God which teacheth thee to profit,

which leadeth thee by the way [that] thou shouldest go.

ISA-48:18 O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then

had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the

waves of the sea:

ISA-48:19 Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring

of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have

been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

ISA-48:20 Go ye forth of Babylon, flee ye from the Chaldeans,

with a voice of singing declare ye, tell this, utter it [even]

to the end of the earth; say ye, The LORD hath redeemed his

servant Jacob.

ISA-48:21 And they thirsted not [when] he led them through the

deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them:

he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

ISA-48:22 [There is] no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.

ISA-49:1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from

far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of

my mother hath he made mention of my name.

ISA-49:2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the

shadow of his hand hath he hid me, and made me a polished shaft;

in his quiver hath he hid me;

ISA-49:3 And said unto me, Thou [art] my servant, O Israel, in

whom I will be glorified.

ISA-49:4 Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my

strength for nought, and in vain: [yet] surely my judgment [is]

with the LORD, and my work with my God.

ISA-49:5 And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb

[to be] his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel

be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD,

and my God shall be my strength.

ISA-49:6 And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest

be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore

the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to

the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of

the earth.

ISA-49:7 Thus saith the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel, [and] his

Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation

abhorreth, to a servant of rulers, Kings shall see and arise,

princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful,

[and] the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee.

ISA-49:8 Thus saith the LORD, In an acceptable time have I

heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee: and I

will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people,

to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate

heritages;

ISA-49:9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to

them that [are] in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in

the ways, and their pastures [shall be] in all high places.

ISA-49:10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the

heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall

lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.

ISA-49:11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my

highways shall be exalted.

ISA-49:12 Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these

from the north and from the west; and these from the land of

Sinim.

ISA-49:13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break

forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD hath comforted his

people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.

ISA-49:14 But Zion said, The LORD hath forsaken me, and my Lord

hath forgotten me.

ISA-49:15 Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should

not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget,

yet will I not forget thee.

ISA-49:16 Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of [my]

hands; thy walls [are] continually before me.

ISA-49:17 Thy children shall make haste; thy destroyers and

they that made thee waste shall go forth of thee.

ISA-49:18 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold: all these

gather themselves together, [and] come to thee. [As] I live,

saith the LORD, thou shalt surely clothe thee with them all, as

with an ornament, and bind them [on thee], as a bride [doeth].

ISA-49:19 For thy waste and thy desolate places, and the land

of thy destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of

the inhabitants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far

away.

ISA-49:20 The children which thou shalt have, after thou hast

lost the other, shall say again in thine ears, The place [is]

too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.

ISA-49:21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten

me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a

captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these?

Behold, I was left alone; these, where [had] they [been]?

ISA-49:22 Thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I will lift up mine

hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people: and

they shall bring thy sons in [their] arms, and thy daughters

shall be carried upon [their] shoulders.

ISA-49:23 And kings shall be thy nursing fathers, and their

queens thy nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with

[their] face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet;

and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD: for they shall not be

ashamed that wait for me.

ISA-49:24 Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the

lawful captive delivered?

ISA-49:25 But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the

mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall

be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with

thee, and I will save thy children.

ISA-49:26 And I will feed them that oppress thee with their own

flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with

sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD [am] thy

Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

ISA-50:1 Thus saith the LORD, Where [is] the bill of your

mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my

creditors [is it] to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your

iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions

is your mother put away.

ISA-50:2 Wherefore, when I came, [was there] no man? when I

called, [was there] none to answer? Is my hand shortened at all,

that it cannot redeem? or have I no power to deliver? behold, at

my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilderness:

their fish stinketh, because [there is] no water, and dieth for

thirst.

ISA-50:3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make

sackcloth their covering.

ISA-50:4 The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned,

that I should know how to speak a word in season to [him that

is] weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear

to hear as the learned.

ISA-50:5 The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not

rebellious, neither turned away back.

ISA-50:6 I gave my back to the smiters, and my cheeks to them

that plucked off the hair: I hid not my face from shame and

spitting.

ISA-50:7 For the Lord GOD will help me; therefore shall I not

be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I

know that I shall not be ashamed.

ISA-50:8 [He is] near that justifieth me; who will contend with

me? let us stand together: who [is] mine adversary? let him come

near to me.

ISA-50:9 Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who [is] he [that]

shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the

moth shall eat them up.

ISA-50:10 Who [is] among you that feareth the LORD, that

obeyeth the voice of his servant, that walketh [in] darkness,

and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and

stay upon his God.

ISA-50:11 Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass

[yourselves] about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire,

and in the sparks [that] ye have kindled. This shall ye have of

mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

ISA-51:1 Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye

that seek the LORD: look unto the rock [whence] ye are hewn, and

to the hole of the pit [whence] ye are digged.

ISA-51:2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah [that]

bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased

him.

ISA-51:3 For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all

her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and

her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall

be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.

ISA-51:4 Hearken unto me, my people; and give ear unto me, O my

nation: for a law shall proceed from me, and I will make my

judgment to rest for a light of the people.

ISA-51:5 My righteousness [is] near; my salvation is gone forth,

and mine arms shall judge the people; the isles shall wait upon

me, and on mine arm shall they trust.

ISA-51:6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the

earth beneath: for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and

the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell

therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for

ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.

ISA-51:7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the

people in whose heart [is] my law; fear ye not the reproach of

men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

ISA-51:8 For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the

worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for

ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.

ISA-51:9 Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD;

awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art]

thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?

ISA-51:10 [Art] thou not it which hath dried the sea, the

waters of the great deep; that hath made the depths of the sea a

way for the ransomed to pass over?

ISA-51:11 Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and

come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy [shall be] upon

their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; [and] sorrow and

mourning shall flee away.

ISA-51:12 I, [even] I, [am] he that comforteth you: who [art]

thou, that thou shouldest be afraid of a man [that] shall die,

and of the son of man [which] shall be made [as] grass;

ISA-51:13 And forgettest the LORD thy maker, that hath

stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the

earth; and hast feared continually every day because of the fury

of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? and where [is]

the fury of the oppressor?

ISA-51:14 The captive exile hasteneth that he may be loosed,

and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should

fail.

ISA-51:15 But I [am] the LORD thy God, that divided the sea,

whose waves roared: The LORD of hosts [is] his name.

ISA-51:16 And I have put my words in thy mouth, and I have

covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I may plant the

heavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, and say unto Zion,

Thou [art] my people.

ISA-51:17 Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, which hast drunk

at the hand of the LORD the cup of his fury; thou hast drunken

the dregs of the cup of trembling, [and] wrung [them] out.

ISA-51:18 [There is] none to guide her among all the sons

[whom] she hath brought forth; neither [is there any] that

taketh her by the hand of all the sons [that] she hath brought

up.

ISA-51:19 These two [things] are come unto thee; who shall be

sorry for thee? desolation, and destruction, and the famine, and

the sword: by whom shall I comfort thee?

ISA-51:20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all

the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury

of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.

ISA-51:21 Therefore hear now this, thou afflicted, and drunken,

but not with wine:

ISA-51:22 Thus saith thy Lord the LORD, and thy God [that]

pleadeth the cause of his people, Behold, I have taken out of

thine hand the cup of trembling, [even] the dregs of the cup of

my fury; thou shalt no more drink it again:

ISA-51:23 But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict

thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over:

and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street,

to them that went over.

ISA-52:1 Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy

beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth

there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the

unclean.

ISA-52:2 Shake thyself from the dust; arise, [and] sit down, O

Jerusalem: loose thyself from the bands of thy neck, O captive

daughter of Zion.

ISA-52:3 For thus saith the LORD, Ye have sold yourselves for

nought; and ye shall be redeemed without money.

ISA-52:4 For thus saith the Lord GOD, My people went down

aforetime into Egypt to sojourn there; and the Assyrian

oppressed them without cause.

ISA-52:5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that

my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them

make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every

day [is] blasphemed.

ISA-52:6 Therefore my people shall know my name: therefore

[they shall know] in that day that I [am] he that doth speak:

behold, [it is] I.

ISA-52:7 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him

that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth

good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto

Zion, Thy God reigneth!

ISA-52:8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice; with the voice

together shall they sing: for they shall see eye to eye, when

the LORD shall bring again Zion.

ISA-52:9 Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places

of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath

redeemed Jerusalem.

ISA-52:10 The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of

all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the

salvation of our God.

ISA-52:11 Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no

unclean [thing]; go ye out of the midst of her; be ye clean,

that bear the vessels of the LORD.

ISA-52:12 For ye shall not go out with haste, nor go by flight:

for the LORD will go before you; and the God of Israel [will be]

your rereward.

ISA-52:13 Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be

exalted and extolled, and be very high.

ISA-52:14 As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so

marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men:

ISA-52:15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall

shut their mouths at him: for [that] which had not been told

them shall they see; and [that] which they had not heard shall

they consider.

ISA-53:1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm

of the LORD revealed?

ISA-53:2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and

as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness;

and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should

desire him.

ISA-53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows,

and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces

from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

ISA-53:4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our

sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and

afflicted.

ISA-53:5 But he [was] wounded for our transgressions, [he was]

bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace [was]

upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

ISA-53:6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned

every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the

iniquity of us all.

ISA-53:7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened

not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as

a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

ISA-53:8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who

shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land

of the living: for the transgression of my people was he

stricken.

ISA-53:9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the

rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither [was

any] deceit in his mouth.

ISA-53:10 Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put

[him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for

sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and

the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand.

ISA-53:11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall

be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant

justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.

ISA-53:12 Therefore will I divide him [a portion] with the

great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he

hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with

the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made

intercession for the transgressors.

ISA-54:1 Sing, O barren, thou [that] didst not bear; break

forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou [that] didst not travail

with child: for more [are] the children of the desolate than the

children of the married wife, saith the LORD.

ISA-54:2 Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch

forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy

cords, and strengthen thy stakes;

ISA-54:3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on

the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the

desolate cities to be inhabited.

ISA-54:4 Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be

thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou

shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the

reproach of thy widowhood any more.

ISA-54:5 For thy Maker [is] thine husband; the LORD of hosts

[is] his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God

of the whole earth shall he be called.

ISA-54:6 For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and

grieved in spirit, and a wife of youth, when thou wast refused,

saith thy God.

ISA-54:7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with

great mercies will I gather thee.

ISA-54:8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment;

but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, saith

the LORD thy Redeemer.

ISA-54:9 For this [is as] the waters of Noah unto me: for [as]

I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the

earth; so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee, nor

rebuke thee.

ISA-54:10 For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be

removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither

shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that

hath mercy on thee.

ISA-54:11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, [and] not

comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and

lay thy foundations with sapphires.

ISA-54:12 And I will make thy windows of agates, and thy gates

of carbuncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones.

ISA-54:13 And all thy children [shall be] taught of the LORD;

and great [shall be] the peace of thy children.

ISA-54:14 In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou

shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from

terror; for it shall not come near thee.

ISA-54:15 Behold, they shall surely gather together, [but] not

by me: whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall

for thy sake.

ISA-54:16 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the

coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his

work; and I have created the waster to destroy.

ISA-54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper;

and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou

shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the

LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.

ISA-55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters,

and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy

wine and milk without money and without price.

ISA-55:2 Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not

bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken

diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let

your soul delight itself in fatness.

ISA-55:3 Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your

soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with

you, [even] the sure mercies of David.

ISA-55:4 Behold, I have given him [for] a witness to the people,

a leader and commander to the people.

ISA-55:5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation [that] thou knowest

not, and nations [that] knew not thee shall run unto thee

because of the LORD thy God, and for the Holy One of Israel; for

he hath glorified thee.

ISA-55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon

him while he is near:

ISA-55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous

man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will

have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly

pardon.

ISA-55:8 For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are]

your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

ISA-55:9 For [as] the heavens are higher than the earth, so are

my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your

thoughts.

ISA-55:10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven,

and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh

it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and

bread to the eater:

ISA-55:11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth:

it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that

which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I

sent it.

ISA-55:12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with

peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you

into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap [their]

hands.

ISA-55:13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and

instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall

be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign [that] shall

not be cut off.

ISA-56:1 Thus saith the LORD, Keep ye judgment, and do justice:

for my salvation [is] near to come, and my righteousness to be

revealed.

ISA-56:2 Blessed [is] the man [that] doeth this, and the son of

man [that] layeth hold on it; that keepeth the sabbath from

polluting it, and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

ISA-56:3 Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined

himself to the LORD, speak, saying, The LORD hath utterly

separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold,

I [am] a dry tree.

ISA-56:4 For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my

sabbaths, and choose [the things] that please me, and take hold

of my covenant;

ISA-56:5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my

walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I

will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

ISA-56:6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to

the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be

his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting

it, and taketh hold of my covenant;

ISA-56:7 Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make

them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and

their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon mine altar; for mine

house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.

ISA-56:8 The Lord GOD which gathereth the outcasts of Israel

saith, Yet will I gather [others] to him, beside those that are

gathered unto him.

ISA-56:9 All ye beasts of the field, come to devour, [yea], all

ye beasts in the forest.

ISA-56:10 His watchmen [are] blind: they are all ignorant, they

[are] all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down,

loving to slumber.

ISA-56:11 Yea, [they are] greedy dogs [which] can never have

enough, and they [are] shepherds [that] cannot understand: they

all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his

quarter.

ISA-56:12 Come ye, [say they], I will fetch wine, and we will

fill ourselves with strong drink; and to morrow shall be as this

day, [and] much more abundant.

ISA-57:1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to

heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that

the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].

ISA-57:2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their

beds, [each one] walking [in] his uprightness.

ISA-57:3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the

seed of the adulterer and the whore.

ISA-57:4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make

ye a wide mouth, [and] draw out the tongue? [are] ye not

children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

ISA-57:5 Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree,

slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the

rocks?

ISA-57:6 Among the smooth [stones] of the stream [is] thy

portion; they, they [are] thy lot: even to them hast thou poured

a drink offering, thou hast offered a meat offering. Should I

receive comfort in these?

ISA-57:7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy bed:

even thither wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.

ISA-57:8 Behind the doors also and the posts hast thou set up

thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered [thyself to another]

than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made

thee [a covenant] with them; thou lovedst their bed where thou

sawest [it].

ISA-57:9 And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst

increase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far off,

and didst debase [thyself even] unto hell.

ISA-57:10 Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; [yet]

saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of

thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

ISA-57:11 And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that

thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid [it] to thy

heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me

not?

ISA-57:12 I will declare thy righteousness, and thy works; for

they shall not profit thee.

ISA-57:13 When thou criest, let thy companies deliver thee; but

the wind shall carry them all away; vanity shall take [them]:

but he that putteth his trust in me shall possess the land, and

shall inherit my holy mountain;

ISA-57:14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the

way, take up the stumbling block out of the way of my people.

ISA-57:15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth

eternity, whose name [is] Holy; I dwell in the high and holy

[place], with him also [that is] of a contrite and humble spirit,

to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of

the contrite ones.

ISA-57:16 For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be

always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the

souls [which] I have made.

ISA-57:17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and

smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in

the way of his heart.

ISA-57:18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead

him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.

ISA-57:19 I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to [him

that is] far off, and to [him that is] near, saith the LORD; and

I will heal him.

ISA-57:20 But the wicked [are] like the troubled sea, when it

cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.

ISA-57:21 [There is] no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

ISA-58:1 Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet,

and show my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob

their sins.

ISA-58:2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways,

as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the

ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice;

they take delight in approaching to God.

ISA-58:3 Wherefore have we fasted, [say they], and thou seest

not? [wherefore] have we afflicted our soul, and thou takest no

knowledge? Behold, in the day of your fast ye find pleasure, and

exact all your labours.

ISA-58:4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, and to smite

with the fist of wickedness: ye shall not fast as [ye do this]

day, to make your voice to be heard on high.

ISA-58:5 Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man

to afflict his soul? [is it] to bow down his head as a bulrush,

and to spread sackcloth and ashes [under him]? wilt thou call

this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?

ISA-58:6 [Is] not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose

the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let

the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

ISA-58:7 [Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that

thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou

seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not

thyself from thine own flesh?

ISA-58:8 Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and

thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness

shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy

rereward.

ISA-58:9 Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou

shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I [am]. If thou take away from

the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and

speaking vanity;

ISA-58:10 And [if] thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and

satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in

obscurity, and thy darkness [be] as the noon day:

ISA-58:11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and

satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou

shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water,

whose waters fail not.

ISA-58:12 And [they that shall be] of thee shall build the old

waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many

generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the

breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

ISA-58:13 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from]

doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a

delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him,

not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor

speaking [thine own] words:

ISA-58:14 Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I

will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and

feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth

of the LORD hath spoken [it].

ISA-59:1 Behold, the LORD'S hand is not shortened, that it

cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:

ISA-59:2 But your iniquities have separated between you and

your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he

will not hear.

ISA-59:3 For your hands are defiled with blood, and your

fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue

hath muttered perverseness.

ISA-59:4 None calleth for justice, nor [any] pleadeth for truth:

they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief,

and bring forth iniquity.

ISA-59:5 They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's

web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is

crushed breaketh out into a viper.

ISA-59:6 Their webs shall not become garments, neither shall

they cover themselves with their works: their works [are] works

of iniquity, and the act of violence [is] in their hands.

ISA-59:7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed

innocent blood: their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity;

wasting and destruction [are] in their paths.

ISA-59:8 The way of peace they know not; and [there is] no

judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths:

whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.

ISA-59:9 Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth

justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity;

for brightness, [but] we walk in darkness.

ISA-59:10 We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as

if [we had] no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; [we

are] in desolate places as dead [men].

ISA-59:11 We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we

look for judgment, but [there is] none; for salvation, [but] it

is far off from us.

ISA-59:12 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee,

and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions [are]

with us; and [as for] our iniquities, we know them;

ISA-59:13 In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and

departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt,

conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood.

ISA-59:14 And judgment is turned away backward, and justice

standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity

cannot enter.

ISA-59:15 Yea, truth faileth; and he [that] departeth from evil

maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw [it], and it displeased

him that [there was] no judgment.

ISA-59:16 And he saw that [there was] no man, and wondered that

[there was] no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation

unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

ISA-59:17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an

helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of

vengeance [for] clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.

ISA-59:18 According to [their] deeds, accordingly he will repay,

fury to his adversaries, recompense to his enemies; to the

islands he will repay recompense.

ISA-59:19 So shall they fear the name of the LORD from the west,

and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall

come in like a flood, the Spirit of the LORD shall lift up a

standard against him.

ISA-59:20 And the Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them

that turn from transgression in Jacob, saith the LORD.

ISA-59:21 As for me, this [is] my covenant with them, saith the

LORD; My spirit that [is] upon thee, and my words which I have

put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of

the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed,

saith the LORD, from henceforth and for ever.

ISA-60:1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of

the LORD is risen upon thee.

ISA-60:2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and

gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee,

and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

ISA-60:3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to

the brightness of thy rising.

ISA-60:4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they

gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall

come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at [thy] side.

ISA-60:5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine

heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the

sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles

shall come unto thee.

ISA-60:6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the

dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come:

they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall show forth the

praises of the LORD.

ISA-60:7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together

unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they

shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify

the house of my glory.

ISA-60:8 Who [are] these [that] fly as a cloud, and as the

doves to their windows?

ISA-60:9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of

Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and

their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to

the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

ISA-60:10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls,

and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I

smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee.

ISA-60:11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they

shall not be shut day nor night; that [men] may bring unto thee

the forces of the Gentiles, and [that] their kings [may be]

brought.

ISA-60:12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee

shall perish; yea, [those] nations shall be utterly wasted.

ISA-60:13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir

tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place

of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

ISA-60:14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come

bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow

themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call

thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

ISA-60:15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no

man went through [thee], I will make thee an eternal excellency,

a joy of many generations.

ISA-60:16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and

shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the

LORD [am] thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob.

ISA-60:17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will

bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will

also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness.

ISA-60:18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting

nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy

walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

ISA-60:19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither

for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD

shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

ISA-60:20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon

withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light,

and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

ISA-60:21 Thy people also [shall be] all righteous: they shall

inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work

of my hands, that I may be glorified.

ISA-60:22 A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one

a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.

ISA-61:1 The spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the

LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he

hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty

to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that

are] bound;

ISA-61:2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the

day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

ISA-61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto

them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment

of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called

trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might

be glorified.

ISA-61:4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise

up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste

cities, the desolations of many generations.

ISA-61:5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and

the sons of the alien [shall be] your plowmen and your

vinedressers.

ISA-61:6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: [men]

shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches

of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

ISA-61:7 For your shame [ye shall have] double; and [for]

confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in

their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall

be unto them.

ISA-61:8 For I the LORD love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt

offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make

an everlasting covenant with them.

ISA-61:9 And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and

their offspring among the people: all that see them shall

acknowledge them, that they [are] the seed [which] the LORD hath

blessed.

ISA-61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be

joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of

salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as

a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride

adorneth [herself] with her jewels.

ISA-61:11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the

garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth;

so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring

forth before all the nations.

ISA-62:1 For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for

Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness

thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a

lamp [that] burneth.

ISA-62:2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all

kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which

the mouth of the LORD shall name.

ISA-62:3 Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the

LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

ISA-62:4 Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall

thy land any more be termed Desolate: but thou shalt be called

Hephzibah, and thy land Beulah: for the LORD delighteth in thee,

and thy land shall be married.

ISA-62:5 For [as] a young man marrieth a virgin, [so] shall thy

sons marry thee: and [as] the bridegroom rejoiceth over the

bride, [so] shall thy God rejoice over thee.

ISA-62:6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, O Jerusalem,

[which] shall never hold their peace day nor night: ye that make

mention of the LORD, keep not silence.

ISA-62:7 And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he

make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.

ISA-62:8 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm

of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn [to be]

meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not

drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

ISA-62:9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it and praise

the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it

in the courts of my holiness.

ISA-62:10 Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way

of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the

stones; lift up a standard for the people.

ISA-62:11 Behold, the LORD hath proclaimed unto the end of the

world, Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvation

cometh; behold, his reward [is] with him, and his work before

him.

ISA-62:12 And they shall call them, The holy people, The

redeemed of the LORD: and thou shalt be called, Sought out, A

city not forsaken.

ISA-63:1 Who [is] this that cometh from Edom, with dyed

garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel,

travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in

righteousness, mighty to save.

ISA-63:2 Wherefore [art thou] red in thine apparel, and thy

garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?

ISA-63:3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people

[there was] none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger,

and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled

upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

ISA-63:4 For the day of vengeance [is] in mine heart, and the

year of my redeemed is come.

ISA-63:5 And I looked, and [there was] none to help; and I

wondered that [there was] none to uphold: therefore mine own arm

brought salvation unto me; and my fury, it upheld me.

ISA-63:6 And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and

make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength

to the earth.

ISA-63:7 I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, [and]

the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath

bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of

Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies,

and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

ISA-63:8 For he said, Surely they [are] my people, children

[that] will not lie: so he was their Saviour.

ISA-63:9 In all their affliction he was afflicted, and the

angel of his presence saved them: in his love and in his pity he

redeemed them; and he bare them, and carried them all the days

of old.

ISA-63:10 But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit:

therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] he fought

against them.

ISA-63:11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, [and] his

people, [saying], Where [is] he that brought them up out of the

sea with the shepherd of his flock? where [is] he that put his

holy Spirit within him?

ISA-63:12 That led [them] by the right hand of Moses with his

glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an

everlasting name?

ISA-63:13 That led them through the deep, as an horse in the

wilderness, [that] they should not stumble?

ISA-63:14 As a beast goeth down into the valley, the Spirit of

the LORD caused him to rest: so didst thou lead thy people, to

make thyself a glorious name.

ISA-63:15 Look down from heaven, and behold from the habitation

of thy holiness and of thy glory: where [is] thy zeal and thy

strength, the sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward

me? are they restrained?

ISA-63:16 Doubtless thou [art] our father, though Abraham be

ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD,

[art] our father, our redeemer; thy name [is] from everlasting.

ISA-63:17 O LORD, why hast thou made us to err from thy ways,

[and] hardened our heart from thy fear? Return for thy servants'

sake, the tribes of thine inheritance.

ISA-63:18 The people of thy holiness have possessed [it] but a

little while: our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuary.

ISA-63:19 We are [thine]: thou never barest rule over them;

they were not called by thy name.

ISA-64:1 Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou

wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy

presence.

ISA-64:2 As [when] the melting fire burneth, the fire causeth

the waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adversaries,

[that] the nations may tremble at thy presence!

ISA-64:3 When thou didst terrible things [which] we looked not

for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence.

ISA-64:4 For since the beginning of the world [men] have not

heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O

God, beside thee, [what] he hath prepared for him that waiteth

for him.

ISA-64:5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh

righteousness, [those that] remember thee in thy ways: behold,

thou art wroth; for we have sinned: in those is continuance, and

we shall be saved.

ISA-64:6 But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our

righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a

leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

ISA-64:7 And [there is] none that calleth upon thy name, that

stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy

face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.

ISA-64:8 But now, O LORD, thou [art] our father; we [are] the

clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand.

ISA-64:9 Be not wroth very sore, O LORD, neither remember

iniquity for ever: behold, see, we beseech thee, we [are] all

thy people.

ISA-64:10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a

wilderness, Jerusalem a desolation.

ISA-64:11 Our holy and our beautiful house, where our fathers

praised thee, is burned up with fire: and all our pleasant

things are laid waste.

ISA-64:12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these [things], O LORD?

wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?

ISA-65:1 I am sought of [them that] asked not [for me]; I am

found of [them that] sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me,

unto a nation [that] was not called by my name.

ISA-65:2 I have spread out my hands all the day unto a

rebellious people, which walketh in a way [that was] not good,

after their own thoughts;

ISA-65:3 A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my

face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon

altars of brick;

ISA-65:4 Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the

monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable

[things is in] their vessels;

ISA-65:5 Which say, Stand by thyself, come not near to me; for

I am holier than thou. These [are] a smoke in my nose, a fire

that burneth all the day.

ISA-65:6 Behold, [it is] written before me: I will not keep

silence, but will recompense, even recompense into their bosom,

ISA-65:7 Your iniquities, and the iniquities of your fathers

together, saith the LORD, which have burned incense upon the

mountains, and blasphemed me upon the hills: therefore will I

measure their former work into their bosom.

ISA-65:8 Thus saith the LORD, As the new wine is found in the

cluster, and [one] saith, Destroy it not; for a blessing [is] in

it: so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy

them all.

ISA-65:9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of

Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit

it, and my servants shall dwell there.

ISA-65:10 And Sharon shall be a fold of flocks, and the valley

of Achor a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people

that have sought me.

ISA-65:11 But ye [are] they that forsake the LORD, that forget

my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that

furnish the drink offering unto that number.

ISA-65:12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye

shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye

did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil

before mine eyes, and did choose [that] wherein I delighted not.

ISA-65:13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my

servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants

shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall

rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed:

ISA-65:14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but

ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of

spirit.

ISA-65:15 And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto my

chosen: for the Lord GOD shall slay thee, and call his servants

by another name:

ISA-65:16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless

himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth

shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are

forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.

ISA-65:17 For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth:

and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.

ISA-65:18 But be ye glad and rejoice for ever [in that] which I

create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her

people a joy.

ISA-65:19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people:

and the voice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the

voice of crying.

ISA-65:20 There shall be no more thence an infant of days, nor

an old man that hath not filled his days: for the child shall

die an hundred years old; but the sinner [being] an hundred

years old shall be accursed.

ISA-65:21 And they shall build houses, and inhabit [them]; and

they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.

ISA-65:22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall

not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree [are] the

days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of

their hands.

ISA-65:23 They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for

trouble; for they [are] the seed of the blessed of the LORD, and

their offspring with them.

ISA-65:24 And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I

will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.

ISA-65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the

lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust [shall be] the

serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy

mountain, saith the LORD.

ISA-66:1 Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and

the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build

unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

ISA-66:2 For all those [things] hath mine hand made, and all

those [things] have been, saith the LORD: but to this [man] will

I look, [even] to [him that is] poor and of a contrite spirit,

and trembleth at my word.

ISA-66:3 He that killeth an ox [is as if] he slew a man; he

that sacrificeth a lamb, [as if] he cut off a dog's neck; he

that offereth an oblation, [as if he offered] swine's blood; he

that burneth incense, [as if] he blessed an idol. Yea, they have

chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their

abominations.

ISA-66:4 I also will choose their delusions, and will bring

their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer;

when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine

eyes, and chose [that] in which I delighted not.

ISA-66:5 Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word;

Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's

sake, said, Let the LORD be glorified: but he shall appear to

your joy, and they shall be ashamed.

ISA-66:6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the

temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompense to his

enemies.

ISA-66:7 Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her

pain came, she was delivered of a man child.

ISA-66:8 Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such

things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? [or]

shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed,

she brought forth her children.

ISA-66:9 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring

forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut

[the womb]? saith thy God.

ISA-66:10 Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad with her, all

ye that love her: rejoice for joy with her, all ye that mourn

for her:

ISA-66:11 That ye may suck, and be satisfied with the breasts

of her consolations; that ye may milk out, and be delighted with

the abundance of her glory.

ISA-66:12 For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace

to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a

flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon [her]

sides, and be dandled upon [her] knees.

ISA-66:13 As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort

you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

ISA-66:14 And when ye see [this], your heart shall rejoice, and

your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD

shall be known toward his servants, and [his] indignation toward

his enemies.

ISA-66:15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with

his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury,

and his rebuke with flames of fire.

ISA-66:16 For by fire and by his sword will the LORD plead with

all flesh: and the slain of the LORD shall be many.

ISA-66:17 They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves

in the gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating swine's

flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed

together, saith the LORD.

ISA-66:18 For I [know] their works and their thoughts: it shall

come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall

come, and see my glory.

ISA-66:19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send

those that escape of them unto the nations, [to] Tarshish, Pul,

and Lud, that draw the bow, [to] Tubal, and Javan, [to] the

isles afar off, that have not heard my fame, neither have seen

my glory; and they shall declare my glory among the Gentiles.

ISA-66:20 And they shall bring all your brethren [for] an

offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in

chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts,

to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children

of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of

the LORD.

ISA-66:21 And I will also take of them for priests [and] for

Levites, saith the LORD.

ISA-66:22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I

will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your

seed and your name remain.

ISA-66:23 And it shall come to pass, [that] from one new moon

to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh

come to worship before me, saith the LORD.

ISA-66:24 And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases

of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm

shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they

shall be an abhorring unto all flesh. king james study

JAS-1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.

JAS-1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers

temptations;

JAS-1:3 Knowing [this], that the trying of your faith worketh

patience.

JAS-1:4 But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may

be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

JAS-1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that

giveth to all [men] liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall

be given him.

JAS-1:6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that

wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and

tossed.

JAS-1:7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any

thing of the Lord.

JAS-1:8 A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.

JAS-1:9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is

exalted:

JAS-1:10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the

flower of the grass he shall pass away.

JAS-1:11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat,

but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and

the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich

man fade away in his ways.

JAS-1:12 Blessed [is] the man that endureth temptation: for

when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the

Lord hath promised to them that love him.

JAS-1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:

for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any

man:

JAS-1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his

own lust, and enticed.

JAS-1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin:

and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

JAS-1:16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.

JAS-1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above,

and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no

variableness, neither shadow of turning.

JAS-1:18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth,

that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

JAS-1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift

to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

JAS-1:20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of

God.

JAS-1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of

naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which

is able to save your souls.

JAS-1:22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,

deceiving your own selves.

JAS-1:23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he

is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:

JAS-1:24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and

straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

JAS-1:25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and

continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a

doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

JAS-1:26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and

bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's

religion [is] vain.

JAS-1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father

is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction,

[and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.

JAS-2:1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus

Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.

JAS-2:2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold

ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in

vile raiment;

JAS-2:3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay

clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and

say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my

footstool:

JAS-2:4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become

judges of evil thoughts?

JAS-2:5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the

poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which

he hath promised to them that love him?

JAS-2:6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress

you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

JAS-2:7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye

are called?

JAS-2:8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture,

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:

JAS-2:9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and

are convinced of the law as transgressors.

JAS-2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend

in one [point], he is guilty of all.

JAS-2:11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also,

Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill,

thou art become a transgressor of the law.

JAS-2:12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged

by the law of liberty.

JAS-2:13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath

shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.

JAS-2:14 What [doth it] profit, my brethren, though a man say

he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?

JAS-2:15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of

daily food,

JAS-2:16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be [ye]

warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things

which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit?

JAS-2:17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being

alone.

JAS-2:18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works:

shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my

faith by my works.

JAS-2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well:

the devils also believe, and tremble.

JAS-2:20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without

works is dead?

JAS-2:21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he

had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

JAS-2:22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by

works was faith made perfect?

JAS-2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham

believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and

he was called the Friend of God.

JAS-2:24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and

not by faith only.

JAS-2:25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by

works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent [them]

out another way?

JAS-2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith

without works is dead also.

JAS-3:1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall

receive the greater condemnation.

JAS-3:2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not

in word, the same [is] a perfect man, [and] able also to bridle

the whole body.

JAS-3:3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they

may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

JAS-3:4 Behold also the ships, which though [they be] so great,

and [are] driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with

a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

JAS-3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth

great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

JAS-3:6 And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is

the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body,

and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire

of hell.

JAS-3:7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents,

and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of

mankind:

JAS-3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil,

full of deadly poison.

JAS-3:9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith

curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

JAS-3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing.

My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

JAS-3:11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet

[water] and bitter?

JAS-3:12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries?

either a vine, figs? so [can] no fountain both yield salt water

and fresh.

JAS-3:13 Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among

you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with

meekness of wisdom.

JAS-3:14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your

hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

JAS-3:15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is]

earthly, sensual, devilish.

JAS-3:16 For where envying and strife [is], there [is]

confusion and every evil work.

JAS-3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then

peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and

good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

JAS-3:18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of

them that make peace.

JAS-4:1 From whence [come] wars and fightings among you? [come

they] not hence, [even] of your lusts that war in your members?

JAS-4:2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and

cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask

not.

JAS-4:3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye

may consume [it] upon your lusts.

JAS-4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the

friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore

will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

JAS-4:5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The

spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

JAS-4:6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God

resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

JAS-4:7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil,

and he will flee from you.

JAS-4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse

[your] hands, [ye] sinners; and purify [your] hearts, [ye]

double minded.

JAS-4:9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be

turned to mourning, and [your] joy to heaviness.

JAS-4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he

shall lift you up.

JAS-4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that

speaketh evil of [his] brother, and judgeth his brother,

speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge

the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

JAS-4:12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to

destroy: who art thou that judgest another?

JAS-4:13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go

into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell,

and get gain:

JAS-4:14 Whereas ye know not what [shall be] on the morrow. For

what [is] your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a

little time, and then vanisheth away.

JAS-4:15 For that ye [ought] to say, If the Lord will, we shall

live, and do this, or that.

JAS-4:16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such

rejoicing is evil.

JAS-4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth

[it] not, to him it is sin.

JAS-5:1 Go to now, [ye] rich men, weep and howl for your

miseries that shall come upon [you].

JAS-5:2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are

motheaten.

JAS-5:3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them

shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it

were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

JAS-5:4 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down

your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the

cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the

Lord of sabaoth.

JAS-5:5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton;

ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

JAS-5:6 Ye have condemned [and] killed the just; [and] he doth

not resist you.

JAS-5:7 Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the

Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of

the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the

early and latter rain.

JAS-5:8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the

coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

JAS-5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be

condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

JAS-5:10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in

the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction,

and of patience.

JAS-5:11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have

heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord;

that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

JAS-5:12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither

by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but

let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into

condemnation.

JAS-5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any

merry? let him sing psalms.

JAS-5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of

the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil

in the name of the Lord:

JAS-5:15 And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the

Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they

shall be forgiven him.

JAS-5:16 Confess [your] faults one to another, and pray one for

another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of

a righteous man availeth much.

JAS-5:17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are,

and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained

not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

JAS-5:18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the

earth brought forth her fruit.

JAS-5:19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one

convert him;

JAS-5:20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from

the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall

hide a multitude of sins. king james study

JG-1:1 Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the

children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for

us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

JG-1:2 And the LORD said, Judah shall go up: behold, I have

delivered the land into his hand.

JG-1:3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother, Come up with me

into my lot, that we may fight against the Canaanites; and I

likewise will go with thee into thy lot. So Simeon went with him.

JG-1:4 And Judah went up; and the LORD delivered the Canaanites

and the Perizzites into their hand: and they slew of them in

Bezek ten thousand men.

JG-1:5 And they found Adonibezek in Bezek: and they fought

against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites.

JG-1:6 But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and

caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.

JG-1:7 And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having

their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their meat]

under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And

they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died.

JG-1:8 Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem,

and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and

set the city on fire.

JG-1:9 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight

against the Canaanites, that dwelt in the mountain, and in the

south, and in the valley.

JG-1:10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in

Hebron: (now the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba:) and

they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai.

JG-1:11 And from thence he went against the inhabitants of

Debir: and the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher:

JG-1:12 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and

taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

JG-1:13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother,

took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

JG-1:14 And it came to pass, when she came [to him], that she

moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted from off

[her] ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wilt thou?

JG-1:15 And she said unto him, Give me a blessing: for thou

hast given me a south land; give me also springs of water. And

Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs.

JG-1:16 And the children of the Kenite, Moses' father in law,

went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah

into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad;

and they went and dwelt among the people.

JG-1:17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew

the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it.

And the name of the city was called Hormah.

JG-1:18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and

Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

JG-1:19 And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out [the

inhabitants of] the mountain; but could not drive out the

inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

JG-1:20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said: and he

expelled thence the three sons of Anak.

JG-1:21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the

Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem; but the Jebusites dwell with

the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day.

JG-1:22 And the house of Joseph, they also went up against

Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.

JG-1:23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel. (Now the

name of the city before [was] Luz.)

JG-1:24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city, and

they said unto him, Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the

city, and we will show thee mercy.

JG-1:25 And when he showed them the entrance into the city,

they smote the city with the edge of the sword; but they let go

the man and all his family.

JG-1:26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites, and

built a city, and called the name thereof Luz: which [is] the

name thereof unto this day.

JG-1:27 Neither did Manasseh drive out [the inhabitants of]

Bethshean and her towns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the

inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Ibleam

and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns: but

the Canaanites would dwell in that land.

JG-1:28 And it came to pass, when Israel was strong, that they

put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them

out.

JG-1:29 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt

in Gezer; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them.

JG-1:30 Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron,

nor the inhabitants of Nahalol; but the Canaanites dwelt among

them, and became tributaries.

JG-1:31 Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho,

nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor

of Helbah, nor of Aphik, nor of Rehob:

JG-1:32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the

inhabitants of the land: for they did not drive them out.

JG-1:33 Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of

Bethshemesh, nor the inhabitants of Bethanath; but he dwelt

among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land: nevertheless

the inhabitants of Bethshemesh and of Bethanath became

tributaries unto them.

JG-1:34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the

mountain: for they would not suffer them to come down to the

valley:

JG-1:35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Aijalon,

and in Shaalbim: yet the hand of the house of Joseph prevailed,

so that they became tributaries.

JG-1:36 And the coast of the Amorites [was] from the going up

to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward.

JG-2:1 And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim,

and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you

unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I

will never break my covenant with you.

JG-2:2 And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this

land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed

my voice: why have ye done this?

JG-2:3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from

before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and

their gods shall be a snare unto you.

JG-2:4 And it came to pass, when the angel of the LORD spake

these words unto all the children of Israel, that the people

lifted up their voice, and wept.

JG-2:5 And they called the name of that place Bochim: and they

sacrificed there unto the LORD.

JG-2:6 And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of

Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.

JG-2:7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua,

and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had

seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

JG-2:8 And Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD,

died, [being] an hundred and ten years old.

JG-2:9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in

Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the

hill Gaash.

JG-2:10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their

fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which

knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for

Israel.

JG-2:11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the

LORD, and served Baalim:

JG-2:12 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which

brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods,

of the gods of the people that [were] round about them, and

bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

JG-2:13 And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and

Ashtaroth.

JG-2:14 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and

he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them,

and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so

that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

JG-2:15 Whithersoever they went out, the hand of the LORD was

against them for evil, as the LORD had said, and as the LORD had

sworn unto them: and they were greatly distressed.

JG-2:16 Nevertheless the LORD raised up judges, which delivered

them out of the hand of those that spoiled them.

JG-2:17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but

they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto

them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers

walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; [but] they did

not so.

JG-2:18 And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD

was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their

enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD

because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them

and vexed them.

JG-2:19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, [that]

they returned, and corrupted [themselves] more than their

fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down

unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their

stubborn way.

JG-2:20 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel; and

he said, Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant

which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my

voice;

JG-2:21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before

them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:

JG-2:22 That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will

keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did

keep [it], or not.

JG-2:23 Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving

them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of

Joshua.

JG-3:1 Now these [are] the nations which the LORD left, to

prove Israel by them, [even] as many [of Israel] as had not

known all the wars of Canaan;

JG-3:2 Only that the generations of the children of Israel

might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew

nothing thereof;

JG-3:3 [Namely], five lords of the Philistines, and all the

Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites that dwelt in

mount Lebanon, from mount Baalhermon unto the entering in of

Hamath.

JG-3:4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whether

they would hearken unto the commandments of the LORD, which he

commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.

JG-3:5 And the children of Israel dwelt among the Canaanites,

Hittites, and Amorites, and Perizzites, and Hivites, and

Jebusites:

JG-3:6 And they took their daughters to be their wives, and

gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

JG-3:7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the

LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the

groves.

JG-3:8 Therefore the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel,

and he sold them into the hand of Chushanrishathaim king of

Mesopotamia: and the children of Israel served Chushanrishathaim

eight years.

JG-3:9 And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the

LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who

delivered them, [even] Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger

brother.

JG-3:10 And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged

Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered

Chushanrishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his

hand prevailed against Chushanrishathaim.

JG-3:11 And the land had rest forty years. And Othniel the son

of Kenaz died.

JG-3:12 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight

of the LORD: and the LORD strengthened Eglon the king of Moab

against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the

LORD.

JG-3:13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and

Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of

palm trees.

JG-3:14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab

eighteen years.

JG-3:15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD,

the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a

Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel

sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

JG-3:16 But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a

cubit length; and he did gird it under his raiment upon his

right thigh.

JG-3:17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab: and

Eglon [was] a very fat man.

JG-3:18 And when he had made an end to offer the present, he

sent away the people that bare the present.

JG-3:19 But he himself turned again from the quarries that

[were] by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O

king: who said, Keep silence. And all that stood by him went out

from him.

JG-3:20 And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer

parlour, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a

message from God unto thee. And he arose out of [his] seat.

JG-3:21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger

from his right thigh, and thrust it into his belly:

JG-3:22 And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat

closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out

of his belly; and the dirt came out.

JG-3:23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the

doors of the parlour upon him, and locked them.

JG-3:24 When he was gone out, his servants came; and when they

saw that, behold, the doors of the parlour [were] locked, they

said, Surely he covereth his feet in his summer chamber.

JG-3:25 And they tarried till they were ashamed: and, behold,

he opened not the doors of the parlour; therefore they took a

key, and opened [them]: and, behold, their lord [was] fallen

down dead on the earth.

JG-3:26 And Ehud escaped while they tarried, and passed beyond

the quarries, and escaped unto Seirath.

JG-3:27 And it came to pass, when he was come, that he blew a

trumpet in the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel

went down with him from the mount, and he before them.

JG-3:28 And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD

hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And

they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward

Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

JG-3:29 And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand

men, all lusty, and all men of valour; and there escaped not a

man.

JG-3:30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel.

And the land had rest fourscore years.

JG-3:31 And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew

of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox goad: and he also

delivered Israel.

JG-4:1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight

of the LORD, when Ehud was dead.

JG-4:2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of

Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host [was]

Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

JG-4:3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he

had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily

oppressed the children of Israel.

JG-4:4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she

judged Israel at that time.

JG-4:5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between

Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel

came up to her for judgment.

JG-4:6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of

Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of

Israel commanded, [saying], Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and

take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and

of the children of Zebulun?

JG-4:7 And I will draw unto thee to the river Kishon Sisera,

the captain of Jabin's army, with his chariots and his multitude;

and I will deliver him into thine hand.

JG-4:8 And Barak said unto her, If thou wilt go with me, then I

will go: but if thou wilt not go with me, [then] I will not go.

JG-4:9 And she said, I will surely go with thee:

notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for

thine honour; for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a

woman. And Deborah arose, and went with Barak to Kedesh.

JG-4:10 And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he

went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up

with him.

JG-4:11 Now Heber the Kenite, [which was] of the children of

Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the

Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which

[is] by Kedesh.

JG-4:12 And they showed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam

was gone up to mount Tabor.

JG-4:13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, [even]

nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that [were]

with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of

Kishon.

JG-4:14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up; for this [is] the day

in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand: is not

the LORD gone out before thee? So Barak went down from mount

Tabor, and ten thousand men after him.

JG-4:15 And the LORD discomfited Sisera, and all [his] chariots,

and all [his] host, with the edge of the sword before Barak; so

that Sisera lighted down off [his] chariot, and fled away on his

feet.

JG-4:16 But Barak pursued after the chariots, and after the

host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles: and all the host of Sisera

fell upon the edge of the sword; [and] there was not a man left.

JG-4:17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of

Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for [there was] peace between

Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

JG-4:18 And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him,

Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had

turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.

JG-4:19 And he said unto her, Give me, I pray thee, a little

water to drink; for I am thirsty. And she opened a bottle of

milk, and gave him drink, and covered him.

JG-4:20 Again he said unto her, Stand in the door of the tent,

and it shall be, when any man doth come and inquire of thee, and

say, Is there any man here? that thou shalt say, No.

JG-4:21 Then Jael Heber's wife took a nail of the tent, and

took an hammer in her hand, and went softly unto him, and smote

the nail into his temples, and fastened it into the ground: for

he was fast asleep and weary. So he died.

JG-4:22 And, behold, as Barak pursued Sisera, Jael came out to

meet him, and said unto him, Come, and I will show thee the man

whom thou seekest. And when he came into her [tent], behold,

Sisera lay dead, and the nail [was] in his temples.

JG-4:23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan

before the children of Israel.

JG-4:24 And the hand of the children of Israel prospered, and

prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan, until they had

destroyed Jabin king of Canaan.

JG-5:1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that

day, saying,

JG-5:2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel, when the

people willingly offered themselves.

JG-5:3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, [even] I,

will sing unto the LORD; I will sing [praise] to the LORD God of

Israel.

JG-5:4 LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst

out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens

dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

JG-5:5 The mountains melted from before the LORD, [even] that

Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel.

JG-5:6 In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of

Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked

through byways.

JG-5:7 [The inhabitants of] the villages ceased, they ceased in

Israel, until that I Deborah arose, that I arose a mother in

Israel.

JG-5:8 They chose new gods; then [was] war in the gates: was

there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

JG-5:9 My heart [is] toward the governors of Israel, that

offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the LORD.

JG-5:10 Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in

judgment, and walk by the way.

JG-5:11 [They that are delivered] from the noise of archers in

the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the

righteous acts of the LORD, [even] the righteous acts [toward

the inhabitants] of his villages in Israel: then shall the

people of the LORD go down to the gates.

JG-5:12 Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song:

arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of

Abinoam.

JG-5:13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the

nobles among the people: the LORD made me have dominion over the

mighty.

JG-5:14 Out of Ephraim [was there] a root of them against

Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir

came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen

of the writer.

JG-5:15 And the princes of Issachar [were] with Deborah; even

Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley.

For the divisions of Reuben [there were] great thoughts of heart.

JG-5:16 Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the

bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben [there

were] great searchings of heart.

JG-5:17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in

ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his

breaches.

JG-5:18 Zebulun and Naphtali [were] a people [that] jeoparded

their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.

JG-5:19 The kings came [and] fought, then fought the kings of

Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of

money.

JG-5:20 They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses

fought against Sisera.

JG-5:21 The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river,

the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.

JG-5:22 Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the

prancings, the prancings of their mighty ones.

JG-5:23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye

bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the

help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

JG-5:24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the

Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

JG-5:25 He asked water, [and] she gave [him] milk; she brought

forth butter in a lordly dish.

JG-5:26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the

workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she

smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through

his temples.

JG-5:27 At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet

he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.

JG-5:28 The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried

through the lattice, Why is his chariot [so] long in coming? why

tarry the wheels of his chariots?

JG-5:29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer

to herself,

JG-5:30 Have they not sped? have they [not] divided the prey;

to every man a damsel [or] two; to Sisera a prey of divers

colours, a prey of divers colours of needlework, of divers

colours of needlework on both sides, [meet] for the necks of

[them that take] the spoil?

JG-5:31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but [let] them

that love him [be] as the sun when he goeth forth in his might.

And the land had rest forty years.

JG-6:1 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the

LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven

years.

JG-6:2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel: [and]

because of the Midianites the children of Israel made them the

dens which [are] in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds.

JG-6:3 And [so] it was, when Israel had sown, that the

Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the

east, even they came up against them;

JG-6:4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the

increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no

sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.

JG-6:5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and

they came as grasshoppers for multitude; [for] both they and

their camels were without number: and they entered into the land

to destroy it.

JG-6:6 And Israel was greatly impoverished because of the

Midianites; and the children of Israel cried unto the LORD.

JG-6:7 And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried

unto the LORD because of the Midianites,

JG-6:8 That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel,

which said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I

brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the

house of bondage;

JG-6:9 And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians,

and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them

out from before you, and gave you their land;

JG-6:10 And I said unto you, I [am] the LORD your God; fear not

the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have

not obeyed my voice.

JG-6:11 And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an

oak which [was] in Ophrah, that [pertained] unto Joash the

Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress,

to hide [it] from the Midianites.

JG-6:12 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said

unto him, The LORD [is] with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

JG-6:13 And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be

with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where [be] all

his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the

LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us,

and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.

JG-6:14 And the LORD looked upon him, and said, Go in this thy

might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the

Midianites: have not I sent thee?

JG-6:15 And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I

save Israel? behold, my family [is] poor in Manasseh, and I [am]

the least in my father's house.

JG-6:16 And the LORD said unto him, Surely I will be with thee,

and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man.

JG-6:17 And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy

sight, then show me a sign that thou talkest with me.

JG-6:18 Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee,

and bring forth my present, and set [it] before thee. And he

said, I will tarry until thou come again.

JG-6:19 And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and

unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a

basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought [it] out unto

him under the oak, and presented [it].

JG-6:20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and

the unleavened cakes, and lay [them] upon this rock, and pour

out the broth. And he did so.

JG-6:21 Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the

staff that [was] in his hand, and touched the flesh and the

unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and

consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of

the LORD departed out of his sight.

JG-6:22 And when Gideon perceived that he [was] an angel of the

LORD, Gideon said, Alas, O Lord GOD! for because I have seen an

angel of the LORD face to face.

JG-6:23 And the LORD said unto him, Peace [be] unto thee; fear

not: thou shalt not die.

JG-6:24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the LORD, and

called it Jehovahshalom: unto this day it [is] yet in Ophrah of

the Abiezrites.

JG-6:25 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said

unto him, Take thy father's young bullock, even the second

bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal

that thy father hath, and cut down the grove that [is] by it:

JG-6:26 And build an altar unto the LORD thy God upon the top

of this rock, in the ordered place, and take the second bullock,

and offer a burnt sacrifice with the wood of the grove which

thou shalt cut down.

JG-6:27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as

the LORD had said unto him: and [so] it was, because he feared

his father's household, and the men of the city, that he could

not do [it] by day, that he did [it] by night.

JG-6:28 And when the men of the city arose early in the morning,

behold, the altar of Baal was cast down, and the grove was cut

down that [was] by it, and the second bullock was offered upon

the altar [that was] built.

JG-6:29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing?

And when they inquired and asked, they said, Gideon the son of

Joash hath done this thing.

JG-6:30 Then the men of the city said unto Joash, Bring out thy

son, that he may die: because he hath cast down the altar of

Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that [was] by it.

JG-6:31 And Joash said unto all that stood against him, Will ye

plead for Baal? will ye save him? he that will plead for him,

let him be put to death whilst [it is yet] morning: if he [be] a

god, let him plead for himself, because [one] hath cast down his

altar.

JG-6:32 Therefore on that day he called him Jerubbaal, saying,

Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his

altar.

JG-6:33 Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the

children of the east were gathered together, and went over, and

pitched in the valley of Jezreel.

JG-6:34 But the spirit of the LORD came upon Gideon, and he

blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him.

JG-6:35 And he sent messengers throughout all Manasseh; who

also was gathered after him: and he sent messengers unto Asher,

and unto Zebulun, and unto Naphtali; and they came up to meet

them.

JG-6:36 And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by

mine hand, as thou hast said,

JG-6:37 Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; [and]

if the dew be on the fleece only, and [it be] dry upon all the

earth [beside], then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by

mine hand, as thou hast said.

JG-6:38 And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and

thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the

fleece, a bowl full of water.

JG-6:39 And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot

against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray

thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon

the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew.

JG-6:40 And God did so that night: for it was dry upon the

fleece only, and there was dew on all the ground.

JG-7:1 Then Jerubbaal, who [is] Gideon, and all the people that

[were] with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of

Harod: so that the host of the Midianites were on the north side

of them, by the hill of Moreh, in the valley.

JG-7:2 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that [are]

with thee [are] too many for me to give the Midianites into

their hands, lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying,

Mine own hand hath saved me.

JG-7:3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the people,

saying, Whosoever [is] fearful and afraid, let him return and

depart early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people

twenty and two thousand; and there remained ten thousand.

JG-7:4 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people [are] yet

[too] many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them

for thee there: and it shall be, [that] of whom I say unto thee,

This shall go with thee, the same shall go with thee; and of

whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with thee, the

same shall not go.

JG-7:5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the

LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with

his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself;

likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.

JG-7:6 And the number of them that lapped, [putting] their hand

to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the

people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.

JG-7:7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men

that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into

thine hand: and let all the [other] people go every man unto his

place.

JG-7:8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their

trumpets: and he sent all [the rest of] Israel every man unto

his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of

Midian was beneath him in the valley.

JG-7:9 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said

unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have

delivered it into thine hand.

JG-7:10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy

servant down to the host:

JG-7:11 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall

thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went

he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed

men that [were] in the host.

JG-7:12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the

children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers

for multitude; and their camels [were] without number, as the

sand by the sea side for multitude.

JG-7:13 And when Gideon was come, behold, [there was] a man

that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a

dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of

Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and

overturned it, that the tent lay along.

JG-7:14 And his fellow answered and said, This [is] nothing

else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel:

[for] into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.

JG-7:15 And it was [so], when Gideon heard the telling of the

dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and

returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD

hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian.

JG-7:16 And he divided the three hundred men [into] three

companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty

pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

JG-7:17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise: and,

behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be

[that], as I do, so shall ye do.

JG-7:18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that [are] with

me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp,

and say, [The sword] of the LORD, and of Gideon.

JG-7:19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that [were] with him,

came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle

watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the

trumpets, and brake the pitchers that [were] in their hands.

JG-7:20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake

the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the

trumpets in their right hands to blow [withal]: and they cried,

The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.

JG-7:21 And they stood every man in his place round about the

camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

JG-7:22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD

set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all

the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, [and] to

the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.

JG-7:23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out

of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and

pursued after the Midianites.

JG-7:24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim,

saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before them

the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of

Ephraim gathered themselves together, and took the waters unto

Bethbarah and Jordan.

JG-7:25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and

Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew

at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the

heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.

JG-8:1 And the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou

served us thus, that thou calledst us not, when thou wentest to

fight with the Midianites? And they did chide with him sharply.

JG-8:2 And he said unto them, What have I done now in

comparison of you? [Is] not the gleaning of the grapes of

Ephraim better than the vintage of Abiezer?

JG-8:3 God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian,

Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you?

Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that.

JG-8:4 And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and

the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing

[them].

JG-8:5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you,

loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they [be]

faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of

Midian.

JG-8:6 And the princes of Succoth said, [Are] the hands of

Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread

unto thine army?

JG-8:7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered

Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh

with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.

JG-8:8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them

likewise: and the men of Penuel answered him as the men of

Succoth had answered [him].

JG-8:9 And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I

come again in peace, I will break down this tower.

JG-8:10 Now Zebah and Zalmunna [were] in Karkor, and their

hosts with them, about fifteen thousand [men], all that were

left of all the hosts of the children of the east: for there

fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew sword.

JG-8:11 And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in

tents on the east of Nobah and Jogbehah, and smote the host: for

the host was secure.

JG-8:12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them,

and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and

discomfited all the host.

JG-8:13 And Gideon the son of Joash returned from battle before

the sun [was up],

JG-8:14 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and

inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of

Succoth, and the elders thereof, [even] threescore and seventeen

men.

JG-8:15 And he came unto the men of Succoth, and said, Behold

Zebah and Zalmunna with whom ye did upbraid me, saying, [Are]

the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we

should give bread unto thy men [that are] weary?

JG-8:16 And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the

wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of

Succoth.

JG-8:17 And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew the men

of the city.

JG-8:18 Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of

men [were they] whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As

thou [art], so [were] they; each one resembled the children of a

king.

JG-8:19 And he said, They [were] my brethren, [even] the sons

of my mother: [as] the LORD liveth, if ye had saved them alive,

I would not slay you.

JG-8:20 And he said unto Jether his firstborn, Up, [and] slay

them. But the youth drew not his sword: for he feared, because

he [was] yet a youth.

JG-8:21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon

us: for as the man [is, so is] his strength. And Gideon arose,

and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that

[were] on their camels' necks.

JG-8:22 Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou over

us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou

hast delivered us from the hand of Midian.

JG-8:23 And Gideon said unto them, I will not rule over you,

neither shall my son rule over you: the LORD shall rule over you.

JG-8:24 And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of

you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey.

(For they had golden earrings, because they [were] Ishmaelites.)

JG-8:25 And they answered, We will willingly give [them]. And

they spread a garment, and did cast therein every man the

earrings of his prey.

JG-8:26 And the weight of the golden earrings that he requested

was a thousand and seven hundred [shekels] of gold; beside

ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that [was] on the

kings of Midian, and beside the chains that [were] about their

camels' necks.

JG-8:27 And Gideon made an ephod thereof, and put it in his

city, [even] in Ophrah: and all Israel went thither a whoring

after it: which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his

house.

JG-8:28 Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel,

so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was

in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

JG-8:29 And Jerubbaal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his

own house.

JG-8:30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body

begotten: for he had many wives.

JG-8:31 And his concubine that [was] in Shechem, she also bare

him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

JG-8:32 And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and

was buried in the sepulchre of Joash his father, in Ophrah of

the Abiezrites.

JG-8:33 And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that

the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after

Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.

JG-8:34 And the children of Israel remembered not the LORD

their God, who had delivered them out of the hands of all their

enemies on every side:

JG-8:35 Neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal,

[namely], Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had

showed unto Israel.

JG-9:1 And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto

his mother's brethren, and communed with them, and with all the

family of the house of his mother's father, saying,

JG-9:2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem,

Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of

Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over

you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I [am] your

bone and your flesh.

JG-9:3 And his mother's brethren spake of him in the ears of

all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts

inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He [is] our brother.

JG-9:4 And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver

out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain

and light persons, which followed him.

JG-9:5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew

his brethren the sons of Jerubbaal, [being] threescore and ten

persons, upon one stone: notwithstanding yet Jotham the youngest

son of Jerubbaal was left; for he hid himself.

JG-9:6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all

the house of Millo, and went, and made Abimelech king, by the

plain of the pillar that [was] in Shechem.

JG-9:7 And when they told [it] to Jotham, he went and stood in

the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried,

and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God

may hearken unto you.

JG-9:8 The trees went forth [on a time] to anoint a king over

them; and they said unto the olive tree, Reign thou over us.

JG-9:9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my

fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be

promoted over the trees?

JG-9:10 And the trees said to the fig tree, Come thou, [and]

reign over us.

JG-9:11 But the fig tree said unto them, Should I forsake my

sweetness, and my good fruit, and go to be promoted over the

trees?

JG-9:12 Then said the trees unto the vine, Come thou, [and]

reign over us.

JG-9:13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine,

which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

JG-9:14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble, Come thou,

[and] reign over us.

JG-9:15 And the bramble said unto the trees, If in truth ye

anoint me king over you, [then] come [and] put your trust in my

shadow: and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour

the cedars of Lebanon.

JG-9:16 Now therefore, if ye have done truly and sincerely, in

that ye have made Abimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with

Jerubbaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the

deserving of his hands;

JG-9:17 (For my father fought for you, and adventured his life

far, and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:

JG-9:18 And ye are risen up against my father's house this day,

and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one

stone, and have made Abimelech, the son of his maidservant, king

over the men of Shechem, because he [is] your brother;)

JG-9:19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with

Jerubbaal and with his house this day, [then] rejoice ye in

Abimelech, and let him also rejoice in you:

JG-9:20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and

devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire

come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo,

and devour Abimelech.

JG-9:21 And Jotham ran away, and fled, and went to Beer, and

dwelt there, for fear of Abimelech his brother.

JG-9:22 When Abimelech had reigned three years over Israel,

JG-9:23 Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the

men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with

Abimelech:

JG-9:24 That the cruelty [done] to the threescore and ten sons

of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech

their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem,

which aided him in the killing of his brethren.

JG-9:25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the

top of the mountains, and they robbed all that came along that

way by them: and it was told Abimelech.

JG-9:26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with his brethren, and

went over to Shechem: and the men of Shechem put their

confidence in him.

JG-9:27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their

vineyards, and trode [the grapes], and made merry, and went into

the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed

Abimelech.

JG-9:28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who [is] Abimelech, and

who [is] Shechem, that we should serve him? [is] not [he] the

son of Jerubbaal? and Zebul his officer? serve the men of Hamor

the father of Shechem: for why should we serve him?

JG-9:29 And would to God this people were under my hand! then

would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase

thine army, and come out.

JG-9:30 And when Zebul the ruler of the city heard the words of

Gaal the son of Ebed, his anger was kindled.

JG-9:31 And he sent messengers unto Abimelech privily, saying,

Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed and his brethren be come to Shechem;

and, behold, they fortify the city against thee.

JG-9:32 Now therefore up by night, thou and the people that

[is] with thee, and lie in wait in the field:

JG-9:33 And it shall be, [that] in the morning, as soon as the

sun is up, thou shalt rise early, and set upon the city: and,

behold, [when] he and the people that [is] with him come out

against thee, then mayest thou do to them as thou shalt find

occasion.

JG-9:34 And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that [were]

with him, by night, and they laid wait against Shechem in four

companies.

JG-9:35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood in the

entering of the gate of the city: and Abimelech rose up, and the

people that [were] with him, from lying in wait.

JG-9:36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold,

there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul

said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as [if

they were] men.

JG-9:37 And Gaal spake again and said, See there come people

down by the middle of the land, and another company come along

by the plain of Meonenim.

JG-9:38 Then said Zebul unto him, Where [is] now thy mouth,

wherewith thou saidst, Who [is] Abimelech, that we should serve

him? [is] not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I

pray now, and fight with them.

JG-9:39 And Gaal went out before the men of Shechem, and fought

with Abimelech.

JG-9:40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before him, and

many were overthrown [and] wounded, [even] unto the entering of

the gate.

JG-9:41 And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out

Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.

JG-9:42 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people went

out into the field; and they told Abimelech.

JG-9:43 And he took the people, and divided them into three

companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold,

the people [were] come forth out of the city; and he rose up

against them, and smote them.

JG-9:44 And Abimelech, and the company that [was] with him,

rushed forward, and stood in the entering of the gate of the

city: and the two [other] companies ran upon all [the people]

that [were] in the fields, and slew them.

JG-9:45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and

he took the city, and slew the people that [was] therein, and

beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.

JG-9:46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard

[that], they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.

JG-9:47 And it was told Abimelech, that all the men of the

tower of Shechem were gathered together.

JG-9:48 And Abimelech gat him up to mount Zalmon, he and all

the people that [were] with him; and Abimelech took an ax in his

hand, and cut down a bough from the trees, and took it, and laid

[it] on his shoulder, and said unto the people that [were] with

him, What ye have seen me do, make haste, [and] do as I [have

done].

JG-9:49 And all the people likewise cut down every man his

bough, and followed Abimelech, and put [them] to the hold, and

set the hold on fire upon them; so that all the men of the tower

of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women.

JG-9:50 Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against

Thebez, and took it.

JG-9:51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and

thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city,

and shut [it] to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.

JG-9:52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against

it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with

fire.

JG-9:53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon

Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.

JG-9:54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his

armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me,

that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man

thrust him through, and he died.

JG-9:55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead,

they departed every man unto his place.

JG-9:56 Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he

did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

JG-9:57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render

upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son

of Jerubbaal.

JG-10:1 And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola

the son of Puah the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, and he dwelt

in Shamir in mount Ephraim.

JG-10:2 And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died,

and was buried in Shamir.

JG-10:3 And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged

Israel twenty and two years.

JG-10:4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts,

and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto

this day, which [are] in the land of Gilead.

JG-10:5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.

JG-10:6 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight

of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of

Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods

of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and

forsook the LORD, and served not him.

JG-10:7 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and

he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the

hands of the children of Ammon.

JG-10:8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of

Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that [were]

on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which [is]

in Gilead.

JG-10:9 Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to

fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the

house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.

JG-10:10 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying,

We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our

God, and also served Baalim.

JG-10:11 And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, [Did]

not [I deliver you] from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites,

from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

JG-10:12 The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the

Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered

you out of their hand.

JG-10:13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods:

wherefore I will deliver you no more.

JG-10:14 Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let

them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

JG-10:15 And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have

sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee;

deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.

JG-10:16 And they put away the strange gods from among them,

and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of

Israel.

JG-10:17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and

encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled

themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.

JG-10:18 And the people [and] princes of Gilead said one to

another, What man [is he] that will begin to fight against the

children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of

Gilead.

JG-11:1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour,

and he [was] the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

JG-11:2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons

grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou

shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou [art] the son

of a strange woman.

JG-11:3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the

land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and

went out with him.

JG-11:4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the

children of Ammon made war against Israel.

JG-11:5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war

against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out

of the land of Tob:

JG-11:6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain,

that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

JG-11:7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye

hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye

come unto me now when ye are in distress?

JG-11:8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore

we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and

fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all

the inhabitants of Gilead.

JG-11:9 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye

bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and

the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

JG-11:10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD

be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

JG-11:11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the

people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered

all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh.

JG-11:12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the

children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that

thou art come against me to fight in my land?

JG-11:13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto

the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land,

when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and

unto Jordan: now therefore restore those [lands] again peaceably.

JG-11:14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of

the children of Ammon:

JG-11:15 And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took

not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

JG-11:16 But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through

the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;

JG-11:17 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom,

saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king

of Edom would not hearken [thereto]. And in like manner they

sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not [consent]: and

Israel abode in Kadesh.

JG-11:18 Then they went along through the wilderness, and

compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by

the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side

of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon

[was] the border of Moab.

JG-11:19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the

Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us

pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.

JG-11:20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast:

but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in

Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

JG-11:21 And the LORD God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his

people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel

possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that

country.

JG-11:22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites,

from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto

Jordan.

JG-11:23 So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the

Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou

possess it?

JG-11:24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god

giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall

drive out from before us, them will we possess.

JG-11:25 And now [art] thou any thing better than Balak the son

of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or

did he ever fight against them,

JG-11:26 While Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in

Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that [be] along by

the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye

not recover [them] within that time?

JG-11:27 Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou

doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge

this day between the children of Israel and the children of

Ammon.

JG-11:28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened

not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

JG-11:29 Then the spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he

passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of

Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over [unto] the

children of Ammon.

JG-11:30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If

thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine

hands,

JG-11:31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the

doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the

children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer

it up for a burnt offering.

JG-11:32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to

fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.

JG-11:33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to

Minnith, [even] twenty cities, and unto the plain of the

vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of

Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

JG-11:34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and,

behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with

dances: and she [was his] only child; beside her he had neither

son nor daughter.

JG-11:35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his

clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very

low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened

my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.

JG-11:36 And she said unto him, My father, [if] thou hast

opened thy mouth unto the LORD, do to me according to that which

hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the LORD hath

taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, [even] of the

children of Ammon.

JG-11:37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done

for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon

the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.

JG-11:38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away [for] two months:

and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity

upon the mountains.

JG-11:39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she

returned unto her father, who did with her [according] to his

vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom

in Israel,

JG-11:40 [That] the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament

the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

JG-12:1 And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together,

and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst

thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not

call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with

fire.

JG-12:2 And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at

great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you,

ye delivered me not out of their hands.

JG-12:3 And when I saw that ye delivered [me] not, I put my

life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon,

and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye

come up unto me this day, to fight against me?

JG-12:4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead,

and fought with Ephraim: and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim,

because they said, Ye Gileadites [are] fugitives of Ephraim

among the Ephraimites, [and] among the Manassites.

JG-12:5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before

the Ephraimites: and it was [so] that when those Ephraimites

which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead

said unto him, [Art] thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;

JG-12:6 Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he

said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce [it] right.

Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and

there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two

thousand.

JG-12:7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years. Then died

Jephthah the Gileadite, and was buried in [one of] the cities of

Gilead.

JG-12:8 And after him Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

JG-12:9 And he had thirty sons, and thirty daughters, [whom] he

sent abroad, and took in thirty daughters from abroad for his

sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

JG-12:10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Bethlehem.

JG-12:11 And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel; and

he judged Israel ten years.

JG-12:12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in

Aijalon in the country of Zebulun.

JG-12:13 And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite,

judged Israel.

JG-12:14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on

threescore and ten ass colts: and he judged Israel eight years.

JG-12:15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and

was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of

the Amalekites.

JG-13:1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight

of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the

Philistines forty years.

JG-13:2 And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of

the Danites, whose name [was] Manoah; and his wife [was] barren,

and bare not.

JG-13:3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and

said unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren, and bearest not:

but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

JG-13:4 Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine

nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean [thing]:

JG-13:5 For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no

razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite

unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out

of the hand of the Philistines.

JG-13:6 Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man

of God came unto me, and his countenance [was] like the

countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him

not whence he [was], neither told he me his name:

JG-13:7 But he said unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive, and

bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat

any unclean [thing]: for the child shall be a Nazarite to God

from the womb to the day of his death.

JG-13:8 Then Manoah entreated the LORD, and said, O my Lord,

let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, and

teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born.

JG-13:9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah; and the angel

of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field: but

Manoah her husband [was] not with her.

JG-13:10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and showed her

husband, and said unto him, Behold, the man hath appeared unto

me, that came unto me the [other] day.

JG-13:11 And Manoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to

the man, and said unto him, [Art] thou the man that spakest unto

the woman? And he said, I [am].

JG-13:12 And Manoah said, Now let thy words come to pass. How

shall we order the child, and [how] shall we do unto him?

JG-13:13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Of all

that I said unto the woman let her beware.

JG-13:14 She may not eat of any [thing] that cometh of the vine,

neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean

[thing]: all that I commanded her let her observe.

JG-13:15 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray

thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid

for thee.

JG-13:16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah, Though

thou detain me, I will not eat of thy bread: and if thou wilt

offer a burnt offering, thou must offer it unto the LORD. For

Manoah knew not that he [was] an angel of the LORD.

JG-13:17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, What [is]

thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee

honour?

JG-13:18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest

thou thus after my name, seeing it [is] secret?

JG-13:19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat offering, and offered

[it] upon a rock unto the LORD: and [the angel] did wonderously;

and Manoah and his wife looked on.

JG-13:20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward

heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended

in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on

[it], and fell on their faces to the ground.

JG-13:21 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah

and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he [was] an angel of the

LORD.

JG-13:22 And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die,

because we have seen God.

JG-13:23 But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased

to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a

meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all

these [things], nor would as at this time have told us [such

things] as these.

JG-13:24 And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson:

and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

JG-13:25 And the spirit of the LORD began to move him at times

in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

JG-14:1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in

Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

JG-14:2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and

said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the

Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.

JG-14:3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, [Is

there] never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or

among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the

uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get

her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

JG-14:4 But his father and his mother knew not that it [was] of

the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines:

for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

JG-14:5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother,

to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a

young lion roared against him.

JG-14:6 And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and

he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and [he had] nothing in

his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had

done.

JG-14:7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she

pleased Samson well.

JG-14:8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned

aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, [there was] a

swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

JG-14:9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating,

and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they

did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of

the carcase of the lion.

JG-14:10 So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson

made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

JG-14:11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they

brought thirty companions to be with him.

JG-14:12 And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a

riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the

seven days of the feast, and find [it] out, then I will give you

thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

JG-14:13 But if ye cannot declare [it] me, then shall ye give

me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said

unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.

JG-14:14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth

meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could

not in three days expound the riddle.

JG-14:15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said

unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto

us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with

fire: have ye called us to take that we have? [is it] not [so]?

JG-14:16 And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost

but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle

unto the children of my people, and hast not told [it] me. And

he said unto her, Behold, I have not told [it] my father nor my

mother, and shall I tell [it] thee?

JG-14:17 And she wept before him the seven days, while their

feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he

told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle

to the children of her people.

JG-14:18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh

day before the sun went down, What [is] sweeter than honey? and

what [is] stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had

not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

JG-14:19 And the spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went

down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their

spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the

riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his

father's house.

JG-14:20 But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom

he had used as his friend.

JG-15:1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time

of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and

he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her

father would not suffer him to go in.

JG-15:2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst

utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: [is]

not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee,

instead of her.

JG-15:3 And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more

blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.

JG-15:4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and

took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in

the midst between two tails.

JG-15:5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let [them]

go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both

the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards [and]

olives.

JG-15:6 Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they

answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had

taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the

Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

JG-15:7 And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this,

yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

JG-15:8 And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter:

and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

JG-15:9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and

spread themselves in Lehi.

JG-15:10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against

us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to

him as he hath done to us.

JG-15:11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of

the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the

Philistines [are] rulers over us? what [is] this [that] thou

hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me,

so have I done unto them.

JG-15:12 And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee,

that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And

Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon

me yourselves.

JG-15:13 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind

thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will

not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and

brought him up from the rock.

JG-15:14 [And] when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted

against him: and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him,

and the cords that [were] upon his arms became as flax that was

burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his hands.

JG-15:15 And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth

his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.

JG-15:16 And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps

upon heaps, with the jaw of an ass have I slain a thousand men.

JG-15:17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of

speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and

called that place Ramathlehi.

JG-15:18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and

said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of

thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the

hand of the uncircumcised?

JG-15:19 But God clave an hollow place that [was] in the jaw,

and there came water thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit

came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof

Enhakkore, which [is] in Lehi unto this day.

JG-15:20 And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines

twenty years.

JG-16:1 Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and

went in unto her.

JG-16:2 [And it was told] the Gazites, saying, Samson is come

hither. And they compassed [him] in, and laid wait for him all

night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night,

saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

JG-16:3 And Samson lay till midnight, and arose at midnight,

and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts,

and went away with them, bar and all, and put [them] upon his

shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that [is]

before Hebron.

JG-16:4 And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in

the valley of Sorek, whose name [was] Delilah.

JG-16:5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and

said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength

[lieth], and by what [means] we may prevail against him, that we

may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of

us eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.

JG-16:6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee,

wherein thy great strength [lieth], and wherewith thou mightest

be bound to afflict thee.

JG-16:7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven

green withs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be

as another man.

JG-16:8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her

seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him

with them.

JG-16:9 Now [there were] men lying in wait, abiding with her in

the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon

thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is

broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.

JG-16:10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked

me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou

mightest be bound.

JG-16:11 And he said unto her, If they bind me fast with new

ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as

another man.

JG-16:12 Delilah therefore took new ropes, and bound him

therewith, and said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee,

Samson. And [there were] liers in wait abiding in the chamber.

And he brake them from off his arms like a thread.

JG-16:13 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast

mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be

bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of

my head with the web.

JG-16:14 And she fastened [it] with the pin, and said unto him,

The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out of his

sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web.

JG-16:15 And she said unto him, How canst thou say, I love thee,

when thine heart [is] not with me? thou hast mocked me these

three times, and hast not told me wherein thy great strength

[lieth].

JG-16:16 And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with

her words, and urged him, [so] that his soul was vexed unto

death;

JG-16:17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her,

There hath not come a razor upon mine head; for I [have been] a

Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb: if I be shaven, then my

strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like

any [other] man.

JG-16:18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his

heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines,

saying, Come up this once, for he hath showed me all his heart.

Then the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and brought

money in their hand.

JG-16:19 And she made him sleep upon her knees; and she called

for a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of

his head; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went

from him.

JG-16:20 And she said, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson.

And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at

other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the

LORD was departed from him.

JG-16:21 But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes,

and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of

brass; and he did grind in the prison house.

JG-16:22 Howbeit the hair of his head began to grow again after

he was shaven.

JG-16:23 Then the lords of the Philistines gathered them

together for to offer a great sacrifice unto Dagon their god,

and to rejoice: for they said, Our god hath delivered Samson our

enemy into our hand.

JG-16:24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god:

for they said, Our god hath delivered into our hands our enemy,

and the destroyer of our country, which slew many of us.

JG-16:25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry,

that they said, Call for Samson, that he may make us sport. And

they called for Samson out of the prison house; and he made them

sport: and they set him between the pillars.

JG-16:26 And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand,

Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house

standeth, that I may lean upon them.

JG-16:27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the

lords of the Philistines [were] there; and [there were] upon the

roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while

Samson made sport.

JG-16:28 And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD,

remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only

this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the

Philistines for my two eyes.

JG-16:29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon

which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one

with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

JG-16:30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And

he bowed himself with [all his] might; and the house fell upon

the lords, and upon all the people that [were] therein. So the

dead which he slew at his death were more than [they] which he

slew in his life.

JG-16:31 Then his brethren and all the house of his father came

down, and took him, and brought [him] up, and buried him between

Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And

he judged Israel twenty years.

JG-17:1 And there was a man of mount Ephraim, whose name [was]

Micah.

JG-17:2 And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred

[shekels] of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou

cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver

[is] with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed [be thou]

of the LORD, my son.

JG-17:3 And when he had restored the eleven hundred [shekels]

of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly dedicated

the silver unto the LORD from my hand for my son, to make a

graven image and a molten image: now therefore I will restore it

unto thee.

JG-17:4 Yet he restored the money unto his mother; and his

mother took two hundred [shekels] of silver, and gave them to

the founder, who made thereof a graven image and a molten image:

and they were in the house of Micah.

JG-17:5 And the man Micah had an house of gods, and made an

ephod, and teraphim, and consecrated one of his sons, who became

his priest.

JG-17:6 In those days [there was] no king in Israel, [but]

every man did [that which was] right in his own eyes.

JG-17:7 And there was a young man out of Bethlehemjudah of the

family of Judah, who [was] a Levite, and he sojourned there.

JG-17:8 And the man departed out of the city from

Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find [a place]: and he

came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.

JG-17:9 And Micah said unto him, Whence comest thou? And he

said unto him, I [am] a Levite of Bethlehemjudah, and I go to

sojourn where I may find [a place].

JG-17:10 And Micah said unto him, Dwell with me, and be unto me

a father and a priest, and I will give thee ten [shekels] of

silver by the year, and a suit of apparel, and thy victuals. So

the Levite went in.

JG-17:11 And the Levite was content to dwell with the man; and

the young man was unto him as one of his sons.

JG-17:12 And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man

became his priest, and was in the house of Micah.

JG-17:13 Then said Micah, Now know I that the LORD will do me

good, seeing I have a Levite to [my] priest.

JG-18:1 In those days [there was] no king in Israel: and in

those days the tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance

to dwell in; for unto that day [all their] inheritance had not

fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel.

JG-18:2 And the children of Dan sent of their family five men

from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol,

to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them,

Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the

house of Micah, they lodged there.

JG-18:3 When they [were] by the house of Micah, they knew the

voice of the young man the Levite: and they turned in thither,

and said unto him, Who brought thee hither? and what makest thou

in this [place]? and what hast thou here?

JG-18:4 And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with

me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.

JG-18:5 And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of

God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be

prosperous.

JG-18:6 And the priest said unto them, Go in peace: before the

LORD [is] your way wherein ye go.

JG-18:7 Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw

the people that [were] therein, how they dwelt careless, after

the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and [there was]

no magistrate in the land, that might put [them] to shame in

[any] thing; and they [were] far from the Zidonians, and had no

business with [any] man.

JG-18:8 And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol:

and their brethren said unto them, What [say] ye?

JG-18:9 And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them:

for we have seen the land, and, behold, it [is] very good: and

[are] ye still? be not slothful to go, [and] to enter to possess

the land.

JG-18:10 When ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to

a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place

where [there is] no want of any thing that [is] in the earth.

JG-18:11 And there went from thence of the family of the

Danites, out of Zorah and out of Eshtaol, six hundred men

appointed with weapons of war.

JG-18:12 And they went up, and pitched in Kirjathjearim, in

Judah: wherefore they called that place Mahanehdan unto this day:

behold, [it is] behind Kirjathjearim.

JG-18:13 And they passed thence unto mount Ephraim, and came

unto the house of Micah.

JG-18:14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the

country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that

there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven

image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have

to do.

JG-18:15 And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of

the young man the Levite, [even] unto the house of Micah, and

saluted him.

JG-18:16 And the six hundred men appointed with their weapons

of war, which [were] of the children of Dan, stood by the

entering of the gate.

JG-18:17 And the five men that went to spy out the land went up,

[and] came in thither, [and] took the graven image, and the

ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image: and the priest

stood in the entering of the gate with the six hundred men [that

were] appointed with weapons of war.

JG-18:18 And these went into Micah's house, and fetched the

carved image, the ephod, and the teraphim, and the molten image.

Then said the priest unto them, What do ye?

JG-18:19 And they said unto him, Hold thy peace, lay thine hand

upon thy mouth, and go with us, and be to us a father and a

priest: [is it] better for thee to be a priest unto the house of

one man, or that thou be a priest unto a tribe and a family in

Israel?

JG-18:20 And the priest's heart was glad, and he took the ephod,

and the teraphim, and the graven image, and went in the midst

of the people.

JG-18:21 So they turned and departed, and put the little ones

and the cattle and the carriage before them.

JG-18:22 [And] when they were a good way from the house of

Micah, the men that [were] in the houses near to Micah's house

were gathered together, and overtook the children of Dan.

JG-18:23 And they cried unto the children of Dan. And they

turned their faces, and said unto Micah, What aileth thee, that

thou comest with such a company?

JG-18:24 And he said, Ye have taken away my gods which I made,

and the priest, and ye are gone away: and what have I more? and

what [is] this [that] ye say unto me, What aileth thee?

JG-18:25 And the children of Dan said unto him, Let not thy

voice be heard among us, lest angry fellows run upon thee, and

thou lose thy life, with the lives of thy household.

JG-18:26 And the children of Dan went their way: and when Micah

saw that they [were] too strong for him, he turned and went back

unto his house.

JG-18:27 And they took [the things] which Micah had made, and

the priest which he had, and came unto Laish, unto a people

[that were] at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the

edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire.

JG-18:28 And [there was] no deliverer, because it [was] far

from Zidon, and they had no business with [any] man; and it was

in the valley that [lieth] by Bethrehob. And they built a city,

and dwelt therein.

JG-18:29 And they called the name of the city Dan, after the

name of Dan their father, who was born unto Israel: howbeit the

name of the city [was] Laish at the first.

JG-18:30 And the children of Dan set up the graven image: and

Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his

sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the

captivity of the land.

JG-18:31 And they set them up Micah's graven image, which he

made, all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh.

JG-19:1 And it came to pass in those days, when [there was] no

king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on

the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of

Bethlehemjudah.

JG-19:2 And his concubine played the whore against him, and

went away from him unto her father's house to Bethlehemjudah,

and was there four whole months.

JG-19:3 And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak

friendly unto her, [and] to bring her again, having his servant

with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her

father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he

rejoiced to meet him.

JG-19:4 And his father in law, the damsel's father, retained

him; and he abode with him three days: so they did eat and drink,

and lodged there.

JG-19:5 And it came to pass on the fourth day, when they arose

early in the morning, that he rose up to depart: and the

damsel's father said unto his son in law, Comfort thine heart

with a morsel of bread, and afterward go your way.

JG-19:6 And they sat down, and did eat and drink both of them

together: for the damsel's father had said unto the man, Be

content, I pray thee, and tarry all night, and let thine heart

be merry.

JG-19:7 And when the man rose up to depart, his father in law

urged him: therefore he lodged there again.

JG-19:8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to

depart: and the damsel's father said, Comfort thine heart, I

pray thee. And they tarried until afternoon, and they did eat

both of them.

JG-19:9 And when the man rose up to depart, he, and his

concubine, and his servant, his father in law, the damsel's

father, said unto him, Behold, now the day draweth toward

evening, I pray you tarry all night: behold, the day groweth to

an end, lodge here, that thine heart may be merry; and to morrow

get you early on your way, that thou mayest go home.

JG-19:10 But the man would not tarry that night, but he rose up

and departed, and came over against Jebus, which [is] Jerusalem;

and [there were] with him two asses saddled, his concubine also

[was] with him.

JG-19:11 [And] when they [were] by Jebus, the day was far spent;

and the servant said unto his master, Come, I pray thee, and

let us turn in into this city of the Jebusites, and lodge in it.

JG-19:12 And his master said unto him, We will not turn aside

hither into the city of a stranger, that [is] not of the

children of Israel; we will pass over to Gibeah.

JG-19:13 And he said unto his servant, Come, and let us draw

near to one of these places to lodge all night, in Gibeah, or in

Ramah.

JG-19:14 And they passed on and went their way; and the sun

went down upon them [when they were] by Gibeah, which

[belongeth] to Benjamin.

JG-19:15 And they turned aside thither, to go in [and] to lodge

in Gibeah: and when he went in, he sat him down in a street of

the city: for [there was] no man that took them into his house

to lodging.

JG-19:16 And, behold, there came an old man from his work out

of the field at even, which [was] also of mount Ephraim; and he

sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place [were] Benjamites.

JG-19:17 And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring

man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither

goest thou? and whence comest thou?

JG-19:18 And he said unto him, We [are] passing from

Bethlehemjudah toward the side of mount Ephraim; from thence

[am] I: and I went to Bethlehemjudah, but I [am now] going to

the house of the LORD; and there [is] no man that receiveth me

to house.

JG-19:19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses;

and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid,

and for the young man [which is] with thy servants: [there is]

no want of any thing.

JG-19:20 And the old man said, Peace [be] with thee; howsoever

[let] all thy wants [lie] upon me; only lodge not in the street.

JG-19:21 So he brought him into his house, and gave provender

unto the asses: and they washed their feet, and did eat and

drink.

JG-19:22 [Now] as they were making their hearts merry, behold,

the men of the city, certain sons of Belial, beset the house

round about, [and] beat at the door, and spake to the master of

the house, the old man, saying, Bring forth the man that came

into thine house, that we may know him.

JG-19:23 And the man, the master of the house, went out unto

them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, [nay], I pray you,

do not [so] wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine

house, do not this folly.

JG-19:24 Behold, [here is] my daughter a maiden, and his

concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do

with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not

so vile a thing.

JG-19:25 But the men would not hearken to him: so the man took

his concubine, and brought her forth unto them; and they knew

her, and abused her all the night until the morning: and when

the day began to spring, they let her go.

JG-19:26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day, and

fell down at the door of the man's house where her lord [was],

till it was light.

JG-19:27 And her lord rose up in the morning, and opened the

doors of the house, and went out to go his way: and, behold, the

woman his concubine was fallen down [at] the door of the house,

and her hands [were] upon the threshold.

JG-19:28 And he said unto her, Up, and let us be going. But

none answered. Then the man took her [up] upon an ass, and the

man rose up, and gat him unto his place.

JG-19:29 And when he was come into his house, he took a knife,

and laid hold on his concubine, and divided her, [together] with

her bones, into twelve pieces, and sent her into all the coasts

of Israel.

JG-19:30 And it was so, that all that saw it said, There was no

such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel

came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day: consider of it,

take advice, and speak [your minds].

JG-20:1 Then all the children of Israel went out, and the

congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan even to

Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh.

JG-20:2 And the chief of all the people, [even] of all the

tribes of Israel, presented themselves in the assembly of the

people of God, four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword.

JG-20:3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children

of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of

Israel, Tell [us], how was this wickedness?

JG-20:4 And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain,

answered and said, I came into Gibeah that [belongeth] to

Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.

JG-20:5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the

house round about upon me by night, [and] thought to have slain

me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

JG-20:6 And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and

sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel:

for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

JG-20:7 Behold, ye [are] all children of Israel; give here your

advice and counsel.

JG-20:8 And all the people arose as one man, saying, We will

not any [of us] go to his tent, neither will we any [of us] turn

into his house.

JG-20:9 But now this [shall be] the thing which we will do to

Gibeah; [we will go up] by lot against it;

JG-20:10 And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all

the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a

thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people,

that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin,

according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

JG-20:11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the

city, knit together as one man.

JG-20:12 And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the

tribe of Benjamin, saying, What wickedness [is] this that is

done among you?

JG-20:13 Now therefore deliver [us] the men, the children of

Belial, which [are] in Gibeah, that we may put them to death,

and put away evil from Israel. But the children of Benjamin

would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of

Israel:

JG-20:14 But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves

together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle

against the children of Israel.

JG-20:15 And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that

time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew

sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered

seven hundred chosen men.

JG-20:16 Among all this people [there were] seven hundred

chosen men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair

[breadth], and not miss.

JG-20:17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered

four hundred thousand men that drew sword: all these [were] men

of war.

JG-20:18 And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the

house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us

shall go up first to the battle against the children of

Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah [shall go up] first.

JG-20:19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and

encamped against Gibeah.

JG-20:20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against

Benjamin; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight

against them at Gibeah.

JG-20:21 And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah,

and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day

twenty and two thousand men.

JG-20:22 And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves,

and set their battle again in array in the place where they put

themselves in array the first day.

JG-20:23 (And the children of Israel went up and wept before

the LORD until even, and asked counsel of the LORD, saying,

Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin

my brother? And the LORD said, Go up against him.)

JG-20:24 And the children of Israel came near against the

children of Benjamin the second day.

JG-20:25 And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the

second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of

Israel again eighteen thousand men; all these drew the sword.

JG-20:26 Then all the children of Israel, and all the people,

went up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there

before the LORD, and fasted that day until even, and offered

burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

JG-20:27 And the children of Israel inquired of the LORD, (for

the ark of the covenant of God [was] there in those days,

JG-20:28 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron,

stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out

to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall

I cease? And the LORD said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver

them into thine hand.

JG-20:29 And Israel set liers in wait round about Gibeah.

JG-20:30 And the children of Israel went up against the

children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in

array against Gibeah, as at other times.

JG-20:31 And the children of Benjamin went out against the

people, [and] were drawn away from the city; and they began to

smite of the people, [and] kill, as at other times, in the

highways, of which one goeth up to the house of God, and the

other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel.

JG-20:32 And the children of Benjamin said, They [are] smitten

down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said,

Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways.

JG-20:33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place,

and put themselves in array at Baaltamar: and the liers in wait

of Israel came forth out of their places, [even] out of the

meadows of Gibeah.

JG-20:34 And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men

out of all Israel, and the battle was sore: but they knew not

that evil [was] near them.

JG-20:35 And the LORD smote Benjamin before Israel: and the

children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty

and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword.

JG-20:36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten:

for the men of Israel gave place to the Benjamites, because

they trusted unto the liers in wait which they had set beside

Gibeah.

JG-20:37 And the liers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah;

and the liers in wait drew [themselves] along, and smote all the

city with the edge of the sword.

JG-20:38 Now there was an appointed sign between the men of

Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great

flame with smoke rise up out of the city.

JG-20:39 And when the men of Israel retired in the battle,

Benjamin began to smite [and] kill of the men of Israel about

thirty persons: for they said, Surely they are smitten down

before us, as [in] the first battle.

JG-20:40 But when the flame began to arise up out of the city

with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and,

behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.

JG-20:41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of

Benjamin were amazed: for they saw that evil was come upon them.

JG-20:42 Therefore they turned [their backs] before the men of

Israel unto the way of the wilderness; but the battle overtook

them; and them which [came] out of the cities they destroyed in

the midst of them.

JG-20:43 [Thus] they enclosed the Benjamites round about, [and]

chased them, [and] trode them down with ease over against Gibeah

toward the sunrising.

JG-20:44 And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all

these [were] men of valour.

JG-20:45 And they turned and fled toward the wilderness unto

the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways

five thousand men; and pursued hard after them unto Gidom, and

slew two thousand men of them.

JG-20:46 So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were

twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword; all these

[were] men of valour.

JG-20:47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness

unto the rock Rimmon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months.

JG-20:48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children

of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well

the men of [every] city, as the beast, and all that came to hand:

also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.

JG-21:1 Now the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying,

There shall not any of us give his daughter unto Benjamin to

wife.

JG-21:2 And the people came to the house of God, and abode

there till even before God, and lifted up their voices, and wept

sore;

JG-21:3 And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to

pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in

Israel?

JG-21:4 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose

early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and

peace offerings.

JG-21:5 And the children of Israel said, Who [is there] among

all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation

unto the LORD? For they had made a great oath concerning him

that came not up to the LORD to Mizpeh, saying, He shall surely

be put to death.

JG-21:6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin

their brother, and said, There is one tribe cut off from Israel

this day.

JG-21:7 How shall we do for wives for them that remain, seeing

we have sworn by the LORD that we will not give them of our

daughters to wives?

JG-21:8 And they said, What one [is there] of the tribes of

Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the LORD? And, behold,

there came none to the camp from Jabeshgilead to the assembly.

JG-21:9 For the people were numbered, and, behold, [there were]

none of the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead there.

JG-21:10 And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men

of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the

inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the

women and the children.

JG-21:11 And this [is] the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall

utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by

man.

JG-21:12 And they found among the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead

four hundred young virgins, that had known no man by lying with

any male: and they brought them unto the camp to Shiloh, which

[is] in the land of Canaan.

JG-21:13 And the whole congregation sent [some] to speak to the

children of Benjamin that [were] in the rock Rimmon, and to call

peaceably unto them.

JG-21:14 And Benjamin came again at that time; and they gave

them wives which they had saved alive of the women of

Jabeshgilead: and yet so they sufficed them not.

JG-21:15 And the people repented them for Benjamin, because

that the LORD had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

JG-21:16 Then the elders of the congregation said, How shall we

do for wives for them that remain, seeing the women are

destroyed out of Benjamin?

JG-21:17 And they said, [There must be] an inheritance for them

that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not destroyed out

of Israel.

JG-21:18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters:

for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed [be] he

that giveth a wife to Benjamin.

JG-21:19 Then they said, Behold, [there is] a feast of the LORD

in Shiloh yearly [in a place] which [is] on the north side of

Bethel, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from

Bethel to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah.

JG-21:20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin,

saying, Go and lie in wait in the vineyards;

JG-21:21 And see, and, behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come

out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vineyards, and

catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go

to the land of Benjamin.

JG-21:22 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren

come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be

favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to

each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at

this time, [that] ye should be guilty.

JG-21:23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took [them]

wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they

caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and

repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.

JG-21:24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that

time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went

out from thence every man to his inheritance.

JG-21:25 In those days [there was] no king in Israel: every man

did [that which was] right in his own eyes. king james study

JOB-1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job;

and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God,

and eschewed evil.

JOB-1:2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three

daughters.

JOB-1:3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three

thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred

she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the

greatest of all the men of the east.

JOB-1:4 And his sons went and feasted [in their] houses, every

one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat

and to drink with them.

JOB-1:5 And it was so, when the days of [their] feasting were

gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early

in the morning, and offered burnt offerings [according] to the

number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have

sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

JOB-1:6 Now there was a day when the sons of God came to

present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among

them.

JOB-1:7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Whence comest thou? Then

Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the

earth, and from walking up and down in it.

JOB-1:8 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my

servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a

perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth

evil?

JOB-1:9 Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear

God for nought?

JOB-1:10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his

house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast

blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in

the land.

JOB-1:11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he

hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.

JOB-1:12 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath

[is] in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand.

So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.

JOB-1:13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters

[were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

JOB-1:14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The

oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

JOB-1:15 And the Sabeans fell [upon them], and took them away;

yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword;

and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

JOB-1:16 While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another,

and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned

up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am

escaped alone to tell thee.

JOB-1:17 While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another,

and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the

camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants

with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell

thee.

JOB-1:18 While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another,

and said, Thy sons and thy daughters [were] eating and drinking

wine in their eldest brother's house:

JOB-1:19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the

wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell

upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped

alone to tell thee.

JOB-1:20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his

head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

JOB-1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and

naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath

taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

JOB-1:22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

JOB-2:1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to

present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among

them to present himself before the LORD.

JOB-2:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou?

And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in

the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

JOB-2:3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my

servant Job, that [there is] none like him in the earth, a

perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth

evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou

movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

JOB-2:4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin,

yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

JOB-2:5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and

his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

JOB-2:6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he [is] in thine

hand; but save his life.

JOB-2:7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and

smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his

crown.

JOB-2:8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal;

and he sat down among the ashes.

JOB-2:9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain

thine integrity? curse God, and die.

JOB-2:10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the

foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand

of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job

sin with his lips.

JOB-2:11 Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil

that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place;

Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the

Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to

mourn with him and to comfort him.

JOB-2:12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew

him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent

every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward

heaven.

JOB-2:13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days

and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw

that [his] grief was very great.

JOB-3:1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

JOB-3:2 And Job spake, and said,

JOB-3:3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night

[in which] it was said, There is a man child conceived.

JOB-3:4 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from

above, neither let the light shine upon it.

JOB-3:5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a

cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

JOB-3:6 As [for] that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it

not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into

the number of the months.

JOB-3:7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice

come therein.

JOB-3:8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to

raise up their mourning.

JOB-3:9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it

look for light, but [have] none; neither let it see the dawning

of the day:

JOB-3:10 Because it shut not up the doors of my [mother's] womb,

nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

JOB-3:11 Why died I not from the womb? [why] did I [not] give

up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

JOB-3:12 Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that

I should suck?

JOB-3:13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I

should have slept: then had I been at rest,

JOB-3:14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built

desolate places for themselves;

JOB-3:15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses

with silver:

JOB-3:16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as

infants [which] never saw light.

JOB-3:17 There the wicked cease [from] troubling; and there the

weary be at rest.

JOB-3:18 [There] the prisoners rest together; they hear not the

voice of the oppressor.

JOB-3:19 The small and great are there; and the servant [is]

free from his master.

JOB-3:20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and

life unto the bitter [in] soul;

JOB-3:21 Which long for death, but it [cometh] not; and dig for

it more than for hid treasures;

JOB-3:22 Which rejoice exceedingly, [and] are glad, when they

can find the grave?

JOB-3:23 [Why is light given] to a man whose way is hid, and

whom God hath hedged in?

JOB-3:24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings

are poured out like the waters.

JOB-3:25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me,

and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

JOB-3:26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I

quiet; yet trouble came.

JOB-4:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

JOB-4:2 [If] we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be

grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?

JOB-4:3 Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast

strengthened the weak hands.

JOB-4:4 Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou

hast strengthened the feeble knees.

JOB-4:5 But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it

toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.

JOB-4:6 [Is] not [this] thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and

the uprightness of thy ways?

JOB-4:7 Remember, I pray thee, who [ever] perished, being

innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?

JOB-4:8 Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow

wickedness, reap the same.

JOB-4:9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of

his nostrils are they consumed.

JOB-4:10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce

lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.

JOB-4:11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout

lion's whelps are scattered abroad.

JOB-4:12 Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear

received a little thereof.

JOB-4:13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep

sleep falleth on men,

JOB-4:14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my

bones to shake.

JOB-4:15 Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my

flesh stood up:

JOB-4:16 It stood still, but I could not discern the form

thereof: an image [was] before mine eyes, [there was] silence,

and I heard a voice, [saying],

JOB-4:17 Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be

more pure than his maker?

JOB-4:18 Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his

angels he charged with folly:

JOB-4:19 How much less [in] them that dwell in houses of clay,

whose foundation [is] in the dust, [which] are crushed before

the moth?

JOB-4:20 They are destroyed from morning to evening: they

perish for ever without any regarding [it].

JOB-4:21 Doth not their excellency [which is] in them go away?

they die, even without wisdom.

JOB-5:1 Call now, if there be any that will answer thee; and to

which of the saints wilt thou turn?

JOB-5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the

silly one.

JOB-5:3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I

cursed his habitation.

JOB-5:4 His children are far from safety, and they are crushed

in the gate, neither [is there] any to deliver [them].

JOB-5:5 Whose harvest the hungry eateth up, and taketh it even

out of the thorns, and the robber swalloweth up their substance.

JOB-5:6 Although affliction cometh not forth of the dust,

neither doth trouble spring out of the ground;

JOB-5:7 Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.

JOB-5:8 I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my

cause:

JOB-5:9 Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous

things without number:

JOB-5:10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters

upon the fields:

JOB-5:11 To set up on high those that be low; that those which

mourn may be exalted to safety.

JOB-5:12 He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that

their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise.

JOB-5:13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the

counsel of the froward is carried headlong.

JOB-5:14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in

the noonday as in the night.

JOB-5:15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their

mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

JOB-5:16 So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.

JOB-5:17 Behold, happy [is] the man whom God correcteth:

therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty:

JOB-5:18 For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and

his hands make whole.

JOB-5:19 He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven

there shall no evil touch thee.

JOB-5:20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war

from the power of the sword.

JOB-5:21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue:

neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.

JOB-5:22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh: neither

shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth.

JOB-5:23 For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the

field: and the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee.

JOB-5:24 And thou shalt know that thy tabernacle [shall be] in

peace; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin.

JOB-5:25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed [shall be] great,

and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.

JOB-5:26 Thou shalt come to [thy] grave in a full age, like as

a shock of corn cometh in in his season.

JOB-5:27 Lo this, we have searched it, so it [is]; hear it, and

know thou [it] for thy good.

JOB-6:1 But Job answered and said,

JOB-6:2 Oh that my grief were thoroughly weighed, and my

calamity laid in the balances together!

JOB-6:3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea:

therefore my words are swallowed up.

JOB-6:4 For the arrows of the Almighty [are] within me, the

poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set

themselves in array against me.

JOB-6:5 Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth

the ox over his fodder?

JOB-6:6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or

is there [any] taste in the white of an egg?

JOB-6:7 The things [that] my soul refused to touch [are] as my

sorrowful meat.

JOB-6:8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would

grant [me] the thing that I long for!

JOB-6:9 Even that it would please God to destroy me; that he

would let loose his hand, and cut me off!

JOB-6:10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden

myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed

the words of the Holy One.

JOB-6:11 What [is] my strength, that I should hope? and what

[is] mine end, that I should prolong my life?

JOB-6:12 [Is] my strength the strength of stones? or [is] my

flesh of brass?

JOB-6:13 [Is] not my help in me? and is wisdom driven quite

from me?

JOB-6:14 To him that is afflicted pity [should be showed] from

his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

JOB-6:15 My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, [and]

as the stream of brooks they pass away;

JOB-6:16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, [and] wherein

the snow is hid:

JOB-6:17 What time they wax warm, they vanish: when it is hot,

they are consumed out of their place.

JOB-6:18 The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to

nothing, and perish.

JOB-6:19 The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba

waited for them.

JOB-6:20 They were confounded because they had hoped; they came

thither, and were ashamed.

JOB-6:21 For now ye are nothing; ye see [my] casting down, and

are afraid.

JOB-6:22 Did I say, Bring unto me? or, Give a reward for me of

your substance?

JOB-6:23 Or, Deliver me from the enemy's hand? or, Redeem me

from the hand of the mighty?

JOB-6:24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to

understand wherein I have erred.

JOB-6:25 How forcible are right words! but what doth your

arguing reprove?

JOB-6:26 Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of

one that is desperate, [which are] as wind?

JOB-6:27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and ye dig [a pit]

for your friend.

JOB-6:28 Now therefore be content, look upon me; for [it is]

evident unto you if I lie.

JOB-6:29 Return, I pray you, let it not be iniquity; yea,

return again, my righteousness [is] in it.

JOB-6:30 Is there iniquity in my tongue? cannot my taste

discern perverse things?

JOB-7:1 [Is there] not an appointed time to man upon earth?

[are not] his days also like the days of an hireling?

JOB-7:2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an

hireling looketh for [the reward of] his work:

JOB-7:3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome

nights are appointed to me.

JOB-7:4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the

night be gone? and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the

dawning of the day.

JOB-7:5 My flesh is clothed with worms and clods of dust; my

skin is broken, and become loathsome.

JOB-7:6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and are

spent without hope.

JOB-7:7 O remember that my life [is] wind: mine eye shall no

more see good.

JOB-7:8 The eye of him that hath seen me shall see me no [more]:

thine eyes [are] upon me, and I [am] not.

JOB-7:9 [As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he

that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].

JOB-7:10 He shall return no more to his house, neither shall

his place know him any more.

JOB-7:11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in

the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of

my soul.

JOB-7:12 [Am] I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch

over me?

JOB-7:13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall

ease my complaint;

JOB-7:14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me

through visions:

JOB-7:15 So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death

rather than my life.

JOB-7:16 I loathe [it]; I would not live alway: let me alone;

for my days [are] vanity.

JOB-7:17 What [is] man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and

that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him?

JOB-7:18 And [that] thou shouldest visit him every morning,

[and] try him every moment?

JOB-7:19 How long wilt thou not depart from me, nor let me

alone till I swallow down my spittle?

JOB-7:20 I have sinned; what shall I do unto thee, O thou

preserver of men? why hast thou set me as a mark against thee,

so that I am a burden to myself?

JOB-7:21 And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and

take away mine iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and

thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I [shall] not [be].

JOB-8:1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

JOB-8:2 How long wilt thou speak these [things]? and [how long

shall] the words of thy mouth [be like] a strong wind?

JOB-8:3 Doth God pervert judgment? or doth the Almighty pervert

justice?

JOB-8:4 If thy children have sinned against him, and he have

cast them away for their transgression;

JOB-8:5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy

supplication to the Almighty;

JOB-8:6 If thou [wert] pure and upright; surely now he would

awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness

prosperous.

JOB-8:7 Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end

should greatly increase.

JOB-8:8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, and

prepare thyself to the search of their fathers:

JOB-8:9 (For we [are but of] yesterday, and know nothing,

because our days upon earth [are] a shadow:)

JOB-8:10 Shall not they teach thee, [and] tell thee, and utter

words out of their heart?

JOB-8:11 Can the rush grow up without mire? can the flag grow

without water?

JOB-8:12 Whilst it [is] yet in his greenness, [and] not cut

down, it withereth before any [other] herb.

JOB-8:13 So [are] the paths of all that forget God; and the

hypocrite's hope shall perish:

JOB-8:14 Whose hope shall be cut off, and whose trust [shall

be] a spider's web.

JOB-8:15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand:

he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure.

JOB-8:16 He [is] green before the sun, and his branch shooteth

forth in his garden.

JOB-8:17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, [and] seeth the

place of stones.

JOB-8:18 If he destroy him from his place, then [it] shall deny

him, [saying], I have not seen thee.

JOB-8:19 Behold, this [is] the joy of his way, and out of the

earth shall others grow.

JOB-8:20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect [man],

neither will he help the evil doers:

JOB-8:21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips

with rejoicing.

JOB-8:22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and

the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought.

JOB-9:1 Then Job answered and said,

JOB-9:2 I know [it is] so of a truth: but how should man be

just with God?

JOB-9:3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one

of a thousand.

JOB-9:4 [He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath

hardened [himself] against him, and hath prospered?

JOB-9:5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which

overturneth them in his anger.

JOB-9:6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the

pillars thereof tremble.

JOB-9:7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and

sealeth up the stars.

JOB-9:8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth

upon the waves of the sea.

JOB-9:9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the

chambers of the south.

JOB-9:10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and

wonders without number.

JOB-9:11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see [him] not: he passeth on

also, but I perceive him not.

JOB-9:12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will

say unto him, What doest thou?

JOB-9:13 [If] God will not withdraw his anger, the proud

helpers do stoop under him.

JOB-9:14 How much less shall I answer him, [and] choose out my

words [to reason] with him?

JOB-9:15 Whom, though I were righteous, [yet] would I not

answer, [but] I would make supplication to my judge.

JOB-9:16 If I had called, and he had answered me; [yet] would I

not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.

JOB-9:17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my

wounds without cause.

JOB-9:18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth

me with bitterness.

JOB-9:19 If [I speak] of strength, lo, [he is] strong: and if

of judgment, who shall set me a time [to plead]?

JOB-9:20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me:

[if I say], I [am] perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.

JOB-9:21 [Though] I [were] perfect, [yet] would I not know my

soul: I would despise my life.

JOB-9:22 This [is] one [thing], therefore I said [it], He

destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.

JOB-9:23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the

trial of the innocent.

JOB-9:24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he

covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, [and]

who [is] he?

JOB-9:25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away,

they see no good.

JOB-9:26 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle

[that] hasteth to the prey.

JOB-9:27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off

my heaviness, and comfort [myself]:

JOB-9:28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt

not hold me innocent.

JOB-9:29 [If] I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?

JOB-9:30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands

never so clean;

JOB-9:31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own

clothes shall abhor me.

JOB-9:32 For [he is] not a man, as I [am, that] I should answer

him, [and] we should come together in judgment.

JOB-9:33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, [that] might

lay his hand upon us both.

JOB-9:34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his

fear terrify me:

JOB-9:35 [Then] would I speak, and not fear him; but [it is]

not so with me.

JOB-10:1 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint

upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

JOB-10:2 I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; show me

wherefore thou contendest with me.

JOB-10:3 [Is it] good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress,

that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine

upon the counsel of the wicked?

JOB-10:4 Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

JOB-10:5 [Are] thy days as the days of man? [are] thy years as

man's days,

JOB-10:6 That thou inquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest

after my sin?

JOB-10:7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and [there is] none

that can deliver out of thine hand.

JOB-10:8 Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together

round about; yet thou dost destroy me.

JOB-10:9 Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as

the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

JOB-10:10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me

like cheese?

JOB-10:11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast

fenced me with bones and sinews.

JOB-10:12 Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy

visitation hath preserved my spirit.

JOB-10:13 And these [things] hast thou hid in thine heart: I

know that this [is] with thee.

JOB-10:14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not

acquit me from mine iniquity.

JOB-10:15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; and [if] I be righteous,

[yet] will I not lift up my head. [I am] full of confusion;

therefore see thou mine affliction;

JOB-10:16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion:

and again thou showest thyself marvellous upon me.

JOB-10:17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and

increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war [are]

against me.

JOB-10:18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the

womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

JOB-10:19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should

have been carried from the womb to the grave.

JOB-10:20 [Are] not my days few? cease [then, and] let me alone,

that I may take comfort a little,

JOB-10:21 Before I go [whence] I shall not return, [even] to

the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

JOB-10:22 A land of darkness, as darkness [itself; and] of the

shadow of death, without any order, and [where] the light [is]

as darkness.

JOB-11:1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

JOB-11:2 Should not the multitude of words be answered? and

should a man full of talk be justified?

JOB-11:3 Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when

thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?

JOB-11:4 For thou hast said, My doctrine [is] pure, and I am

clean in thine eyes.

JOB-11:5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against

thee;

JOB-11:6 And that he would show thee the secrets of wisdom,

that [they are] double to that which is! Know therefore that God

exacteth of thee [less] than thine iniquity [deserveth].

JOB-11:7 Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find

out the Almighty unto perfection?

JOB-11:8 [It is] as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper

than hell; what canst thou know?

JOB-11:9 The measure thereof [is] longer than the earth, and

broader than the sea.

JOB-11:10 If he cut off, and shut up, or gather together, then

who can hinder him?

JOB-11:11 For he knoweth vain men: he seeth wickedness also;

will he not then consider [it]?

JOB-11:12 For vain man would be wise, though man be born [like]

a wild ass's colt.

JOB-11:13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine

hands toward him;

JOB-11:14 If iniquity [be] in thine hand, put it far away, and

let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles.

JOB-11:15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot;

yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:

JOB-11:16 Because thou shalt forget [thy] misery, [and]

remember [it] as waters [that] pass away:

JOB-11:17 And [thine] age shall be clearer than the noonday;

thou shalt shine forth, thou shalt be as the morning.

JOB-11:18 And thou shalt be secure, because there is hope; yea,

thou shalt dig [about thee, and] thou shalt take thy rest in

safety.

JOB-11:19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none shall make [thee]

afraid; yea, many shall make suit unto thee.

JOB-11:20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall

not escape, and their hope [shall be as] the giving up of the

ghost.

JOB-12:1 And Job answered and said,

JOB-12:2 No doubt but ye [are] the people, and wisdom shall die

with you.

JOB-12:3 But I have understanding as well as you; I [am] not

inferior to you: yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

JOB-12:4 I am [as] one mocked of his neighbour, who calleth

upon God, and he answereth him: the just upright [man is]

laughed to scorn.

JOB-12:5 He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a

lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

JOB-12:6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that

provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth

[abundantly].

JOB-12:7 But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and

the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:

JOB-12:8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and

the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.

JOB-12:9 Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD

hath wrought this?

JOB-12:10 In whose hand [is] the soul of every living thing,

and the breath of all mankind.

JOB-12:11 Doth not the ear try words? and the mouth taste his

meat?

JOB-12:12 With the ancient [is] wisdom; and in length of days

understanding.

JOB-12:13 With him [is] wisdom and strength, he hath counsel

and understanding.

JOB-12:14 Behold, he breaketh down, and it cannot be built

again: he shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

JOB-12:15 Behold, he withholdeth the waters, and they dry up:

also he sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

JOB-12:16 With him [is] strength and wisdom: the deceived and

the deceiver [are] his.

JOB-12:17 He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the

judges fools.

JOB-12:18 He looseth the bond of kings, and girdeth their loins

with a girdle.

JOB-12:19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the

mighty.

JOB-12:20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and taketh

away the understanding of the aged.

JOB-12:21 He poureth contempt upon princes, and weakeneth the

strength of the mighty.

JOB-12:22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and

bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

JOB-12:23 He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them: he

enlargeth the nations, and straiteneth them [again].

JOB-12:24 He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people

of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness [where

there is] no way.

JOB-12:25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh

them to stagger like [a] drunken [man].

JOB-13:1 Lo, mine eye hath seen all [this], mine ear hath heard

and understood it.

JOB-13:2 What ye know, [the same] do I know also: I [am] not

inferior unto you.

JOB-13:3 Surely I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to

reason with God.

JOB-13:4 But ye [are] forgers of lies, ye [are] all physicians

of no value.

JOB-13:5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it

should be your wisdom.

JOB-13:6 Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of

my lips.

JOB-13:7 Will ye speak wickedly for God? and talk deceitfully

for him?

JOB-13:8 Will ye accept his person? will ye contend for God?

JOB-13:9 Is it good that he should search you out? or as one

man mocketh another, do ye [so] mock him?

JOB-13:10 He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept

persons.

JOB-13:11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his

dread fall upon you?

JOB-13:12 Your remembrances [are] like unto ashes, your bodies

to bodies of clay.

JOB-13:13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and

let come on me what [will].

JOB-13:14 Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my

life in mine hand?

JOB-13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I

will maintain mine own ways before him.

JOB-13:16 He also [shall be] my salvation: for an hypocrite

shall not come before him.

JOB-13:17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with

your ears.

JOB-13:18 Behold now, I have ordered [my] cause; I know that I

shall be justified.

JOB-13:19 Who [is] he [that] will plead with me? for now, if I

hold my tongue, I shall give up the ghost.

JOB-13:20 Only do not two [things] unto me: then will I not

hide myself from thee.

JOB-13:21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy

dread make me afraid.

JOB-13:22 Then call thou, and I will answer: or let me speak,

and answer thou me.

JOB-13:23 How many [are] mine iniquities and sins? make me to

know my transgression and my sin.

JOB-13:24 Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and holdest me for

thine enemy?

JOB-13:25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt

thou pursue the dry stubble?

JOB-13:26 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest

me to possess the iniquities of my youth.

JOB-13:27 Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest

narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels

of my feet.

JOB-13:28 And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment

that is moth eaten.

JOB-14:1 Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and

full of trouble.

JOB-14:2 He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he

fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

JOB-14:3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and

bringest me into judgment with thee?

JOB-14:4 Who can bring a clean [thing] out of an unclean? not

one.

JOB-14:5 Seeing his days [are] determined, the number of his

months [are] with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he

cannot pass;

JOB-14:6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shall

accomplish, as an hireling, his day.

JOB-14:7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that

it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will

not cease.

JOB-14:8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the

stock thereof die in the ground;

JOB-14:9 [Yet] through the scent of water it will bud, and

bring forth boughs like a plant.

JOB-14:10 But man dieth, and wasteth away: yea, man giveth up

the ghost, and where [is] he?

JOB-14:11 [As] the waters fail from the sea, and the flood

decayeth and drieth up:

JOB-14:12 So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens

[be] no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their

sleep.

JOB-14:13 O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou

wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou

wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!

JOB-14:14 If a man die, shall he live [again]? all the days of

my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.

JOB-14:15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt

have a desire to the work of thine hands.

JOB-14:16 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch

over my sin?

JOB-14:17 My transgression [is] sealed up in a bag, and thou

sewest up mine iniquity.

JOB-14:18 And surely the mountain falling cometh to nought, and

the rock is removed out of his place.

JOB-14:19 The waters wear the stones: thou washest away the

things which grow [out] of the dust of the earth; and thou

destroyest the hope of man.

JOB-14:20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth:

thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

JOB-14:21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth [it] not; and

they are brought low, but he perceiveth [it] not of them.

JOB-14:22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul

within him shall mourn.

JOB-15:1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,

JOB-15:2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his

belly with the east wind?

JOB-15:3 Should he reason with unprofitable talk? or with

speeches wherewith he can do no good?

JOB-15:4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and restrainest prayer

before God.

JOB-15:5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou

choosest the tongue of the crafty.

JOB-15:6 Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine

own lips testify against thee.

JOB-15:7 [Art] thou the first man [that] was born? or wast thou

made before the hills?

JOB-15:8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou

restrain wisdom to thyself?

JOB-15:9 What knowest thou, that we know not? [what]

understandest thou, which [is] not in us?

JOB-15:10 With us [are] both the grayheaded and very aged men,

much elder than thy father.

JOB-15:11 [Are] the consolations of God small with thee? is

there any secret thing with thee?

JOB-15:12 Why doth thine heart carry thee away? and what do thy

eyes wink at,

JOB-15:13 That thou turnest thy spirit against God, and lettest

[such] words go out of thy mouth?

JOB-15:14 What [is] man, that he should be clean? and [he which

is] born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

JOB-15:15 Behold, he putteth no trust in his saints; yea, the

heavens are not clean in his sight.

JOB-15:16 How much more abominable and filthy [is] man, which

drinketh iniquity like water?

JOB-15:17 I will show thee, hear me; and that [which] I have

seen I will declare;

JOB-15:18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have

not hid [it]:

JOB-15:19 Unto whom alone the earth was given, and no stranger

passed among them.

JOB-15:20 The wicked man travaileth with pain all [his] days,

and the number of years is hidden to the oppressor.

JOB-15:21 A dreadful sound [is] in his ears: in prosperity the

destroyer shall come upon him.

JOB-15:22 He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness,

and he is waited for of the sword.

JOB-15:23 He wandereth abroad for bread, [saying], Where [is

it]? he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.

JOB-15:24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid; they shall

prevail against him, as a king ready to the battle.

JOB-15:25 For he stretcheth out his hand against God, and

strengtheneth himself against the Almighty.

JOB-15:26 He runneth upon him, [even] on [his] neck, upon the

thick bosses of his bucklers:

JOB-15:27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and

maketh collops of fat on [his] flanks.

JOB-15:28 And he dwelleth in desolate cities, [and] in houses

which no man inhabiteth, which are ready to become heaps.

JOB-15:29 He shall not be rich, neither shall his substance

continue, neither shall he prolong the perfection thereof upon

the earth.

JOB-15:30 He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall

dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go

away.

JOB-15:31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for

vanity shall be his recompense.

JOB-15:32 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his

branch shall not be green.

JOB-15:33 He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and

shall cast off his flower as the olive.

JOB-15:34 For the congregation of hypocrites [shall be]

desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery.

JOB-15:35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and

their belly prepareth deceit.

JOB-16:1 Then Job answered and said,

JOB-16:2 I have heard many such things: miserable comforters

[are] ye all.

JOB-16:3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee

that thou answerest?

JOB-16:4 I also could speak as ye [do]: if your soul were in my

soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine

head at you.

JOB-16:5 [But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the

moving of my lips should asswage [your grief].

JOB-16:6 Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and [though]

I forbear, what am I eased?

JOB-16:7 But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate

all my company.

JOB-16:8 And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, [which] is a

witness [against me]: and my leanness rising up in me beareth

witness to my face.

JOB-16:9 He teareth [me] in his wrath, who hateth me: he

gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes

upon me.

JOB-16:10 They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have

smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered

themselves together against me.

JOB-16:11 God hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me

over into the hands of the wicked.

JOB-16:12 I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath

also taken [me] by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me

up for his mark.

JOB-16:13 His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my

reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon

the ground.

JOB-16:14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth

upon me like a giant.

JOB-16:15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my

horn in the dust.

JOB-16:16 My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids [is]

the shadow of death;

JOB-16:17 Not for [any] injustice in mine hands: also my prayer

[is] pure.

JOB-16:18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have

no place.

JOB-16:19 Also now, behold, my witness [is] in heaven, and my

record [is] on high.

JOB-16:20 My friends scorn me: [but] mine eye poureth out

[tears] unto God.

JOB-16:21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man

[pleadeth] for his neighbour!

JOB-16:22 When a few years are come, then I shall go the way

[whence] I shall not return.

JOB-17:1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves

[are ready] for me.

JOB-17:2 [Are there] not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye

continue in their provocation?

JOB-17:3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who [is]

he [that] will strike hands with me?

JOB-17:4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding:

therefore shalt thou not exalt [them].

JOB-17:5 He that speaketh flattery to [his] friends, even the

eyes of his children shall fail.

JOB-17:6 He hath made me also a byword of the people; and

aforetime I was as a tabret.

JOB-17:7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my

members [are] as a shadow.

JOB-17:8 Upright [men] shall be astonied at this, and the

innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.

JOB-17:9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that

hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

JOB-17:10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I

cannot find [one] wise [man] among you.

JOB-17:11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, [even]

the thoughts of my heart.

JOB-17:12 They change the night into day: the light [is] short

because of darkness.

JOB-17:13 If I wait, the grave [is] mine house: I have made my

bed in the darkness.

JOB-17:14 I have said to corruption, Thou [art] my father: to

the worm, [Thou art] my mother, and my sister.

JOB-17:15 And where [is] now my hope? as for my hope, who shall

see it?

JOB-17:16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when [our]

rest together [is] in the dust.

JOB-18:1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

JOB-18:2 How long [will it be ere] ye make an end of words?

mark, and afterwards we will speak.

JOB-18:3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, [and] reputed vile

in your sight?

JOB-18:4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be

forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his

place?

JOB-18:5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the

spark of his fire shall not shine.

JOB-18:6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his

candle shall be put out with him.

JOB-18:7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his

own counsel shall cast him down.

JOB-18:8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he

walketh upon a snare.

JOB-18:9 The gin shall take [him] by the heel, [and] the robber

shall prevail against him.

JOB-18:10 The snare [is] laid for him in the ground, and a trap

for him in the way.

JOB-18:11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and

shall drive him to his feet.

JOB-18:12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction

[shall be] ready at his side.

JOB-18:13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: [even] the

firstborn of death shall devour his strength.

JOB-18:14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle,

and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.

JOB-18:15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because [it is]

none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

JOB-18:16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall

his branch be cut off.

JOB-18:17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he

shall have no name in the street.

JOB-18:18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and

chased out of the world.

JOB-18:19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people,

nor any remaining in his dwellings.

JOB-18:20 They that come after [him] shall be astonied at his

day, as they that went before were affrighted.

JOB-18:21 Surely such [are] the dwellings of the wicked, and

this [is] the place [of him that] knoweth not God.

JOB-19:1 Then Job answered and said,

JOB-19:2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces

with words?

JOB-19:3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not

ashamed [that] ye make yourselves strange to me.

JOB-19:4 And be it indeed [that] I have erred, mine error

remaineth with myself.

JOB-19:5 If indeed ye will magnify [yourselves] against me, and

plead against me my reproach:

JOB-19:6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath

compassed me with his net.

JOB-19:7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry

aloud, but [there is] no judgment.

JOB-19:8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he

hath set darkness in my paths.

JOB-19:9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown

[from] my head.

JOB-19:10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone:

and mine hope hath he removed like a tree.

JOB-19:11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he

counteth me unto him as [one of] his enemies.

JOB-19:12 His troops come together, and raise up their way

against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle.

JOB-19:13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine

acquaintance are verily estranged from me.

JOB-19:14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have

forgotten me.

JOB-19:15 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me

for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight.

JOB-19:16 I called my servant, and he gave [me] no answer; I

entreated him with my mouth.

JOB-19:17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated

for the children's [sake] of mine own body.

JOB-19:18 Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they

spake against me.

JOB-19:19 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I

loved are turned against me.

JOB-19:20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am

escaped with the skin of my teeth.

JOB-19:21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends;

for the hand of God hath touched me.

JOB-19:22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied

with my flesh?

JOB-19:23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were

printed in a book!

JOB-19:24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in

the rock for ever!

JOB-19:25 For I know [that] my redeemer liveth, and [that] he

shall stand at the latter [day] upon the earth:

JOB-19:26 And [though] after my skin [worms] destroy this

[body], yet in my flesh shall I see God:

JOB-19:27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall

behold, and not another; [though] my reins be consumed within me.

JOB-19:28 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the

root of the matter is found in me?

JOB-19:29 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath [bringeth] the

punishments of the sword, that ye may know [there is] a judgment.

JOB-20:1 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,

JOB-20:2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for

[this] I make haste.

JOB-20:3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit

of my understanding causeth me to answer.

JOB-20:4 Knowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed

upon earth,

JOB-20:5 That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the

joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment?

JOB-20:6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his

head reach unto the clouds;

JOB-20:7 [Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they

which have seen him shall say, Where [is] he?

JOB-20:8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found:

yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.

JOB-20:9 The eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more;

neither shall his place any more behold him.

JOB-20:10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his

hands shall restore their goods.

JOB-20:11 His bones are full [of the sin] of his youth, which

shall lie down with him in the dust.

JOB-20:12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, [though] he

hide it under his tongue;

JOB-20:13 [Though] he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it

still within his mouth:

JOB-20:14 [Yet] his meat in his bowels is turned, [it is] the

gall of asps within him.

JOB-20:15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit

them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.

JOB-20:16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue

shall slay him.

JOB-20:17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks

of honey and butter.

JOB-20:18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and

shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance

[shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein].

JOB-20:19 Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the

poor; [because] he hath violently taken away an house which he

builded not;

JOB-20:20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he

shall not save of that which he desired.

JOB-20:21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall

no man look for his goods.

JOB-20:22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in

straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.

JOB-20:23 [When] he is about to fill his belly, [God] shall

cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon

him while he is eating.

JOB-20:24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of

steel shall strike him through.

JOB-20:25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the

glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors [are] upon him.

JOB-20:26 All darkness [shall be] hid in his secret places: a

fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that

is left in his tabernacle.

JOB-20:27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth

shall rise up against him.

JOB-20:28 The increase of his house shall depart, [and his

goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath.

JOB-20:29 This [is] the portion of a wicked man from God, and

the heritage appointed unto him by God.

JOB-21:1 But Job answered and said,

JOB-21:2 Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your

consolations.

JOB-21:3 Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have

spoken, mock on.

JOB-21:4 As for me, [is] my complaint to man? and if [it were

so], why should not my spirit be troubled?

JOB-21:5 Mark me, and be astonished, and lay [your] hand upon

[your] mouth.

JOB-21:6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh

hold on my flesh.

JOB-21:7 Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are

mighty in power?

JOB-21:8 Their seed is established in their sight with them,

and their offspring before their eyes.

JOB-21:9 Their houses [are] safe from fear, neither [is] the

rod of God upon them.

JOB-21:10 Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow

calveth, and casteth not her calf.

JOB-21:11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, and

their children dance.

JOB-21:12 They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the

sound of the organ.

JOB-21:13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go

down to the grave.

JOB-21:14 Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we

desire not the knowledge of thy ways.

JOB-21:15 What [is] the Almighty, that we should serve him? and

what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?

JOB-21:16 Lo, their good [is] not in their hand: the counsel of

the wicked is far from me.

JOB-21:17 How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and [how

oft] cometh their destruction upon them! [God] distributeth

sorrows in his anger.

JOB-21:18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff

that the storm carrieth away.

JOB-21:19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he

rewardeth him, and he shall know [it].

JOB-21:20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall

drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

JOB-21:21 For what pleasure [hath] he in his house after him,

when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

JOB-21:22 Shall [any] teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth

those that are high.

JOB-21:23 One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease

and quiet.

JOB-21:24 His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are

moistened with marrow.

JOB-21:25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and

never eateth with pleasure.

JOB-21:26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms

shall cover them.

JOB-21:27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices [which]

ye wrongfully imagine against me.

JOB-21:28 For ye say, Where [is] the house of the prince? and

where [are] the dwelling places of the wicked?

JOB-21:29 Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye

not know their tokens,

JOB-21:30 That the wicked is reserved to the day of

destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.

JOB-21:31 Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall

repay him [what] he hath done?

JOB-21:32 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall

remain in the tomb.

JOB-21:33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and

every man shall draw after him, as [there are] innumerable

before him.

JOB-21:34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your

answers there remaineth falsehood?

JOB-22:1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,

JOB-22:2 Can a man be profitable unto God, as he that is wise

may be profitable unto himself?

JOB-22:3 [Is it] any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art

righteous? or [is it] gain [to him], that thou makest thy ways

perfect?

JOB-22:4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee? will he enter

with thee into judgment?

JOB-22:5 [Is] not thy wickedness great? and thine iniquities

infinite?

JOB-22:6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for

nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

JOB-22:7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and

thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

JOB-22:8 But [as for] the mighty man, he had the earth; and the

honourable man dwelt in it.

JOB-22:9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the

fatherless have been broken.

JOB-22:10 Therefore snares [are] round about thee, and sudden

fear troubleth thee;

JOB-22:11 Or darkness, [that] thou canst not see; and abundance

of waters cover thee.

JOB-22:12 [Is] not God in the height of heaven? and behold the

height of the stars, how high they are!

JOB-22:13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge

through the dark cloud?

JOB-22:14 Thick clouds [are] a covering to him, that he seeth

not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.

JOB-22:15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have

trodden?

JOB-22:16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was

overflown with a flood:

JOB-22:17 Which said unto God, Depart from us: and what can the

Almighty do for them?

JOB-22:18 Yet he filled their houses with good [things]: but

the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

JOB-22:19 The righteous see [it], and are glad: and the

innocent laugh them to scorn.

JOB-22:20 Whereas our substance is not cut down, but the

remnant of them the fire consumeth.

JOB-22:21 Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace:

thereby good shall come unto thee.

JOB-22:22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay

up his words in thine heart.

JOB-22:23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built

up, thou shalt put away iniquity far from thy tabernacles.

JOB-22:24 Then shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the [gold]

of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.

JOB-22:25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou

shalt have plenty of silver.

JOB-22:26 For then shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty,

and shalt lift up thy face unto God.

JOB-22:27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall

hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows.

JOB-22:28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be

established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways.

JOB-22:29 When [men] are cast down, then thou shalt say, [There

is] lifting up; and he shall save the humble person.

JOB-22:30 He shall deliver the island of the innocent: and it

is delivered by the pureness of thine hands.

JOB-23:1 Then Job answered and said,

JOB-23:2 Even to day [is] my complaint bitter: my stroke is

heavier than my groaning.

JOB-23:3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! [that] I might

come [even] to his seat!

JOB-23:4 I would order [my] cause before him, and fill my mouth

with arguments.

JOB-23:5 I would know the words [which] he would answer me, and

understand what he would say unto me.

JOB-23:6 Will he plead against me with [his] great power? No;

but he would put [strength] in me.

JOB-23:7 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should

I be delivered for ever from my judge.

JOB-23:8 Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and

backward, but I cannot perceive him:

JOB-23:9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot

behold [him]: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot

see [him]:

JOB-23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath

tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

JOB-23:11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and

not declined.

JOB-23:12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his

lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my

necessary [food].

JOB-23:13 But he [is] in one [mind], and who can turn him? and

[what] his soul desireth, even [that] he doeth.

JOB-23:14 For he performeth [the thing that is] appointed for

me: and many such [things are] with him.

JOB-23:15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I

consider, I am afraid of him.

JOB-23:16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty

troubleth me:

JOB-23:17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness,

[neither] hath he covered the darkness from my face.

JOB-24:1 Why, seeing times are not hidden from the Almighty, do

they that know him not see his days?

JOB-24:2 [Some] remove the landmarks; they violently take away

flocks, and feed [thereof].

JOB-24:3 They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take

the widow's ox for a pledge.

JOB-24:4 They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the

earth hide themselves together.

JOB-24:5 Behold, [as] wild asses in the desert, go they forth

to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness

[yieldeth] food for them [and] for [their] children.

JOB-24:6 They reap [every one] his corn in the field: and they

gather the vintage of the wicked.

JOB-24:7 They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that

[they have] no covering in the cold.

JOB-24:8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and

embrace the rock for want of a shelter.

JOB-24:9 They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a

pledge of the poor.

JOB-24:10 They cause [him] to go naked without clothing, and

they take away the sheaf [from] the hungry;

JOB-24:11 [Which] make oil within their walls, [and] tread

[their] winepresses, and suffer thirst.

JOB-24:12 Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the

wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly [to them].

JOB-24:13 They are of those that rebel against the light; they

know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof.

JOB-24:14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor

and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

JOB-24:15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the

twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth [his] face.

JOB-24:16 In the dark they dig through houses, [which] they had

marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

JOB-24:17 For the morning [is] to them even as the shadow of

death: if [one] know [them, they are in] the terrors of the

shadow of death.

JOB-24:18 He [is] swift as the waters; their portion is cursed

in the earth: he beholdeth not the way of the vineyards.

JOB-24:19 Drought and heat consume the snow waters: [so doth]

the grave [those which] have sinned.

JOB-24:20 The womb shall forget him; the worm shall feed

sweetly on him; he shall be no more remembered; and wickedness

shall be broken as a tree.

JOB-24:21 He evil entreateth the barren [that] beareth not: and

doeth not good to the widow.

JOB-24:22 He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth

up, and no [man] is sure of life.

JOB-24:23 [Though] it be given him [to be] in safety, whereon

he resteth; yet his eyes [are] upon their ways.

JOB-24:24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and

brought low; they are taken out of the way as all [other], and

cut off as the tops of the ears of corn.

JOB-24:25 And if [it be] not [so] now, who will make me a liar,

and make my speech nothing worth?

JOB-25:1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,

JOB-25:2 Dominion and fear [are] with him, he maketh peace in

his high places.

JOB-25:3 Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth

not his light arise?

JOB-25:4 How then can man be justified with God? or how can he

be clean [that is] born of a woman?

JOB-25:5 Behold even to the moon, and it shineth not; yea, the

stars are not pure in his sight.

JOB-25:6 How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of

man, [which is] a worm?

JOB-26:1 But Job answered and said,

JOB-26:2 How hast thou helped [him that is] without power?

[how] savest thou the arm [that hath] no strength?

JOB-26:3 How hast thou counselled [him that hath] no wisdom?

and [how] hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

JOB-26:4 To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came

from thee?

JOB-26:5 Dead [things] are formed from under the waters, and

the inhabitants thereof.

JOB-26:6 Hell [is] naked before him, and destruction hath no

covering.

JOB-26:7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place,

[and] hangeth the earth upon nothing.

JOB-26:8 He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the

cloud is not rent under them.

JOB-26:9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and]

spreadeth his cloud upon it.

JOB-26:10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the

day and night come to an end.

JOB-26:11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at

his reproof.

JOB-26:12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his

understanding he smiteth through the proud.

JOB-26:13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand

hath formed the crooked serpent.

JOB-26:14 Lo, these [are] parts of his ways: but how little a

portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can

understand?

JOB-27:1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

JOB-27:2 [As] God liveth, [who] hath taken away my judgment;

and the Almighty, [who] hath vexed my soul;

JOB-27:3 All the while my breath [is] in me, and the spirit of

God [is] in my nostrils;

JOB-27:4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue

utter deceit.

JOB-27:5 God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I

will not remove mine integrity from me.

JOB-27:6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go:

my heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.

JOB-27:7 Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up

against me as the unrighteous.

JOB-27:8 For what [is] the hope of the hypocrite, though he

hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?

JOB-27:9 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

JOB-27:10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he

always call upon God?

JOB-27:11 I will teach you by the hand of God: [that] which

[is] with the Almighty will I not conceal.

JOB-27:12 Behold, all ye yourselves have seen [it]; why then

are ye thus altogether vain?

JOB-27:13 This [is] the portion of a wicked man with God, and

the heritage of oppressors, [which] they shall receive of the

Almighty.

JOB-27:14 If his children be multiplied, [it is] for the sword:

and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.

JOB-27:15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death:

and his widows shall not weep.

JOB-27:16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare

raiment as the clay;

JOB-27:17 He may prepare [it], but the just shall put [it] on,

and the innocent shall divide the silver.

JOB-27:18 He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth

[that] the keeper maketh.

JOB-27:19 The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be

gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he [is] not.

JOB-27:20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest

stealeth him away in the night.

JOB-27:21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth:

and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.

JOB-27:22 For [God] shall cast upon him, and not spare: he

would fain flee out of his hand.

JOB-27:23 [Men] shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss

him out of his place.

JOB-28:1 Surely there is a vein for the silver, and a place for

gold [where] they fine [it].

JOB-28:2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and brass [is] molten

[out of] the stone.

JOB-28:3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all

perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death.

JOB-28:4 The flood breaketh out from the inhabitant; [even the

waters] forgotten of the foot: they are dried up, they are gone

away from men.

JOB-28:5 [As for] the earth, out of it cometh bread: and under

it is turned up as it were fire.

JOB-28:6 The stones of it [are] the place of sapphires: and it

hath dust of gold.

JOB-28:7 [There is] a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the

vulture's eye hath not seen:

JOB-28:8 The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce

lion passed by it.

JOB-28:9 He putteth forth his hand upon the rock; he

overturneth the mountains by the roots.

JOB-28:10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; and his eye

seeth every precious thing.

JOB-28:11 He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and [the

thing that is] hid bringeth he forth to light.

JOB-28:12 But where shall wisdom be found? and where [is] the

place of understanding?

JOB-28:13 Man knoweth not the price thereof; neither is it

found in the land of the living.

JOB-28:14 The depth saith, It [is] not in me: and the sea saith,

[It is] not with me.

JOB-28:15 It cannot be gotten for gold, neither shall silver be

weighed [for] the price thereof.

JOB-28:16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the

precious onyx, or the sapphire.

JOB-28:17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the

exchange of it [shall not be for] jewels of fine gold.

JOB-28:18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for

the price of wisdom [is] above rubies.

JOB-28:19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither

shall it be valued with pure gold.

JOB-28:20 Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place

of understanding?

JOB-28:21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and

kept close from the fowls of the air.

JOB-28:22 Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame

thereof with our ears.

JOB-28:23 God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the

place thereof.

JOB-28:24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth, [and] seeth

under the whole heaven;

JOB-28:25 To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the

waters by measure.

JOB-28:26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the

lightning of the thunder:

JOB-28:27 Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it,

yea, and searched it out.

JOB-28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord,

that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.

JOB-29:1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,

JOB-29:2 Oh that I were as [in] months past, as [in] the days

[when] God preserved me;

JOB-29:3 When his candle shined upon my head, [and when] by his

light I walked [through] darkness;

JOB-29:4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of

God [was] upon my tabernacle;

JOB-29:5 When the Almighty [was] yet with me, [when] my

children [were] about me;

JOB-29:6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock

poured me out rivers of oil;

JOB-29:7 When I went out to the gate through the city, [when] I

prepared my seat in the street!

JOB-29:8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged

arose, [and] stood up.

JOB-29:9 The princes refrained talking, and laid [their] hand

on their mouth.

JOB-29:10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved

to the roof of their mouth.

JOB-29:11 When the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; and when

the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me:

JOB-29:12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the

fatherless, and [him that had] none to help him.

JOB-29:13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came

upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

JOB-29:14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my

judgment [was] as a robe and a diadem.

JOB-29:15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet [was] I to the lame.

JOB-29:16 I [was] a father to the poor: and the cause [which] I

knew not I searched out.

JOB-29:17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the

spoil out of his teeth.

JOB-29:18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall

multiply [my] days as the sand.

JOB-29:19 My root [was] spread out by the waters, and the dew

lay all night upon my branch.

JOB-29:20 My glory [was] fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in

my hand.

JOB-29:21 Unto me [men] gave ear, and waited, and kept silence

at my counsel.

JOB-29:22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech

dropped upon them.

JOB-29:23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they

opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.

JOB-29:24 [If] I laughed on them, they believed [it] not; and

the light of my countenance they cast not down.

JOB-29:25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a

king in the army, as one [that] comforteth the mourners.

JOB-30:1 But now [they that are] younger than I have me in

derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to have set with

the dogs of my flock.

JOB-30:2 Yea, whereto [might] the strength of their hands

[profit] me, in whom old age was perished?

JOB-30:3 For want and famine [they were] solitary; fleeing into

the wilderness in former time desolate and waste.

JOB-30:4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots

[for] their meat.

JOB-30:5 They were driven forth from among [men], (they cried

after them as [after] a thief;)

JOB-30:6 To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, [in] caves of

the earth, and [in] the rocks.

JOB-30:7 Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they

were gathered together.

JOB-30:8 [They were] children of fools, yea, children of base

men: they were viler than the earth.

JOB-30:9 And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.

JOB-30:10 They abhor me, they flee far from me, and spare not

to spit in my face.

JOB-30:11 Because he hath loosed my cord, and afflicted me,

they have also let loose the bridle before me.

JOB-30:12 Upon [my] right [hand] rise the youth; they push away

my feet, and they raise up against me the ways of their

destruction.

JOB-30:13 They mar my path, they set forward my calamity, they

have no helper.

JOB-30:14 They came [upon me] as a wide breaking in [of waters]:

in the desolation they rolled themselves [upon me].

JOB-30:15 Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as

the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

JOB-30:16 And now my soul is poured out upon me; the days of

affliction have taken hold upon me.

JOB-30:17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season: and

my sinews take no rest.

JOB-30:18 By the great force [of my disease] is my garment

changed: it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat.

JOB-30:19 He hath cast me into the mire, and I am become like

dust and ashes.

JOB-30:20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand

up, and thou regardest me [not].

JOB-30:21 Thou art become cruel to me: with thy strong hand

thou opposest thyself against me.

JOB-30:22 Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to

ride [upon it], and dissolvest my substance.

JOB-30:23 For I know [that] thou wilt bring me [to] death, and

[to] the house appointed for all living.

JOB-30:24 Howbeit he will not stretch out [his] hand to the

grave, though they cry in his destruction.

JOB-30:25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was [not]

my soul grieved for the poor?

JOB-30:26 When I looked for good, then evil came [unto me]: and

when I waited for light, there came darkness.

JOB-30:27 My bowels boiled, and rested not: the days of

affliction prevented me.

JOB-30:28 I went mourning without the sun: I stood up, [and] I

cried in the congregation.

JOB-30:29 I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.

JOB-30:30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned

with heat.

JOB-30:31 My harp also is [turned] to mourning, and my organ

into the voice of them that weep.

JOB-31:1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I

think upon a maid?

JOB-31:2 For what portion of God [is there] from above? and

[what] inheritance of the Almighty from on high?

JOB-31:3 [Is] not destruction to the wicked? and a strange

[punishment] to the workers of iniquity?

JOB-31:4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?

JOB-31:5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath

hasted to deceit;

JOB-31:6 Let me be weighed in an even balance that God may know

mine integrity.

JOB-31:7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart

walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine

hands;

JOB-31:8 [Then] let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my

offspring be rooted out.

JOB-31:9 If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or [if] I

have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

JOB-31:10 [Then] let my wife grind unto another, and let others

bow down upon her.

JOB-31:11 For this [is] an heinous crime; yea, it [is] an

iniquity [to be punished by] the judges.

JOB-31:12 For it [is] a fire [that] consumeth to destruction,

and would root out all mine increase.

JOB-31:13 If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my

maidservant, when they contended with me;

JOB-31:14 What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he

visiteth, what shall I answer him?

JOB-31:15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did

not one fashion us in the womb?

JOB-31:16 If I have withheld the poor from [their] desire, or

have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

JOB-31:17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the

fatherless hath not eaten thereof;

JOB-31:18 (For from my youth he was brought up with me, as

[with] a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)

JOB-31:19 If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or

any poor without covering;

JOB-31:20 If his loins have not blessed me, and [if] he were

[not] warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

JOB-31:21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless,

when I saw my help in the gate:

JOB-31:22 [Then] let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and

mine arm be broken from the bone.

JOB-31:23 For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and

by reason of his highness I could not endure.

JOB-31:24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine

gold, [Thou art] my confidence;

JOB-31:25 If I rejoiced because my wealth [was] great, and

because mine hand had gotten much;

JOB-31:26 If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon

walking [in] brightness;

JOB-31:27 And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth

hath kissed my hand:

JOB-31:28 This also [were] an iniquity [to be punished by] the

judge: for I should have denied the God [that is] above.

JOB-31:29 If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me,

or lifted up myself when evil found him:

JOB-31:30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a

curse to his soul.

JOB-31:31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had

of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.

JOB-31:32 The stranger did not lodge in the street: [but] I

opened my doors to the traveller.

JOB-31:33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding

mine iniquity in my bosom:

JOB-31:34 Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of

families terrify me, that I kept silence, [and] went not out of

the door?

JOB-31:35 Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire [is,

that] the Almighty would answer me, and [that] mine adversary

had written a book.

JOB-31:36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, [and] bind

it [as] a crown to me.

JOB-31:37 I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a

prince would I go near unto him.

JOB-31:38 If my land cry against me, or that the furrows

likewise thereof complain;

JOB-31:39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or

have caused the owners thereof to lose their life:

JOB-31:40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle

instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.

JOB-32:1 So these three men ceased to answer Job, because he

[was] righteous in his own eyes.

JOB-32:2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of

Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram: against Job was his

wrath kindled, because he justified himself rather than God.

JOB-32:3 Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled,

because they had found no answer, and [yet] had condemned Job.

JOB-32:4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they

[were] elder than he.

JOB-32:5 When Elihu saw that [there was] no answer in the mouth

of [these] three men, then his wrath was kindled.

JOB-32:6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and

said, I [am] young, and ye [are] very old; wherefore I was

afraid, and durst not show you mine opinion.

JOB-32:7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years

should teach wisdom.

JOB-32:8 But [there is] a spirit in man: and the inspiration of

the Almighty giveth them understanding.

JOB-32:9 Great men are not [always] wise: neither do the aged

understand judgment.

JOB-32:10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show

mine opinion.

JOB-32:11 Behold, I waited for your words; I gave ear to your

reasons, whilst ye searched out what to say.

JOB-32:12 Yea, I attended unto you, and, behold, [there was]

none of you that convinced Job, [or] that answered his words:

JOB-32:13 Lest ye should say, We have found out wisdom: God

thrusteth him down, not man.

JOB-32:14 Now he hath not directed [his] words against me:

neither will I answer him with your speeches.

JOB-32:15 They were amazed, they answered no more: they left

off speaking.

JOB-32:16 When I had waited, (for they spake not, but stood

still, [and] answered no more;)

JOB-32:17 [I said], I will answer also my part, I also will

show mine opinion.

JOB-32:18 For I am full of matter, the spirit within me

constraineth me.

JOB-32:19 Behold, my belly [is] as wine [which] hath no vent;

it is ready to burst like new bottles.

JOB-32:20 I will speak, that I may be refreshed: I will open my

lips and answer.

JOB-32:21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person,

neither let me give flattering titles unto man.

JOB-32:22 For I know not to give flattering titles; [in so

doing] my maker would soon take me away.

JOB-33:1 Wherefore, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and

hearken to all my words.

JOB-33:2 Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath

spoken in my mouth.

JOB-33:3 My words [shall be of] the uprightness of my heart:

and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

JOB-33:4 The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the

Almighty hath given me life.

JOB-33:5 If thou canst answer me, set [thy words] in order

before me, stand up.

JOB-33:6 Behold, I [am] according to thy wish in God's stead: I

also am formed out of the clay.

JOB-33:7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither

shall my hand be heavy upon thee.

JOB-33:8 Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have

heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],

JOB-33:9 I am clean without transgression, I [am] innocent;

neither [is there] iniquity in me.

JOB-33:10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth

me for his enemy,

JOB-33:11 He putteth my feet in the stocks, he marketh all my

paths.

JOB-33:12 Behold, [in] this thou art not just: I will answer

thee, that God is greater than man.

JOB-33:13 Why dost thou strive against him? for he giveth not

account of any of his matters.

JOB-33:14 For God speaketh once, yea twice, [yet man]

perceiveth it not.

JOB-33:15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep

falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

JOB-33:16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their

instruction,

JOB-33:17 That he may withdraw man [from his] purpose, and hide

pride from man.

JOB-33:18 He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life

from perishing by the sword.

JOB-33:19 He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the

multitude of his bones with strong [pain]:

JOB-33:20 So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty

meat.

JOB-33:21 His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen;

and his bones [that] were not seen stick out.

JOB-33:22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his

life to the destroyers.

JOB-33:23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one

among a thousand, to show unto man his uprightness:

JOB-33:24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him

from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

JOB-33:25 His flesh shall be fresher than a child's: he shall

return to the days of his youth:

JOB-33:26 He shall pray unto God, and he will be favourable

unto him: and he shall see his face with joy: for he will render

unto man his righteousness.

JOB-33:27 He looketh upon men, and [if any] say, I have sinned,

and perverted [that which was] right, and it profited me not;

JOB-33:28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and

his life shall see the light.

JOB-33:29 Lo, all these [things] worketh God oftentimes with

man,

JOB-33:30 To bring back his soul from the pit, to be

enlightened with the light of the living.

JOB-33:31 Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: hold thy peace,

and I will speak.

JOB-33:32 If thou hast any thing to say, answer me: speak, for

I desire to justify thee.

JOB-33:33 If not, hearken unto me: hold thy peace, and I shall

teach thee wisdom.

JOB-34:1 Furthermore Elihu answered and said,

JOB-34:2 Hear my words, O ye wise [men]; and give ear unto me,

ye that have knowledge.

JOB-34:3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat.

JOB-34:4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among

ourselves what [is] good.

JOB-34:5 For Job hath said, I am righteous: and God hath taken

away my judgment.

JOB-34:6 Should I lie against my right? my wound [is] incurable

without transgression.

JOB-34:7 What man [is] like Job, [who] drinketh up scorning

like water?

JOB-34:8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity,

and walketh with wicked men.

JOB-34:9 For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he

should delight himself with God.

JOB-34:10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding:

far be it from God, [that he should do] wickedness; and [from]

the Almighty, [that he should commit] iniquity.

JOB-34:11 For the work of a man shall he render unto him, and

cause every man to find according to [his] ways.

JOB-34:12 Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will

the Almighty pervert judgment.

JOB-34:13 Who hath given him a charge over the earth? or who

hath disposed the whole world?

JOB-34:14 If he set his heart upon man, [if] he gather unto

himself his spirit and his breath;

JOB-34:15 All flesh shall perish together, and man shall turn

again unto dust.

JOB-34:16 If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: hearken

to the voice of my words.

JOB-34:17 Shall even he that hateth right govern? and wilt thou

condemn him that is most just?

JOB-34:18 [Is it fit] to say to a king, [Thou art] wicked?

[and] to princes, [Ye are] ungodly?

JOB-34:19 [How much less to him] that accepteth not the persons

of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they

all [are] the work of his hands.

JOB-34:20 In a moment shall they die, and the people shall be

troubled at midnight, and pass away: and the mighty shall be

taken away without hand.

JOB-34:21 For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth

all his goings.

JOB-34:22 [There is] no darkness, nor shadow of death, where

the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

JOB-34:23 For he will not lay upon man more [than right]; that

he should enter into judgment with God.

JOB-34:24 He shall break in pieces mighty men without number,

and set others in their stead.

JOB-34:25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth

[them] in the night, so that they are destroyed.

JOB-34:26 He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of

others;

JOB-34:27 Because they turned back from him, and would not

consider any of his ways:

JOB-34:28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto

him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted.

JOB-34:29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble?

and when he hideth [his] face, who then can behold him? whether

[it be done] against a nation, or against a man only:

JOB-34:30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest the people be

ensnared.

JOB-34:31 Surely it is meet to be said unto God, I have borne

[chastisement], I will not offend [any more]:

JOB-34:32 [That which] I see not teach thou me: if I have done

iniquity, I will do no more.

JOB-34:33 [Should it be] according to thy mind? he will

recompense it, whether thou refuse, or whether thou choose; and

not I: therefore speak what thou knowest.

JOB-34:34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wise man

hearken unto me.

JOB-34:35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words

[were] without wisdom.

JOB-34:36 My desire [is that] Job may be tried unto the end

because of [his] answers for wicked men.

JOB-34:37 For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth

[his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

JOB-35:1 Elihu spake moreover, and said,

JOB-35:2 Thinkest thou this to be right, [that] thou saidst, My

righteousness [is] more than God's?

JOB-35:3 For thou saidst, What advantage will it be unto thee?

[and], What profit shall I have, [if I be cleansed] from my sin?

JOB-35:4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee.

JOB-35:5 Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds

[which] are higher than thou.

JOB-35:6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or [if]

thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?

JOB-35:7 If thou be righteous, what givest thou him? or what

receiveth he of thine hand?

JOB-35:8 Thy wickedness [may hurt] a man as thou [art]; and thy

righteousness [may profit] the son of man.

JOB-35:9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make

[the oppressed] to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the

mighty.

JOB-35:10 But none saith, Where [is] God my maker, who giveth

songs in the night;

JOB-35:11 Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth,

and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?

JOB-35:12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of

the pride of evil men.

JOB-35:13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the

Almighty regard it.

JOB-35:14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him, [yet]

judgment [is] before him; therefore trust thou in him.

JOB-35:15 But now, because [it is] not [so], he hath visited in

his anger; yet he knoweth [it] not in great extremity:

JOB-35:16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he

multiplieth words without knowledge.

JOB-36:1 Elihu also proceeded, and said,

JOB-36:2 Suffer me a little, and I will show thee that [I have]

yet to speak on God's behalf.

JOB-36:3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe

righteousness to my Maker.

JOB-36:4 For truly my words [shall] not [be] false: he that is

perfect in knowledge [is] with thee.

JOB-36:5 Behold, God [is] mighty, and despiseth not [any: he

is] mighty in strength [and] wisdom.

JOB-36:6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth

right to the poor.

JOB-36:7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but

with kings [are they] on the throne; yea, he doth establish them

for ever, and they are exalted.

JOB-36:8 And if [they be] bound in fetters, [and] be holden in

cords of affliction;

JOB-36:9 Then he showeth them their work, and their

transgressions that they have exceeded.

JOB-36:10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and

commandeth that they return from iniquity.

JOB-36:11 If they obey and serve [him], they shall spend their

days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

JOB-36:12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword,

and they shall die without knowledge.

JOB-36:13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry

not when he bindeth them.

JOB-36:14 They die in youth, and their life [is] among the

unclean.

JOB-36:15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth

their ears in oppression.

JOB-36:16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait

[into] a broad place, where [there is] no straitness; and that

which should be set on thy table [should be] full of fatness.

JOB-36:17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked:

judgment and justice take hold [on thee].

JOB-36:18 Because [there is] wrath, [beware] lest he take thee

away with [his] stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.

JOB-36:19 Will he esteem thy riches? [no], not gold, nor all

the forces of strength.

JOB-36:20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in

their place.

JOB-36:21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou

chosen rather than affliction.

JOB-36:22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like

him?

JOB-36:23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou

hast wrought iniquity?

JOB-36:24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.

JOB-36:25 Every man may see it; man may behold [it] afar off.

JOB-36:26 Behold, God [is] great, and we know [him] not,

neither can the number of his years be searched out.

JOB-36:27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour

down rain according to the vapour thereof:

JOB-36:28 Which the clouds do drop [and] distil upon man

abundantly.

JOB-36:29 Also can [any] understand the spreadings of the

clouds, [or] the noise of his tabernacle?

JOB-36:30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth

the bottom of the sea.

JOB-36:31 For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in

abundance.

JOB-36:32 With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it

[not to shine] by [the cloud] that cometh betwixt.

JOB-36:33 The noise thereof showeth concerning it, the cattle

also concerning the vapour.

JOB-37:1 At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of

his place.

JOB-37:2 Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound

[that] goeth out of his mouth.

JOB-37:3 He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his

lightning unto the ends of the earth.

JOB-37:4 After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice

of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is

heard.

JOB-37:5 God thundereth marvellously with his voice; great

things doeth he, which we cannot comprehend.

JOB-37:6 For he saith to the snow, Be thou [on] the earth;

likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his

strength.

JOB-37:7 He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may

know his work.

JOB-37:8 Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their

places.

JOB-37:9 Out of the south cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of

the north.

JOB-37:10 By the breath of God frost is given: and the breadth

of the waters is straitened.

JOB-37:11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he

scattereth his bright cloud:

JOB-37:12 And it is turned round about by his counsels: that

they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the

world in the earth.

JOB-37:13 He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for

his land, or for mercy.

JOB-37:14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider

the wondrous works of God.

JOB-37:15 Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the

light of his cloud to shine?

JOB-37:16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the

wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

JOB-37:17 How thy garments [are] warm, when he quieteth the

earth by the south [wind]?

JOB-37:18 Hast thou with him spread out the sky, [which is]

strong, [and] as a molten looking glass?

JOB-37:19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; [for] we cannot

order [our speech] by reason of darkness.

JOB-37:20 Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak,

surely he shall be swallowed up.

JOB-37:21 And now [men] see not the bright light which [is] in

the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

JOB-37:22 Fair weather cometh out of the north: with God [is]

terrible majesty.

JOB-37:23 [Touching] the Almighty, we cannot find him out: [he

is] excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of

justice: he will not afflict.

JOB-37:24 Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any

[that are] wise of heart.

JOB-38:1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and

said,

JOB-38:2 Who [is] this that darkeneth counsel by words without

knowledge?

JOB-38:3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of

thee, and answer thou me.

JOB-38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the

earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

JOB-38:5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest?

or who hath stretched the line upon it?

JOB-38:6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who

laid the corner stone thereof;

JOB-38:7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons

of God shouted for joy?

JOB-38:8 Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake

forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?

JOB-38:9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick

darkness a swaddlingband for it,

JOB-38:10 And brake up for it my decreed [place], and set bars

and doors,

JOB-38:11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further:

and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

JOB-38:12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and]

caused the dayspring to know his place;

JOB-38:13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,

that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

JOB-38:14 It is turned as clay [to] the seal; and they stand as

a garment.

JOB-38:15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and

the high arm shall be broken.

JOB-38:16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or

hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

JOB-38:17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or

hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

JOB-38:18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare

if thou knowest it all.

JOB-38:19 Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as

for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof,

JOB-38:20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and

that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof?

JOB-38:21 Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or

[because] the number of thy days [is] great?

JOB-38:22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or

hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

JOB-38:23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble,

against the day of battle and war?

JOB-38:24 By what way is the light parted, [which] scattereth

the east wind upon the earth?

JOB-38:25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of

waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

JOB-38:26 To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is;

on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;

JOB-38:27 To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to

cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

JOB-38:28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the

drops of dew?

JOB-38:29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost

of heaven, who hath gendered it?

JOB-38:30 The waters are hid as [with] a stone, and the face of

the deep is frozen.

JOB-38:31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or

loose the bands of Orion?

JOB-38:32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or

canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

JOB-38:33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set

the dominion thereof in the earth?

JOB-38:34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that

abundance of waters may cover thee?

JOB-38:35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say

unto thee, Here we [are]?

JOB-38:36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath

given understanding to the heart?

JOB-38:37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay

the bottles of heaven,

JOB-38:38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods

cleave fast together?

JOB-38:39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the

appetite of the young lions,

JOB-38:40 When they couch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the

covert to lie in wait?

JOB-38:41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young

ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

JOB-39:1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock

bring forth? [or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

JOB-39:2 Canst thou number the months [that] they fulfil? or

knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

JOB-39:3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones,

they cast out their sorrows.

JOB-39:4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with

corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.

JOB-39:5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath

loosed the bands of the wild ass?

JOB-39:6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren

land his dwellings.

JOB-39:7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither

regardeth he the crying of the driver.

JOB-39:8 The range of the mountains [is] his pasture, and he

searcheth after every green thing.

JOB-39:9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by

thy crib?

JOB-39:10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the

furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

JOB-39:11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength [is] great?

or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

JOB-39:12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy

seed, and gather [it into] thy barn?

JOB-39:13 [Gavest thou] the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or

wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

JOB-39:14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them

in dust,

JOB-39:15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that

the wild beast may break them.

JOB-39:16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though

[they were] not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

JOB-39:17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath

he imparted to her understanding.

JOB-39:18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she

scorneth the horse and his rider.

JOB-39:19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed

his neck with thunder?

JOB-39:20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the

glory of his nostrils [is] terrible.

JOB-39:21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in [his]

strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

JOB-39:22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither

turneth he back from the sword.

JOB-39:23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear

and the shield.

JOB-39:24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage:

neither believeth he that [it is] the sound of the trumpet.

JOB-39:25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth

the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the

shouting.

JOB-39:26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, [and] stretch her

wings toward the south?

JOB-39:27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her

nest on high?

JOB-39:28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag

of the rock, and the strong place.

JOB-39:29 From thence she seeketh the prey, [and] her eyes

behold afar off.

JOB-39:30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the

slain [are], there [is] she.

JOB-40:1 Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said,

JOB-40:2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct

[him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.

JOB-40:3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

JOB-40:4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will

lay mine hand upon my mouth.

JOB-40:5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice;

but I will proceed no further.

JOB-40:6 Then answered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind,

and said,

JOB-40:7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of

thee, and declare thou unto me.

JOB-40:8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn

me, that thou mayest be righteous?

JOB-40:9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with

a voice like him?

JOB-40:10 Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellency; and

array thyself with glory and beauty.

JOB-40:11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every

one [that is] proud, and abase him.

JOB-40:12 Look on every one [that is] proud, [and] bring him

low; and tread down the wicked in their place.

JOB-40:13 Hide them in the dust together; [and] bind their

faces in secret.

JOB-40:14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own

right hand can save thee.

JOB-40:15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he

eateth grass as an ox.

JOB-40:16 Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force

[is] in the navel of his belly.

JOB-40:17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his

stones are wrapped together.

JOB-40:18 His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones

[are] like bars of iron.

JOB-40:19 He [is] the chief of the ways of God: he that made

him can make his sword to approach [unto him].

JOB-40:20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all

the beasts of the field play.

JOB-40:21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the

reed, and fens.

JOB-40:22 The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the

willows of the brook compass him about.

JOB-40:23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he

trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.

JOB-40:24 He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth

through snares.

JOB-41:1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his

tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?

JOB-41:2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw

through with a thorn?

JOB-41:3 Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he

speak soft [words] unto thee?

JOB-41:4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him

for a servant for ever?

JOB-41:5 Wilt thou play with him as [with] a bird? or wilt thou

bind him for thy maidens?

JOB-41:6 Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they

part him among the merchants?

JOB-41:7 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his

head with fish spears?

JOB-41:8 Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no

more.

JOB-41:9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain: shall not [one] be

cast down even at the sight of him?

JOB-41:10 None [is so] fierce that dare stir him up: who then

is able to stand before me?

JOB-41:11 Who hath prevented me, that I should repay [him?

whatsoever is] under the whole heaven is mine.

JOB-41:12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his

comely proportion.

JOB-41:13 Who can discover the face of his garment? [or] who

can come [to him] with his double bridle?

JOB-41:14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth [are]

terrible round about.

JOB-41:15 [His] scales [are his] pride, shut up together [as

with] a close seal.

JOB-41:16 One is so near to another, that no air can come

between them.

JOB-41:17 They are joined one to another, they stick together,

that they cannot be sundered.

JOB-41:18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes

[are] like the eyelids of the morning.

JOB-41:19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, [and] sparks of

fire leap out.

JOB-41:20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as [out] of a

seething pot or caldron.

JOB-41:21 His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of

his mouth.

JOB-41:22 In his neck remaineth strength, and sorrow is turned

into joy before him.

JOB-41:23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are

firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

JOB-41:24 His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a

piece of the nether [millstone].

JOB-41:25 When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: by

reason of breakings they purify themselves.

JOB-41:26 The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: the

spear, the dart, nor the habergeon.

JOB-41:27 He esteemeth iron as straw, [and] brass as rotten

wood.

JOB-41:28 The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are

turned with him into stubble.

JOB-41:29 Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the

shaking of a spear.

JOB-41:30 Sharp stones [are] under him: he spreadeth sharp

pointed things upon the mire.

JOB-41:31 He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: he maketh the

sea like a pot of ointment.

JOB-41:32 He maketh a path to shine after him; [one] would

think the deep [to be] hoary.

JOB-41:33 Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without

fear.

JOB-41:34 He beholdeth all high [things]: he [is] a king over

all the children of pride.

JOB-42:1 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,

JOB-42:2 I know that thou canst do every [thing], and [that] no

thought can be withholden from thee.

JOB-42:3 Who [is] he that hideth counsel without knowledge?

therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too

wonderful for me, which I knew not.

JOB-42:4 Hear, I beseech thee, and I will speak: I will demand

of thee, and declare thou unto me.

JOB-42:5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but

now mine eye seeth thee.

JOB-42:6 Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and

ashes.

JOB-42:7 And it was [so], that after the LORD had spoken these

words unto Job, the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath

is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye

have not spoken of me [the thing that is] right, as my servant

Job [hath].

JOB-42:8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven

rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a

burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him

will I accept: lest I deal with you [after your] folly, in that

ye have not spoken of me [the thing which is] right, like my

servant Job.

JOB-42:9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite [and]

Zophar the Naamathite went, and did according as the LORD

commanded them: the LORD also accepted Job.

JOB-42:10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he

prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as

he had before.

JOB-42:11 Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all

his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance

before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they

bemoaned him, and comforted him over all the evil that the LORD

had brought upon him: every man also gave him a piece of money,

and every one an earring of gold.

JOB-42:12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than

his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six

thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she

asses.

JOB-42:13 He had also seven sons and three daughters.

JOB-42:14 And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the

name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third,

Kerenhappuch.

JOB-42:15 And in all the land were no women found [so] fair as

the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance

among their brethren.

JOB-42:16 After this lived Job an hundred and forty years, and

saw his sons, and his sons' sons, [even] four generations.

JOB-42:17 So Job died, [being] old and full of days. king

james study

JOE-1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of

Pethuel.

JOE-1:2 Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants

of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of

your fathers?

JOE-1:3 Tell ye your children of it, and [let] your children

[tell] their children, and their children another generation.

JOE-1:4 That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust

eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm

eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the

caterpillar eaten.

JOE-1:5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye

drinkers of wine, because of the new wine, for it is cut off

from your mouth.

JOE-1:6 For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and

without number, whose teeth [are] the teeth of a lion, and he

hath the cheek teeth of a great lion.

JOE-1:7 He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he

hath made it clean bare, and cast [it] away; the branches

thereof are made white.

JOE-1:8 Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the

husband of her youth.

JOE-1:9 The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off

from the house of the LORD; the priests, the LORD'S ministers,

mourn.

JOE-1:10 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn

is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

JOE-1:11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye

vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the

harvest of the field is perished.

JOE-1:12 The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth;

the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree,

[even] all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is

withered away from the sons of men.

JOE-1:13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye

ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye

ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink

offering is withholden from the house of your God.

JOE-1:14 Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the

elders [and] all the inhabitants of the land [into] the house of

the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD.

JOE-1:15 Alas for the day! for the day of the LORD [is] at hand,

and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come.

JOE-1:16 Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, [yea], joy

and gladness from the house of our God?

JOE-1:17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are

laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is

withered.

JOE-1:18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are

perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of

sheep are made desolate.

JOE-1:19 O LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured

the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all

the trees of the field.

JOE-1:20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the

rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the

pastures of the wilderness.

JOE-2:1 Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my

holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for

the day of the LORD cometh, for [it is] nigh at hand;

JOE-2:2 A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds

and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains:

a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like,

neither shall be any more after it, [even] to the years of many

generations.

JOE-2:3 A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame

burneth: the land [is] as the garden of Eden before them, and

behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape

them.

JOE-2:4 The appearance of them [is] as the appearance of horses;

and as horsemen, so shall they run.

JOE-2:5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains

shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that

devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

JOE-2:6 Before their face the people shall be much pained: all

faces shall gather blackness.

JOE-2:7 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the

wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways,

and they shall not break their ranks:

JOE-2:8 Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every

one in his path: and [when] they fall upon the sword, they shall

not be wounded.

JOE-2:9 They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run

upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall

enter in at the windows like a thief.

JOE-2:10 The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall

tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall

withdraw their shining:

JOE-2:11 And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army:

for his camp [is] very great: for [he is] strong that executeth

his word: for the day of the LORD [is] great and very terrible;

and who can abide it?

JOE-2:12 Therefore also now, saith the LORD, turn ye [even] to

me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and

with mourning:

JOE-2:13 And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn

unto the LORD your God: for he [is] gracious and merciful, slow

to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

JOE-2:14 Who knoweth [if] he will return and repent, and leave

a blessing behind him; [even] a meat offering and a drink

offering unto the LORD your God?

JOE-2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a

solemn assembly:

JOE-2:16 Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble

the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts:

let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out

of her closet.

JOE-2:17 Let the priests, the ministers of the LORD, weep

between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy

people, O LORD, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that

the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say

among the people, Where [is] their God?

JOE-2:18 Then will the LORD be jealous for his land, and pity

his people.

JOE-2:19 Yea, the LORD will answer and say unto his people,

Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be

satisfied therewith: and I will no more make you a reproach

among the heathen:

JOE-2:20 But I will remove far off from you the northern [army],

and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his

face toward the east sea, and his hinder part toward the utmost

sea, and his stink shall come up, and his ill savour shall come

up, because he hath done great things.

JOE-2:21 Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD

will do great things.

JOE-2:22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the

pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her

fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

JOE-2:23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the

LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately,

and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain,

and the latter rain in the first [month].

JOE-2:24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats

shall overflow with wine and oil.

JOE-2:25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust

hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpillar, and the

palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.

JOE-2:26 And ye shall eat in plenty, and be satisfied, and

praise the name of the LORD your God, that hath dealt wondrously

with you: and my people shall never be ashamed.

JOE-2:27 And ye shall know that I [am] in the midst of Israel,

and [that] I [am] the LORD your God, and none else: and my

people shall never be ashamed.

JOE-2:28 And it shall come to pass afterward, [that] I will

pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your

daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your

young men shall see visions:

JOE-2:29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in

those days will I pour out my spirit.

JOE-2:30 And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the

earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

JOE-2:31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon

into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the LORD

come.

JOE-2:32 And it shall come to pass, [that] whosoever shall call

on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion

and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said,

and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.

JOE-3:1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I

shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,

JOE-3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them

down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them

there for my people and [for] my heritage Israel, whom they have

scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

JOE-3:3 And they have cast lots for my people; and have given a

boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for wine, that they might

drink.

JOE-3:4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon,

and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompense?

and if ye recompense me, swiftly [and] speedily will I return

your recompense upon your own head;

JOE-3:5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have

carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things:

JOE-3:6 The children also of Judah and the children of

Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove

them far from their border.

JOE-3:7 Behold, I will raise them out of the place whither ye

have sold them, and will return your recompense upon your own

head:

JOE-3:8 And I will sell your sons and your daughters into the

hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to the

Sabeans, to a people far off: for the LORD hath spoken [it].

JOE-3:9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake

up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them

come up:

JOE-3:10 Beat your plowshares into swords, and your

pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I [am] strong.

JOE-3:11 Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and

gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty

ones to come down, O LORD.

JOE-3:12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley

of Jehoshaphat: for there will I sit to judge all the heathen

round about.

JOE-3:13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come,

get you down; for the press is full, the vats overflow; for

their wickedness [is] great.

JOE-3:14 Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for

the day of the LORD [is] near in the valley of decision.

JOE-3:15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars

shall withdraw their shining.

JOE-3:16 The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his

voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake:

but the LORD [will be] the hope of his people, and the strength

of the children of Israel.

JOE-3:17 So shall ye know that I [am] the LORD your God

dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy,

and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.

JOE-3:18 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the

mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow

with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters,

and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the LORD, and

shall water the valley of Shittim.

JOE-3:19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a

desolate wilderness, for the violence [against] the children of

Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

JOE-3:20 But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from

generation to generation.

JOE-3:21 For I will cleanse their blood [that] I have not

cleansed: for the LORD dwelleth in Zion. 4 king james study

JOH-1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with

God, and the Word was God.

JOH-1:2 The same was in the beginning with God.

JOH-1:3 All things were made by him; and without him was not

any thing made that was made.

JOH-1:4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

JOH-1:5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness

comprehended it not.

JOH-1:6 There was a man sent from God, whose name [was] John.

JOH-1:7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the

Light, that all [men] through him might believe.

JOH-1:8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness

of that Light.

JOH-1:9 [That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man

that cometh into the world.

JOH-1:10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him,

and the world knew him not.

JOH-1:11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

JOH-1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to

become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:

JOH-1:13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the

flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

JOH-1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and

we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the

Father,) full of grace and truth.

JOH-1:15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was

he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before

me: for he was before me.

JOH-1:16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for

grace.

JOH-1:17 For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth

came by Jesus Christ.

JOH-1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten

Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

JOH-1:19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent

priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

JOH-1:20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am

not the Christ.

JOH-1:21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he

saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

JOH-1:22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may

give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

JOH-1:23 He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the

wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the

prophet Esaias.

JOH-1:24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

JOH-1:25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest

thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that

prophet?

JOH-1:26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but

there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

JOH-1:27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me,

whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

JOH-1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan,

where John was baptizing.

JOH-1:29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and

saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the

world.

JOH-1:30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which

is preferred before me: for he was before me.

JOH-1:31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made

manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

JOH-1:32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit

descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

JOH-1:33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize

with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the

Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which

baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

JOH-1:34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

JOH-1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his

disciples;

JOH-1:36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold

the Lamb of God!

JOH-1:37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they

followed Jesus.

JOH-1:38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith

unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to

say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

JOH-1:39 He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw

where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about

the tenth hour.

JOH-1:40 One of the two which heard John [speak], and followed

him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

JOH-1:41 He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto

him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the

Christ.

JOH-1:42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him,

he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called

Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

JOH-1:43 The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee,

and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

JOH-1:44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and

Peter.

JOH-1:45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have

found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write,

Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

JOH-1:46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing

come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

JOH-1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him,

Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

JOH-1:48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me?

Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee,

when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

JOH-1:49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art

the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

JOH-1:50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto

thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt

see greater things than these.

JOH-1:51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you,

Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God

ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

JOH-2:1 And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of

Galilee; and the mother of Jesus was there:

JOH-2:2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the

marriage.

JOH-2:3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith

unto him, They have no wine.

JOH-2:4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with

thee? mine hour is not yet come.

JOH-2:5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith

unto you, do [it].

JOH-2:6 And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after

the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three

firkins apiece.

JOH-2:7 Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with water.

And they filled them up to the brim.

JOH-2:8 And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the

governor of the feast. And they bare [it].

JOH-2:9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that

was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants

which drew the water knew;) the governor of the feast called the

bridegroom,

JOH-2:10 And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth

set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that

which is worse: [but] thou hast kept the good wine until now.

JOH-2:11 This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of

Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples

believed on him.

JOH-2:12 After this he went down to Capernaum, he, and his

mother, and his brethren, and his disciples: and they continued

there not many days.

JOH-2:13 And the Jews' passover was at hand, and Jesus went up

to Jerusalem,

JOH-2:14 And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep

and doves, and the changers of money sitting:

JOH-2:15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he

drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen;

and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables;

JOH-2:16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things

hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise.

JOH-2:17 And his disciples remembered that it was written, The

zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.

JOH-2:18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign

shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

JOH-2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple,

and in three days I will raise it up.

JOH-2:20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this

temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?

JOH-2:21 But he spake of the temple of his body.

JOH-2:22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his

disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they

believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

JOH-2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the

feast [day], many believed in his name, when they saw the

miracles which he did.

JOH-2:24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he

knew all [men],

JOH-2:25 And needed not that any should testify of man: for he

knew what was in man.

JOH-3:1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a

ruler of the Jews:

JOH-3:2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him,

Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man

can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

JOH-3:3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say

unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom

of God.

JOH-3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he

is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and

be born?

JOH-3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except

a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into

the kingdom of God.

JOH-3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that

which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

JOH-3:7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

JOH-3:8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the

sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither

it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

JOH-3:9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these

things be?

JOH-3:10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of

Israel, and knowest not these things?

JOH-3:11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do

know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our

witness.

JOH-3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not,

how shall ye believe, if I tell you [of] heavenly things?

JOH-3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that

came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.

JOH-3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,

even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

JOH-3:15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but

have eternal life.

JOH-3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only

begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,

but have everlasting life.

JOH-3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the

world; but that the world through him might be saved.

JOH-3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that

believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed

in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

JOH-3:19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into

the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because

their deeds were evil.

JOH-3:20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light,

neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

JOH-3:21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his

deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

JOH-3:22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into

the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

JOH-3:23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim,

because there was much water there: and they came, and were

baptized.

JOH-3:24 For John was not yet cast into prison.

JOH-3:25 Then there arose a question between [some] of John's

disciples and the Jews about purifying.

JOH-3:26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he

that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness,

behold, the same baptizeth, and all [men] come to him.

JOH-3:27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing,

except it be given him from heaven.

JOH-3:28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not

the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

JOH-3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the

friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him,

rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy

therefore is fulfilled.

JOH-3:30 He must increase, but I [must] decrease.

JOH-3:31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of

the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh

from heaven is above all.

JOH-3:32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth;

and no man receiveth his testimony.

JOH-3:33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his

seal that God is true.

JOH-3:34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God:

for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him].

JOH-3:35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things

into his hand.

JOH-3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life:

and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the

wrath of God abideth on him.

JOH-4:1 When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had

heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John,

JOH-4:2 (Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples,)

JOH-4:3 He left Judaea, and departed again into Galilee.

JOH-4:4 And he must needs go through Samaria.

JOH-4:5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called

Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave to his son

Joseph.

JOH-4:6 Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being

wearied with [his] journey, sat thus on the well: [and] it was

about the sixth hour.

JOH-4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus

saith unto her, Give me to drink.

JOH-4:8 (For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy

meat.)

JOH-4:9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it

that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of

Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

JOH-4:10 Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the

gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink;

thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee

living water.

JOH-4:11 The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to

draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that

living water?

JOH-4:12 Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us

the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his

cattle?

JOH-4:13 Jesus answered and said unto her, Whosoever drinketh

of this water shall thirst again:

JOH-4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give

him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him

shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting

life.

JOH-4:15 The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water,

that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.

JOH-4:16 Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come

hither.

JOH-4:17 The woman answered and said, I have no husband. Jesus

said unto her, Thou hast well said, I have no husband:

JOH-4:18 For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now

hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.

JOH-4:19 The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou

art a prophet.

JOH-4:20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain; and ye say,

that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.

JOH-4:21 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour

cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at

Jerusalem, worship the Father.

JOH-4:22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship:

for salvation is of the Jews.

JOH-4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true

worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for

the Father seeketh such to worship him.

JOH-4:24 God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must

worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

JOH-4:25 The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh,

which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all

things.

JOH-4:26 Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am [he].

JOH-4:27 And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that

he talked with the woman: yet no man said, What seekest thou? or,

Why talkest thou with her?

JOH-4:28 The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way

into the city, and saith to the men,

JOH-4:29 Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I

did: is not this the Christ?

JOH-4:30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him.

JOH-4:31 In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying,

Master, eat.

JOH-4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know

not of.

JOH-4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any

man brought him [ought] to eat?

JOH-4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of

him that sent me, and to finish his work.

JOH-4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then]

cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and

look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

JOH-4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth

fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that

reapeth may rejoice together.

JOH-4:37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and

another reapeth.

JOH-4:38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour:

other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

JOH-4:39 And many of the Samaritans of that city believed on

him for the saying of the woman, which testified, He told me all

that ever I did.

JOH-4:40 So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they

besought him that he would tarry with them: and he abode there

two days.

JOH-4:41 And many more believed because of his own word;

JOH-4:42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because

of thy saying: for we have heard [him] ourselves, and know that

this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

JOH-4:43 Now after two days he departed thence, and went into

Galilee.

JOH-4:44 For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no

honour in his own country.

JOH-4:45 Then when he was come into Galilee, the Galileans

received him, having seen all the things that he did at

Jerusalem at the feast: for they also went unto the feast.

JOH-4:46 So Jesus came again into Cana of Galilee, where he

made the water wine. And there was a certain nobleman, whose son

was sick at Capernaum.

JOH-4:47 When he heard that Jesus was come out of Judaea into

Galilee, he went unto him, and besought him that he would come

down, and heal his son: for he was at the point of death.

JOH-4:48 Then said Jesus unto him, Except ye see signs and

wonders, ye will not believe.

JOH-4:49 The nobleman saith unto him, Sir, come down ere my

child die.

JOH-4:50 Jesus saith unto him, Go thy way; thy son liveth. And

the man believed the word that Jesus had spoken unto him, and he

went his way.

JOH-4:51 And as he was now going down, his servants met him,

and told [him], saying, Thy son liveth.

JOH-4:52 Then inquired he of them the hour when he began to

amend. And they said unto him, Yesterday at the seventh hour the

fever left him.

JOH-4:53 So the father knew that [it was] at the same hour, in

the which Jesus said unto him, Thy son liveth: and himself

believed, and his whole house.

JOH-4:54 This [is] again the second miracle [that] Jesus did,

when he was come out of Judaea into Galilee.

JOH-5:1 After this there was a feast of the Jews; and Jesus

went up to Jerusalem.

JOH-5:2 Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep [market] a pool,

which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five

porches.

JOH-5:3 In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of

blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water.

JOH-5:4 For an angel went down at a certain season into the

pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the

troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever

disease he had.

JOH-5:5 And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity

thirty and eight years.

JOH-5:6 When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a

long time [in that case], he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made

whole?

JOH-5:7 The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when

the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am

coming, another steppeth down before me.

JOH-5:8 Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

JOH-5:9 And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his

bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath.

JOH-5:10 The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is

the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry [thy] bed.

JOH-5:11 He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said

unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk.

JOH-5:12 Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto

thee, Take up thy bed, and walk?

JOH-5:13 And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus

had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in [that] place.

JOH-5:14 Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said

unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse

thing come unto thee.

JOH-5:15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus,

which had made him whole.

JOH-5:16 And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought

to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

JOH-5:17 But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto,

and I work.

JOH-5:18 Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him,

because he not only had broken the sabbath, but said also that

God was his Father, making himself equal with God.

JOH-5:19 Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily,

I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he

seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also

doeth the Son likewise.

JOH-5:20 For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all

things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works

than these, that ye may marvel.

JOH-5:21 For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth

[them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

JOH-5:22 For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all

judgment unto the Son:

JOH-5:23 That all [men] should honour the Son, even as they

honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not

the Father which hath sent him.

JOH-5:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my

word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life,

and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death

unto life.

JOH-5:25 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming,

and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God:

and they that hear shall live.

JOH-5:26 For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he

given to the Son to have life in himself;

JOH-5:27 And hath given him authority to execute judgment also,

because he is the Son of man.

JOH-5:28 Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the

which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice,

JOH-5:29 And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto

the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the

resurrection of damnation.

JOH-5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge:

and my judgment is just; because I seek not mine own will, but

the will of the Father which hath sent me.

JOH-5:31 If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.

JOH-5:32 There is another that beareth witness of me; and I

know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

JOH-5:33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.

JOH-5:34 But I receive not testimony from man: but these things

I say, that ye might be saved.

JOH-5:35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were

willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

JOH-5:36 But I have greater witness than [that] of John: for

the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same

works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent

me.

JOH-5:37 And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne

witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor

seen his shape.

JOH-5:38 And ye have not his word abiding in you: for whom he

hath sent, him ye believe not.

JOH-5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have

eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

JOH-5:40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.

JOH-5:41 I receive not honour from men.

JOH-5:42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in

you.

JOH-5:43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not:

if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.

JOH-5:44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of

another, and seek not the honour that [cometh] from God only?

JOH-5:45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father:

there is [one] that accuseth you, [even] Moses, in whom ye trust.

JOH-5:46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me:

for he wrote of me.

JOH-5:47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye

believe my words?

JOH-6:1 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee,

which is [the sea] of Tiberias.

JOH-6:2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw

his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.

JOH-6:3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat

with his disciples.

JOH-6:4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.

JOH-6:5 When Jesus then lifted up [his] eyes, and saw a great

company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy

bread, that these may eat?

JOH-6:6 And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what

he would do.

JOH-6:7 Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is

not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a

little.

JOH-6:8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother,

saith unto him,

JOH-6:9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and

two small fishes: but what are they among so many?

JOH-6:10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. Now there was

much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about

five thousand.

JOH-6:11 And Jesus took the loaves; and when he had given

thanks, he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to

them that were set down; and likewise of the fishes as much as

they would.

JOH-6:12 When they were filled, he said unto his disciples,

Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

JOH-6:13 Therefore they gathered [them] together, and filled

twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves,

which remained over and above unto them that had eaten.

JOH-6:14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that

Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should

come into the world.

JOH-6:15 When Jesus therefore perceived that they would come

and take him by force, to make him a king, he departed again

into a mountain himself alone.

JOH-6:16 And when even was [now] come, his disciples went down

unto the sea,

JOH-6:17 And entered into a ship, and went over the sea toward

Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.

JOH-6:18 And the sea arose by reason of a great wind that blew.

JOH-6:19 So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty

furlongs, they see Jesus walking on the sea, and drawing nigh

unto the ship: and they were afraid.

JOH-6:20 But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid.

JOH-6:21 Then they willingly received him into the ship: and

immediately the ship was at the land whither they went.

JOH-6:22 The day following, when the people which stood on the

other side of the sea saw that there was none other boat there,

save that one whereinto his disciples were entered, and that

Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but [that] his

disciples were gone away alone;

JOH-6:23 (Howbeit there came other boats from Tiberias nigh

unto the place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had

given thanks:)

JOH-6:24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there,

neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to

Capernaum, seeking for Jesus.

JOH-6:25 And when they had found him on the other side of the

sea, they said unto him, Rabbi, when camest thou hither?

JOH-6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say

unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but

because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.

JOH-6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that

meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man

shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

JOH-6:28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we

might work the works of God?

JOH-6:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of

God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.

JOH-6:30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou

then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

JOH-6:31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is

written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.

JOH-6:32 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto

you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father

giveth you the true bread from heaven.

JOH-6:33 For the bread of God is he which cometh down from

heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

JOH-6:34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this

bread.

JOH-6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he

that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on

me shall never thirst.

JOH-6:36 But I said unto you, That ye also have seen me, and

believe not.

JOH-6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and

him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

JOH-6:38 For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will,

but the will of him that sent me.

JOH-6:39 And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that

of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should

raise it up again at the last day.

JOH-6:40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every

one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have

everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.

JOH-6:41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am

the bread which came down from heaven.

JOH-6:42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph,

whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I

came down from heaven?

JOH-6:43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them, Murmur

not among yourselves.

JOH-6:44 No man can come to me, except the Father which hath

sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day.

JOH-6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all

taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath

learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

JOH-6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which

is of God, he hath seen the Father.

JOH-6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on

me hath everlasting life.

JOH-6:48 I am that bread of life.

JOH-6:49 Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are

dead.

JOH-6:50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that

a man may eat thereof, and not die.

JOH-6:51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if

any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread

that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of

the world.

JOH-6:52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying,

How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?

JOH-6:53 Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto

you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his

blood, ye have no life in you.

JOH-6:54 Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath

eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day.

JOH-6:55 For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink

indeed.

JOH-6:56 He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood,

dwelleth in me, and I in him.

JOH-6:57 As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the

Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me.

JOH-6:58 This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as

your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this

bread shall live for ever.

JOH-6:59 These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in

Capernaum.

JOH-6:60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard

[this], said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?

JOH-6:61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured

at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?

JOH-6:62 [What] and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up

where he was before?

JOH-6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth

nothing: the words that I speak unto you, [they] are spirit, and

[they] are life.

JOH-6:64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus

knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who

should betray him.

JOH-6:65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man

can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

JOH-6:66 From that [time] many of his disciples went back, and

walked no more with him.

JOH-6:67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away?

JOH-6:68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we

go? thou hast the words of eternal life.

JOH-6:69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ,

the Son of the living God.

JOH-6:70 Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and

one of you is a devil?

JOH-6:71 He spake of Judas Iscariot [the son] of Simon: for he

it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.

JOH-7:1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he

would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.

JOH-7:2 Now the Jews' feast of tabernacles was at hand.

JOH-7:3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and

go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that

thou doest.

JOH-7:4 For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret,

and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these

things, shew thyself to the world.

JOH-7:5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.

JOH-7:6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but

your time is alway ready.

JOH-7:7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I

testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

JOH-7:8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this

feast: for my time is not yet full come.

JOH-7:9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode

[still] in Galilee.

JOH-7:10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also

up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

JOH-7:11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where

is he?

JOH-7:12 And there was much murmuring among the people

concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said,

Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

JOH-7:13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the

Jews.

JOH-7:14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into

the temple, and taught.

JOH-7:15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man

letters, having never learned?

JOH-7:16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine,

but his that sent me.

JOH-7:17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the

doctrine, whether it be of God, or [whether] I speak of myself.

JOH-7:18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but

he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and

no unrighteousness is in him.

JOH-7:19 Did not Moses give you the law, and [yet] none of you

keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

JOH-7:20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who

goeth about to kill thee?

JOH-7:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one

work, and ye all marvel.

JOH-7:22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not

because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the

sabbath day circumcise a man.

JOH-7:23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that

the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me,

because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

JOH-7:24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge

righteous judgment.

JOH-7:25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he,

whom they seek to kill?

JOH-7:26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto

him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?

JOH-7:27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ

cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

JOH-7:28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying,

Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of

myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

JOH-7:29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

JOH-7:30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on

him, because his hour was not yet come.

JOH-7:31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When

Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this

[man] hath done?

JOH-7:32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such

things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests

sent officers to take him.

JOH-7:33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I

with you, and [then] I go unto him that sent me.

JOH-7:34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find [me]: and where I

am, [thither] ye cannot come.

JOH-7:35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he

go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed

among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

JOH-7:36 What [manner of] saying is this that he said, Ye shall

seek me, and shall not find [me]: and where I am, [thither] ye

cannot come?

JOH-7:37 In the last day, that great [day] of the feast, Jesus

stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me,

and drink.

JOH-7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said,

out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

JOH-7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that

believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet

[given]; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

JOH-7:40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this

saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

JOH-7:41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall

Christ come out of Galilee?

JOH-7:42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the

seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

JOH-7:43 So there was a division among the people because of

him.

JOH-7:44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid

hands on him.

JOH-7:45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and

Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

JOH-7:46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

JOH-7:47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?

JOH-7:48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on

him?

JOH-7:49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

JOH-7:50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by

night, being one of them,)

JOH-7:51 Doth our law judge [any] man, before it hear him, and

know what he doeth?

JOH-7:52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of

Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

JOH-7:53 And every man went unto his own house.

JOH-8:1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives.

JOH-8:2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple,

and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught

them.

JOH-8:3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman

taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst,

JOH-8:4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in

adultery, in the very act.

JOH-8:5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be

stoned: but what sayest thou?

JOH-8:6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to

accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with [his] finger wrote

on the ground, [as though he heard them not].

JOH-8:7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself,

and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him

first cast a stone at her.

JOH-8:8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground.

JOH-8:9 And they which heard [it], being convicted by [their

own] conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest,

[even] unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman

standing in the midst.

JOH-8:10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the

woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers?

hath no man condemned thee?

JOH-8:11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her,

Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

JOH-8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the

light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in

darkness, but shall have the light of life.

JOH-8:13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest

record of thyself; thy record is not true.

JOH-8:14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear

record of myself, [yet] my record is true: for I know whence I

came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and

whither I go.

JOH-8:15 Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.

JOH-8:16 And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not

alone, but I and the Father that sent me.

JOH-8:17 It is also written in your law, that the testimony of

two men is true.

JOH-8:18 I am one that bear witness of myself, and the Father

that sent me beareth witness of me.

JOH-8:19 Then said they unto him, Where is thy Father? Jesus

answered, Ye neither know me, nor my Father: if ye had known me,

ye should have known my Father also.

JOH-8:20 These words spake Jesus in the treasury, as he taught

in the temple: and no man laid hands on him; for his hour was

not yet come.

JOH-8:21 Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye

shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye

cannot come.

JOH-8:22 Then said the Jews, Will he kill himself? because he

saith, Whither I go, ye cannot come.

JOH-8:23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from

above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

JOH-8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your

sins: for if ye believe not that I am [he], ye shall die in your

sins.

JOH-8:25 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith

unto them, Even [the same] that I said unto you from the

beginning.

JOH-8:26 I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he

that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things

which I have heard of him.

JOH-8:27 They understood not that he spake to them of the

Father.

JOH-8:28 Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the

Son of man, then shall ye know that I am [he], and [that] I do

nothing of myself; but as my Father hath taught me, I speak

these things.

JOH-8:29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not

left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.

JOH-8:30 As he spake these words, many believed on him.

JOH-8:31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him,

If ye continue in my word, [then] are ye my disciples indeed;

JOH-8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make

you free.

JOH-8:33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were

never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made

free?

JOH-8:34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,

Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

JOH-8:35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever:

[but] the Son abideth ever.

JOH-8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be

free indeed.

JOH-8:37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed; but ye seek to kill

me, because my word hath no place in you.

JOH-8:38 I speak that which I have seen with my Father: and ye

do that which ye have seen with your father.

JOH-8:39 They answered and said unto him, Abraham is our father.

Jesus saith unto them, If ye were Abraham's children, ye would

do the works of Abraham.

JOH-8:40 But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you

the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.

JOH-8:41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him,

We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, [even] God.

JOH-8:42 Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye

would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither

came I of myself, but he sent me.

JOH-8:43 Why do ye not understand my speech? [even] because ye

cannot hear my word.

JOH-8:44 Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of

your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning,

and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him.

When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar,

and the father of it.

JOH-8:45 And because I tell [you] the truth, ye believe me not.

JOH-8:46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the

truth, why do ye not believe me?

JOH-8:47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore

hear [them] not, because ye are not of God.

JOH-8:48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not

well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

JOH-8:49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my

Father, and ye do dishonour me.

JOH-8:50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that

seeketh and judgeth.

JOH-8:51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my

saying, he shall never see death.

JOH-8:52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou

hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest,

If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death.

JOH-8:53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is

dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

JOH-8:54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is

nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that

he is your God:

JOH-8:55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I

should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but

I know him, and keep his saying.

JOH-8:56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw

[it], and was glad.

JOH-8:57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty

years old, and hast thou seen Abraham?

JOH-8:58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,

Before Abraham was, I am.

JOH-8:59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid

himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of

them, and so passed by.

JOH-9:1 And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind

from [his] birth.

JOH-9:2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did

sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

JOH-9:3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his

parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in

him.

JOH-9:4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is

day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

JOH-9:5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the

world.

JOH-9:6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and

made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind

man with the clay,

JOH-9:7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam,

(which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore,

and washed, and came seeing.

JOH-9:8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had

seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and

begged?

JOH-9:9 Some said, This is he: others [said], He is like him:

[but] he said, I am [he].

JOH-9:10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes

opened?

JOH-9:11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made

clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool

of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.

JOH-9:12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know

not.

JOH-9:13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was

blind.

JOH-9:14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay,

and opened his eyes.

JOH-9:15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had

received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine

eyes, and I washed, and do see.

JOH-9:16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not

of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How

can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a

division among them.

JOH-9:17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of

him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.

JOH-9:18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he

had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the

parents of him that had received his sight.

JOH-9:19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye

say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

JOH-9:20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this

is our son, and that he was born blind:

JOH-9:21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who

hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he

shall speak for himself.

JOH-9:22 These [words] spake his parents, because they feared

the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did

confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the

synagogue.

JOH-9:23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.

JOH-9:24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and

said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a

sinner.

JOH-9:25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner [or no],

I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I

see.

JOH-9:26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how

opened he thine eyes?

JOH-9:27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did

not hear: wherefore would ye hear [it] again? will ye also be

his disciples?

JOH-9:28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple;

but we are Moses' disciples.

JOH-9:29 We know that God spake unto Moses: [as for] this

[fellow], we know not from whence he is.

JOH-9:30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a

marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and [yet]

he hath opened mine eyes.

JOH-9:31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any

man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

JOH-9:32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man

opened the eyes of one that was born blind.

JOH-9:33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

JOH-9:34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether

born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

JOH-9:35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he

had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of

God?

JOH-9:36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might

believe on him?

JOH-9:37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and

it is he that talketh with thee.

JOH-9:38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.

JOH-9:39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world,

that they which see not might see; and that they which see

might be made blind.

JOH-9:40 And [some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard

these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?

JOH-9:41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have

no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.

JOH-10:1 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not

by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way,

the same is a thief and a robber.

JOH-10:2 But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of

the sheep.

JOH-10:3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his

voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them

out.

JOH-10:4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth

before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.

JOH-10:5 And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee

from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.

JOH-10:6 This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they

understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.

JOH-10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say

unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

JOH-10:8 All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers:

but the sheep did not hear them.

JOH-10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be

saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

JOH-10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill,

and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that

they might have [it] more abundantly.

JOH-10:11 I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his

life for the sheep.

JOH-10:12 But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd,

whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth

the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and

scattereth the sheep.

JOH-10:13 The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and

careth not for the sheep.

JOH-10:14 I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am

known of mine.

JOH-10:15 As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father:

and I lay down my life for the sheep.

JOH-10:16 And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold:

them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there

shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd.

JOH-10:17 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down

my life, that I might take it again.

JOH-10:18 No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself.

I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again.

This commandment have I received of my Father.

JOH-10:19 There was a division therefore again among the Jews

for these sayings.

JOH-10:20 And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad;

why hear ye him?

JOH-10:21 Others said, These are not the words of him that hath

a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?

JOH-10:22 And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication,

and it was winter.

JOH-10:23 And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.

JOH-10:24 Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him,

How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ,

tell us plainly.

JOH-10:25 Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not:

the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.

JOH-10:26 But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep,

as I said unto you.

JOH-10:27 My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they

follow me:

JOH-10:28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall

never perish, neither shall any [man] pluck them out of my hand.

JOH-10:29 My Father, which gave [them] me, is greater than all;

and no [man] is able to pluck [them] out of my Father's hand.

JOH-10:30 I and [my] Father are one.

JOH-10:31 Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.

JOH-10:32 Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed

you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?

JOH-10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we

stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being

a man, makest thyself God.

JOH-10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I

said, Ye are gods?

JOH-10:35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God

came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

JOH-10:36 Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and

sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the

Son of God?

JOH-10:37 If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.

JOH-10:38 But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the

works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father [is] in me,

and I in him.

JOH-10:39 Therefore they sought again to take him: but he

escaped out of their hand,

JOH-10:40 And went away again beyond Jordan into the place

where John at first baptized; and there he abode.

JOH-10:41 And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no

miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.

JOH-10:42 And many believed on him there.

JOH-11:1 Now a certain [man] was sick, [named] Lazarus, of

Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.

JOH-11:2 (It was [that] Mary which anointed the Lord with

ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother

Lazarus was sick.)

JOH-11:3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord,

behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.

JOH-11:4 When Jesus heard [that], he said, This sickness is not

unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might

be glorified thereby.

JOH-11:5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.

JOH-11:6 When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode

two days still in the same place where he was.

JOH-11:7 Then after that saith he to [his] disciples, Let us go

into Judaea again.

JOH-11:8 [His] disciples say unto him, Master, the Jews of late

sought to stone thee; and goest thou thither again?

JOH-11:9 Jesus answered, Are there not twelve hours in the day?

If any man walk in the day, he stumbleth not, because he seeth

the light of this world.

JOH-11:10 But if a man walk in the night, he stumbleth, because

there is no light in him.

JOH-11:11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto

them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake

him out of sleep.

JOH-11:12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall

do well.

JOH-11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought

that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

JOH-11:14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

JOH-11:15 And I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to

the intent ye may believe; nevertheless let us go unto him.

JOH-11:16 Then said Thomas, which is called Didymus, unto his

fellowdisciples, Let us also go, that we may die with him.

JOH-11:17 Then when Jesus came, he found that he had [lain] in

the grave four days already.

JOH-11:18 Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen

furlongs off:

JOH-11:19 And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to

comfort them concerning their brother.

JOH-11:20 Then Martha, as soon as she heard that Jesus was

coming, went and met him: but Mary sat [still] in the house.

JOH-11:21 Then said Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou hadst been

here, my brother had not died.

JOH-11:22 But I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask

of God, God will give [it] thee.

JOH-11:23 Jesus saith unto her, Thy brother shall rise again.

JOH-11:24 Martha saith unto him, I know that he shall rise

again in the resurrection at the last day.

JOH-11:25 Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the

life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he

live:

JOH-11:26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never

die. Believest thou this?

JOH-11:27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou

art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

JOH-11:28 And when she had so said, she went her way, and

called Mary her sister secretly, saying, The Master is come, and

calleth for thee.

JOH-11:29 As soon as she heard [that], she arose quickly, and

came unto him.

JOH-11:30 Now Jesus was not yet come into the town, but was in

that place where Martha met him.

JOH-11:31 The Jews then which were with her in the house, and

comforted her, when they saw Mary, that she rose up hastily and

went out, followed her, saying, She goeth unto the grave to weep

there.

JOH-11:32 Then when Mary was come where Jesus was, and saw him,

she fell down at his feet, saying unto him, Lord, if thou hadst

been here, my brother had not died.

JOH-11:33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews

also weeping which came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and

was troubled,

JOH-11:34 And said, Where have ye laid him? They said unto him,

Lord, come and see.

JOH-11:35 Jesus wept.

JOH-11:36 Then said the Jews, Behold how he loved him!

JOH-11:37 And some of them said, Could not this man, which

opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man

should not have died?

JOH-11:38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to

the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.

JOH-11:39 Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the

sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time

he stinketh: for he hath been [dead] four days.

JOH-11:40 Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if

thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?

JOH-11:41 Then they took away the stone [from the place] where

the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up [his] eyes, and said,

Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

JOH-11:42 And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because

of the people which stand by I said [it], that they may believe

that thou hast sent me.

JOH-11:43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud

voice, Lazarus, come forth.

JOH-11:44 And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot

with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin.

Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

JOH-11:45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had

seen the things which Jesus did, believed on him.

JOH-11:46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees,

and told them what things Jesus had done.

JOH-11:47 Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a

council, and said, What do we? for this man doeth many miracles.

JOH-11:48 If we let him thus alone, all [men] will believe on

him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and

nation.

JOH-11:49 And one of them, [named] Caiaphas, being the high

priest that same year, said unto them, Ye know nothing at all,

JOH-11:50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one

man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish

not.

JOH-11:51 And this spake he not of himself: but being high

priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus should die for that

nation;

JOH-11:52 And not for that nation only, but that also he should

gather together in one the children of God that were scattered

abroad.

JOH-11:53 Then from that day forth they took counsel together

for to put him to death.

JOH-11:54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews;

but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a

city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

JOH-11:55 And the Jews' passover was nigh at hand: and many

went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to

purify themselves.

JOH-11:56 Then sought they for Jesus, and spake among

themselves, as they stood in the temple, What think ye, that he

will not come to the feast?

JOH-11:57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had

given a commandment, that, if any man knew where he were, he

should shew [it], that they might take him.

JOH-12:1 Then Jesus six days before the passover came to

Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised

from the dead.

JOH-12:2 There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but

Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.

JOH-12:3 Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very

costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with

her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the

ointment.

JOH-12:4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Iscariot,

Simon's [son], which should betray him,

JOH-12:5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence,

and given to the poor?

JOH-12:6 This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but

because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put

therein.

JOH-12:7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my

burying hath she kept this.

JOH-12:8 For the poor always ye have with you; but me ye have

not always.

JOH-12:9 Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was

there: and they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they

might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.

JOH-12:10 But the chief priests consulted that they might put

Lazarus also to death;

JOH-12:11 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went

away, and believed on Jesus.

JOH-12:12 On the next day much people that were come to the

feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,

JOH-12:13 Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet

him, and cried, Hosanna: Blessed [is] the King of Israel that

cometh in the name of the Lord.

JOH-12:14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon;

as it is written,

JOH-12:15 Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh,

sitting on an ass's colt.

JOH-12:16 These things understood not his disciples at the

first: but when Jesus was glorified, then remembered they that

these things were written of him, and [that] they had done these

things unto him.

JOH-12:17 The people therefore that was with him when he called

Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare

record.

JOH-12:18 For this cause the people also met him, for that they

heard that he had done this miracle.

JOH-12:19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves,

Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone

after him.

JOH-12:20 And there were certain Greeks among them that came up

to worship at the feast:

JOH-12:21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of

Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see

Jesus.

JOH-12:22 Philip cometh and telleth Andrew: and again Andrew

and Philip tell Jesus.

JOH-12:23 And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come,

that the Son of man should be glorified.

JOH-12:24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of

wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it

die, it bringeth forth much fruit.

JOH-12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that

hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.

JOH-12:26 If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I

am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him

will [my] Father honour.

JOH-12:27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father,

save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this

hour.

JOH-12:28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice

from heaven, [saying], I have both glorified [it], and will

glorify [it] again.

JOH-12:29 The people therefore, that stood by, and heard [it],

said that it thundered: others said, An angel spake to him.

JOH-12:30 Jesus answered and said, This voice came not because

of me, but for your sakes.

JOH-12:31 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the

prince of this world be cast out.

JOH-12:32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw

all [men] unto me.

JOH-12:33 This he said, signifying what death he should die.

JOH-12:34 The people answered him, We have heard out of the law

that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of

man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

JOH-12:35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the

light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come

upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he

goeth.

JOH-12:36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye

may be the children of light. These things spake Jesus, and

departed, and did hide himself from them.

JOH-12:37 But though he had done so many miracles before them,

yet they believed not on him:

JOH-12:38 That the saying of Esaias the prophet might be

fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report?

and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed?

JOH-12:39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias

said again,

JOH-12:40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart;

that they should not see with [their] eyes, nor understand with

[their] heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.

JOH-12:41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and

spake of him.

JOH-12:42 Nevertheless among the chief rulers also many

believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not

confess [him], lest they should be put out of the synagogue:

JOH-12:43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise

of God.

JOH-12:44 Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me,

believeth not on me, but on him that sent me.

JOH-12:45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

JOH-12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever

believeth on me should not abide in darkness.

JOH-12:47 And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I

judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save

the world.

JOH-12:48 He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words,

hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same

shall judge him in the last day.

JOH-12:49 For I have not spoken of myself; but the Father which

sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I

should speak.

JOH-12:50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting:

whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me,

so I speak.

JOH-13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew

that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world

unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world,

he loved them unto the end.

JOH-13:2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into

the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's [son], to betray him;

JOH-13:3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things

into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God;

JOH-13:4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments;

and took a towel, and girded himself.

JOH-13:5 After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to

wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe [them] with the towel

wherewith he was girded.

JOH-13:6 Then cometh he to Simon Peter: and Peter saith unto

him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet?

JOH-13:7 Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou

knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

JOH-13:8 Peter saith unto him, Thou shalt never wash my feet.

Jesus answered him, If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with

me.

JOH-13:9 Simon Peter saith unto him, Lord, not my feet only,

but also [my] hands and [my] head.

JOH-13:10 Jesus saith to him, He that is washed needeth not

save to wash [his] feet, but is clean every whit: and ye are

clean, but not all.

JOH-13:11 For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he,

Ye are not all clean.

JOH-13:12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his

garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye

what I have done to you?

JOH-13:13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for [so]

I am.

JOH-13:14 If I then, [your] Lord and Master, have washed your

feet; ye also ought to wash one another's feet.

JOH-13:15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as

I have done to you.

JOH-13:16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not

greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he

that sent him.

JOH-13:17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.

JOH-13:18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen:

but that the scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread

with me hath lifted up his heel against me.

JOH-13:19 Now I tell you before it come, that, when it is come

to pass, ye may believe that I am [he].

JOH-13:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth

whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me

receiveth him that sent me.

JOH-13:21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit,

and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that

one of you shall betray me.

JOH-13:22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of

whom he spake.

JOH-13:23 Now there was leaning on Jesus' bosom one of his

disciples, whom Jesus loved.

JOH-13:24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should

ask who it should be of whom he spake.

JOH-13:25 He then lying on Jesus' breast saith unto him, Lord,

who is it?

JOH-13:26 Jesus answered, He it is, to whom I shall give a sop,

when I have dipped [it]. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave

[it] to Judas Iscariot, [the son] of Simon.

JOH-13:27 And after the sop Satan entered into him. Then said

Jesus unto him, That thou doest, do quickly.

JOH-13:28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake

this unto him.

JOH-13:29 For some [of them] thought, because Judas had the bag,

that Jesus had said unto him, Buy [those things] that we have

need of against the feast; or, that he should give something to

the poor.

JOH-13:30 He then having received the sop went immediately out:

and it was night.

JOH-13:31 Therefore, when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is

the Son of man glorified, and God is glorified in him.

JOH-13:32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also glorify

him in himself, and shall straightway glorify him.

JOH-13:33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. Ye

shall seek me: and as I said unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye

cannot come; so now I say to you.

JOH-13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one

another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

JOH-13:35 By this shall all [men] know that ye are my disciples,

if ye have love one to another.

JOH-13:36 Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou?

Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now;

but thou shalt follow me afterwards.

JOH-13:37 Peter said unto him, Lord, why cannot I follow thee

now? I will lay down my life for thy sake.

JOH-13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for

my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not

crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.

JOH-14:1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,

believe also in me.

JOH-14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if [it were]

not [so], I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.

JOH-14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come

again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, [there] ye

may be also.

JOH-14:4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.

JOH-14:5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou

goest; and how can we know the way?

JOH-14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the

life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

JOH-14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father

also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.

JOH-14:8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and

it sufficeth us.

JOH-14:9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with

you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen

me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou [then], Shew us the

Father?

JOH-14:10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the

Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of

myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.

JOH-14:11 Believe me that I [am] in the Father, and the Father

in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.

JOH-14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on

me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works]

than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

JOH-14:13 And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I

do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

JOH-14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].

JOH-14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

JOH-14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you

another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

JOH-14:17 [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot

receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye

know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

JOH-14:18 I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.

JOH-14:19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more;

but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.

JOH-14:20 At that day ye shall know that I [am] in my Father,

and ye in me, and I in you.

JOH-14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it

is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my

Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

JOH-14:22 Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it

that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

JOH-14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me,

he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will

come unto him, and make our abode with him.

JOH-14:24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the

word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

JOH-14:25 These things have I spoken unto you, being [yet]

present with you.

JOH-14:26 But the Comforter, [which is] the Holy Ghost, whom

the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things,

and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said

unto you.

JOH-14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not

as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be

troubled, neither let it be afraid.

JOH-14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and

come [again] unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because

I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.

JOH-14:29 And now I have told you before it come to pass, that,

when it is come to pass, ye might believe.

JOH-14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the

prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

JOH-14:31 But that the world may know that I love the Father;

and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I do. Arise, let

us go hence.

JOH-15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

JOH-15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh

away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that

it may bring forth more fruit.

JOH-15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken

unto you.

JOH-15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear

fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye,

except ye abide in me.

JOH-15:5 I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth

in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for

without me ye can do nothing.

JOH-15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch,

and is withered; and men gather them, and cast [them] into the

fire, and they are burned.

JOH-15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall

ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.

JOH-15:8 Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit;

so shall ye be my disciples.

JOH-15:9 As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you:

continue ye in my love.

JOH-15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love;

even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his

love.

JOH-15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy

might remain in you, and [that] your joy might be full.

JOH-15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as

I have loved you.

JOH-15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay

down his life for his friends.

JOH-15:14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

JOH-15:15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant

knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends;

for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known

unto you.

JOH-15:16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and

ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and

[that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of

the Father in my name, he may give it you.

JOH-15:17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.

JOH-15:18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me

before [it hated] you.

JOH-15:19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own:

but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out

of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

JOH-15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant

is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they

will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will

keep yours also.

JOH-15:21 But all these things will they do unto you for my

name's sake, because they know not him that sent me.

JOH-15:22 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not

had sin: but now they have no cloak for their sin.

JOH-15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

JOH-15:24 If I had not done among them the works which none

other man did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen

and hated both me and my Father.

JOH-15:25 But [this cometh to pass], that the word might be

fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a

cause.

JOH-15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto

you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which

proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

JOH-15:27 And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been

with me from the beginning.

JOH-16:1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should

not be offended.

JOH-16:2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the

time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth

God service.

JOH-16:3 And these things will they do unto you, because they

have not known the Father, nor me.

JOH-16:4 But these things have I told you, that when the time

shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these

things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with

you.

JOH-16:5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of

you asketh me, Whither goest thou?

JOH-16:6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow

hath filled your heart.

JOH-16:7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for

you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not

come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

JOH-16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,

and of righteousness, and of judgment:

JOH-16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;

JOH-16:10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye

see me no more;

JOH-16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is

judged.

JOH-16:12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot

bear them now.

JOH-16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he

will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself;

but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he

will shew you things to come.

JOH-16:14 He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine,

and shall shew [it] unto you.

JOH-16:15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore

said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew [it] unto you.

JOH-16:16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a

little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father.

JOH-16:17 Then said [some] of his disciples among themselves,

What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall

not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and,

Because I go to the Father?

JOH-16:18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A

little while? we cannot tell what he saith.

JOH-16:19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him,

and said unto them, Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I

said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a

little while, and ye shall see me?

JOH-16:20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep

and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be

sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

JOH-16:21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because

her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child,

she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born

into the world.

JOH-16:22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you

again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh

from you.

JOH-16:23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily,

verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my

name, he will give [it] you.

JOH-16:24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and

ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

JOH-16:25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but

the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs,

but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.

JOH-16:26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not

unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:

JOH-16:27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have

loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

JOH-16:28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the

world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

JOH-16:29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou

plainly, and speakest no proverb.

JOH-16:30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and

needest not that any man should ask thee: but this we believe

that thou camest forth from God.

JOH-16:31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe?

JOH-16:32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye

shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me

alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me.

JOH-16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye

might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be

of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

JOH-17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to

heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son,

that thy Son also may glorify thee:

JOH-17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he

should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

JOH-17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee

the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

JOH-17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished

the work which thou gavest me to do.

JOH-17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self

with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

JOH-17:6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou

gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest

them me; and they have kept thy word.

JOH-17:7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou

hast given me are of thee.

JOH-17:8 For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest

me; and they have received [them], and have known surely that I

came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send

me.

JOH-17:9 I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for

them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.

JOH-17:10 And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am

glorified in them.

JOH-17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in

the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine

own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as

we [are].

JOH-17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in

thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of

them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might

be fulfilled.

JOH-17:13 And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in

the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

JOH-17:14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated

them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the

world.

JOH-17:15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the

world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.

JOH-17:16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the

world.

JOH-17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

JOH-17:18 As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I

also sent them into the world.

JOH-17:19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also

might be sanctified through the truth.

JOH-17:20 Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also

which shall believe on me through their word;

JOH-17:21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, [art] in

me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the

world may believe that thou hast sent me.

JOH-17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them;

that they may be one, even as we are one:

JOH-17:23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made

perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent

me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.

JOH-17:24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given

me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which

thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of

the world.

JOH-17:25 O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee:

but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent

me.

JOH-17:26 And I have declared unto them thy name, and will

declare [it]: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be

in them, and I in them.

JOH-18:1 When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with

his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into

the which he entered, and his disciples.

JOH-18:2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place:

for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples.

JOH-18:3 Judas then, having received a band [of men] and

officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither

with lanterns and torches and weapons.

JOH-18:4 Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come

upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

JOH-18:5 They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto

them, I am [he]. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with

them.

JOH-18:6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am [he], they

went backward, and fell to the ground.

JOH-18:7 Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye? And they said,

Jesus of Nazareth.

JOH-18:8 Jesus answered, I have told you that I am [he]: if

therefore ye seek me, let these go their way:

JOH-18:9 That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of

them which thou gavest me have I lost none.

JOH-18:10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote

the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The

servant's name was Malchus.

JOH-18:11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the

sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink

it?

JOH-18:12 Then the band and the captain and officers of the

Jews took Jesus, and bound him,

JOH-18:13 And led him away to Annas first; for he was father in

law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.

JOH-18:14 Now Caiaphas was he, which gave counsel to the Jews,

that it was expedient that one man should die for the people.

JOH-18:15 And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and [so did] another

disciple: that disciple was known unto the high priest, and went

in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest.

JOH-18:16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out

that other disciple, which was known unto the high priest, and

spake unto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter.

JOH-18:17 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter,

Art not thou also [one] of this man's disciples? He saith, I am

not.

JOH-18:18 And the servants and officers stood there, who had

made a fire of coals; for it was cold: and they warmed

themselves: and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself.

JOH-18:19 The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples,

and of his doctrine.

JOH-18:20 Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I

ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the

Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing.

JOH-18:21 Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I

have said unto them: behold, they know what I said.

JOH-18:22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers

which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his hand, saying,

Answerest thou the high priest so?

JOH-18:23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear

witness of the evil: but if well, why smitest thou me?

JOH-18:24 Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high

priest.

JOH-18:25 And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They said

therefore unto him, Art not thou also [one] of his disciples? He

denied [it], and said, I am not.

JOH-18:26 One of the servants of the high priest, being [his]

kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in

the garden with him?

JOH-18:27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock

crew.

JOH-18:28 Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of

judgment: and it was early; and they themselves went not into

the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they

might eat the passover.

JOH-18:29 Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What

accusation bring ye against this man?

JOH-18:30 They answered and said unto him, If he were not a

malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto thee.

JOH-18:31 Then said Pilate unto them, Take ye him, and judge

him according to your law. The Jews therefore said unto him, It

is not lawful for us to put any man to death:

JOH-18:32 That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which he

spake, signifying what death he should die.

JOH-18:33 Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and

called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

JOH-18:34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself,

or did others tell it thee of me?

JOH-18:35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the

chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

JOH-18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if

my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight,

that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my

kingdom not from hence.

JOH-18:37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then?

Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I

born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should

bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth

heareth my voice.

JOH-18:38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had

said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them,

I find in him no fault [at all].

JOH-18:39 But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you

one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you

the King of the Jews?

JOH-18:40 Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but

Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robber.

JOH-19:1 Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged [him].

JOH-19:2 And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put

[it] on his head, and they put on him a purple robe,

JOH-19:3 And said, Hail, King of the Jews! and they smote him

with their hands.

JOH-19:4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them,

Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may know that I find

no fault in him.

JOH-19:5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns,

and the purple robe. And [Pilate] saith unto them, Behold the

man!

JOH-19:6 When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him,

they cried out, saying, Crucify [him], crucify [him]. Pilate

saith unto them, Take ye him, and crucify [him]: for I find no

fault in him.

JOH-19:7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law

he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

JOH-19:8 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the

more afraid;

JOH-19:9 And went again into the judgment hall, and saith unto

Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gave him no answer.

JOH-19:10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto

me? knowest thou not that I have power to crucify thee, and have

power to release thee?

JOH-19:11 Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power [at all]

against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he

that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.

JOH-19:12 And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him:

but the Jews cried out, saying, If thou let this man go, thou

art not Caesar's friend: whosoever maketh himself a king

speaketh against Caesar.

JOH-19:13 When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought

Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that

is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha.

JOH-19:14 And it was the preparation of the passover, and about

the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King!

JOH-19:15 But they cried out, Away with [him], away with [him],

crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify your King?

The chief priests answered, We have no king but Caesar.

JOH-19:16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be

crucified. And they took Jesus, and led [him] away.

JOH-19:17 And he bearing his cross went forth into a place

called [the place] of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew

Golgotha:

JOH-19:18 Where they crucified him, and two others with him, on

either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

JOH-19:19 And Pilate wrote a title, and put [it] on the cross.

And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS.

JOH-19:20 This title then read many of the Jews: for the place

where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city: and it was

written in Hebrew, [and] Greek, [and] Latin.

JOH-19:21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate,

Write not, The King of the Jews; but that he said, I am King of

the Jews.

JOH-19:22 Pilate answered, What I have written I have written.

JOH-19:23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus,

took his garments, and made four parts, to every soldier a part;

and also [his] coat: now the coat was without seam, woven from

the top throughout.

JOH-19:24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend

it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture

might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among

them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things

therefore the soldiers did.

JOH-19:25 Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and

his mother's sister, Mary the [wife] of Cleophas, and Mary

Magdalene.

JOH-19:26 When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple

standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman,

behold thy son!

JOH-19:27 Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And

from that hour that disciple took her unto his own [home].

JOH-19:28 After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now

accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I

thirst.

JOH-19:29 Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they

filled a sponge with vinegar, and put [it] upon hyssop, and put

[it] to his mouth.

JOH-19:30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he

said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the

ghost.

JOH-19:31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation,

that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath

day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate

that their legs might be broken, and [that] they might be taken

away.

JOH-19:32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the

first, and of the other which was crucified with him.

JOH-19:33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead

already, they brake not his legs:

JOH-19:34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side,

and forthwith came there out blood and water.

JOH-19:35 And he that saw [it] bare record, and his record is

true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.

JOH-19:36 For these things were done, that the scripture should

be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.

JOH-19:37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on

him whom they pierced.

JOH-19:38 And after this Joseph of Arimathaea, being a disciple

of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, besought Pilate

that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave [him]

leave. He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus.

JOH-19:39 And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first

came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes,

about an hundred pound [weight].

JOH-19:40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in

linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to

bury.

JOH-19:41 Now in the place where he was crucified there was a

garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man

yet laid.

JOH-19:42 There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews'

preparation [day]; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand.

JOH-20:1 The first [day] of the week cometh Mary Magdalene

early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the

stone taken away from the sepulchre.

JOH-20:2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and to

the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith unto them, They

have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not

where they have laid him.

JOH-20:3 Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple,

and came to the sepulchre.

JOH-20:4 So they ran both together: and the other disciple did

outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre.

JOH-20:5 And he stooping down, [and looking in], saw the linen

clothes lying; yet went he not in.

JOH-20:6 Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into

the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie,

JOH-20:7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying

with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by

itself.

JOH-20:8 Then went in also that other disciple, which came

first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed.

JOH-20:9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must

rise again from the dead.

JOH-20:10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own

home.

JOH-20:11 But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping: and

as she wept, she stooped down, [and looked] into the sepulchre,

JOH-20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the

head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had

lain.

JOH-20:13 And they say unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? She

saith unto them, Because they have taken away my Lord, and I

know not where they have laid him.

JOH-20:14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back,

and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it was Jesus.

JOH-20:15 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom

seekest thou? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto

him, Sir, if thou have borne him hence, tell me where thou hast

laid him, and I will take him away.

JOH-20:16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and

saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master.

JOH-20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet

ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them,

I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and [to] my God, and

your God.

JOH-20:18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she

had seen the Lord, and [that] he had spoken these things unto

her.

JOH-20:19 Then the same day at evening, being the first [day]

of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were

assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the

midst, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.

JOH-20:20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them [his]

hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad, when they saw

the Lord.

JOH-20:21 Then said Jesus to them again, Peace [be] unto you:

as [my] Father hath sent me, even so send I you.

JOH-20:22 And when he had said this, he breathed on [them], and

saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost:

JOH-20:23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto

them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.

JOH-20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was

not with them when Jesus came.

JOH-20:25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have

seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his

hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print

of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not

believe.

JOH-20:26 And after eight days again his disciples were within,

20:26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and

Thomas with them: [then] came Jesus, the doors being shut, and

stood in the midst, and said, Peace [be] unto you.

JOH-20:27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and

behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust [it] into

my side: and be not faithless, but believing.

JOH-20:28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my

God.

JOH-20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen

me, thou hast believed: blessed [are] they that have not seen,

and [yet] have believed.

JOH-20:30 And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence

of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

JOH-20:31 But these are written, that ye might believe that

Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might

have life through his name.

JOH-21:1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the

disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he

[himself].

JOH-21:2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called

Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the [sons] of

Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

JOH-21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say

unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered

into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

JOH-21:4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the

shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

JOH-21:5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any

meat? They answered him, No.

JOH-21:6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side

of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now

they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

JOH-21:7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto

Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was

the Lord, he girt [his] fisher's coat [unto him], (for he was

naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

JOH-21:8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for

they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,)

dragging the net with fishes.

JOH-21:9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a

fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

JOH-21:10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye

have now caught.

JOH-21:11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of

great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there

were so many, yet was not the net broken.

JOH-21:12 Jesus saith unto them, Come [and] dine. And none of

the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was

the Lord.

JOH-21:13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them,

and fish likewise.

JOH-21:14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself

to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.

JOH-21:15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter,

Simon, [son] of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith

unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith

unto him, Feed my lambs.

JOH-21:16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, [son]

of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou

knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

JOH-21:17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, [son] of

Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto

him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord,

thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus

saith unto him, Feed my sheep.

JOH-21:18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young,

thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but

when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and

another shall gird thee, and carry [thee] whither thou wouldest

not.

JOH-21:19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should

glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him,

Follow me.

JOH-21:20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom

Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper,

and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?

JOH-21:21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what

[shall] this man [do]?

JOH-21:22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I

come, what [is that] to thee? follow thou me.

JOH-21:23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that

that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He

shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what

[is that] to thee?

JOH-21:24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things,

and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.

JOH-21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did,

the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that

even the world itself could not contain the books that should be

written. Amen. king james study

JON-1:1 Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of

Amittai, saying,

JON-1:2 Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against

it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

JON-1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the

presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a

ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went

down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of

the LORD.

JON-1:4 But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and

there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship was like

to be broken.

JON-1:5 Then the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto

his god, and cast forth the wares that [were] in the ship into

the sea, to lighten [it] of them. But Jonah was gone down into

the sides of the ship; and he lay, and was fast asleep.

JON-1:6 So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What

meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that

God will think upon us, that we perish not.

JON-1:7 And they said every one to his fellow, Come, and let us

cast lots, that we may know for whose cause this evil [is] upon

us. So they cast lots, and the lot fell upon Jonah.

JON-1:8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for

whose cause this evil [is] upon us; What [is] thine occupation?

and whence comest thou? what [is] thy country? and of what

people [art] thou?

JON-1:9 And he said unto them, I [am] an Hebrew; and I fear the

LORD, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry

[land].

JON-1:10 Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto

him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from

the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

JON-1:11 Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee,

that the sea may be calm unto us? for the sea wrought, and was

tempestuous.

JON-1:12 And he said unto them, Take me up, and cast me forth

into the sea; so shall the sea be calm unto you: for I know that

for my sake this great tempest [is] upon you.

JON-1:13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to bring [it] to the

land; but they could not: for the sea wrought, and was

tempestuous against them.

JON-1:14 Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We

beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for

this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O

LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

JON-1:15 So they took up Jonah, and cast him forth into the sea:

and the sea ceased from her raging.

JON-1:16 Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly, and offered

a sacrifice unto the LORD, and made vows.

JON-1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up

Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and

three nights.

JON-2:1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the

fish's belly,

JON-2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the

LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, [and]

thou heardest my voice.

JON-2:3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of

the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and

thy waves passed over me.

JON-2:4 Then I said, I am cast out of thy sight; yet I will

look again toward thy holy temple.

JON-2:5 The waters compassed me about, [even] to the soul: the

depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my

head.

JON-2:6 I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; the earth

with her bars [was] about me for ever: yet hast thou brought up

my life from corruption, O LORD my God.

JON-2:7 When my soul fainted within me I remembered the LORD:

and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy temple.

JON-2:8 They that observe lying vanities forsake their own

mercy.

JON-2:9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of

thanksgiving; I will pay [that] that I have vowed. Salvation

[is] of the LORD.

JON-2:10 And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out

Jonah upon the dry [land].

JON-3:1 And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second

time, saying,

JON-3:2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach

unto it the preaching that I bid thee.

JON-3:3 So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the

word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of

three days' journey.

JON-3:4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey,

and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be

overthrown.

JON-3:5 So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a

fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to

the least of them.

JON-3:6 For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose

from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered

[him] with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

JON-3:7 And he caused [it] to be proclaimed and published

through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying,

Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let

them not feed, nor drink water:

JON-3:8 But let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and

cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his

evil way, and from the violence that [is] in their hands.

JON-3:9 Who can tell [if] God will turn and repent, and turn

away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

JON-3:10 And God saw their works, that they turned from their

evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he

would do unto them; and he did [it] not.

JON-4:1 But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was very

angry.

JON-4:2 And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O

LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country?

Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou

[art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great

kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

JON-4:3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life

from me; for [it is] better for me to die than to live.

JON-4:4 Then said the LORD, Doest thou well to be angry?

JON-4:5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side

of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it in the

shadow, till he might see what would become of the city.

JON-4:6 And the LORD God prepared a gourd, and made [it] to

come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow over his head, to

deliver him from his grief. So Jonah was exceeding glad of the

gourd.

JON-4:7 But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next

day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.

JON-4:8 And it came to pass, when the sun did arise, that God

prepared a vehement east wind; and the sun beat upon the head of

Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said,

[It is] better for me to die than to live.

JON-4:9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for

the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, [even] unto death.

JON-4:10 Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd,

for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow;

which came up in a night, and perished in a night:

JON-4:11 And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city,

wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot

discern between their right hand and their left hand; and [also]

much cattle? king james study

JO-1:1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it

came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun,

Moses' minister, saying,

JO-1:2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over

this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do

give to them, [even] to the children of Israel.

JO-1:3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon,

that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

JO-1:4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great

river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and

unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be

your coast.

JO-1:5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all

the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with

thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

JO-1:6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people

shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware

unto their fathers to give them.

JO-1:7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou

mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my

servant commanded thee: turn not from it [to] the right hand or

[to] the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

JO-1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth;

but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest

observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then

thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have

good success.

JO-1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good

courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD

thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.

JO-1:10 Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people,

saying,

JO-1:11 Pass through the host, and command the people, saying,

Prepare you victuals; for within three days ye shall pass over

this Jordan, to go in to possess the land, which the LORD your

God giveth you to possess it.

JO-1:12 And to the Reubenites, and to the Gadites, and to half

the tribe of Manasseh, spake Joshua, saying,

JO-1:13 Remember the word which Moses the servant of the LORD

commanded you, saying, The LORD your God hath given you rest,

and hath given you this land.

JO-1:14 Your wives, your little ones, and your cattle, shall

remain in the land which Moses gave you on this side Jordan; but

ye shall pass before your brethren armed, all the mighty men of

valour, and help them;

JO-1:15 Until the LORD have given your brethren rest, as [he

hath given] you, and they also have possessed the land which the

LORD your God giveth them: then ye shall return unto the land of

your possession, and enjoy it, which Moses the LORD'S servant

gave you on this side Jordan toward the sunrising.

JO-1:16 And they answered Joshua, saying, All that thou

commandest us we will do, and whithersoever thou sendest us, we

will go.

JO-1:17 According as we hearkened unto Moses in all things, so

will we hearken unto thee: only the LORD thy God be with thee,

as he was with Moses.

JO-1:18 Whosoever [he be] that doth rebel against thy

commandment, and will not hearken unto thy words in all that

thou commandest him, he shall be put to death: only be strong

and of a good courage.

JO-2:1 And Joshua the son of Nun sent out of Shittim two men to

spy secretly, saying, Go view the land, even Jericho. And they

went, and came into an harlot's house, named Rahab, and lodged

there.

JO-2:2 And it was told the king of Jericho, saying, Behold,

there came men in hither to night of the children of Israel to

search out the country.

JO-2:3 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring

forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into

thine house: for they be come to search out all the country.

JO-2:4 And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said

thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they [were]:

JO-2:5 And it came to pass [about the time] of shutting of the

gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men

went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake

them.

JO-2:6 But she had brought them up to the roof of the house,

and hid them with the stalks of flax, which she had laid in

order upon the roof.

JO-2:7 And the men pursued after them the way to Jordan unto

the fords: and as soon as they which pursued after them were

gone out, they shut the gate.

JO-2:8 And before they were laid down, she came up unto them

upon the roof;

JO-2:9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD hath

given you the land, and that your terror is fallen upon us, and

that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you.

JO-2:10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of

the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did

unto the two kings of the Amorites, that [were] on the other

side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.

JO-2:11 And as soon as we had heard [these things], our hearts

did melt, neither did there remain any more courage in any man,

because of you: for the LORD your God, he [is] God in heaven

above, and in earth beneath.

JO-2:12 Now therefore, I pray you, swear unto me by the LORD,

since I have showed you kindness, that ye will also show

kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:

JO-2:13 And [that] ye will save alive my father, and my mother,

and my brethren, and my sisters, and all that they have, and

deliver our lives from death.

JO-2:14 And the men answered her, Our life for yours, if ye

utter not this our business. And it shall be, when the LORD hath

given us the land, that we will deal kindly and truly with thee.

JO-2:15 Then she let them down by a cord through the window:

for her house [was] upon the town wall, and she dwelt upon the

wall.

JO-2:16 And she said unto them, Get you to the mountain, lest

the pursuers meet you; and hide yourselves there three days,

until the pursuers be returned: and afterward may ye go your way.

JO-2:17 And the men said unto her, We [will be] blameless of

this thine oath which thou hast made us swear.

JO-2:18 Behold, [when] we come into the land, thou shalt bind

this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let

us down by: and thou shalt bring thy father, and thy mother, and

thy brethren, and all thy father's household, home unto thee.

JO-2:19 And it shall be, [that] whosoever shall go out of the

doors of thy house into the street, his blood [shall be] upon

his head, and we [will be] guiltless: and whosoever shall be

with thee in the house, his blood [shall be] on our head, if

[any] hand be upon him.

JO-2:20 And if thou utter this our business, then we will be

quit of thine oath which thou hast made us to swear.

JO-2:21 And she said, According unto your words, so [be] it.

And she sent them away, and they departed: and she bound the

scarlet line in the window.

JO-2:22 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode

there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the

pursuers sought [them] throughout all the way, but found [them]

not.

JO-2:23 So the two men returned, and descended from the

mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun,

and told him all [things] that befell them:

JO-2:24 And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath

delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the

inhabitants of the country do faint because of us.

JO-3:1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they removed

from Shittim, and came to Jordan, he and all the children of

Israel, and lodged there before they passed over.

JO-3:2 And it came to pass after three days, that the officers

went through the host;

JO-3:3 And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the

ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the

Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go

after it.

JO-3:4 Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two

thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may

know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed [this]

way heretofore.

JO-3:5 And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves:

for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.

JO-3:6 And Joshua spake unto the priests, saying, Take up the

ark of the covenant, and pass over before the people. And they

took up the ark of the covenant, and went before the people.

JO-3:7 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day will I begin to

magnify thee in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that,

as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee.

JO-3:8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of

the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water

of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan.

JO-3:9 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither,

and hear the words of the LORD your God.

JO-3:10 And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living

God [is] among you, and [that] he will without fail drive out

from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the

Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the

Amorites, and the Jebusites.

JO-3:11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the LORD of all the

earth passeth over before you into Jordan.

JO-3:12 Now therefore take you twelve men out of the tribes of

Israel, out of every tribe a man.

JO-3:13 And it shall come to pass, as soon as the soles of the

feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD, the Lord of

all the earth, shall rest in the waters of Jordan, [that] the

waters of Jordan shall be cut off [from] the waters that come

down from above; and they shall stand upon an heap.

JO-3:14 And it came to pass, when the people removed from their

tents, to pass over Jordan, and the priests bearing the ark of

the covenant before the people;

JO-3:15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan,

and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the

brim of the water, (for Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the

time of harvest,)

JO-3:16 That the waters which came down from above stood [and]

rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that [is]

beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the

plain, [even] the salt sea, failed, [and] were cut off: and the

people passed over right against Jericho.

JO-3:17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of

the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and

all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the

people were passed clean over Jordan.

JO-4:1 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean

passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

JO-4:2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every

tribe a man,

JO-4:3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the

midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests' feet stood

firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and

leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

JO-4:4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared

of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

JO-4:5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of

the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take you up

every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the

number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

JO-4:6 That this may be a sign among you, [that] when your

children ask [their fathers] in time to come, saying, What

[mean] ye by these stones?

JO-4:7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan

were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it

passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these

stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for

ever.

JO-4:8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded,

and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the

LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of

the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the

place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

JO-4:9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan,

in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of

the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

JO-4:10 For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst

of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD

commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that

Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

JO-4:11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean

passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the

priests, in the presence of the people.

JO-4:12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad,

and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the

children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

JO-4:13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over

before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

JO-4:14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of

all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the

days of his life.

JO-4:15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

JO-4:16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony,

that they come up out of Jordan.

JO-4:17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye

up out of Jordan.

JO-4:18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark

of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of

Jordan, [and] the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto

the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their

place, and flowed over all his banks, as [they did] before.

JO-4:19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth [day]

of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border

of Jericho.

JO-4:20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan,

did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.

JO-4:21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When

your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying,

What [mean] these stones?

JO-4:22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel

came over this Jordan on dry land.

JO-4:23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan

from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God

did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we

were gone over:

JO-4:24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of

the LORD, that it [is] mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your

God for ever.

JO-5:1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites,

which [were] on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings

of the Canaanites, which [were] by the sea, heard that the LORD

had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of

Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted,

neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the

children of Israel.

JO-5:2 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp

knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second

time.

JO-5:3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the

children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

JO-5:4 And this [is] the cause why Joshua did circumcise: All

the people that came out of Egypt, [that were] males, [even] all

the men of war, died in the wilderness by the way, after they

came out of Egypt.

JO-5:5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised: but

all the people [that were] born in the wilderness by the way as

they came forth out of Egypt, [them] they had not circumcised.

JO-5:6 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the

wilderness, till all the people [that were] men of war, which

came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not the

voice of the LORD: unto whom the LORD sware that he would not

show them the land, which the LORD sware unto their fathers that

he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey.

JO-5:7 And their children, [whom] he raised up in their stead,

them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because

they had not circumcised them by the way.

JO-5:8 And it came to pass, when they had done circumcising all

the people, that they abode in their places in the camp, till

they were whole.

JO-5:9 And the LORD said unto Joshua, This day have I rolled

away the reproach of Egypt from off you. Wherefore the name of

the place is called Gilgal unto this day.

JO-5:10 And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept

the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the

plains of Jericho.

JO-5:11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land on the

morrow after the passover, unleavened cakes, and parched [corn]

in the selfsame day.

JO-5:12 And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten

of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel

manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of

Canaan that year.

JO-5:13 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that

he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man

over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua

went unto him, and said unto him, [Art] thou for us, or for our

adversaries?

JO-5:14 And he said, Nay; but [as] captain of the host of the

LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth,

and did worship, and said unto him, What saith my lord unto his

servant?

JO-5:15 And the captain of the LORD'S host said unto Joshua,

Loose thy shoe from off thy foot; for the place whereon thou

standest [is] holy. And Joshua did so.

JO-6:1 Now Jericho was straitly shut up because of the children

of Israel: none went out, and none came in.

JO-6:2 And the LORD said unto Joshua, See, I have given into

thine hand Jericho, and the king thereof, [and] the mighty men

of valour.

JO-6:3 And ye shall compass the city, all [ye] men of war,

[and] go round about the city once. Thus shalt thou do six days.

JO-6:4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven

trumpets of rams' horns: and the seventh day ye shall compass

the city seven times, and the priests shall blow with the

trumpets.

JO-6:5 And it shall come to pass, that when they make a long

[blast] with the ram's horn, [and] when ye hear the sound of the

trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the

wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall

ascend up every man straight before him.

JO-6:6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said

unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven

priests bear seven trumpets of rams' horns before the ark of the

LORD.

JO-6:7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the

city, and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the

LORD.

JO-6:8 And it came to pass, when Joshua had spoken unto the

people, that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of

rams' horns passed on before the LORD, and blew with the

trumpets: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them.

JO-6:9 And the armed men went before the priests that blew with

the trumpets, and the rereward came after the ark, [the priests]

going on, and blowing with the trumpets.

JO-6:10 And Joshua had commanded the people, saying, Ye shall

not shout, nor make any noise with your voice, neither shall

[any] word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you

shout; then shall ye shout.

JO-6:11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city, going about

[it] once: and they came into the camp, and lodged in the camp.

JO-6:12 And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests

took up the ark of the LORD.

JO-6:13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams' horns

before the ark of the LORD went on continually, and blew with

the trumpets: and the armed men went before them; but the

rereward came after the ark of the LORD, [the priests] going on,

and blowing with the trumpets.

JO-6:14 And the second day they compassed the city once, and

returned into the camp: so they did six days.

JO-6:15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose

early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after

the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the

city seven times.

JO-6:16 And it came to pass at the seventh time, when the

priests blew with the trumpets, Joshua said unto the people,

Shout; for the LORD hath given you the city.

JO-6:17 And the city shall be accursed, [even] it, and all that

[are] therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live,

she and all that [are] with her in the house, because she hid

the messengers that we sent.

JO-6:18 And ye, in any wise keep [yourselves] from the accursed

thing, lest ye make [yourselves] accursed, when ye take of the

accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble

it.

JO-6:19 But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and

iron, [are] consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the

treasury of the LORD.

JO-6:20 So the people shouted when [the priests] blew with the

trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound

of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that

the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the

city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.

JO-6:21 And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city,

both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass,

with the edge of the sword.

JO-6:22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out

the country, Go into the harlot's house, and bring out thence

the woman, and all that she hath, as ye sware unto her.

JO-6:23 And the young men that were spies went in, and brought

out Rahab, and her father, and her mother, and her brethren, and

all that she had; and they brought out all her kindred, and left

them without the camp of Israel.

JO-6:24 And they burnt the city with fire, and all that [was]

therein: only the silver, and the gold, and the vessels of brass

and of iron, they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD.

JO-6:25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her

father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in

Israel [even] unto this day; because she hid the messengers,

which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

JO-6:26 And Joshua adjured [them] at that time, saying, Cursed

[be] the man before the LORD, that riseth up and buildeth this

city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his

firstborn, and in his youngest [son] shall he set up the gates

of it.

JO-6:27 So the LORD was with Joshua; and his fame was [noised]

throughout all the country.

JO-7:1 But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the

accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi,

the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed

thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the

children of Israel.

JO-7:2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which [is]

beside Bethaven, on the east side of Bethel, and spake unto them,

saying, Go up and view the country. And the men went up and

viewed Ai.

JO-7:3 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not

all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go

up and smite Ai; [and] make not all the people to labour thither;

for they [are but] few.

JO-7:4 So there went up thither of the people about three

thousand men: and they fled before the men of Ai.

JO-7:5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men:

for they chased them [from] before the gate [even] unto

Shebarim, and smote them in the going down: wherefore the hearts

of the people melted, and became as water.

JO-7:6 And Joshua rent his clothes, and fell to the earth upon

his face before the ark of the LORD until the eventide, he and

the elders of Israel, and put dust upon their heads.

JO-7:7 And Joshua said, Alas, O Lord GOD, wherefore hast thou

at all brought this people over Jordan, to deliver us into the

hand of the Amorites, to destroy us? would to God we had been

content, and dwelt on the other side Jordan!

JO-7:8 O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their

backs before their enemies!

JO-7:9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land

shall hear [of it], and shall environ us round, and cut off our

name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

JO-7:10 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Get thee up; wherefore

liest thou thus upon thy face?

JO-7:11 Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my

covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the

accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and

they have put [it] even among their own stuff.

JO-7:12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before

their enemies, [but] turned [their] backs before their enemies,

because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more,

except ye destroy the accursed from among you.

JO-7:13 Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves

against tomorrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [There

is] an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst

not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed

thing from among you.

JO-7:14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according

to your tribes: and it shall be, [that] the tribe which the LORD

taketh shall come according to the families [thereof]; and the

family which the LORD shall take shall come by households; and

the household which the LORD shall take shall come man by man.

JO-7:15 And it shall be, [that] he that is taken with the

accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath:

because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and

because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

JO-7:16 So Joshua rose up early in the morning, and brought

Israel by their tribes; and the tribe of Judah was taken:

JO-7:17 And he brought the family of Judah; and he took the

family of the Zarhites: and he brought the family of the

Zarhites man by man; and Zabdi was taken:

JO-7:18 And he brought his household man by man; and Achan, the

son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe

of Judah, was taken.

JO-7:19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee,

glory to the LORD God of Israel, and make confession unto him;

and tell me now what thou hast done; hide [it] not from me.

JO-7:20 And Achan answered Joshua, and said, Indeed I have

sinned against the LORD God of Israel, and thus and thus have I

done:

JO-7:21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment,

and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty

shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold,

they [are] hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the

silver under it.

JO-7:22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent;

and, behold, [it was] hid in his tent, and the silver under it.

JO-7:23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and

brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel,

and laid them out before the LORD.

JO-7:24 And Joshua, and all Israel with him, took Achan the son

of Zerah, and the silver, and the garment, and the wedge of gold,

and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses,

and his sheep, and his tent, and all that he had: and they

brought them unto the valley of Achor.

JO-7:25 And Joshua said, Why hast thou troubled us? the LORD

shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with

stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them

with stones.

JO-7:26 And they raised over him a great heap of stones unto

this day. So the LORD turned from the fierceness of his anger.

Wherefore the name of that place was called, The valley of Achor,

unto this day.

JO-8:1 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou

dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up

to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his

people, and his city, and his land:

JO-8:2 And thou shalt do to Ai and her king as thou didst unto

Jericho and her king: only the spoil thereof, and the cattle

thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves: lay thee an

ambush for the city behind it.

JO-8:3 So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up

against Ai: and Joshua chose out thirty thousand mighty men of

valour, and sent them away by night.

JO-8:4 And he commanded them, saying, Behold, ye shall lie in

wait against the city, [even] behind the city: go not very far

from the city, but be ye all ready:

JO-8:5 And I, and all the people that [are] with me, will

approach unto the city: and it shall come to pass, when they

come out against us, as at the first, that we will flee before

them,

JO-8:6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn

them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as

at the first: therefore we will flee before them.

JO-8:7 Then ye shall rise up from the ambush, and seize upon

the city: for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

JO-8:8 And it shall be, when ye have taken the city, [that] ye

shall set the city on fire: according to the commandment of the

LORD shall ye do. See, I have commanded you.

JO-8:9 Joshua therefore sent them forth: and they went to lie

in ambush, and abode between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of

Ai: but Joshua lodged that night among the people.

JO-8:10 And Joshua rose up early in the morning, and numbered

the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, before the

people to Ai.

JO-8:11 And all the people, [even the people] of war that

[were] with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the

city, and pitched on the north side of Ai: now [there was] a

valley between them and Ai.

JO-8:12 And he took about five thousand men, and set them to

lie in ambush between Bethel and Ai, on the west side of the

city.

JO-8:13 And when they had set the people, [even] all the host

that [was] on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on

the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of

the valley.

JO-8:14 And it came to pass, when the king of Ai saw [it], that

they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city went out

against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time

appointed, before the plain; but he wist not that [there were]

liers in ambush against him behind the city.

JO-8:15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten

before them, and fled by the way of the wilderness.

JO-8:16 And all the people that [were] in Ai were called

together to pursue after them: and they pursued after Joshua,

and were drawn away from the city.

JO-8:17 And there was not a man left in Ai or Bethel, that went

not out after Israel: and they left the city open, and pursued

after Israel.

JO-8:18 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Stretch out the spear

that [is] in thy hand toward Ai; for I will give it into thine

hand. And Joshua stretched out the spear that [he had] in his

hand toward the city.

JO-8:19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and

they ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand: and they

entered into the city, and took it, and hasted and set the city

on fire.

JO-8:20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw,

and, behold, the smoke of the city ascended up to heaven, and

they had no power to flee this way or that way: and the people

that fled to the wilderness turned back upon the pursuers.

JO-8:21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the ambush had

taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then

they turned again, and slew the men of Ai.

JO-8:22 And the other issued out of the city against them; so

they were in the midst of Israel, some on this side, and some on

that side: and they smote them, so that they let none of them

remain or escape.

JO-8:23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to

Joshua.

JO-8:24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of

slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the

wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all

fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that

all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge

of the sword.

JO-8:25 And [so] it was, [that] all that fell that day, both of

men and women, [were] twelve thousand, [even] all the men of Ai.

JO-8:26 For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he

stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the

inhabitants of Ai.

JO-8:27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took

for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of the LORD

which he commanded Joshua.

JO-8:28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever,

[even] a desolation unto this day.

JO-8:29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until eventide:

and as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they

should take his carcase down from the tree, and cast it at the

entering of the gate of the city, and raise thereon a great heap

of stones, [that remaineth] unto this day.

JO-8:30 Then Joshua built an altar unto the LORD God of Israel

in mount Ebal,

JO-8:31 As Moses the servant of the LORD commanded the children

of Israel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an

altar of whole stones, over which no man hath lift up [any] iron:

and they offered thereon burnt offerings unto the LORD, and

sacrificed peace offerings.

JO-8:32 And he wrote there upon the stones a copy of the law of

Moses, which he wrote in the presence of the children of Israel.

JO-8:33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and

their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before

the priests the Levites, which bare the ark of the covenant of

the LORD, as well the stranger, as he that was born among them;

half of them over against mount Gerizim, and half of them over

against mount Ebal; as Moses the servant of the LORD had

commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel.

JO-8:34 And afterward he read all the words of the law, the

blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the

book of the law.

JO-8:35 There was not a word of all that Moses commanded, which

Joshua read not before all the congregation of Israel, with the

women, and the little ones, and the strangers that were

conversant among them.

JO-9:1 And it came to pass, when all the kings which [were] on

this side Jordan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all

the coasts of the great sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite,

and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and

the Jebusite, heard [thereof];

JO-9:2 That they gathered themselves together, to fight with

Joshua and with Israel, with one accord.

JO-9:3 And when the inhabitants of Gibeon heard what Joshua had

done unto Jericho and to Ai,

JO-9:4 They did work wilily, and went and made as if they had

been ambassadors, and took old sacks upon their asses, and wine

bottles, old, and rent, and bound up;

JO-9:5 And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old

garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry

[and] mouldy.

JO-9:6 And they went to Joshua unto the camp at Gilgal, and

said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We be come from a far

country: now therefore make ye a league with us.

JO-9:7 And the men of Israel said unto the Hivites,

Peradventure ye dwell among us; and how shall we make a league

with you?

JO-9:8 And they said unto Joshua, We [are] thy servants. And

Joshua said unto them, Who [are] ye? and from whence come ye?

JO-9:9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy

servants are come because of the name of the LORD thy God: for

we have heard the fame of him, and all that he did in Egypt,

JO-9:10 And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites,

that [were] beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og

king of Bashan, which [was] at Ashtaroth.

JO-9:11 Wherefore our elders and all the inhabitants of our

country spake to us, saying, Take victuals with you for the

journey, and go to meet them, and say unto them, We [are] your

servants: therefore now make ye a league with us.

JO-9:12 This our bread we took hot [for] our provision out of

our houses on the day we came forth to go unto you; but now,

behold, it is dry, and it is mouldy:

JO-9:13 And these bottles of wine, which we filled, [were] new;

and, behold, they be rent: and these our garments and our shoes

are become old by reason of the very long journey.

JO-9:14 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not

[counsel] at the mouth of the LORD.

JO-9:15 And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with

them, to let them live: and the princes of the congregation

sware unto them.

JO-9:16 And it came to pass at the end of three days after they

had made a league with them, that they heard that they [were]

their neighbours, and [that] they dwelt among them.

JO-9:17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto

their cities on the third day. Now their cities [were] Gibeon,

and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.

JO-9:18 And the children of Israel smote them not, because the

princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God

of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.

JO-9:19 But all the princes said unto all the congregation, We

have sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel: now therefore we

may not touch them.

JO-9:20 This we will do to them; we will even let them live,

lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto

them.

JO-9:21 And the princes said unto them, Let them live; but let

them be hewers of wood and drawers of water unto all the

congregation; as the princes had promised them.

JO-9:22 And Joshua called for them, and he spake unto them,

saying, Wherefore have ye beguiled us, saying, We [are] very far

from you; when ye dwell among us?

JO-9:23 Now therefore ye [are] cursed, and there shall none of

you be freed from being bondmen, and hewers of wood and drawers

of water for the house of my God.

JO-9:24 And they answered Joshua, and said, Because it was

certainly told thy servants, how that the LORD thy God commanded

his servant Moses to give you all the land, and to destroy all

the inhabitants of the land from before you, therefore we were

sore afraid of our lives because of you, and have done this

thing.

JO-9:25 And now, behold, we [are] in thine hand: as it seemeth

good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

JO-9:26 And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the

hand of the children of Israel, that they slew them not.

JO-9:27 And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and

drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the

LORD, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

JO-10:1 Now it came to pass, when Adonizedek king of Jerusalem

had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it;

as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and

her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with

Israel, and were among them;

JO-10:2 That they feared greatly, because Gibeon [was] a great

city, as one of the royal cities, and because it [was] greater

than Ai, and all the men thereof [were] mighty.

JO-10:3 Wherefore Adonizedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham

king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia

king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,

JO-10:4 Come up unto me, and help me, that we may smite Gibeon:

for it hath made peace with Joshua and with the children of

Israel.

JO-10:5 Therefore the five kings of the Amorites, the king of

Jerusalem, the king of Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of

Lachish, the king of Eglon, gathered themselves together, and

went up, they and all their hosts, and encamped before Gibeon,

and made war against it.

JO-10:6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to

Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to

us quickly, and save us, and help us: for all the kings of the

Amorites that dwell in the mountains are gathered together

against us.

JO-10:7 So Joshua ascended from Gilgal, he, and all the people

of war with him, and all the mighty men of valour.

JO-10:8 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I

have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not a man of

them stand before thee.

JO-10:9 Joshua therefore came unto them suddenly, [and] went up

from Gilgal all night.

JO-10:10 And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew

them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the

way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and

unto Makkedah.

JO-10:11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel,

[and] were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast

down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they

died: [they were] more which died with hailstones than [they]

whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.

JO-10:12 Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD

delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he

said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon;

and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

JO-10:13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until

the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. [Is] not

this written in the book of Jasher? So the sun stood still in

the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day.

JO-10:14 And there was no day like that before it or after it,

that the LORD hearkened unto the voice of a man: for the LORD

fought for Israel.

JO-10:15 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the

camp to Gilgal.

JO-10:16 But these five kings fled, and hid themselves in a

cave at Makkedah.

JO-10:17 And it was told Joshua, saying, The five kings are

found hid in a cave at Makkedah.

JO-10:18 And Joshua said, Roll great stones upon the mouth of

the cave, and set men by it for to keep them:

JO-10:19 And stay ye not, [but] pursue after your enemies, and

smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their

cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand.

JO-10:20 And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of

Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great

slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest [which]

remained of them entered into fenced cities.

JO-10:21 And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at

Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the

children of Israel.

JO-10:22 Then said Joshua, Open the mouth of the cave, and

bring out those five kings unto me out of the cave.

JO-10:23 And they did so, and brought forth those five kings

unto him out of the cave, the king of Jerusalem, the king of

Hebron, the king of Jarmuth, the king of Lachish, [and] the king

of Eglon.

JO-10:24 And it came to pass, when they brought out those kings

unto Joshua, that Joshua called for all the men of Israel, and

said unto the captains of the men of war which went with him,

Come near, put your feet upon the necks of these kings. And they

came near, and put their feet upon the necks of them.

JO-10:25 And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed,

be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the LORD do to all

your enemies against whom ye fight.

JO-10:26 And afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and

hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees

until the evening.

JO-10:27 And it came to pass at the time of the going down of

the sun, [that] Joshua commanded, and they took them down off

the trees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid,

and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, [which remain] until

this very day.

JO-10:28 And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with

the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed,

them, and all the souls that [were] therein; he let none remain:

and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of

Jericho.

JO-10:29 Then Joshua passed from Makkedah, and all Israel with

him, unto Libnah, and fought against Libnah:

JO-10:30 And the LORD delivered it also, and the king thereof,

into the hand of Israel; and he smote it with the edge of the

sword, and all the souls that [were] therein; he let none remain

in it; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of

Jericho.

JO-10:31 And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him,

unto Lachish, and encamped against it, and fought against it:

JO-10:32 And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel,

which took it on the second day, and smote it with the edge of

the sword, and all the souls that [were] therein, according to

all that he had done to Libnah.

JO-10:33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish; and

Joshua smote him and his people, until he had left him none

remaining.

JO-10:34 And from Lachish Joshua passed unto Eglon, and all

Israel with him; and they encamped against it, and fought

against it:

JO-10:35 And they took it on that day, and smote it with the

edge of the sword, and all the souls that [were] therein he

utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to

Lachish.

JO-10:36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel with him,

unto Hebron; and they fought against it:

JO-10:37 And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the

sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all

the souls that [were] therein; he left none remaining, according

to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and

all the souls that [were] therein.

JO-10:38 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to Debir;

and fought against it:

JO-10:39 And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the

cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword,

and utterly destroyed all the souls that [were] therein; he left

none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir,

and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to

her king.

JO-10:40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of

the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their

kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that

breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

JO-10:41 And Joshua smote them from Kadeshbarnea even unto Gaza,

and all the country of Goshen, even unto Gibeon.

JO-10:42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at

one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel.

JO-10:43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, unto the

camp to Gilgal.

JO-11:1 And it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazor had heard

[those things], that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the

king of Shimron, and to the king of Achshaph,

JO-11:2 And to the kings that [were] on the north of the

mountains, and of the plains south of Chinneroth, and in the

valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west,

JO-11:3 [And to] the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and

[to] the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the

Jebusite in the mountains, and [to] the Hivite under Hermon in

the land of Mizpeh.

JO-11:4 And they went out, they and all their hosts with them,

much people, even as the sand that [is] upon the sea shore in

multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

JO-11:5 And when all these kings were met together, they came

and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against

Israel.

JO-11:6 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of

them: for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all

slain before Israel: thou shalt hock their horses, and burn

their chariots with fire.

JO-11:7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war with him,

against them by the waters of Merom suddenly; and they fell upon

them.

JO-11:8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel,

who smote them, and chased them unto great Zidon, and unto

Misrephothmaim, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward; and they

smote them, until they left them none remaining.

JO-11:9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him: he

hocked their horses, and burnt their chariots with fire.

JO-11:10 And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor,

and smote the king thereof with the sword: for Hazor beforetime

was the head of all those kingdoms.

JO-11:11 And they smote all the souls that [were] therein with

the edge of the sword, utterly destroying [them]: there was not

any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.

JO-11:12 And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings

of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the

sword, [and] he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of

the LORD commanded.

JO-11:13 But [as for] the cities that stood still in their

strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only; [that]

did Joshua burn.

JO-11:14 And all the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the

children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves; but every

man they smote with the edge of the sword, until they had

destroyed them, neither left they any to breathe.

JO-11:15 As the LORD commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses

command Joshua, and so did Joshua; he left nothing undone of all

that the LORD commanded Moses.

JO-11:16 So Joshua took all that land, the hills, and all the

south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and

the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of the

same;

JO-11:17 [Even] from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir,

even unto Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon:

and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them.

JO-11:18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings.

JO-11:19 There was not a city that made peace with the children

of Israel, save the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon: all

[other] they took in battle.

JO-11:20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that

they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy

them utterly, [and] that they might have no favour, but that he

might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.

JO-11:21 And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims

from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from

all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel:

Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.

JO-11:22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the

children of Israel: only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there

remained.

JO-11:23 So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that

the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance

unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And

the land rested from war.

JO-12:1 Now these [are] the kings of the land, which the

children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other

side Jordan toward the rising of the sun, from the river Arnon

unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east:

JO-12:2 Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt in Heshbon, [and]

ruled from Aroer, which [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon,

and from the middle of the river, and from half Gilead, even

unto the river Jabbok, [which is] the border of the children of

Ammon;

JO-12:3 And from the plain to the sea of Chinneroth on the east,

and unto the sea of the plain, [even] the salt sea on the east,

the way to Bethjeshimoth; and from the south, under

Ashdothpisgah:

JO-12:4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, [which was] of the

remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,

JO-12:5 And reigned in mount Hermon, and in Salcah, and in all

Bashan, unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites,

and half Gilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon.

JO-12:6 Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children

of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the LORD gave it [for]

a possession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half

tribe of Manasseh.

JO-12:7 And these [are] the kings of the country which Joshua

and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west,

from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto the mount Halak,

that goeth up to Seir; which Joshua gave unto the tribes of

Israel [for] a possession according to their divisions;

JO-12:8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains,

and in the springs, and in the wilderness, and in the south

country; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the

Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites:

JO-12:9 The king of Jericho, one; the king of Ai, which [is]

beside Bethel, one;

JO-12:10 The king of Jerusalem, one; the king of Hebron, one;

JO-12:11 The king of Jarmuth, one; the king of Lachish, one;

JO-12:12 The king of Eglon, one; the king of Gezer, one;

JO-12:13 The king of Debir, one; the king of Geder, one;

JO-12:14 The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

JO-12:15 The king of Libnah, one; the king of Adullam, one;

JO-12:16 The king of Makkedah, one; the king of Bethel, one;

JO-12:17 The king of Tappuah, one; the king of Hepher, one;

JO-12:18 The king of Aphek, one; the king of Lasharon, one;

JO-12:19 The king of Madon, one; the king of Hazor, one;

JO-12:20 The king of Shimronmeron, one; the king of Achshaph,

one;

JO-12:21 The king of Taanach, one; the king of Megiddo, one;

JO-12:22 The king of Kedesh, one; the king of Jokneam of Carmel,

one;

JO-12:23 The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one; the king of

the nations of Gilgal, one;

JO-12:24 The king of Tirzah, one: all the kings thirty and one.

JO-13:1 Now Joshua was old [and] stricken in years; and the

LORD said unto him, Thou art old [and] stricken in years, and

there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed.

JO-13:2 This [is] the land that yet remaineth: all the borders

of the Philistines, and all Geshuri,

JO-13:3 From Sihor, which [is] before Egypt, even unto the

borders of Ekron northward, [which] is counted to the Canaanite:

five lords of the Philistines; the Gazathites, and the

Ashdothites, the Eshkalonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites;

also the Avites:

JO-13:4 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites, and

Mearah that [is] beside the Sidonians unto Aphek, to the borders

of the Amorites:

JO-13:5 And the land of the Giblites, and all Lebanon, toward

the sunrising, from Baalgad under mount Hermon unto the entering

into Hamath.

JO-13:6 All the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon

unto Misrephothmaim, [and] all the Sidonians, them will I drive

out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by

lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded

thee.

JO-13:7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto

the nine tribes, and the half tribe of Manasseh,

JO-13:8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received

their inheritance, which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward,

[even] as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them;

JO-13:9 From Aroer, that [is] upon the bank of the river Arnon,

and the city that [is] in the midst of the river, and all the

plain of Medeba unto Dibon;

JO-13:10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites,

which reigned in Heshbon, unto the border of the children of

Ammon;

JO-13:11 And Gilead, and the border of the Geshurites and

Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Salcah;

JO-13:12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in

Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the

giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.

JO-13:13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the

Geshurites, nor the Maachathites: but the Geshurites and the

Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day.

JO-13:14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance;

the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire [are]

their inheritance, as he said unto them.

JO-13:15 And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of

Reuben [inheritance] according to their families.

JO-13:16 And their coast was from Aroer, that [is] on the bank

of the river Arnon, and the city that [is] in the midst of the

river, and all the plain by Medeba;

JO-13:17 Heshbon, and all her cities that [are] in the plain;

Dibon, and Bamothbaal, and Bethbaalmeon,

JO-13:18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath,

JO-13:19 And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the

mount of the valley,

JO-13:20 And Bethpeor, and Ashdothpisgah, and Bethjeshimoth,

JO-13:21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom

of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom

Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur,

and Hur, and Reba, [which were] dukes of Sihon, dwelling in the

country.

JO-13:22 Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the

children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were

slain by them.

JO-13:23 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan,

and the border [thereof]. This [was] the inheritance of the

children of Reuben after their families, the cities and the

villages thereof.

JO-13:24 And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the tribe of Gad,

[even] unto the children of Gad according to their families.

JO-13:25 And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of

Gilead, and half the land of the children of Ammon, unto Aroer

that [is] before Rabbah;

JO-13:26 And from Heshbon unto Ramathmizpeh, and Betonim; and

from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir;

JO-13:27 And in the valley, Betharam, and Bethnimrah, and

Succoth, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of

Heshbon, Jordan and [his] border, [even] unto the edge of the

sea of Chinnereth on the other side Jordan eastward.

JO-13:28 This [is] the inheritance of the children of Gad after

their families, the cities, and their villages.

JO-13:29 And Moses gave [inheritance] unto the half tribe of

Manasseh: and [this] was [the possession] of the half tribe of

the children of Manasseh by their families.

JO-13:30 And their coast was from Mahanaim, all Bashan, all the

kingdom of Og king of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which

[are] in Bashan, threescore cities:

JO-13:31 And half Gilead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of

the kingdom of Og in Bashan, [were pertaining] unto the children

of Machir the son of Manasseh, [even] to the one half of the

children of Machir by their families.

JO-13:32 These [are the countries] which Moses did distribute

for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan,

by Jericho, eastward.

JO-13:33 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not [any]

inheritance: the LORD God of Israel [was] their inheritance, as

he said unto them.

JO-14:1 And these [are the countries] which the children of

Israel inherited in the land of Canaan, which Eleazar the priest,

and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the

tribes of the children of Israel, distributed for inheritance to

them.

JO-14:2 By lot [was] their inheritance, as the LORD commanded

by the hand of Moses, for the nine tribes, and [for] the half

tribe.

JO-14:3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and

an half tribe on the other side Jordan: but unto the Levites he

gave none inheritance among them.

JO-14:4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes, Manasseh

and Ephraim: therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the

land, save cities to dwell [in], with their suburbs for their

cattle and for their substance.

JO-14:5 As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel

did, and they divided the land.

JO-14:6 Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal:

and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him, Thou

knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God

concerning me and thee in Kadeshbarnea.

JO-14:7 Forty years old [was] I when Moses the servant of the

LORD sent me from Kadeshbarnea to espy out the land; and I

brought him word again as [it was] in mine heart.

JO-14:8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the

heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.

JO-14:9 And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land

whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and

thy children's for ever, because thou hast wholly followed the

LORD my God.

JO-14:10 And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he

said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this

word unto Moses, while [the children of] Israel wandered in the

wilderness: and now, lo, I [am] this day fourscore and five

years old.

JO-14:11 As yet I [am as] strong this day as [I was] in the day

that Moses sent me: as my strength [was] then, even so [is] my

strength now, for war, both to go out, and to come in.

JO-14:12 Now therefore give me this mountain, whereof the LORD

spake in that day; for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims

[were] there, and [that] the cities [were] great [and] fenced:

if so be the LORD [will be] with me, then I shall be able to

drive them out, as the LORD said.

JO-14:13 And Joshua blessed him, and gave unto Caleb the son of

Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance.

JO-14:14 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the

son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day, because that he

wholly followed the LORD God of Israel.

JO-14:15 And the name of Hebron before [was] Kirjatharba;

[which Arba was] a great man among the Anakims. And the land had

rest from war.

JO-15:1 [This] then was the lot of the tribe of the children of

Judah by their families; [even] to the border of Edom the

wilderness of Zin southward [was] the uttermost part of the

south coast.

JO-15:2 And their south border was from the shore of the salt

sea, from the bay that looketh southward:

JO-15:3 And it went out to the south side to Maalehacrabbim,

and passed along to Zin, and ascended up on the south side unto

Kadeshbarnea, and passed along to Hezron, and went up to Adar,

and fetched a compass to Karkaa:

JO-15:4 [From thence] it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto

the river of Egypt; and the goings out of that coast were at the

sea: this shall be your south coast.

JO-15:5 And the east border [was] the salt sea, [even] unto the

end of Jordan. And [their] border in the north quarter [was]

from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan:

JO-15:6 And the border went up to Bethhogla, and passed along

by the north of Betharabah; and the border went up to the stone

of Bohan the son of Reuben:

JO-15:7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of

Achor, and so northward, looking toward Gilgal, that [is] before

the going up to Adummim, which [is] on the south side of the

river: and the border passed toward the waters of Enshemesh, and

the goings out thereof were at Enrogel:

JO-15:8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of

Hinnom unto the south side of the Jebusite; the same [is]

Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain

that [lieth] before the valley of Hinnom westward, which [is] at

the end of the valley of the giants northward:

JO-15:9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto

the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the

cities of mount Ephron; and the border was drawn to Baalah,

which [is] Kirjathjearim:

JO-15:10 And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto

mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim,

which [is] Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to

Bethshemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

JO-15:11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron

northward: and the border was drawn to Shicron, and passed along

to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel; and the goings out

of the border were at the sea.

JO-15:12 And the west border [was] to the great sea, and the

coast [thereof]. This [is] the coast of the children of Judah

round about according to their families.

JO-15:13 And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part

among the children of Judah, according to the commandment of the

LORD to Joshua, [even] the city of Arba the father of Anak,

which [city is] Hebron.

JO-15:14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai,

and Ahiman, and Talmai, the children of Anak.

JO-15:15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir: and

the name of Debir before [was] Kirjathsepher.

JO-15:16 And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjathsepher, and

taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife.

JO-15:17 And Othniel the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb,

took it: and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

JO-15:18 And it came to pass, as she came [unto him], that she

moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off

[her] ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?

JO-15:19 Who answered, Give me a blessing; for thou hast given

me a south land; give me also springs of water. And he gave her

the upper springs, and the nether springs.

JO-15:20 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children

of Judah according to their families.

JO-15:21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children

of Judah toward the coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and

Eder, and Jagur,

JO-15:22 And Kinah, and Dimonah, and Adadah,

JO-15:23 And Kedesh, and Hazor, and Ithnan,

JO-15:24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth,

JO-15:25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Kerioth, [and] Hezron, which

[is] Hazor,

JO-15:26 Amam, and Shema, and Moladah,

JO-15:27 And Hazargaddah, and Heshmon, and Bethpalet,

JO-15:28 And Hazarshual, and Beersheba, and Bizjothjah,

JO-15:29 Baalah, and Iim, and Azem,

JO-15:30 And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,

JO-15:31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah,

JO-15:32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon: all the

cities [are] twenty and nine, with their villages:

JO-15:33 [And] in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zoreah, and Ashnah,

JO-15:34 And Zanoah, and Engannim, Tappuah, and Enam,

JO-15:35 Jarmuth, and Adullam, Socoh, and Azekah,

JO-15:36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and

Gederothaim; fourteen cities with their villages:

JO-15:37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Migdalgad,

JO-15:38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and Joktheel,

JO-15:39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon,

JO-15:40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithlish,

JO-15:41 And Gederoth, Bethdagon, and Naamah, and Makkedah;

sixteen cities with their villages:

JO-15:42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan,

JO-15:43 And Jiphtah, and Ashnah, and Nezib,

JO-15:44 And Keilah, and Achzib, and Mareshah; nine cities with

their villages:

JO-15:45 Ekron, with her towns and her villages:

JO-15:46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all that [lay] near

Ashdod, with their villages:

JO-15:47 Ashdod with her towns and her villages, Gaza with her

towns and her villages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great

sea, and the border [thereof]:

JO-15:48 And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

JO-15:49 And Dannah, and Kirjathsannah, which [is] Debir,

JO-15:50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim,

JO-15:51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with

their villages:

JO-15:52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean,

JO-15:53 And Janum, and Bethtappuah, and Aphekah,

JO-15:54 And Humtah, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron, and

Zior; nine cities with their villages:

JO-15:55 Maon, Carmel, and Ziph, and Juttah,

JO-15:56 And Jezreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah,

JO-15:57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah; ten cities with their

villages:

JO-15:58 Halhul, Bethzur, and Gedor,

JO-15:59 And Maarath, and Bethanoth, and Eltekon; six cities

with their villages:

JO-15:60 Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, and Rabbah; two

cities with their villages:

JO-15:61 In the wilderness, Betharabah, Middin, and Secacah,

JO-15:62 And Nibshan, and the city of Salt, and Engedi; six

cities with their villages.

JO-15:63 As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the

children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites

dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.

JO-16:1 And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan

by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the

wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel.

JO-16:2 And goeth out from Bethel to Luz, and passeth along

unto the borders of Archi to Ataroth,

JO-16:3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto

the coast of Bethhoron the nether, and to Gezer: and the goings

out thereof are at the sea.

JO-16:4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took

their inheritance.

JO-16:5 And the border of the children of Ephraim according to

their families was [thus]: even the border of their inheritance

on the east side was Atarothaddar, unto Bethhoron the upper;

JO-16:6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on

the north side; and the border went about eastward unto

Taanathshiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah;

JO-16:7 And it went down from Janohah to Ataroth, and to

Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan.

JO-16:8 The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the

river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This

[is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Ephraim by

their families.

JO-16:9 And the separate cities for the children of Ephraim

[were] among the inheritance of the children of Manasseh, all

the cities with their villages.

JO-16:10 And they drave not out the Canaanites that dwelt in

Gezer: but the Canaanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this

day, and serve under tribute.

JO-17:1 There was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh; for he

[was] the firstborn of Joseph; [to wit], for Machir the

firstborn of Manasseh, the father of Gilead: because he was a

man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan.

JO-17:2 There was also [a lot] for the rest of the children of

Manasseh by their families; for the children of Abiezer, and for

the children of Helek, and for the children of Asriel, and for

the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for

the children of Shemida: these [were] the male children of

Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families.

JO-17:3 But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead,

the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but

daughters: and these [are] the names of his daughters, Mahlah,

and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

JO-17:4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and

before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying,

The LORD commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our

brethren. Therefore according to the commandment of the LORD he

gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father.

JO-17:5 And there fell ten portions to Manasseh, beside the

land of Gilead and Bashan, which [were] on the other side Jordan;

JO-17:6 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance

among his sons: and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of

Gilead.

JO-17:7 And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah,

that [lieth] before Shechem; and the border went along on the

right hand unto the inhabitants of Entappuah.

JO-17:8 [Now] Manasseh had the land of Tappuah: but Tappuah on

the border of Manasseh [belonged] to the children of Ephraim;

JO-17:9 And the coast descended unto the river Kanah, southward

of the river: these cities of Ephraim [are] among the cities of

Manasseh: the coast of Manasseh also [was] on the north side of

the river, and the outgoings of it were at the sea:

JO-17:10 Southward [it was] Ephraim's, and northward [it was]

Manasseh's, and the sea is his border; and they met together in

Asher on the north, and in Issachar on the east.

JO-17:11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Bethshean

and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabitants of

Dor and her towns, and the inhabitants of Endor and her towns,

and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns, and the

inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, [even] three countries.

JO-17:12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out [the

inhabitants of] those cities; but the Canaanites would dwell in

that land.

JO-17:13 Yet it came to pass, when the children of Israel were

waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute; but did

not utterly drive them out.

JO-17:14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying,

Why hast thou given me [but] one lot and one portion to inherit,

seeing I [am] a great people, forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed

me hitherto?

JO-17:15 And Joshua answered them, If thou [be] a great people,

[then] get thee up to the wood [country], and cut down for

thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants,

if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee.

JO-17:16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not

enough for us: and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of

the valley have chariots of iron, [both they] who [are] of

Bethshean and her towns, and [they] who [are] of the valley of

Jezreel.

JO-17:17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, [even] to

Ephraim and to Manasseh, saying, Thou [art] a great people, and

hast great power: thou shalt not have one lot [only]:

JO-17:18 But the mountain shall be thine; for it [is] a wood,

and thou shalt cut it down: and the outgoings of it shall be

thine: for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have

iron chariots, [and] though they [be] strong.

JO-18:1 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel

assembled together at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the

congregation there. And the land was subdued before them.

JO-18:2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven

tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance.

JO-18:3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long

[are] ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of

your fathers hath given you?

JO-18:4 Give out from among you three men for [each] tribe: and

I will send them, and they shall rise, and go through the land,

and describe it according to the inheritance of them; and they

shall come [again] to me.

JO-18:5 And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall

abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall

abide in their coasts on the north.

JO-18:6 Ye shall therefore describe the land [into] seven parts,

and bring [the description] hither to me, that I may cast lots

for you here before the LORD our God.

JO-18:7 But the Levites have no part among you; for the

priesthood of the LORD [is] their inheritance: and Gad, and

Reuben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their

inheritance beyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant

of the LORD gave them.

JO-18:8 And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged

them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through

the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here

cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.

JO-18:9 And the men went and passed through the land, and

described it by cities into seven parts in a book, and came

[again] to Joshua to the host at Shiloh.

JO-18:10 And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the

LORD: and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of

Israel according to their divisions.

JO-18:11 And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin

came up according to their families: and the coast of their lot

came forth between the children of Judah and the children of

Joseph.

JO-18:12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan;

and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side,

and went up through the mountains westward; and the goings out

thereof were at the wilderness of Bethaven.

JO-18:13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to

the side of Luz, which [is] Bethel, southward; and the border

descended to Atarothadar, near the hill that [lieth] on the

south side of the nether Bethhoron.

JO-18:14 And the border was drawn [thence], and compassed the

corner of the sea southward, from the hill that [lieth] before

Bethhoron southward; and the goings out thereof were at

Kirjathbaal, which [is] Kirjathjearim, a city of the children of

Judah: this [was] the west quarter.

JO-18:15 And the south quarter [was] from the end of

Kirjathjearim, and the border went out on the west, and went out

to the well of waters of Nephtoah:

JO-18:16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain

that [lieth] before the valley of the son of Hinnom, [and] which

[is] in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to

the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and

descended to Enrogel,

JO-18:17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to

Enshemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which [is] over

against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of

Bohan the son of Reuben,

JO-18:18 And passed along toward the side over against Arabah

northward, and went down unto Arabah:

JO-18:19 And the border passed along to the side of Bethhoglah

northward: and the outgoings of the border were at the north bay

of the salt sea at the south end of Jordan: this [was] the south

coast.

JO-18:20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This

[was] the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coasts

thereof round about, according to their families.

JO-18:21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of

Benjamin according to their families were Jericho, and

Bethhoglah, and the valley of Keziz.

JO-18:22 And Betharabah, and Zemaraim, and Bethel,

JO-18:23 And Avim, and Parah, and Ophrah,

JO-18:24 And Chepharhaammonai, and Ophni, and Gaba; twelve

cities with their villages:

JO-18:25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,

JO-18:26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah,

JO-18:27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Taralah,

JO-18:28 And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which [is] Jerusalem,

Gibeath, [and] Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages.

This [is] the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according

to their families.

JO-19:1 And the second lot came forth to Simeon, [even] for the

tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families: and

their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of

Judah.

JO-19:2 And they had in their inheritance Beersheba, and Sheba,

and Moladah,

JO-19:3 And Hazarshual, and Balah, and Azem,

JO-19:4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,

JO-19:5 And Ziklag, and Bethmarcaboth, and Hazarsusah,

JO-19:6 And Bethlebaoth, and Sharuhen; thirteen cities and

their villages:

JO-19:7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities and

their villages:

JO-19:8 And all the villages that [were] round about these

cities to Baalathbeer, Ramath of the south. This [is] the

inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to

their families.

JO-19:9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah [was] the

inheritance of the children of Simeon: for the part of the

children of Judah was too much for them: therefore the children

of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them.

JO-19:10 And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun

according to their families: and the border of their inheritance

was unto Sarid:

JO-19:11 And their border went up toward the sea, and Maralah,

and reached to Dabbasheth, and reached to the river that [is]

before Jokneam;

JO-19:12 And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising

unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath,

and goeth up to Japhia.

JO-19:13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to

Gittahhepher, to Ittahkazin, and goeth out to Remmonmethoar to

Neah;

JO-19:14 And the border compasseth it on the north side to

Hannathon: and the outgoings thereof are in the valley of

Jiphthahel:

JO-19:15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah,

and Bethlehem: twelve cities with their villages.

JO-19:16 This [is] the inheritance of the children of Zebulun

according to their families, these cities with their villages.

JO-19:17 [And] the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the

children of Issachar according to their families.

JO-19:18 And their border was toward Jezreel, and Chesulloth,

and Shunem,

JO-19:19 And Haphraim, and Shihon, and Anaharath,

JO-19:20 And Rabbith, and Kishion, and Abez,

JO-19:21 And Remeth, and Engannim, and Enhaddah, and Bethpazzez;

JO-19:22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and

Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan:

sixteen cities with their villages.

JO-19:23 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children

of Issachar according to their families, the cities and their

villages.

JO-19:24 And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the

children of Asher according to their families.

JO-19:25 And their border was Helkath, and Hali, and Beten, and

Achshaph,

JO-19:26 And Alammelech, and Amad, and Misheal; and reacheth to

Carmel westward, and to Shihorlibnath;

JO-19:27 And turneth toward the sunrising to Bethdagon, and

reacheth to Zebulun, and to the valley of Jiphthahel toward the

north side of Bethemek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the

left hand,

JO-19:28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Hammon, and Kanah, [even]

unto great Zidon;

JO-19:29 And [then] the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the

strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the

outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib:

JO-19:30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Rehob: twenty and two

cities with their villages.

JO-19:31 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children

of Asher according to their families, these cities with their

villages.

JO-19:32 The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali,

[even] for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

JO-19:33 And their coast was from Heleph, from Allon to

Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakum; and the

outgoings thereof were at Jordan:

JO-19:34 And [then] the coast turneth westward to Aznothtabor,

and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zebulun on

the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to

Judah upon Jordan toward the sunrising.

JO-19:35 And the fenced cities [are] Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath,

Rakkath, and Chinnereth,

JO-19:36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor,

JO-19:37 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and Enhazor,

JO-19:38 And Iron, and Migdalel, Horem, and Bethanath, and

Bethshemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

JO-19:39 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children

of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their

villages.

JO-19:40 [And] the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the

children of Dan according to their families.

JO-19:41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and

Eshtaol, and Irshemesh,

JO-19:42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah,

JO-19:43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron,

JO-19:44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath,

JO-19:45 And Jehud, and Beneberak, and Gathrimmon,

JO-19:46 And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.

JO-19:47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out [too

little] for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight

against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the

sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem,

Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

JO-19:48 This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children

of Dan according to their families, these cities with their

villages.

JO-19:49 When they had made an end of dividing the land for

inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an

inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them:

JO-19:50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the

city which he asked, [even] Timnathserah in mount Ephraim: and

he built the city, and dwelt therein.

JO-19:51 These [are] the inheritances, which Eleazar the priest,

and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the

tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by

lot in Shiloh before the LORD, at the door of the tabernacle of

the congregation. So they made an end of dividing the country.

JO-20:1 The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying,

JO-20:2 Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out

for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand

of Moses:

JO-20:3 That the slayer that killeth [any] person unawares

[and] unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your

refuge from the avenger of blood.

JO-20:4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities

shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city, and shall

declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city, they

shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place,

that he may dwell among them.

JO-20:5 And if the avenger of blood pursue after him, then they

shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand; because he smote

his neighbour unwittingly, and hated him not beforetime.

JO-20:6 And he shall dwell in that city, until he stand before

the congregation for judgment, [and] until the death of the high

priest that shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return,

and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the

city from whence he fled.

JO-20:7 And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali,

and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjatharba, which [is] Hebron,

in the mountain of Judah.

JO-20:8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward, they

assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe

of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and

Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.

JO-20:9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of

Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that

whosoever killeth [any] person at unawares might flee thither,

and not die by the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood

before the congregation.

JO-21:1 Then came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites

unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and

unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of

Israel;

JO-21:2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of

Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give

us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.

JO-21:3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of

their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities

and their suburbs.

JO-21:4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites:

and the children of Aaron the priest, [which were] of the

Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the

tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen

cities.

JO-21:5 And the rest of the children of Kohath [had] by lot out

of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of

Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.

JO-21:6 And the children of Gershon [had] by lot out of the

families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher,

and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of

Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

JO-21:7 The children of Merari by their families [had] out of

the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the

tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.

JO-21:8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites

these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the

hand of Moses.

JO-21:9 And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah,

and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities

which are [here] mentioned by name,

JO-21:10 Which the children of Aaron, [being] of the families

of the Kohathites, [who were] of the children of Levi, had: for

theirs was the first lot.

JO-21:11 And they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak,

which [city is] Hebron, in the hill [country] of Judah, with

the suburbs thereof round about it.

JO-21:12 But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof,

gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.

JO-21:13 Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest

Hebron with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer;

and Libnah with her suburbs,

JO-21:14 And Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her

suburbs,

JO-21:15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,

JO-21:16 And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs,

[and] Bethshemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two

tribes.

JO-21:17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her

suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,

JO-21:18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs;

four cities.

JO-21:19 All the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests,

[were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.

JO-21:20 And the families of the children of Kohath, the

Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had

the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.

JO-21:21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount

Ephraim, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with

her suburbs,

JO-21:22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her

suburbs; four cities.

JO-21:23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs,

Gibbethon with her suburbs,

JO-21:24 Aijalon with her suburbs, Gathrimmon with her suburbs;

four cities.

JO-21:25 And out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her

suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs; two cities.

JO-21:26 All the cities [were] ten with their suburbs for the

families of the children of Kohath that remained.

JO-21:27 And unto the children of Gershon, of the families of

the Levites, out of the [other] half tribe of Manasseh [they

gave] Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge

for the slayer; and Beeshterah with her suburbs; two cities.

JO-21:28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her

suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,

JO-21:29 Jarmuth with her suburbs, Engannim with her suburbs;

four cities.

JO-21:30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs,

Abdon with her suburbs,

JO-21:31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs;

four cities.

JO-21:32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee

with her suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and

Hammothdor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three

cities.

JO-21:33 All the cities of the Gershonites according to their

families [were] thirteen cities with their suburbs.

JO-21:34 And unto the families of the children of Merari, the

rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with

her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,

JO-21:35 Dimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs;

four cities.

JO-21:36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs,

and Jahazah with her suburbs,

JO-21:37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her

suburbs; four cities.

JO-21:38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her

suburbs, [to be] a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim

with her suburbs,

JO-21:39 Heshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four

cities in all.

JO-21:40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their

families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites,

were [by] their lot twelve cities.

JO-21:41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of

the children of Israel [were] forty and eight cities with their

suburbs.

JO-21:42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round

about them: thus [were] all these cities.

JO-21:43 And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he

sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and

dwelt therein.

JO-21:44 And the LORD gave them rest round about, according to

all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man

of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their

enemies into their hand.

JO-21:45 There failed not ought of any good thing which the

LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.

JO-22:1 Then Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and

the half tribe of Manasseh,

JO-22:2 And said unto them, Ye have kept all that Moses the

servant of the LORD commanded you, and have obeyed my voice in

all that I commanded you:

JO-22:3 Ye have not left your brethren these many days unto

this day, but have kept the charge of the commandment of the

LORD your God.

JO-22:4 And now the LORD your God hath given rest unto your

brethren, as he promised them: therefore now return ye, and get

you unto your tents, [and] unto the land of your possession,

which Moses the servant of the LORD gave you on the other side

Jordan.

JO-22:5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the

law, which Moses the servant of the LORD charged you, to love

the LORD your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his

commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all

your heart and with all your soul.

JO-22:6 So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they

went unto their tents.

JO-22:7 Now to the [one] half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses

had given [possession] in Bashan: but unto the [other] half

thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan

westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents,

then he blessed them,

JO-22:8 And he spake unto them, saying, Return with much riches

unto your tents, and with very much cattle, with silver, and

with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and with very much

raiment: divide the spoil of your enemies with your brethren.

JO-22:9 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and

the half tribe of Manasseh returned, and departed from the

children of Israel out of Shiloh, which [is] in the land of

Canaan, to go unto the country of Gilead, to the land of their

possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word

of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

JO-22:10 And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that

[are] in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben and the

children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an

altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to.

JO-22:11 And the children of Israel heard say, Behold, the

children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of

Manasseh have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in

the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel.

JO-22:12 And when the children of Israel heard [of it], the

whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves

together at Shiloh, to go up to war against them.

JO-22:13 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of

Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half tribe of

Manasseh, into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar

the priest,

JO-22:14 And with him ten princes, of each chief house a prince

throughout all the tribes of Israel; and each one [was] an head

of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel.

JO-22:15 And they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the

children of Gad, and to the half tribe of Manasseh, unto the

land of Gilead, and they spake with them, saying,

JO-22:16 Thus saith the whole congregation of the LORD, What

trespass [is] this that ye have committed against the God of

Israel, to turn away this day from following the LORD, in that

ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel this day

against the LORD?

JO-22:17 [Is] the iniquity of Peor too little for us, from

which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a

plague in the congregation of the LORD,

JO-22:18 But that ye must turn away this day from following the

LORD? and it will be, [seeing] ye rebel to day against the LORD,

that to morrow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of

Israel.

JO-22:19 Notwithstanding, if the land of your possession [be]

unclean, [then] pass ye over unto the land of the possession of

the LORD, wherein the LORD'S tabernacle dwelleth, and take

possession among us: but rebel not against the LORD, nor rebel

against us, in building you an altar beside the altar of the

LORD our God.

JO-22:20 Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in

the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of

Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.

JO-22:21 Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad

and the half tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads

of the thousands of Israel,

JO-22:22 The LORD God of gods, the LORD God of gods, he knoweth,

and Israel he shall know; if [it be] in rebellion, or if in

transgression against the LORD, (save us not this day,)

JO-22:23 That we have built us an altar to turn from following

the LORD, or if to offer thereon burnt offering or meat offering,

or if to offer peace offerings thereon, let the LORD himself

require [it];

JO-22:24 And if we have not [rather] done it for fear of [this]

thing, saying, In time to come your children might speak unto

our children, saying, What have ye to do with the LORD God of

Israel?

JO-22:25 For the LORD hath made Jordan a border between us and

you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad; ye have no part

in the LORD: so shall your children make our children cease from

fearing the LORD.

JO-22:26 Therefore we said, Let us now prepare to build us an

altar, not for burnt offering, nor for sacrifice:

JO-22:27 But [that] it [may be] a witness between us, and you,

and our generations after us, that we might do the service of

the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our

sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may

not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the

LORD.

JO-22:28 Therefore said we, that it shall be, when they should

[so] say to us or to our generations in time to come, that we

may say [again], Behold the pattern of the altar of the LORD,

which our fathers made, not for burnt offerings, nor for

sacrifices; but it [is] a witness between us and you.

JO-22:29 God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and

turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for

burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside

the altar of the LORD our God that [is] before his tabernacle.

JO-22:30 And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the

congregation and heads of the thousands of Israel which [were]

with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben and the

children of Gad and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased

them.

JO-22:31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto

the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the

children of Manasseh, This day we perceive that the LORD [is]

among us, because ye have not committed this trespass against

the LORD: now ye have delivered the children of Israel out of

the hand of the LORD.

JO-22:32 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the

princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the

children of Gad, out of the land of Gilead, unto the land of

Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again.

JO-22:33 And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the

children of Israel blessed God, and did not intend to go up

against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children

of Reuben and Gad dwelt.

JO-22:34 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad

called the altar [Ed]: for it [shall be] a witness between us

that the LORD [is] God.

JO-23:1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had

given rest unto Israel from all their enemies round about, that

Joshua waxed old [and] stricken in age.

JO-23:2 And Joshua called for all Israel, [and] for their

elders, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for their

officers, and said unto them, I am old [and] stricken in age:

JO-23:3 And ye have seen all that the LORD your God hath done

unto all these nations because of you; for the LORD your God

[is] he that hath fought for you.

JO-23:4 Behold, I have divided unto you by lot these nations

that remain, to be an inheritance for your tribes, from Jordan,

with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the great

sea westward.

JO-23:5 And the LORD your God, he shall expel them from before

you, and drive them from out of your sight; and ye shall possess

their land, as the LORD your God hath promised unto you.

JO-23:6 Be ye therefore very courageous to keep and to do all

that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye turn

not aside therefrom [to] the right hand or [to] the left;

JO-23:7 That ye come not among these nations, these that remain

among you; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor

cause to swear [by them], neither serve them, nor bow yourselves

unto them:

JO-23:8 But cleave unto the LORD your God, as ye have done unto

this day.

JO-23:9 For the LORD hath driven out from before you great

nations and strong: but [as for] you, no man hath been able to

stand before you unto this day.

JO-23:10 One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD

your God, he [it is] that fighteth for you, as he hath promised

you.

JO-23:11 Take good heed therefore unto yourselves, that ye love

the LORD your God.

JO-23:12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, and cleave unto the

remnant of these nations, [even] these that remain among you,

and shall make marriages with them, and go in unto them, and

they to you:

JO-23:13 Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no

more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they

shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides,

and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land

which the LORD your God hath given you.

JO-23:14 And, behold, this day I [am] going the way of all the

earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls,

that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the

LORD your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto

you, [and] not one thing hath failed thereof.

JO-23:15 Therefore it shall come to pass, [that] as all good

things are come upon you, which the LORD your God promised you;

so shall the LORD bring upon you all evil things, until he have

destroyed you from off this good land which the LORD your God

hath given you.

JO-23:16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD

your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other

gods, and bowed yourselves to them; then shall the anger of the

LORD be kindled against you, and ye shall perish quickly from

off the good land which he hath given unto you.

JO-24:1 And Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem,

and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and

for their judges, and for their officers; and they presented

themselves before God.

JO-24:2 And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the

LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the

flood in old time, [even] Terah, the father of Abraham, and the

father of Nachor: and they served other gods.

JO-24:3 And I took your father Abraham from the other side of

the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and

multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

JO-24:4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto

Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went

down into Egypt.

JO-24:5 I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt,

according to that which I did among them: and afterward I

brought you out.

JO-24:6 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt: and ye came

unto the sea; and the Egyptians pursued after your fathers with

chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea.

JO-24:7 And when they cried unto the LORD, he put darkness

between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them,

and covered them; and your eyes have seen what I have done in

Egypt: and ye dwelt in the wilderness a long season.

JO-24:8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which

dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I

gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and

I destroyed them from before you.

JO-24:9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and

warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of

Beor to curse you:

JO-24:10 But I would not hearken unto Balaam; therefore he

blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.

JO-24:11 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho: and

the men of Jericho fought against you, the Amorites, and the

Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the

Girgashites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; and I delivered

them into your hand.

JO-24:12 And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out

from before you, [even] the two kings of the Amorites; [but] not

with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

JO-24:13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not

labour, and cities which ye built not, and ye dwell in them; of

the vineyards and oliveyards which ye planted not do ye eat.

JO-24:14 Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in

sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers

served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve

ye the LORD.

JO-24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose

you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your

fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or

the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me

and my house, we will serve the LORD.

JO-24:16 And the people answered and said, God forbid that we

should forsake the LORD, to serve other gods;

JO-24:17 For the LORD our God, he [it is] that brought us up

and our fathers out of the land of Egypt, from the house of

bondage, and which did those great signs in our sight, and

preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the

people through whom we passed:

JO-24:18 And the LORD drave out from before us all the people,

even the Amorites which dwelt in the land: [therefore] will we

also serve the LORD; for he [is] our God.

JO-24:19 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye cannot serve the

LORD: for he [is] an holy God; he [is] a jealous God; he will

not forgive your transgressions nor your sins.

JO-24:20 If ye forsake the LORD, and serve strange gods, then

he will turn and do you hurt, and consume you, after that he

hath done you good.

JO-24:21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay; but we will

serve the LORD.

JO-24:22 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye [are] witnesses

against yourselves that ye have chosen you the LORD, to serve

him. And they said, [We are] witnesses.

JO-24:23 Now therefore put away, [said he], the strange gods

which [are] among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God

of Israel.

JO-24:24 And the people said unto Joshua, The LORD our God will

we serve, and his voice will we obey.

JO-24:25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day,

and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem.

JO-24:26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of

God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak,

that [was] by the sanctuary of the LORD.

JO-24:27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this

stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the

words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore

a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.

JO-24:28 So Joshua let the people depart, every man unto his

inheritance.

JO-24:29 And it came to pass after these things, that Joshua

the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, [being] an

hundred and ten years old.

JO-24:30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance

in Timnathserah, which [is] in mount Ephraim, on the north side

of the hill of Gaash.

JO-24:31 And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and

all the days of the elders that overlived Joshua, and which had

known all the works of the LORD, that he had done for Israel.

JO-24:32 And the bones of Joseph, which the children of Israel

brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of

ground which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of

Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver: and it became the

inheritance of the children of Joseph.

JO-24:33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died; and they buried him

in a hill [that pertained to] Phinehas his son, which was given

him in mount Ephraim. king james study

JU-1:1 Jude, the servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James,

to them that are sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in

Jesus Christ, [and] called:

JU-1:2 Mercy unto you, and peace and love, be multiplied.

JU-1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of

the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you,

and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith

which was once delivered unto the saints.

JU-1:4 For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were

before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men,

turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying

the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

JU-1:5 I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once

knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out of the

land of Egypt, afterward destroyed them that believed not.

JU-1:6 And the angels which kept not their first estate, but

left their own habitation, he hath reserved in everlasting

chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.

JU-1:7 Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in

like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going

after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the

vengeance of eternal fire.

JU-1:8 Likewise also these [filthy] dreamers defile the flesh,

despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

JU-1:9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the

devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring

against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

JU-1:10 But these speak evil of those things which they know

not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those

things they corrupt themselves.

JU-1:11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain,

and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and

perished in the gainsaying of Core.

JU-1:12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they

feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds [they

are] without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit

withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

JU-1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame;

wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness

for ever.

JU-1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of

these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his

saints,

JU-1:15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that

are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they

have ungodly committed, and of all their hard [speeches] which

ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

JU-1:16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their

own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words],

having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

JU-1:17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken

before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

JU-1:18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the

last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

JU-1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having

not the Spirit.

JU-1:20 But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most

holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,

JU-1:21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the

mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.

JU-1:22 And of some have compassion, making a difference:

JU-1:23 And others save with fear, pulling [them] out of the

fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.

JU-1:24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and

to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with

exceeding joy,

JU-1:25 To the only wise God our Saviour, [be] glory and

majesty, dominion and power, both now and for ever. Amen. king

james study

LE-1:1 And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out

of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

LE-1:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If

any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall bring

your offering of the cattle, [even] of the herd, and of the

flock.

LE-1:3 If his offering [be] a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let

him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own

voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation

before the LORD.

LE-1:4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt

offering; and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for

him.

LE-1:5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD: and the

priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the

blood round about upon the altar that [is by] the door of the

tabernacle of the congregation.

LE-1:6 And he shall flay the burnt offering, and cut it into

his pieces.

LE-1:7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the

altar, and lay the wood in order upon the fire:

LE-1:8 And the priests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the

head, and the fat, in order upon the wood that [is] on the fire

which [is] upon the altar:

LE-1:9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and

the priest shall burn all on the altar, [to be] a burnt

sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the

LORD.

LE-1:10 And if his offering [be] of the flocks, [namely], of

the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt sacrifice; he shall

bring it a male without blemish.

LE-1:11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward

before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle

his blood round about upon the altar.

LE-1:12 And he shall cut it into his pieces, with his head and

his fat: and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that

[is] on the fire which [is] upon the altar:

LE-1:13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water:

and the priest shall bring [it] all, and burn [it] upon the

altar: it [is] a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a

sweet savour unto the LORD.

LE-1:14 And if the burnt sacrifice for his offering to the LORD

[be] of fowls, then he shall bring his offering of turtledoves,

or of young pigeons.

LE-1:15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring

off his head, and burn [it] on the altar; and the blood thereof

shall be wrung out at the side of the altar:

LE-1:16 And he shall pluck away his crop with his feathers, and

cast it beside the altar on the east part, by the place of the

ashes:

LE-1:17 And he shall cleave it with the wings thereof, [but]

shall not divide [it] asunder: and the priest shall burn it upon

the altar, upon the wood that [is] upon the fire: it [is] a

burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour

unto the LORD.

LE-2:1 And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD,

his offering shall be [of] fine flour; and he shall pour oil

upon it, and put frankincense thereon:

LE-2:2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons the priests: and

he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of

the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof; and the

priest shall burn the memorial of it upon the altar, [to be] an

offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD:

LE-2:3 And the remnant of the meat offering [shall be] Aaron's

and his sons': [it is] a thing most holy of the offerings of the

LORD made by fire.

LE-2:4 And if thou bring an oblation of a meat offering baken

in the oven, [it shall be] unleavened cakes of fine flour

mingled with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil.

LE-2:5 And if thy oblation [be] a meat offering [baken] in a

pan, it shall be [of] fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.

LE-2:6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it

[is] a meat offering.

LE-2:7 And if thy oblation [be] a meat offering [baken] in the

fryingpan, it shall be made [of] fine flour with oil.

LE-2:8 And thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of

these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the

priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.

LE-2:9 And the priest shall take from the meat offering a

memorial thereof, and shall burn [it] upon the altar: [it is] an

offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

LE-2:10 And that which is left of the meat offering [shall be]

Aaron's and his sons': [it is] a thing most holy of the

offerings of the LORD made by fire.

LE-2:11 No meat offering, which ye shall bring unto the LORD,

shall be made with leaven: for ye shall burn no leaven, nor any

honey, in any offering of the LORD made by fire.

LE-2:12 As for the oblation of the firstfruits, ye shall offer

them unto the LORD: but they shall not be burnt on the altar for

a sweet savour.

LE-2:13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou

season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the

covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with

all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

LE-2:14 And if thou offer a meat offering of thy firstfruits

unto the LORD, thou shalt offer for the meat offering of thy

firstfruits green ears of corn dried by the fire, [even] corn

beaten out of full ears.

LE-2:15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense

thereon: it [is] a meat offering.

LE-2:16 And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, [part] of

the beaten corn thereof, and [part] of the oil thereof, with all

the frankincense thereof: [it is] an offering made by fire unto

the LORD.

LE-3:1 And if his oblation [be] a sacrifice of peace offering,

if he offer [it] of the herd; whether [it be] a male or female,

he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD.

LE-3:2 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering,

and kill it [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the

altar round about.

LE-3:3 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace

offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that

covereth the inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,

LE-3:4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them,

which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the

kidneys, it shall he take away.

LE-3:5 And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the

burnt sacrifice, which [is] upon the wood that [is] on the fire:

[it is] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the

LORD.

LE-3:6 And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering

unto the LORD [be] of the flock; male or female, he shall offer

it without blemish.

LE-3:7 If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer

it before the LORD.

LE-3:8 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering,

and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and

Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon

the altar.

LE-3:9 And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace

offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof,

[and] the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone;

and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that

[is] upon the inwards,

LE-3:10 And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them,

which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the

kidneys, it shall he take away.

LE-3:11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: [it is]

the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.

LE-3:12 And if his offering [be] a goat, then he shall offer it

before the LORD.

LE-3:13 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill

it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of

Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round

about.

LE-3:14 And he shall offer thereof his offering, [even] an

offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the

inwards, and all the fat that [is] upon the inwards,

LE-3:15 And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them,

which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the

kidneys, it shall he take away.

LE-3:16 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: [it is]

the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all

the fat [is] the LORD'S.

LE-3:17 [It shall be] a perpetual statute for your generations

throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.

LE-4:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-4:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul

shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of

the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to be done, and

shall do against any of them:

LE-4:3 If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the

sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath

sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the LORD for a sin

offering.

LE-4:4 And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the

tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay

his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill the bullock before

the LORD.

LE-4:5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of the

bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the

congregation:

LE-4:6 And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and

sprinkle of the blood seven times before the LORD, before the

veil of the sanctuary.

LE-4:7 And the priest shall put [some] of the blood upon the

horns of the altar of sweet incense before the LORD, which [is]

in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the

blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt

offering, which [is at] the door of the tabernacle of the

congregation.

LE-4:8 And he shall take off from it all the fat of the bullock

for the sin offering; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all

the fat that [is] upon the inwards,

LE-4:9 And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them,

which [is] by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the

kidneys, it shall he take away,

LE-4:10 As it was taken off from the bullock of the sacrifice

of peace offerings: and the priest shall burn them upon the

altar of the burnt offering.

LE-4:11 And the skin of the bullock, and all his flesh, with

his head, and with his legs, and his inwards, and his dung,

LE-4:12 Even the whole bullock shall he carry forth without the

camp unto a clean place, where the ashes are poured out, and

burn him on the wood with fire: where the ashes are poured out

shall he be burnt.

LE-4:13 And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through

ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly,

and they have done [somewhat against] any of the commandments of

the LORD [concerning things] which should not be done, and are

guilty;

LE-4:14 When the sin, which they have sinned against it, is

known, then the congregation shall offer a young bullock for the

sin, and bring him before the tabernacle of the congregation.

LE-4:15 And the elders of the congregation shall lay their

hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and the

bullock shall be killed before the LORD.

LE-4:16 And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the

bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:

LE-4:17 And the priest shall dip his finger [in some] of the

blood, and sprinkle [it] seven times before the LORD, [even]

before the veil.

LE-4:18 And he shall put [some] of the blood upon the horns of

the altar which [is] before the LORD, that [is] in the

tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood

at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which [is at]

the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

LE-4:19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn [it]

upon the altar.

LE-4:20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the

bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the

priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be

forgiven them.

LE-4:21 And he shall carry forth the bullock without the camp,

and burn him as he burned the first bullock: it [is] a sin

offering for the congregation.

LE-4:22 When a ruler hath sinned, and done [somewhat] through

ignorance [against] any of the commandments of the LORD his God

[concerning things] which should not be done, and is guilty;

LE-4:23 Or if his sin, wherein he hath sinned, come to his

knowledge; he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a

male without blemish:

LE-4:24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat,

and kill it in the place where they kill the burnt offering

before the LORD: it [is] a sin offering.

LE-4:25 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin

offering with his finger, and put [it] upon the horns of the

altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out his blood at the

bottom of the altar of burnt offering.

LE-4:26 And he shall burn all his fat upon the altar, as the

fat of the sacrifice of peace offerings: and the priest shall

make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be

forgiven him.

LE-4:27 And if any one of the common people sin through

ignorance, while he doeth [somewhat against] any of the

commandments of the LORD [concerning things] which ought not to

be done, and be guilty;

LE-4:28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his

knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats,

a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned.

LE-4:29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin

offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt

offering.

LE-4:30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his

finger, and put [it] upon the horns of the altar of burnt

offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom

of the altar.

LE-4:31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat

is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the

priest shall burn [it] upon the altar for a sweet savour unto

the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it

shall be forgiven him.

LE-4:32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall

bring it a female without blemish.

LE-4:33 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin

offering, and slay it for a sin offering in the place where they

kill the burnt offering.

LE-4:34 And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin

offering with his finger, and put [it] upon the horns of the

altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood

thereof at the bottom of the altar:

LE-4:35 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat

of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace

offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar,

according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: and the

priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath

committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

LE-5:1 And if a soul sin, and hear the voice of swearing, and

[is] a witness, whether he hath seen or known [of it]; if he do

not utter [it], then he shall bear his iniquity.

LE-5:2 Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether [it be] a

carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or

the carcase of unclean creeping things, and [if] it be hidden

from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.

LE-5:3 Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever

uncleanness [it be] that a man shall be defiled withal, and it

be hid from him; when he knoweth [of it], then he shall be

guilty.

LE-5:4 Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with [his] lips to do

evil, or to do good, whatsoever [it be] that a man shall

pronounce with an oath, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth

[of it], then he shall be guilty in one of these.

LE-5:5 And it shall be, when he shall be guilty in one of these

[things], that he shall confess that he hath sinned in that

[thing]:

LE-5:6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD

for his sin which he hath sinned, a female from the flock, a

lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin offering; and the priest

shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin.

LE-5:7 And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall

bring for his trespass, which he hath committed, two turtledoves,

or two young pigeons, unto the LORD; one for a sin offering,

and the other for a burnt offering.

LE-5:8 And he shall bring them unto the priest, who shall offer

[that] which [is] for the sin offering first, and wring off his

head from his neck, but shall not divide [it] asunder:

LE-5:9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin offering

upon the side of the altar; and the rest of the blood shall be

wrung out at the bottom of the altar: it [is] a sin offering.

LE-5:10 And he shall offer the second [for] a burnt offering,

according to the manner: and the priest shall make an atonement

for him for his sin which he hath sinned, and it shall be

forgiven him.

LE-5:11 But if he be not able to bring two turtledoves, or two

young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering

the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he

shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put [any]

frankincense thereon: for it [is] a sin offering.

LE-5:12 Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest

shall take his handful of it, [even] a memorial thereof, and

burn [it] on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire

unto the LORD: it [is] a sin offering.

LE-5:13 And the priest shall make an atonement for him as

touching his sin that he hath sinned in one of these, and it

shall be forgiven him: and [the remnant] shall be the priest's,

as a meat offering.

LE-5:14 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-5:15 If a soul commit a trespass, and sin through ignorance,

in the holy things of the LORD; then he shall bring for his

trespass unto the LORD a ram without blemish out of the flocks,

with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of

the sanctuary, for a trespass offering:

LE-5:16 And he shall make amends for the harm that he hath done

in the holy thing, and shall add the fifth part thereto, and

give it unto the priest: and the priest shall make an atonement

for him with the ram of the trespass offering, and it shall be

forgiven him.

LE-5:17 And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which

are forbidden to be done by the commandments of the LORD; though

he wist [it] not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

LE-5:18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the

flock, with thy estimation, for a trespass offering, unto the

priest: and the priest shall make an atonement for him

concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist [it] not, and

it shall be forgiven him.

LE-5:19 It [is] a trespass offering: he hath certainly

trespassed against the LORD.

LE-6:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-6:2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass against the LORD,

and lie unto his neighbour in that which was delivered him to

keep, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or

hath deceived his neighbour;

LE-6:3 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning

it, and sweareth falsely; in any of all these that a man doeth,

sinning therein:

LE-6:4 Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty,

that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the

thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was

delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,

LE-6:5 Or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall

even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part

more thereto, [and] give it unto him to whom it appertaineth, in

the day of his trespass offering.

LE-6:6 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD,

a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estimation, for

a trespass offering, unto the priest:

LE-6:7 And the priest shall make an atonement for him before

the LORD: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of all that

he hath done in trespassing therein.

LE-6:8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-6:9 Command Aaron and his sons, saying, This [is] the law of

the burnt offering: It [is] the burnt offering, because of the

burning upon the altar all night unto the morning, and the fire

of the altar shall be burning in it.

LE-6:10 And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his

linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take up the

ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt offering on

the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.

LE-6:11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other

garments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a

clean place.

LE-6:12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it

shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every

morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he

shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.

LE-6:13 The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall

never go out.

LE-6:14 And this [is] the law of the meat offering: the sons of

Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.

LE-6:15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of

the meat offering, and of the oil thereof, and all the

frankincense which [is] upon the meat offering, and shall burn

[it] upon the altar [for] a sweet savour, [even] the memorial of

it, unto the LORD.

LE-6:16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat:

with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in

the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat

it.

LE-6:17 It shall not be baken with leaven. I have given it

[unto them for] their portion of my offerings made by fire; it

[is] most holy, as [is] the sin offering, and as the trespass

offering.

LE-6:18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of

it. [It shall be] a statute for ever in your generations

concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one

that toucheth them shall be holy.

LE-6:19 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-6:20 This [is] the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which

they shall offer unto the LORD in the day when he is anointed;

the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a meat offering

perpetual, half of it in the morning, and half thereof at night.

LE-6:21 In a pan it shall be made with oil; [and when it is]

baken, thou shalt bring it in: [and] the baken pieces of the

meat offering shalt thou offer [for] a sweet savour unto the

LORD.

LE-6:22 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his

stead shall offer it: [it is] a statute for ever unto the LORD;

it shall be wholly burnt.

LE-6:23 For every meat offering for the priest shall be wholly

burnt: it shall not be eaten.

LE-6:24 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-6:25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This [is] the

law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering

is killed shall the sin offering be killed before the LORD: it

[is] most holy.

LE-6:26 The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in

the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle

of the congregation.

LE-6:27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy:

and when there is sprinkled of the blood thereof upon any

garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the

holy place.

LE-6:28 But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be

broken: and if it be sodden in a brazen pot, it shall be both

scoured, and rinsed in water.

LE-6:29 All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it

[is] most holy.

LE-6:30 And no sin offering, whereof [any] of the blood is

brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile

[withal] in the holy [place], shall be eaten: it shall be burnt

in the fire.

LE-7:1 Likewise this [is] the law of the trespass offering: it

[is] most holy.

LE-7:2 In the place where they kill the burnt offering shall

they kill the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he

sprinkle round about upon the altar.

LE-7:3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the rump,

and the fat that covereth the inwards,

LE-7:4 And the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] on them,

which [is] by the flanks, and the caul [that is] above the liver,

with the kidneys, it shall he take away:

LE-7:5 And the priest shall burn them upon the altar [for] an

offering made by fire unto the LORD: it [is] a trespass offering.

LE-7:6 Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall

be eaten in the holy place: it [is] most holy.

LE-7:7 As the sin offering [is], so [is] the trespass offering:

[there is] one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement

therewith shall have [it].

LE-7:8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering,

[even] the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt

offering which he hath offered.

LE-7:9 And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and

all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be

the priest's that offereth it.

LE-7:10 And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry,

shall all the sons of Aaron have, one [as much] as another.

LE-7:11 And this [is] the law of the sacrifice of peace

offerings, which he shall offer unto the LORD.

LE-7:12 If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer

with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with

oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled

with oil, of fine flour, fried.

LE-7:13 Besides the cakes, he shall offer [for] his offering

leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanksgiving of his peace

offerings.

LE-7:14 And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation

[for] an heave offering unto the LORD, [and] it shall be the

priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings.

LE-7:15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings

for thanksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered;

he shall not leave any of it until the morning.

LE-7:16 But if the sacrifice of his offering [be] a vow, or a

voluntary offering, it shall be eaten the same day that he

offereth his sacrifice: and on the morrow also the remainder of

it shall be eaten:

LE-7:17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the

third day shall be burnt with fire.

LE-7:18 And if [any] of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace

offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be

accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it:

it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall

bear his iniquity.

LE-7:19 And the flesh that toucheth any unclean [thing] shall

not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh,

all that be clean shall eat thereof.

LE-7:20 But the soul that eateth [of] the flesh of the

sacrifice of peace offerings, that [pertain] unto the LORD,

having his uncleanness upon him, even that soul shall be cut off

from his people.

LE-7:21 Moreover the soul that shall touch any unclean [thing,

as] the uncleanness of man, or [any] unclean beast, or any

abominable unclean [thing], and eat of the flesh of the

sacrifice of peace offerings, which [pertain] unto the LORD,

even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

LE-7:22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-7:23 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Ye shall eat

no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat.

LE-7:24 And the fat of the beast that dieth of itself, and the

fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other

use: but ye shall in no wise eat of it.

LE-7:25 For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men

offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that

eateth [it] shall be cut off from his people.

LE-7:26 Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, [whether it

be] of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.

LE-7:27 Whatsoever soul [it be] that eateth any manner of blood,

even that soul shall be cut off from his people.

LE-7:28 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-7:29 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, He that

offereth the sacrifice of his peace offerings unto the LORD

shall bring his oblation unto the LORD of the sacrifice of his

peace offerings.

LE-7:30 His own hands shall bring the offerings of the LORD

made by fire, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that

the breast may be waved [for] a wave offering before the LORD.

LE-7:31 And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but

the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.

LE-7:32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest

[for] an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace

offerings.

LE-7:33 He among the sons of Aaron, that offereth the blood of

the peace offerings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder

for [his] part.

LE-7:34 For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken

of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace

offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto

his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.

LE-7:35 This [is the portion] of the anointing of Aaron, and of

the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made

by fire, in the day [when] he presented them to minister unto

the LORD in the priest's office;

LE-7:36 Which the LORD commanded to be given them of the

children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, [by] a

statute for ever throughout their generations.

LE-7:37 This [is] the law of the burnt offering, of the meat

offering, and of the sin offering, and of the trespass offering,

and of the consecrations, and of the sacrifice of the peace

offerings;

LE-7:38 Which the LORD commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the

day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their

oblations unto the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai.

LE-8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-8:2 Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and

the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two

rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;

LE-8:3 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the

door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

LE-8:4 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the

assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle

of the congregation.

LE-8:5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This [is] the

thing which the LORD commanded to be done.

LE-8:6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them

with water.

LE-8:7 And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the

girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon

him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and

bound [it] unto him therewith.

LE-8:8 And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the

breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

LE-8:9 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre,

[even] upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy

crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.

LE-8:10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the

tabernacle and all that [was] therein, and sanctified them.

LE-8:11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times,

and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and

his foot, to sanctify them.

LE-8:12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head,

and anointed him, to sanctify him.

LE-8:13 And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them,

and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the

LORD commanded Moses.

LE-8:14 And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and

Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock

for the sin offering.

LE-8:15 And he slew [it]; and Moses took the blood, and put

[it] upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger,

and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of

the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

LE-8:16 And he took all the fat that [was] upon the inwards,

and the caul [above] the liver, and the two kidneys, and their

fat, and Moses burned [it] upon the altar.

LE-8:17 But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung,

he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.

LE-8:18 And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and

Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

LE-8:19 And he killed [it]; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon

the altar round about.

LE-8:20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the

head, and the pieces, and the fat.

LE-8:21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and

Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it [was] a burnt

sacrifice for a sweet savour, [and] an offering made by fire

unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.

LE-8:22 And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration:

and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

LE-8:23 And he slew [it]; and Moses took of the blood of it,

and put [it] upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the

thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right

foot.

LE-8:24 And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood

upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their

right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and

Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

LE-8:25 And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that

[was] upon the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver, and the

two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:

LE-8:26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that [was]

before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of

oiled bread, and one wafer, and put [them] on the fat, and upon

the right shoulder:

LE-8:27 And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons'

hands, and waved them [for] a wave offering before the LORD.

LE-8:28 And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt

[them] on the altar upon the burnt offering: they [were]

consecrations for a sweet savour: it [is] an offering made by

fire unto the LORD.

LE-8:29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it [for] a wave

offering before the LORD: [for] of the ram of consecration it

was Moses' part; as the LORD commanded Moses.

LE-8:30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood

which [was] upon the altar, and sprinkled [it] upon Aaron, [and]

upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons'

garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, [and] his garments, and

his sons, and his sons' garments with him.

LE-8:31 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the

flesh [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and

there eat it with the bread that [is] in the basket of

consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall

eat it.

LE-8:32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread

shall ye burn with fire.

LE-8:33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle

of the congregation [in] seven days, until the days of your

consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate

you.

LE-8:34 As he hath done this day, [so] the LORD hath commanded

to do, to make an atonement for you.

LE-8:35 Therefore shall ye abide [at] the door of the

tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and

keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am

commanded.

LE-8:36 So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD

commanded by the hand of Moses.

LE-9:1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, [that] Moses

called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

LE-9:2 And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin

offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and

offer [them] before the LORD.

LE-9:3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying,

Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a

lamb, [both] of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt

offering;

LE-9:4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to

sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil:

for to day the LORD will appear unto you.

LE-9:5 And they brought [that] which Moses commanded before the

tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew

near and stood before the LORD.

LE-9:6 And Moses said, This [is] the thing which the LORD

commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall

appear unto you.

LE-9:7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer

thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement

for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the

people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.

LE-9:8 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf

of the sin offering, which [was] for himself.

LE-9:9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he

dipped his finger in the blood, and put [it] upon the horns of

the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:

LE-9:10 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the

liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD

commanded Moses.

LE-9:11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without

the camp.

LE-9:12 And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons

presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about

upon the altar.

LE-9:13 And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with

the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt [them] upon the

altar.

LE-9:14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt

[them] upon the burnt offering on the altar.

LE-9:15 And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat,

which [was] the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and

offered it for sin, as the first.

LE-9:16 And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it

according to the manner.

LE-9:17 And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful

thereof, and burnt [it] upon the altar, beside the burnt

sacrifice of the morning.

LE-9:18 He slew also the bullock and the ram [for] a sacrifice

of peace offerings, which [was] for the people: and Aaron's sons

presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar

round about,

LE-9:19 And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump,

and that which covereth [the inwards], and the kidneys, and the

caul [above] the liver:

LE-9:20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the

fat upon the altar:

LE-9:21 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved

[for] a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.

LE-9:22 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and

blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering,

and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.

LE-9:23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the

congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the

glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.

LE-9:24 And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and

consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: [which]

when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

LE-10:1 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of

them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon,

and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded

them not.

LE-10:2 And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured

them, and they died before the LORD.

LE-10:3 Then Moses said unto Aaron, This [is it] that the LORD

spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me,

and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held

his peace.

LE-10:4 And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of

Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry

your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.

LE-10:5 So they went near, and carried them in their coats out

of the camp; as Moses had said.

LE-10:6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto

Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your

clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people:

but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the

burning which the LORD hath kindled.

LE-10:7 And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle

of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the

LORD [is] upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.

LE-10:8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,

LE-10:9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons

with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation,

lest ye die: [it shall be] a statute for ever throughout your

generations:

LE-10:10 And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy,

and between unclean and clean;

LE-10:11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the

statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of

Moses.

LE-10:12 And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto

Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that

remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it

without leaven beside the altar: for it [is] most holy:

LE-10:13 And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it [is]

thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made

by fire: for so I am commanded.

LE-10:14 And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in

a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee:

for [they be] thy due, and thy sons' due, [which] are given out

of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel.

LE-10:15 The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they

bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave [it

for] a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and

thy sons' with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath

commanded.

LE-10:16 And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin

offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with

Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron [which were] left [alive],

saying,

LE-10:17 Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the

holy place, seeing it [is] most holy, and [God] hath given it

you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement

for them before the LORD?

LE-10:18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the

holy [place]: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy [place],

as I commanded.

LE-10:19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they

offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the

LORD; and such things have befallen me: and [if] I had eaten the

sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight

of the LORD?

LE-10:20 And when Moses heard [that], he was content.

LE-11:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto

them,

LE-11:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These [are]

the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that [are] on

the earth.

LE-11:3 Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, [and]

cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.

LE-11:4 Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew

the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: [as] the camel,

because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is]

unclean unto you.

LE-11:5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth

not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.

LE-11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth

not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.

LE-11:7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be

clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you.

LE-11:8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase

shall ye not touch; they [are] unclean to you.

LE-11:9 These shall ye eat of all that [are] in the waters:

whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and

in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

LE-11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and

in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living

thing which [is] in the waters, they [shall be] an abomination

unto you:

LE-11:11 They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall

not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in

abomination.

LE-11:12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that

[shall be] an abomination unto you.

LE-11:13 And these [are they which] ye shall have in

abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they [are]

an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the osprey,

LE-11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

LE-11:15 Every raven after his kind;

LE-11:16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckoo, and

the hawk after his kind,

LE-11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great

owl,

LE-11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

LE-11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the

lapwing, and the bat.

LE-11:20 All fowls that creep, going upon [all] four, [shall

be] an abomination unto you.

LE-11:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing

that goeth upon [all] four, which have legs above their feet, to

leap withal upon the earth;

LE-11:22 [Even] these of them ye may eat; the locust after his

kind, and the bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after

his kind, and the grasshopper after his kind.

LE-11:23 But all [other] flying creeping things, which have

four feet, [shall be] an abomination unto you.

LE-11:24 And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth

the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

LE-11:25 And whosoever beareth [ought] of the carcase of them

shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

LE-11:26 [The carcases] of every beast which divideth the hoof,

and [is] not clovenfooted, nor cheweth the cud, [are] unclean

unto you: every one that toucheth them shall be unclean.

LE-11:27 And whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner

of beasts that go on [all] four, those [are] unclean unto you:

whoso toucheth their carcase shall be unclean until the even.

LE-11:28 And he that beareth the carcase of them shall wash his

clothes, and be unclean until the even: they [are] unclean unto

you.

LE-11:29 These also [shall be] unclean unto you among the

creeping things that creep upon the earth; the weasel, and the

mouse, and the tortoise after his kind,

LE-11:30 And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and

the snail, and the mole.

LE-11:31 These [are] unclean to you among all that creep:

whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean

until the even.

LE-11:32 And upon whatsoever [any] of them, when they are dead,

doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether [it be] any vessel of

wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, whatsoever vessel [it be],

wherein [any] work is done, it must be put into water, and it

shall be unclean until the even; so it shall be cleansed.

LE-11:33 And every earthen vessel, whereinto [any] of them

falleth, whatsoever [is] in it shall be unclean; and ye shall

break it.

LE-11:34 Of all meat which may be eaten, [that] on which [such]

water cometh shall be unclean: and all drink that may be drunk

in every [such] vessel shall be unclean.

LE-11:35 And every [thing] whereupon [any part] of their

carcase falleth shall be unclean; [whether it be] oven, or

ranges for pots, they shall be broken down: [for] they [are]

unclean, and shall be unclean unto you.

LE-11:36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit, [wherein there is]

plenty of water, shall be clean: but that which toucheth their

carcase shall be unclean.

LE-11:37 And if [any part] of their carcase fall upon any

sowing seed which is to be sown, it [shall be] clean.

LE-11:38 But if [any] water be put upon the seed, and [any

part] of their carcase fall thereon, it [shall be] unclean unto

you.

LE-11:39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that

toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

LE-11:40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his

clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the

carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the

even.

LE-11:41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth

[shall be] an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

LE-11:42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth

upon [all] four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping

things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for

they [are] an abomination.

LE-11:43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any

creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves

unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

LE-11:44 For I [am] the LORD your God: ye shall therefore

sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I [am] holy:

neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping

thing that creepeth upon the earth.

LE-11:45 For I [am] the LORD that bringeth you up out of the

land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I

[am] holy.

LE-11:46 This [is] the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and

of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every

creature that creepeth upon the earth:

LE-11:47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean,

and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may

not be eaten.

LE-12:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-12:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman

have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be

unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for

her infirmity shall she be unclean.

LE-12:3 And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall

be circumcised.

LE-12:4 And she shall then continue in the blood of her

purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed

thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her

purifying be fulfilled.

LE-12:5 But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean

two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the

blood of her purifying threescore and six days.

LE-12:6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a

son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year

for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a

sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the

congregation, unto the priest:

LE-12:7 Who shall offer it before the LORD, and make an

atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of

her blood. This [is] the law for her that hath born a male or a

female.

LE-12:8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall

bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt

offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall

make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.

LE-13:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, saying,

LE-13:2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising,

a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh

[like] the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto

Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests:

LE-13:3 And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of

the flesh: and [when] the hair in the plague is turned white,

and the plague in sight [be] deeper than the skin of his flesh,

it [is] a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him,

and pronounce him unclean.

LE-13:4 If the bright spot [be] white in the skin of his flesh,

and in sight [be] not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof

be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up [him that

hath] the plague seven days:

LE-13:5 And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and,

behold, [if] the plague in his sight be at a stay, [and] the

plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up

seven days more:

LE-13:6 And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day:

and, behold, [if] the plague [be] somewhat dark, [and] the

plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him

clean: it [is but] a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be

clean.

LE-13:7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after

that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall

be seen of the priest again:

LE-13:8 And [if] the priest see that, behold, the scab

spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him

unclean: it [is] a leprosy.

LE-13:9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall

be brought unto the priest;

LE-13:10 And the priest shall see [him]: and, behold, [if] the

rising [be] white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white,

and [there be] quick raw flesh in the rising;

LE-13:11 It [is] an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and

the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him

up: for he [is] unclean.

LE-13:12 And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the

leprosy cover all the skin of [him that hath] the plague from

his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh;

LE-13:13 Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, [if] the

leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce [him]

clean [that hath] the plague: it is all turned white: he [is]

clean.

LE-13:14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be

unclean.

LE-13:15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce

him to be unclean: [for] the raw flesh [is] unclean: it [is] a

leprosy.

LE-13:16 Or if the raw flesh turn again, and be changed unto

white, he shall come unto the priest;

LE-13:17 And the priest shall see him: and, behold, [if] the

plague be turned into white; then the priest shall pronounce

[him] clean [that hath] the plague: he [is] clean.

LE-13:18 The flesh also, in which, [even] in the skin thereof,

was a boil, and is healed,

LE-13:19 And in the place of the boil there be a white rising,

or a bright spot, white, and somewhat reddish, and it be showed

to the priest;

LE-13:20 And if, when the priest seeth it, behold, it [be] in

sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof be turned white;

the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] a plague of

leprosy broken out of the boil.

LE-13:21 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, [there be]

no white hairs therein, and [if] it [be] not lower than the skin,

but [be] somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut him up seven

days:

LE-13:22 And if it spread much abroad in the skin, then the

priest shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] a plague.

LE-13:23 But if the bright spot stay in his place, [and] spread

not, it [is] a burning boil; and the priest shall pronounce him

clean.

LE-13:24 Or if there be [any] flesh, in the skin whereof [there

is] a hot burning, and the quick [flesh] that burneth have a

white bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white;

LE-13:25 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, [if]

the hair in the bright spot be turned white, and it [be in]

sight deeper than the skin; it [is] a leprosy broken out of the

burning: wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it

[is] the plague of leprosy.

LE-13:26 But if the priest look on it, and, behold, [there be]

no white hair in the bright spot, and it [be] no lower than the

[other] skin, but [be] somewhat dark; then the priest shall shut

him up seven days:

LE-13:27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day:

[and] if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest

shall pronounce him unclean: it [is] the plague of leprosy.

LE-13:28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, [and] spread

not in the skin, but it [be] somewhat dark; it [is] a rising of

the burning, and the priest shall pronounce him clean: for it

[is] an inflammation of the burning.

LE-13:29 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the

beard;

LE-13:30 Then the priest shall see the plague: and, behold, if

it [be] in sight deeper than the skin; [and there be] in it a

yellow thin hair; then the priest shall pronounce him unclean:

it [is] a dry scall, [even] a leprosy upon the head or beard.

LE-13:31 And if the priest look on the plague of the scall, and,

behold, it [be] not in sight deeper than the skin, and [that

there is] no black hair in it; then the priest shall shut up

[him that hath] the plague of the scall seven days:

LE-13:32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the

plague: and, behold, [if] the scall spread not, and there be in

it no yellow hair, and the scall [be] not in sight deeper than

the skin;

LE-13:33 He shall be shaven, but the scall shall he not shave;

and the priest shall shut up [him that hath] the scall seven

days more:

LE-13:34 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the

scall: and, behold, [if] the scall be not spread in the skin,

nor [be] in sight deeper than the skin; then the priest shall

pronounce him clean: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.

LE-13:35 But if the scall spread much in the skin after his

cleansing;

LE-13:36 Then the priest shall look on him: and, behold, if the

scall be spread in the skin, the priest shall not seek for

yellow hair; he [is] unclean.

LE-13:37 But if the scall be in his sight at a stay, and [that]

there is black hair grown up therein; the scall is healed, he

[is] clean: and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

LE-13:38 If a man also or a woman have in the skin of their

flesh bright spots, [even] white bright spots;

LE-13:39 Then the priest shall look: and, behold, [if] the

bright spots in the skin of their flesh [be] darkish white; it

[is] a freckled spot [that] groweth in the skin; he [is] clean.

LE-13:40 And the man whose hair is fallen off his head, he [is]

bald; [yet is] he clean.

LE-13:41 And he that hath his hair fallen off from the part of

his head toward his face, he [is] forehead bald: [yet is] he

clean.

LE-13:42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald forehead, a

white reddish sore; it [is] a leprosy sprung up in his bald head,

or his bald forehead.

LE-13:43 Then the priest shall look upon it: and, behold, [if]

the rising of the sore [be] white reddish in his bald head, or

in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of

the flesh;

LE-13:44 He is a leprous man, he [is] unclean: the priest shall

pronounce him utterly unclean; his plague [is] in his head.

LE-13:45 And the leper in whom the plague [is], his clothes

shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering

upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.

LE-13:46 All the days wherein the plague [shall be] in him he

shall be defiled; he [is] unclean: he shall dwell alone; without

the camp [shall] his habitation [be].

LE-13:47 The garment also that the plague of leprosy is in,

[whether it be] a woollen garment, or a linen garment;

LE-13:48 Whether [it be] in the warp, or woof; of linen, or of

woollen; whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin;

LE-13:49 And if the plague be greenish or reddish in the

garment, or in the skin, either in the warp, or in the woof, or

in any thing of skin; it [is] a plague of leprosy, and shall be

showed unto the priest:

LE-13:50 And the priest shall look upon the plague, and shut up

[it that hath] the plague seven days:

LE-13:51 And he shall look on the plague on the seventh day: if

the plague be spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in

the woof, or in a skin, [or] in any work that is made of skin;

the plague [is] a fretting leprosy; it [is] unclean.

LE-13:52 He shall therefore burn that garment, whether warp or

woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of skin, wherein the

plague is: for it [is] a fretting leprosy; it shall be burnt in

the fire.

LE-13:53 And if the priest shall look, and, behold, the plague

be not spread in the garment, either in the warp, or in the woof,

or in any thing of skin;

LE-13:54 Then the priest shall command that they wash [the

thing] wherein the plague [is], and he shall shut it up seven

days more:

LE-13:55 And the priest shall look on the plague, after that it

is washed: and, behold, [if] the plague have not changed his

colour, and the plague be not spread; it [is] unclean; thou

shalt burn it in the fire; it [is] fret inward, [whether] it

[be] bare within or without.

LE-13:56 And if the priest look, and, behold, the plague [be]

somewhat dark after the washing of it; then he shall rend it out

of the garment, or out of the skin, or out of the warp, or out

of the woof:

LE-13:57 And if it appear still in the garment, either in the

warp, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin; it [is] a

spreading [plague]: thou shalt burn that wherein the plague [is]

with fire.

LE-13:58 And the garment, either warp, or woof, or whatsoever

thing of skin [it be], which thou shalt wash, if the plague be

departed from them, then it shall be washed the second time, and

shall be clean.

LE-13:59 This [is] the law of the plague of leprosy in a

garment of woollen or linen, either in the warp, or woof, or any

thing of skins, to pronounce it clean, or to pronounce it

unclean.

LE-14:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-14:2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his

cleansing: He shall be brought unto the priest:

LE-14:3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp; and the

priest shall look, and, behold, [if] the plague of leprosy be

healed in the leper;

LE-14:4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is

to be cleansed two birds alive [and] clean, and cedar wood, and

scarlet, and hyssop:

LE-14:5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be

killed in an earthen vessel over running water:

LE-14:6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar

wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and

the living bird in the blood of the bird [that was] killed over

the running water:

LE-14:7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed

from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and

shall let the living bird loose into the open field.

LE-14:8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes,

and shave off all his hair, and wash himself in water, that he

may be clean: and after that he shall come into the camp, and

shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days.

LE-14:9 But it shall be on the seventh day, that he shall shave

all his hair off his head and his beard and his eyebrows, even

all his hair he shall shave off: and he shall wash his clothes,

also he shall wash his flesh in water, and he shall be clean.

LE-14:10 And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs

without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without

blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour [for] a meat

offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil.

LE-14:11 And the priest that maketh [him] clean shall present

the man that is to be made clean, and those things, before the

LORD, [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation:

LE-14:12 And the priest shall take one he lamb, and offer him

for a trespass offering, and the log of oil, and wave them [for]

a wave offering before the LORD:

LE-14:13 And he shall slay the lamb in the place where he shall

kill the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place:

for as the sin offering [is] the priest's, [so is] the trespass

offering: it [is] most holy:

LE-14:14 And the priest shall take [some] of the blood of the

trespass offering, and the priest shall put [it] upon the tip of

the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb

of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

LE-14:15 And the priest shall take [some] of the log of oil,

and pour [it] into the palm of his own left hand:

LE-14:16 And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil

that [is] in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with

his finger seven times before the LORD:

LE-14:17 And of the rest of the oil that [is] in his hand shall

the priest put upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to

be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the

great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass

offering:

LE-14:18 And the remnant of the oil that [is] in the priest's

hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed:

and the priest shall make an atonement for him before the LORD.

LE-14:19 And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make

an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness;

and afterward he shall kill the burnt offering:

LE-14:20 And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the

meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an

atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

LE-14:21 And if he [be] poor, and cannot get so much; then he

shall take one lamb [for] a trespass offering to be waved, to

make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour

mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;

LE-14:22 And two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, such as he

is able to get; and the one shall be a sin offering, and the

other a burnt offering.

LE-14:23 And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his

cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of

the congregation, before the LORD.

LE-14:24 And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass

offering, and the log of oil, and the priest shall wave them

[for] a wave offering before the LORD:

LE-14:25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass offering,

and the priest shall take [some] of the blood of the trespass

offering, and put [it] upon the tip of the right ear of him that

is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and

upon the great toe of his right foot:

LE-14:26 And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of

his own left hand:

LE-14:27 And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger

[some] of the oil that [is] in his left hand seven times before

the LORD:

LE-14:28 And the priest shall put of the oil that [is] in his

hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed,

and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of

his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass

offering:

LE-14:29 And the rest of the oil that [is] in the priest's hand

he shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to

make an atonement for him before the LORD.

LE-14:30 And he shall offer the one of the turtledoves, or of

the young pigeons, such as he can get;

LE-14:31 [Even] such as he is able to get, the one [for] a sin

offering, and the other [for] a burnt offering, with the meat

offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is

to be cleansed before the LORD.

LE-14:32 This [is] the law [of him] in whom [is] the plague of

leprosy, whose hand is not able to get [that which pertaineth]

to his cleansing.

LE-14:33 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

LE-14:34 When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give

to you for a possession, and I put the plague of leprosy in a

house of the land of your possession;

LE-14:35 And he that owneth the house shall come and tell the

priest, saying, It seemeth to me [there is] as it were a plague

in the house:

LE-14:36 Then the priest shall command that they empty the

house, before the priest go [into it] to see the plague, that

all that [is] in the house be not made unclean: and afterward

the priest shall go in to see the house:

LE-14:37 And he shall look on the plague, and, behold, [if] the

plague [be] in the walls of the house with hollow streaks,

greenish or reddish, which in sight [are] lower than the wall;

LE-14:38 Then the priest shall go out of the house to the door

of the house, and shut up the house seven days:

LE-14:39 And the priest shall come again the seventh day, and

shall look: and, behold, [if] the plague be spread in the walls

of the house;

LE-14:40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the

stones in which the plague [is], and they shall cast them into

an unclean place without the city:

LE-14:41 And he shall cause the house to be scraped within

round about, and they shall pour out the dust that they scrape

off without the city into an unclean place:

LE-14:42 And they shall take other stones, and put [them] in

the place of those stones; and he shall take other mortar, and

shall plaster the house.

LE-14:43 And if the plague come again, and break out in the

house, after that he hath taken away the stones, and after he

hath scraped the house, and after it is plastered;

LE-14:44 Then the priest shall come and look, and, behold, [if]

the plague be spread in the house, it [is] a fretting leprosy in

the house: it [is] unclean.

LE-14:45 And he shall break down the house, the stones of it,

and the timber thereof, and all the mortar of the house; and he

shall carry [them] forth out of the city into an unclean place.

LE-14:46 Moreover he that goeth into the house all the while

that it is shut up shall be unclean until the even.

LE-14:47 And he that lieth in the house shall wash his clothes;

and he that eateth in the house shall wash his clothes.

LE-14:48 And if the priest shall come in, and look [upon it],

and, behold, the plague hath not spread in the house, after the

house was plastered: then the priest shall pronounce the house

clean, because the plague is healed.

LE-14:49 And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and

cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:

LE-14:50 And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen

vessel over running water:

LE-14:51 And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and

the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of

the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house

seven times:

LE-14:52 And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the

bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and

with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:

LE-14:53 But he shall let go the living bird out of the city

into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and

it shall be clean.

LE-14:54 This [is] the law for all manner of plague of leprosy,

and scall,

LE-14:55 And for the leprosy of a garment, and of a house,

LE-14:56 And for a rising, and for a scab, and for a bright

spot:

LE-14:57 To teach when [it is] unclean, and when [it is] clean:

this [is] the law of leprosy.

LE-15:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying,

LE-15:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

When any man hath a running issue out of his flesh, [because of]

his issue he [is] unclean.

LE-15:3 And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether

his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his

issue, it [is] his uncleanness.

LE-15:4 Every bed, whereon he lieth that hath the issue, is

unclean: and every thing, whereon he sitteth, shall be unclean.

LE-15:5 And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes,

and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

LE-15:6 And he that sitteth on [any] thing whereon he sat that

hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in

water, and be unclean until the even.

LE-15:7 And he that toucheth the flesh of him that hath the

issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and

be unclean until the even.

LE-15:8 And if he that hath the issue spit upon him that is

clean; then he shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in

water, and be unclean until the even.

LE-15:9 And what saddle soever he rideth upon that hath the

issue shall be unclean.

LE-15:10 And whosoever toucheth any thing that was under him

shall be unclean until the even: and he that beareth [any of]

those things shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in

water, and be unclean until the even.

LE-15:11 And whomsoever he toucheth that hath the issue, and

hath not rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes,

and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

LE-15:12 And the vessel of earth, that he toucheth which hath

the issue, shall be broken: and every vessel of wood shall be

rinsed in water.

LE-15:13 And when he that hath an issue is cleansed of his

issue; then he shall number to himself seven days for his

cleansing, and wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in running

water, and shall be clean.

LE-15:14 And on the eighth day he shall take to him two

turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto

the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them

unto the priest:

LE-15:15 And the priest shall offer them, the one [for] a sin

offering, and the other [for] a burnt offering; and the priest

shall make an atonement for him before the LORD for his issue.

LE-15:16 And if any man's seed of copulation go out from him,

then he shall wash all his flesh in water, and be unclean until

the even.

LE-15:17 And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the seed

of copulation, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until

the even.

LE-15:18 The woman also with whom man shall lie [with] seed of

copulation, they shall [both] bathe [themselves] in water, and

be unclean until the even.

LE-15:19 And if a woman have an issue, [and] her issue in her

flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever

toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.

LE-15:20 And every thing that she lieth upon in her separation

shall be unclean: every thing also that she sitteth upon shall

be unclean.

LE-15:21 And whosoever toucheth her bed shall wash his clothes,

and bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even.

LE-15:22 And whosoever toucheth any thing that she sat upon

shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be

unclean until the even.

LE-15:23 And if it [be] on [her] bed, or on any thing whereon

she sitteth, when he toucheth it, he shall be unclean until the

even.

LE-15:24 And if any man lie with her at all, and her flowers be

upon him, he shall be unclean seven days; and all the bed

whereon he lieth shall be unclean.

LE-15:25 And if a woman have an issue of her blood many days

out of the time of her separation, or if it run beyond the time

of her separation; all the days of the issue of her uncleanness

shall be as the days of her separation: she [shall be] unclean.

LE-15:26 Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue

shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever

she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her

separation.

LE-15:27 And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean,

and shall wash his clothes, and bathe [himself] in water, and be

unclean until the even.

LE-15:28 But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall

number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.

LE-15:29 And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two

turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest,

to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

LE-15:30 And the priest shall offer the one [for] a sin

offering, and the other [for] a burnt offering; and the priest

shall make an atonement for her before the LORD for the issue of

her uncleanness.

LE-15:31 Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from

their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when

they defile my tabernacle that [is] among them.

LE-15:32 This [is] the law of him that hath an issue, and [of

him] whose seed goeth from him, and is defiled therewith;

LE-15:33 And of her that is sick of her flowers, and of him

that hath an issue, of the man, and of the woman, and of him

that lieth with her that is unclean.

LE-16:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses after the death of the

two sons of Aaron, when they offered before the LORD, and died;

LE-16:2 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto Aaron thy

brother, that he come not at all times into the holy [place]

within the veil before the mercy seat, which [is] upon the ark;

that he die not: for I will appear in the cloud upon the mercy

seat.

LE-16:3 Thus shall Aaron come into the holy [place]: with a

young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

LE-16:4 He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have

the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a

linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired:

these [are] holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in

water, and [so] put them on.

LE-16:5 And he shall take of the congregation of the children

of Israel two kids of the goats for a sin offering, and one ram

for a burnt offering.

LE-16:6 And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering,

which [is] for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and

for his house.

LE-16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them

before the LORD [at] the door of the tabernacle of the

congregation.

LE-16:8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot

for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.

LE-16:9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S

lot fell, and offer him [for] a sin offering.

LE-16:10 But the goat, on which the lot fell to be the

scapegoat, shall be presented alive before the LORD, to make an

atonement with him, [and] to let him go for a scapegoat into the

wilderness.

LE-16:11 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering,

which [is] for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself,

and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin

offering which [is] for himself:

LE-16:12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of

fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of

sweet incense beaten small, and bring [it] within the veil:

LE-16:13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the

LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat

that [is] upon the testimony, that he die not:

LE-16:14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and

sprinkle [it] with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and

before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his

finger seven times.

LE-16:15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that

[is] for the people, and bring his blood within the veil, and do

with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and

sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

LE-16:16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy [place],

because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and

because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall

he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth

among them in the midst of their uncleanness.

LE-16:17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the

congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy

[place], until he come out, and have made an atonement for

himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of

Israel.

LE-16:18 And he shall go out unto the altar that [is] before

the LORD, and make an atonement for it; and shall take of the

blood of the bullock, and of the blood of the goat, and put [it]

upon the horns of the altar round about.

LE-16:19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his

finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the

uncleanness of the children of Israel.

LE-16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy

[place], and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar,

he shall bring the live goat:

LE-16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of

the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the

children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their

sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send

[him] away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:

LE-16:22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities

unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the

wilderness.

LE-16:23 And Aaron shall come into the tabernacle of the

congregation, and shall put off the linen garments, which he put

on when he went into the holy [place], and shall leave them

there:

LE-16:24 And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy

place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his

burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make

an atonement for himself, and for the people.

LE-16:25 And the fat of the sin offering shall he burn upon the

altar.

LE-16:26 And he that let go the goat for the scapegoat shall

wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward

come into the camp.

LE-16:27 And the bullock [for] the sin offering, and the goat

[for] the sin offering, whose blood was brought in to make

atonement in the holy [place], shall [one] carry forth without

the camp; and they shall burn in the fire their skins, and their

flesh, and their dung.

LE-16:28 And he that burneth them shall wash his clothes, and

bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the

camp.

LE-16:29 And [this] shall be a statute for ever unto you:

[that] in the seventh month, on the tenth [day] of the month, ye

shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, [whether it be]

one of your own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you:

LE-16:30 For on that day shall [the priest] make an atonement

for you, to cleanse you, [that] ye may be clean from all your

sins before the LORD.

LE-16:31 It [shall be] a sabbath of rest unto you, and ye shall

afflict your souls, by a statute for ever.

LE-16:32 And the priest, whom he shall anoint, and whom he

shall consecrate to minister in the priest's office in his

father's stead, shall make the atonement, and shall put on the

linen clothes, [even] the holy garments:

LE-16:33 And he shall make an atonement for the holy sanctuary,

and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the

congregation, and for the altar, and he shall make an atonement

for the priests, and for all the people of the congregation.

LE-16:34 And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to

make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins

once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.

LE-17:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-17:2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the

children of Israel, and say unto them; This [is] the thing which

the LORD hath commanded, saying,

LE-17:3 What man soever [there be] of the house of Israel, that

killeth an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth

[it] out of the camp,

LE-17:4 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of

the congregation, to offer an offering unto the LORD before the

tabernacle of the LORD; blood shall be imputed unto that man; he

hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his

people:

LE-17:5 To the end that the children of Israel may bring their

sacrifices, which they offer in the open field, even that they

may bring them unto the LORD, unto the door of the tabernacle of

the congregation, unto the priest, and offer them [for] peace

offerings unto the LORD.

LE-17:6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar

of the LORD [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

and burn the fat for a sweet savour unto the LORD.

LE-17:7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto

devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a

statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.

LE-17:8 And thou shalt say unto them, Whatsoever man [there be]

of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojourn among

you, that offereth a burnt offering or sacrifice,

LE-17:9 And bringeth it not unto the door of the tabernacle of

the congregation, to offer it unto the LORD; even that man shall

be cut off from among his people.

LE-17:10 And whatsoever man [there be] of the house of Israel,

or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any

manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that

eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

LE-17:11 For the life of the flesh [is] in the blood: and I

have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for

your souls: for it [is] the blood [that] maketh an atonement for

the soul.

LE-17:12 Therefore I said unto the children of Israel, No soul

of you shall eat blood, neither shall any stranger that

sojourneth among you eat blood.

LE-17:13 And whatsoever man [there be] of the children of

Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which

hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he

shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.

LE-17:14 For [it is] the life of all flesh; the blood of it

[is] for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of

Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the

life of all flesh [is] the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it

shall be cut off.

LE-17:15 And every soul that eateth that which died [of itself],

or that which was torn [with beasts, whether it be] one of your

own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and

bathe [himself] in water, and be unclean until the even: then

shall he be clean.

LE-17:16 But if he wash [them] not, nor bathe his flesh; then

he shall bear his iniquity.

LE-18:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-18:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, I

am the LORD your God.

LE-18:3 After the doings of the land of Egypt, wherein ye dwelt,

shall ye not do: and after the doings of the land of Canaan,

whither I bring you, shall ye not do: neither shall ye walk in

their ordinances.

LE-18:4 Ye shall do my judgments, and keep mine ordinances, to

walk therein: I [am] the LORD your God.

LE-18:5 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes, and my judgments:

which if a man do, he shall live in them: I [am] the LORD.

LE-18:6 None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin

to him, to uncover [their] nakedness: I [am] the LORD.

LE-18:7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy

mother, shalt thou not uncover: she [is] thy mother; thou shalt

not uncover her nakedness.

LE-18:8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not

uncover: it [is] thy father's nakedness.

LE-18:9 The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father,

or daughter of thy mother, [whether she be] born at home, or

born abroad, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

LE-18:10 The nakedness of thy son's daughter, or of thy

daughter's daughter, [even] their nakedness thou shalt not

uncover: for theirs [is] thine own nakedness.

LE-18:11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter,

begotten of thy father, she [is] thy sister, thou shalt not

uncover her nakedness.

LE-18:12 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's

sister: she [is] thy father's near kinswoman.

LE-18:13 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's

sister; for she [is] thy mother's near kinswoman.

LE-18:14 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's

brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she [is] thine

aunt.

LE-18:15 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter

in law: she [is] thy son's wife; thou shalt not uncover her

nakedness.

LE-18:16 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's

wife: it [is] thy brother's nakedness.

LE-18:17 Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and

her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her

daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; [for] they [are]

her near kinswomen: it [is] wickedness.

LE-18:18 Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex

[her], to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life

[time].

LE-18:19 Also thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover

her nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her uncleanness.

LE-18:20 Moreover thou shalt not lie carnally with thy

neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her.

LE-18:21 And thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through

[the fire] to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy

God: I [am] the LORD.

LE-18:22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it

[is] abomination.

LE-18:23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile

thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast

to lie down thereto: it [is] confusion.

LE-18:24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for

in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:

LE-18:25 And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the

iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her

inhabitants.

LE-18:26 Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments,

and shall not commit [any] of these abominations; [neither] any

of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you:

LE-18:27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land

done, which [were] before you, and the land is defiled;)

LE-18:28 That the land spue not you out also, when ye defile it,

as it spued out the nations that [were] before you.

LE-18:29 For whosoever shall commit any of these abominations,

even the souls that commit [them] shall be cut off from among

their people.

LE-18:30 Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that [ye]

commit not [any one] of these abominable customs, which were

committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein:

I [am] the LORD your God.

LE-19:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-19:2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of

Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your

God [am] holy.

LE-19:3 Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and

keep my sabbaths: I [am] the LORD your God.

LE-19:4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten

gods: I [am] the LORD your God.

LE-19:5 And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the

LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will.

LE-19:6 It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the

morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be

burnt in the fire.

LE-19:7 And if it be eaten at all on the third day, it [is]

abominable; it shall not be accepted.

LE-19:8 Therefore [every one] that eateth it shall bear his

iniquity, because he hath profaned the hallowed thing of the

LORD: and that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

LE-19:9 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt

not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou

gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

LE-19:10 And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt

thou gather [every] grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them

for the poor and stranger: I [am] the LORD your God.

LE-19:11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, neither lie

one to another.

LE-19:12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither

shalt thou profane the name of thy God: I [am] the LORD.

LE-19:13 Thou shalt not defraud thy neighbour, neither rob

[him]: the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee

all night until the morning.

LE-19:14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a

stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I [am]

the LORD.

LE-19:15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt

not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the

mighty: [but] in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

LE-19:16 Thou shalt not go up and down [as] a talebearer among

thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy

neighbour: I [am] the LORD.

LE-19:17 Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou

shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon

him.

LE-19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the

children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as

thyself: I [am] the LORD.

LE-19:19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy

cattle gender with a diverse kind: thou shalt not sow thy field

with mingled seed: neither shall a garment mingled of linen and

woollen come upon thee.

LE-19:20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman, that [is] a

bondmaid, betrothed to an husband, and not at all redeemed, nor

freedom given her; she shall be scourged; they shall not be put

to death, because she was not free.

LE-19:21 And he shall bring his trespass offering unto the LORD,

unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, [even] a

ram for a trespass offering.

LE-19:22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with

the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin

which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be

forgiven him.

LE-19:23 And when ye shall come into the land, and shall have

planted all manner of trees for food, then ye shall count the

fruit thereof as uncircumcised: three years shall it be as

uncircumcised unto you: it shall not be eaten of.

LE-19:24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be

holy to praise the LORD [withal].

LE-19:25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit

thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof: I [am]

the LORD your God.

LE-19:26 Ye shall not eat [any thing] with the blood: neither

shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.

LE-19:27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither

shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard.

LE-19:28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the

dead, nor print any marks upon you: I [am] the LORD.

LE-19:29 Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a

whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full

of wickedness.

LE-19:30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary:

I [am] the LORD.

LE-19:31 Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither

seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I [am] the LORD your

God.

LE-19:32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour

the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I [am] the LORD.

LE-19:33 And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye

shall not vex him.

LE-19:34 [But] the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be

unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as

thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I [am] the

LORD your God.

LE-19:35 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment, in

meteyard, in weight, or in measure.

LE-19:36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just

hin, shall ye have: I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you

out of the land of Egypt.

LE-19:37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes, and all my

judgments, and do them: I [am] the LORD.

LE-20:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-20:2 Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel,

Whosoever [he be] of the children of Israel, or of the strangers

that sojourn in Israel, that giveth [any] of his seed unto

Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land

shall stone him with stones.

LE-20:3 And I will set my face against that man, and will cut

him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed

unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

LE-20:4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their

eyes from the man, when he giveth of his seed unto Molech, and

kill him not:

LE-20:5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against

his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring

after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their

people.

LE-20:6 And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar

spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will

even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from

among his people.

LE-20:7 Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I

[am] the LORD your God.

LE-20:8 And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I [am] the

LORD which sanctify you.

LE-20:9 For every one that curseth his father or his mother

shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his

mother; his blood [shall be] upon him.

LE-20:10 And the man that committeth adultery with [another]

man's wife, [even he] that committeth adultery with his

neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely

be put to death.

LE-20:11 And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath

uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be

put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.

LE-20:12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of

them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion;

their blood [shall be] upon them.

LE-20:13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a

woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall

surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.

LE-20:14 And if a man take a wife and her mother, it [is]

wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they;

that there be no wickedness among you.

LE-20:15 And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put

to death: and ye shall slay the beast.

LE-20:16 And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down

thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall

surely be put to death; their blood [shall be] upon them.

LE-20:17 And if a man shall take his sister, his father's

daughter, or his mother's daughter, and see her nakedness, and

she see his nakedness; it [is] a wicked thing; and they shall be

cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his

sister's nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

LE-20:18 And if a man shall lie with a woman having her

sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath discovered

her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood:

and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

LE-20:19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy

mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister: for he uncovereth

his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

LE-20:20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath

uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they

shall die childless.

LE-20:21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it [is] an

unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they

shall be childless.

LE-20:22 Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my

judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to

dwell therein, spue you not out.

LE-20:23 And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nation,

which I cast out before you: for they committed all these things,

and therefore I abhorred them.

LE-20:24 But I have said unto you, Ye shall inherit their land,

and I will give it unto you to possess it, a land that floweth

with milk and honey: I [am] the LORD your God, which have

separated you from [other] people.

LE-20:25 Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts

and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall

not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any

manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have

separated from you as unclean.

LE-20:26 And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD [am] holy,

and have severed you from [other] people, that ye should be

mine.

LE-20:27 A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or

that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone

them with stones: their blood [shall be] upon them.

LE-21:1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests

the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be

defiled for the dead among his people:

LE-21:2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, [that is], for

his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his

daughter, and for his brother,

LE-21:3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him,

which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.

LE-21:4 [But] he shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man

among his people, to profane himself.

LE-21:5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither

shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any

cuttings in their flesh.

LE-21:6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the

name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire,

[and] the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they

shall be holy.

LE-21:7 They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or

profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her

husband: for he [is] holy unto his God.

LE-21:8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the

bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD,

which sanctify you, [am] holy.

LE-21:9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself

by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be

burnt with fire.

LE-21:10 And [he that is] the high priest among his brethren,

upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is

consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head,

nor rend his clothes;

LE-21:11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile

himself for his father, or for his mother;

LE-21:12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane

the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of

his God [is] upon him: I [am] the LORD.

LE-21:13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

LE-21:14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, [or] an

harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of

his own people to wife.

LE-21:15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people:

for I the LORD do sanctify him.

LE-21:16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-21:17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever [he be] of thy

seed in their generations that hath [any] blemish, let him not

approach to offer the bread of his God.

LE-21:18 For whatsoever man [he be] that hath a blemish, he

shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a

flat nose, or any thing superfluous,

LE-21:19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,

LE-21:20 Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in

his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

LE-21:21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the

priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made

by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the

bread of his God.

LE-21:22 He shall eat the bread of his God, [both] of the most

holy, and of the holy.

LE-21:23 Only he shall not go in unto the veil, nor come nigh

unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not

my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

LE-21:24 And Moses told [it] unto Aaron, and to his sons, and

unto all the children of Israel.

LE-22:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-22:2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, that they separate

themselves from the holy things of the children of Israel, and

that they profane not my holy name [in those things] which they

hallow unto me: I [am] the LORD.

LE-22:3 Say unto them, Whosoever [he be] of all your seed among

your generations, that goeth unto the holy things, which the

children of Israel hallow unto the LORD, having his uncleanness

upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence: I [am]

the LORD.

LE-22:4 What man soever of the seed of Aaron [is] a leper, or

hath a running issue; he shall not eat of the holy things, until

he be clean. And whoso toucheth any thing [that is] unclean [by]

the dead, or a man whose seed goeth from him;

LE-22:5 Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he

may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness,

whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

LE-22:6 The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean

until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash

his flesh with water.

LE-22:7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall

afterward eat of the holy things; because it [is] his food.

LE-22:8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn [with beasts],

he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I [am] the LORD.

LE-22:9 They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they

bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the

LORD do sanctify them.

LE-22:10 There shall no stranger eat [of] the holy thing: a

sojourner of the priest, or an hired servant, shall not eat [of]

the holy thing.

LE-22:11 But if the priest buy [any] soul with his money, he

shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall

eat of his meat.

LE-22:12 If the priest's daughter also be [married] unto a

stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things.

LE-22:13 But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced,

and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as

in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat: but there

shall no stranger eat thereof.

LE-22:14 And if a man eat [of] the holy thing unwittingly, then

he shall put the fifth [part] thereof unto it, and shall give

[it] unto the priest with the holy thing.

LE-22:15 And they shall not profane the holy things of the

children of Israel, which they offer unto the LORD;

LE-22:16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, when

they eat their holy things: for I the LORD do sanctify them.

LE-22:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-22:18 Speak unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the

children of Israel, and say unto them, Whatsoever [he be] of the

house of Israel, or of the strangers in Israel, that will offer

his oblation for all his vows, and for all his freewill

offerings, which they will offer unto the LORD for a burnt

offering;

LE-22:19 [Ye shall offer] at your own will a male without

blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.

LE-22:20 [But] whatsoever hath a blemish, [that] shall ye not

offer: for it shall not be acceptable for you.

LE-22:21 And whosoever offereth a sacrifice of peace offerings

unto the LORD to accomplish [his] vow, or a freewill offering in

beeves or sheep, it shall be perfect to be accepted; there shall

be no blemish therein.

LE-22:22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or

scurvy, or scabbed, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor

make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.

LE-22:23 Either a bullock or a lamb that hath any thing

superfluous or lacking in his parts, that mayest thou offer

[for] a freewill offering; but for a vow it shall not be

accepted.

LE-22:24 Ye shall not offer unto the LORD that which is bruised,

or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make [any

offering thereof] in your land.

LE-22:25 Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the

bread of your God of any of these; because their corruption [is]

in them, [and] blemishes [be] in them: they shall not be

accepted for you.

LE-22:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-22:27 When a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat, is brought

forth, then it shall be seven days under the dam; and from the

eighth day and thenceforth it shall be accepted for an offering

made by fire unto the LORD.

LE-22:28 And [whether it be] cow or ewe, ye shall not kill it

and her young both in one day.

LE-22:29 And when ye will offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving

unto the LORD, offer [it] at your own will.

LE-22:30 On the same day it shall be eaten up; ye shall leave

none of it until the morrow: I [am] the LORD.

LE-22:31 Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them:

I [am] the LORD.

LE-22:32 Neither shall ye profane my holy name; but I will be

hallowed among the children of Israel: I [am] the LORD which

hallow you,

LE-22:33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be your

God: I [am] the LORD.

LE-23:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-23:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

[Concerning] the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim [to

be] holy convocations, [even] these [are] my feasts.

LE-23:3 Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day [is]

the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work

[therein]: it [is] the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

LE-23:4 These [are] the feasts of the LORD, [even] holy

convocations, which ye shall proclaim in their seasons.

LE-23:5 In the fourteenth [day] of the first month at even [is]

the LORD's passover.

LE-23:6 And on the fifteenth day of the same month [is] the

feast of unleavened bread unto the LORD: seven days ye must eat

unleavened bread.

LE-23:7 In the first day ye shall have an holy convocation: ye

shall do no servile work therein.

LE-23:8 But ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the

LORD seven days: in the seventh day [is] an holy convocation: ye

shall do no servile work [therein].

LE-23:9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-23:10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall

reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the

firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:

LE-23:11 And he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD, to be

accepted for you: on the morrow after the sabbath the priest

shall wave it.

LE-23:12 And ye shall offer that day when ye wave the sheaf an

he lamb without blemish of the first year for a burnt offering

unto the LORD.

LE-23:13 And the meat offering thereof [shall be] two tenth

deals of fine flour mingled with oil, an offering made by fire

unto the LORD [for] a sweet savour: and the drink offering

thereof [shall be] of wine, the fourth [part] of an hin.

LE-23:14 And ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn, nor

green ears, until the selfsame day that ye have brought an

offering unto your God: [it shall be] a statute for ever

throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

LE-23:15 And ye shall count unto you from the morrow after the

sabbath, from the day that ye brought the sheaf of the wave

offering; seven sabbaths shall be complete:

LE-23:16 Even unto the morrow after the seventh sabbath shall

ye number fifty days; and ye shall offer a new meat offering

unto the LORD.

LE-23:17 Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves

of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be

baken with leaven; [they are] the firstfruits unto the LORD.

LE-23:18 And ye shall offer with the bread seven lambs without

blemish of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams:

they shall be [for] a burnt offering unto the LORD, with their

meat offering, and their drink offerings, [even] an offering

made by fire, of sweet savour unto the LORD.

LE-23:19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats for a sin

offering, and two lambs of the first year for a sacrifice of

peace offerings.

LE-23:20 And the priest shall wave them with the bread of the

firstfruits [for] a wave offering before the LORD with the two

lambs: they shall be holy to the LORD for the priest.

LE-23:21 And ye shall proclaim on the selfsame day, [that] it

may be an holy convocation unto you: ye shall do no servile work

[therein: it shall be] a statute for ever in all your dwellings

throughout your generations.

LE-23:22 And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt

not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou

reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest:

thou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the stranger: I [am]

the LORD your God.

LE-23:23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-23:24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, In the

seventh month, in the first [day] of the month, shall ye have a

sabbath, a memorial of blowing of trumpets, an holy convocation.

LE-23:25 Ye shall do no servile work [therein]: but ye shall

offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

LE-23:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-23:27 Also on the tenth [day] of this seventh month [there

shall be] a day of atonement: it shall be an holy convocation

unto you; and ye shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering

made by fire unto the LORD.

LE-23:28 And ye shall do no work in that same day: for it [is]

a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you before the LORD

your God.

LE-23:29 For whatsoever soul [it be] that shall not be

afflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his

people.

LE-23:30 And whatsoever soul [it be] that doeth any work in

that same day, the same soul will I destroy from among his

people.

LE-23:31 Ye shall do no manner of work: [it shall be] a statute

for ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

LE-23:32 It [shall be] unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall

afflict your souls: in the ninth [day] of the month at even,

from even unto even, shall ye celebrate your sabbath.

LE-23:33 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-23:34 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The

fifteenth day of this seventh month [shall be] the feast of

tabernacles [for] seven days unto the LORD.

LE-23:35 On the first day [shall be] an holy convocation: ye

shall do no servile work [therein].

LE-23:36 Seven days ye shall offer an offering made by fire

unto the LORD: on the eighth day shall be an holy convocation

unto you; and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the

LORD: it [is] a solemn assembly; [and] ye shall do no servile

work [therein].

LE-23:37 These [are] the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall

proclaim [to be] holy convocations, to offer an offering made by

fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a

sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

LE-23:38 Beside the sabbaths of the LORD, and beside your gifts,

and beside all your vows, and beside all your freewill

offerings, which ye give unto the LORD.

LE-23:39 Also in the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when

ye have gathered in the fruit of the land, ye shall keep a feast

unto the LORD seven days: on the first day [shall be] a sabbath,

and on the eighth day [shall be] a sabbath.

LE-23:40 And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of

goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick

trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the

LORD your God seven days.

LE-23:41 And ye shall keep it a feast unto the LORD seven days

in the year. [It shall be] a statute for ever in your

generations: ye shall celebrate it in the seventh month.

LE-23:42 Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are

Israelites born shall dwell in booths:

LE-23:43 That your generations may know that I made the

children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out

of the land of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God.

LE-23:44 And Moses declared unto the children of Israel the

feasts of the LORD.

LE-24:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-24:2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto

thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to

burn continually.

LE-24:3 Without the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of

the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the

morning before the LORD continually: [it shall be] a statute for

ever in your generations.

LE-24:4 He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick

before the LORD continually.

LE-24:5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes

thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.

LE-24:6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon

the pure table before the LORD.

LE-24:7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon [each] row,

that it may be on the bread for a memorial, [even] an offering

made by fire unto the LORD.

LE-24:8 Every sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD

continually, [being taken] from the children of Israel by an

everlasting covenant.

LE-24:9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall

eat it in the holy place: for it [is] most holy unto him of the

offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.

LE-24:10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father

[was] an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel: and

this son of the Israelitish [woman] and a man of Israel strove

together in the camp;

LE-24:11 And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name

[of the LORD], and cursed. And they brought him unto Moses: (and

his mother's name [was] Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the

tribe of Dan:)

LE-24:12 And they put him in ward, that the mind of the LORD

might be showed them.

LE-24:13 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-24:14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and

let all that heard [him] lay their hands upon his head, and let

all the congregation stone him.

LE-24:15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel,

saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

LE-24:16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall

surely be put to death, [and] all the congregation shall

certainly stone him: as well the stranger, as he that is born in

the land, when he blasphemeth the name [of the LORD], shall be

put to death.

LE-24:17 And he that killeth any man shall surely be put to

death.

LE-24:18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good; beast

for beast.

LE-24:19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour; as he

hath done, so shall it be done to him;

LE-24:20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he

hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him

[again].

LE-24:21 And he that killeth a beast, he shall restore it: and

he that killeth a man, he shall be put to death.

LE-24:22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the

stranger, as for one of your own country: for I [am] the LORD

your God.

LE-24:23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they

should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and

stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the

LORD commanded Moses.

LE-25:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying,

LE-25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land

keep a sabbath unto the LORD.

LE-25:3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou

shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof;

LE-25:4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto

the land, a sabbath for the LORD: thou shalt neither sow thy

field, nor prune thy vineyard.

LE-25:5 That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest

thou shalt not reap, neither gather the grapes of thy vine

undressed: [for] it is a year of rest unto the land.

LE-25:6 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you; for

thee, and for thy servant, and for thy maid, and for thy hired

servant, and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee,

LE-25:7 And for thy cattle, and for the beast that [are] in thy

land, shall all the increase thereof be meat.

LE-25:8 And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee,

seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of

years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.

LE-25:9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to

sound on the tenth [day] of the seventh month, in the day of

atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your

land.

LE-25:10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim

liberty throughout [all] the land unto all the inhabitants

thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return

every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man

unto his family.

LE-25:11 A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye

shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it,

nor gather [the grapes] in it of thy vine undressed.

LE-25:12 For it [is] the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye

shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.

LE-25:13 In the year of this jubilee ye shall return every man

unto his possession.

LE-25:14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour, or buyest

[ought] of thy neighbour's hand, ye shall not oppress one

another:

LE-25:15 According to the number of years after the jubilee

thou shalt buy of thy neighbour, [and] according unto the number

of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee:

LE-25:16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt

increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of

years thou shalt diminish the price of it: for [according] to

the number [of the years] of the fruits doth he sell unto thee.

LE-25:17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another; but thou

shalt fear thy God: for I [am] the LORD your God.

LE-25:18 Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my

judgments, and do them; and ye shall dwell in the land in safety.

LE-25:19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and ye shall eat

your fill, and dwell therein in safety.

LE-25:20 And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh

year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

LE-25:21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth

year, and it shall bring forth fruit for three years.

LE-25:22 And ye shall sow the eighth year, and eat [yet] of old

fruit until the ninth year; until her fruits come in ye shall

eat [of] the old [store].

LE-25:23 The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land [is]

mine; for ye [are] strangers and sojourners with me.

LE-25:24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant

a redemption for the land.

LE-25:25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath sold away

[some] of his possession, and if any of his kin come to redeem

it, then shall he redeem that which his brother sold.

LE-25:26 And if the man have none to redeem it, and himself be

able to redeem it;

LE-25:27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof, and

restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it; that he

may return unto his possession.

LE-25:28 But if he be not able to restore [it] to him, then

that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath

bought it until the year of jubilee: and in the jubilee it shall

go out, and he shall return unto his possession.

LE-25:29 And if a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city,

then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold;

[within] a full year may he redeem it.

LE-25:30 And if it be not redeemed within the space of a full

year, then the house that [is] in the walled city shall be

established for ever to him that bought it throughout his

generations: it shall not go out in the jubilee.

LE-25:31 But the houses of the villages which have no wall

round about them shall be counted as the fields of the country:

they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee.

LE-25:32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, [and] the

houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem

at any time.

LE-25:33 And if a man purchase of the Levites, then the house

that was sold, and the city of his possession, shall go out in

[the year of] jubilee: for the houses of the cities of the

Levites [are] their possession among the children of Israel.

LE-25:34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not

be sold; for it [is] their perpetual possession.

LE-25:35 And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay

with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: [yea, though he be] a

stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

LE-25:36 Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy

God; that thy brother may live with thee.

LE-25:37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend

him thy victuals for increase.

LE-25:38 I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you forth out

of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, [and] to

be your God.

LE-25:39 And if thy brother [that dwelleth] by thee be waxen

poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve

as a bondservant:

LE-25:40 [But] as an hired servant, [and] as a sojourner, he

shall be with thee, [and] shall serve thee unto the year of

jubilee:

LE-25:41 And [then] shall he depart from thee, [both] he and

his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and

unto the possession of his fathers shall he return.

LE-25:42 For they [are] my servants, which I brought forth out

of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

LE-25:43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt

fear thy God.

LE-25:44 Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt

have, [shall be] of the heathen that are round about you; of

them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids.

LE-25:45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do

sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of their families

that [are] with you, which they begat in your land: and they

shall be your possession.

LE-25:46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your

children after you, to inherit [them for] a possession; they

shall be your bondmen for ever: but over your brethren the

children of Israel, ye shall not rule one over another with

rigour.

LE-25:47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and

thy brother [that dwelleth] by him wax poor, and sell himself

unto the stranger [or] sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the

stranger's family:

LE-25:48 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again; one of

his brethren may redeem him:

LE-25:49 Either his uncle, or his uncle's son, may redeem him,

or [any] that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem

him; or if he be able, he may redeem himself.

LE-25:50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the

year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubilee: and the

price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years,

according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him.

LE-25:51 If [there be] yet many years [behind], according unto

them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the

money that he was bought for.

LE-25:52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of

jubilee, then he shall count with him, [and] according unto his

years shall he give him again the price of his redemption.

LE-25:53 [And] as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him:

[and the other] shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight.

LE-25:54 And if he be not redeemed in these [years], then he

shall go out in the year of jubilee, [both] he, and his children

with him.

LE-25:55 For unto me the children of Israel [are] servants;

they [are] my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of

Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God.

LE-26:1 Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither

rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any]

image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the

LORD your God.

LE-26:2 Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary:

I [am] the LORD.

LE-26:3 If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments,

and do them;

LE-26:4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land

shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield

their fruit.

LE-26:5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and

the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat

your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely.

LE-26:6 And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie

down, and none shall make [you] afraid: and I will rid evil

beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your

land.

LE-26:7 And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall

before you by the sword.

LE-26:8 And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred

of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall

fall before you by the sword.

LE-26:9 For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful,

and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

LE-26:10 And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old

because of the new.

LE-26:11 And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul

shall not abhor you.

LE-26:12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and

ye shall be my people.

LE-26:13 I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you forth out

of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I

have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.

LE-26:14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do

all these commandments;

LE-26:15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul

abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments,

[but] that ye break my covenant:

LE-26:16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over

you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall

consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow

your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

LE-26:17 And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be

slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over

you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

LE-26:18 And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me,

then I will punish you seven times more for your sins.

LE-26:19 And I will break the pride of your power; and I will

make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass:

LE-26:20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your

land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of

the land yield their fruits.

LE-26:21 And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken

unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you

according to your sins.

LE-26:22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall

rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you

few in number; and your [high] ways shall be desolate.

LE-26:23 And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things,

but will walk contrary unto me;

LE-26:24 Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will

punish you yet seven times for your sins.

LE-26:25 And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge

the quarrel of [my] covenant: and when ye are gathered together

within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye

shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

LE-26:26 [And] when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten

women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver

[you] your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be

satisfied.

LE-26:27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but

walk contrary unto me;

LE-26:28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I,

even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.

LE-26:29 And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh

of your daughters shall ye eat.

LE-26:30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your

images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols,

and my soul shall abhor you.

LE-26:31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your

sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of

your sweet odours.

LE-26:32 And I will bring the land into desolation: and your

enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it.

LE-26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will

draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and

your cities waste.

LE-26:34 Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it

lieth desolate, and ye [be] in your enemies' land; [even] then

shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths.

LE-26:35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it

did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it.

LE-26:36 And upon them that are left [alive] of you I will send

a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and

the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee,

as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth.

LE-26:37 And they shall fall one upon another, as it were

before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power

to stand before your enemies.

LE-26:38 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of

your enemies shall eat you up.

LE-26:39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their

iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of

their fathers shall they pine away with them.

LE-26:40 If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity

of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed

against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me;

LE-26:41 And [that] I also have walked contrary unto them, and

have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their

uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the

punishment of their iniquity:

LE-26:42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also

my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I

remember; and I will remember the land.

LE-26:43 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy

her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they

shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even

because they despised my judgments, and because their soul

abhorred my statutes.

LE-26:44 And yet for all that, when they be in the land of

their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor

them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with

them: for I [am] the LORD their God.

LE-26:45 But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of

their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt

in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I [am]

the LORD.

LE-26:46 These [are] the statutes and judgments and laws, which

the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount

Sinai by the hand of Moses.

LE-27:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

LE-27:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons [shall be] for

the LORD by thy estimation.

LE-27:3 And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty

years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall

be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.

LE-27:4 And if it [be] a female, then thy estimation shall be

thirty shekels.

LE-27:5 And if [it be] from five years old even unto twenty

years old, then thy estimation shall be of the male twenty

shekels, and for the female ten shekels.

LE-27:6 And if [it be] from a month old even unto five years

old, then thy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of

silver, and for the female thy estimation [shall be] three

shekels of silver.

LE-27:7 And if [it be] from sixty years old and above; if [it

be] a male, then thy estimation shall be fifteen shekels, and

for the female ten shekels.

LE-27:8 But if he be poorer than thy estimation, then he shall

present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value

him; according to his ability that vowed shall the priest value

him.

LE-27:9 And if [it be] a beast, whereof men bring an offering

unto the LORD, all that [any man] giveth of such unto the LORD

shall be holy.

LE-27:10 He shall not alter it, nor change it, a good for a bad,

or a bad for a good: and if he shall at all change beast for

beast, then it and the exchange thereof shall be holy.

LE-27:11 And if [it be] any unclean beast, of which they do not

offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast

before the priest:

LE-27:12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or

bad: as thou valuest it, [who art] the priest, so shall it be.

LE-27:13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a

fifth [part] thereof unto thy estimation.

LE-27:14 And when a man shall sanctify his house [to be] holy

unto the LORD, then the priest shall estimate it, whether it be

good or bad: as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand.

LE-27:15 And if he that sanctified it will redeem his house,

then he shall add the fifth [part] of the money of thy

estimation unto it, and it shall be his.

LE-27:16 And if a man shall sanctify unto the LORD [some part]

of a field of his possession, then thy estimation shall be

according to the seed thereof: an homer of barley seed [shall be

valued] at fifty shekels of silver.

LE-27:17 If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee,

according to thy estimation it shall stand.

LE-27:18 But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then

the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the

years that remain, even unto the year of the jubilee, and it

shall be abated from thy estimation.

LE-27:19 And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise

redeem it, then he shall add the fifth [part] of the money of

thy estimation unto it, and it shall be assured to him.

LE-27:20 And if he will not redeem the field, or if he have

sold the field to another man, it shall not be redeemed any more.

LE-27:21 But the field, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall

be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession

thereof shall be the priest's.

LE-27:22 And if [a man] sanctify unto the LORD a field which he

hath bought, which [is] not of the fields of his possession;

LE-27:23 Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy

estimation, [even] unto the year of the jubilee: and he shall

give thine estimation in that day, [as] a holy thing unto the

LORD.

LE-27:24 In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto

him of whom it was bought, [even] to him to whom the possession

of the land [did belong].

LE-27:25 And all thy estimations shall be according to the

shekel of the sanctuary: twenty gerahs shall be the shekel.

LE-27:26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the

LORD'S firstling, no man shall sanctify it; whether [it be] ox,

or sheep: it [is] the LORD'S.

LE-27:27 And if [it be] of an unclean beast, then he shall

redeem [it] according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth

[part] of it thereto: or if it be not redeemed, then it shall be

sold according to thy estimation.

LE-27:28 Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall

devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, [both] of man and

beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or

redeemed: every devoted thing [is] most holy unto the LORD.

LE-27:29 None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be

redeemed; [but] shall surely be put to death.

LE-27:30 And all the tithe of the land, [whether] of the seed

of the land, [or] of the fruit of the tree, [is] the LORD'S: [it

is] holy unto the LORD.

LE-27:31 And if a man will at all redeem [ought] of his tithes,

he shall add thereto the fifth [part] thereof.

LE-27:32 And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock,

[even] of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be

holy unto the LORD.

LE-27:33 He shall not search whether it be good or bad, neither

shall he change it: and if he change it at all, then both it and

the change thereof shall be holy; it shall not be redeemed.

LE-27:34 These [are] the commandments, which the LORD commanded

Moses for the children of Israel in mount Sinai. king james

study

LU-1:1 Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in

order a declaration of those things which are most surely

believed among us,

LU-1:2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the

beginning were eyewitnesses, and ministers of the word;

LU-1:3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect

understanding of all things from the very first, to write unto

thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

LU-1:4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things,

wherein thou hast been instructed.

LU-1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a

certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his

wife [was] of the daughters of Aaron, and her name [was]

Elisabeth.

LU-1:6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all

the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

LU-1:7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren,

and they both were [now] well stricken in years.

LU-1:8 And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's

office before God in the order of his course,

LU-1:9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot

was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

LU-1:10 And the whole multitude of the people were praying

without at the time of incense.

LU-1:11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord

standing on the right side of the altar of incense.

LU-1:12 And when Zacharias saw [him], he was troubled, and fear

fell upon him.

LU-1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for

thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a

son, and thou shalt call his name John.

LU-1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall

rejoice at his birth.

LU-1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and

shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be

filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

LU-1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the

Lord their God.

LU-1:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of

Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and

the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a

people prepared for the Lord.

LU-1:18 And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know

this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.

LU-1:19 And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel,

that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto

thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

LU-1:20 And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak,

until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou

believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season.

LU-1:21 And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled that

he tarried so long in the temple.

LU-1:22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them: and

they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple: for he

beckoned unto them, and remained speechless.

LU-1:23 And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his

ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.

LU-1:24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and

hid herself five months, saying,

LU-1:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he

looked on [me], to take away my reproach among men.

LU-1:26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from

God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

LU-1:27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of

the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary.

LU-1:28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, [thou

that art] highly favoured, the Lord [is] with thee: blessed

[art] thou among women.

LU-1:29 And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying,

and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

LU-1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou

hast found favour with God.

LU-1:31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring

forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.

LU-1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the

Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his

father David:

LU-1:33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever;

and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

LU-1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be,

seeing I know not a man?

LU-1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy

Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall

overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be

born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

LU-1:36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also

conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with

her, who was called barren.

LU-1:37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

LU-1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it

unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

LU-1:39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill

country with haste, into a city of Juda;

LU-1:40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted

Elisabeth.

LU-1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the

salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth

was filled with the Holy Ghost:

LU-1:42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed

[art] thou among women, and blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.

LU-1:43 And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord

should come to me?

LU-1:44 For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded

in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

LU-1:45 And blessed [is] she that believed: for there shall be

a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

LU-1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,

LU-1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

LU-1:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:

for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me

blessed.

LU-1:49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and

holy [is] his name.

LU-1:50 And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from

generation to generation.

LU-1:51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered

the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

LU-1:52 He hath put down the mighty from [their] seats, and

exalted them of low degree.

LU-1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the

rich he hath sent empty away.

LU-1:54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of

[his] mercy;

LU-1:55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed

for ever.

LU-1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and

returned to her own house.

LU-1:57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be

delivered; and she brought forth a son.

LU-1:58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord

had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

LU-1:59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came

to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after

the name of his father.

LU-1:60 And his mother answered and said, Not [so]; but he

shall be called John.

LU-1:61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred

that is called by this name.

LU-1:62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have

him called.

LU-1:63 And he asked for a writing table, and wrote, saying,

His name is John. And they marvelled all.

LU-1:64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue

[loosed], and he spake, and praised God.

LU-1:65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and

all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill

country of Judaea.

LU-1:66 And all they that heard [them] laid [them] up in their

hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand

of the Lord was with him.

LU-1:67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost,

and prophesied, saying,

LU-1:68 Blessed [be] the Lord God of Israel; for he hath

visited and redeemed his people,

LU-1:69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the

house of his servant David;

LU-1:70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which

have been since the world began:

LU-1:71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the

hand of all that hate us;

LU-1:72 To perform the mercy [promised] to our fathers, and to

remember his holy covenant;

LU-1:73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

LU-1:74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered

out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear,

LU-1:75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days

of our life.

LU-1:76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the

Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to

prepare his ways;

LU-1:77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the

remission of their sins,

LU-1:78 Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the

dayspring from on high hath visited us,

LU-1:79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and [in] the

shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

LU-1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was

in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.

LU-2:1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a

decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.

LU-2:2 ([And] this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was

governor of Syria.)

LU-2:3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.

LU-2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of

Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called

Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

LU-2:5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great

with child.

LU-2:6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days

were accomplished that she should be delivered.

LU-2:7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him

in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there

was no room for them in the inn.

LU-2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in

the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

LU-2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the

glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore

afraid.

LU-2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I

bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all

people.

LU-2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a

Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

LU-2:12 And this [shall be] a sign unto you; Ye shall find the

babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

LU-2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of

the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

LU-2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good

will toward men.

LU-2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from

them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now

go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass,

which the Lord hath made known unto us.

LU-2:16 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph,

and the babe lying in a manger.

LU-2:17 And when they had seen [it], they made known abroad the

saying which was told them concerning this child.

LU-2:18 And all they that heard [it] wondered at those things

which were told them by the shepherds.

LU-2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered [them] in

her heart.

LU-2:20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God

for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told

unto them.

LU-2:21 And when eight days were accomplished for the

circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was

so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

LU-2:22 And when the days of her purification according to the

law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem,

to present [him] to the Lord;

LU-2:23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male

that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;)

LU-2:24 And to offer a sacrifice according to that which is

said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young

pigeons.

LU-2:25 And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name

[was] Simeon; and the same man [was] just and devout, waiting

for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him.

LU-2:26 And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he

should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ.

LU-2:27 And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the

parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the

custom of the law,

LU-2:28 Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and

said,

LU-2:29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace,

according to thy word:

LU-2:30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation,

LU-2:31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people;

LU-2:32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy

people Israel.

LU-2:33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things

which were spoken of him.

LU-2:34 And Simeon blessed them, and said unto Mary his mother,

Behold, this [child] is set for the fall and rising again of

many in Israel; and for a sign which shall be spoken against;

LU-2:35 (Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,)

that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.

LU-2:36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of

Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had

lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

LU-2:37 And she [was] a widow of about fourscore and four years,

which departed not from the temple, but served [God] with

fastings and prayers night and day.

LU-2:38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise

unto the Lord, and spake of him to all them that looked for

redemption in Jerusalem.

LU-2:39 And when they had performed all things according to the

law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city

Nazareth.

LU-2:40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled

with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him.

LU-2:41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the

feast of the passover.

LU-2:42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to

Jerusalem after the custom of the feast.

LU-2:43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned,

the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his

mother knew not [of it].

LU-2:44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company,

went a day's journey; and they sought him among [their] kinsfolk

and acquaintance.

LU-2:45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to

Jerusalem, seeking him.

LU-2:46 And it came to pass, that after three days they found

him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both

hearing them, and asking them questions.

LU-2:47 And all that heard him were astonished at his

understanding and answers.

LU-2:48 And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother

said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus dealt with us? behold,

thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing.

LU-2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me?

wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?

LU-2:50 And they understood not the saying which he spake unto

them.

LU-2:51 And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and

was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in

her heart.

LU-2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in

favour with God and man.

LU-3:1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius

Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being

tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea

and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of

Abilene,

LU-3:2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of

God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

LU-3:3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching

the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

LU-3:4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the

prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness,

Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

LU-3:5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and

hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made

straight, and the rough ways [shall be] made smooth;

LU-3:6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

LU-3:7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be

baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to

flee from the wrath to come?

LU-3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and

begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to [our]

father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to

raise up children unto Abraham.

LU-3:9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees:

every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn

down, and cast into the fire.

LU-3:10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

LU-3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two

coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath

meat, let him do likewise.

LU-3:12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto

him, Master, what shall we do?

LU-3:13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is

appointed you.

LU-3:14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And

what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man,

neither accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages.

LU-3:15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men

mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or

not;

LU-3:16 John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize

you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of

whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you

with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

LU-3:17 Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge

his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the

chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

LU-3:18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he

unto the people.

LU-3:19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for

Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which

Herod had done,

LU-3:20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in

prison.

LU-3:21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass,

that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was

opened,

LU-3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a

dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou

art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

LU-3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age,

being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was [the son]

of Heli,

LU-3:24 Which was [the son] of Matthat, which was [the son] of

Levi, which was [the son] of Melchi, which was [the son] of

Janna, which was [the son] of Joseph,

LU-3:25 Which was [the son] of Mattathias, which was [the son]

of Amos, which was [the son] of Naum, which was [the son] of

Esli, which was [the son] of Nagge,

LU-3:26 Which was [the son] of Maath, which was [the son] of

Mattathias, which was [the son] of Semei, which was [the son] of

Joseph, which was [the son] of Juda,

LU-3:27 Which was [the son] of Joanna, which was [the son] of

Rhesa, which was [the son] of Zorobabel, which was [the son] of

Salathiel, which was [the son] of Neri,

LU-3:28 Which was [the son] of Melchi, which was [the son] of

Addi, which was [the son] of Cosam, which was [the son] of

Elmodam, which was [the son] of Er,

LU-3:29 Which was [the son] of Jose, which was [the son] of

Eliezer, which was [the son] of Jorim, which was [the son] of

Matthat, which was [the son] of Levi,

LU-3:30 Which was [the son] of Simeon, which was [the son] of

Juda, which was [the son] of Joseph, which was [the son] of

Jonan, which was [the son] of Eliakim,

LU-3:31 Which was [the son] of Melea, which was [the son] of

Menan, which was [the son] of Mattatha, which was [the son] of

Nathan, which was [the son] of David,

LU-3:32 Which was [the son] of Jesse, which was [the son] of

Obed, which was [the son] of Booz, which was [the son] of Salmon,

which was [the son] of Naasson,

LU-3:33 Which was [the son] of Aminadab, which was [the son] of

Aram, which was [the son] of Esrom, which was [the son] of

Phares, which was [the son] of Juda,

LU-3:34 Which was [the son] of Jacob, which was [the son] of

Isaac, which was [the son] of Abraham, which was [the son] of

Thara, which was [the son] of Nachor,

LU-3:35 Which was [the son] of Saruch, which was [the son] of

Ragau, which was [the son] of Phalec, which was [the son] of

Heber, which was [the son] of Sala,

LU-3:36 Which was [the son] of Cainan, which was [the son] of

Arphaxad, which was [the son] of Sem, which was [the son] of Noe,

which was [the son] of Lamech,

LU-3:37 Which was [the son] of Mathusala, which was [the son]

of Enoch, which was [the son] of Jared, which was [the son] of

Maleleel, which was [the son] of Cainan,

LU-3:38 Which was [the son] of Enos, which was [the son] of

Seth, which was [the son] of Adam, which was [the son] of God.

LU-4:1 And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from

Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,

LU-4:2 Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days

he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward

hungered.

LU-4:3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God,

command this stone that it be made bread.

LU-4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man

shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.

LU-4:5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain,

shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of

time.

LU-4:6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give

thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and

to whomsoever I will I give it.

LU-4:7 If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine.

LU-4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me,

Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God,

and him only shalt thou serve.

LU-4:9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a

pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of

God, cast thyself down from hence:

LU-4:10 For it is written, He shall give his angels charge over

thee, to keep thee:

LU-4:11 And in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at

any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

LU-4:12 And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou

shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

LU-4:13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation, he

departed from him for a season.

LU-4:14 And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into

Galilee: and there went out a fame of him through all the region

round about.

LU-4:15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of

all.

LU-4:16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up:

and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the

sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

LU-4:17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the

prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the

place where it was written,

LU-4:18 The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath

anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to

heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives,

and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them

that are bruised,

LU-4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

LU-4:20 And he closed the book, and he gave [it] again to the

minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in

the synagogue were fastened on him.

LU-4:21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this

scripture fulfilled in your ears.

LU-4:22 And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious

words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not

this Joseph's son?

LU-4:23 And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this

proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done

in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.

LU-4:24 And he said, Verily, I say unto you, No prophet is

accepted in his own country.

LU-4:25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel

in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years

and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;

LU-4:26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta,

[a city] of Sidon, unto a woman [that was] a widow.

LU-4:27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus

the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the

Syrian.

LU-4:28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these

things, were filled with wrath,

LU-4:29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led

him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that

they might cast him down headlong.

LU-4:30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way,

LU-4:31 And came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and

taught them on the sabbath days.

LU-4:32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word

was with power.

LU-4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a

spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice,

LU-4:34 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee,

[thou] Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know

thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.

LU-4:35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come

out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he

came out of him, and hurt him not.

LU-4:36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves,

saying, What a word [is] this! for with authority and power he

commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

LU-4:37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the

country round about.

LU-4:38 And he arose out of the synagogue, and entered into

Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great

fever; and they besought him for her.

LU-4:39 And he stood over her, and rebuked the fever; and it

left her: and immediately she arose and ministered unto them.

LU-4:40 Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any

sick with divers diseases brought them unto him; and he laid his

hands on every one of them, and healed them.

LU-4:41 And devils also came out of many, crying out, and

saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking [them]

suffered them not to speak: for they knew that he was Christ.

LU-4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert

place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed

him, that he should not depart from them.

LU-4:43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God

to other cities also: for therefore am I sent.

LU-4:44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee.

LU-5:1 And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon

him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,

LU-5:2 And saw two ships standing by the lake: but the

fishermen were gone out of them, and were washing [their] nets.

LU-5:3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's,

and prayed him that he would thrust out a little from the land.

And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship.

LU-5:4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon,

Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught.

LU-5:5 And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have

toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at

thy word I will let down the net.

LU-5:6 And when they had this done, they inclosed a great

multitude of fishes: and their net brake.

LU-5:7 And they beckoned unto [their] partners, which were in

the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they

came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.

LU-5:8 When Simon Peter saw [it], he fell down at Jesus' knees,

saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord.

LU-5:9 For he was astonished, and all that were with him, at

the draught of the fishes which they had taken:

LU-5:10 And so [was] also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee,

which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear

not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men.

LU-5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they

forsook all, and followed him.

LU-5:12 And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city,

behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on [his]

face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst

make me clean.

LU-5:13 And he put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying, I

will: be thou clean. And immediately the leprosy departed from

him.

LU-5:14 And he charged him to tell no man: but go, and shew

thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing, according as

Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

LU-5:15 But so much the more went there a fame abroad of him:

and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by

him of their infirmities.

LU-5:16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

LU-5:17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was

teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law

sitting by, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and

Judaea, and Jerusalem: and the power of the Lord was [present]

to heal them.

LU-5:18 And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken

with a palsy: and they sought [means] to bring him in, and to

lay [him] before him.

LU-5:19 And when they could not find by what [way] they might

bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the

housetop, and let him down through the tiling with [his] couch

into the midst before Jesus.

LU-5:20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy

sins are forgiven thee.

LU-5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason,

saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive

sins, but God alone?

LU-5:22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answering

said unto them, What reason ye in your hearts?

LU-5:23 Whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee;

or to say, Rise up and walk?

LU-5:24 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power

upon earth to forgive sins, (he said unto the sick of the palsy,

) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy couch, and go into

thine house.

LU-5:25 And immediately he rose up before them, and took up

that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, glorifying

God.

LU-5:26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and

were filled with fear, saying, We have seen strange things to

day.

LU-5:27 And after these things he went forth, and saw a

publican, named Levi, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he

said unto him, Follow me.

LU-5:28 And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

LU-5:29 And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and

there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat

down with them.

LU-5:30 But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his

disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and

sinners?

LU-5:31 And Jesus answering said unto them, They that are whole

need not a physician; but they that are sick.

LU-5:32 I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to

repentance.

LU-5:33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John

fast often, and make prayers, and likewise [the disciples] of

the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

LU-5:34 And he said unto them, Can ye make the children of the

bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

LU-5:35 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be

taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

LU-5:36 And he spake also a parable unto them; No man putteth a

piece of a new garment upon an old; if otherwise, then both the

new maketh a rent, and the piece that was [taken] out of the new

agreeth not with the old.

LU-5:37 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles; else the

new wine will burst the bottles, and be spilled, and the bottles

shall perish.

LU-5:38 But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are

preserved.

LU-5:39 No man also having drunk old [wine] straightway

desireth new: for he saith, The old is better.

LU-6:1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the

first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples

plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing [them] in [their]

hands.

LU-6:2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye

that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

LU-6:3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much

as this, what David did, when himself was an hungered, and they

which were with him;

LU-6:4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat

the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which

it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?

LU-6:5 And he said unto them, That the Son of man is Lord also

of the sabbath.

LU-6:6 And it came to pass also on another sabbath, that he

entered into the synagogue and taught: and there was a man whose

right hand was withered.

LU-6:7 And the scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he

would heal on the sabbath day; that they might find an

accusation against him.

LU-6:8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which

had the withered hand, Rise up, and stand forth in the midst.

And he arose and stood forth.

LU-6:9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing; Is

it lawful on the sabbath days to do good, or to do evil? to save

life, or to destroy [it]?

LU-6:10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the

man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he did so: and his hand was

restored whole as the other.

LU-6:11 And they were filled with madness; and communed one

with another what they might do to Jesus.

LU-6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out

into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to

God.

LU-6:13 And when it was day, he called [unto him] his disciples:

and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

LU-6:14 Simon, (whom he also named Peter,) and Andrew his

brother, James and John, Philip and Bartholomew,

LU-6:15 Matthew and Thomas, James the [son] of Alphaeus, and

Simon called Zelotes,

LU-6:16 And Judas [the brother] of James, and Judas Iscariot,

which also was the traitor.

LU-6:17 And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and

the company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people

out of all Judaea and Jerusalem, and from the sea coast of Tyre

and Sidon, which came to hear him, and to be healed of their

diseases;

LU-6:18 And they that were vexed with unclean spirits: and they

were healed.

LU-6:19 And the whole multitude sought to touch him: for there

went virtue out of him, and healed [them] all.

LU-6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said,

Blessed [be ye] poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

LU-6:21 Blessed [are ye] that hunger now: for ye shall be

filled. Blessed [are ye] that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

LU-6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they

shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach

[you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

LU-6:23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold,

your reward [is] great in heaven: for in the like manner did

their fathers unto the prophets.

LU-6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received

your consolation.

LU-6:25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe

unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

LU-6:26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for

so did their fathers to the false prophets.

LU-6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do

good to them which hate you,

LU-6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which

despitefully use you.

LU-6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer

also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not

[to take thy] coat also.

LU-6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that

taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.

LU-6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also

to them likewise.

LU-6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye?

for sinners also love those that love them.

LU-6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what

thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.

LU-6:34 And if ye lend [to them] of whom ye hope to receive,

what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive

as much again.

LU-6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping

for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall

be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the

unthankful and [to] the evil.

LU-6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is

merciful.

LU-6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and

ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

LU-6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure,

pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men

give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete

withal it shall be measured to you again.

LU-6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead

the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?

LU-6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one

that is perfect shall be as his master.

LU-6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy

brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own

eye?

LU-6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let

me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself

beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite,

cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt

thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's

eye.

LU-6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit;

neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

LU-6:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns

men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

LU-6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart

bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the

evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil:

for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

LU-6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things

which I say?

LU-6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and

doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:

LU-6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep,

and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the

stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it:

for it was founded upon a rock.

LU-6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that

without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against

which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell;

and the ruin of that house was great.

LU-7:1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of

the people, he entered into Capernaum.

LU-7:2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him,

was sick, and ready to die.

LU-7:3 And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the elders

of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come and heal his

servant.

LU-7:4 And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly,

saying, That he was worthy for whom he should do this:

LU-7:5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a

synagogue.

LU-7:6 Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far

from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto

him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou

shouldest enter under my roof:

LU-7:7 Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto

thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.

LU-7:8 For I also am a man set under authority, having under me

soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another,

Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth

[it].

LU-7:9 When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and

turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I

say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.

LU-7:10 And they that were sent, returning to the house, found

the servant whole that had been sick.

LU-7:11 And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a

city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and

much people.

LU-7:12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold,

there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother,

and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

LU-7:13 And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her,

and said unto her, Weep not.

LU-7:14 And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare

[him] stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee,

Arise.

LU-7:15 And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he

delivered him to his mother.

LU-7:16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God,

saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God

hath visited his people.

LU-7:17 And this rumor of him went forth throughout all Judaea,

and throughout all the region round about.

LU-7:18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these

things.

LU-7:19 And John calling [unto him] two of his disciples sent

[them] to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look

we for another?

LU-7:20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John

Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should

come? or look we for another?

LU-7:21 And in that same hour he cured many of [their]

infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many

[that were] blind he gave sight.

LU-7:22 Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and

tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind

see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the

dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.

LU-7:23 And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in

me.

LU-7:24 And when the messengers of John were departed, he began

to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into

the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

LU-7:25 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft

raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live

delicately, are in kings' courts.

LU-7:26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say

unto you, and much more than a prophet.

LU-7:27 This is [he], of whom it is written, Behold, I send my

messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before

thee.

LU-7:28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women

there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he

that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

LU-7:29 And all the people that heard [him], and the publicans,

justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

LU-7:30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of

God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

LU-7:31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men

of this generation? and to what are they like?

LU-7:32 They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace,

and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you,

and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not

wept.

LU-7:33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor

drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.

LU-7:34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say,

Behold a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans

and sinners!

LU-7:35 But wisdom is justified of all her children.

LU-7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat

with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to

meat.

LU-7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner,

when she knew that [Jesus] sat at meat in the Pharisee's house,

brought an alabaster box of ointment,

LU-7:38 And stood at his feet behind [him] weeping, and began

to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe [them] with the hairs

of her head, and kissed his feet, and anointed [them] with the

ointment.

LU-7:39 Now when the Pharisee which had bidden him saw [it], he

spake within himself, saying, This man, if he were a prophet,

would have known who and what manner of woman [this is] that

toucheth him: for she is a sinner.

LU-7:40 And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have

somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, say on.

LU-7:41 There was a certain creditor which had two debtors: the

one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty.

LU-7:42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave

them both. Tell me therefore, which of them will love him most?

LU-7:43 Simon answered and said, I suppose that [he], to whom

he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.

LU-7:44 And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, Seest

thou this woman? I entered into thine house, thou gavest me no

water for my feet: but she hath washed my feet with tears, and

wiped [them] with the hairs of her head.

LU-7:45 Thou gavest me no kiss: but this woman since the time I

came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet.

LU-7:46 My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman

hath anointed my feet with ointment.

LU-7:47 Wherefore I say unto thee, Her sins, which are many,

are forgiven; for she loved much: but to whom little is forgiven,

[the same] loveth little.

LU-7:48 And he said unto her, Thy sins are forgiven.

LU-7:49 And they that sat at meat with him began to say within

themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also?

LU-7:50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go

in peace.

LU-8:1 And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout

every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings

of the kingdom of God: and the twelve [were] with him,

LU-8:2 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits

and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven

devils,

LU-8:3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and

Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their

substance.

LU-8:4 And when much people were gathered together, and were

come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable:

LU-8:5 A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some

fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of

the air devoured it.

LU-8:6 And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was sprung

up, it withered away, because it lacked moisture.

LU-8:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprang up

with it, and choked it.

LU-8:8 And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bare

fruit an hundredfold. And when he had said these things, he

cried, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

LU-8:9 And his disciples asked him, saying, What might this

parable be?

LU-8:10 And he said, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries

of the kingdom of God: but to others in parables; that seeing

they might not see, and hearing they might not understand.

LU-8:11 Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.

LU-8:12 Those by the way side are they that hear; then cometh

the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest

they should believe and be saved.

LU-8:13 They on the rock [are they], which, when they hear,

receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a

while believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

LU-8:14 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when

they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches

and pleasures of [this] life, and bring no fruit to perfection.

LU-8:15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an

honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep [it], and

bring forth fruit with patience.

LU-8:16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with

a vessel, or putteth [it] under a bed; but setteth [it] on a

candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

LU-8:17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest;

neither [any thing] hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

LU-8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to

him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be

taken even that which he seemeth to have.

LU-8:19 Then came to him [his] mother and his brethren, and

could not come at him for the press.

LU-8:20 And it was told him [by certain] which said, Thy mother

and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

LU-8:21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my

brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

LU-8:22 Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into

a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over

unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth.

LU-8:23 But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down

a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled [with water],

and were in jeopardy.

LU-8:24 And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master,

master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the

raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm.

LU-8:25 And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they

being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man

is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they

obey him.

LU-8:26 And they arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which

is over against Galilee.

LU-8:27 And when he went forth to land, there met him out of

the city a certain man, which had devils long time, and ware no

clothes, neither abode in [any] house, but in the tombs.

LU-8:28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before

him, and with a loud voice said, What have I to do with thee,

Jesus, [thou] Son of God most high? I beseech thee, torment me

not.

LU-8:29 (For he had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of

the man. For oftentimes it had caught him: and he was kept bound

with chains and in fetters; and he brake the bands, and was

driven of the devil into the wilderness.)

LU-8:30 And Jesus asked him, saying, What is thy name? And he

said, Legion: because many devils were entered into him.

LU-8:31 And they besought him that he would not command them to

go out into the deep.

LU-8:32 And there was there an herd of many swine feeding on

the mountain: and they besought him that he would suffer them to

enter into them. And he suffered them.

LU-8:33 Then went the devils out of the man, and entered into

the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into

the lake, and were choked.

LU-8:34 When they that fed [them] saw what was done, they fled,

and went and told [it] in the city and in the country.

LU-8:35 Then they went out to see what was done; and came to

Jesus, and found the man, out of whom the devils were departed,

sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed, and in his right mind:

and they were afraid.

LU-8:36 They also which saw [it] told them by what means he

that was possessed of the devils was healed.

LU-8:37 Then the whole multitude of the country of the

Gadarenes round about besought him to depart from them; for they

were taken with great fear: and he went up into the ship, and

returned back again.

LU-8:38 Now the man out of whom the devils were departed

besought him that he might be with him: but Jesus sent him away,

saying,

LU-8:39 Return to thine own house, and shew how great things

God hath done unto thee. And he went his way, and published

throughout the whole city how great things Jesus had done unto

him.

LU-8:40 And it came to pass, that, when Jesus was returned, the

people [gladly] received him: for they were all waiting for him.

LU-8:41 And, behold, there came a man named Jairus, and he was

a ruler of the synagogue: and he fell down at Jesus' feet, and

besought him that he would come into his house:

LU-8:42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age,

and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him.

LU-8:43 And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years,

which had spent all her living upon physicians, neither could be

healed of any,

LU-8:44 Came behind [him], and touched the border of his

garment: and immediately her issue of blood stanched.

LU-8:45 And Jesus said, Who touched me? When all denied, Peter

and they that were with him said, Master, the multitude throng

thee and press [thee], and sayest thou, Who touched me?

LU-8:46 And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I

perceive that virtue is gone out of me.

LU-8:47 And when the woman saw that she was not hid, she came

trembling, and falling down before him, she declared unto him

before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and

how she was healed immediately.

LU-8:48 And he said unto her, Daughter, be of good comfort: thy

faith hath made thee whole; go in peace.

LU-8:49 While he yet spake, there cometh one from the ruler of

the synagogue's [house], saying to him, Thy daughter is dead;

trouble not the Master.

LU-8:50 But when Jesus heard [it], he answered him, saying,

Fear not: believe only, and she shall be made whole.

LU-8:51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to

go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the

mother of the maiden.

LU-8:52 And all wept, and bewailed her: but he said, Weep not;

she is not dead, but sleepeth.

LU-8:53 And they laughed him to scorn, knowing that she was

dead.

LU-8:54 And he put them all out, and took her by the hand, and

called, saying, Maid, arise.

LU-8:55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway:

and he commanded to give her meat.

LU-8:56 And her parents were astonished: but he charged them

that they should tell no man what was done.

LU-9:1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave

them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases.

LU-9:2 And he sent them to preach the kingdom of God, and to

heal the sick.

LU-9:3 And he said unto them, Take nothing for [your] journey,

neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither

have two coats apiece.

LU-9:4 And whatsoever house ye enter into, there abide, and

thence depart.

LU-9:5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of

that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a

testimony against them.

LU-9:6 And they departed, and went through the towns, preaching

the gospel, and healing every where.

LU-9:7 Now Herod the tetrarch heard of all that was done by him:

and he was perplexed, because that it was said of some, that

John was risen from the dead;

LU-9:8 And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others,

that one of the old prophets was risen again.

LU-9:9 And Herod said, John have I beheaded: but who is this,

of whom I hear such things? And he desired to see him.

LU-9:10 And the apostles, when they were returned, told him all

that they had done. And he took them, and went aside privately

into a desert place belonging to the city called Bethsaida.

LU-9:11 And the people, when they knew [it], followed him: and

he received them, and spake unto them of the kingdom of God, and

healed them that had need of healing.

LU-9:12 And when the day began to wear away, then came the

twelve, and said unto him, Send the multitude away, that they

may go into the towns and country round about, and lodge, and

get victuals: for we are here in a desert place.

LU-9:13 But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they

said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we

should go and buy meat for all this people.

LU-9:14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to

his disciples, Make them sit down by fifties in a company.

LU-9:15 And they did so, and made them all sit down.

LU-9:16 Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and

looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to

the disciples to set before the multitude.

LU-9:17 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was

taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.

LU-9:18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his

disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the

people that I am?

LU-9:19 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some [say],

Elias; and others [say], that one of the old prophets is risen

again.

LU-9:20 He said unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Peter

answering said, The Christ of God.

LU-9:21 And he straitly charged them, and commanded [them] to

tell no man that thing;

LU-9:22 Saying, The Son of man must suffer many things, and be

rejected of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be

slain, and be raised the third day.

LU-9:23 And he said to [them] all, If any [man] will come after

me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and

follow me.

LU-9:24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but

whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.

LU-9:25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole

world, and lose himself, or be cast away?

LU-9:26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words,

of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in

his own glory, and [in his] Father's, and of the holy angels.

LU-9:27 But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here,

which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.

LU-9:28 And it came to pass about an eight days after these

sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a

mountain to pray.

LU-9:29 And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was

altered, and his raiment [was] white [and] glistering.

LU-9:30 And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were

Moses and Elias:

LU-9:31 Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which

he should accomplish at Jerusalem.

LU-9:32 But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with

sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two

men that stood with him.

LU-9:33 And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter

said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let

us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and

one for Elias: not knowing what he said.

LU-9:34 While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and

overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the

cloud.

LU-9:35 And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This

is my beloved Son: hear him.

LU-9:36 And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And

they kept [it] close, and told no man in those days any of those

things which they had seen.

LU-9:37 And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they

were come down from the hill, much people met him.

LU-9:38 And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying,

Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only

child.

LU-9:39 And, lo, a spirit taketh him, and he suddenly crieth

out; and it teareth him that he foameth again, and bruising him

hardly departeth from him.

LU-9:40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out; and they

could not.

LU-9:41 And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse

generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring

thy son hither.

LU-9:42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down,

and tare [him]. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed

the child, and delivered him again to his father.

LU-9:43 And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God.

But while they wondered every one at all things which Jesus did,

he said unto his disciples,

LU-9:44 Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son

of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.

LU-9:45 But they understood not this saying, and it was hid

from them, that they perceived it not: and they feared to ask

him of that saying.

LU-9:46 Then there arose a reasoning among them, which of them

should be greatest.

LU-9:47 And Jesus, perceiving the thought of their heart, took

a child, and set him by him,

LU-9:48 And said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this child

in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me

receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all,

the same shall be great.

LU-9:49 And John answered and said, Master, we saw one casting

out devils in thy name; and we forbad him, because he followeth

not with us.

LU-9:50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid [him] not: for he that

is not against us is for us.

LU-9:51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he

should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to

Jerusalem,

LU-9:52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and

entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.

LU-9:53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as

though he would go to Jerusalem.

LU-9:54 And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they

said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from

heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?

LU-9:55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not

what manner of spirit ye are of.

LU-9:56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives,

but to save [them]. And they went to another village.

LU-9:57 And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a

certain [man] said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee

whithersoever thou goest.

LU-9:58 And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of

the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay

[his] head.

LU-9:59 And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord,

suffer me first to go and bury my father.

LU-9:60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but

go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

LU-9:61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but

let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.

LU-9:62 And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to

the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

LU-10:1 After these things the Lord appointed other seventy

also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city

and place, whither he himself would come.

LU-10:2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is]

great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord

of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his

harvest.

LU-10:3 Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among

wolves.

LU-10:4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute

no man by the way.

LU-10:5 And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace

[be] to this house.

LU-10:6 And if the son of peace be there, your peace shall rest

upon it: if not, it shall turn to you again.

LU-10:7 And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such

things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go

not from house to house.

LU-10:8 And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you,

eat such things as are set before you:

LU-10:9 And heal the sick that are therein, and say unto them,

The kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

LU-10:10 But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive

you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,

LU-10:11 Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us,

we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this,

that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.

LU-10:12 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in

that day for Sodom, than for that city.

LU-10:13 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for

if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have

been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting

in sackcloth and ashes.

LU-10:14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at

the judgment, than for you.

LU-10:15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven,

shalt be thrust down to hell.

LU-10:16 He that heareth you heareth me; and he that despiseth

you despiseth me; and he that despiseth me despiseth him that

sent me.

LU-10:17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord,

even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

LU-10:18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning

fall from heaven.

LU-10:19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and

scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing

shall by any means hurt you.

LU-10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits

are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are

written in heaven.

LU-10:21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I

thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast

hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed

them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy

sight.

LU-10:22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man

knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is,

but

the Son, and [he] to whom the Son will reveal [him]. LU-10:23

And

he turned him unto [his] disciples, and said privately, Blessed

[are] the eyes which see the things that ye see:

LU-10:24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have

desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen

[them]; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not

heard [them].

LU-10:25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted

him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

LU-10:26 He said unto him, What is written in the law? how

readest thou?

LU-10:27 And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy

God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy

strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.

LU-10:28 And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this

do, and thou shalt live.

LU-10:29 But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus,

And who is my neighbour?

LU-10:30 And Jesus answering said, A certain [man] went down

from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which

stripped him of his raiment, and wounded [him], and departed,

leaving [him] half dead.

LU-10:31 And by chance there came down a certain priest that

way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.

LU-10:32 And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came

and looked [on him], and passed by on the other side.

LU-10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where

he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion [on him],

LU-10:34 And went to [him], and bound up his wounds, pouring in

oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to

an inn, and took care of him.

LU-10:35 And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two

pence, and gave [them] to the host, and said unto him, Take care

of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I

will repay thee.

LU-10:36 Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour

unto him that fell among the thieves?

LU-10:37 And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said

Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise.

LU-10:38 Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered

into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha

received him into her house.

LU-10:39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at

Jesus' feet, and heard his word.

LU-10:40 But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came

to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath

left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

LU-10:41 And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha,

thou art careful and troubled about many things:

LU-10:42 But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that

good part, which shall not be taken away from her.

LU-11:1 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a

certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto

him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

LU-11:2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father

which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy

will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.

LU-11:3 Give us day by day our daily bread.

LU-11:4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one

that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but

deliver us from evil.

LU-11:5 And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend,

and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend,

lend me three loaves;

LU-11:6 For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and

I have nothing to set before him?

LU-11:7 And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not:

the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I

cannot rise and give thee.

LU-11:8 I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him,

because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will

rise and give him as many as he needeth.

LU-11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you;

seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.

LU-11:10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that

seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

LU-11:11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a

father, will he give him a stone? or if [he ask] a fish, will he

for a fish give him a serpent?

LU-11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a

scorpion?

LU-11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts

unto your children: how much more shall [your] heavenly Father

give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

LU-11:14 And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And

it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake;

and the people wondered.

LU-11:15 But some of them said, He casteth out devils through

Beelzebub the chief of the devils.

LU-11:16 And others, tempting [him], sought of him a sign from

heaven.

LU-11:17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every

kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a

house [divided] against a house falleth.

LU-11:18 If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall

his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through

Beelzebub.

LU-11:19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your

sons cast [them] out? therefore shall they be your judges.

LU-11:20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no

doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.

LU-11:21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods

are in peace:

LU-11:22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and

overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he

trusted, and divideth his spoils.

LU-11:23 He that is not with me is against me: and he that

gathereth not with me scattereth.

LU-11:24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he

walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he

saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.

LU-11:25 And when he cometh, he findeth [it] swept and

garnished.

LU-11:26 Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits

more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there:

and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first.

LU-11:27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a

certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto

him, Blessed [is] the womb that bare thee, and the paps which

thou hast sucked.

LU-11:28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed [are] they that hear

the word of God, and keep it.

LU-11:29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he

began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and

there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the

prophet.

LU-11:30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall

also the Son of man be to this generation.

LU-11:31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment

with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came

from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;

and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.

LU-11:32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with

this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the

preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.

LU-11:33 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth [it] in

a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick,

that they which come in may see the light.

LU-11:34 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine

eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when

[thine eye] is evil, thy body also [is] full of darkness.

LU-11:35 Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be

not darkness.

LU-11:36 If thy whole body therefore [be] full of light, having

no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the

bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.

LU-11:37 And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to

dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.

LU-11:38 And when the Pharisee saw [it], he marvelled that he

had not first washed before dinner.

LU-11:39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make

clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward

part is full of ravening and wickedness.

LU-11:40 [Ye] fools, did not he that made that which is without

make that which is within also?

LU-11:41 But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and,

behold, all things are clean unto you.

LU-11:42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue

and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of

God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other

undone.

LU-11:43 Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost

seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.

LU-11:44 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for

ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over

[them] are not aware [of them].

LU-11:45 Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him,

Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.

LU-11:46 And he said, Woe unto you also, [ye] lawyers! for ye

lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves

touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.

LU-11:47 Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the

prophets, and your fathers killed them.

LU-11:48 Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your

fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their

sepulchres.

LU-11:49 Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send

them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay

and persecute:

LU-11:50 That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed

from the foundation of the world, may be required of this

generation;

LU-11:51 From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias,

which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say

unto you, It shall be required of this generation.

LU-11:52 Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key

of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were

entering in ye hindered.

LU-11:53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and

the Pharisees began to urge [him] vehemently, and to provoke him

to speak of many things:

LU-11:54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something

out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.

LU-12:1 In the mean time, when there were gathered together an

innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one

upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all,

Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

LU-12:2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be

revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.

LU-12:3 Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall

be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear

in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

LU-12:4 And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them

that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.

LU-12:5 But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him,

which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I

say unto you, Fear him.

LU-12:6 Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not

one of them is forgotten before God?

LU-12:7 But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

LU-12:8 Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before

men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of

God:

LU-12:9 But he that denieth me before men shall be denied

before the angels of God.

LU-12:10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of

man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth

against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.

LU-12:11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and

[unto] magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what

thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:

LU-12:12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour

what ye ought to say.

LU-12:13 And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to

my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.

LU-12:14 And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a

divider over you?

LU-12:15 And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of

covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance

of the things which he possesseth.

LU-12:16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground

of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

LU-12:17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do,

because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

LU-12:18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns,

and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my

goods.

LU-12:19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods

laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, [and] be

merry.

LU-12:20 But God said unto him, [Thou] fool, this night thy

soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be,

which thou hast provided?

LU-12:21 So [is] he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is

not rich toward God.

LU-12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto

you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither

for the body, what ye shall put on.

LU-12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body [is more]

than raiment.

LU-12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap;

which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them:

how much more are ye better than the fowls?

LU-12:25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his

stature one cubit?

LU-12:26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least,

why take ye thought for the rest?

LU-12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they

spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory

was not arrayed like one of these.

LU-12:28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in

the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more

[will he clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

LU-12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall

drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.

LU-12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek

after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.

LU-12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these

things shall be added unto you.

LU-12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good

pleasure to give you the kingdom.

LU-12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves

bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth

not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

LU-12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be

also.

LU-12:35 Let your loins be girded about, and [your] lights

burning;

LU-12:36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their

lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh

and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.

LU-12:37 Blessed [are] those servants, whom the lord when he

cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall

gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come

forth and serve them.

LU-12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in

the third watch, and find [them] so, blessed are those servants.

LU-12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had

known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and

not have suffered his house to be broken through.

LU-12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh

at an hour when ye think not.

LU-12:41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this

parable unto us, or even to all?

LU-12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise

steward, whom [his] lord shall make ruler over his household, to

give [them their] portion of meat in due season?

LU-12:43 Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he

cometh shall find so doing.

LU-12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler

over all that he hath.

LU-12:45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord

delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and

maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;

LU-12:46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he

looketh not for [him], and at an hour when he is not aware, and

will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with

the unbelievers.

LU-12:47 And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and

prepared not [himself], neither did according to his will, shall

be beaten with many [stripes].

LU-12:48 But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of

stripes, shall be beaten with few [stripes]. For unto whomsoever

much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men

have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

LU-12:49 I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I,

if it be already kindled?

LU-12:50 But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I

straitened till it be accomplished!

LU-12:51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I

tell you, Nay; but rather division:

LU-12:52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house

divided, three against two, and two against three.

LU-12:53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the

son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the

daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her

daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in

law.

LU-12:54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud

rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower;

and so it is.

LU-12:55 And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There

will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

LU-12:56 [Ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky

and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?

LU-12:57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is

right?

LU-12:58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate,

[as thou art] in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be

delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the

judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee

into prison.

LU-12:59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou

hast paid the very last mite.

LU-13:1 There were present at that season some that told him of

the Galilaeans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their

sacrifices.

LU-13:2 And Jesus answering said unto them, Suppose ye that

these Galilaeans were sinners above all the Galilaeans, because

they suffered such things?

LU-13:3 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all

likewise perish.

LU-13:4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tower in Siloam fell,

and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men

that dwelt in Jerusalem?

LU-13:5 I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all

likewise perish.

LU-13:6 He spake also this parable; A certain [man] had a fig

tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit

thereon, and found none.

LU-13:7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold,

these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and

find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?

LU-13:8 And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this

year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung [it]:

LU-13:9 And if it bear fruit, [well]: and if not, [then] after

that thou shalt cut it down.

LU-13:10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the

sabbath.

LU-13:11 And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of

infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in

no wise lift up [herself].

LU-13:12 And when Jesus saw her, he called [her to him], and

said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.

LU-13:13 And he laid [his] hands on her: and immediately she

was made straight, and glorified God.

LU-13:14 And the ruler of the synagogue answered with

indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day,

and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought

to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the

sabbath day.

LU-13:15 The Lord then answered him, and said, [Thou] hypocrite,

doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or [his]

ass from the stall, and lead [him] away to watering?

LU-13:16 And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham,

whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from

this bond on the sabbath day?

LU-13:17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries

were ashamed: and all the people rejoiced for all the glorious

things that were done by him.

LU-13:18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like?

and whereunto shall I resemble it?

LU-13:19 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took,

and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree;

and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

LU-13:20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom

of God?

LU-13:21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three

measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

LU-13:22 And he went through the cities and villages, teaching,

and journeying toward Jerusalem.

LU-13:23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be

saved? And he said unto them,

LU-13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say

unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

LU-13:25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and

hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to

knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he

shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:

LU-13:26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in

thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.

LU-13:27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye

are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.

LU-13:28 There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye

shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets,

in the kingdom of God, and you [yourselves] thrust out.

LU-13:29 And they shall come from the east, and [from] the west,

and from the north, and [from] the south, and shall sit down in

the kingdom of God.

LU-13:30 And, behold, there are last which shall be first, and

there are first which shall be last.

LU-13:31 The same day there came certain of the Pharisees,

saying unto him, Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will

kill thee.

LU-13:32 And he said unto them, Go ye, and tell that fox,

Behold, I cast out devils, and I do cures to day and to morrow,

and the third [day] I shall be perfected.

LU-13:33 Nevertheless I must walk to day, and to morrow, and

the [day] following: for it cannot be that a prophet perish out

of Jerusalem.

LU-13:34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets,

and stonest them that are sent unto thee; how often would I have

gathered thy children together, as a hen [doth gather] her brood

under [her] wings, and ye would not!

LU-13:35 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and

verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until [the time]

come when ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name

of the Lord.

LU-14:1 And it came to pass, as he went into the house of one

of the chief Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath day, that

they watched him.

LU-14:2 And, behold, there was a certain man before him which

had the dropsy.

LU-14:3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and

Pharisees, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath day?

LU-14:4 And they held their peace. And he took [him], and

healed him, and let him go;

LU-14:5 And answered them, saying, Which of you shall have an

ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull

him out on the sabbath day?

LU-14:6 And they could not answer him again to these things.

LU-14:7 And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden,

when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto

them,

LU-14:8 When thou art bidden of any [man] to a wedding, sit not

down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou

be bidden of him;

LU-14:9 And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee,

Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the

lowest room.

LU-14:10 But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the

lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto

thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the

presence of them that sit at meat with thee.

LU-14:11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he

that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

LU-14:12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou

makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy

brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor [thy] rich neighbours; lest

they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.

LU-14:13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the

maimed, the lame, the blind:

LU-14:14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense

thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the

just.

LU-14:15 And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard

these things, he said unto him, Blessed [is] he that shall eat

bread in the kingdom of God.

LU-14:16 Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great

supper, and bade many:

LU-14:17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them

that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.

LU-14:18 And they all with one [consent] began to make excuse.

The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I

must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused.

LU-14:19 And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and

I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused.

LU-14:20 And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore

I cannot come.

LU-14:21 So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things.

Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant,

go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring

in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.

LU-14:22 And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast

commanded, and yet there is room.

LU-14:23 And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the

highways and hedges, and compel [them] to come in, that my house

may be filled.

LU-14:24 For I say unto you, That none of those men which were

bidden shall taste of my supper.

LU-14:25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he

turned, and said unto them,

LU-14:26 If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and

mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea,

and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

LU-14:27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after

me, cannot be my disciple.

LU-14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth

not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have

[sufficient] to finish [it]?

LU-14:29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is

not able to finish [it], all that behold [it] begin to mock him,

LU-14:30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to

finish.

LU-14:31 Or what king, going to make war against another king,

sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with

ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty

thousand?

LU-14:32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he

sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.

LU-14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not

all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

LU-14:34 Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his savour,

wherewith shall it be seasoned?

LU-14:35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the

dunghill; [but] men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let

him hear.

LU-15:1 Then drew near unto him all the publicans and sinners

for to hear him.

LU-15:2 And the Pharisees and scribes murmured, saying, This

man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them.

LU-15:3 And he spake this parable unto them, saying,

LU-15:4 What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose

one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the

wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?

LU-15:5 And when he hath found [it], he layeth [it] on his

shoulders, rejoicing.

LU-15:6 And when he cometh home, he calleth together [his]

friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me; for I

have found my sheep which was lost.

LU-15:7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven

over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine

just persons, which need no repentance.

LU-15:8 Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she

lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house,

and seek diligently till she find [it]?

LU-15:9 And when she hath found [it], she calleth [her] friends

and [her] neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I

have found the piece which I had lost.

LU-15:10 Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence

of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

LU-15:11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

LU-15:12 And the younger of them said to [his] father, Father,

give me the portion of goods that falleth [to me]. And he

divided unto them [his] living.

LU-15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all

together, and took his journey into a far country, and there

wasted his substance with riotous living.

LU-15:14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine

in that land; and he began to be in want.

LU-15:15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that

country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.

LU-15:16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks

that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.

LU-15:17 And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired

servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I

perish with hunger!

LU-15:18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto

him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee,

LU-15:19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as

one of thy hired servants.

LU-15:20 And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was

yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and

ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

LU-15:21 And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned

against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be

called thy son.

LU-15:22 But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the

best robe, and put [it] on him; and put a ring on his hand, and

shoes on [his] feet:

LU-15:23 And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill [it]; and

let us eat, and be merry:

LU-15:24 For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was

lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.

LU-15:25 Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and

drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.

LU-15:26 And he called one of the servants, and asked what

these things meant.

LU-15:27 And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy

father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath received him

safe and sound.

LU-15:28 And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came

his father out, and entreated him.

LU-15:29 And he answering said to [his] father, Lo, these many

years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy

commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might

make merry with my friends:

LU-15:30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath

devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for him the

fatted calf.

LU-15:31 And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, and

all that I have is thine.

LU-15:32 It was meet that we should make merry, and be glad:

for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost,

and is found.

LU-16:1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a

certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused

unto him that he had wasted his goods.

LU-16:2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I

hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou

mayest be no longer steward.

LU-16:3 Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do?

for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig;

to beg I am ashamed.

LU-16:4 I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of

the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

LU-16:5 So he called every one of his lord's debtors [unto him],

and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord?

LU-16:6 And he said, An hundred measures of oil. And he said

unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty.

LU-16:7 Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And

he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him,

Take thy bill, and write fourscore.

LU-16:8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he

had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their

generation wiser than the children of light.

LU-16:9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the

mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive

you into everlasting habitations.

LU-16:10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful

also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also

in much.

LU-16:11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the

unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true

[riches]?

LU-16:12 And if ye have not been faithful in that which is

another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?

LU-16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will

hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the

one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

LU-16:14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all

these things: and they derided him.

LU-16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify

yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that

which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight

of God.

LU-16:16 The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that

time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into

it.

LU-16:17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than

one tittle of the law to fail.

LU-16:18 Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another,

committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away

from [her] husband committeth adultery.

LU-16:19 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in

purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:

LU-16:20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which

was laid at his gate, full of sores,

LU-16:21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from

the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his

sores.

LU-16:22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was

carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also

died, and was buried;

LU-16:23 And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments,

and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

LU-16:24 And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on

me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in

water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

LU-16:25 But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy

lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil

things: but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented.

LU-16:26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a

great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to

you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that [would come] from

thence.

LU-16:27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou

wouldest send him to my father's house:

LU-16:28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto

them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

LU-16:29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the

prophets; let them hear them.

LU-16:30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto

them from the dead, they will repent.

LU-16:31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the

prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from

the dead.

LU-17:1 Then said he unto the disciples, It is impossible but

that offences will come: but woe [unto him], through whom they

come!

LU-17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged

about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should

offend one of these little ones.

LU-17:3 Take heed to yourselves: If thy brother trespass

against thee, rebuke him; and if he repent, forgive him.

LU-17:4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day,

and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent;

thou shalt forgive him.

LU-17:5 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith.

LU-17:6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of

mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou

plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it

should obey you.

LU-17:7 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding

cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the

field, Go and sit down to meat?

LU-17:8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith

I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and

drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink?

LU-17:9 Doth he thank that servant because he did the things

that were commanded him? I trow not.

LU-17:10 So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those

things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable

servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.

LU-17:11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he

passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.

LU-17:12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met

him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:

LU-17:13 And they lifted up [their] voices, and said, Jesus,

Master, have mercy on us.

LU-17:14 And when he saw [them], he said unto them, Go shew

yourselves unto the priests. And it came to pass, that, as they

went, they were cleansed.

LU-17:15 And one of them, when he saw that he was healed,

turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God,

LU-17:16 And fell down on [his] face at his feet, giving him

thanks: and he was a Samaritan.

LU-17:17 And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed?

but where [are] the nine?

LU-17:18 There are not found that returned to give glory to God,

save this stranger.

LU-17:19 And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith

hath made thee whole.

LU-17:20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the

kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The

kingdom of God cometh not with observation:

LU-17:21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for,

behold, the kingdom of God is within you.

LU-17:22 And he said unto the disciples, The days will come,

when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man,

and ye shall not see [it].

LU-17:23 And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go

not after [them], nor follow [them].

LU-17:24 For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one

[part] under heaven, shineth unto the other [part] under heaven;

so shall also the Son of man be in his day.

LU-17:25 But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected

of this generation.

LU-17:26 And as it was in the days of Noe, so shall it be also

in the days of the Son of man.

LU-17:27 They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they

were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the

ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.

LU-17:28 Likewise also as it was in the days of Lot; they did

eat, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they

builded;

LU-17:29 But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained

fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed [them] all.

LU-17:30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man

is revealed.

LU-17:31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and

his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away:

and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back.

LU-17:32 Remember Lot's wife.

LU-17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it;

and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it.

LU-17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two [men] in

one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.

LU-17:35 Two [women] shall be grinding together; the one shall

be taken, and the other left.

LU-17:36 Two [men] shall be in the field; the one shall be

taken, and the other left.

LU-17:37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And

he said unto them, Wheresoever the body [is], thither will the

eagles be gathered together.

LU-18:1 And he spake a parable unto them [to this end], that

men ought always to pray, and not to faint;

LU-18:2 Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not

God, neither regarded man:

LU-18:3 And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto

him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.

LU-18:4 And he would not for a while: but afterward he said

within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;

LU-18:5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her,

lest by her continual coming she weary me.

LU-18:6 And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.

LU-18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day

and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

LU-18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily.

Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on

the earth?

LU-18:9 And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in

themselves that they were righteous, and despised others:

LU-18:10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a

Pharisee, and the other a publican.

LU-18:11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God,

I thank thee, that I am not as other men [are], extortioners,

unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.

LU-18:12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I

possess.

LU-18:13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up

so much as [his] eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast,

saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.

LU-18:14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified

[rather] than the other: for every one that exalteth himself

shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.

LU-18:15 And they brought unto him also infants, that he would

touch them: but when [his] disciples saw [it], they rebuked them.

LU-18:16 But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, Suffer

little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of

such is the kingdom of God.

LU-18:17 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the

kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.

LU-18:18 And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good Master,

what shall I do to inherit eternal life?

LU-18:19 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good?

none [is] good, save one, [that is], God.

LU-18:20 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery,

Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy

father and thy mother.

LU-18:21 And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up.

LU-18:22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him,

Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and

distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:

and come, follow me.

LU-18:23 And when he heard this, he was very sorrowful: for he

was very rich.

LU-18:24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said,

How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom

of God!

LU-18:25 For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's

eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

LU-18:26 And they that heard [it] said, Who then can be saved?

LU-18:27 And he said, The things which are impossible with men

are possible with God.

LU-18:28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed

thee.

LU-18:29 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There is

no man that hath left house, or parents, or brethren, or wife,

or children, for the kingdom of God's sake,

LU-18:30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present

time, and in the world to come life everlasting.

LU-18:31 Then he took [unto him] the twelve, and said unto them,

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things that are written

by the prophets concerning the Son of man shall be accomplished.

LU-18:32 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall

be mocked, and spitefully entreated, and spitted on:

LU-18:33 And they shall scourge [him], and put him to death:

and the third day he shall rise again.

LU-18:34 And they understood none of these things: and this

saying was hid from them, neither knew they the things which

were spoken.

LU-18:35 And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto

Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way side begging:

LU-18:36 And hearing the multitude pass by, he asked what it

meant.

LU-18:37 And they told him, that Jesus of Nazareth passeth by.

LU-18:38 And he cried, saying, Jesus, [thou] son of David, have

mercy on me.

LU-18:39 And they which went before rebuked him, that he should

hold his peace: but he cried so much the more, [Thou] son of

David, have mercy on me.

LU-18:40 And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto

him: and when he was come near, he asked him,

LU-18:41 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee? And

he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight.

LU-18:42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight: thy faith

hath saved thee.

LU-18:43 And immediately he received his sight, and followed

him, glorifying God: and all the people, when they saw [it],

gave praise unto God.

LU-19:1 And [Jesus] entered and passed through Jericho.

LU-19:2 And, behold, [there was] a man named Zacchaeus, which

was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich.

LU-19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not

for the press, because he was little of stature.

LU-19:4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree

to see him: for he was to pass that [way].

LU-19:5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw

him, and said unto him, Zacchaeus, make haste, and come down;

for to day I must abide at thy house.

LU-19:6 And he made haste, and came down, and received him

joyfully.

LU-19:7 And when they saw [it], they all murmured, saying, That

he was gone to be guest with a man that is a sinner.

LU-19:8 And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold,

Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have

taken any thing from any man by false accusation, I restore

[him] fourfold.

LU-19:9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to

this house, forsomuch as he also is a son of Abraham.

LU-19:10 For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that

which was lost.

LU-19:11 And as they heard these things, he added and spake a

parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they

thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear.

LU-19:12 He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far

country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return.

LU-19:13 And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten

pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come.

LU-19:14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after

him, saying, We will not have this [man] to reign over us.

LU-19:15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having

received the kingdom, then he commanded these servants to be

called unto him, to whom he had given the money, that he might

know how much every man had gained by trading.

LU-19:16 Then came the first, saying, Lord, thy pound hath

gained ten pounds.

LU-19:17 And he said unto him, Well, thou good servant: because

thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou authority

over ten cities.

LU-19:18 And the second came, saying, Lord, thy pound hath

gained five pounds.

LU-19:19 And he said likewise to him, Be thou also over five

cities.

LU-19:20 And another came, saying, Lord, behold, [here is] thy

pound, which I have kept laid up in a napkin:

LU-19:21 For I feared thee, because thou art an austere man:

thou takest up that thou layedst not down, and reapest that thou

didst not sow.

LU-19:22 And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I

judge thee, [thou] wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an

austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I

did not sow:

LU-19:23 Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank,

that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?

LU-19:24 And he said unto them that stood by, Take from him the

pound, and give [it] to him that hath ten pounds.

LU-19:25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten pounds.)

LU-19:26 For I say unto you, That unto every one which hath

shall be given; and from him that hath not, even that he hath

shall be taken away from him.

LU-19:27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should

reign over them, bring hither, and slay [them] before me.

LU-19:28 And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending

up to Jerusalem.

LU-19:29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to

Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called [the mount] of Olives,

he sent two of his disciples,

LU-19:30 Saying, Go ye into the village over against [you]; in

the which at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon

yet never man sat: loose him, and bring [him hither].

LU-19:31 And if any man ask you, Why do ye loose [him]? thus

shall ye say unto him, Because the Lord hath need of him.

LU-19:32 And they that were sent went their way, and found even

as he had said unto them.

LU-19:33 And as they were loosing the colt, the owners thereof

said unto them, Why loose ye the colt?

LU-19:34 And they said, The Lord hath need of him.

LU-19:35 And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their

garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus thereon.

LU-19:36 And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.

LU-19:37 And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of

the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began

to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty

works that they had seen;

LU-19:38 Saying, Blessed [be] the King that cometh in the name

of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.

LU-19:39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude

said unto him, Master, rebuke thy disciples.

LU-19:40 And he answered and said unto them, I tell you that,

if these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately

cry out.

LU-19:41 And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and

wept over it,

LU-19:42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in

this thy day, the things [which belong] unto thy peace! but now

they are hid from thine eyes.

LU-19:43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies

shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep

thee in on every side,

LU-19:44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy

children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone

upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy

visitation.

LU-19:45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out

them that sold therein, and them that bought;

LU-19:46 Saying unto them, It is written, My house is the house

of prayer: but ye have made it a den of thieves.

LU-19:47 And he taught daily in the temple. But the chief

priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to

destroy him,

LU-19:48 And could not find what they might do: for all the

people were very attentive to hear him.

LU-20:1 And it came to pass, [that] on one of those days, as he

taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, the

chief priests and the scribes came upon [him] with the elders,

LU-20:2 And spake unto him, saying, Tell us, by what authority

doest thou these things? or who is he that gave thee this

authority?

LU-20:3 And he answered and said unto them, I will also ask you

one thing; and answer me:

LU-20:4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?

LU-20:5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall

say, From heaven; he will say, Why then believed ye him not?

LU-20:6 But and if we say, Of men; all the people will stone us:

for they be persuaded that John was a prophet.

LU-20:7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence [it

was].

LU-20:8 And Jesus said unto them, Neither tell I you by what

authority I do these things.

LU-20:9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable; A

certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen,

and went into a far country for a long time.

LU-20:10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen,

that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard: but the

husbandmen beat him, and sent [him] away empty.

LU-20:11 And again he sent another servant: and they beat him

also, and entreated [him] shamefully, and sent [him] away empty.

LU-20:12 And again he sent a third: and they wounded him also,

and cast [him] out.

LU-20:13 Then said the lord of the vineyard, What shall I do? I

will send my beloved son: it may be they will reverence [him]

when they see him.

LU-20:14 But when the husbandmen saw him, they reasoned among

themselves, saying, This is the heir: come, let us kill him,

that the inheritance may be ours.

LU-20:15 So they cast him out of the vineyard, and killed [him].

What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them?

LU-20:16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall

give the vineyard to others. And when they heard [it], they said,

God forbid.

LU-20:17 And he beheld them, and said, What is this then that

is written, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is

become the head of the corner?

LU-20:18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken;

but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

LU-20:19 And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour

sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they

perceived that he had spoken this parable against them.

LU-20:20 And they watched [him], and sent forth spies, which

should feign themselves just men, that they might take hold of

his words, that so they might deliver him unto the power and

authority of the governor.

LU-20:21 And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou

sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person

[of any], but teachest the way of God truly:

LU-20:22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Caesar, or no?

LU-20:23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them,

Why tempt ye me?

LU-20:24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and superscription hath

it? They answered and said, Caesar's.

LU-20:25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Caesar

the things which be Caesar's, and unto God the things which be

God's.

LU-20:26 And they could not take hold of his words before the

people: and they marvelled at his answer, and held their peace.

LU-20:27 Then came to [him] certain of the Sadducees, which

deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,

LU-20:28 Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's

brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that

his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his

brother.

LU-20:29 There were therefore seven brethren: and the first

took a wife, and died without children.

LU-20:30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless.

LU-20:31 And the third took her; and in like manner the seven

also: and they left no children, and died.

LU-20:32 Last of all the woman died also.

LU-20:33 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife of them is

she? for seven had her to wife.

LU-20:34 And Jesus answering said unto them, The children of

this world marry, and are given in marriage:

LU-20:35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain

that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry,

nor are given in marriage:

LU-20:36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto

the angels; and are the children of God, being the children of

the resurrection.

LU-20:37 Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the

bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God

of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.

LU-20:38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living:

for all live unto him.

LU-20:39 Then certain of the scribes answering said, Master,

thou hast well said.

LU-20:40 And after that they durst not ask him any [question at

all].

LU-20:41 And he said unto them, How say they that Christ is

David's son?

LU-20:42 And David himself saith in the book of Psalms, The

Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

LU-20:43 Till I make thine enemies thy footstool.

LU-20:44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his

son?

LU-20:45 Then in the audience of all the people he said unto

his disciples,

LU-20:46 Beware of the scribes, which desire to walk in long

robes, and love greetings in the markets, and the highest seats

in the synagogues, and the chief room at feasts;

LU-20:47 Which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long

prayers: the same shall receive greater damnation.

LU-21:1 And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their

gifts into the treasury.

LU-21:2 And he saw also a certain poor widow casting in thither

two mites.

LU-21:3 And he said, Of a truth I say unto you, that this poor

widow hath cast in more than they all:

LU-21:4 For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the

offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the

living that she had.

LU-21:5 And as some spake of the temple, how it was adorned

with goodly stones and gifts, he said,

LU-21:6 [As for] these things which ye behold, the days will

come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon

another, that shall not be thrown down.

LU-21:7 And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall

these things be? and what sign [will there be] when these things

shall come to pass?

LU-21:8 And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for

many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ]; and the time

draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

LU-21:9 But when ye shall hear of wars and commotions, be not

terrified: for these things must first come to pass; but the end

[is] not by and by.

LU-21:10 Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against

nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

LU-21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and

famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs

shall there be from heaven.

LU-21:12 But before all these, they shall lay their hands on

you, and persecute [you], delivering [you] up to the synagogues,

and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my

name's sake.

LU-21:13 And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

LU-21:14 Settle [it] therefore in your hearts, not to meditate

before what ye shall answer:

LU-21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your

adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

LU-21:16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren,

and kinsfolks, and friends; and [some] of you shall they cause

to be put to death.

LU-21:17 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake.

LU-21:18 But there shall not an hair of your head perish.

LU-21:19 In your patience possess ye your souls.

LU-21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies,

then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.

LU-21:21 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the

mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out;

and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.

LU-21:22 For these be the days of vengeance, that all things

which are written may be fulfilled.

LU-21:23 But woe unto them that are with child, and to them

that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress

in the land, and wrath upon this people.

LU-21:24 And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and

shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall

be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles

be fulfilled.

LU-21:25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon,

and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with

perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

LU-21:26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for looking

after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers

of heaven shall be shaken.

LU-21:27 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in a

cloud with power and great glory.

LU-21:28 And when these things begin to come to pass, then look

up, and lift up your heads; for your redemption draweth nigh.

LU-21:29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree,

and all the trees;

LU-21:30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own

selves that summer is now nigh at hand.

LU-21:31 So likewise ye, when ye see these things come to pass,

know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh at hand.

LU-21:32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass

away, till all be fulfilled.

LU-21:33 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall

not pass away.

LU-21:34 And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your

hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and

cares of this life, and [so] that day come upon you unawares.

LU-21:35 For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on

the face of the whole earth.

LU-21:36 Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be

accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to

pass, and to stand before the Son of man.

LU-21:37 And in the day time he was teaching in the temple; and

at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called [the

mount] of Olives.

LU-21:38 And all the people came early in the morning to him in

the temple, for to hear him.

LU-22:1 Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is

called the Passover.

LU-22:2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might

kill him; for they feared the people.

LU-22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being

of the number of the twelve.

LU-22:4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief

priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

LU-22:5 And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

LU-22:6 And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him

unto them in the absence of the multitude.

LU-22:7 Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the

passover must be killed.

LU-22:8 And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us

the passover, that we may eat.

LU-22:9 And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare?

LU-22:10 And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered

into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of

water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.

LU-22:11 And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The

Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall

eat the passover with my disciples?

LU-22:12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished:

there make ready.

LU-22:13 And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and

they made ready the passover.

LU-22:14 And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the

twelve apostles with him.

LU-22:15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to

eat this passover with you before I suffer:

LU-22:16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof,

until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God.

LU-22:17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take

this, and divide [it] among yourselves:

LU-22:18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of

the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.

LU-22:19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake [it],

and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for

you: this do in remembrance of me.

LU-22:20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup

[is] the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you.

LU-22:21 But, behold, the hand of him that betrayeth me [is]

with me on the table.

LU-22:22 And truly the Son of man goeth, as it was determined:

but woe unto that man by whom he is betrayed!

LU-22:23 And they began to inquire among themselves, which of

them it was that should do this thing.

LU-22:24 And there was also a strife among them, which of them

should be accounted the greatest.

LU-22:25 And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles

exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority

upon them are called benefactors.

LU-22:26 But ye [shall] not [be] so: but he that is greatest

among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as

he that doth serve.

LU-22:27 For whether [is] greater, he that sitteth at meat, or

he that serveth? [is] not he that sitteth at meat? but I am

among you as he that serveth.

LU-22:28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my

temptations.

LU-22:29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as my Father hath

appointed unto me;

LU-22:30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom,

and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

LU-22:31 And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath

desired [to have] you, that he may sift [you] as wheat:

LU-22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not:

and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.

LU-22:33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee,

both into prison, and to death.

LU-22:34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not

crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou

knowest me.

LU-22:35 And he said unto them, When I sent you without purse,

and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing? And they said,

Nothing.

LU-22:36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse,

let him take [it], and likewise [his] scrip: and he that hath no

sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

LU-22:37 For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet

be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the

transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end.

LU-22:38 And they said, Lord, behold, here [are] two swords.

And he said unto them, It is enough.

LU-22:39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the

mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.

LU-22:40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray

that ye enter not into temptation.

LU-22:41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast,

and kneeled down, and prayed,

LU-22:42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup

from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

LU-22:43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven,

strengthening him.

LU-22:44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and

his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to

the ground.

LU-22:45 And when he rose up from prayer, and was come to his

disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow,

LU-22:46 And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest

ye enter into temptation.

LU-22:47 And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he

that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and

drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.

LU-22:48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son

of man with a kiss?

LU-22:49 When they which were about him saw what would follow,

they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?

LU-22:50 And one of them smote the servant of the high priest,

and cut off his right ear.

LU-22:51 And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And

he touched his ear, and healed him.

LU-22:52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains

of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye

come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?

LU-22:53 When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched

forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power

of darkness.

LU-22:54 Then took they him, and led [him], and brought him

into the high priest's house. And Peter followed afar off.

LU-22:55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the

hall, and were set down together, Peter sat down among them.

LU-22:56 But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fire,

and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also with

him.

LU-22:57 And he denied him, saying, Woman, I know him not.

LU-22:58 And after a little while another saw him, and said,

Thou art also of them. And Peter said, Man, I am not.

LU-22:59 And about the space of one hour after another

confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this [fellow] also was

with him: for he is a Galilaean.

LU-22:60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And

immediately, while he yet spake, the cock crew.

LU-22:61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter

remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him,

Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

LU-22:62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly.

LU-22:63 And the men that held Jesus mocked him, and smote

[him].

LU-22:64 And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on

the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, who is it that smote

thee?

LU-22:65 And many other things blasphemously spake they against

him.

LU-22:66 And as soon as it was day, the elders of the people

and the chief priests and the scribes came together, and led him

into their council, saying,

LU-22:67 Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them,

If I tell you, ye will not believe:

LU-22:68 And if I also ask [you], ye will not answer me, nor

let [me] go.

LU-22:69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand

of the power of God.

LU-22:70 Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God? And

he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

LU-22:71 And they said, What need we any further witness? for

we ourselves have heard of his own mouth.

LU-23:1 And the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto

Pilate.

LU-23:2 And they began to accuse him, saying, We found this

[fellow] perverting the nation, and forbidding to give tribute

to Caesar, saying that he himself is Christ a King.

LU-23:3 And Pilate asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the

Jews? And he answered him and said, Thou sayest [it].

LU-23:4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests and [to] the

people, I find no fault in this man.

LU-23:5 And they were the more fierce, saying, He stirreth up

the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from

Galilee to this place.

LU-23:6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man

were a Galilaean.

LU-23:7 And as soon as he knew that he belonged unto Herod's

jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself also was at

Jerusalem at that time.

LU-23:8 And when Herod saw Jesus, he was exceeding glad: for he

was desirous to see him of a long [season], because he had heard

many things of him; and he hoped to have seen some miracle done

by him.

LU-23:9 Then he questioned with him in many words; but he

answered him nothing.

LU-23:10 And the chief priests and scribes stood and vehemently

accused him.

LU-23:11 And Herod with his men of war set him at nought, and

mocked [him], and arrayed him in a gorgeous robe, and sent him

again to Pilate.

LU-23:12 And the same day Pilate and Herod were made friends

together: for before they were at enmity between themselves.

LU-23:13 And Pilate, when he had called together the chief

priests and the rulers and the people,

LU-23:14 Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as

one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined

[him] before you, have found no fault in this man touching those

things whereof ye accuse him:

LU-23:15 No, nor yet Herod: for I sent you to him; and, lo,

nothing worthy of death is done unto him.

LU-23:16 I will therefore chastise him, and release [him].

LU-23:17 (For of necessity he must release one unto them at the

feast.)

LU-23:18 And they cried out all at once, saying, Away with this

[man], and release unto us Barabbas:

LU-23:19 (Who for a certain sedition made in the city, and for

murder, was cast into prison.)

LU-23:20 Pilate therefore, willing to release Jesus, spake

again to them.

LU-23:21 But they cried, saying, Crucify [him], crucify him.

LU-23:22 And he said unto them the third time, Why, what evil

hath he done? I have found no cause of death in him: I will

therefore chastise him, and let [him] go.

LU-23:23 And they were instant with loud voices, requiring that

he might be crucified. And the voices of them and of the chief

priests prevailed.

LU-23:24 And Pilate gave sentence that it should be as they

required.

LU-23:25 And he released unto them him that for sedition and

murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he

delivered Jesus to their will.

LU-23:26 And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one

Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they

laid the cross, that he might bear [it] after Jesus.

LU-23:27 And there followed him a great company of people, and

of women, which also bewailed and lamented him.

LU-23:28 But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of

Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for

your children.

LU-23:29 For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they

shall say, Blessed [are] the barren, and the wombs that never

bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

LU-23:30 Then shall they begin to say to the mountains, Fall on

us; and to the hills, Cover us.

LU-23:31 For if they do these things in a green tree, what

shall be done in the dry?

LU-23:32 And there were also two other, malefactors, led with

him to be put to death.

LU-23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is called

Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on

the right hand, and the other on the left.

LU-23:34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know

not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots.

LU-23:35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also

with them derided [him], saying, He saved others; let him save

himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

LU-23:36 And the soldiers also mocked him, coming to him, and

offering him vinegar,

LU-23:37 And saying, If thou be the king of the Jews, save

thyself.

LU-23:38 And a superscription also was written over him in

letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE

JEWS.

LU-23:39 And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on

him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us.

LU-23:40 But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not

thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?

LU-23:41 And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of

our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss.

LU-23:42 And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou

comest into thy kingdom.

LU-23:43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To

day shalt thou be with me in paradise.

LU-23:44 And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a

darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour.

LU-23:45 And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the temple

was rent in the midst.

LU-23:46 And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said,

Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus,

he gave up the ghost.

LU-23:47 Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified

God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.

LU-23:48 And all the people that came together to that sight,

beholding the things which were done, smote their breasts, and

returned.

LU-23:49 And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed

him from Galilee, stood afar off, beholding these things.

LU-23:50 And, behold, [there was] a man named Joseph, a

counsellor; [and he was] a good man, and a just:

LU-23:51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of

them;) [he was] of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews: who also

himself waited for the kingdom of God.

LU-23:52 This [man] went unto Pilate, and begged the body of

Jesus.

LU-23:53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid

it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherein never man

before was laid.

LU-23:54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath drew

on.

LU-23:55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee,

followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was

laid.

LU-23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments;

and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment.

LU-24:1 Now upon the first [day] of the week, very early in the

morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which

they had prepared, and certain [others] with them.

LU-24:2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

LU-24:3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord

Jesus.

LU-24:4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed

thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

LU-24:5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down [their] faces

to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among

the dead?

LU-24:6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake

unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

LU-24:7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands

of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

LU-24:8 And they remembered his words,

LU-24:9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these

things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.

LU-24:10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary [the

mother] of James, and other [women that were] with them, which

told these things unto the apostles.

LU-24:11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they

believed them not.

LU-24:12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and

stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves,

and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to

pass.

LU-24:13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a

village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem [about]

threescore furlongs.

LU-24:14 And they talked together of all these things which had

happened.

LU-24:15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed

[together] and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with

them.

LU-24:16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know

him.

LU-24:17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications

[are] these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?

LU-24:18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering

said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast

not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?

LU-24:19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto

him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in

deed and word before God and all the people:

LU-24:20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him

to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.

LU-24:21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have

redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day

since these things were done.

LU-24:22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us

astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;

LU-24:23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying,

that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he

was alive.

LU-24:24 And certain of them which were with us went to the

sepulchre, and found [it] even so as the women had said: but him

they saw not.

LU-24:25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to

believe all that the prophets have spoken:

LU-24:26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to

enter into his glory?

LU-24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he

expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning

himself.

LU-24:28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went:

and he made as though he would have gone further.

LU-24:29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for

it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in

to tarry with them.

LU-24:30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he

took bread, and blessed [it], and brake, and gave to them.

LU-24:31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he

vanished out of their sight.

LU-24:32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn

within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he

opened to us the scriptures?

LU-24:33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to

Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that

were with them,

LU-24:34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to

Simon.

LU-24:35 And they told what things [were done] in the way, and

how he was known of them in breaking of bread.

LU-24:36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the

midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace [be] unto you.

LU-24:37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed

that they had seen a spirit.

LU-24:38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do

thoughts arise in your hearts?

LU-24:39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself:

handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye

see me have.

LU-24:40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them [his]

hands and [his] feet.

LU-24:41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered,

he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?

LU-24:42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an

honeycomb.

LU-24:43 And he took [it], and did eat before them.

LU-24:44 And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I

spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must

be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and [in]

the prophets, and [in] the psalms, concerning me.

LU-24:45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might

understand the scriptures,

LU-24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it

behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third

day:

LU-24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be

preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

LU-24:48 And ye are witnesses of these things.

LU-24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you:

but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with

power from on high.

LU-24:50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he

lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

LU-24:51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was

parted from them, and carried up to heaven.

LU-24:52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem

with great joy;

LU-24:53 And were continually in the temple, praising and

blessing God. Amen. king james study

MAL-1:1 The burden of the word of the LORD to Israel by Malachi.

MAL-1:2 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein

hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the

LORD: yet I loved Jacob,

MAL-1:3 And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his

heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.

MAL-1:4 Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will

return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of

hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall

call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against

whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.

MAL-1:5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall say, The LORD

will be magnified from the border of Israel.

MAL-1:6 A son honoureth [his] father, and a servant his master:

if then I [be] a father, where [is] mine honour? and if I [be] a

master, where [is] my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O

priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we

despised thy name?

MAL-1:7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar; and ye say,

Wherein have we polluted thee? In that ye say, The table of the

LORD [is] contemptible.

MAL-1:8 And if ye offer the blind for sacrifice, [is it] not

evil? and if ye offer the lame and sick, [is it] not evil? offer

it now unto thy governor; will he be pleased with thee, or

accept thy person? saith the LORD of hosts.

MAL-1:9 And now, I pray you, beseech God that he will be

gracious unto us: this hath been by your means: will he regard

your persons? saith the LORD of hosts.

MAL-1:10 Who [is there] even among you that would shut the

doors [for nought]? neither do ye kindle [fire] on mine altar

for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the LORD of hosts,

neither will I accept an offering at your hand.

MAL-1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going

down of the same my name [shall be] great among the Gentiles;

and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and

a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen,

saith the LORD of hosts.

MAL-1:12 But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of

the LORD [is] polluted; and the fruit thereof, [even] his meat,

[is] contemptible.

MAL-1:13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness [is it]! and ye

have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought

[that which was] torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye

brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith

the LORD.

MAL-1:14 But cursed [be] the deceiver, which hath in his flock

a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the Lord a corrupt

thing: for I [am] a great King, saith the LORD of hosts, and my

name [is] dreadful among the heathen.

MAL-2:1 And now, O ye priests, this commandment [is] for you.

MAL-2:2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to

heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I

will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings:

yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay [it] to

heart.

MAL-2:3 Behold, I will corrupt your seed, and spread dung upon

your faces, [even] the dung of your solemn feasts; and [one]

shall take you away with it.

MAL-2:4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment

unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of

hosts.

MAL-2:5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave

them to him [for] the fear wherewith he feared me, and was

afraid before my name.

MAL-2:6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not

found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and

did turn many away from iniquity.

MAL-2:7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they

should seek the law at his mouth: for he [is] the messenger of

the LORD of hosts.

MAL-2:8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many

to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi,

saith the LORD of hosts.

MAL-2:9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base

before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways,

but have been partial in the law.

MAL-2:10 Have we not all one father? hath not one God created

us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother,

by profaning the covenant of our fathers?

MAL-2:11 Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is

committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned

the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the

daughter of a strange god.

MAL-2:12 The LORD will cut off the man that doeth this, the

master and the scholar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him

that offereth an offering unto the LORD of hosts.

MAL-2:13 And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the

LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch

that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth [it]

with good will at your hand.

MAL-2:14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been

witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom

thou hast dealt treacherously: yet [is] she thy companion, and

the wife of thy covenant.

MAL-2:15 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the

spirit. And wherefore one? That he might seek a godly seed.

Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal

treacherously against the wife of his youth.

MAL-2:16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth

putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment,

saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit,

that ye deal not treacherously.

MAL-2:17 Ye have wearied the LORD with your words. Yet ye say,

Wherein have we wearied [him]? When ye say, Every one that doeth

evil [is] good in the sight of the LORD, and he delighteth in

them; or, Where [is] the God of judgment?

MAL-3:1 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare

the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly

come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye

delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.

MAL-3:2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall

stand when he appeareth? for he [is] like a refiner's fire, and

like fullers' soap:

MAL-3:3 And he shall sit [as] a refiner and purifier of silver:

and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and

silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in

righteousness.

MAL-3:4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be

pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former

years.

MAL-3:5 And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be

a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the

adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that

oppress the hireling in [his] wages, the widow, and the

fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger [from his right],

and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

MAL-3:6 For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of

Jacob are not consumed.

MAL-3:7 Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away

from mine ordinances, and have not kept [them]. Return unto me,

and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said,

Wherein shall we return?

MAL-3:8 Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say,

Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

MAL-3:9 Ye [are] cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me,

[even] this whole nation.

MAL-3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that

there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith,

saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of

heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that [there shall] not [be

room] enough [to receive it].

MAL-3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he

shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your

vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD

of hosts.

MAL-3:12 And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall

be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.

MAL-3:13 Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD.

Yet ye say, What have we spoken [so much] against thee?

MAL-3:14 Ye have said, It [is] vain to serve God: and what

profit [is it] that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have

walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?

MAL-3:15 And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work

wickedness are set up; yea, [they that] tempt God are even

delivered.

MAL-3:16 Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to

another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of

remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD,

and that thought upon his name.

MAL-3:17 And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in

that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a

man spareth his own son that serveth him.

MAL-3:18 Then shall ye return, and discern between the

righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him

that serveth him not.

MAL-4:1 For, behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven;

and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be

stubble: and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the

LORD of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch.

MAL-4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of

righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go

forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

MAL-4:3 And ye shall tread down the wicked; for they shall be

ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do

[this], saith the LORD of hosts.

MAL-4:4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I

commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, [with] the statutes

and judgments.

MAL-4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the

coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

MAL-4:6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the

children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I

come and smite the earth with a curse. king james study

MIC-1:1 The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite

in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, [and] Hezekiah, kings of Judah,

which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

MIC-1:2 Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that

therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the

Lord from his holy temple.

MIC-1:3 For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place,

and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.

MIC-1:4 And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the

valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, [and] as the

waters [that are] poured down a steep place.

MIC-1:5 For the transgression of Jacob [is] all this, and for

the sins of the house of Israel. What [is] the transgression of

Jacob? [is it] not Samaria? and what [are] the high places of

Judah? [are they] not Jerusalem?

MIC-1:6 Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field,

[and] as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the

stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the

foundations thereof.

MIC-1:7 And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to

pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire,

and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered

[it] of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire

of an harlot.

MIC-1:8 Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and

naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as

the owls.

MIC-1:9 For her wound [is] incurable; for it is come unto Judah;

he is come unto the gate of my people, [even] to Jerusalem.

MIC-1:10 Declare ye [it] not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in

the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

MIC-1:11 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy

shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the

mourning of Bethezel; he shall receive of you his standing.

MIC-1:12 For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good:

but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.

MIC-1:13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the

swift beast: she [is] the beginning of the sin to the daughter

of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.

MIC-1:14 Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moreshethgath:

the houses of Achzib [shall be] a lie to the kings of Israel.

MIC-1:15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of

Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.

MIC-1:16 Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate

children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone

into captivity from thee.

MIC-2:1 Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon

their beds! when the morning is light, they practice it, because

it is in the power of their hand.

MIC-2:2 And they covet fields, and take [them] by violence; and

houses, and take [them] away: so they oppress a man and his

house, even a man and his heritage.

MIC-2:3 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, against this

family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your

necks; neither shall ye go haughtily: for this time [is] evil.

MIC-2:4 In that day shall [one] take up a parable against you,

and lament with a doleful lamentation, [and] say, We be utterly

spoiled: he hath changed the portion of my people: how hath he

removed [it] from me! turning away he hath divided our fields.

MIC-2:5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord

by lot in the congregation of the LORD.

MIC-2:6 Prophesy ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they

shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame.

MIC-2:7 O [thou that art] named the house of Jacob, is the

spirit of the LORD straitened? [are] these his doings? do not my

words do good to him that walketh uprightly?

MIC-2:8 Even of late my people is risen up as an enemy: ye pull

off the robe with the garment from them that pass by securely as

men averse from war.

MIC-2:9 The women of my people have ye cast out from their

pleasant houses; from their children have ye taken away my glory

for ever.

MIC-2:10 Arise ye, and depart; for this [is] not [your] rest:

because it is polluted, it shall destroy [you], even with a sore

destruction.

MIC-2:11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie,

[saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink;

he shall even be the prophet of this people.

MIC-2:12 I will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will

surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will put them together as

the sheep of Bozrah, as the flock in the midst of their fold:

they shall make great noise by reason of [the multitude of] men.

MIC-2:13 The breaker is come up before them: they have broken

up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it:

and their king shall pass before them, and the LORD on the head

of them.

MIC-3:1 And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye

princes of the house of Israel; [Is it] not for you to know

judgment?

MIC-3:2 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off

their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

MIC-3:3 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their

skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in

pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

MIC-3:4 Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear

them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they

have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

MIC-3:5 Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make

my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and

he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war

against him.

MIC-3:6 Therefore night [shall be] unto you, that ye shall not

have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not

divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day

shall be dark over them.

MIC-3:7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners

confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for [there is]

no answer of God.

MIC-3:8 But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD,

and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his

transgression, and to Israel his sin.

MIC-3:9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob,

and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and

pervert all equity.

MIC-3:10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with

iniquity.

MIC-3:11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests

thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for

money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, [Is] not the

LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

MIC-3:12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed [as] a

field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the

house as the high places of the forest.

MIC-4:1 But in the last days it shall come to pass, [that] the

mountain of the house of the LORD shall be established in the

top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills;

and people shall flow unto it.

MIC-4:2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us

go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God

of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in

his paths: for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of

the LORD from Jerusalem.

MIC-4:3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong

nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into

plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not

lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any

more.

MIC-4:4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under

his fig tree; and none shall make [them] afraid: for the mouth

of the LORD of hosts hath spoken [it].

MIC-4:5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his

god, and we will walk in the name of the LORD our God for ever

and ever.

MIC-4:6 In that day, saith the LORD, will I assemble her that

halteth, and I will gather her that is driven out, and her that

I have afflicted;

MIC-4:7 And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that

was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over

them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.

MIC-4:8 And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the

daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first

dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

MIC-4:9 Now why dost thou cry out aloud? [is there] no king in

thee? is thy counsellor perished? for pangs have taken thee as a

woman in travail.

MIC-4:10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of

Zion, like a woman in travail: for now shalt thou go forth out

of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt

go [even] to Babylon; there shalt thou be delivered; there the

LORD shall redeem thee from the hand of thine enemies.

MIC-4:11 Now also many nations are gathered against thee, that

say, Let her be defiled, and let our eye look upon Zion.

MIC-4:12 But they know not the thoughts of the LORD, neither

understand they his counsel: for he shall gather them as the

sheaves into the floor.

MIC-4:13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make

thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt

beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain

unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole

earth.

MIC-5:1 Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he

hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel

with a rod upon the cheek.

MIC-5:2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little

among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come

forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings

forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.

MIC-5:3 Therefore will he give them up, until the time [that]

she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his

brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

MIC-5:4 And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD,

in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall

abide: for now shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.

MIC-5:5 And this [man] shall be the peace, when the Assyrian

shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces,

then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight

principal men.

MIC-5:6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword,

and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he

deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land,

and when he treadeth within our borders.

MIC-5:7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many

people as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass,

that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

MIC-5:8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in

the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the

forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go

through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can

deliver.

MIC-5:9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries,

and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

MIC-5:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD,

that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I

will destroy thy chariots:

MIC-5:11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw

down all thy strong holds:

MIC-5:12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and

thou shalt have no [more] soothsayers:

MIC-5:13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy

standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more

worship the work of thine hands.

MIC-5:14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of

thee: so will I destroy thy cities.

MIC-5:15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon

the heathen, such as they have not heard.

MIC-6:1 Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou

before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

MIC-6:2 Hear ye, O mountains, the LORD'S controversy, and ye

strong foundations of the earth: for the LORD hath a controversy

with his people, and he will plead with Israel.

MIC-6:3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein

have I wearied thee? testify against me.

MIC-6:4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and

redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before

thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

MIC-6:5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab

consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from

Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the

LORD.

MIC-6:6 Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow

myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt

offerings, with calves of a year old?

MIC-6:7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or]

with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn

[for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my

soul?

MIC-6:8 He hath showed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what

doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love

mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

MIC-6:9 The LORD'S voice crieth unto the city, and [the man of]

wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath

appointed it.

MIC-6:10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house

of the wicked, and the scant measure [that is] abominable?

MIC-6:11 Shall I count [them] pure with the wicked balances,

and with the bag of deceitful weights?

MIC-6:12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the

inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue [is]

deceitful in their mouth.

MIC-6:13 Therefore also will I make [thee] sick in smiting thee,

in making [thee] desolate because of thy sins.

MIC-6:14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting

down [shall be] in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold,

but shalt not deliver; and [that] which thou deliverest will I

give up to the sword.

MIC-6:15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt

tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and

sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

MIC-6:16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works

of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I

should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an

hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

MIC-7:1 Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the

summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: [there is]

no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.

MIC-7:2 The good [man] is perished out of the earth: and [there

is] none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they

hunt every man his brother with a net.

MIC-7:3 That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the

prince asketh, and the judge [asketh] for a reward; and the

great [man], he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it

up.

MIC-7:4 The best of them [is] as a brier: the most upright [is

sharper] than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen [and] thy

visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.

MIC-7:5 Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a

guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy

bosom.

MIC-7:6 For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter

riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her

mother in law; a man's enemies [are] the men of his own house.

MIC-7:7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for

the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

MIC-7:8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I

shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD [shall be] a light

unto me.

MIC-7:9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have

sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute

judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, [and] I

shall behold his righteousness.

MIC-7:10 Then [she that is] mine enemy shall see [it], and

shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy

God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down

as the mire of the streets.

MIC-7:11 [In] the day that thy walls are to be built, [in] that

day shall the decree be far removed.

MIC-7:12 [In] that day [also] he shall come even to thee from

Assyria, and [from] the fortified cities, and from the fortress

even to the river, and from sea to sea, and [from] mountain to

mountain.

MIC-7:13 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of

them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.

MIC-7:14 Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine

heritage, which dwell solitarily [in] the wood, in the midst of

Carmel: let them feed [in] Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of

old.

MIC-7:15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of

Egypt will I show unto him marvellous [things].

MIC-7:16 The nations shall see and be confounded at all their

might: they shall lay [their] hand upon [their] mouth, their

ears shall be deaf.

MIC-7:17 They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall

move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be

afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

MIC-7:18 Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity,

and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his

heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he

delighteth [in] mercy.

MIC-7:19 He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us;

he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins

into the depths of the sea.

\MIC-7:20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy

to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days

of old. king james study

MR-1:1 The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of

God;

MR-1:2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my

messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before

thee.

MR-1:3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye

the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

MR-1:4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the

baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

MR-1:5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judaea, and

they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of

Jordan, confessing their sins.

MR-1:6 And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a

girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and

wild honey;

MR-1:7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I

after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop

down and unloose.

MR-1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall

baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

MR-1:9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from

Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

MR-1:10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the

heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him:

MR-1:11 And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art

my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

MR-1:12 And immediately the Spirit driveth him into the

wilderness.

MR-1:13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted

of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels

ministered unto him.

MR-1:14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into

Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,

MR-1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of

God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.

MR-1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon

and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were

fishers.

MR-1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will

make you to become fishers of men.

MR-1:18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed

him.

MR-1:19 And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw

James the [son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were

in the ship mending their nets.

MR-1:20 And straightway he called them: and they left their

father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went

after him.

MR-1:21 And they went into Capernaum; and straightway on the

sabbath day he entered into the synagogue, and taught.

MR-1:22 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for he taught

them as one that had authority, and not as the scribes.

MR-1:23 And there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean

spirit; and he cried out,

MR-1:24 Saying, Let [us] alone; what have we to do with thee,

thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee

who thou art, the Holy One of God.

MR-1:25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come

out of him.

MR-1:26 And when the unclean spirit had torn him, and cried

with a loud voice, he came out of him.

MR-1:27 And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned

among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine

[is] this? for with authority commandeth he even the unclean

spirits, and they do obey him.

MR-1:28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all

the region round about Galilee.

MR-1:29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue,

they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and

John.

MR-1:30 But Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever, and anon

they tell him of her.

MR-1:31 And he came and took her by the hand, and lifted her up;

and immediately the fever left her, and she ministered unto

them.

MR-1:32 And at even, when the sun did set, they brought unto

him all that were diseased, and them that were possessed with

devils.

MR-1:33 And all the city was gathered together at the door.

MR-1:34 And he healed many that were sick of divers diseases,

and cast out many devils; and suffered not the devils to speak,

because they knew him.

MR-1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day,

he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there

prayed.

MR-1:36 And Simon and they that were with him followed after

him.

MR-1:37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All

[men] seek for thee.

MR-1:38 And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns,

that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth.

MR-1:39 And he preached in their synagogues throughout all

Galilee, and cast out devils.

MR-1:40 And there came a leper to him, beseeching him, and

kneeling down to him, and saying unto him, If thou wilt, thou

canst make me clean.

MR-1:41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth [his] hand,

and touched him, and saith unto him, I will; be thou clean.

MR-1:42 And as soon as he had spoken, immediately the leprosy

departed from him, and he was cleansed.

MR-1:43 And he straitly charged him, and forthwith sent him

away;

MR-1:44 And saith unto him, See thou say nothing to any man:

but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy

cleansing those things which Moses commanded, for a testimony

unto them.

MR-1:45 But he went out, and began to publish [it] much, and to

blaze abroad the matter, insomuch that Jesus could no more

openly enter into the city, but was without in desert places:

and they came to him from every quarter.

MR-2:1 And again he entered into Capernaum after [some] days;

and it was noised that he was in the house.

MR-2:2 And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch

that there was no room to receive [them], no, not so much as

about the door: and he preached the word unto them.

MR-2:3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy,

which was borne of four.

MR-2:4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press,

they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken

[it] up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

MR-2:5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the

palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.

MR-2:6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and

reasoning in their hearts,

MR-2:7 Why doth this [man] thus speak blasphemies? who can

forgive sins but God only?

MR-2:8 And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that

they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why

reason ye these things in your hearts?

MR-2:9 Whether is it easier to say to the sick of the palsy,

[Thy] sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy

bed, and walk?

MR-2:10 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on

earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,)

MR-2:11 I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy

way into thine house.

MR-2:12 And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went

forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and

glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion.

MR-2:13 And he went forth again by the sea side; and all the

multitude resorted unto him, and he taught them.

MR-2:14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the [son] of Alphaeus

sitting at the receipt of custom, and said unto him, Follow me.

And he arose and followed him.

MR-2:15 And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his

house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus

and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.

MR-2:16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw him eat with

publicans and sinners, they said unto his disciples, How is it

that he eateth and drinketh with publicans and sinners?

MR-2:17 When Jesus heard [it], he saith unto them, They that

are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick:

I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

MR-2:18 And the disciples of John and of the Pharisees used to

fast: and they come and say unto him, Why do the disciples of

John and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not?

MR-2:19 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the

bridechamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them? as long as

they have the bridegroom with them, they cannot fast.

MR-2:20 But the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be

taken away from them, and then shall they fast in those days.

MR-2:21 No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old

garment: else the new piece that filled it up taketh away from

the old, and the rent is made worse.

MR-2:22 And no man putteth new wine into old bottles: else the

new wine doth burst the bottles, and the wine is spilled, and

the bottles will be marred: but new wine must be put into new

bottles.

MR-2:23 And it came to pass, that he went through the corn

fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went,

to pluck the ears of corn.

MR-2:24 And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why do they on

the sabbath day that which is not lawful?

MR-2:25 And he said unto them, Have ye never read what David

did, when he had need, and was an hungred, he, and they that

were with him?

MR-2:26 How he went into the house of God in the days of

Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is

not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them

which were with him?

MR-2:27 And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man,

and not man for the sabbath:

MR-2:28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.

MR-3:1 And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a

man there which had a withered hand.

MR-3:2 And they watched him, whether he would heal him on the

sabbath day; that they might accuse him.

MR-3:3 And he saith unto the man which had the withered hand,

Stand forth.

MR-3:4 And he saith unto them, Is it lawful to do good on the

sabbath days, or to do evil? to save life, or to kill? But they

held their peace.

MR-3:5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger,

being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto

the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched [it] out:

and his hand was restored whole as the other.

MR-3:6 And the Pharisees went forth, and straightway took

counsel with the Herodians against him, how they might destroy

him.

MR-3:7 But Jesus withdrew himself with his disciples to the sea:

and a great multitude from Galilee followed him, and from

Judaea,

MR-3:8 And from Jerusalem, and from Idumaea, and [from] beyond

Jordan; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, when

they had heard what great things he did, came unto him.

MR-3:9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should

wait on him because of the multitude, lest they should throng

him.

MR-3:10 For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon

him for to touch him, as many as had plagues.

MR-3:11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down

before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God.

MR-3:12 And he straitly charged them that they should not make

him known.

MR-3:13 And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth [unto him]

whom he would: and they came unto him.

MR-3:14 And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him,

and that he might send them forth to preach,

MR-3:15 And to have power to heal sicknesses, and to cast out

devils:

MR-3:16 And Simon he surnamed Peter;

MR-3:17 And James the [son] of Zebedee, and John the brother of

James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of

thunder:

MR-3:18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew,

and Thomas, and James the [son] of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and

Simon the Canaanite,

MR-3:19 And Judas Iscariot, which also betrayed him: and they

went into an house.

MR-3:20 And the multitude cometh together again, so that they

could not so much as eat bread.

MR-3:21 And when his friends heard [of it], they went out to

lay hold on him: for they said, He is beside himself.

MR-3:22 And the scribes which came down from Jerusalem said, He

hath Beelzebub, and by the prince of the devils casteth he out

devils.

MR-3:23 And he called them [unto him], and said unto them in

parables, How can Satan cast out Satan?

MR-3:24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that

kingdom cannot stand.

MR-3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house

cannot stand.

MR-3:26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided,

he cannot stand, but hath an end.

MR-3:27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil

his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he

will spoil his house.

MR-3:28 Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto

the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall

blaspheme:

MR-3:29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath

never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:

MR-3:30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.

MR-3:31 There came then his brethren and his mother, and,

standing without, sent unto him, calling him.

MR-3:32 And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him,

Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.

MR-3:33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my

brethren?

MR-3:34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him,

and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

MR-3:35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my

brother, and my sister, and mother.

MR-4:1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there

was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into

a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the

sea on the land.

MR-4:2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said

unto them in his doctrine,

MR-4:3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow:

MR-4:4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way

side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.

MR-4:5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much

earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of

earth:

MR-4:6 But when the sun was up, it was scorched; and because it

had no root, it withered away.

MR-4:7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and

choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

MR-4:8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that

sprang up and increased; and brought forth, some thirty, and

some sixty, and some an hundred.

MR-4:9 And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let

him hear.

MR-4:10 And when he was alone, they that were about him with

the twelve asked of him the parable.

MR-4:11 And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the

mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without,

all [these] things are done in parables:

MR-4:12 That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing

they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should

be converted, and [their] sins should be forgiven them.

MR-4:13 And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and

how then will ye know all parables?

MR-4:14 The sower soweth the word.

MR-4:15 And these are they by the way side, where the word is

sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, and

taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts.

MR-4:16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony

ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive

it with gladness;

MR-4:17 And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a

time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the

word's sake, immediately they are offended.

MR-4:18 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as

hear the word,

MR-4:19 And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of

riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the

word, and it becometh unfruitful.

MR-4:20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such

as hear the word, and receive [it], and bring forth fruit, some

thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

MR-4:21 And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put

under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a

candlestick?

MR-4:22 For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested;

neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come

abroad.

MR-4:23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

MR-4:24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with

what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you

that hear shall more be given.

MR-4:25 For he that hath, to him shall be given: and he that

hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he hath.

MR-4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man

should cast seed into the ground;

MR-4:27 And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed

should spring and grow up, he knoweth not how.

MR-4:28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first

the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

MR-4:29 But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he

putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.

MR-4:30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of

God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?

MR-4:31 [It is] like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is

sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the

earth:

MR-4:32 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh

greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches; so that

the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it.

MR-4:33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them,

as they were able to hear [it].

MR-4:34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when

they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

MR-4:35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto

them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

MR-4:36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took

him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him

other little ships.

MR-4:37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves

beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

MR-4:38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a

pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest

thou not that we perish?

MR-4:39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the

sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great

calm.

MR-4:40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it

that ye have no faith?

MR-4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another,

What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey

him?

MR-5:1 And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into

the country of the Gadarenes.

MR-5:2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there

met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit,

MR-5:3 Who had [his] dwelling among the tombs; and no man could

bind him, no, not with chains:

MR-5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and

chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the

fetters broken in pieces: neither could any [man] tame him.

MR-5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and

in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.

MR-5:6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped

him,

MR-5:7 And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do

with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I adjure thee

by God, that thou torment me not.

MR-5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, [thou]

unclean spirit.

MR-5:9 And he asked him, What [is] thy name? And he answered,

saying, My name [is] Legion: for we are many.

MR-5:10 And he besought him much that he would not send them

away out of the country.

MR-5:11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great

herd of swine feeding.

MR-5:12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into

the swine, that we may enter into them.

MR-5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean

spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran

violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two

thousand;) and were choked in the sea.

MR-5:14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told [it] in the

city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was

that was done.

MR-5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed

with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in

his right mind: and they were afraid.

MR-5:16 And they that saw [it] told them how it befell to him

that was possessed with the devil, and [also] concerning the

swine.

MR-5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their

coasts.

MR-5:18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been

possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.

MR-5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go

home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord

hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.

MR-5:20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how

great things Jesus had done for him: and all [men] did marvel.

MR-5:21 And when Jesus was passed over again by ship unto the

other side, much people gathered unto him: and he was nigh unto

the sea.

MR-5:22 And, behold, there cometh one of the rulers of the

synagogue, Jairus by name; and when he saw him, he fell at his

feet,

MR-5:23 And besought him greatly, saying, My little daughter

lieth at the point of death: [I pray thee], come and lay thy

hands on her, that she may be healed; and she shall live.

MR-5:24 And [Jesus] went with him; and much people followed him,

and thronged him.

MR-5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve

years,

MR-5:26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and

had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather

grew worse,

MR-5:27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind,

and touched his garment.

MR-5:28 For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall

be whole.

MR-5:29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up;

and she felt in [her] body that she was healed of that plague.

MR-5:30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue

had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said,

Who touched my clothes?

MR-5:31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the

multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me?

MR-5:32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this

thing.

MR-5:33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was

done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the

truth.

MR-5:34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made

thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague.

MR-5:35 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the

synagogue's [house certain] which said, Thy daughter is dead:

why troublest thou the Master any further?

MR-5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he

saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only

believe.

MR-5:37 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and

James, and John the brother of James.

MR-5:38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the

synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed

greatly.

MR-5:39 And when he was come in, he saith unto them, Why make

ye this ado, and weep? the damsel is not dead, but sleepeth.

MR-5:40 And they laughed him to scorn. But when he had put them

all out, he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel, and

them that were with him, and entereth in where the damsel was

lying.

MR-5:41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her,

Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted, Damsel, I say unto

thee, arise.

MR-5:42 And straightway the damsel arose, and walked; for she

was [of the age] of twelve years. And they were astonished with

a great astonishment.

MR-5:43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it;

and commanded that something should be given her to eat.

MR-6:1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own

country; and his disciples follow him.

MR-6:2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in

the synagogue: and many hearing [him] were astonished, saying,

From whence hath this [man] these things? and what wisdom [is]

this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are

wrought by his hands?

MR-6:3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother

of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his

sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

MR-6:4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without

honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in

his own house.

MR-6:5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid

his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed [them].

MR-6:6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went

round about the villages, teaching.

MR-6:7 And he called [unto him] the twelve, and began to send

them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean

spirits;

MR-6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for

[their] journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money

in [their] purse:

MR-6:9 But [be] shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

MR-6:10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter

into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

MR-6:11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when

ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a

testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more

tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than

for that city.

MR-6:12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

MR-6:13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil

many that were sick, and healed [them].

MR-6:14 And king Herod heard [of him]; (for his name was spread

abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the

dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

MR-6:15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it

is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

MR-6:16 But when Herod heard [thereof], he said, It is John,

whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

MR-6:17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon

John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother

Philip's wife: for he had married her.

MR-6:18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee

to have thy brother's wife.

MR-6:19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would

have killed him; but she could not:

MR-6:20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man

and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did

many things, and heard him gladly.

MR-6:21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his

birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief

[estates] of Galilee;

MR-6:22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and

danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king

said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will

give [it] thee.

MR-6:23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me,

I will give [it] thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

MR-6:24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What

shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

MR-6:25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king,

and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a

charger the head of John the Baptist.

MR-6:26 And the king was exceeding sorry; [yet] for his oath's

sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not

reject her.

MR-6:27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and

commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him

in the prison,

MR-6:28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the

damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

MR-6:29 And when his disciples heard [of it], they came and

took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

MR-6:30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto

Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and

what they had taught.

MR-6:31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a

desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and

going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

MR-6:32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

MR-6:33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him,

and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and

came together unto him.

MR-6:34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was

moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep

not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

MR-6:35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came

unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time

[is] far passed:

MR-6:36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round

about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they

have nothing to eat.

MR-6:37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat.

And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred

pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

MR-6:38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see.

And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

MR-6:39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies

upon the green grass.

MR-6:40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

MR-6:41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two

fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the

loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and

the two fishes divided he among them all.

MR-6:42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

MR-6:43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments,

and of the fishes.

MR-6:44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five

thousand men.

MR-6:45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get

into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida,

while he sent away the people.

MR-6:46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a

mountain to pray.

MR-6:47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of

the sea, and he alone on the land.

MR-6:48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was

contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he

cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by

them.

MR-6:49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they

supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

MR-6:50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And

immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good

cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

MR-6:51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind

ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure,

and wondered.

MR-6:52 For they considered not [the miracle] of the loaves:

for their heart was hardened.

MR-6:53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land

of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

MR-6:54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway

they knew him,

MR-6:55 And ran through that whole region round about, and

began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they

heard he was.

MR-6:56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities,

or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him

that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment:

and as many as touched him were made whole.

MR-7:1 Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain

of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem.

MR-7:2 And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with

defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

MR-7:3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash

[their] hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

MR-7:4 And [when they come] from the market, except they wash,

they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have

received to hold, [as] the washing of cups, and pots, brasen

vessels, and of tables.

MR-7:5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not

thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat

bread with unwashen hands?

MR-7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias

prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people

honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.

MR-7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for]

doctrines the commandments of men.

MR-7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the

tradition of men, [as] the washing of pots and cups: and many

other such like things ye do.

MR-7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the

commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

MR-7:10 For Moses said, Honour thy father and thy mother; and,

Whoso curseth father or mother, let him die the death:

MR-7:11 But ye say, If a man shall say to his father or mother,

[It is] Corban, that is to say, a gift, by whatsoever thou

mightest be profited by me; [he shall be free].

MR-7:12 And ye suffer him no more to do ought for his father or

his mother;

MR-7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your

tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do

ye.

MR-7:14 And when he had called all the people [unto him], he

said unto them, Hearken unto me every one [of you], and

understand:

MR-7:15 There is nothing from without a man, that entering into

him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those

are they that defile the man.

MR-7:16 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

MR-7:17 And when he was entered into the house from the people,

his disciples asked him concerning the parable.

MR-7:18 And he saith unto them, Are ye so without understanding

also? Do ye not perceive, that whatsoever thing from without

entereth into the man, [it] cannot defile him;

MR-7:19 Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the

belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

MR-7:20 And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that

defileth the man.

MR-7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil

thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

MR-7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit,

lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

MR-7:23 All these evil things come from within, and defile the

man.

MR-7:24 And from thence he arose, and went into the borders of

Tyre and Sidon, and entered into an house, and would have no man

know [it]: but he could not be hid.

MR-7:25 For a [certain] woman, whose young daughter had an

unclean spirit, heard of him, and came and fell at his feet:

MR-7:26 The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and

she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her

daughter.

MR-7:27 But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be

filled: for it is not meet to take the children's bread, and to

cast [it] unto the dogs.

MR-7:28 And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the

dogs under the table eat of the children's crumbs.

MR-7:29 And he said unto her, For this saying go thy way; the

devil is gone out of thy daughter.

MR-7:30 And when she was come to her house, she found the devil

gone out, and her daughter laid upon the bed.

MR-7:31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon,

he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts

of Decapolis.

MR-7:32 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an

impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand

upon him.

MR-7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his

fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;

MR-7:34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him,

Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

MR-7:35 And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of

his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.

MR-7:36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but

the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they

published [it];

MR-7:37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath

done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the

dumb to speak.

MR-8:1 In those days the multitude being very great, and having

nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and saith

unto them,

MR-8:2 I have compassion on the multitude, because they have

now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:

MR-8:3 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses,

they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far.

MR-8:4 And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man

satisfy these [men] with bread here in the wilderness?

MR-8:5 And he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they

said, Seven.

MR-8:6 And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground:

and he took the seven loaves, and gave thanks, and brake, and

gave to his disciples to set before [them]; and they did set

[them] before the people.

MR-8:7 And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed, and

commanded to set them also before [them].

MR-8:8 So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of

the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets.

MR-8:9 And they that had eaten were about four thousand: and he

sent them away.

MR-8:10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his

disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

MR-8:11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question

with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

MR-8:12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth

this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There

shall no sign be given unto this generation.

MR-8:13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again

departed to the other side.

MR-8:14 Now [the disciples] had forgotten to take bread,

neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

MR-8:15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the

leaven of the Pharisees, and [of] the leaven of Herod.

MR-8:16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, [It is]

because we have no bread.

MR-8:17 And when Jesus knew [it], he saith unto them, Why

reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet,

neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?

MR-8:18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not?

and do ye not remember?

MR-8:19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how

many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him,

Twelve.

MR-8:20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many

baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.

MR-8:21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not

understand?

MR-8:22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man

unto him, and besought him to touch him.

MR-8:23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out

of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands

upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.

MR-8:24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.

MR-8:25 After that he put [his] hands again upon his eyes, and

made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.

MR-8:26 And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go

into the town, nor tell [it] to any in the town.

MR-8:27 And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns

of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples,

saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?

MR-8:28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some [say],

Elias; and others, One of the prophets.

MR-8:29 And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And

Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.

MR-8:30 And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.

MR-8:31 And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must

suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and [of] the

chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days

rise again.

MR-8:32 And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him,

and began to rebuke him.

MR-8:33 But when he had turned about and looked on his

disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan:

for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things

that be of men.

MR-8:34 And when he had called the people [unto him] with his

disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me,

let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

MR-8:35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but

whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the

same shall save it.

MR-8:36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the

whole world, and lose his own soul?

MR-8:37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?

MR-8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my

words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also

shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of

his Father with the holy angels.

MR-9:1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there

be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death,

till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.

MR-9:2 And after six days Jesus taketh [with him] Peter, and

James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart

by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.

MR-9:3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow;

so as no fuller on earth can white them.

MR-9:4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they

were talking with Jesus.

MR-9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good

for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for

thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

MR-9:6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

MR-9:7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a

voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son:

hear him.

MR-9:8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw

no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

MR-9:9 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them

that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the

Son of man were risen from the dead.

MR-9:10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning

one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.

MR-9:11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that

Elias must first come?

MR-9:12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh

first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the

Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at

nought.

MR-9:13 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they

have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of

him.

MR-9:14 And when he came to [his] disciples, he saw a great

multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

MR-9:15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him,

were greatly amazed, and running to [him] saluted him.

MR-9:16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?

MR-9:17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I

have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

MR-9:18 And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he

foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I

spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they

could not.

MR-9:19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation,

how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring

him unto me.

MR-9:20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him,

straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and

wallowed foaming.

MR-9:21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this

came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

MR-9:22 And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into

the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have

compassion on us, and help us.

MR-9:23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things

[are] possible to him that believeth.

MR-9:24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and

said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

MR-9:25 When Jesus saw that the people came running together,

he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, [Thou] dumb and

deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more

into him.

MR-9:26 And [the spirit] cried, and rent him sore, and came out

of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is

dead.

MR-9:27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and

he arose.

MR-9:28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples

asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

MR-9:29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by

nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

MR-9:30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee;

and he would not that any man should know [it].

MR-9:31 For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The

Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall

kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third

day.

MR-9:32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to

ask him.

MR-9:33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he

asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the

way?

MR-9:34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had

disputed among themselves, who [should be] the greatest.

MR-9:35 And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto

them, If any man desire to be first, [the same] shall be last of

all, and servant of all.

MR-9:36 And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them:

and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,

MR-9:37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name,

receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me,

but him that sent me.

MR-9:38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one

casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we

forbad him, because he followeth not us.

MR-9:39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man

which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil

of me.

MR-9:40 For he that is not against us is on our part.

MR-9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in

my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he

shall not lose his reward.

MR-9:42 And whosoever shall offend one of [these] little ones

that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were

hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

MR-9:43 And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better

for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go

into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

MR-9:44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not

quenched.

MR-9:45 And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better

for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be

cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

MR-9:46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not

quenched.

MR-9:47 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is

better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye,

than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

MR-9:48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not

quenched.

MR-9:49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every

sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

MR-9:50 Salt [is] good: but if the salt have lost his saltness,

wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have

peace one with another.

MR-10:1 And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of

Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto

him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again.

MR-10:2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it

lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him.

MR-10:3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses

command you?

MR-10:4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of

divorcement, and to put [her] away.

MR-10:5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness

of your heart he wrote you this precept.

MR-10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them

male and female.

MR-10:7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother,

and cleave to his wife;

MR-10:8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no

more twain, but one flesh.

MR-10:9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man

put asunder.

MR-10:10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the

same [matter].

MR-10:11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his

wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

MR-10:12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be

married to another, she committeth adultery.

MR-10:13 And they brought young children to him, that he should

touch them: and [his] disciples rebuked those that brought

[them].

MR-10:14 But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and

said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and

forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

MR-10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the

kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

MR-10:16 And he took them up in his arms, put [his] hands upon

them, and blessed them.

MR-10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came

one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master,

what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?

MR-10:18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good?

[there is] none good but one, [that is], God.

MR-10:19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery,

Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud

not, Honour thy father and mother.

MR-10:20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these

have I observed from my youth.

MR-10:21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him,

One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast,

and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven:

and come, take up the cross, and follow me.

MR-10:22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved:

for he had great possessions.

MR-10:23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his

disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the

kingdom of God!

MR-10:24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But

Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard

is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of

God!

MR-10:25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a

needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

MR-10:26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among

themselves, Who then can be saved?

MR-10:27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men [it is]

impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are

possible.

MR-10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all,

and have followed thee.

MR-10:29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you,

There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters,

or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my

sake, and the gospel's,

MR-10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time,

houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children,

and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal

life.

MR-10:31 But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last

first.

MR-10:32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and

Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they

followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and

began to tell them what things should happen unto him,

MR-10:33 [Saying], Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son

of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the

scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver

him to the Gentiles:

MR-10:34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and

shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he

shall rise again.

MR-10:35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him,

saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us

whatsoever we shall desire.

MR-10:36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do

for you?

MR-10:37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one

on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory.

MR-10:38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can

ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the

baptism that I am baptized with?

MR-10:39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto

them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with

the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized:

MR-10:40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not

mine to give; but [it shall be given to them] for whom it is

prepared.

MR-10:41 And when the ten heard [it], they began to be much

displeased with James and John.

MR-10:42 But Jesus called them [to him], and saith unto them,

Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles

exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise

authority upon them.

MR-10:43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will

be great among you, shall be your minister:

MR-10:44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be

servant of all.

MR-10:45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto,

but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

MR-10:46 And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of

Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind

Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

MR-10:47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he

began to cry out, and say, Jesus, [thou] son of David, have

mercy on me.

MR-10:48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace:

but he cried the more a great deal, [Thou] son of David, have

mercy on me.

MR-10:49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called.

And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort,

rise; he calleth thee.

MR-10:50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to

Jesus.

MR-10:51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou

that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord,

that I might receive my sight.

MR-10:52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath

made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and

followed Jesus in the way.

MR-11:1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage

and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his

disciples,

MR-11:2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over

against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find

a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring [him].

MR-11:3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye

that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him

hither.

MR-11:4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the

door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

MR-11:5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them,

What do ye, loosing the colt?

MR-11:6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded:

and they let them go.

MR-11:7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their

garments on him; and he sat upon him.

MR-11:8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others

cut down branches off the trees, and strawed [them] in the way.

MR-11:9 And they that went before, and they that followed,

cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name

of the Lord:

MR-11:10 Blessed [be] the kingdom of our father David, that

cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

MR-11:11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple:

and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the

eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

MR-11:12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany,

he was hungry:

MR-11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came,

if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it,

he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not [yet].

MR-11:14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit

of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard [it].

MR-11:15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the

temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the

temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the

seats of them that sold doves;

MR-11:16 And would not suffer that any man should carry [any]

vessel through the temple.

MR-11:17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My

house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye

have made it a den of thieves.

MR-11:18 And the scribes and chief priests heard [it], and

sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because

all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

MR-11:19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.

MR-11:20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the

fig tree dried up from the roots.

MR-11:21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him,

Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered

away.

MR-11:22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

MR-11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say

unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the

sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that

those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have

whatsoever he saith.

MR-11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire,

when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have

[them].

MR-11:25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought

against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may

forgive you your trespasses.

MR-11:26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father

which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

MR-11:27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was

walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and

the scribes, and the elders,

MR-11:28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these

things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

MR-11:29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask

of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what

authority I do these things.

MR-11:30 The baptism of John, was [it] from heaven, or of men?

answer me.

MR-11:31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall

say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

MR-11:32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people:

for all [men] counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

MR-11:33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell.

And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by

what authority I do these things.

MR-12:1 And he began to speak unto them by parables. A

[certain] man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about [it],

and digged [a place for] the winefat, and built a tower, and let

it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.

MR-12:2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant,

that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the

vineyard.

MR-12:3 And they caught [him], and beat him, and sent [him]

away empty.

MR-12:4 And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him

they cast stones, and wounded [him] in the head, and sent [him]

away shamefully handled.

MR-12:5 And again he sent another; and him they killed, and

many others; beating some, and killing some.

MR-12:6 Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent

him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son.

MR-12:7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the

heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.

MR-12:8 And they took him, and killed [him], and cast [him] out

of the vineyard.

MR-12:9 What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he

will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard

unto others.

MR-12:10 And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which

the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

MR-12:11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our

eyes?

MR-12:12 And they sought to lay hold on him, but feared the

people: for they knew that he had spoken the parable against

them: and they left him, and went their way.

MR-12:13 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of

the Herodians, to catch him in [his] words.

MR-12:14 And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we

know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou

regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in

truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?

MR-12:15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing

their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a

penny, that I may see [it].

MR-12:16 And they brought [it]. And he saith unto them, Whose

[is] this image and superscription? And they said unto him,

Caesar's.

MR-12:17 And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar

the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are

God's. And they marvelled at him.

MR-12:18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is

no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,

MR-12:19 Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man's brother die,

and leave [his] wife [behind him], and leave no children, that

his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his

brother.

MR-12:20 Now there were seven brethren: and the first took a

wife, and dying left no seed.

MR-12:21 And the second took her, and died, neither left he any

seed: and the third likewise.

MR-12:22 And the seven had her, and left no seed: last of all

the woman died also.

MR-12:23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise,

whose wife shall she be of them? for the seven had her to wife.

MR-12:24 And Jesus answering said unto them, Do ye not

therefore err, because ye know not the scriptures, neither the

power of God?

MR-12:25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither

marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which

are in heaven.

MR-12:26 And as touching the dead, that they rise: have ye not

read in the book of Moses, how in the bush God spake unto him,

saying, I [am] the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the

God of Jacob?

MR-12:27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the

living: ye therefore do greatly err.

MR-12:28 And one of the scribes came, and having heard them

reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them

well, asked him, Which is the first commandment of all?

MR-12:29 And Jesus answered him, The first of all the

commandments [is], Hear, O Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:

MR-12:30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy

heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with

all thy strength: this [is] the first commandment.

MR-12:31 And the second [is] like, [namely] this, Thou shalt

love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment

greater than these.

MR-12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast

said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other

but he:

MR-12:33 And to love him with all the heart, and with all the

understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength,

and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole

burnt offerings and sacrifices.

MR-12:34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he

said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no

man after that durst ask him [any question].

MR-12:35 And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the

temple, How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David?

MR-12:36 For David himself said by the Holy Ghost, The LORD

said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine

enemies thy footstool.

MR-12:37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord; and whence

is he [then] his son? And the common people heard him gladly.

MR-12:38 And he said unto them in his doctrine, Beware of the

scribes, which love to go in long clothing, and [love]

salutations in the marketplaces,

MR-12:39 And the chief seats in the synagogues, and the

uppermost rooms at feasts:

MR-12:40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make

long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.

MR-12:41 And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld

how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were

rich cast in much.

MR-12:42 And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in

two mites, which make a farthing.

MR-12:43 And he called [unto him] his disciples, and saith unto

them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more

in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:

MR-12:44 For all [they] did cast in of their abundance; but she

of her want did cast in all that she had, [even] all her living.

MR-13:1 And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples

saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what

buildings [are here]!

MR-13:2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these

great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another,

that shall not be thrown down.

MR-13:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the

temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

MR-13:4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall

be] the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?

MR-13:5 And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest

any [man] deceive you:

MR-13:6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am [Christ];

and shall deceive many.

MR-13:7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be

ye not troubled: for [such things] must needs be; but the end

[shall] not [be] yet.

MR-13:8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom

against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places,

and there shall be famines and troubles: these [are] the

beginnings of sorrows.

MR-13:9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you

up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye

shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a

testimony against them.

MR-13:10 And the gospel must first be published among all

nations.

MR-13:11 But when they shall lead [you], and deliver you up,

take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye

premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour,

that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost.

MR-13:12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and

the father the son; and children shall rise up against [their]

parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.

MR-13:13 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake:

but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

MR-13:14 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation,

spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not,

(let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in

Judaea flee to the mountains:

MR-13:15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into

the house, neither enter [therein], to take any thing out of his

house:

MR-13:16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again

for to take up his garment.

MR-13:17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that

give suck in those days!

MR-13:18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.

MR-13:19 For [in] those days shall be affliction, such as was

not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto

this time, neither shall be.

MR-13:20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no

flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath

chosen, he hath shortened the days.

MR-13:21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here [is]

Christ; or, lo, [he is] there; believe [him] not:

MR-13:22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and

shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if [it were] possible,

even the elect.

MR-13:23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all

things.

MR-13:24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun

shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,

MR-13:25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers

that are in heaven shall be shaken.

MR-13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the

clouds with great power and glory.

MR-13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather

together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part

of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

MR-13:28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch

is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is

near:

MR-13:29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things

come to pass, know that it is nigh, [even] at the doors.

MR-13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not

pass, till all these things be done.

MR-13:31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall

not pass away.

MR-13:32 But of that day and [that] hour knoweth no man, no,

not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the

Father.

MR-13:33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the

time is.

MR-13:34 [For the Son of man is] as a man taking a far journey,

who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to

every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

MR-13:35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of

the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing,

or in the morning:

MR-13:36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping.

MR-13:37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

MR-14:1 After two days was [the feast of] the passover, and of

unleavened bread: and the chief priests and the scribes sought

how they might take him by craft, and put [him] to death.

MR-14:2 But they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an

uproar of the people.

MR-14:3 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper,

as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of

ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and

poured [it] on his head.

MR-14:4 And there were some that had indignation within

themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?

MR-14:5 For it might have been sold for more than three hundred

pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured

against her.

MR-14:6 And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she

hath wrought a good work on me.

MR-14:7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye

will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.

MR-14:8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to

anoint my body to the burying.

MR-14:9 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall be

preached throughout the whole world, [this] also that she hath

done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

MR-14:10 And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the

chief priests, to betray him unto them.

MR-14:11 And when they heard [it], they were glad, and promised

to give him money. And he sought how he might conveniently

betray him.

MR-14:12 And the first day of unleavened bread, when they

killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt

thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?

MR-14:13 And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith

unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man

bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.

MR-14:14 And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman

of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guestchamber, where

I shall eat the passover with my disciples?

MR-14:15 And he will shew you a large upper room furnished

[and] prepared: there make ready for us.

MR-14:16 And his disciples went forth, and came into the city,

and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the

passover.

MR-14:17 And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.

MR-14:18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say

unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me.

MR-14:19 And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him

one by one, [Is] it I? and another [said, Is] it I?

MR-14:20 And he answered and said unto them, [It is] one of the

twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish.

MR-14:21 The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him:

but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good

were it for that man if he had never been born.

MR-14:22 And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed,

and brake [it], and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is

my body.

MR-14:23 And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he

gave [it] to them: and they all drank of it.

MR-14:24 And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new

testament, which is shed for many.

MR-14:25 Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the

fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the

kingdom of God.

MR-14:26 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the

mount of Olives.

MR-14:27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended

because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the

shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

MR-14:28 But after that I am risen, I will go before you into

Galilee.

MR-14:29 But Peter said unto him, Although all shall be

offended, yet [will] not I.

MR-14:30 And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That

this day, [even] in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou

shalt deny me thrice.

MR-14:31 But he spake the more vehemently, If I should die with

thee, I will not deny thee in any wise. Likewise also said they

all.

MR-14:32 And they came to a place which was named Gethsemane:

and he saith to his disciples, Sit ye here, while I shall pray.

MR-14:33 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and

began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;

MR-14:34 And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful

unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.

MR-14:35 And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground,

and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from

him.

MR-14:36 And he said, Abba, Father, all things [are] possible

unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I

will, but what thou wilt.

MR-14:37 And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith

unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? couldest not thou watch one

hour?

MR-14:38 Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The

spirit truly [is] ready, but the flesh [is] weak.

MR-14:39 And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same

words.

MR-14:40 And when he returned, he found them asleep again, (for

their eyes were heavy,) neither wist they what to answer him.

MR-14:41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them,

Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: it is enough, the hour is

come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of

sinners.

MR-14:42 Rise up, let us go; lo, he that betrayeth me is at

hand.

MR-14:43 And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one

of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and

staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.

MR-14:44 And he that betrayed him had given them a token,

saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he; take him, and

lead [him] away safely.

MR-14:45 And as soon as he was come, he goeth straightway to

him, and saith, Master, master; and kissed him.

MR-14:46 And they laid their hands on him, and took him.

MR-14:47 And one of them that stood by drew a sword, and smote

a servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

MR-14:48 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out,

as against a thief, with swords and [with] staves to take me?

MR-14:49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and ye

took me not: but the scriptures must be fulfilled.

MR-14:50 And they all forsook him, and fled.

MR-14:51 And there followed him a certain young man, having a

linen cloth cast about [his] naked [body]; and the young men

laid hold on him:

MR-14:52 And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.

MR-14:53 And they led Jesus away to the high priest: and with

him were assembled all the chief priests and the elders and the

scribes.

MR-14:54 And Peter followed him afar off, even into the palace

of the high priest: and he sat with the servants, and warmed

himself at the fire.

MR-14:55 And the chief priests and all the council sought for

witness against Jesus to put him to death; and found none.

MR-14:56 For many bare false witness against him, but their

witness agreed not together.

MR-14:57 And there arose certain, and bare false witness

against him, saying,

MR-14:58 We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is

made with hands, and within three days I will build another made

without hands.

MR-14:59 But neither so did their witness agree together.

MR-14:60 And the high priest stood up in the midst, and asked

Jesus, saying, Answerest thou nothing? what [is it which] these

witness against thee?

MR-14:61 But he held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the

high priest asked him, and said unto him, Art thou the Christ,

the Son of the Blessed?

MR-14:62 And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man

sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of

heaven.

MR-14:63 Then the high priest rent his clothes, and saith, What

need we any further witnesses?

MR-14:64 Ye have heard the blasphemy: what think ye? And they

all condemned him to be guilty of death.

MR-14:65 And some began to spit on him, and to cover his face,

and to buffet him, and to say unto him, Prophesy: and the

servants did strike him with the palms of their hands.

MR-14:66 And as Peter was beneath in the palace, there cometh

one of the maids of the high priest:

MR-14:67 And when she saw Peter warming himself, she looked

upon him, and said, And thou also wast with Jesus of Nazareth.

MR-14:68 But he denied, saying, I know not, neither understand

I what thou sayest. And he went out into the porch; and the cock

crew.

MR-14:69 And a maid saw him again, and began to say to them

that stood by, This is [one] of them.

MR-14:70 And he denied it again. And a little after, they that

stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art [one] of them: for

thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth [thereto].

MR-14:71 But he began to curse and to swear, [saying], I know

not this man of whom ye speak.

MR-14:72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to

mind the word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow

twice, thou shalt deny me thrice. And when he thought thereon,

he wept.

MR-15:1 And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a

consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council,

and bound Jesus, and carried [him] away, and delivered [him] to

Pilate.

MR-15:2 And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest [it].

MR-15:3 And the chief priests accused him of many things: but

he answered nothing.

MR-15:4 And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou

nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.

MR-15:5 But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate

marvelled.

MR-15:6 Now at [that] feast he released unto them one prisoner,

whomsoever they desired.

MR-15:7 And there was [one] named Barabbas, [which lay] bound

with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed

murder in the insurrection.

MR-15:8 And the multitude crying aloud began to desire [him to

do] as he had ever done unto them.

MR-15:9 But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I

release unto you the King of the Jews?

MR-15:10 For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him

for envy.

MR-15:11 But the chief priests moved the people, that he should

rather release Barabbas unto them.

MR-15:12 And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What

will ye then that I shall do [unto him] whom ye call the King of

the Jews?

MR-15:13 And they cried out again, Crucify him.

MR-15:14 Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he

done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

MR-15:15 And [so] Pilate, willing to content the people,

released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had

scourged [him], to be crucified.

MR-15:16 And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called

Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

MR-15:17 And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown

of thorns, and put it about his [head],

MR-15:18 And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

MR-15:19 And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did

spit upon him, and bowing [their] knees worshipped him.

MR-15:20 And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple

from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to

crucify him.

MR-15:21 And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by,

coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to

bear his cross.

MR-15:22 And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is,

being interpreted, The place of a skull.

MR-15:23 And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh:

but he received [it] not.

MR-15:24 And when they had crucified him, they parted his

garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

MR-15:25 And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

MR-15:26 And the superscription of his accusation was written

over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

MR-15:27 And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his

right hand, and the other on his left.

MR-15:28 And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he

was numbered with the transgressors.

MR-15:29 And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their

heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and

buildest [it] in three days,

MR-15:30 Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

MR-15:31 Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among

themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot

save.

MR-15:32 Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the

cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified

with him reviled him.

MR-15:33 And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness

over the whole land until the ninth hour.

MR-15:34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,

saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being

interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

MR-15:35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard [it],

said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

MR-15:36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and

put [it] on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone;

let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

MR-15:37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the

ghost.

MR-15:38 And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the

top to the bottom.

MR-15:39 And when the centurion, which stood over against him,

saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly

this man was the Son of God.

MR-15:40 There were also women looking on afar off: among whom

was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of

Joses, and Salome;

MR-15:41 (Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and

ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with

him unto Jerusalem.

MR-15:42 And now when the even was come, because it was the

preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

MR-15:43 Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which

also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly

unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

MR-15:44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and

calling [unto him] the centurion, he asked him whether he had

been any while dead.

MR-15:45 And when he knew [it] of the centurion, he gave the

body to Joseph.

MR-15:46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and

wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was

hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the

sepulchre.

MR-15:47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary [the mother] of Joses

beheld where he was laid.

MR-16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary

the [mother] of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that

they might come and anoint him.

MR-16:2 And very early in the morning the first [day] of the

week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.

MR-16:3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away

the stone from the door of the sepulchre?

MR-16:4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was

rolled away: for it was very great.

MR-16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man

sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and

they were affrighted.

MR-16:6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek

Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not

here: behold the place where they laid him.

MR-16:7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he

goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he

said unto you.

MR-16:8 And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre;

for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing

to any [man]; for they were afraid.

MR-16:9 Now when [Jesus] was risen early the first [day] of the

week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had

cast seven devils.

MR-16:10 [And] she went and told them that had been with him,

as they mourned and wept.

MR-16:11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and

had been seen of her, believed not.

MR-16:12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of

them, as they walked, and went into the country.

MR-16:13 And they went and told [it] unto the residue: neither

believed they them.

MR-16:14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at

meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of

heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after

he was risen.

MR-16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and

preach the gospel to every creature.

MR-16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but

he that believeth not shall be damned.

MR-16:17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my

name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new

tongues;

MR-16:18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any

deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on

the sick, and they shall recover.

MR-16:19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was

received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.

MR-16:20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the

Lord working with [them], and confirming the word with signs

following. Amen. king james study

MT-1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of

David, the son of Abraham.

MT-1:2 Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob

begat Judas and his brethren;

MT-1:3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares

begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

MT-1:4 And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and

Naasson begat Salmon;

MT-1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of

Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

MT-1:6 And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat

Solomon of her [that had been the wife] of Urias;

MT-1:7 And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and

Abia begat Asa;

MT-1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and

Joram begat Ozias;

MT-1:9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and

Achaz begat Ezekias;

MT-1:10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon;

and Amon begat Josias;

MT-1:11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the

time they were carried away to Babylon:

MT-1:12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat

Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;

MT-1:13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and

Eliakim begat Azor;

MT-1:14 And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim

begat Eliud;

MT-1:15 And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and

Matthan begat Jacob;

MT-1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was

born Jesus, who is called Christ.

MT-1:17 So all the generations from Abraham to David [are]

fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away

into Babylon [are] fourteen generations; and from the carrying

away into Babylon unto Christ [are] fourteen generations.

MT-1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as

his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came

together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

MT-1:19 Then Joseph her husband, being a just [man], and not

willing to make her a public example, was minded to put her away

privily.

MT-1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel

of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou

son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that

which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.

MT-1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call

his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

MT-1:22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which

was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

MT-1:23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring

forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being

interpreted is, God with us.

MT-1:24 Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of

the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:

MT-1:25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her

firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.

MT-2:1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the

days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the

east to Jerusalem,

MT-2:2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for

we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him.

MT-2:3 When Herod the king had heard [these things], he was

troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.

MT-2:4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and

scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ

should be born.

MT-2:5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus

it is written by the prophet,

MT-2:6 And thou Bethlehem, [in] the land of Juda, art not the

least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a

Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.

MT-2:7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men,

inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.

MT-2:8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search

diligently for the young child; and when ye have found [him],

bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.

MT-2:9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo,

the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it

came and stood over where the young child was.

MT-2:10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding

great joy.

MT-2:11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the

young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped

him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented

unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

MT-2:12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not

return to Herod, they departed into their own country another

way.

MT-2:13 And when they were departed, behold, the angel of the

Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, Arise, and take the

young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou

there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young

child to destroy him.

MT-2:14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother

by night, and departed into Egypt:

MT-2:15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might

be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

Out of Egypt have I called my son.

MT-2:16 Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise

men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the

children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof,

from two years old and under, according to the time which he had

diligently inquired of the wise men.

MT-2:17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the

prophet, saying,

MT-2:18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and

weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping [for] her children,

and would not be comforted, because they are not.

MT-2:19 But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the Lord

appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt,

MT-2:20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother,

and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought

the young child's life.

MT-2:21 And he arose, and took the young child and his mother,

and came into the land of Israel.

MT-2:22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judaea in

the room of his father Herod, he was afraid to go thither:

notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside

into the parts of Galilee:

MT-2:23 And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that

it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall

be called a Nazarene.

MT-3:1 In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the

wilderness of Judaea,

MT-3:2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at

hand.

MT-3:3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias,

saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye

the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

MT-3:4 And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a

leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and

wild honey.

MT-3:5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all

the region round about Jordan,

MT-3:6 And were baptized of him in Jordan, confessing their

sins.

MT-3:7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come

to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who

hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

MT-3:8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:

MT-3:9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham

to [our] father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these

stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

MT-3:10 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees:

therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is

hewn down, and cast into the fire.

MT-3:11 I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he

that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not

worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and

[with] fire:

MT-3:12 Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge

his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will

burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.

MT-3:13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to

be baptized of him.

MT-3:14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized

of thee, and comest thou to me?

MT-3:15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it to be so]

now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then

he suffered him.

MT-3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway

out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and

he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting

upon him:

MT-3:17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved

Son, in whom I am well pleased.

MT-4:1 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness

to be tempted of the devil.

MT-4:2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he

was afterward an hungered.

MT-4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be

the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

MT-4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not

live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of

the mouth of God.

MT-4:5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and

setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

MT-4:6 And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast

thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge

concerning thee: and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up,

lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

MT-4:7 Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not

tempt the Lord thy God.

MT-4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high

mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the

glory of them;

MT-4:9 And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee,

if thou wilt fall down and worship me.

MT-4:10 Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for

it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only

shalt thou serve.

MT-4:11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came

and ministered unto him.

MT-4:12 Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison,

he departed into Galilee;

MT-4:13 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum,

which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and

Nephthalim:

MT-4:14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias

the prophet, saying,

MT-4:15 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, [by]

the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles;

MT-4:16 The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and

to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is

sprung up.

MT-4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say,

Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

MT-4:18 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two

brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a

net into the sea: for they were fishers.

MT-4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you

fishers of men.

MT-4:20 And they straightway left [their] nets, and followed

him.

MT-4:21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren,

James [the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with

Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.

MT-4:22 And they immediately left the ship and their father,

and followed him.

MT-4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their

synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing

all manner of sickness and all manner of disease among the

people.

MT-4:24 And his fame went throughout all Syria: and they

brought unto him all sick people that were taken with divers

diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with

devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the

palsy; and he healed them.

MT-4:25 And there followed him great multitudes of people from

Galilee, and [from] Decapolis, and [from] Jerusalem, and [from]

Judaea, and [from] beyond Jordan.

MT-5:1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain:

and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

MT-5:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

MT-5:3 Blessed [are] the poor in spirit: for theirs is the

kingdom of heaven.

MT-5:4 Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be

comforted.

MT-5:5 Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

MT-5:6 Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after

righteousness: for they shall be filled.

MT-5:7 Blessed [are] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

MT-5:8 Blessed [are] the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

MT-5:9 Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called

the children of God.

MT-5:10 Blessed [are] they which are persecuted for

righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

MT-5:11 Blessed are ye, when [men] shall revile you, and

persecute [you], and shall say all manner of evil against you

falsely, for my sake.

MT-5:12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your

reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were

before you.

MT-5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost

his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good

for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of

men.

MT-5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an

hill cannot be hid.

MT-5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a

bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that

are in the house.

MT-5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see

your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

MT-5:17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the

prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

MT-5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass,

one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till

all be fulfilled.

MT-5:19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least

commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the

least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach

[them], the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

MT-5:20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness

shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees,

ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

MT-5:21 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time,

Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger

of the judgment:

MT-5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his

brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and

whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of

the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in

danger of hell fire.

MT-5:23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and

there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee;

MT-5:24 Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way;

first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy

gift.

MT-5:25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in

the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to

the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou

be cast into prison.

MT-5:26 Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out

thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

MT-5:27 Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time,

Thou shalt not commit adultery:

MT-5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman

to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in

his heart.

MT-5:29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and

cast [it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of

thy members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should

be cast into hell.

MT-5:30 And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast

[it] from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy

members should perish, and not [that] thy whole body should be

cast into hell.

MT-5:31 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife,

let him give her a writing of divorcement:

MT-5:32 But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his

wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit

adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced

committeth adultery.

MT-5:33 Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of

old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt perform

unto the Lord thine oaths:

MT-5:34 But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven;

for it is God's throne:

MT-5:35 Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by

Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King.

MT-5:36 Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou

canst not make one hair white or black.

MT-5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for

whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

MT-5:38 Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye,

and a tooth for a tooth:

MT-5:39 But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but

whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the

other also.

MT-5:40 And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away

thy coat, let him have [thy] cloak also.

MT-5:41 And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with

him twain.

MT-5:42 Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would

borrow of thee turn not thou away.

MT-5:43 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love

thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy.

MT-5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that

curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them

which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

MT-5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in

heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the

good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

MT-5:46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have

ye? do not even the publicans the same?

MT-5:47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more

[than others]? do not even the publicans so?

MT-5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is

in heaven is perfect.

MT-6:1 Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be

seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which

is in heaven.

MT-6:2 Therefore when thou doest [thine] alms, do not sound a

trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and

in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say

unto you, They have their reward.

MT-6:3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know

what thy right hand doeth:

MT-6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which

seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

MT-6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the

hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the

synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be

seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

MT-6:6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and

when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in

secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee

openly.

MT-6:7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the

heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their

much speaking.

MT-6:8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father

knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.

MT-6:9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which

art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

MT-6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as [it is]

in heaven.

MT-6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.

MT-6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

MT-6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from

evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,

for ever. Amen.

MT-6:14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly

Father will also forgive you:

MT-6:15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither

will your Father forgive your trespasses.

MT-6:16 Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a

sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may

appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their

reward.

MT-6:17 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and

wash thy face;

MT-6:18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy

Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret,

shall reward thee openly.

MT-6:19 Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where

moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and

steal:

MT-6:20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where

neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not

break through nor steal:

MT-6:21 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be

also.

MT-6:22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine

eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.

MT-6:23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full

of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness,

how great [is] that darkness!

MT-6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate

the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one,

and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

MT-6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life,

what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your

body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and

the body than raiment?

MT-6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither

do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father

feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

MT-6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto

his stature?

MT-6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the

lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do

they spin:

MT-6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his

glory was not arrayed like one of these.

MT-6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field,

which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, [shall he]

not much more [clothe] you, O ye of little faith?

MT-6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat?

or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

MT-6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for

your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these

things.

MT-6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his

righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

MT-6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the

morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient

unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

MT-7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

MT-7:2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and

with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

MT-7:3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's

eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

MT-7:4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the

mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam [is] in thine own eye?

MT-7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own

eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of

thy brother's eye.

MT-7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast

ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their

feet, and turn again and rend you.

MT-7:7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;

knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

MT-7:8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh

findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

MT-7:9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread,

will he give him a stone?

MT-7:10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

MT-7:11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts

unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in

heaven give good things to them that ask him?

MT-7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men

should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and

the prophets.

MT-7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate,

and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many

there be which go in thereat:

MT-7:14 Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way,

which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

MT-7:15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's

clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

MT-7:16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather

grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

MT-7:17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but

a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

MT-7:18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither

[can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

MT-7:19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn

down, and cast into the fire.

MT-7:20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

MT-7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall

enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of

my Father which is in heaven.

MT-7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we

not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out

devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

MT-7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you:

depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

MT-7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and

doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his

house upon a rock:

MT-7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the

winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it

was founded upon a rock.

MT-7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and

doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built

his house upon the sand:

MT-7:27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the

winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was

the fall of it.

MT-7:28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings,

the people were astonished at his doctrine:

MT-7:29 For he taught them as [one] having authority, and not

as the scribes.

MT-8:1 When he was come down from the mountain, great

multitudes followed him.

MT-8:2 And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him,

saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

MT-8:3 And Jesus put forth [his] hand, and touched him, saying,

I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

MT-8:4 And Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man; but go

thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that

Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.

MT-8:5 And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came

unto him a centurion, beseeching him,

MT-8:6 And saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the

palsy, grievously tormented.

MT-8:7 And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him.

MT-8:8 The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy

that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only,

and my servant shall be healed.

MT-8:9 For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me:

and I say to this [man], Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come,

and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth [it].

MT-8:10 When Jesus heard [it], he marvelled, and said to them

that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great

faith, no, not in Israel.

MT-8:11 And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east

and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob,

in the kingdom of heaven.

MT-8:12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into

outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

MT-8:13 And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as

thou hast believed, [so] be it done unto thee. And his servant

was healed in the selfsame hour.

MT-8:14 And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his

wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever.

MT-8:15 And he touched her hand, and the fever left her: and

she arose, and ministered unto them.

MT-8:16 When the even was come, they brought unto him many that

were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with

[his] word, and healed all that were sick:

MT-8:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias

the prophet, saying, Himself took our infirmities, and bare

[our] sicknesses.

MT-8:18 Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave

commandment to depart unto the other side.

MT-8:19 And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I

will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.

MT-8:20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the

birds of the air [have] nests; but the Son of man hath not where

to lay [his] head.

MT-8:21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord,

suffer me first to go and bury my father.

MT-8:22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead

bury their dead.

MT-8:23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples

followed him.

MT-8:24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea,

insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was

asleep.

MT-8:25 And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying,

Lord, save us: we perish.

MT-8:26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of

little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea;

and there was a great calm.

MT-8:27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is

this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

MT-8:28 And when he was come to the other side into the country

of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils,

coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might

pass by that way.

MT-8:29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do

with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to

torment us before the time?

MT-8:30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many

swine feeding.

MT-8:31 So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out,

suffer us to go away into the herd of swine.

MT-8:32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out,

they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of

swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and

perished in the waters.

MT-8:33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into

the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the

possessed of the devils.

MT-8:34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and

when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart out

of their coasts.

MT-9:1 And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and came

into his own city.

MT-9:2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy,

lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick

of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

MT-9:3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within

themselves, This [man] blasphemeth.

MT-9:4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think

ye evil in your hearts?

MT-9:5 For whether is easier, to say, [Thy] sins be forgiven

thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

MT-9:6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on

earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,)

Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

MT-9:7 And he arose, and departed to his house.

MT-9:8 But when the multitude saw [it], they marvelled, and

glorified God, which had given such power unto men.

MT-9:9 And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man,

named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith

unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.

MT-9:10 And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house,

behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with him

and his disciples.

MT-9:11 And when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto his

disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?

MT-9:12 But when Jesus heard [that], he said unto them, They

that be whole need not a physician, but they that are sick.

MT-9:13 But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have

mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the

righteous, but sinners to repentance.

MT-9:14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do

we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?

MT-9:15 And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the

bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but

the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them,

and then shall they fast.

MT-9:16 No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment,

for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment,

and the rent is made worse.

MT-9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the

bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish:

but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.

MT-9:18 While he spake these things unto them, behold, there

came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is

even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall

live.

MT-9:19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, and [so did] his

disciples.

MT-9:20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue

of blood twelve years, came behind [him], and touched the hem of

his garment:

MT-9:21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his

garment, I shall be whole.

MT-9:22 But Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he

said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee

whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour.

MT-9:23 And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the

minstrels and the people making a noise,

MT-9:24 He said unto them, Give place: for the maid is not dead,

but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn.

MT-9:25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and

took her by the hand, and the maid arose.

MT-9:26 And the fame hereof went abroad into all that land.

MT-9:27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed

him, crying, and saying, [Thou] son of David, have mercy on us.

MT-9:28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came

to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to

do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

MT-9:29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your

faith be it unto you.

MT-9:30 And their eyes were opened; and Jesus straitly charged

them, saying, See [that] no man know [it].

MT-9:31 But they, when they were departed, spread abroad his

fame in all that country.

MT-9:32 As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb

man possessed with a devil.

MT-9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and

the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

MT-9:34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through

the prince of the devils.

MT-9:35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages,

teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the

kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the

people.

MT-9:36 But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with

compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered

abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

MT-9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly

[is] plenteous, but the labourers [are] few;

MT-9:38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will

send forth labourers into his harvest.

MT-10:1 And when he had called unto [him] his twelve disciples,

he gave them power [against] unclean spirits, to cast them out,

and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.

MT-10:2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these; The

first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James

[the son] of Zebedee, and John his brother;

MT-10:3 Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the

publican; James [the son] of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose

surname was Thaddaeus;

MT-10:4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot, who also

betrayed him.

MT-10:5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them,

saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into [any] city

of the Samaritans enter ye not:

MT-10:6 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

MT-10:7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is

at hand.

MT-10:8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast

out devils: freely ye have received, freely give.

MT-10:9 Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your

purses,

MT-10:10 Nor scrip for [your] journey, neither two coats,

neither shoes, nor yet staves: for the workman is worthy of his

meat.

MT-10:11 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter,

enquire who in it is worthy; and there abide till ye go thence.

MT-10:12 And when ye come into an house, salute it.

MT-10:13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon

it: but if it be not worthy, let your peace return to you.

MT-10:14 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your

words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the

dust of your feet.

MT-10:15 Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for

the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for

that city.

MT-10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of

wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

MT-10:17 But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to the

councils, and they will scourge you in their synagogues;

MT-10:18 And ye shall be brought before governors and kings for

my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.

MT-10:19 But when they deliver you up, take no thought how or

what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you in that same hour

what ye shall speak.

MT-10:20 For it is not ye that speak, but the Spirit of your

Father which speaketh in you.

MT-10:21 And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death,

and the father the child: and the children shall rise up against

[their] parents, and cause them to be put to death.

MT-10:22 And ye shall be hated of all [men] for my name's sake:

but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.

MT-10:23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into

another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over

the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.

MT-10:24 The disciple is not above [his] master, nor the

servant above his lord.

MT-10:25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master,

and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of

the house Beelzebub, how much more [shall they call] them of his

household?

MT-10:26 Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered,

that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not be known.

MT-10:27 What I tell you in darkness, [that] speak ye in light:

and what ye hear in the ear, [that] preach ye upon the housetops.

MT-10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not

able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to

destroy both soul and body in hell.

MT-10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of

them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

MT-10:30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

MT-10:31 Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many

sparrows.

MT-10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him

will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.

MT-10:33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I

also deny before my Father which is in heaven.

MT-10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I

came not to send peace, but a sword.

MT-10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his

father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in

law against her mother in law.

MT-10:36 And a man's foes [shall be] they of his own household.

MT-10:37 He that loveth father or mother more than me is not

worthy of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more than me is

not worthy of me.

MT-10:38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after

me, is not worthy of me.

MT-10:39 He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that

loseth his life for my sake shall find it.

MT-10:40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that

receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

MT-10:41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet

shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a

righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a

righteous man's reward.

MT-10:42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these

little ones a cup of cold [water] only in the name of a disciple,

verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

MT-11:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of

commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and

to preach in their cities.

MT-11:2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of

Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

MT-11:3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do

we look for another?

MT-11:4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John

again those things which ye do hear and see:

MT-11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the

lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up,

and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

MT-11:6 And blessed is [he], whosoever shall not be offended in

me.

MT-11:7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the

multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness

to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

MT-11:8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft

raiment? behold, they that wear soft [clothing] are in kings'

houses.

MT-11:9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say

unto you, and more than a prophet.

MT-11:10 For this is [he], of whom it is written, Behold, I

send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way

before thee.

MT-11:11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of

women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist:

notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is

greater than he.

MT-11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the

kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by

force.

MT-11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

MT-11:14 And if ye will receive [it], this is Elias, which was

for to come.

MT-11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

MT-11:16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is

like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto

their fellows,

MT-11:17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not

danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

MT-11:18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they

say, He hath a devil.

MT-11:19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say,

Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans

and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

MT-11:20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of

his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

MT-11:21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for

if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in

Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth

and ashes.

MT-11:22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for

Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

MT-11:23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven,

shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which

have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have

remained until this day.

MT-11:24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable

for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

MT-11:25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O

Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these

things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto

babes.

MT-11:26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

MT-11:27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no

man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the

Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal

[him].

MT-11:28 Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden,

and I will give you rest.

MT-11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek

and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

MT-11:30 For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light.

MT-12:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the

corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the

ears of corn, and to eat.

MT-12:2 But when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto him,

Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the

sabbath day.

MT-12:3 But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did,

when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;

MT-12:4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the

shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them

which were with him, but only for the priests?

MT-12:5 Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath

days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are

blameless?

MT-12:6 But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater

than the temple.

MT-12:7 But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have

mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the

guiltless.

MT-12:8 For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.

MT-12:9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their

synagogue:

MT-12:10 And, behold, there was a man which had [his] hand

withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on

the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.

MT-12:11 And he said unto them, What man shall there be among

you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the

sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift [it] out?

MT-12:12 How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore

it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.

MT-12:13 Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand.

And he stretched [it] forth; and it was restored whole, like as

the other.

MT-12:14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council

against him, how they might destroy him.

MT-12:15 But when Jesus knew [it], he withdrew himself from

thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them

all;

MT-12:16 And charged them that they should not make him known:

MT-12:17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias

the prophet, saying,

MT-12:18 Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in

whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and

he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

MT-12:19 He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man

hear his voice in the streets.

MT-12:20 A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax

shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

MT-12:21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.

MT-12:22 Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil,

blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and

dumb both spake and saw.

MT-12:23 And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this

the son of David?

MT-12:24 But when the Pharisees heard [it], they said, This

[fellow] doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince

of the devils.

MT-12:25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them,

Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation;

and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

MT-12:26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against

himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

MT-12:27 And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your

children cast [them] out? therefore they shall be your judges.

MT-12:28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then

the kingdom of God is come unto you.

MT-12:29 Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house,

and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and

then he will spoil his house.

MT-12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that

gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.

MT-12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and

blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy

[against] the [Holy] Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.

MT-12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man,

it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the

Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world,

neither in the [world] to come.

MT-12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else

make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is

known by [his] fruit.

MT-12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak

good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth

speaketh.

MT-12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart

bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil

treasure bringeth forth evil things.

MT-12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men

shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of

judgment.

MT-12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy

words thou shalt be condemned.

MT-12:38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees

answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

MT-12:39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and

adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no

sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

MT-12:40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the

whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three

nights in the heart of the earth.

MT-12:41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this

generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the

preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.

MT-12:42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment

with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from

the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon;

and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.

MT-12:43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he

walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.

MT-12:44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence

I came out; and when he is come, he findeth [it] empty, swept,

and garnished.

MT-12:45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other

spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell

there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first.

Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.

MT-12:46 While he yet talked to the people, behold, [his]

mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with

him.

MT-12:47 Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy

brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.

MT-12:48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who

is my mother? and who are my brethren?

MT-12:49 And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples,

and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!

MT-12:50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is

in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.

MT-13:1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by

the sea side.

MT-13:2 And great multitudes were gathered together unto him,

so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude

stood on the shore.

MT-13:3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying,

Behold, a sower went forth to sow;

MT-13:4 And when he sowed, some [seeds] fell by the way side,

and the fowls came and devoured them up:

MT-13:5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much

earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no

deepness of earth:

MT-13:6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and

because they had no root, they withered away.

MT-13:7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up,

and choked them:

MT-13:8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth

fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.

MT-13:9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

MT-13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why

speakest thou unto them in parables?

MT-13:11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given

unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to

them it is not given.

MT-13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he

shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him

shall be taken away even that he hath.

MT-13:13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they

seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they

understand.

MT-13:14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which

saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and

seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive:

MT-13:15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and [their]

ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest

at any time they should see with [their] eyes and hear with

[their] ears, and should understand with [their] heart, and

should be converted, and I should heal them.

MT-13:16 But blessed [are] your eyes, for they see: and your

ears, for they hear.

MT-13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and

righteous [men] have desired to see [those things] which ye see,

and have not seen [them]; and to hear [those things] which ye

hear, and have not heard [them].

MT-13:18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower.

MT-13:19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and

understandeth [it] not, then cometh the wicked [one], and

catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which

received seed by the way side.

MT-13:20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the

same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;

MT-13:21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a

while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of

the word, by and by he is offended.

MT-13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that

heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the

deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh

unfruitful.

MT-13:23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he

that heareth the word, and understandeth [it]; which also

beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some

sixty, some thirty.

MT-13:24 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The

kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in

his field:

MT-13:25 But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares

among the wheat, and went his way.

MT-13:26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth

fruit, then appeared the tares also.

MT-13:27 So the servants of the householder came and said unto

him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence

then hath it tares?

MT-13:28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The

servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather

them up?

MT-13:29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares,

ye root up also the wheat with them.

MT-13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the

time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together

first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but

gather the wheat into my barn.

MT-13:31 Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The

kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a

man took, and sowed in his field:

MT-13:32 Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is

grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so

that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

MT-13:33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of

heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three

measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

MT-13:34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in

parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:

MT-13:35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the

prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter

things which have been kept secret from the foundation of the

world.

MT-13:36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the

house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us

the parable of the tares of the field.

MT-13:37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the

good seed is the Son of man;

MT-13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children

of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked

[one];

MT-13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is

the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

MT-13:40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the

fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.

MT-13:41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they

shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them

which do iniquity;

MT-13:42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there

shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

MT-13:43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the

kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

MT-13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid

in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for

joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that

field.

MT-13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant

man, seeking goodly pearls:

MT-13:46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went

and sold all that he had, and bought it.

MT-13:47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that

was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

MT-13:48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat

down, and gathered the good into vessels, but cast the bad away.

MT-13:49 So shall it be at the end of the world: the angels

shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just,

MT-13:50 And shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there

shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.

MT-13:51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these

things? They say unto him, Yea, Lord.

MT-13:52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every scribe [which

is] instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man

[that is] an householder, which bringeth forth out of his

treasure [things] new and old.

MT-13:53 And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished

these parables, he departed thence.

MT-13:54 And when he was come into his own country, he taught

them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and

said, Whence hath this [man] this wisdom, and [these] mighty

works?

MT-13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother

called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and

Judas?

MT-13:56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then

hath this [man] all these things?

MT-13:57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto

them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country,

and in his own house.

MT-13:58 And he did not many mighty works there because of

their unbelief.

MT-14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of

Jesus,

MT-14:2 And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist;

he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew

forth themselves in him.

MT-14:3 For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put

[him] in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife.

MT-14:4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to

have her.

MT-14:5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the

multitude, because they counted him as a prophet.

MT-14:6 But when Herod's birthday was kept, the daughter of

Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod.

MT-14:7 Whereupon he promised with an oath to give her

whatsoever she would ask.

MT-14:8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said,

Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.

MT-14:9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's

sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded [it] to

be given [her].

MT-14:10 And he sent, and beheaded John in the prison.

MT-14:11 And his head was brought in a charger, and given to

the damsel: and she brought [it] to her mother.

MT-14:12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and

buried it, and went and told Jesus.

MT-14:13 When Jesus heard [of it], he departed thence by ship

into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard

[thereof], they followed him on foot out of the cities.

MT-14:14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and

was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick.

MT-14:15 And when it was evening, his disciples came to him,

saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send

the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy

themselves victuals.

MT-14:16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give

ye them to eat.

MT-14:17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves,

and two fishes.

MT-14:18 He said, Bring them hither to me.

MT-14:19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the

grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking

up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to

[his] disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.

MT-14:20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took

up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full.

MT-14:21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men,

beside women and children.

MT-14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get

into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he

sent the multitudes away.

MT-14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up

into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he

was there alone.

MT-14:24 But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed

with waves: for the wind was contrary.

MT-14:25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto

them, walking on the sea.

MT-14:26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea,

they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out

for fear.

MT-14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of

good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.

MT-14:28 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou,

bid me come unto thee on the water.

MT-14:29 And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of

the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.

MT-14:30 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid;

and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.

MT-14:31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth [his] hand, and

caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore

didst thou doubt?

MT-14:32 And when they were come into the ship, the wind ceased.

MT-14:33 Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped

him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

MT-14:34 And when they were gone over, they came into the land

of Gennesaret.

MT-14:35 And when the men of that place had knowledge of him,

they sent out into all that country round about, and brought

unto him all that were diseased;

MT-14:36 And besought him that they might only touch the hem of

his garment: and as many as touched were made perfectly whole.

MT-15:1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of

Jerusalem, saying,

MT-15:2 Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the

elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

MT-15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also

transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

MT-15:4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother:

and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

MT-15:5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or

[his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be

profited by me;

MT-15:6 And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be

free]. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect

by your tradition.

MT-15:7 [Ye] hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you,

saying,

MT-15:8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and

honoureth me with [their] lips; but their heart is far from me.

MT-15:9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for]

doctrines the commandments of men.

MT-15:10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them, Hear,

and understand:

MT-15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man;

but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

MT-15:12 Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest

thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this

saying?

MT-15:13 But he answered and said, Every plant, which my

heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up.

MT-15:14 Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind.

And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

MT-15:15 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us

this parable.

MT-15:16 And Jesus said, Are ye also yet without understanding?

MT-15:17 Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in

at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the

draught?

MT-15:18 But those things which proceed out of the mouth come

forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

MT-15:19 For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders,

adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

MT-15:20 These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat

with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

MT-15:21 Then Jesus went thence, and departed into the coasts

of Tyre and Sidon.

MT-15:22 And, behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same

coasts, and cried unto him, saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord,

[thou] son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a

devil.

MT-15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came

and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us.

MT-15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the

lost sheep of the house of Israel.

MT-15:25 Then came she and worshipped him, saying, Lord, help

me.

MT-15:26 But he answered and said, It is not meet to take the

children's bread, and cast [it] to dogs.

MT-15:27 And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the

crumbs which fall from their masters' table.

MT-15:28 Then Jesus answered and said unto her, O woman, great

[is] thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her

daughter was made whole from that very hour.

MT-15:29 And Jesus departed from thence, and came nigh unto the

sea of Galilee; and went up into a mountain, and sat down there.

MT-15:30 And great multitudes came unto him, having with them

[those that were] lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others,

and cast them down at Jesus' feet; and he healed them:

MT-15:31 Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw

the dumb to speak, the maimed to be whole, the lame to walk, and

the blind to see: and they glorified the God of Israel.

MT-15:32 Then Jesus called his disciples [unto him], and said,

I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with

me now three days, and have nothing to eat: and I will not send

them away fasting, lest they faint in the way.

MT-15:33 And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have

so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?

MT-15:34 And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye?

And they said, Seven, and a few little fishes.

MT-15:35 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the

ground.

MT-15:36 And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave

thanks, and brake [them], and gave to his disciples, and the

disciples to the multitude.

MT-15:37 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took

up of the broken [meat] that was left seven baskets full.

MT-15:38 And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside

women and children.

MT-15:39 And he sent away the multitude, and took ship, and

came into the coasts of Magdala.

MT-16:1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and

tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

MT-16:2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye

say, [It will be] fair weather: for the sky is red.

MT-16:3 And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to day:

for the sky is red and lowring. O [ye] hypocrites, ye can

discern the face of the sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs

of the times?

MT-16:4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign;

and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the

prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

MT-16:5 And when his disciples were come to the other side,

they had forgotten to take bread.

MT-16:6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the

leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

MT-16:7 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, [It is]

because we have taken no bread.

MT-16:8 [Which] when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye

of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have

brought no bread?

MT-16:9 Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five

loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?

MT-16:10 Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how

many baskets ye took up?

MT-16:11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake [it]

not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven

of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?

MT-16:12 Then understood they how that he bade [them] not

beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the

Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

MT-16:13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi,

he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son

of man am?

MT-16:14 And they said, Some [say that thou art] John the

Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the

prophets.

MT-16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

MT-16:16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ,

the Son of the living God.

MT-16:17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou,

Simon

Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed [it] unto thee,

but my Father which is in heaven.

MT-16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and

upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell

shall not prevail against it.

MT-16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of

heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound

in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be

loosed in heaven.

MT-16:20 Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no

man that he was Jesus the Christ.

MT-16:21 From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his

disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many

things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be

killed, and be raised again the third day.

MT-16:22 Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying,

Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee.

MT-16:23 But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me,

Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the

things that be of God, but those that be of men.

7MT-16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any [man] will

come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and

follow me. MT-16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose

it:

and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. MT-

16:26

For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and

lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his

soul?

MT-16:27 For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his

Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man

according to his works.

MT-16:28 Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here,

which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man

coming in his kingdom.

MT-17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John

his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

MT-17:2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did

shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

MT-17:3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias

talking with him.

MT-17:4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is

good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three

tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

MT-17:5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed

them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is

my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

MT-17:6 And when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their

face, and were sore afraid.

MT-17:7 And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and

be not afraid.

MT-17:8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man,

save Jesus only.

MT-17:9 And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged

them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be

risen again from the dead.

MT-17:10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the

scribes that Elias must first come?

MT-17:11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly

shall first come, and restore all things.

MT-17:12 But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and

they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed.

Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.

MT-17:13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them

of John the Baptist.

MT-17:14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came

to him a [certain] man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

MT-17:15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is a lunatick, and

sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into

the water.

MT-17:16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not

cure him.

MT-17:17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse

generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I

suffer you? bring him hither to me.

MT-17:18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of

him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

MT-17:19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why

could not we cast him out?

MT-17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief:

for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of

mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to

yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be

impossible unto you.

MT-17:21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and

fasting.

MT-17:22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them,

The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

MT-17:23 And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be

raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.

MT-17:24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that

received tribute [money] came to Peter, and said, Doth not your

master pay tribute?

MT-17:25 He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house,

Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom

do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own

children, or of strangers?

MT-17:26 Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto

him, Then are the children free.

MT-17:27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou

to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first

cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find

a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.

MT-18:1 At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying,

Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

MT-18:2 And Jesus called a little child unto him, and set him

in the midst of them,

MT-18:3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted,

and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the

kingdom of heaven.

MT-18:4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little

child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

MT-18:5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my

name receiveth me.

MT-18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which

believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were

hanged about his neck, and [that] he were drowned in the depth

of the sea.

MT-18:7 Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must

needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the

offence cometh!

MT-18:8 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them

off, and cast [them] from thee: it is better for thee to enter

into life halt or maimed, rather than having two hands or two

feet to be cast into everlasting fire.

MT-18:9 And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast

[it] from thee: it is better for thee to enter into life with

one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire.

MT-18:10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones;

for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always

behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

MT-18:11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

MT-18:12 How think ye? if a man have an hundred sheep, and one

of them be gone astray, doth he not leave the ninety and nine,

and goeth into the mountains, and seeketh that which is gone

astray?

MT-18:13 And if so be that he find it, verily I say unto you,

he rejoiceth more of that [sheep], than of the ninety and nine

which went not astray.

MT-18:14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in

heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.

MT-18:15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee,

go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he

shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

MT-18:16 But if he will not hear [thee, then] take with thee

one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses

every word may be established.

MT-18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell [it] unto

the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be

unto thee as a heathen man and a publican.

MT-18:18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on

earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on

earth shall be loosed in heaven.

MT-18:19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree

on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be

done for them of my Father which is in heaven.

MT-18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my

name, there am I in the midst of them.

MT-18:21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall

my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

MT-18:22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven

times: but, Until seventy times seven.

MT-18:23 Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a

certain king, which would take account of his servants.

MT-18:24 And when he had begun to reckon, one was brought unto

him, which owed him ten thousand talents.

MT-18:25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded

him to be sold, and his wife, and children, and all that he had,

and payment to be made.

MT-18:26 The servant therefore fell down, and worshipped him,

saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.

MT-18:27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with

compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him the debt.

MT-18:28 But the same servant went out, and found one of his

fellow servants, which owed him an hundred pence: and he laid

hands on him, and took [him] by the throat, saying, Pay me that

thou owest.

MT-18:29 And his fellow servant fell down at his feet, and

besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee

all.

MT-18:30 And he would not: but went and cast him into prison,

till he should pay the debt.

MT-18:31 So when his fellowservants saw what was done, they

were very sorry, and came and told unto their lord all that was

done.

MT-18:32 Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto

him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt,

because thou desiredst me:

MT-18:33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy

fellowservant, even as I had pity on thee?

MT-18:34 And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the

tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him.

MT-18:35 So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you,

if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother their

trespasses.

MT-19:1 And it came to pass, [that] when Jesus had finished

these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the

coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan;

MT-19:2 And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them

there.

MT-19:3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and

saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for

every cause?

MT-19:4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read,

that he which made [them] at the beginning made them male and

female,

MT-19:5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and

mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be

one flesh?

MT-19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What

therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

MT-19:7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a

writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

MT-19:8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of

your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the

beginning it was not so.

MT-19:9 And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife,

except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another,

committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away

doth commit adultery.

MT-19:10 His disciples say unto him, If the case of the man be

so with [his] wife, it is not good to marry.

MT-19:11 But he said unto them, All [men] cannot receive this

saying, save [they] to whom it is given.

MT-19:12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from

[their] mother's womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were

made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made

themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is

able to receive [it], let him receive [it].

MT-19:13 Then were there brought unto him little children, that

he should put [his] hands on them, and pray: and the disciples

rebuked them.

MT-19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid

them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

MT-19:15 And he laid [his] hands on them, and departed thence.

MT-19:16 And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master,

what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?

MT-19:17 And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? [there

is] none good but one, [that is], God: but if thou wilt enter

into life, keep the commandments.

MT-19:18 He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no

murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal,

Thou shalt not bear false witness,

MT-19:19 Honour thy father and [thy] mother: and, Thou shalt

love thy neighbour as thyself.

MT-19:20 The young man saith unto him, All these things have I

kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?

MT-19:21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and]

sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have

treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.

MT-19:22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away

sorrowful: for he had great possessions.

MT-19:23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto

you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of

heaven.

MT-19:24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to

go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter

into the kingdom of God.

MT-19:25 When his disciples heard [it], they were exceedingly

amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?

MT-19:26 But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men

this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

MT-19:27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have

forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?

MT-19:28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That

ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of

man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon

twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

MT-19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren,

or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands,

for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall

inherit everlasting life.

MT-19:30 But many [that are] first shall be last; and the last

[shall be] first.

MT-20:1 For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is]

an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire

labourers into his vineyard.

MT-20:2 And when he had agreed with the labourers for a penny a

day, he sent them into his vineyard.

MT-20:3 And he went out about the third hour, and saw others

standing idle in the marketplace,

MT-20:4 And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and

whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way.

MT-20:5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and

did likewise.

MT-20:6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found

others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all

the day idle?

MT-20:7 They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He

saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is

right, [that] shall ye receive.

MT-20:8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith

unto his steward, Call the labourers, and give them [their] hire,

beginning from the last unto the first.

MT-20:9 And when they came that [were hired] about the eleventh

hour, they received every man a penny.

MT-20:10 But when the first came, they supposed that they

should have received more; and they likewise received every man

a penny.

MT-20:11 And when they had received [it], they murmured against

the goodman of the house,

MT-20:12 Saying, These last have wrought [but] one hour, and

thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden

and heat of the day.

MT-20:13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do

thee no wrong: didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

MT-20:14 Take [that] thine [is], and go thy way: I will give

unto this last, even as unto thee.

MT-20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine

own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

MT-20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for

many be called, but few chosen.

MT-20:17 And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve

disciples apart in the way, and said unto them,

MT-20:18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man

shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes,

and they shall condemn him to death,

MT-20:19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to

scourge, and to crucify [him]: and the third day he shall rise

again.

MT-20:20 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with

her sons, worshipping [him], and desiring a certain thing of him.

MT-20:21 And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto

him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, the one on thy right

hand, and the other on the left, in thy kingdom.

MT-20:22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask.

Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be

baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto

him, We are able.

MT-20:23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my

cup, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with:

but to sit on my right hand, and on my left, is not mine to give,

but [it shall be given to them] for whom it is prepared of my

Father.

MT-20:24 And when the ten heard [it], they were moved with

indignation against the two brethren.

MT-20:25 But Jesus called them [unto him], and said, Ye know

that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them,

and they that are great exercise authority upon them.

MT-20:26 But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will

be great among you, let him be your minister;

MT-20:27 And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your

servant:

MT-20:28 Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto,

but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

MT-20:29 And as they departed from Jericho, a great multitude

followed him.

MT-20:30 And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side,

when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have

mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] son of David.

MT-20:31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should

hold their peace: but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on

us, O Lord, [thou] son of David.

MT-20:32 And Jesus stood still, and called them, and said, What

will ye that I shall do unto you?

MT-20:33 They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

MT-20:34 So Jesus had compassion [on them], and touched their

eyes: and immediately their eyes received sight, and they

followed him.

MT-21:1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come

to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two

disciples,

MT-21:2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you,

and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her:

loose [them], and bring [them] unto me.

MT-21:3 And if any [man] say aught unto you, ye shall say, The

Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

MT-21:4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was

spoken by the prophet, saying,

MT-21:5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh

unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of

an ass.

MT-21:6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

MT-21:7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them

their clothes, and they set [him] thereon.

MT-21:8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the

way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed [them]

in the way.

MT-21:9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed,

cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed [is] he that

cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

MT-21:10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was

moved, saying, Who is this?

MT-21:11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of

Nazareth of Galilee.

MT-21:12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out

all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the

tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold

doves,

MT-21:13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be

called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

MT-21:14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple;

and he healed them.

MT-21:15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the

wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the

temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore

displeased,

MT-21:16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And

Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth

of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

MT-21:17 And he left them, and went out of the city into

Bethany; and he lodged there.

MT-21:18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he

hungered.

MT-21:19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it,

and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it,

Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently

the fig tree withered away.

MT-21:20 And when the disciples saw [it], they marvelled,

saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

MT-21:21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto

you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this

[which is done] to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto

this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;

it shall be done.

MT-21:22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer,

believing, ye shall receive.

MT-21:23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief

priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was

teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things?

and who gave thee this authority?

MT-21:24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask

you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you

by what authority I do these things.

MT-21:25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of

men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say,

From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe

him?

MT-21:26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for

all hold John as a prophet.

MT-21:27 And they answered Jesus, and said, We cannot tell. And

he said unto them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do

these things.

MT-21:28 But what think ye? A [certain] man had two sons; and

he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my

vineyard.

MT-21:29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he

repented, and went.

MT-21:30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he

answered and said, I [go], sir: and went not.

MT-21:31 Whether of them twain did the will of [his] father?

They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I

say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the

kingdom of God before you.

MT-21:32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness,

and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots

believed him: and ye, when ye had seen [it], repented not

afterward, that ye might believe him.

MT-21:33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder,

which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged

a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to

husbandmen, and went into a far country:

MT-21:34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his

servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits

of it.

MT-21:35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one,

and killed another, and stoned another.

MT-21:36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and

they did unto them likewise.

MT-21:37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying,

They will reverence my son.

MT-21:38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among

themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us

seize on his inheritance.

MT-21:39 And they caught him, and cast [him] out of the

vineyard, and slew [him].

MT-21:40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what

will he do unto those husbandmen?

MT-21:41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those

wicked men, and will let out [his] vineyard unto other

husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

MT-21:42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the

scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is

become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it

is marvellous in our eyes?

MT-21:43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be

taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits

thereof.

MT-21:44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken:

but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

MT-21:45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his

parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

MT-21:46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared

the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

MT-22:1 And Jesus answered and spake unto them again by

parables, and said,

MT-22:2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king,

which made a marriage for his son,

MT-22:3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were

bidden to the wedding: and they would not come.

MT-22:4 Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them

which are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and

[my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready: come

unto the marriage.

MT-22:5 But they made light of [it], and went their ways, one

to his farm, another to his merchandise:

MT-22:6 And the remnant took his servants, and entreated [them]

spitefully, and slew [them].

MT-22:7 But when the king heard [thereof], he was wroth: and he

sent forth his armies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned

up their city.

MT-22:8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready,

but they which were bidden were not worthy.

MT-22:9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye

shall find, bid to the marriage.

MT-22:10 So those servants went out into the highways, and

gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good:

and the wedding was furnished with guests.

MT-22:11 And when the king came in to see the guests, he saw

there a man which had not on a wedding garment:

MT-22:12 And he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in

hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless.

MT-22:13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and

foot, and take him away, and cast [him] into outer darkness;

there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

MT-22:14 For many are called, but few [are] chosen.

MT-22:15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they

might entangle him in [his] talk.

MT-22:16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the

Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and

teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any

[man]: for thou regardest not the person of men.

MT-22:17 Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to

give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

MT-22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why

tempt ye me, [ye] hypocrites?

MT-22:19 Shew me the tribute money. And they brought unto him a

penny.

MT-22:20 And he saith unto them, Whose [is] this image and

superscription?

MT-22:21 They say unto him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them,

Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and

unto God the things that are God's.

MT-22:22 When they had heard [these words], they marvelled, and

left him, and went their way.

MT-22:23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that

there is no resurrection, and asked him,

MT-22:24 Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no

children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed

unto his brother.

MT-22:25 Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first,

when he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left

his wife unto his brother:

MT-22:26 Likewise the second also, and the third, unto the

seventh.

MT-22:27 And last of all the woman died also.

MT-22:28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be

of the seven? for they all had her.

MT-22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not

knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.

MT-22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are

given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.

MT-22:31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye

not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,

MT-22:32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the

God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.

MT-22:33 And when the multitude heard [this], they were

astonished at his doctrine.

MT-22:34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the

Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.

MT-22:35 Then one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a

question], tempting him, and saying,

MT-22:36 Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law?

MT-22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God

with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

MT-22:38 This is the first and great commandment.

MT-22:39 And the second [is] like unto it, Thou shalt love thy

neighbour as thyself.

MT-22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the

prophets.

MT-22:41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus

asked them,

MT-22:42 Saying, What think ye of Christ? whose son is he? They

say unto him, [The son] of David.

MT-22:43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call

him Lord, saying,

MT-22:44 The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,

till I make thine enemies thy footstool?

MT-22:45 If David then call him Lord, how is he his son?

MT-22:46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither

durst any [man] from that day forth ask him any more [questions].

MT-23:1 Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,

MT-23:2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses'

seat:

MT-23:3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, [that]

observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say,

and do not.

MT-23:4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne,

and lay [them] on men's shoulders; but they [themselves] will

not move them with one of their fingers.

MT-23:5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they

make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their

garments,

MT-23:6 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief

seats in the synagogues,

MT-23:7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men,

Rabbi, Rabbi.

MT-23:8 But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master,

[even] Christ; and all ye are brethren.

MT-23:9 And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one

is your Father, which is in heaven.

MT-23:10 Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master,

[even] Christ.

MT-23:11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your

servant.

MT-23:12 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and

he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

MT-23:13 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!

for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither

go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to

go in.

MT-23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for

ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer:

therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

MT-23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for

ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is

made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

MT-23:16 Woe unto you, [ye] blind guides, which say, Whosoever

shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall

swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

MT-23:17 [Ye] fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold,

or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

MT-23:18 And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing;

but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is

guilty.

MT-23:19 [Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the

gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?

MT-23:20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by

it, and by all things thereon.

MT-23:21 And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it,

and by him that dwelleth therein.

MT-23:22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the

throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.

MT-23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for

ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the

weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith:

these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

MT-23:24 [Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow

a camel.

MT-23:25 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for

ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but

within they are full of extortion and excess.

MT-23:26 [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is]

within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be

clean also.

MT-23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for

ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear

beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones,

and of all uncleanness.

MT-23:28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men,

but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.

MT-23:29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!

because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the

sepulchres of the righteous,

MT-23:30 And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we

would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the

prophets.

MT-23:31 Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are

the children of them which killed the prophets.

MT-23:32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.

MT-23:33 [Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye

escape the damnation of hell?

MT-23:34 Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise

men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify;

and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and

persecute [them] from city to city:

MT-23:35 That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed

upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood

of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple

and the altar.

MT-23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come

upon this generation.

MT-23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the

prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often

would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen

gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!

MT-23:38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.

MT-23:39 For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth,

till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of

the Lord.

MT-24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and

his disciples came to [him] for to shew him the buildings of the

temple.

MT-24:2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things?

verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone

upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

MT-24:3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples

came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these

things be? and what [shall be] the sign of thy coming, and of

the end of the world?

MT-24:4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that

no man deceive you.

MT-24:5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ;

and shall deceive many.

MT-24:6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that

ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass,

but the end is not yet.

MT-24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom

against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences,

and earthquakes, in divers places.

MT-24:8 All these [are] the beginning of sorrows.

MT-24:9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and

shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my

name's sake.

MT-24:10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one

another, and shall hate one another.

MT-24:11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive

many.

MT-24:12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many

shall wax cold.

MT-24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall

be saved.

MT-24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in

all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the

end come.

MT-24:15 When ye therefore shall see the abomination of

desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy

place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)

MT-24:16 Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the

mountains:

MT-24:17 Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take

any thing out of his house:

MT-24:18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to

take his clothes.

MT-24:19 And woe unto them that are with child, and to them

that give suck in those days!

MT-24:20 But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter,

neither on the sabbath day:

MT-24:21 For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not

since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever

shall be.

MT-24:22 And except those days should be shortened, there

should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days

shall be shortened.

MT-24:23 Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here [is]

Christ, or there; believe [it] not.

MT-24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and false

prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that,

if [it were] possible, they shall deceive the very elect.

MT-24:25 Behold, I have told you before.

MT-24:26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in

the desert; go not forth: behold, [he is] in the secret chambers;

believe [it] not.

MT-24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and

shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son

of man be.

MT-24:28 For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles

be gathered together.

MT-24:29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall

the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and

the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens

shall be shaken:

MT-24:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in

heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and

they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven

with power and great glory.

MT-24:31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a

trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four

winds, from one end of heaven to the other.

MT-24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch

is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer

[is] nigh:

MT-24:33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things,

know that it is near, [even] at the doors.

MT-24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass,

till all these things be fulfilled.

MT-24:35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall

not pass away.

MT-24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the

angels of heaven, but my Father only.

MT-24:37 But as the days of Noe [were], so shall also the

coming of the Son of man be.

MT-24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they

were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until

the day that Noe entered into the ark,

MT-24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all

away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.

MT-24:40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken,

and the other left.

MT-24:41 Two [women shall be] grinding at the mill; the one

shall be taken, and the other left.

MT-24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord

doth come.

MT-24:43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had

known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched,

and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.

MT-24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye

think not the Son of man cometh.

MT-24:45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord

hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due

season?

MT-24:46 Blessed [is] that servant, whom his lord when he

cometh shall find so doing.

MT-24:47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler

over all his goods.

MT-24:48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart,

My lord delayeth his coming;

MT-24:49 And shall begin to smite [his] fellowservants, and to

eat and drink with the drunken;

MT-24:50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he

looketh not for [him], and in an hour that he is not aware of,

MT-24:51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint [him] his

portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing

of teeth.

MT-25:1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten

virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the

bridegroom.

MT-25:2 And five of them were wise, and five [were] foolish.

MT-25:3 They that [were] foolish took their lamps, and took no

oil with them:

MT-25:4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.

MT-25:5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and

slept.

MT-25:6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the

bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.

MT-25:7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.

MT-25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil;

for our lamps are gone out.

MT-25:9 But the wise answered, saying, [Not so]; lest there be

not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell,

and buy for yourselves.

MT-25:10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and

they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the

door was shut.

MT-25:11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord,

Lord, open to us.

MT-25:12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I

know you not.

MT-25:13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the

hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

MT-25:14 For [the kingdom of heaven is] as a man traveling into

a far country, [who] called his own servants, and delivered unto

them his goods.

MT-25:15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and

to another one; to every man according to his several ability;

and straightway took his journey.

MT-25:16 Then he that had received the five talents went and

traded with the same, and made [them] other five talents.

MT-25:17 And likewise he that [had received] two, he also

gained other two.

MT-25:18 But he that had received one went and digged in the

earth, and hid his lord's money.

MT-25:19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh,

and reckoneth with them.

MT-25:20 And so he that had received five talents came and

brought other five talents, saying, Lord, thou deliveredst unto

me five talents: behold, I have gained beside them five talents

more.

MT-25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, [thou] good and

faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I

will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy

of thy lord.

MT-25:22 He also that had received two talents came and said,

Lord, thou deliveredst unto me two talents: behold, I have

gained two other talents beside them.

MT-25:23 His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful

servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make

thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

MT-25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came and

said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where

thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:

MT-25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the

earth: lo, [there] thou hast [that is] thine.

MT-25:26 His lord answered and said unto him, [Thou] wicked and

slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not,

and gather where I have not strawed:

MT-25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the

exchangers, and [then] at my coming I should have received mine

own with usury.

MT-25:28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give [it] unto

him which hath ten talents.

MT-25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he

shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken

away even that which he hath.

MT-25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer

darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

MT-25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all

the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of

his glory:

MT-25:32 And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he

shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth

[his] sheep from the goats:

MT-25:33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the

goats on the left.

MT-25:34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,

Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for

you from the foundation of the world:

MT-25:35 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was

thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me

in:

MT-25:36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited

me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

MT-25:37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord,

when saw we thee an hungered, and fed [thee]? or thirsty, and

gave [thee] drink?

MT-25:38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took [thee] in? or

naked, and clothed [thee]?

MT-25:39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto

thee?

MT-25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I

say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done [it] unto one of the

least of these my brethren, ye have done [it] unto me.

MT-25:41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand,

Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for

the devil and his angels:

MT-25:42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave me no meat: I was

thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

MT-25:43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye

clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not.

MT-25:44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when

saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or

sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

MT-25:45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto

you, Inasmuch as ye did [it] not to one of the least of these,

ye did [it] not to me.

MT-25:46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment:

but the righteous into life eternal.

MT-26:1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these

sayings, he said unto his disciples,

MT-26:2 Ye know that after two days is [the feast of] the

passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

MT-26:3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the

scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the

high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

MT-26:4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty,

and kill [him].

MT-26:5 But they said, Not on the feast [day], lest there be an

uproar among the people.

MT-26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon

the leper,

MT-26:7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of

very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat [at

meat].

MT-26:8 But when his disciples saw [it], they had indignation,

saying, To what purpose [is] this waste?

MT-26:9 For this ointment might have been sold for much, and

given to the poor.

MT-26:10 When Jesus understood [it], he said unto them, Why

trouble ye the woman? for she hath wrought a good work upon me.

MT-26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have

not always.

MT-26:12 For in that she hath poured this ointment on my body,

she did [it] for my burial.

MT-26:13 Verily I say unto you, Wheresoever this gospel shall

be preached in the whole world, [there] shall also this, that

this woman hath done, be told for a memorial of her.

MT-26:14 Then one of the twelve, called Judas Iscariot, went

unto the chief priests,

MT-26:15 And said [unto them], What will ye give me, and I will

deliver him unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty

pieces of silver.

MT-26:16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.

MT-26:17 Now the first [day] of the [feast of] unleavened bread

the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou

that we prepare for thee to eat the passover?

MT-26:18 And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say

unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the

passover at thy house with my disciples.

MT-26:19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them; and

they made ready the passover.

MT-26:20 Now when the even was come, he sat down with the

twelve.

MT-26:21 And as they did eat, he said, Verily I say unto you,

that one of you shall betray me.

MT-26:22 And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one

of them to say unto him, Lord, is it I?

MT-26:23 And he answered and said, He that dippeth [his] hand

with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

MT-26:24 The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe

unto that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been

good for that man if he had not been born.

MT-26:25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said,

Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

MT-26:26 And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed

[it], and brake [it], and gave [it] to the disciples, and said,

Take, eat; this is my body.

MT-26:27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave [it] to

them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

MT-26:28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is

shed for many for the remission of sins.

MT-26:29 But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of

this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with

you in my Father's kingdom.

MT-26:30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the

mount of Olives.

MT-26:31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended

because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the

shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

MT-26:32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into

Galilee.

MT-26:33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all [men]

shall be offended because of thee, [yet] will I never be

offended.

MT-26:34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this

night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.

MT-26:35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee,

yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples.

MT-26:36 Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called

Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I

go and pray yonder.

MT-26:37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee,

and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.

MT-26:38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding

sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me.

MT-26:39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face,

and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup

pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou [wilt].

MT-26:40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them

asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me

one hour?

MT-26:41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the

spirit indeed [is] willing, but the flesh [is] weak.

MT-26:42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying,

O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I

drink it, thy will be done.

MT-26:43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their

eyes were heavy.

MT-26:44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the

third time, saying the same words.

MT-26:45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them,

Sleep on now, and take [your] rest: behold, the hour is at hand,

and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.

MT-26:46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth

betray me.

MT-26:47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve,

came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves,

from the chief priests and elders of the people.

MT-26:48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying,

Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast.

MT-26:49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master;

and kissed him.

MT-26:50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou

come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him.

MT-26:51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus

stretched out [his] hand, and drew his sword, and struck a

servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear.

MT-26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into

his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with

the sword.

MT-26:53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and

he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

MT-26:54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that

thus it must be?

MT-26:55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye

come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take

me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no

hold on me.

MT-26:56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the

prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him,

and fled.

MT-26:57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led [him] away to

Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were

assembled.

MT-26:58 But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's

palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.

MT-26:59 Now the chief priests, and elders, and all the council,

sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death;

MT-26:60 But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came,

[yet] found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,

MT-26:61 And said, This [fellow] said, I am able to destroy the

temple of God, and to build it in three days.

MT-26:62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him,

Answerest thou nothing? what [is it which] these witness against

thee?

MT-26:63 But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered

and said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou

tell us whether thou be the Christ, the Son of God.

MT-26:64 Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said: nevertheless I

say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on

the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

MT-26:65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath

spoken blasphemy; what further need have we of witnesses? behold,

now ye have heard his blasphemy.

MT-26:66 What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of

death.

MT-26:67 Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and

others smote [him] with the palms of their hands,

MT-26:68 Saying, Prophesy unto us, thou Christ, Who is he that

smote thee?

MT-26:69 Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came

unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

MT-26:70 But he denied before [them] all, saying, I know not

what thou sayest.

MT-26:71 And when he was gone out into the porch, another

[maid] saw him, and said unto them that were there, This

[fellow] was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

MT-26:72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the

man.

MT-26:73 And after a while came unto [him] they that stood by,

and said to Peter, Surely thou also art [one] of them; for thy

speech bewrayeth thee.

MT-26:74 Then began he to curse and to swear, [saying], I know

not the man. And immediately the cock crew.

MT-26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said

unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And

he went out, and wept bitterly.

MT-27:1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and

elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to

death:

MT-27:2 And when they had bound him, they led [him] away, and

delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.

MT-27:3 Then Judas, which had betrayed him, when he saw that he

was condemned, repented himself, and brought again the thirty

pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,

MT-27:4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the

innocent blood. And they said, What [is that] to us? see thou

[to that].

MT-27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple,

and departed, and went and hanged himself.

MT-27:6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said,

It is not lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it

is the price of blood.

MT-27:7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the

potter's field, to bury strangers in.

MT-27:8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood,

unto this day.

MT-27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the

prophet, saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the

price of him that was valued, whom they of the children of

Israel did value;

MT-27:10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord

appointed me.

MT-27:11 And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor

asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said

unto him, Thou sayest.

MT-27:12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and

elders, he answered nothing.

MT-27:13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many

things they witness against thee?

MT-27:14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the

governor marvelled greatly.

MT-27:15 Now at [that] feast the governor was wont to release

unto the people a prisoner, whom they would.

MT-27:16 And they had then a notable prisoner, called Barabbas.

MT-27:17 Therefore when they were gathered together, Pilate

said unto them, Whom will ye that I release unto you? Barabbas,

or Jesus which is called Christ?

MT-27:18 For he knew that for envy they had delivered him.

MT-27:19 When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife

sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just

man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because

of him.

MT-27:20 But the chief priests and elders persuaded the

multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

MT-27:21 The governor answered and said unto them, Whether of

the twain will ye that I release unto you? They said, Barabbas.

MT-27:22 Pilate saith unto them, What shall I do then with

Jesus which is called Christ? [They] all say unto him, Let him

be crucified.

MT-27:23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done?

But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified.

MT-27:24 When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but

[that] rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed [his]

hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood

of this just person: see ye [to it].

MT-27:25 Then answered all the people, and said, His blood [be]

on us, and on our children.

MT-27:26 Then released he Barabbas unto them: and when he had

scourged Jesus, he delivered [him] to be crucified.

MT-27:27 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the

common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band [of soldiers].

MT-27:28 And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.

MT-27:29 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put

[it] upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed

the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the

Jews!

MT-27:30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote

him on the head.

MT-27:31 And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe

off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away

to crucify [him].

MT-27:32 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene,

Simon by name: him they compelled to bear his cross.

MT-27:33 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha,

that is to say, a place of a skull,

MT-27:34 They gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and

when he had tasted [thereof], he would not drink.

MT-27:35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments,

casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the

prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture

did they cast lots.

MT-27:36 And sitting down they watched him there;

MT-27:37 And set up over his head his accusation written, THIS

IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

MT-27:38 Then were there two thieves crucified with him, one on

the right hand, and another on the left.

MT-27:39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their

heads,

MT-27:40 And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and

buildest [it] in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of

God, come down from the cross.

MT-27:41 Likewise also the chief priests mocking [him], with

the scribes and elders, said,

MT-27:42 He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the

King of Israel, let him now come down from the cross, and we

will believe him.

MT-27:43 He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will

have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

MT-27:44 The thieves also, which were crucified with him, cast

the same in his teeth.

MT-27:45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all

the land unto the ninth hour.

MT-27:46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice,

saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my

God, why hast thou forsaken me?

MT-27:47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard [that],

said, This [man] calleth for Elias.

MT-27:48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge,

and filled [it] with vinegar, and put [it] on a reed, and gave

him to drink.

MT-27:49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will

come to save him.

MT-27:50 Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice,

yielded up the ghost.

MT-27:51 And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain

from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the

rocks rent;

MT-27:52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the

saints which slept arose,

MT-27:53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and

went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

MT-27:54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with him,

watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were

done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.

MT-27:55 And many women were there beholding afar off, which

followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

MT-27:56 Among which was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of

James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's children.

MT-27:57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of

Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

MT-27:58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then

Pilate commanded the body to be delivered.

MT-27:59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a

clean linen cloth,

MT-27:60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out

in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the

sepulchre, and departed.

MT-27:61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary,

sitting over against the sepulchre.

MT-27:62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the

preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto

Pilate,

MT-27:63 Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said,

while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.

MT-27:64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure

until the third day, lest his disciples come by night, and steal

him away, and say unto the people, He is risen from the dead: so

the last error shall be worse than the first.

MT-27:65 Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch: go your way,

make [it] as sure as ye can.

MT-27:66 So they went, and made the sepulchre sure, sealing the

stone, and setting a watch.

MT-28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward

the first [day] of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other

Mary to see the sepulchre.

MT-28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the

angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled

back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

MT-28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment

white as snow:

MT-28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became

as dead [men].

MT-28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear

not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

MT-28:6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see

the place where the Lord lay.

MT-28:7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen

from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee;

there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you.

MT-28:8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear

and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word.

MT-28:9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus

met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the

feet, and worshipped him.

MT-28:10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid: go tell my

brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me.

MT-28:11 Now when they were going, behold, some of the watch

came into the city, and shewed unto the chief priests all the

things that were done.

MT-28:12 And when they were assembled with the elders, and had

taken counsel, they gave large money unto the soldiers,

MT-28:13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole

him [away] while we slept.

MT-28:14 And if this come to the governor's ears, we will

persuade him, and secure you.

MT-28:15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught:

and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this

day.

MT-28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into

a mountain where Jesus had appointed them.

MT-28:17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some

doubted.

MT-28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power

is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

MT-28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them

in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

MT-28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have

commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end

of the world. Amen. king james study

NA-1:1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum

the Elkohshite.

NA-1:2 God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD

revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his

adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.

NA-1:3 The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and

will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in

the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of

his feet.

NA-1:4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up

all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower

of Lebanon languisheth.

NA-1:5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the

earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that

dwell therein.

NA-1:6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide

in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire,

and the rocks are thrown down by him.

NA-1:7 The LORD [is] good, a strong hold in the day of trouble;

and he knoweth them that trust in him.

NA-1:8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end

of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.

NA-1:9 What do ye imagine against the LORD? he will make an

utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.

NA-1:10 For while [they be] folden together [as] thorns, and

while they are drunken [as] drunkards, they shall be devoured as

stubble fully dry.

NA-1:11 There is [one] come out of thee, that imagineth evil

against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.

NA-1:12 Thus saith the LORD; Though [they be] quiet, and

likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall

pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee

no more.

NA-1:13 For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will

burst thy bonds in sunder.

NA-1:14 And the LORD hath given a commandment concerning thee,

[that] no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods

will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will

make thy grave; for thou art vile.

NA-1:15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth

good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn

feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass

through thee; he is utterly cut off.

NA-2:1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face:

keep the munition, watch the way, make [thy] loins strong,

fortify [thy] power mightily.

NA-2:2 For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob,

as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them

out, and marred their vine branches.

NA-2:3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant

men [are] in scarlet: the chariots [shall be] with flaming

torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall

be terribly shaken.

NA-2:4 The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall

justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem

like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.

NA-2:5 He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in

their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the

defence shall be prepared.

NA-2:6 The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace

shall be dissolved.

NA-2:7 And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be

brought up, and her maids shall lead [her] as with the voice of

doves, tabering upon their breasts.

NA-2:8 But Nineveh [is] of old like a pool of water: yet they

shall flee away. Stand, stand, [shall they cry]; but none shall

look back.

NA-2:9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for

[there is] none end of the store [and] glory out of all the

pleasant furniture.

NA-2:10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart

melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain [is] in all

loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

NA-2:11 Where [is] the dwelling of the lions, and the

feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, [even] the old

lion, walked, [and] the lion's whelp, and none made [them]

afraid?

NA-2:12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and

strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and

his dens with ravin.

NA-2:13 Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts,

and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall

devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the

earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.

NA-3:1 Woe to the bloody city! it [is] all full of lies [and]

robbery; the prey departeth not;

NA-3:2 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of

the wheels, and of the prancing horses, and of the jumping

chariots.

NA-3:3 The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the

glittering spear: and [there is] a multitude of slain, and a

great number of carcases; and [there is] none end of [their]

corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

NA-3:4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the

wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth

nations through her whoredoms, and families through her

witchcrafts.

NA-3:5 Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts;

and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show

the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

NA-3:6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make

thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.

NA-3:7 And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that look

upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste:

who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

NA-3:8 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among

the rivers, [that had] the waters round about it, whose rampart

[was] the sea, [and] her wall [was] from the sea?

NA-3:9 Ethiopia and Egypt [were] her strength, and [it was]

infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

NA-3:10 Yet [was] she carried away, she went into captivity:

her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all

the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all

her great men were bound in chains.

NA-3:11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou

also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.

NA-3:12 All thy strong holds [shall be like] fig trees with the

firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the

mouth of the eater.

NA-3:13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee [are] women:

the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies:

the fire shall devour thy bars.

NA-3:14 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong

holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the

brickkiln.

NA-3:15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut

thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself

many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.

NA-3:16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of

heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away.

NA-3:17 Thy crowned [are] as the locusts, and thy captains as

the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day,

[but] when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is

not known where they [are].

NA-3:18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles

shall dwell [in the dust]: thy people is scattered upon the

mountains, and no man gathereth [them].

NA-3:19 [There is] no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is

grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands

over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed

continually? king james study

NE-1:1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it c to

pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in

Shushan the palace,

NE-1:2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and [certain]

men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had

escaped, which were left of the captivity, and concerning

Jerusalem.

NE-1:3 And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the

captivity there in the province [are] in great affliction and

reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also [is] broken down, and the

gates thereof are burned with fire.

NE-1:4 And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I

sat down and wept, and mourned [certain] days, and fasted, and

prayed before the God of heaven,

NE-1:5 And said, I beseech thee, O LORD God of heaven, the

great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them

that love him and observe his commandments:

NE-1:6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open,

that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray

before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy

servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which

we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have

sinned.

NE-1:7 We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not

kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments,

which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.

NE-1:8 Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst

thy servant Moses, saying, [If] ye transgress, I will scatter

you abroad among the nations:

NE-1:9 But [if] ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and

do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost

part of the heaven, [yet] will I gather them from thence, and

will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name

there.

NE-1:10 Now these [are] thy servants and thy people, whom thou

hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand.

NE-1:11 O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive

to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants,

who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy

servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man.

For I was the king's cupbearer.

NE-2:1 And it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth

year of Artaxerxes the king, [that] wine [was] before him: and I

took up the wine, and gave [it] unto the king. Now I had not

been [beforetime] sad in his presence.

NE-2:2 Wherefore the king said unto me, Why [is] thy

countenance sad, seeing thou [art] not sick? this [is] nothing

[else] but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid,

NE-2:3 And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why

should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my

fathers' sepulchres, [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are

consumed with fire?

NE-2:4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make

request? So I prayed to the God of heaven.

NE-2:5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if

thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest

send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers' sepulchres,

that I may build it.

NE-2:6 And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by

him,) For how long shall thy journey be? and when wilt thou

return? So it pleased the king to send me; and I set him a time.

NE-2:7 Moreover I said unto the king, If it please the king,

let letters be given me to the governors beyond the river, that

they may convey me over till I come into Judah;

NE-2:8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest,

that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the

palace which [appertained] to the house, and for the wall of the

city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king

granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me.

NE-2:9 Then I came to the governors beyond the river, and gave

them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the

army and horsemen with me.

NE-2:10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant,

the Ammonite, heard [of it], it grieved them exceedingly that

there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of

Israel.

NE-2:11 So I came to Jerusalem, and was there three days.

NE-2:12 And I arose in the night, I and some few men with me;

neither told I [any] man what my God had put in my heart to do

at Jerusalem: neither [was there any] beast with me, save the

beast that I rode upon.

NE-2:13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley, even

before the dragon well, and to the dung port, and viewed the

walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates

thereof were consumed with fire.

NE-2:14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the

king's pool: but [there was] no place for the beast [that was]

under me to pass.

NE-2:15 Then went I up in the night by the brook, and viewed

the wall, and turned back, and entered by the gate of the valley,

and [so] returned.

NE-2:16 And the rulers knew not whither I went, or what I did;

neither had I as yet told [it] to the Jews, nor to the priests,

nor to the nobles, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did

the work.

NE-2:17 Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we

[are] in, how Jerusalem [lieth] waste, and the gates thereof are

burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of

Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.

NE-2:18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good

upon me; as also the king's words that he had spoken unto me.

And they said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened

their hands for [this] good [work].

NE-2:19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant,

the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard [it], they laughed

us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What [is] this thing

that ye do? will ye rebel against the king?

NE-2:20 Then answered I them, and said unto them, The God of

heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise

and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in

Jerusalem.

NE-3:1 Then Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren

the priests, and they builded the sheep gate; they sanctified it,

and set up the doors of it; even unto the tower of Meah they

sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel.

NE-3:2 And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next

to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri.

NE-3:3 But the fish gate did the sons of Hassenaah build, who

[also] laid the beams thereof, and set up the doors thereof, the

locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

NE-3:4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah,

the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of

Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeel. And next unto them repaired

Zadok the son of Baana.

NE-3:5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired; but their

nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord.

NE-3:6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of

Paseah, and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah; they laid the beams

thereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof,

and the bars thereof.

NE-3:7 And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite, and

Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mizpah, unto

the throne of the governor on this side the river.

NE-3:8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of

the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of

[one of] the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the

broad wall.

NE-3:9 And next unto them repaired Rephaiah the son of Hur, the

ruler of the half part of Jerusalem.

NE-3:10 And next unto them repaired Jedaiah the son of Harumaph,

even over against his house. And next unto him repaired Hattush

the son of Hashabniah.

NE-3:11 Malchijah the son of Harim, and Hashub the son of

Pahathmoab, repaired the other piece, and the tower of the

furnaces.

NE-3:12 And next unto him repaired Shallum the son of Halohesh,

the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daughters.

NE-3:13 The valley gate repaired Hanun, and the inhabitants of

Zanoah; they built it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks

thereof, and the bars thereof, and a thousand cubits on the wall

unto the dung gate.

NE-3:14 But the dung gate repaired Malchiah the son of Rechab,

the ruler of part of Bethhaccerem; he built it, and set up the

doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof.

NE-3:15 But the gate of the fountain repaired Shallun the son

of Colhozeh, the ruler of part of Mizpah; he built it, and

covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and

the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Siloah by the

king's garden, and unto the stairs that go down from the city of

David.

NE-3:16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler

of the half part of Bethzur, unto [the place] over against the

sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the

house of the mighty.

NE-3:17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani.

Next unto him repaired Hashabiah, the ruler of the half part of

Keilah, in his part.

NE-3:18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of

Henadad, the ruler of the half part of Keilah.

NE-3:19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the

ruler of Mizpah, another piece over against the going up to the

armoury at the turning [of the wall].

NE-3:20 After him Baruch the son of Zabbai earnestly repaired

the other piece, from the turning [of the wall] unto the door of

the house of Eliashib the high priest.

NE-3:21 After him repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son

of Koz another piece, from the door of the house of Eliashib

even to the end of the house of Eliashib.

NE-3:22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the

plain.

NE-3:23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against

their house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maaseiah the

son of Ananiah by his house.

NE-3:24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad another

piece, from the house of Azariah unto the turning [of the wall],

even unto the corner.

NE-3:25 Palal the son of Uzai, over against the turning [of the

wall], and the tower which lieth out from the king's high house,

that [was] by the court of the prison. After him Pedaiah the son

of Parosh.

NE-3:26 Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto [the place]

over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that

lieth out.

NE-3:27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piece, over

against the great tower that lieth out, even unto the wall of

Ophel.

NE-3:28 From above the horse gate repaired the priests, every

one over against his house.

NE-3:29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against

his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of

Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.

NE-3:30 After him repaired Hananiah the son of Shelemiah, and

Hanun the sixth son of Zalaph, another piece. After him repaired

Meshullam the son of Berechiah over against his chamber.

NE-3:31 After him repaired Malchiah the goldsmith's son unto

the place of the Nethinims, and of the merchants, over against

the gate Miphkad, and to the going up of the corner.

NE-3:32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep

gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants.

NE-4:1 But it came to pass, that when Sanballat heard that we

builded the wall, he was wroth, and took great indignation, and

mocked the Jews.

NE-4:2 And he spake before his brethren and the army of Samaria,

and said, What do these feeble Jews? will they fortify

themselves? will they sacrifice? will they make an end in a day?

will they revive the stones out of the heaps of the rubbish

which are burned?

NE-4:3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite [was] by him, and he said, Even

that which they build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down

their stone wall.

NE-4:4 Hear, O our God; for we are despised: and turn their

reproach upon their own head, and give them for a prey in the

land of captivity:

NE-4:5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be

blotted out from before thee: for they have provoked [thee] to

anger before the builders.

NE-4:6 So built we the wall; and all the wall was joined

together unto the half thereof: for the people had a mind to

work.

NE-4:7 But it came to pass, [that] when Sanballat, and Tobiah,

and the Arabians, and the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites, heard

that the walls of Jerusalem were made up, [and] that the

breaches began to be stopped, then they were very wroth,

NE-4:8 And conspired all of them together to come [and] to

fight against Jerusalem, and to hinder it.

NE-4:9 Nevertheless we made our prayer unto our God, and set a

watch against them day and night, because of them.

NE-4:10 And Judah said, The strength of the bearers of burdens

is decayed, and [there is] much rubbish; so that we are not able

to build the wall.

NE-4:11 And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither

see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and

cause the work to cease.

NE-4:12 And it came to pass, that when the Jews which dwelt by

them came, they said unto us ten times, From all places whence

ye shall return unto us [they will be upon you].

NE-4:13 Therefore set I in the lower places behind the wall,

[and] on the higher places, I even set the people after their

families with their swords, their spears, and their bows.

NE-4:14 And I looked, and rose up, and said unto the nobles,

and to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, Be not ye

afraid of them: remember the Lord, [which is] great and terrible,

and fight for your brethren, your sons, and your daughters,

your wives, and your houses.

NE-4:15 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was

known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that

we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work.

NE-4:16 And it came to pass from that time forth, [that] the

half of my servants wrought in the work, and the other half of

them held both the spears, the shields, and the bows, and the

habergeons; and the rulers [were] behind all the house of Judah.

NE-4:17 They which builded on the wall, and they that bare

burdens, with those that laded, [every one] with one of his

hands wrought in the work, and with the other [hand] held a

weapon.

NE-4:18 For the builders, every one had his sword girded by his

side, and [so] builded. And he that sounded the trumpet [was] by

me.

NE-4:19 And I said unto the nobles, and to the rulers, and to

the rest of the people, The work [is] great and large, and we

are separated upon the wall, one far from another.

NE-4:20 In what place [therefore] ye hear the sound of the

trumpet, resort ye thither unto us: our God shall fight for us.

NE-4:21 So we laboured in the work: and half of them held the

spears from the rising of the morning till the stars appeared.

NE-4:22 Likewise at the same time said I unto the people, Let

every one with his servant lodge within Jerusalem, that in the

night they may be a guard to us, and labour on the day.

NE-4:23 So neither I, nor my brethren, nor my servants, nor the

men of the guard which followed me, none of us put off our

clothes, [saving that] every one put them off for washing.

NE-5:1 And there was a great cry of the people and of their

wives against their brethren the Jews.

NE-5:2 For there were that said, We, our sons, and our

daughters, [are] many: therefore we take up corn [for them],

that we may eat, and live.

NE-5:3 [Some] also there were that said, We have mortgaged our

lands, vineyards, and houses, that we might buy corn, because of

the dearth.

NE-5:4 There were also that said, We have borrowed money for

the king's tribute, [and that upon] our lands and vineyards.

NE-5:5 Yet now our flesh [is] as the flesh of our brethren, our

children as their children: and, lo, we bring into bondage our

sons and our daughters to be servants, and [some] of our

daughters are brought unto bondage [already]: neither [is it] in

our power [to redeem them]; for other men have our lands and

vineyards.

NE-5:6 And I was very angry when I heard their cry and these

words.

NE-5:7 Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles,

and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of

his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.

NE-5:8 And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed

our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and

will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us?

Then held they their peace, and found nothing [to answer].

NE-5:9 Also I said, It [is] not good that ye do: ought ye not

to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the

heathen our enemies?

NE-5:10 I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might

exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this

usury.

NE-5:11 Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their

lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also

the hundredth [part] of the money, and of the corn, the wine,

and the oil, that ye exact of them.

NE-5:12 Then said they, We will restore [them], and will

require nothing of them; so will we do as thou sayest. Then I

called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should

do according to this promise.

NE-5:13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every

man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not

this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all

the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the

people did according to this promise.

NE-5:14 Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their

governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto

the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, [that is],

twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the

governor.

NE-5:15 But the former governors that [had been] before me were

chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine,

beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare

rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of

God.

NE-5:16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither

bought we any land: and all my servants [were] gathered thither

unto the work.

NE-5:17 Moreover [there were] at my table an hundred and fifty

of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from

among the heathen that [are] about us.

NE-5:18 Now [that] which was prepared [for me] daily [was] one

ox [and] six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and

once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this

required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage

was heavy upon this people.

NE-5:19 Think upon me, my God, for good, [according] to all

that I have done for this people.

NE-6:1 Now it came to pass, when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and

Geshem the Arabian, and the rest of our enemies, heard that I

had builded the wall, and [that] there was no breach left

therein; (though at that time I had not set up the doors upon

the gates;)

NE-6:2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come,

let us meet together in [some one of] the villages in the plain

of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief.

NE-6:3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I [am] doing a

great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work

cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you?

NE-6:4 Yet they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I

answered them after the same manner.

NE-6:5 Then sent Sanballat his servant unto me in like manner

the fifth time with an open letter in his hand;

NE-6:6 Wherein [was] written, It is reported among the heathen,

and Gashmu saith [it, that] thou and the Jews think to rebel:

for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be

their king, according to these words.

NE-6:7 And thou hast also appointed prophets to preach of thee

at Jerusalem, saying, [There is] a king in Judah: and now shall

it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now

therefore, and let us take counsel together.

NE-6:8 Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things

done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own

heart.

NE-6:9 For they all made us afraid, saying, Their hands shall

be weakened from the work, that it be not done. Now therefore,

[O God], strengthen my hands.

NE-6:10 Afterward I came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of

Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who [was] shut up; and he said,

Let us meet together in the house of God, within the temple, and

let us shut the doors of the temple: for they will come to slay

thee; yea, in the night will they come to slay thee.

NE-6:11 And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who [is

there], that, [being] as I [am], would go into the temple to

save his life? I will not go in.

NE-6:12 And, lo, I perceived that God had not sent him; but

that he pronounced this prophecy against me: for Tobiah and

Sanballat had hired him.

NE-6:13 Therefore [was] he hired, that I should be afraid, and

do so, and sin, and [that] they might have [matter] for an evil

report, that they might reproach me.

NE-6:14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according

to these their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the

rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.

NE-6:15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth [day]

of [the month] Elul, in fifty and two days.

NE-6:16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard

[thereof], and all the heathen that [were] about us saw [these

things], they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they

perceived that this work was wrought of our God.

NE-6:17 Moreover in those days the nobles of Judah sent many

letters unto Tobiah, and [the letters] of Tobiah came unto them.

NE-6:18 For [there were] many in Judah sworn unto him, because

he [was] the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his

son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of

Berechiah.

NE-6:19 Also they reported his good deeds before me, and

uttered my words to him. [And] Tobiah sent letters to put me in

fear.

NE-7:1 Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had

set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the

Levites were appointed,

NE-7:2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of

the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he [was] a faithful man,

and feared God above many.

NE-7:3 And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be

opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them

shut the doors, and bar [them]: and appoint watches of the

inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one

[to be] over against his house.

NE-7:4 Now the city [was] large and great: but the people

[were] few therein, and the houses [were] not builded.

NE-7:5 And my God put into mine heart to gather together the

nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be

reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy

of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,

NE-7:6 These [are] the children of the province, that went up

out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom

Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came

again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;

NE-7:7 Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah,

Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum,

Baanah. The number, [I say], of the men of the people of Israel

[was this];

NE-7:8 The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy

and two.

NE-7:9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and

two.

NE-7:10 The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.

NE-7:11 The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua

and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred [and] eighteen.

NE-7:12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and

four.

NE-7:13 The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.

NE-7:14 The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.

NE-7:15 The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.

NE-7:16 The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.

NE-7:17 The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred

twenty and two.

NE-7:18 The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and

seven.

NE-7:19 The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and

seven.

NE-7:20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.

NE-7:21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.

NE-7:22 The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.

NE-7:23 The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.

NE-7:24 The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.

NE-7:25 The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.

NE-7:26 The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore

and eight.

NE-7:27 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.

NE-7:28 The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.

NE-7:29 The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven

hundred forty and three.

NE-7:30 The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.

NE-7:31 The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.

NE-7:32 The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.

NE-7:33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.

NE-7:34 The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred

fifty and four.

NE-7:35 The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.

NE-7:36 The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.

NE-7:37 The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred

twenty and one.

NE-7:38 The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and

thirty.

NE-7:39 The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of

Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.

NE-7:40 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.

NE-7:41 The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty

and seven.

NE-7:42 The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.

NE-7:43 The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, [and]

of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.

NE-7:44 The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty

and eight.

NE-7:45 The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of

Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the

children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty

and eight.

NE-7:46 The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of

Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,

NE-7:47 The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the

children of Padon,

NE-7:48 The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the

children of Shalmai,

NE-7:49 The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the

children of Gahar,

NE-7:50 The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the

children of Nekoda,

NE-7:51 The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the

children of Phaseah,

NE-7:52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the

children of Nephishesim,

NE-7:53 The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the

children of Harhur,

NE-7:54 The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the

children of Harsha,

NE-7:55 The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the

children of Tamah,

NE-7:56 The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.

NE-7:57 The children of Solomon's servants: the children of

Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,

NE-7:58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the

children of Giddel,

NE-7:59 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the

children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.

NE-7:60 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's

servants, [were] three hundred ninety and two.

NE-7:61 And these [were] they which went up [also] from

Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could

not show their father's house, nor their seed, whether they

[were] of Israel.

NE-7:62 The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the

children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.

NE-7:63 And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the

children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took [one] of

the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called

after their name.

NE-7:64 These sought their register [among] those that were

reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they,

as polluted, put from the priesthood.

NE-7:65 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not

eat of the most holy things, till there stood [up] a priest with

Urim and Thummim.

NE-7:66 The whole congregation together [was] forty and two

thousand three hundred and threescore,

NE-7:67 Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of

whom [there were] seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven:

and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing

women.

NE-7:68 Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules,

two hundred forty and five:

NE-7:69 [Their] camels, four hundred thirty and five: six

thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.

NE-7:70 And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work.

The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold,

fifty basins, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.

NE-7:71 And [some] of the chief of the fathers gave to the

treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two

thousand and two hundred pound of silver.

NE-7:72 And [that] which the rest of the people gave [was]

twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver,

and threescore and seven priests' garments.

NE-7:73 So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and

the singers, and [some] of the people, and the Nethinims, and

all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month

came, the children of Israel [were] in their cities.

NE-8:1 And all the people gathered themselves together as one

man into the street that [was] before the water gate; and they

spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses,

which the LORD had commanded to Israel.

NE-8:2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the

congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear with

understanding, upon the first day of the seventh month.

NE-8:3 And he read therein before the street that [was] before

the water gate from the morning until midday, before the men and

the women, and those that could understand; and the ears of all

the people [were attentive] unto the book of the law.

NE-8:4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which

they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah,

and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on

his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and

Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, [and] Meshullam.

NE-8:5 And Ezra opened the book in the sight of all the people;

(for he was above all the people;) and when he opened it, all

the people stood up:

NE-8:6 And Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God. And all the

people answered, Amen, Amen, with lifting up their hands: and

they bowed their heads, and worshipped the LORD with [their]

faces to the ground.

NE-8:7 Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub,

Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan,

Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the

law: and the people [stood] in their place.

NE-8:8 So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly,

and gave the sense, and caused [them] to understand the reading.

NE-8:9 And Nehemiah, which [is] the Tirshatha, and Ezra the

priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said

unto all the people, This day [is] holy unto the LORD your God;

mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard

the words of the law.

NE-8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and

drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is

prepared: for [this] day [is] holy unto our Lord: neither be ye

sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

NE-8:11 So the Levites stilled all the people, saying, Hold

your peace, for the day [is] holy; neither be ye grieved.

NE-8:12 And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink,

and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had

understood the words that were declared unto them.

NE-8:13 And on the second day were gathered together the chief

of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites,

unto Ezra the scribe, even to understand the words of the law.

NE-8:14 And they found written in the law which the LORD had

commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in

booths in the feast of the seventh month:

NE-8:15 And that they should publish and proclaim in all their

cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and

fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches,

and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths,

as [it is] written.

NE-8:16 So the people went forth, and brought [them], and made

themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in

their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the

street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of

Ephraim.

NE-8:17 And all the congregation of them that were come again

out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for

since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not

the children of Israel done so. And there was very great

gladness.

NE-8:18 Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day,

he read in the book of the law of God. And they kept the feast

seven days; and on the eighth day [was] a solemn assembly,

according unto the manner.

NE-9:1 Now in the twenty and fourth day of this month the

children of Israel were assembled with fasting, and with

sackclothes, and earth upon them.

NE-9:2 And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all

strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the

iniquities of their fathers.

NE-9:3 And they stood up in their place, and read in the book

of the law of the LORD their God [one] fourth part of the day;

and [another] fourth part they confessed, and worshipped the

LORD their God.

NE-9:4 Then stood up upon the stairs, of the Levites, Jeshua,

and Bani, Kadmiel, Shebaniah, Bunni, Sherebiah, Bani, [and]

Chenani, and cried with a loud voice unto the LORD their God.

NE-9:5 Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah,

Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, [and] Pethahiah, said, Stand up

[and] bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be

thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and

praise.

NE-9:6 Thou, [even] thou, [art] LORD alone; thou hast made

heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth,

and all [things] that [are] therein, the seas, and all that [is]

therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven

worshippeth thee.

NE-9:7 Thou [art] the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and

broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him

the name of Abraham;

NE-9:8 And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest

a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the

Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites,

and the Girgashites, to give [it, I say], to his seed, and hast

performed thy words; for thou [art] righteous:

NE-9:9 And didst see the affliction of our fathers in Egypt,

and heardest their cry by the Red sea;

NE-9:10 And showedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all

his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou

knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get

thee a name, as [it is] this day.

NE-9:11 And thou didst divide the sea before them, so that they

went through the midst of the sea on the dry land; and their

persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the

mighty waters.

NE-9:12 Moreover thou leddest them in the day by a cloudy

pillar; and in the night by a pillar of fire, to give them light

in the way wherein they should go.

NE-9:13 Thou camest down also upon mount Sinai, and spakest

with them from heaven, and gavest them right judgments, and true

laws, good statutes and commandments:

NE-9:14 And madest known unto them thy holy sabbath, and

commandedst them precepts, statutes, and laws, by the hand of

Moses thy servant:

NE-9:15 And gavest them bread from heaven for their hunger, and

broughtest forth water for them out of the rock for their thirst,

and promisedst them that they should go in to possess the land

which thou hadst sworn to give them.

NE-9:16 But they and our fathers dealt proudly, and hardened

their necks, and hearkened not to thy commandments,

NE-9:17 And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy

wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks,

and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their

bondage: but thou [art] a God ready to pardon, gracious and

merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest

them not.

NE-9:18 Yea, when they had made them a molten calf, and said,

This [is] thy God that brought thee up out of Egypt, and had

wrought great provocations;

NE-9:19 Yet thou in thy manifold mercies forsookest them not in

the wilderness: the pillar of the cloud departed not from them

by day, to lead them in the way; neither the pillar of fire by

night, to show them light, and the way wherein they should go.

NE-9:20 Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and

withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them

water for their thirst.

NE-9:21 Yea, forty years didst thou sustain them in the

wilderness, [so that] they lacked nothing; their clothes waxed

not old, and their feet swelled not.

NE-9:22 Moreover thou gavest them kingdoms and nations, and

didst divide them into corners: so they possessed the land of

Sihon, and the land of the king of Heshbon, and the land of Og

king of Bashan.

NE-9:23 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of

heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou

hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to

possess [it].

NE-9:24 So the children went in and possessed the land, and

thou subduedst before them the inhabitants of the land, the

Canaanites, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings,

and the people of the land, that they might do with them as they

would.

NE-9:25 And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and

possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and

oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and

were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy

great goodness.

NE-9:26 Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled

against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy

prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and

they wrought great provocations.

NE-9:27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their

enemies, who vexed them: and in the time of their trouble, when

they cried unto thee, thou heardest [them] from heaven; and

according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours, who

saved them out of the hand of their enemies.

NE-9:28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before

thee: therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies,

so that they had the dominion over them: yet when they returned,

and cried unto thee, thou heardest [them] from heaven; and many

times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies;

NE-9:29 And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring

them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened

not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments,

(which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the

shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.

NE-9:30 Yet many years didst thou forbear them, and testifiedst

against them by thy spirit in thy prophets: yet would they not

give ear: therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people

of the lands.

NE-9:31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies' sake thou didst not

utterly consume them, nor forsake them; for thou [art] a

gracious and merciful God.

NE-9:32 Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the

terrible God, who keepest covenant and mercy, let not all the

trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our

kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets,

and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the

kings of Assyria unto this day.

NE-9:33 Howbeit thou [art] just in all that is brought upon us;

for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:

NE-9:34 Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor

our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments

and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

NE-9:35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in

thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and

fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from

their wicked works.

NE-9:36 Behold, we [are] servants this day, and [for] the land

that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and

the good thereof, behold, we [are] servants in it:

NE-9:37 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou

hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion

over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we

[are] in great distress.

NE-9:38 And because of all this we make a sure [covenant], and

write [it]; and our princes, Levites, [and] priests, seal [unto

it].

NE-10:1 Now those that sealed [were], Nehemiah, the Tirshatha,

the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

NE-10:2 Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,

NE-10:3 Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,

NE-10:4 Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,

NE-10:5 Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,

NE-10:6 Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,

NE-10:7 Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,

NE-10:8 Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these [were] the priests.

NE-10:9 And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui

of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;

NE-10:10 And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita,

Pelaiah, Hanan,

NE-10:11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,

NE-10:12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,

NE-10:13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.

NE-10:14 The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam,

Zatthu, Bani,

NE-10:15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,

NE-10:16 Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,

NE-10:17 Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,

NE-10:18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,

NE-10:19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,

NE-10:20 Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,

NE-10:21 Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,

NE-10:22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,

NE-10:23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,

NE-10:24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,

NE-10:25 Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,

NE-10:26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,

NE-10:27 Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

NE-10:28 And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites,

the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had

separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law

of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one

having knowledge, and having understanding;

NE-10:29 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and

entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law,

which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and

do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments

and his statutes;

NE-10:30 And that we would not give our daughters unto the

people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:

NE-10:31 And [if] the people of the land bring ware or any

victuals on the sabbath day to sell, [that] we would not buy it

of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and [that] we would

leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.

NE-10:32 Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves

yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the

house of our God;

NE-10:33 For the showbread, and for the continual meat offering,

and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the

new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy [things], and

for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and [for]

all the work of the house of our God.

NE-10:34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites,

and the people, for the wood offering, to bring [it] into the

house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times

appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our

God, as [it is] written in the law:

NE-10:35 And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the

firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the

house of the LORD:

NE-10:36 Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as

[it is] written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and

of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the

priests that minister in the house of our God:

NE-10:37 And [that] we should bring the firstfruits of our

dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees,

of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the

house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites,

that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of

our tillage.

NE-10:38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the

Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall

bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to

the chambers, into the treasure house.

NE-10:39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi

shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the

oil, unto the chambers, where [are] the vessels of the sanctuary,

and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers:

and we will not forsake the house of our God.

NE-11:1 And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the

rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell

in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts [to dwell] in [other]

cities.

NE-11:2 And the people blessed all the men, that willingly

offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.

NE-11:3 Now these [are] the chief of the province that dwelt in

Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his

possession in their cities, [to wit], Israel, the priests, and

the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's

servants.

NE-11:4 And at Jerusalem dwelt [certain] of the children of

Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah;

Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of

Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the

children of Perez;

NE-11:5 And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh,

the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the

son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.

NE-11:6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem [were]

four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.

NE-11:7 And these [are] the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of

Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of

Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of

Jesaiah.

NE-11:8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and

eight.

NE-11:9 And Joel the son of Zichri [was] their overseer: and

Judah the son of Senuah [was] second over the city.

NE-11:10 Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.

NE-11:11 Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the

son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, [was] the

ruler of the house of God.

NE-11:12 And their brethren that did the work of the house

[were] eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of

Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of

Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah,

NE-11:13 And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred

forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai,

the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,

NE-11:14 And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred

twenty and eight: and their overseer [was] Zabdiel, the son of

[one of] the great men.

NE-11:15 Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the

son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;

NE-11:16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the

Levites, [had] the oversight of the outward business of the

house of God.

NE-11:17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the

son of Asaph, [was] the principal to begin the thanksgiving in

prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda

the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.

NE-11:18 All the Levites in the holy city [were] two hundred

fourscore and four.

NE-11:19 Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their

brethren that kept the gates, [were] an hundred seventy and two.

NE-11:20 And the residue of Israel, of the priests, [and] the

Levites, [were] in all the cities of Judah, every one in his

inheritance.

NE-11:21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa

[were] over the Nethinims.

NE-11:22 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem [was]

Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah,

the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers [were] over

the business of the house of God.

NE-11:23 For [it was] the king's commandment concerning them,

that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every

day.

NE-11:24 And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children

of Zerah the son of Judah, [was] at the king's hand in all

matters concerning the people.

NE-11:25 And for the villages, with their fields, [some] of the

children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and [in] the villages

thereof, and at Dibon, and [in] the villages thereof, and at

Jekabzeel, and [in] the villages thereof,

NE-11:26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet,

NE-11:27 And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and [in] the

villages thereof,

NE-11:28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages

thereof,

NE-11:29 And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,

NE-11:30 Zanoah, Adullam, and [in] their villages, at Lachish,

and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and [in] the villages thereof.

And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.

NE-11:31 The children also of Benjamin from Geba [dwelt] at

Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and [in] their villages,

NE-11:32 [And] at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,

NE-11:33 Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,

NE-11:34 Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,

NE-11:35 Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.

NE-11:36 And of the Levites [were] divisions [in] Judah, [and]

in Benjamin.

NE-12:1 Now these [are] the priests and the Levites that went

up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah,

Jeremiah, Ezra,

NE-12:2 Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,

NE-12:3 Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,

NE-12:4 Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,

NE-12:5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,

NE-12:6 Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,

NE-12:7 Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These [were] the chief

of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.

NE-12:8 Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel,

Sherebiah, Judah, [and] Mattaniah, [which was] over the

thanksgiving, he and his brethren.

NE-12:9 Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, [were] over

against them in the watches.

NE-12:10 And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib,

and Eliashib begat Joiada,

NE-12:11 And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.

NE-12:12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of

the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;

NE-12:13 Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;

NE-12:14 Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;

NE-12:15 Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;

NE-12:16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;

NE-12:17 Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai;

NE-12:18 Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;

NE-12:19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;

NE-12:20 Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;

NE-12:21 Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.

NE-12:22 The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and

Johanan, and Jaddua, [were] recorded chief of the fathers: also

the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.

NE-12:23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, [were]

written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of

Johanan the son of Eliashib.

NE-12:24 And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah,

and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against

them, to praise [and] to give thanks, according to the

commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.

NE-12:25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon,

Akkub, [were] porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the

gates.

NE-12:26 These [were] in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua,

the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor,

and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.

NE-12:27 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they

sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to

Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with

thanksgivings, and with singing, [with] cymbals, psalteries, and

with harps.

NE-12:28 And the sons of the singers gathered themselves

together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem,

and from the villages of Netophathi;

NE-12:29 Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields

of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages

round about Jerusalem.

NE-12:30 And the priests and the Levites purified themselves,

and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.

NE-12:31 Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall,

and appointed two great [companies of them that gave] thanks,

[whereof one] went on the right hand upon the wall toward the

dung gate:

NE-12:32 And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes

of Judah,

NE-12:33 And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,

NE-12:34 Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,

NE-12:35 And [certain] of the priests' sons with trumpets;

[namely], Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah,

the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur,

the son of Asaph:

NE-12:36 And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai,

Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical

instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before

them.

NE-12:37 And at the fountain gate, which was over against them,

they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up

of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate

eastward.

NE-12:38 And the other [company of them that gave] thanks went

over against [them], and I after them, and the half of the

people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even

unto the broad wall;

NE-12:39 And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old

gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and

the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood

still in the prison gate.

NE-12:40 So stood the two [companies of them that gave] thanks

in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:

NE-12:41 And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah,

Elioenai, Zechariah, [and] Hananiah, with trumpets;

NE-12:42 And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and

Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers

sang loud, with Jezrahiah [their] overseer.

NE-12:43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and

rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the

wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of

Jerusalem was heard even afar off.

NE-12:44 And at that time were some appointed over the chambers

for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and

for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the

cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for

Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.

NE-12:45 And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of

their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the

commandment of David, [and] of Solomon his son.

NE-12:46 For in the days of David and Asaph of old [there were]

chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto

God.

NE-12:47 And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the

days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the

porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified [holy

things] unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified [them] unto

the children of Aaron.

NE-13:1 On that day they read in the book of Moses in the

audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the

Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation

of God for ever;

NE-13:2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread

and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should

curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.

NE-13:3 Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that

they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.

NE-13:4 And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the

oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, [was] allied

unto Tobiah:

NE-13:5 And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where

aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and

the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the

oil, which was commanded [to be given] to the Levites, and the

singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.

NE-13:6 But in all this [time] was not I at Jerusalem: for in

the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I

unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the

king:

NE-13:7 And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil

that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the

courts of the house of God.

NE-13:8 And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the

household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber.

NE-13:9 Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and

thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with

the meat offering and the frankincense.

NE-13:10 And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had

not been given [them]: for the Levites and the singers, that did

the work, were fled every one to his field.

NE-13:11 Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the

house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set

them in their place.

NE-13:12 Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the

new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.

NE-13:13 And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah

the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah:

and next to them [was] Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of

Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office

[was] to distribute unto their brethren.

NE-13:14 Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not

out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and

for the offices thereof.

NE-13:15 In those days saw I in Judah [some] treading wine

presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading

asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all [manner of]

burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day:

and I testified [against them] in the day wherein they sold

victuals.

NE-13:16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought

fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the

children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.

NE-13:17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said

unto them, What evil thing [is] this that ye do, and profane the

sabbath day?

NE-13:18 Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring

all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more

wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.

NE-13:19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem

began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates

should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till

after the sabbath: and [some] of my servants set I at the gates,

[that] there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

NE-13:20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware

lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.

NE-13:21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why

lodge ye about the wall? if ye do [so] again, I will lay hands

on you. From that time forth came they no [more] on the sabbath.

NE-13:22 And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse

themselves, and [that] they should come [and] keep the gates, to

sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, [concerning]

this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.

NE-13:23 In those days also saw I Jews [that] had married wives

of Ashdod, of Ammon, [and] of Moab:

NE-13:24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod,

and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the

language of each people.

NE-13:25 And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote

certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear

by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their

sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.

NE-13:26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things?

yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was

beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel:

nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

NE-13:27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great

evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?

NE-13:28 And [one] of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib

the high priest, [was] son in law to Sanballat the Horonite:

therefore I chased him from me.

NE-13:29 Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the

priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the

Levites.

NE-13:30 Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed

the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his

business;

NE-13:31 And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for

the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good. king james

study

NU-1:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai,

in the tabernacle of the congregation, on the first [day] of

the second month, in the second year after they were come out of

the land of Egypt, saying,

NU-1:2 Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children

of Israel, after their families, by the house of their fathers,

with the number of [their] names, every male by their polls;

NU-1:3 From twenty years old and upward, all that are able to

go forth to war in Israel: thou and Aaron shall number them by

their armies.

NU-1:4 And with you there shall be a man of every tribe; every

one head of the house of his fathers.

NU-1:5 And these [are] the names of the men that shall stand

with you: of [the tribe of] Reuben; Elizur the son of Shedeur.

NU-1:6 Of Simeon; Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

NU-1:7 Of Judah; Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

NU-1:8 Of Issachar; Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

NU-1:9 Of Zebulun; Eliab the son of Helon.

NU-1:10 Of the children of Joseph: of Ephraim; Elishama the son

of Ammihud: of Manasseh; Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

NU-1:11 Of Benjamin; Abidan the son of Gideoni.

NU-1:12 Of Dan; Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

NU-1:13 Of Asher; Pagiel the son of Ocran.

NU-1:14 Of Gad; Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

NU-1:15 Of Naphtali; Ahira the son of Enan.

NU-1:16 These [were] the renowned of the congregation, princes

of the tribes of their fathers, heads of thousands in Israel.

NU-1:17 And Moses and Aaron took these men which are expressed

by [their] names:

NU-1:18 And they assembled all the congregation together on the

first [day] of the second month, and they declared their

pedigrees after their families, by the house of their fathers,

according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and

upward, by their polls.

NU-1:19 As the LORD commanded Moses, so he numbered them in the

wilderness of Sinai.

NU-1:20 And the children of Reuben, Israel's eldest son, by

their generations, after their families, by the house of their

fathers, according to the number of the names, by their polls,

every male from twenty years old and upward, all that were able

to go forth to war;

NU-1:21 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Reuben, [were] forty and six thousand and five hundred.

NU-1:22 Of the children of Simeon, by their generations, after

their families, by the house of their fathers, those that were

numbered of them, according to the number of the names, by their

polls, every male from twenty years old and upward, all that

were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:23 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Simeon, [were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

NU-1:24 Of the children of Gad, by their generations, after

their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the

number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that

were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:25 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Gad, [were] forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.

NU-1:26 Of the children of Judah, by their generations, after

their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the

number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that

were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:27 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Judah, [were] threescore and fourteen thousand and six

hundred.

NU-1:28 Of the children of Issachar, by their generations,

after their families, by the house of their fathers, according

to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,

all that were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:29 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Issachar, [were] fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

NU-1:30 Of the children of Zebulun, by their generations, after

their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the

number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that

were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:31 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Zebulun, [were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

NU-1:32 Of the children of Joseph, [namely], of the children of

Ephraim, by their generations, after their families, by the

house of their fathers, according to the number of the names,

from twenty years old and upward, all that were able to go forth

to war;

NU-1:33 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Ephraim, [were] forty thousand and five hundred.

NU-1:34 Of the children of Manasseh, by their generations,

after their families, by the house of their fathers, according

to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,

all that were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:35 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Manasseh, [were] thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

NU-1:36 Of the children of Benjamin, by their generations,

after their families, by the house of their fathers, according

to the number of the names, from twenty years old and upward,

all that were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:37 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Benjamin, [were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

NU-1:38 Of the children of Dan, by their generations, after

their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the

number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that

were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:39 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Dan, [were] threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

NU-1:40 Of the children of Asher, by their generations, after

their families, by the house of their fathers, according to the

number of the names, from twenty years old and upward, all that

were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:41 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Asher, [were] forty and one thousand and five hundred.

NU-1:42 Of the children of Naphtali, throughout their

generations, after their families, by the house of their fathers,

according to the number of the names, from twenty years old and

upward, all that were able to go forth to war;

NU-1:43 Those that were numbered of them, [even] of the tribe

of Naphtali, [were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

NU-1:44 These [are] those that were numbered, which Moses and

Aaron numbered, and the princes of Israel, [being] twelve men:

each one was for the house of his fathers.

NU-1:45 So were all those that were numbered of the children of

Israel, by the house of their fathers, from twenty years old and

upward, all that were able to go forth to war in Israel;

NU-1:46 Even all they that were numbered were six hundred

thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

NU-1:47 But the Levites after the tribe of their fathers were

not numbered among them.

NU-1:48 For the LORD had spoken unto Moses, saying,

NU-1:49 Only thou shalt not number the tribe of Levi, neither

take the sum of them among the children of Israel:

NU-1:50 But thou shalt appoint the Levites over the tabernacle

of testimony, and over all the vessels thereof, and over all

things that [belong] to it: they shall bear the tabernacle, and

all the vessels thereof; and they shall minister unto it, and

shall encamp round about the tabernacle.

NU-1:51 And when the tabernacle setteth forward, the Levites

shall take it down: and when the tabernacle is to be pitched,

the Levites shall set it up: and the stranger that cometh nigh

shall be put to death.

NU-1:52 And the children of Israel shall pitch their tents,

every man by his own camp, and every man by his own standard,

throughout their hosts.

NU-1:53 But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle

of testimony, that there be no wrath upon the congregation of

the children of Israel: and the Levites shall keep the charge of

the tabernacle of testimony.

NU-1:54 And the children of Israel did according to all that

the LORD commanded Moses, so did they.

NU-2:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

NU-2:2 Every man of the children of Israel shall pitch by his

own standard, with the ensign of their father's house: far off

about the tabernacle of the congregation shall they pitch.

NU-2:3 And on the east side toward the rising of the sun shall

they of the standard of the camp of Judah pitch throughout their

armies: and Nahshon the son of Amminadab [shall be] captain of

the children of Judah.

NU-2:4 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,

[were] threescore and fourteen thousand and six hundred.

NU-2:5 And those that do pitch next unto him [shall be] the

tribe of Issachar: and Nethaneel the son of Zuar [shall be]

captain of the children of Issachar.

NU-2:6 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,

[were] fifty and four thousand and four hundred.

NU-2:7 [Then] the tribe of Zebulun: and Eliab the son of Helon

[shall be] captain of the children of Zebulun.

NU-2:8 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,

[were] fifty and seven thousand and four hundred.

NU-2:9 All that were numbered in the camp of Judah [were] an

hundred thousand and fourscore thousand and six thousand and

four hundred, throughout their armies. These shall first set

forth.

NU-2:10 On the south side [shall be] the standard of the camp

of Reuben according to their armies: and the captain of the

children of Reuben [shall be] Elizur the son of Shedeur.

NU-2:11 And his host, and those that were numbered thereof,

[were] forty and six thousand and five hundred.

NU-2:12 And those which pitch by him [shall be] the tribe of

Simeon: and the captain of the children of Simeon [shall be]

Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

NU-2:13 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,

[were] fifty and nine thousand and three hundred.

NU-2:14 Then the tribe of Gad: and the captain of the sons of

Gad [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Reuel.

NU-2:15 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,

[were] forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.

NU-2:16 All that were numbered in the camp of Reuben [were] an

hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and

fifty, throughout their armies. And they shall set forth in the

second rank.

NU-2:17 Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set

forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp:

as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his

place by their standards.

NU-2:18 On the west side [shall be] the standard of the camp of

Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons

of Ephraim [shall be] Elishama the son of Ammihud.

NU-2:19 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,

[were] forty thousand and five hundred.

NU-2:20 And by him [shall be] the tribe of Manasseh: and the

captain of the children of Manasseh [shall be] Gamaliel the son

of Pedahzur.

NU-2:21 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,

[were] thirty and two thousand and two hundred.

NU-2:22 Then the tribe of Benjamin: and the captain of the sons

of Benjamin [shall be] Abidan the son of Gideoni.

NU-2:23 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,

[were] thirty and five thousand and four hundred.

NU-2:24 All that were numbered of the camp of Ephraim [were] an

hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout

their armies. And they shall go forward in the third rank.

NU-2:25 The standard of the camp of Dan [shall be] on the north

side by their armies: and the captain of the children of Dan

[shall be] Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

NU-2:26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,

[were] threescore and two thousand and seven hundred.

NU-2:27 And those that encamp by him [shall be] the tribe of

Asher: and the captain of the children of Asher [shall be]

Pagiel the son of Ocran.

NU-2:28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,

[were] forty and one thousand and five hundred.

NU-2:29 Then the tribe of Naphtali: and the captain of the

children of Naphtali [shall be] Ahira the son of Enan.

NU-2:30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them,

[were] fifty and three thousand and four hundred.

NU-2:31 All they that were numbered in the camp of Dan [were]

an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred.

They shall go hindmost with their standards.

NU-2:32 These [are] those which were numbered of the children

of Israel by the house of their fathers: all those that were

numbered of the camps throughout their hosts [were] six hundred

thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty.

NU-2:33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of

Israel; as the LORD commanded Moses.

NU-2:34 And the children of Israel did according to all that

the LORD commanded Moses: so they pitched by their standards,

and so they set forward, every one after their families,

according to the house of their fathers.

NU-3:1 These also [are] the generations of Aaron and Moses in

the day [that] the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai.

NU-3:2 And these [are] the names of the sons of Aaron; Nadab

the firstborn, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

NU-3:3 These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests

which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the

priest's office.

NU-3:4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD, when they

offered strange fire before the LORD, in the wilderness of Sinai,

and they had no children: and Eleazar and Ithamar ministered in

the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father.

NU-3:5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-3:6 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before

Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.

NU-3:7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the

whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation, to

do the service of the tabernacle.

NU-3:8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the

tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the children

of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle.

NU-3:9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his

sons: they [are] wholly given unto him out of the children of

Israel.

NU-3:10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they

shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that

cometh nigh shall be put to death.

NU-3:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-3:12 And I, behold, I have taken the Levites from among the

children of Israel instead of all the firstborn that openeth the

matrix among the children of Israel: therefore the Levites shall

be mine;

NU-3:13 Because all the firstborn [are] mine; [for] on the day

that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed

unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine

shall they be: I [am] the LORD.

NU-3:14 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of

Sinai, saying,

NU-3:15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their

fathers, by their families: every male from a month old and

upward shalt thou number them.

NU-3:16 And Moses numbered them according to the word of the

LORD, as he was commanded.

NU-3:17 And these were the sons of Levi by their names; Gershon,

and Kohath, and Merari.

NU-3:18 And these [are] the names of the sons of Gershon by

their families; Libni, and Shimei.

NU-3:19 And the sons of Kohath by their families; Amram, and

Izehar, Hebron, and Uzziel.

NU-3:20 And the sons of Merari by their families; Mahli, and

Mushi. These [are] the families of the Levites according to the

house of their fathers.

NU-3:21 Of Gershon [was] the family of the Libnites, and the

family of the Shimites: these [are] the families of the

Gershonites.

NU-3:22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the

number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [even]

those that were numbered of them [were] seven thousand and five

hundred.

NU-3:23 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the

tabernacle westward.

NU-3:24 And the chief of the house of the father of the

Gershonites [shall be] Eliasaph the son of Lael.

NU-3:25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle

of the congregation [shall be] the tabernacle, and the tent, the

covering thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle

of the congregation.

NU-3:26 And the hangings of the court, and the curtain for the

door of the court, which [is] by the tabernacle, and by the

altar round about, and the cords of it for all the service

thereof.

NU-3:27 And of Kohath [was] the family of the Amramites, and

the family of the Izeharites, and the family of the Hebronites,

and the family of the Uzzielites: these [are] the families of

the Kohathites.

NU-3:28 In the number of all the males, from a month old and

upward, [were] eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the

charge of the sanctuary.

NU-3:29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the

side of the tabernacle southward.

NU-3:30 And the chief of the house of the father of the

families of the Kohathites [shall be] Elizaphan the son of

Uzziel.

NU-3:31 And their charge [shall be] the ark, and the table, and

the candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the

sanctuary wherewith they minister, and the hanging, and all the

service thereof.

NU-3:32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest [shall be]

chief over the chief of the Levites, [and have] the oversight of

them that keep the charge of the sanctuary.

NU-3:33 Of Merari [was] the family of the Mahlites, and the

family of the Mushites: these [are] the families of Merari.

NU-3:34 And those that were numbered of them, according to the

number of all the males, from a month old and upward, [were] six

thousand and two hundred.

NU-3:35 And the chief of the house of the father of the

families of Merari [was] Zuriel the son of Abihail: [these]

shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle northward.

NU-3:36 And [under] the custody and charge of the sons of

Merari [shall be] the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars

thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof, and

all the vessels thereof, and all that serveth thereto,

NU-3:37 And the pillars of the court round about, and their

sockets, and their pins, and their cords.

NU-3:38 But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the

east, [even] before the tabernacle of the congregation eastward,

[shall be] Moses, and Aaron and his sons, keeping the charge of

the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel; and the

stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

NU-3:39 All that were numbered of the Levites, which Moses and

Aaron numbered at the commandment of the LORD, throughout their

families, all the males from a month old and upward, [were]

twenty and two thousand.

NU-3:40 And the LORD said unto Moses, Number all the firstborn

of the males of the children of Israel from a month old and

upward, and take the number of their names.

NU-3:41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I [am] the

LORD) instead of all the firstborn among the children of Israel;

and the cattle of the Levites instead of all the firstlings

among the cattle of the children of Israel.

NU-3:42 And Moses numbered, as the LORD commanded him, all the

firstborn among the children of Israel.

NU-3:43 And all the firstborn males by the number of names,

from a month old and upward, of those that were numbered of them,

were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and

thirteen.

NU-3:44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-3:45 Take the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the

children of Israel, and the cattle of the Levites instead of

their cattle; and the Levites shall be mine: I [am] the LORD.

NU-3:46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two

hundred and threescore and thirteen of the firstborn of the

children of Israel, which are more than the Levites;

NU-3:47 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll,

after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take [them]: (the

shekel [is] twenty gerahs:)

NU-3:48 And thou shalt give the money, wherewith the odd number

of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons.

NU-3:49 And Moses took the redemption money of them that were

over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

NU-3:50 Of the firstborn of the children of Israel took he the

money; a thousand three hundred and threescore and five

[shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary:

NU-3:51 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed

unto Aaron and to his sons, according to the word of the LORD,

as the LORD commanded Moses.

NU-4:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

NU-4:2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons

of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fathers,

NU-4:3 From thirty years old and upward even until fifty years

old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the

tabernacle of the congregation.

NU-4:4 This [shall be] the service of the sons of Kohath in the

tabernacle of the congregation, [about] the most holy things:

NU-4:5 And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and

his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, and cover

the ark of testimony with it:

NU-4:6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins,

and shall spread over [it] a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put

in the staves thereof.

NU-4:7 And upon the table of showbread they shall spread a

cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and

the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread

shall be thereon:

NU-4:8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and

cover the same with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put

in the staves thereof.

NU-4:9 And they shall take a cloth of blue, and cover the

candlestick of the light, and his lamps, and his tongs, and his

snuffdishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, wherewith they

minister unto it:

NU-4:10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof

within a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put [it] upon a

bar.

NU-4:11 And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of

blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall

put to the staves thereof:

NU-4:12 And they shall take all the instruments of ministry,

wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put [them] in a

cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers' skins,

and shall put [them] on a bar:

NU-4:13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and

spread a purple cloth thereon:

NU-4:14 And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof,

wherewith they minister about it, [even] the censers, the

fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basins, all the vessels of

the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers'

skins, and put to the staves of it.

NU-4:15 And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of

covering the sanctuary, as the camp is to set forward; after

that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear [it]: but they shall

not touch [any] holy thing, lest they die. These [things are]

the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the

congregation.

NU-4:16 And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the

priest [pertaineth] the oil for the light, and the sweet incense,

and the daily meat offering, and the anointing oil, [and] the

oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein [is],

in the sanctuary, and in the vessels thereof.

NU-4:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

NU-4:18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the families of the

Kohathites from among the Levites:

NU-4:19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die,

when they approach unto the most holy things: Aaron and his sons

shall go in, and appoint them every one to his service and to

his burden:

NU-4:20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things

are covered, lest they die.

NU-4:21 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-4:22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout

the houses of their fathers, by their families;

NU-4:23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old

shalt thou number them; all that enter in to perform the service,

to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.

NU-4:24 This [is] the service of the families of the

Gershonites, to serve, and for burdens:

NU-4:25 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and

the tabernacle of the congregation, his covering, and the

covering of the badgers' skins that [is] above upon it, and the

hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

NU-4:26 And the hangings of the court, and the hanging for the

door of the gate of the court, which [is] by the tabernacle and

by the altar round about, and their cords, and all the

instruments of their service, and all that is made for them: so

shall they serve.

NU-4:27 At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all

the service of the sons of the Gershonites, in all their burdens,

and in all their service: and ye shall appoint unto them in

charge all their burdens.

NU-4:28 This [is] the service of the families of the sons of

Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation: and their charge

[shall be] under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest.

NU-4:29 As for the sons of Merari, thou shalt number them after

their families, by the house of their fathers;

NU-4:30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years

old shalt thou number them, every one that entereth into the

service, to do the work of the tabernacle of the congregation.

NU-4:31 And this [is] the charge of their burden, according to

all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the

boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars

thereof, and sockets thereof,

NU-4:32 And the pillars of the court round about, and their

sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their

instruments, and with all their service: and by name ye shall

reckon the instruments of the charge of their burden.

NU-4:33 This [is] the service of the families of the sons of

Merari, according to all their service, in the tabernacle of the

congregation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the

priest.

NU-4:34 And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation

numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and

after the house of their fathers,

NU-4:35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years

old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in

the tabernacle of the congregation:

NU-4:36 And those that were numbered of them by their families

were two thousand seven hundred and fifty.

NU-4:37 These [were] they that were numbered of the families of

the Kohathites, all that might do service in the tabernacle of

the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to

the commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

NU-4:38 And those that were numbered of the sons of Gershon,

throughout their families, and by the house of their fathers,

NU-4:39 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years

old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in

the tabernacle of the congregation,

NU-4:40 Even those that were numbered of them, throughout their

families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand and

six hundred and thirty.

NU-4:41 These [are] they that were numbered of the families of

the sons of Gershon, of all that might do service in the

tabernacle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number

according to the commandment of the LORD.

NU-4:42 And those that were numbered of the families of the

sons of Merari, throughout their families, by the house of their

fathers,

NU-4:43 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years

old, every one that entereth into the service, for the work in

the tabernacle of the congregation,

NU-4:44 Even those that were numbered of them after their

families, were three thousand and two hundred.

NU-4:45 These [be] those that were numbered of the families of

the sons of Merari, whom Moses and Aaron numbered according to

the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

NU-4:46 All those that were numbered of the Levites, whom Moses

and Aaron and the chief of Israel numbered, after their families,

and after the house of their fathers,

NU-4:47 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years

old, every one that came to do the service of the ministry, and

the service of the burden in the tabernacle of the congregation,

NU-4:48 Even those that were numbered of them, were eight

thousand and five hundred and fourscore.

NU-4:49 According to the commandment of the LORD they were

numbered by the hand of Moses, every one according to his

service, and according to his burden: thus were they numbered of

him, as the LORD commanded Moses.

NU-5:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-5:2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the

camp every leper, and every one that hath an issue, and

whosoever is defiled by the dead:

NU-5:3 Both male and female shall ye put out, without the camp

shall ye put them; that they defile not their camps, in the

midst whereof I dwell.

NU-5:4 And the children of Israel did so, and put them out

without the camp: as the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the

children of Israel.

NU-5:5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-5:6 Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman

shall commit any sin that men commit, to do a trespass against

the LORD, and that person be guilty;

NU-5:7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done:

and he shall recompense his trespass with the principal thereof,

and add unto it the fifth [part] thereof, and give [it] unto

[him] against whom he hath trespassed.

NU-5:8 But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the

trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD,

[even] to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby

an atonement shall be made for him.

NU-5:9 And every offering of all the holy things of the

children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be

his.

NU-5:10 And every man's hallowed things shall be his:

whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.

NU-5:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-5:12 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

If any man's wife go aside, and commit a trespass against him,

NU-5:13 And a man lie with her carnally, and it be hid from the

eyes of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled, and

[there be] no witness against her, neither she be taken [with

the manner];

NU-5:14 And the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be

jealous of his wife, and she be defiled: or if the spirit of

jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she

be not defiled:

NU-5:15 Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and

he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth [part] of an

ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put

frankincense thereon; for it [is] an offering of jealousy, an

offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.

NU-5:16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before

the LORD:

NU-5:17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen

vessel; and of the dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle

the priest shall take, and put [it] into the water:

NU-5:18 And the priest shall set the woman before the LORD, and

uncover the woman's head, and put the offering of memorial in

her hands, which [is] the jealousy offering: and the priest

shall have in his hand the bitter water that causeth the curse:

NU-5:19 And the priest shall charge her by an oath, and say

unto the woman, If no man have lain with thee, and if thou hast

not gone aside to uncleanness [with another] instead of thy

husband, be thou free from this bitter water that causeth the

curse:

NU-5:20 But if thou hast gone aside [to another] instead of thy

husband, and if thou be defiled, and some man have lain with

thee beside thine husband:

NU-5:21 Then the priest shall charge the woman with an oath of

cursing, and the priest shall say unto the woman, The LORD make

thee a curse and an oath among thy people, when the LORD doth

make thy thigh to rot, and thy belly to swell;

NU-5:22 And this water that causeth the curse shall go into thy

bowels, to make [thy] belly to swell, and [thy] thigh to rot:

And the woman shall say, Amen, amen.

NU-5:23 And the priest shall write these curses in a book, and

he shall blot [them] out with the bitter water:

NU-5:24 And he shall cause the woman to drink the bitter water

that causeth the curse: and the water that causeth the curse

shall enter into her, [and become] bitter.

NU-5:25 Then the priest shall take the jealousy offering out of

the woman's hand, and shall wave the offering before the LORD,

and offer it upon the altar:

NU-5:26 And the priest shall take an handful of the offering,

[even] the memorial thereof, and burn [it] upon the altar, and

afterward shall cause the woman to drink the water.

NU-5:27 And when he hath made her to drink the water, then it

shall come to pass, [that], if she be defiled, and have done

trespass against her husband, that the water that causeth the

curse shall enter into her, [and become] bitter, and her belly

shall swell, and her thigh shall rot: and the woman shall be a

curse among her people.

NU-5:28 And if the woman be not defiled, but be clean; then she

shall be free, and shall conceive seed.

NU-5:29 This [is] the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth

aside [to another] instead of her husband, and is defiled;

NU-5:30 Or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he

be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman before the

LORD, and the priest shall execute upon her all this law.

NU-5:31 Then shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this

woman shall bear her iniquity.

NU-6:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-6:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

When either man or woman shall separate [themselves] to vow a

vow of a Nazarite, to separate [themselves] unto the LORD:

NU-6:3 He shall separate [himself] from wine and strong drink,

and shall drink no vinegar of wine, or vinegar of strong drink,

neither shall he drink any liquor of grapes, nor eat moist

grapes, or dried.

NU-6:4 All the days of his separation shall he eat nothing that

is made of the vine tree, from the kernels even to the husk.

NU-6:5 All the days of the vow of his separation there shall no

razor come upon his head: until the days be fulfilled, in the

which he separateth [himself] unto the LORD, he shall be holy,

[and] shall let the locks of the hair of his head grow.

NU-6:6 All the days that he separateth [himself] unto the LORD

he shall come at no dead body.

NU-6:7 He shall not make himself unclean for his father, or for

his mother, for his brother, or for his sister, when they die:

because the consecration of his God [is] upon his head.

NU-6:8 All the days of his separation he [is] holy unto the

LORD.

NU-6:9 And if any man die very suddenly by him, and he hath

defiled the head of his consecration; then he shall shave his

head in the day of his cleansing, on the seventh day shall he

shave it.

NU-6:10 And on the eighth day he shall bring two turtles, or

two young pigeons, to the priest, to the door of the tabernacle

of the congregation:

NU-6:11 And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering,

and the other for a burnt offering, and make an atonement for

him, for that he sinned by the dead, and shall hallow his head

that same day.

NU-6:12 And he shall consecrate unto the LORD the days of his

separation, and shall bring a lamb of the first year for a

trespass offering: but the days that were before shall be lost,

because his separation was defiled.

NU-6:13 And this [is] the law of the Nazarite, when the days of

his separation are fulfilled: he shall be brought unto the door

of the tabernacle of the congregation:

NU-6:14 And he shall offer his offering unto the LORD, one he

lamb of the first year without blemish for a burnt offering, and

one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish for a sin

offering, and one ram without blemish for peace offerings,

NU-6:15 And a basket of unleavened bread, cakes of fine flour

mingled with oil, and wafers of unleavened bread anointed with

oil, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings.

NU-6:16 And the priest shall bring [them] before the LORD, and

shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:

NU-6:17 And he shall offer the ram [for] a sacrifice of peace

offerings unto the LORD, with the basket of unleavened bread:

the priest shall offer also his meat offering, and his drink

offering.

NU-6:18 And the Nazarite shall shave the head of his separation

[at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall

take the hair of the head of his separation, and put [it] in the

fire which [is] under the sacrifice of the peace offerings.

NU-6:19 And the priest shall take the sodden shoulder of the

ram, and one unleavened cake out of the basket, and one

unleavened wafer, and shall put [them] upon the hands of the

Nazarite, after [the hair of] his separation is shaven:

NU-6:20 And the priest shall wave them [for] a wave offering

before the LORD: this [is] holy for the priest, with the wave

breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink

wine.

NU-6:21 This [is] the law of the Nazarite who hath vowed, [and

of] his offering unto the LORD for his separation, beside [that]

that his hand shall get: according to the vow which he vowed, so

he must do after the law of his separation.

NU-6:22 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-6:23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this

wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them,

NU-6:24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:

NU-6:25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious

unto thee:

NU-6:26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give

thee peace.

NU-6:27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel;

and I will bless them.

NU-7:1 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set

up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and

all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels

thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;

NU-7:2 That the princes of Israel, heads of the house of their

fathers, who [were] the princes of the tribes, and were over

them that were numbered, offered:

NU-7:3 And they brought their offering before the LORD, six

covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes,

and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the

tabernacle.

NU-7:4 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-7:5 Take [it] of them, that they may be to do the service of

the tabernacle of the congregation; and thou shalt give them

unto the Levites, to every man according to his service.

NU-7:6 And Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them

unto the Levites.

NU-7:7 Two wagons and four oxen he gave unto the sons of

Gershon, according to their service:

NU-7:8 And four wagons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of

Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar

the son of Aaron the priest.

NU-7:9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none: because the

service of the sanctuary belonging unto them [was that] they

should bear upon their shoulders.

NU-7:10 And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in

the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their

offering before the altar.

NU-7:11 And the LORD said unto Moses, They shall offer their

offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the

altar.

NU-7:12 And he that offered his offering the first day was

Nahshon the son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah:

NU-7:13 And his offering [was] one silver charger, the weight

thereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl

of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of

them [were] full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat

offering:

NU-7:14 One spoon of ten [shekels] of gold, full of incense:

NU-7:15 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:16 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:17 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

NU-7:18 On the second day Nethaneel the son of Zuar, prince of

Issachar, did offer:

NU-7:19 He offered [for] his offering one silver charger, the

weight whereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver

bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both

of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:20 One spoon of gold of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:21 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:22 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:23 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

NU-7:24 On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the

children of Zebulun, [did offer]:

NU-7:25 His offering [was] one silver charger, the weight

whereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl

of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of

them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:26 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:27 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:28 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:29 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Eliab the son of Helon.

NU-7:30 On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of

the children of Reuben, [did offer]:

NU-7:31 His offering [was] one silver charger of the weight of

an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy

shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of

fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:32 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:33 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:34 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:35 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Elizur the son of Shedeur.

NU-7:36 On the fifth day Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai,

prince of the children of Simeon, [did offer]:

NU-7:37 His offering [was] one silver charger, the weight

whereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl

of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of

them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:38 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:39 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:40 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:41 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

NU-7:42 On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of

the children of Gad, [offered]:

NU-7:43 His offering [was] one silver charger of the weight of

an hundred and thirty [shekels], a silver bowl of seventy

shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of

fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:44 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:45 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:46 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:47 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

NU-7:48 On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, prince

of the children of Ephraim, [offered]:

NU-7:49 His offering [was] one silver charger, the weight

whereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl

of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of

them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:50 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:51 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:52 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:53 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Elishama the son of Ammihud.

NU-7:54 On the eighth day [offered] Gamaliel the son of

Pedahzur, prince of the children of Manasseh:

NU-7:55 His offering [was] one silver charger of the weight of

an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy

shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them full of

fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:56 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:57 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:58 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:59 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

NU-7:60 On the ninth day Abidan the son of Gideoni, prince of

the children of Benjamin, [offered]:

NU-7:61 His offering [was] one silver charger, the weight

whereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl

of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of

them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:62 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:63 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:64 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:65 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Abidan the son of Gideoni.

NU-7:66 On the tenth day Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince

of the children of Dan, [offered]:

NU-7:67 His offering [was] one silver charger, the weight

whereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl

of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of

them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:68 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:69 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:70 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:71 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai.

NU-7:72 On the eleventh day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of

the children of Asher, [offered]:

NU-7:73 His offering [was] one silver charger, the weight

whereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl

of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of

them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:74 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:75 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:76 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:77 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Pagiel the son of Ocran.

NU-7:78 On the twelfth day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the

children of Naphtali, [offered]:

NU-7:79 His offering [was] one silver charger, the weight

whereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl

of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of

them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

NU-7:80 One golden spoon of ten [shekels], full of incense:

NU-7:81 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year,

for a burnt offering:

NU-7:82 One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

NU-7:83 And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five

rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was]

the offering of Ahira the son of Enan.

NU-7:84 This [was] the dedication of the altar, in the day when

it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of

silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:

NU-7:85 Each charger of silver [weighing] an hundred and thirty

[shekels], each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels [weighed]

two thousand and four hundred [shekels], after the shekel of the

sanctuary:

NU-7:86 The golden spoons [were] twelve, full of incense,

[weighing] ten [shekels] apiece, after the shekel of the

sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons [was] an hundred and

twenty [shekels].

NU-7:87 All the oxen for the burnt offering [were] twelve

bullocks, the rams twelve, the lambs of the first year twelve,

with their meat offering: and the kids of the goats for sin

offering twelve.

NU-7:88 And all the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace

offerings [were] twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixty, the

he goats sixty, the lambs of the first year sixty. This [was]

the dedication of the altar, after that it was anointed.

NU-7:89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the

congregation to speak with him, then he heard the voice of one

speaking unto him from off the mercy seat that [was] upon the

ark of testimony, from between the two cherubims: and he spake

unto him.

NU-8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-8:2 Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him, When thou lightest

the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light over against the

candlestick.

NU-8:3 And Aaron did so; he lighted the lamps thereof over

against the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses.

NU-8:4 And this work of the candlestick [was of] beaten gold,

unto the shaft thereof, unto the flowers thereof, [was] beaten

work: according unto the pattern which the LORD had showed Moses,

so he made the candlestick.

NU-8:5 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-8:6 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and

cleanse them.

NU-8:7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them:

Sprinkle water of purifying upon them, and let them shave all

their flesh, and let them wash their clothes, and [so] make

themselves clean.

NU-8:8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat

offering, [even] fine flour mingled with oil, and another young

bullock shalt thou take for a sin offering.

NU-8:9 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the tabernacle

of the congregation: and thou shalt gather the whole assembly of

the children of Israel together:

NU-8:10 And thou shalt bring the Levites before the LORD: and

the children of Israel shall put their hands upon the Levites:

NU-8:11 And Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD [for]

an offering of the children of Israel, that they may execute the

service of the LORD.

NU-8:12 And the Levites shall lay their hands upon the heads of

the bullocks: and thou shalt offer the one [for] a sin offering,

and the other [for] a burnt offering, unto the LORD, to make an

atonement for the Levites.

NU-8:13 And thou shalt set the Levites before Aaron, and before

his sons, and offer them [for] an offering unto the LORD.

NU-8:14 Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the

children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.

NU-8:15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the

service of the tabernacle of the congregation: and thou shalt

cleanse them, and offer them [for] an offering.

NU-8:16 For they [are] wholly given unto me from among the

children of Israel; instead of such as open every womb, [even

instead of] the firstborn of all the children of Israel, have I

taken them unto me.

NU-8:17 For all the firstborn of the children of Israel [are]

mine, [both] man and beast: on the day that I smote every

firstborn in the land of Egypt I sanctified them for myself.

NU-8:18 And I have taken the Levites for all the firstborn of

the children of Israel.

NU-8:19 And I have given the Levites [as] a gift to Aaron and

to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service

of the children of Israel in the tabernacle of the congregation,

and to make an atonement for the children of Israel: that there

be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of

Israel come nigh unto the sanctuary.

NU-8:20 And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the

children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that

the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the

children of Israel unto them.

NU-8:21 And the Levites were purified, and they washed their

clothes; and Aaron offered them [as] an offering before the LORD;

and Aaron made an atonement for them to cleanse them.

NU-8:22 And after that went the Levites in to do their service

in the tabernacle of the congregation before Aaron, and before

his sons: as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites,

so did they unto them.

NU-8:23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-8:24 This [is it] that [belongeth] unto the Levites: from

twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait

upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:

NU-8:25 And from the age of fifty years they shall cease

waiting upon the service [thereof], and shall serve no more:

NU-8:26 But shall minister with their brethren in the

tabernacle of the congregation, to keep the charge, and shall do

no service. Thus shalt thou do unto the Levites touching their

charge.

NU-9:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai,

in the first month of the second year after they were come out

of the land of Egypt, saying,

NU-9:2 Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his

appointed season.

NU-9:3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall

keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of

it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep

it.

NU-9:4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, that they

should keep the passover.

NU-9:5 And they kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the

first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai: according to all

that the LORD commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel.

NU-9:6 And there were certain men, who were defiled by the dead

body of a man, that they could not keep the passover on that day:

and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day:

NU-9:7 And those men said unto him, We [are] defiled by the

dead body of a man: wherefore are we kept back, that we may not

offer an offering of the LORD in his appointed season among the

children of Israel?

NU-9:8 And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear

what the LORD will command concerning you.

NU-9:9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-9:10 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man

of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead

body, or [be] in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the

passover unto the LORD.

NU-9:11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they

shall keep it, [and] eat it with unleavened bread and bitter

[herbs].

NU-9:12 They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break

any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover

they shall keep it.

NU-9:13 But the man that [is] clean, and is not in a journey,

and forbeareth to keep the passover, even the same soul shall be

cut off from among his people: because he brought not the

offering of the LORD in his appointed season, that man shall

bear his sin.

NU-9:14 And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will

keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of

the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he

do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for

him that was born in the land.

NU-9:15 And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the

cloud covered the tabernacle, [namely], the tent of the

testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were

the appearance of fire, until the morning.

NU-9:16 So it was alway: the cloud covered it [by day], and the

appearance of fire by night.

NU-9:17 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle,

then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the

place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel

pitched their tents.

NU-9:18 At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel

journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as

long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their

tents.

NU-9:19 And when the cloud tarried long upon the tabernacle

many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the

LORD, and journeyed not.

NU-9:20 And [so] it was, when the cloud was a few days upon the

tabernacle; according to the commandment of the LORD they abode

in their tents, and according to the commandment of the LORD

they journeyed.

NU-9:21 And [so] it was, when the cloud abode from even unto

the morning, and [that] the cloud was taken up in the morning,

then they journeyed: whether [it was] by day or by night that

the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.

NU-9:22 Or [whether it were] two days, or a month, or a year,

that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon,

the children of Israel abode in their tents, and journeyed not:

but when it was taken up, they journeyed.

NU-9:23 At the commandment of the LORD they rested in the tents,

and at the commandment of the LORD they journeyed: they kept

the charge of the LORD, at the commandment of the LORD by the

hand of Moses.

NU-10:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-10:2 Make thee two trumpets of silver; of a whole piece

shalt thou make them: that thou mayest use them for the calling

of the assembly, and for the journeying of the camps.

NU-10:3 And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly

shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle

of the congregation.

NU-10:4 And if they blow [but] with one [trumpet], then the

princes, [which are] heads of the thousands of Israel, shall

gather themselves unto thee.

NU-10:5 When ye blow an alarm, then the camps that lie on the

east parts shall go forward.

NU-10:6 When ye blow an alarm the second time, then the camps

that lie on the south side shall take their journey: they shall

blow an alarm for their journeys.

NU-10:7 But when the congregation is to be gathered together,

ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.

NU-10:8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the

trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever

throughout your generations.

NU-10:9 And if ye go to war in your land against the enemy that

oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets;

and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God, and ye

shall be saved from your enemies.

NU-10:10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn

days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with

the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices

of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for a memorial

before your God: I [am] the LORD your God.

NU-10:11 And it came to pass on the twentieth [day] of the

second month, in the second year, that the cloud was taken up

from off the tabernacle of the testimony.

NU-10:12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of

the wilderness of Sinai; and the cloud rested in the wilderness

of Paran.

NU-10:13 And they first took their journey according to the

commandment of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

NU-10:14 In the first [place] went the standard of the camp of

the children of Judah according to their armies: and over his

host [was] Nahshon the son of Amminadab.

NU-10:15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of

Issachar [was] Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

NU-10:16 And over the host of the tribe of the children of

Zebulun [was] Eliab the son of Helon.

NU-10:17 And the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of

Gershon and the sons of Merari set forward, bearing the

tabernacle.

NU-10:18 And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward

according to their armies: and over his host [was] Elizur the

son of Shedeur.

NU-10:19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of

Simeon [was] Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

NU-10:20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad

[was] Eliasaph the son of Deuel.

NU-10:21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary:

and [the other] did set up the tabernacle against they came.

NU-10:22 And the standard of the camp of the children of

Ephraim set forward according to their armies: and over his host

[was] Elishama the son of Ammihud.

NU-10:23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of

Manasseh [was] Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur.

NU-10:24 And over the host of the tribe of the children of

Benjamin [was] Abidan the son of Gideoni.

NU-10:25 And the standard of the camp of the children of Dan

set forward, [which was] the rereward of all the camps

throughout their hosts: and over his host [was] Ahiezer the son

of Ammishaddai.

NU-10:26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of

Asher [was] Pagiel the son of Ocran.

NU-10:27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of

Naphtali [was] Ahira the son of Enan.

NU-10:28 Thus [were] the journeyings of the children of Israel

according to their armies, when they set forward.

NU-10:29 And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the

Midianite, Moses' father in law, We are journeying unto the

place of which the LORD said, I will give it you: come thou with

us, and we will do thee good: for the LORD hath spoken good

concerning Israel.

NU-10:30 And he said unto him, I will not go; but I will depart

to mine own land, and to my kindred.

NU-10:31 And he said, Leave us not, I pray thee; forasmuch as

thou knowest how we are to encamp in the wilderness, and thou

mayest be to us instead of eyes.

NU-10:32 And it shall be, if thou go with us, yea, it shall be,

that what goodness the LORD shall do unto us, the same will we

do unto thee.

NU-10:33 And they departed from the mount of the LORD three

days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went

before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting

place for them.

NU-10:34 And the cloud of the LORD [was] upon them by day, when

they went out of the camp.

NU-10:35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that

Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered;

and let them that hate thee flee before thee.

NU-10:36 And when it rested, he said, Return, O LORD, unto the

many thousands of Israel.

NU-11:1 And [when] the people complained, it displeased the

LORD: and the LORD heard [it]; and his anger was kindled; and

the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed [them that

were] in the uttermost parts of the camp.

NU-11:2 And the people cried unto Moses; and when Moses prayed

unto the LORD, the fire was quenched.

NU-11:3 And he called the name of the place Taberah: because

the fire of the LORD burnt among them.

NU-11:4 And the mixed multitude that [was] among them fell a

lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said,

Who shall give us flesh to eat?

NU-11:5 We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely;

the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions,

and the garlic:

NU-11:6 But now our soul [is] dried away: [there is] nothing at

all, beside this manna, [before] our eyes.

NU-11:7 And the manna [was] as coriander seed, and the colour

thereof as the colour of bdellium.

NU-11:8 [And] the people went about, and gathered [it], and

ground [it] in mills, or beat [it] in a mortar, and baked [it]

in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the

taste of fresh oil.

NU-11:9 And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the

manna fell upon it.

NU-11:10 Then Moses heard the people weep throughout their

families, every man in the door of his tent: and the anger of

the LORD was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased.

NU-11:11 And Moses said unto the LORD, Wherefore hast thou

afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found favour in

thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon

me?

NU-11:12 Have I conceived all this people? have I begotten them,

that thou shouldest say unto me, Carry them in thy bosom, as a

nursing father beareth the sucking child, unto the land which

thou swarest unto their fathers?

NU-11:13 Whence should I have flesh to give unto all this

people? for they weep unto me, saying, Give us flesh, that we

may eat.

NU-11:14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because

[it is] too heavy for me.

NU-11:15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee,

out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not

see my wretchedness.

NU-11:16 And the LORD said unto Moses, Gather unto me seventy

men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders

of the people, and officers over them; and bring them unto the

tabernacle of the congregation, that they may stand there with

thee.

NU-11:17 And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I

will take of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put [it]

upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with

thee, that thou bear [it] not thyself alone.

NU-11:18 And say thou unto the people, Sanctify yourselves

against to morrow, and ye shall eat flesh: for ye have wept in

the ears of the LORD, saying, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

for [it was] well with us in Egypt: therefore the LORD will give

you flesh, and ye shall eat.

NU-11:19 Ye shall not eat one day, nor two days, nor five days,

neither ten days, nor twenty days;

NU-11:20 [But] even a whole month, until it come out at your

nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you: because that ye have

despised the LORD which [is] among you, and have wept before him,

saying, Why came we forth out of Egypt?

NU-11:21 And Moses said, The people, among whom I [am], [are]

six hundred thousand footmen; and thou hast said, I will give

them flesh, that they may eat a whole month.

NU-11:22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for them, to

suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered

together for them, to suffice them?

NU-11:23 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is the LORD'S hand waxed

short? thou shalt see now whether my word shall come to pass

unto thee or not.

NU-11:24 And Moses went out, and told the people the words of

the LORD, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the

people, and set them round about the tabernacle.

NU-11:25 And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him,

and took of the spirit that [was] upon him, and gave [it] unto

the seventy elders: and it came to pass, [that], when the spirit

rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

NU-11:26 But there remained two [of the] men in the camp, the

name of the one [was] Eldad, and the name of the other Medad:

and the spirit rested upon them; and they [were] of them that

were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they

prophesied in the camp.

NU-11:27 And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said,

Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

NU-11:28 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, [one]

of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

NU-11:29 And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake?

would God that all the LORD'S people were prophets, [and] that

the LORD would put his spirit upon them!

NU-11:30 And Moses gat him into the camp, he and the elders of

Israel.

NU-11:31 And there went forth a wind from the LORD, and brought

quails from the sea, and let [them] fall by the camp, as it were

a day's journey on this side, and as it were a day's journey on

the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits

[high] upon the face of the earth.

NU-11:32 And the people stood up all that day, and all [that]

night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails: he

that gathered least gathered ten homers: and they spread [them]

all abroad for themselves round about the camp.

NU-11:33 And while the flesh [was] yet between their teeth, ere

it was chewed, the wrath of the LORD was kindled against the

people, and the LORD smote the people with a very great plague.

NU-11:34 And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah:

because there they buried the people that lusted.

NU-11:35 [And] the people journeyed from Kibrothhattaavah unto

Hazeroth; and abode at Hazeroth.

NU-12:1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the

Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an

Ethiopian woman.

NU-12:2 And they said, Hath the LORD indeed spoken only by

Moses? hath he not spoken also by us? And the LORD heard [it].

NU-12:3 (Now the man Moses [was] very meek, above all the men

which [were] upon the face of the earth.)

NU-12:4 And the LORD spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron,

and unto Miriam, Come out ye three unto the tabernacle of the

congregation. And they three came out.

NU-12:5 And the LORD came down in the pillar of the cloud, and

stood [in] the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and

Miriam: and they both came forth.

NU-12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet

among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a

vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.

NU-12:7 My servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all

mine house.

NU-12:8 With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently,

and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall

he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my

servant Moses?

NU-12:9 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against them; and

he departed.

NU-12:10 And the cloud departed from off the tabernacle; and,

behold, Miriam [became] leprous, [white] as snow: and Aaron

looked upon Miriam, and, behold, [she was] leprous.

NU-12:11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I beseech

thee, lay not the sin upon us, wherein we have done foolishly,

and wherein we have sinned.

NU-12:12 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half

consumed when he cometh out of his mother's womb.

NU-12:13 And Moses cried unto the LORD, saying, Heal her now, O

God, I beseech thee.

NU-12:14 And the LORD said unto Moses, If her father had but

spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her

be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be

received in [again].

NU-12:15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days: and

the people journeyed not till Miriam was brought in [again].

NU-12:16 And afterward the people removed from Hazeroth, and

pitched in the wilderness of Paran.

NU-13:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-13:2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan,

which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of

their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.

NU-13:3 And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from

the wilderness of Paran: all those men [were] heads of the

children of Israel.

NU-13:4 And these [were] their names: of the tribe of Reuben,

Shammua the son of Zaccur.

NU-13:5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.

NU-13:6 Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

NU-13:7 Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.

NU-13:8 Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.

NU-13:9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.

NU-13:10 Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.

NU-13:11 Of the tribe of Joseph, [namely], of the tribe of

Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.

NU-13:12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.

NU-13:13 Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.

NU-13:14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.

NU-13:15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.

NU-13:16 These [are] the names of the men which Moses sent to

spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.

NU-13:17 And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and

said unto them, Get you up this [way] southward, and go up into

the mountain:

NU-13:18 And see the land, what it [is]; and the people that

dwelleth therein, whether they [be] strong or weak, few or many;

NU-13:19 And what the land [is] that they dwell in, whether it

[be] good or bad; and what cities [they be] that they dwell in,

whether in tents, or in strong holds;

NU-13:20 And what the land [is], whether it [be] fat or lean,

whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage,

and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time [was] the time

of the firstripe grapes.

NU-13:21 So they went up, and searched the land from the

wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.

NU-13:22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron;

where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, [were].

(Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

NU-13:23 And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down

from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare

it between two upon a staff; and [they brought] of the

pomegranates, and of the figs.

NU-13:24 The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the

cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from

thence.

NU-13:25 And they returned from searching of the land after

forty days.

NU-13:26 And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to

all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the

wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them,

and unto all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the

land.

NU-13:27 And they told him, and said, We came unto the land

whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and

honey; and this [is] the fruit of it.

NU-13:28 Nevertheless the people [be] strong that dwell in the

land, and the cities [are] walled, [and] very great: and

moreover we saw the children of Anak there.

NU-13:29 The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the

Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the

mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast

of Jordan.

NU-13:30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said,

Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to

overcome it.

NU-13:31 But the men that went up with him said, We be not able

to go up against the people; for they [are] stronger than we.

NU-13:32 And they brought up an evil report of the land which

they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land,

through which we have gone to search it, [is] a land that eateth

up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it

[are] men of a great stature.

NU-13:33 And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which

come] of the giants: and we were in our own sight as

grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

NU-14:1 And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and

cried; and the people wept that night.

NU-14:2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses

and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them,

Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we

had died in this wilderness!

NU-14:3 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land,

to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be

a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

NU-14:4 And they said one to another, Let us make a captain,

and let us return into Egypt.

NU-14:5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the

assembly of the congregation of the children of Israel.

NU-14:6 And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of

Jephunneh, [which were] of them that searched the land, rent

their clothes:

NU-14:7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of

Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it,

[is] an exceeding good land.

NU-14:8 If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into

this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and

honey.

NU-14:9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the

people of the land; for they [are] bread for us: their defence

is departed from them, and the LORD [is] with us: fear them not.

NU-14:10 But all the congregation bade stone them with stones.

And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the

congregation before all the children of Israel.

NU-14:11 And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this

people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me,

for all the signs which I have showed among them?

NU-14:12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit

them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than

they.

NU-14:13 And Moses said unto the LORD, Then the Egyptians shall

hear [it], (for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from

among them;)

NU-14:14 And they will tell [it] to the inhabitants of this

land: [for] they have heard that thou LORD [art] among this

people, that thou LORD art seen face to face, and [that] thy

cloud standeth over them, and [that] thou goest before them, by

day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by

night.

NU-14:15 Now [if] thou shalt kill [all] this people as one man,

then the nations which have heard the fame of thee will speak,

saying,

NU-14:16 Because the LORD was not able to bring this people

into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain

them in the wilderness.

NU-14:17 And now, I beseech thee, let the power of my LORD be

great, according as thou hast spoken, saying,

NU-14:18 The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy,

forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing

[the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the

children unto the third and fourth [generation].

NU-14:19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people

according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast

forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.

NU-14:20 And the LORD said, I have pardoned according to thy

word:

NU-14:21 But [as] truly [as] I live, all the earth shall be

filled with the glory of the LORD.

NU-14:22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my

miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have

tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my

voice;

NU-14:23 Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto

their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it:

NU-14:24 But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit

with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the

land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.

NU-14:25 (Now the Amalekites and the Canaanites dwelt in the

valley.) To morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by

the way of the Red sea.

NU-14:26 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

NU-14:27 How long [shall I bear with] this evil congregation,

which murmur against me? I have heard the murmurings of the

children of Israel, which they murmur against me.

NU-14:28 Say unto them, [As truly as] I live, saith the LORD,

as ye have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you:

NU-14:29 Your carcases shall fall in this wilderness; and all

that were numbered of you, according to your whole number, from

twenty years old and upward, which have murmured against me,

NU-14:30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land,

[concerning] which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb

the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

NU-14:31 But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey,

them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have

despised.

NU-14:32 But [as for] you, your carcases, they shall fall in

this wilderness.

NU-14:33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty

years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcases be wasted in

the wilderness.

NU-14:34 After the number of the days in which ye searched the

land, [even] forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your

iniquities, [even] forty years, and ye shall know my breach of

promise.

NU-14:35 I the LORD have said, I will surely do it unto all

this evil congregation, that are gathered together against me:

in this wilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall

die.

NU-14:36 And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who

returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him,

by bringing up a slander upon the land,

NU-14:37 Even those men that did bring up the evil report upon

the land, died by the plague before the LORD.

NU-14:38 But Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of

Jephunneh, [which were] of the men that went to search the land,

lived [still].

NU-14:39 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of

Israel: and the people mourned greatly.

NU-14:40 And they rose up early in the morning, and gat them up

into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we [be here], and will

go up unto the place which the LORD hath promised: for we have

sinned.

NU-14:41 And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the

commandment of the LORD? but it shall not prosper.

NU-14:42 Go not up, for the LORD [is] not among you; that ye be

not smitten before your enemies.

NU-14:43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites [are] there

before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are

turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with

you.

NU-14:44 But they presumed to go up unto the hill top:

nevertheless the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and Moses,

departed not out of the camp.

NU-14:45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites

which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them,

[even] unto Hormah.

NU-15:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-15:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

When ye be come into the land of your habitations, which I give

unto you,

NU-15:3 And will make an offering by fire unto the LORD, a

burnt offering, or a sacrifice in performing a vow, or in a

freewill offering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet

savour unto the LORD, of the herd, or of the flock:

NU-15:4 Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD

bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the

fourth [part] of an hin of oil.

NU-15:5 And the fourth [part] of an hin of wine for a drink

offering shalt thou prepare with the burnt offering or sacrifice,

for one lamb.

NU-15:6 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare [for] a meat offering

two tenth deals of flour mingled with the third [part] of an hin

of oil.

NU-15:7 And for a drink offering thou shalt offer the third

[part] of an hin of wine, [for] a sweet savour unto the LORD.

NU-15:8 And when thou preparest a bullock [for] a burnt

offering, or [for] a sacrifice in performing a vow, or peace

offerings unto the LORD:

NU-15:9 Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of

three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil.

NU-15:10 And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin

of wine, [for] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto

the LORD.

NU-15:11 Thus shall it be done for one bullock, or for one ram,

or for a lamb, or a kid.

NU-15:12 According to the number that ye shall prepare, so

shall ye do to every one according to their number.

NU-15:13 All that are born of the country shall do these things

after this manner, in offering an offering made by fire, of a

sweet savour unto the LORD.

NU-15:14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever [be]

among you in your generations, and will offer an offering made

by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; as ye do, so he shall

do.

NU-15:15 One ordinance [shall be both] for you of the

congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourneth [with

you], an ordinance for ever in your generations: as ye [are], so

shall the stranger be before the LORD.

NU-15:16 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the

stranger that sojourneth with you.

NU-15:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-15:18 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

When ye come into the land whither I bring you,

NU-15:19 Then it shall be, that, when ye eat of the bread of

the land, ye shall offer up an heave offering unto the LORD.

NU-15:20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough

[for] an heave offering: as [ye do] the heave offering of the

threshingfloor, so shall ye heave it.

NU-15:21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the LORD

an heave offering in your generations.

NU-15:22 And if ye have erred, and not observed all these

commandments, which the LORD hath spoken unto Moses,

NU-15:23 [Even] all that the LORD hath commanded you by the

hand of Moses, from the day that the LORD commanded [Moses], and

henceforward among your generations;

NU-15:24 Then it shall be, if [ought] be committed by ignorance

without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the

congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering,

for a sweet savour unto the LORD, with his meat offering, and

his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the

goats for a sin offering.

NU-15:25 And the priest shall make an atonement for all the

congregation of the children of Israel, and it shall be forgiven

them; for it [is] ignorance: and they shall bring their offering,

a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD, and their sin offering

before the LORD, for their ignorance:

NU-15:26 And it shall be forgiven all the congregation of the

children of Israel, and the stranger that sojourneth among them;

seeing all the people [were] in ignorance.

NU-15:27 And if any soul sin through ignorance, then he shall

bring a she goat of the first year for a sin offering.

NU-15:28 And the priest shall make an atonement for the soul

that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the

LORD, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him.

NU-15:29 Ye shall have one law for him that sinneth through

ignorance, [both for] him that is born among the children of

Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.

NU-15:30 But the soul that doeth [ought] presumptuously,

[whether he be] born in the land, or a stranger, the same

reproacheth the LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from among

his people.

NU-15:31 Because he hath despised the word of the LORD, and

hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off;

his iniquity [shall be] upon him.

NU-15:32 And while the children of Israel were in the

wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the

sabbath day.

NU-15:33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him

unto Moses and Aaron, and unto all the congregation.

NU-15:34 And they put him in ward, because it was not declared

what should be done to him.

NU-15:35 And the LORD said unto Moses, The man shall be surely

put to death: all the congregation shall stone him with stones

without the camp.

NU-15:36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp,

and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the LORD commanded

Moses.

NU-15:37 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-15:38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that

they make them fringes in the borders of their garments

throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe

of the borders a ribband of blue:

NU-15:39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may

look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and

do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own

eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:

NU-15:40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and

be holy unto your God.

NU-15:41 I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you out of the

land of Egypt, to be your God: I [am] the LORD your God.

NU-16:1 Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son

of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the

son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took [men]:

NU-16:2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the

children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the

assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:

NU-16:3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and

against Aaron, and said unto them, [Ye take] too much upon you,

seeing all the congregation [are] holy, every one of them, and

the LORD [is] among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves

above the congregation of the LORD?

NU-16:4 And when Moses heard [it], he fell upon his face:

NU-16:5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company,

saying, Even to morrow the LORD will show who [are] his, and

[who is] holy; and will cause [him] to come near unto him: even

[him] whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

NU-16:6 This do; Take you censers, Korah, and all his company;

NU-16:7 And put fire therein, and put incense in them before

the LORD to morrow: and it shall be [that] the man whom the LORD

doth choose, he [shall be] holy: [ye take] too much upon you, ye

sons of Levi.

NU-16:8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I pray you, ye sons of

Levi:

NU-16:9 [Seemeth it but] a small thing unto you, that the God

of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to

bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of

the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto

them?

NU-16:10 And he hath brought thee near [to him], and all thy

brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood

also?

NU-16:11 For which cause [both] thou and all thy company [are]

gathered together against the LORD: and what [is] Aaron, that ye

murmur against him?

NU-16:12 And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of

Eliab: which said, We will not come up:

NU-16:13 [Is it] a small thing that thou hast brought us up out

of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the

wilderness, except thou make thyself altogether a prince over us?

NU-16:14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that

floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields

and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men? we will

not come up.

NU-16:15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the LORD,

Respect not thou their offering: I have not taken one ass from

them, neither have I hurt one of them.

NU-16:16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company

before the LORD, thou, and they, and Aaron, to morrow:

NU-16:17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them,

and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred

and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each [of you] his

censer.

NU-16:18 And they took every man his censer, and put fire in

them, and laid incense thereon, and stood in the door of the

tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron.

NU-16:19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them

unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the

glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation.

NU-16:20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

NU-16:21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that

I may consume them in a moment.

NU-16:22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the

God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt

thou be wroth with all the congregation?

NU-16:23 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-16:24 Speak unto the congregation, saying, Get you up from

about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.

NU-16:25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and

the elders of Israel followed him.

NU-16:26 And he spake unto the congregation, saying, Depart, I

pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing

of theirs, lest ye be consumed in all their sins.

NU-16:27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan,

and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and

stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their

sons, and their little children.

NU-16:28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the LORD

hath sent me to do all these works; for [I have] not [done them]

of mine own mind.

NU-16:29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if

they be visited after the visitation of all men; [then] the LORD

hath not sent me.

NU-16:30 But if the LORD make a new thing, and the earth open

her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that [appertain] unto

them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall

understand that these men have provoked the LORD.

NU-16:31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking

all these words, that the ground clave asunder that [was] under

them:

NU-16:32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up,

and their houses, and all the men that [appertained] unto Korah,

and all [their] goods.

NU-16:33 They, and all that [appertained] to them, went down

alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they

perished from among the congregation.

NU-16:34 And all Israel that [were] round about them fled at

the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up

[also].

NU-16:35 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed

the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

NU-16:36 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-16:37 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, that

he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the

fire yonder; for they are hallowed.

NU-16:38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls,

let them make them broad plates [for] a covering of the altar:

for they offered them before the LORD, therefore they are

hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel.

NU-16:39 And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers,

wherewith they that were burnt had offered; and they were made

broad [plates for] a covering of the altar:

NU-16:40 [To be] a memorial unto the children of Israel, that

no stranger, which [is] not of the seed of Aaron, come near to

offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as

his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

NU-16:41 But on the morrow all the congregation of the children

of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye

have killed the people of the LORD.

NU-16:42 And it came to pass, when the congregation was

gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked

toward the tabernacle of the congregation: and, behold, the

cloud covered it, and the glory of the LORD appeared.

NU-16:43 And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the

congregation.

NU-16:44 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-16:45 Get you up from among this congregation, that I may

consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces.

NU-16:46 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire

therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly

unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there

is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.

NU-16:47 And Aaron took as Moses commanded, and ran into the

midst of the congregation; and, behold, the plague was begun

among the people: and he put on incense, and made an atonement

for the people.

NU-16:48 And he stood between the dead and the living; and the

plague was stayed.

NU-16:49 Now they that died in the plague were fourteen

thousand and seven hundred, beside them that died about the

matter of Korah.

NU-16:50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the

tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.

NU-17:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-17:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every

one of them a rod according to the house of [their] fathers, of

all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve

rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod.

NU-17:3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi:

for one rod [shall be] for the head of the house of their

fathers.

NU-17:4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the

congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you.

NU-17:5 And it shall come to pass, [that] the man's rod, whom I

shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me

the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur

against you.

NU-17:6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every

one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one,

according to their fathers' houses, [even] twelve rods: and the

rod of Aaron [was] among their rods.

NU-17:7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the

tabernacle of witness.

NU-17:8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into

the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the

house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed

blossoms, and yielded almonds.

NU-17:9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the LORD

unto all the children of Israel: and they looked, and took every

man his rod.

NU-17:10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again

before the testimony, to be kept for a token against the rebels;

and thou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that

they die not.

NU-17:11 And Moses did [so]: as the LORD commanded him, so did

he.

NU-17:12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying,

Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish.

NU-17:13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of

the LORD shall die: shall we be consumed with dying?

NU-18:1 And the LORD said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy

father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the

sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the

iniquity of your priesthood.

NU-18:2 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe

of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined

unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with

thee [shall minister] before the tabernacle of witness.

NU-18:3 And they shall keep thy charge, and the charge of all

the tabernacle: only they shall not come nigh the vessels of the

sanctuary and the altar, that neither they, nor ye also, die.

NU-18:4 And they shall be joined unto thee, and keep the charge

of the tabernacle of the congregation, for all the service of

the tabernacle: and a stranger shall not come nigh unto you.

NU-18:5 And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the

charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the

children of Israel.

NU-18:6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites

from among the children of Israel: to you [they are] given [as]

a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the

congregation.

NU-18:7 Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your

priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the

veil; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office

[unto you as] a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh

nigh shall be put to death.

NU-18:8 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have

given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the

hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I

given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an

ordinance for ever.

NU-18:9 This shall be thine of the most holy things, [reserved]

from the fire: every oblation of theirs, every meat offering of

theirs, and every sin offering of theirs, and every trespass

offering of theirs, which they shall render unto me, [shall be]

most holy for thee and for thy sons.

NU-18:10 In the most holy [place] shalt thou eat it; every male

shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.

NU-18:11 And this [is] thine; the heave offering of their gift,

with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have

given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with

thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy

house shall eat of it.

NU-18:12 All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine,

and of the wheat, the firstfruits of them which they shall offer

unto the LORD, them have I given thee.

NU-18:13 [And] whatsoever is first ripe in the land, which they

shall bring unto the LORD, shall be thine; every one that is

clean in thine house shall eat [of] it.

NU-18:14 Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.

NU-18:15 Every thing that openeth the matrix in all flesh,

which they bring unto the LORD, [whether it be] of men or beasts,

shall be thine: nevertheless the firstborn of man shalt thou

surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt thou

redeem.

NU-18:16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old

shalt thou redeem, according to thine estimation, for the money

of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which [is]

twenty gerahs.

NU-18:17 But the firstling of a cow, or the firstling of a

sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they

[are] holy: thou shalt sprinkle their blood upon the altar, and

shalt burn their fat [for] an offering made by fire, for a sweet

savour unto the LORD.

NU-18:18 And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave

breast and as the right shoulder are thine.

NU-18:19 All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the

children of Israel offer unto the LORD, have I given thee, and

thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it

[is] a covenant of salt for ever before the LORD unto thee and

to thy seed with thee.

NU-18:20 And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no

inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part

among them: I [am] thy part and thine inheritance among the

children of Israel.

NU-18:21 And, behold, I have given the children of Levi all the

tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they

serve, [even] the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

NU-18:22 Neither must the children of Israel henceforth come

nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and

die.

NU-18:23 But the Levites shall do the service of the tabernacle

of the congregation, and they shall bear their iniquity: [it

shall be] a statute for ever throughout your generations, that

among the children of Israel they have no inheritance.

NU-18:24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they

offer [as] an heave offering unto the LORD, I have given to the

Levites to inherit: therefore I have said unto them, Among the

children of Israel they shall have no inheritance.

NU-18:25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-18:26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them, When

ye take of the children of Israel the tithes which I have given

you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an

heave offering of it for the LORD, [even] a tenth [part] of the

tithe.

NU-18:27 And [this] your heave offering shall be reckoned unto

you, as though [it were] the corn of the threshingfloor, and as

the fulness of the winepress.

NU-18:28 Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the

LORD of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of

Israel; and ye shall give thereof the LORD'S heave offering to

Aaron the priest.

NU-18:29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave

offering of the LORD, of all the best thereof, [even] the

hallowed part thereof out of it.

NU-18:30 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have

heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto

the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the

increase of the winepress.

NU-18:31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your

households: for it [is] your reward for your service in the

tabernacle of the congregation.

NU-18:32 And ye shall bear no sin by reason of it, when ye have

heaved from it the best of it: neither shall ye pollute the holy

things of the children of Israel, lest ye die.

NU-19:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying,

NU-19:2 This [is] the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath

commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they

bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein [is] no blemish,

[and] upon which never came yoke:

NU-19:3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he

may bring her forth without the camp, and [one] shall slay her

before his face:

NU-19:4 And Eleazar the priest shall take of her blood with his

finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle

of the congregation seven times:

NU-19:5 And [one] shall burn the heifer in his sight; her skin,

and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he burn:

NU-19:6 And the priest shall take cedar wood, and hyssop, and

scarlet, and cast [it] into the midst of the burning of the

heifer.

NU-19:7 Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall

bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the

camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.

NU-19:8 And he that burneth her shall wash his clothes in water,

and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the

even.

NU-19:9 And a man [that is] clean shall gather up the ashes of

the heifer, and lay [them] up without the camp in a clean place,

and it shall be kept for the congregation of the children of

Israel for a water of separation: it [is] a purification for sin.

NU-19:10 And he that gathereth the ashes of the heifer shall

wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: and it shall be

unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that

sojourneth among them, for a statute for ever.

NU-19:11 He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be

unclean seven days.

NU-19:12 He shall purify himself with it on the third day, and

on the seventh day he shall be clean: but if he purify not

himself the third day, then the seventh day he shall not be

clean.

NU-19:13 Whosoever toucheth the dead body of any man that is

dead, and purifieth not himself, defileth the tabernacle of the

LORD; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel: because the

water of separation was not sprinkled upon him, he shall be

unclean; his uncleanness [is] yet upon him.

NU-19:14 This [is] the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all

that come into the tent, and all that [is] in the tent, shall be

unclean seven days.

NU-19:15 And every open vessel, which hath no covering bound

upon it, [is] unclean.

NU-19:16 And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a sword

in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a

grave, shall be unclean seven days.

NU-19:17 And for an unclean [person] they shall take of the

ashes of the burnt heifer of purification for sin, and running

water shall be put thereto in a vessel:

NU-19:18 And a clean person shall take hyssop, and dip [it] in

the water, and sprinkle [it] upon the tent, and upon all the

vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that

touched a bone, or one slain, or one dead, or a grave:

NU-19:19 And the clean [person] shall sprinkle upon the unclean

on the third day, and on the seventh day: and on the seventh day

he shall purify himself, and wash his clothes, and bathe himself

in water, and shall be clean at even.

NU-19:20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not

purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the

congregation, because he hath defiled the sanctuary of the LORD:

the water of separation hath not been sprinkled upon him; he

[is] unclean.

NU-19:21 And it shall be a perpetual statute unto them, that he

that sprinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes;

and he that toucheth the water of separation shall be unclean

until even.

NU-19:22 And whatsoever the unclean [person] toucheth shall be

unclean; and the soul that toucheth [it] shall be unclean until

even.

NU-20:1 Then came the children of Israel, [even] the whole

congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month: and the

people abode in Kadesh; and Miriam died there, and was buried

there.

NU-20:2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they

gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.

NU-20:3 And the people chided with Moses, and spake, saying,

Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the

LORD!

NU-20:4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD

into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?

NU-20:5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt,

to bring us in unto this evil place? it [is] no place of seed,

or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither [is] there

any water to drink.

NU-20:6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the

assembly unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,

and they fell upon their faces: and the glory of the LORD

appeared unto them.

NU-20:7 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-20:8 Take the rod, and gather thou the assembly together,

thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before

their eyes; and it shall give forth his water, and thou shalt

bring forth to them water out of the rock: so thou shalt give

the congregation and their beasts drink.

NU-20:9 And Moses took the rod from before the LORD, as he

commanded him.

NU-20:10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congregation together

before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now, ye rebels;

must we fetch you water out of this rock?

NU-20:11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he

smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the

congregation drank, and their beasts [also].

NU-20:12 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye

believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of

Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the

land which I have given them.

NU-20:13 This [is] the water of Meribah, because the children

of Israel strove with the LORD, and he was sanctified in them.

NU-20:14 And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of

Edom, Thus saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the

travail that hath befallen us:

NU-20:15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have

dwelt in Egypt a long time; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our

fathers:

NU-20:16 And when we cried unto the LORD, he heard our voice,

and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Egypt: and,

behold, we [are] in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy

border:

NU-20:17 Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will

not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither

will we drink [of] the water of the wells: we will go by the

king's [high] way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the

left, until we have passed thy borders.

NU-20:18 And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me,

lest I come out against thee with the sword.

NU-20:19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go

by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then

I will pay for it: I will only, without [doing] any thing [else],

go through on my feet.

NU-20:20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came

out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

NU-20:21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his

border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

NU-20:22 And the children of Israel, [even] the whole

congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.

NU-20:23 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor,

by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

NU-20:24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people: for he shall

not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of

Israel, because ye rebelled against my word at the water of

Meribah.

NU-20:25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bring them up unto

mount Hor:

NU-20:26 And strip Aaron of his garments, and put them upon

Eleazar his son: and Aaron shall be gathered [unto his people],

and shall die there.

NU-20:27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded: and they went up

into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation.

NU-20:28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them

upon Eleazar his son; and Aaron died there in the top of the

mount: and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount.

NU-20:29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead,

they mourned for Aaron thirty days, [even] all the house of

Israel.

NU-21:1 And [when] king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the

south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies; then

he fought against Israel, and took [some] of them prisoners.

NU-21:2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou

wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will

utterly destroy their cities.

NU-21:3 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and

delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and

their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.

NU-21:4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red

sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was

much discouraged because of the way.

NU-21:5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses,

Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the

wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any]

water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

NU-21:6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and

they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.

NU-21:7 Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have

sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee;

pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And

Moses prayed for the people.

NU-21:8 And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent,

and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every

one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.

NU-21:9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a

pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man,

when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.

NU-21:10 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in

Oboth.

NU-21:11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at

Ijeabarim, in the wilderness which [is] before Moab, toward the

sunrising.

NU-21:12 From thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of

Zared.

NU-21:13 From thence they removed, and pitched on the other

side of Arnon, which [is] in the wilderness that cometh out of

the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon [is] the border of Moab,

between Moab and the Amorites.

NU-21:14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the

LORD, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,

NU-21:15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the

dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab.

NU-21:16 And from thence [they went] to Beer: that [is] the

well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses, Gather the people

together, and I will give them water.

NU-21:17 Then Israel sang this song, Spring up, O well; sing ye

unto it:

NU-21:18 The princes digged the well, the nobles of the people

digged it, by [the direction of] the lawgiver, with their staves.

And from the wilderness [they went] to Mattanah:

NU-21:19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel: and from Nahaliel to

Bamoth:

NU-21:20 And from Bamoth [in] the valley that [is] in the

country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward

Jeshimon.

NU-21:21 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the

Amorites, saying,

NU-21:22 Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into

the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink [of] the

waters of the well: [but] we will go along by the king's [high]

way, until we be past thy borders.

NU-21:23 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his

border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out

against Israel into the wilderness: and he came to Jahaz, and

fought against Israel.

NU-21:24 And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and

possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the

children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon [was]

strong.

NU-21:25 And Israel took all these cities: and Israel dwelt in

all the cities of the Amorites, in Heshbon, and in all the

villages thereof.

NU-21:26 For Heshbon [was] the city of Sihon the king of the

Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and

taken all his land out of his hand, even unto Arnon.

NU-21:27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say, Come into

Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared:

NU-21:28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from

the city of Sihon: it hath consumed Ar of Moab, [and] the lords

of the high places of Arnon.

NU-21:29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of

Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters,

into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.

NU-21:30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even unto

Dibon, and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah, which

[reacheth] unto Medeba.

NU-21:31 Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites.

NU-21:32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the

villages thereof, and drove out the Amorites that [were] there.

NU-21:33 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan: and

Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his

people, to the battle at Edrei.

NU-21:34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Fear him not: for I have

delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land;

and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the

Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon.

NU-21:35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people,

until there was none left him alive: and they possessed his land.

NU-22:1 And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in

the plains of Moab on this side Jordan [by] Jericho.

NU-22:2 And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had

done to the Amorites.

NU-22:3 And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they

[were] many: and Moab was distressed because of the children of

Israel.

NU-22:4 And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this

company lick up all [that are] round about us, as the ox licketh

up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor [was]

king of the Moabites at that time.

NU-22:5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of

Beor to Pethor, which [is] by the river of the land of the

children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a

people come out from Egypt: behold, they cover the face of the

earth, and they abide over against me:

NU-22:6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people;

for they [are] too mighty for me: peradventure I shall prevail,

[that] we may smite them, and [that] I may drive them out of the

land: for I wot that he whom thou blessest [is] blessed, and he

whom thou cursest is cursed.

NU-22:7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian

departed with the rewards of divination in their hand; and they

came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak.

NU-22:8 And he said unto them, Lodge here this night, and I

will bring you word again, as the LORD shall speak unto me: and

the princes of Moab abode with Balaam.

NU-22:9 And God came unto Balaam, and said, What men [are]

these with thee?

NU-22:10 And Balaam said unto God, Balak the son of Zippor,

king of Moab, hath sent unto me, [saying],

NU-22:11 Behold, [there is] a people come out of Egypt, which

covereth the face of the earth: come now, curse me them;

peradventure I shall be able to overcome them, and drive them

out.

NU-22:12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them;

thou shalt not curse the people: for they [are] blessed.

NU-22:13 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and said unto the

princes of Balak, Get you into your land: for the LORD refuseth

to give me leave to go with you.

NU-22:14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto

Balak, and said, Balaam refuseth to come with us.

NU-22:15 And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more

honourable than they.

NU-22:16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him, Thus saith

Balak the son of Zippor, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee

from coming unto me:

NU-22:17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I

will do whatsoever thou sayest unto me: come therefore, I pray

thee, curse me this people.

NU-22:18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of

Balak, If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold,

I cannot go beyond the word of the LORD my God, to do less or

more.

NU-22:19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarry ye also here this

night, that I may know what the LORD will say unto me more.

NU-22:20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him,

If the men come to call thee, rise up, [and] go with them; but

yet the word which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou do.

NU-22:21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass,

and went with the princes of Moab.

NU-22:22 And God's anger was kindled because he went: and the

angel of the LORD stood in the way for an adversary against him.

Now he was riding upon his ass, and his two servants [were] with

him.

NU-22:23 And the ass saw the angel of the LORD standing in the

way, and his sword drawn in his hand: and the ass turned aside

out of the way, and went into the field: and Balaam smote the

ass, to turn her into the way.

NU-22:24 But the angel of the LORD stood in a path of the

vineyards, a wall [being] on this side, and a wall on that side.

NU-22:25 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she thrust

herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam's foot against the

wall: and he smote her again.

NU-22:26 And the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a

narrow place, where [was] no way to turn either to the right

hand or to the left.

NU-22:27 And when the ass saw the angel of the LORD, she fell

down under Balaam: and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he smote

the ass with a staff.

NU-22:28 And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said

unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten

me these three times?

NU-22:29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked

me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I

kill thee.

NU-22:30 And the ass said unto Balaam, [Am] not I thine ass,

upon which thou hast ridden ever since [I was] thine unto this

day? was I ever wont to do so unto thee? And he said, Nay.

NU-22:31 Then the LORD opened the eyes of Balaam, and he saw

the angel of the LORD standing in the way, and his sword drawn

in his hand: and he bowed down his head, and fell flat on his

face.

NU-22:32 And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore

hast thou smitten thine ass these three times? behold, I went

out to withstand thee, because [thy] way is perverse before me:

NU-22:33 And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three

times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had

slain thee, and saved her alive.

NU-22:34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the LORD, I have

sinned; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me:

now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again.

NU-22:35 And the angel of the LORD said unto Balaam, Go with

the men: but only the word that I shall speak unto thee, that

thou shalt speak. So Balaam went with the princes of Balak.

NU-22:36 And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out

to meet him unto a city of Moab, which [is] in the border of

Arnon, which [is] in the utmost coast.

NU-22:37 And Balak said unto Balaam, Did I not earnestly send

unto thee to call thee? wherefore camest thou not unto me? am I

not able indeed to promote thee to honour?

NU-22:38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee:

have I now any power at all to say any thing? the word that God

putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.

NU-22:39 And Balaam went with Balak, and they came unto

Kirjathhuzoth.

NU-22:40 And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam,

and to the princes that [were] with him.

NU-22:41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took

Balaam, and brought him up into the high places of Baal, that

thence he might see the utmost [part] of the people.

NU-23:1 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars,

and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

NU-23:2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken; and Balak and

Balaam offered on [every] altar a bullock and a ram.

NU-23:3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt offering,

and I will go: peradventure the LORD will come to meet me: and

whatsoever he showeth me I will tell thee. And he went to an

high place.

NU-23:4 And God met Balaam: and he said unto him, I have

prepared seven altars, and I have offered upon [every] altar a

bullock and a ram.

NU-23:5 And the LORD put a word in Balaam's mouth, and said,

Return unto Balak, and thus thou shalt speak.

NU-23:6 And he returned unto him, and, lo, he stood by his

burnt sacrifice, he, and all the princes of Moab.

NU-23:7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of

Moab hath brought me from Aram, out of the mountains of the east,

[saying], Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel.

NU-23:8 How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how

shall I defy, [whom] the LORD hath not defied?

NU-23:9 For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the

hills I behold him: lo, the people shall dwell alone, and shall

not be reckoned among the nations.

NU-23:10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the

fourth [part] of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous,

and let my last end be like his!

NU-23:11 And Balak said unto Balaam, What hast thou done unto

me? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast

blessed [them] altogether.

NU-23:12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to

speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?

NU-23:13 And Balak said unto him, Come, I pray thee, with me

unto another place, from whence thou mayest see them: thou shalt

see but the utmost part of them, and shalt not see them all: and

curse me them from thence.

NU-23:14 And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the

top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and

a ram on [every] altar.

NU-23:15 And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt

offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.

NU-23:16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth,

and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus.

NU-23:17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt

offering, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto

him, What hath the LORD spoken?

NU-23:18 And he took up his parable, and said, Rise up, Balak,

and hear; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor:

NU-23:19 God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the

son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he

not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

NU-23:20 Behold, I have received [commandment] to bless: and he

hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

NU-23:21 He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he

seen perverseness in Israel: the LORD his God [is] with him, and

the shout of a king [is] among them.

NU-23:22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the

strength of an unicorn.

NU-23:23 Surely [there is] no enchantment against Jacob,

neither [is there] any divination against Israel: according to

this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God

wrought!

NU-23:24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and

lift up himself as a young lion: he shall not lie down until he

eat [of] the prey, and drink the blood of the slain.

NU-23:25 And Balak said unto Balaam, Neither curse them at all,

nor bless them at all.

NU-23:26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not I

thee, saying, All that the LORD speaketh, that I must do?

NU-23:27 And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will

bring thee unto another place; peradventure it will please God

that thou mayest curse me them from thence.

NU-23:28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that

looketh toward Jeshimon.

NU-23:29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars,

and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

NU-23:30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a

bullock and a ram on [every] altar.

NU-24:1 And when Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless

Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments,

but he set his face toward the wilderness.

NU-24:2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel

abiding [in his tents] according to their tribes; and the spirit

of God came upon him.

NU-24:3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of

Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

NU-24:4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw

the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having

his eyes open:

NU-24:5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, [and] thy

tabernacles, O Israel!

NU-24:6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the

river's side, as the trees of lign aloes which the LORD hath

planted, [and] as cedar trees beside the waters.

NU-24:7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his

seed [shall be] in many waters, and his king shall be higher

than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

NU-24:8 God brought him forth out of Egypt; he hath as it were

the strength of an unicorn: he shall eat up the nations his

enemies, and shall break their bones, and pierce [them] through

with his arrows.

NU-24:9 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion:

who shall stir him up? Blessed [is] he that blesseth thee, and

cursed [is] he that curseth thee.

NU-24:10 And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he

smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called

thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether

blessed [them] these three times.

NU-24:11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to

promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the LORD hath kept thee

back from honour.

NU-24:12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I not also to thy

messengers which thou sentest unto me, saying,

NU-24:13 If Balak would give me his house full of silver and

gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do

[either] good or bad of mine own mind; [but] what the LORD saith,

that will I speak?

NU-24:14 And now, behold, I go unto my people: come [therefore,

and] I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy

people in the latter days.

NU-24:15 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son

of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes are open hath said:

NU-24:16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew

the knowledge of the most High, [which] saw the vision of the

Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:

NU-24:17 I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but

not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre

shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab,

and destroy all the children of Sheth.

NU-24:18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a

possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.

NU-24:19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion,

and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city.

NU-24:20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable,

and said, Amalek [was] the first of the nations; but his latter

end [shall be] that he perish for ever.

NU-24:21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable,

and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest

in a rock.

NU-24:22 Nevertheless the Kenite shall be wasted, until Asshur

shall carry thee away captive.

NU-24:23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall

live when God doeth this!

NU-24:24 And ships [shall come] from the coast of Chittim, and

shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall

perish for ever.

NU-24:25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his place:

and Balak also went his way.

NU-25:1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to

commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.

NU-25:2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their

gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.

NU-25:3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger

of the LORD was kindled against Israel.

NU-25:4 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the

people, and hang them up before the LORD against the sun, that

the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel.

NU-25:5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every

one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.

NU-25:6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and

brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of

Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children

of Israel, who [were] weeping [before] the door of the

tabernacle of the congregation.

NU-25:7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron

the priest, saw [it], he rose up from among the congregation,

and took a javelin in his hand;

NU-25:8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and

thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman

through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of

Israel.

NU-25:9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four

thousand.

NU-25:10 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-25:11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the

priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel,

while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not

the children of Israel in my jealousy.

NU-25:12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of

peace:

NU-25:13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, [even]

the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was

zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of

Israel.

NU-25:14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, [even]

that was slain with the Midianitish woman, [was] Zimri, the son

of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.

NU-25:15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain

[was] Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he [was] head over a people,

[and] of a chief house in Midian.

NU-25:16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-25:17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:

NU-25:18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have

beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi,

the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was

slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.

NU-26:1 And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD

spake unto Moses and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest,

saying,

NU-26:2 Take the sum of all the congregation of the children of

Israel, from twenty years old and upward, throughout their

fathers' house, all that are able to go to war in Israel.

NU-26:3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the

plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,

NU-26:4 [Take the sum of the people], from twenty years old and

upward; as the LORD commanded Moses and the children of Israel,

which went forth out of the land of Egypt.

NU-26:5 Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of

Reuben; Hanoch, [of whom cometh] the family of the Hanochites:

of Pallu, the family of the Palluites:

NU-26:6 Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the

family of the Carmites.

NU-26:7 These [are] the families of the Reubenites: and they

that were numbered of them were forty and three thousand and

seven hundred and thirty.

NU-26:8 And the sons of Pallu; Eliab.

NU-26:9 And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram.

This [is that] Dathan and Abiram, [which were] famous in the

congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the

company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:

NU-26:10 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up

together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire

devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign.

NU-26:11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not.

NU-26:12 The sons of Simeon after their families: of Nemuel,

the family of the Nemuelites: of Jamin, the family of the

Jaminites: of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites:

NU-26:13 Of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites: of Shaul, the

family of the Shaulites.

NU-26:14 These [are] the families of the Simeonites, twenty and

two thousand and two hundred.

NU-26:15 The children of Gad after their families: of Zephon,

the family of the Zephonites: of Haggi, the family of the

Haggites: of Shuni, the family of the Shunites:

NU-26:16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family

of the Erites:

NU-26:17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites: of Areli, the

family of the Arelites.

NU-26:18 These [are] the families of the children of Gad

according to those that were numbered of them, forty thousand

and five hundred.

NU-26:19 The sons of Judah [were] Er and Onan: and Er and Onan

died in the land of Canaan.

NU-26:20 And the sons of Judah after their families were; of

Shelah, the family of the Shelanites: of Pharez, the family of

the Pharzites: of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites.

NU-26:21 And the sons of Pharez were; of Hezron, the family of

the Hezronites: of Hamul, the family of the Hamulites.

NU-26:22 These [are] the families of Judah according to those

that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand and

five hundred.

NU-26:23 [Of] the sons of Issachar after their families: [of]

Tola, the family of the Tolaites: of Pua, the family of the

Punites:

NU-26:24 Of Jashub, the family of the Jashubites: of Shimron,

the family of the Shimronites.

NU-26:25 These [are] the families of Issachar according to

those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand

and three hundred.

NU-26:26 [Of] the sons of Zebulun after their families: of

Sered, the family of the Sardites: of Elon, the family of the

Elonites: of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites.

NU-26:27 These [are] the families of the Zebulunites according

to those that were numbered of them, threescore thousand and

five hundred.

NU-26:28 The sons of Joseph after their families [were]

Manasseh and Ephraim.

NU-26:29 Of the sons of Manasseh: of Machir, the family of the

Machirites: and Machir begat Gilead: of Gilead [come] the family

of the Gileadites.

NU-26:30 These [are] the sons of Gilead: [of] Jeezer, the

family of the Jeezerites: of Helek, the family of the Helekites:

NU-26:31 And [of] Asriel, the family of the Asrielites: and

[of] Shechem, the family of the Shechemites:

NU-26:32 And [of] Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites: and

[of] Hepher, the family of the Hepherites.

NU-26:33 And Zelophehad the son of Hepher had no sons, but

daughters: and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad [were]

Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah.

NU-26:34 These [are] the families of Manasseh, and those that

were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and seven hundred.

NU-26:35 These [are] the sons of Ephraim after their families:

of Shuthelah, the family of the Shuthalhites: of Becher, the

family of the Bachrites: of Tahan, the family of the Tahanites.

NU-26:36 And these [are] the sons of Shuthelah: of Eran, the

family of the Eranites.

NU-26:37 These [are] the families of the sons of Ephraim

according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two

thousand and five hundred. These [are] the sons of Joseph after

their families.

NU-26:38 The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela,

the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the

Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:

NU-26:39 Of Shupham, the family of the Shuphamites: of Hupham,

the family of the Huphamites.

NU-26:40 And the sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: [of Ard],

the family of the Ardites: [and] of Naaman, the family of the

Naamites.

NU-26:41 These [are] the sons of Benjamin after their families:

and they that were numbered of them [were] forty and five

thousand and six hundred.

NU-26:42 These [are] the sons of Dan after their families: of

Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. These [are] the families

of Dan after their families.

NU-26:43 All the families of the Shuhamites, according to those

that were numbered of them, [were] threescore and four thousand

and four hundred.

NU-26:44 [Of] the children of Asher after their families: of

Jimna, the family of the Jimnites: of Jesui, the family of the

Jesuites: of Beriah, the family of the Beriites.

NU-26:45 Of the sons of Beriah: of Heber, the family of the

Heberites: of Malchiel, the family of the Malchielites.

NU-26:46 And the name of the daughter of Asher [was] Sarah.

NU-26:47 These [are] the families of the sons of Asher

according to those that were numbered of them; [who were] fifty

and three thousand and four hundred.

NU-26:48 [Of] the sons of Naphtali after their families: of

Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeelites: of Guni, the family of

the Gunites:

NU-26:49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jezerites: of Shillem, the

family of the Shillemites.

NU-26:50 These [are] the families of Naphtali according to

their families: and they that were numbered of them [were] forty

and five thousand and four hundred.

NU-26:51 These [were] the numbered of the children of Israel,

six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty.

NU-26:52 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-26:53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an

inheritance according to the number of names.

NU-26:54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to

few thou shalt give the less inheritance: to every one shall his

inheritance be given according to those that were numbered of

him.

NU-26:55 Notwithstanding the land shall be divided by lot:

according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall

inherit.

NU-26:56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be

divided between many and few.

NU-26:57 And these [are] they that were numbered of the Levites

after their families: of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites:

of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites: of Merari, the family

of the Merarites.

NU-26:58 These [are] the families of the Levites: the family of

the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the

Mahlites, the family of the Mushites, the family of the

Korathites. And Kohath begat Amram.

NU-26:59 And the name of Amram's wife [was] Jochebed, the

daughter of Levi, whom [her mother] bare to Levi in Egypt: and

she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.

NU-26:60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and

Ithamar.

NU-26:61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange

fire before the LORD.

NU-26:62 And those that were numbered of them were twenty and

three thousand, all males from a month old and upward: for they

were not numbered among the children of Israel, because there

was no inheritance given them among the children of Israel.

NU-26:63 These [are] they that were numbered by Moses and

Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the

plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho.

NU-26:64 But among these there was not a man of them whom Moses

and Aaron the priest numbered, when they numbered the children

of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai.

NU-26:65 For the LORD had said of them, They shall surely die

in the wilderness. And there was not left a man of them, save

Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun.

NU-27:1 Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of

Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of

Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and

these [are] the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah,

and Milcah, and Tirzah.

NU-27:2 And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the

priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, [by]

the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying,

NU-27:3 Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not in

the company of them that gathered themselves together against

the LORD in the company of Korah; but died in his own sin, and

had no sons.

NU-27:4 Why should the name of our father be done away from

among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us

[therefore] a possession among the brethren of our father.

NU-27:5 And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.

NU-27:6 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-27:7 The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt

surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their

father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their

father to pass unto them.

NU-27:8 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel,

saying, If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his

inheritance to pass unto his daughter.

NU-27:9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his

inheritance unto his brethren.

NU-27:10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his

inheritance unto his father's brethren.

NU-27:11 And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give

his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his

family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the

children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded

Moses.

NU-27:12 And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this

mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the

children of Israel.

NU-27:13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be

gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered.

NU-27:14 For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert

of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the

water before their eyes: that [is] the water of Meribah in

Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin.

NU-27:15 And Moses spake unto the LORD, saying,

NU-27:16 Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set

a man over the congregation,

NU-27:17 Which may go out before them, and which may go in

before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring

them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which

have no shepherd.

NU-27:18 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son

of Nun, a man in whom [is] the spirit, and lay thine hand upon

him;

NU-27:19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all

the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

NU-27:20 And thou shalt put [some] of thine honour upon him,

that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be

obedient.

NU-27:21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who

shall ask [counsel] for him after the judgment of Urim before

the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they

shall come in, [both] he, and all the children of Israel with

him, even all the congregation.

NU-27:22 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him: and he took

Joshua, and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all

the congregation:

NU-27:23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge,

as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.

NU-28:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-28:2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, My

offering, [and] my bread for my sacrifices made by fire, [for] a

sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their

due season.

NU-28:3 And thou shalt say unto them, This [is] the offering

made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of

the first year without spot day by day, [for] a continual burnt

offering.

NU-28:4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the

other lamb shalt thou offer at even;

NU-28:5 And a tenth [part] of an ephah of flour for a meat

offering, mingled with the fourth [part] of an hin of beaten oil.

NU-28:6 [It is] a continual burnt offering, which was ordained

in mount Sinai for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto

the LORD.

NU-28:7 And the drink offering thereof [shall be] the fourth

[part] of an hin for the one lamb: in the holy [place] shalt

thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the LORD [for] a

drink offering.

NU-28:8 And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the

meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof,

thou shalt offer [it], a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet

savour unto the LORD.

NU-28:9 And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year

without spot, and two tenth deals of flour [for] a meat offering,

mingled with oil, and the drink offering thereof:

NU-28:10 [This is] the burnt offering of every sabbath, beside

the continual burnt offering, and his drink offering.

NU-28:11 And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a

burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram,

seven lambs of the first year without spot;

NU-28:12 And three tenth deals of flour [for] a meat offering,

mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour

[for] a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram;

NU-28:13 And a several tenth deal of flour mingled with oil

[for] a meat offering unto one lamb; [for] a burnt offering of a

sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

NU-28:14 And their drink offerings shall be half an hin of wine

unto a bullock, and the third [part] of an hin unto a ram, and a

fourth [part] of an hin unto a lamb: this [is] the burnt

offering of every month throughout the months of the year.

NU-28:15 And one kid of the goats for a sin offering unto the

LORD shall be offered, beside the continual burnt offering, and

his drink offering.

NU-28:16 And in the fourteenth day of the first month [is] the

passover of the LORD.

NU-28:17 And in the fifteenth day of this month [is] the feast:

seven days shall unleavened bread be eaten.

NU-28:18 In the first day [shall be] an holy convocation; ye

shall do no manner of servile work [therein]:

NU-28:19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made by fire [for] a

burnt offering unto the LORD; two young bullocks, and one ram,

and seven lambs of the first year: they shall be unto you

without blemish:

NU-28:20 And their meat offering [shall be of] flour mingled

with oil: three tenth deals shall ye offer for a bullock, and

two tenth deals for a ram;

NU-28:21 A several tenth deal shalt thou offer for every lamb,

throughout the seven lambs:

NU-28:22 And one goat [for] a sin offering, to make an

atonement for you.

NU-28:23 Ye shall offer these beside the burnt offering in the

morning, which [is] for a continual burnt offering.

NU-28:24 After this manner ye shall offer daily, throughout the

seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet

savour unto the LORD: it shall be offered beside the continual

burnt offering, and his drink offering.

NU-28:25 And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy

convocation; ye shall do no servile work.

NU-28:26 Also in the day of the firstfruits, when ye bring a

new meat offering unto the LORD, after your weeks [be out], ye

shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work:

NU-28:27 But ye shall offer the burnt offering for a sweet

savour unto the LORD; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs

of the first year;

NU-28:28 And their meat offering of flour mingled with oil,

three tenth deals unto one bullock, two tenth deals unto one ram,

NU-28:29 A several tenth deal unto one lamb, throughout the

seven lambs;

NU-28:30 [And] one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for

you.

NU-28:31 Ye shall offer [them] beside the continual burnt

offering, and his meat offering, (they shall be unto you without

blemish) and their drink offerings.

NU-29:1 And in the seventh month, on the first [day] of the

month, ye shall have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile

work: it is a day of blowing the trumpets unto you.

NU-29:2 And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour

unto the LORD; one young bullock, one ram, [and] seven lambs of

the first year without blemish:

NU-29:3 And their meat offering [shall be of] flour mingled

with oil, three tenth deals for a bullock, [and] two tenth deals

for a ram,

NU-29:4 And one tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven

lambs:

NU-29:5 And one kid of the goats [for] a sin offering, to make

an atonement for you:

NU-29:6 Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat

offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering,

and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a

sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

NU-29:7 And ye shall have on the tenth [day] of this seventh

month an holy convocation; and ye shall afflict your souls: ye

shall not do any work [therein]:

NU-29:8 But ye shall offer a burnt offering unto the LORD [for]

a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, [and] seven lambs of

the first year; they shall be unto you without blemish:

NU-29:9 And their meat offering [shall be of] flour mingled

with oil, three tenth deals to a bullock, [and] two tenth deals

to one ram,

NU-29:10 A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the

seven lambs:

NU-29:11 One kid of the goats [for] a sin offering; beside the

sin offering of atonement, and the continual burnt offering, and

the meat offering of it, and their drink offerings.

NU-29:12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall

have an holy convocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye

shall keep a feast unto the LORD seven days:

NU-29:13 And ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made

by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD; thirteen young

bullocks, two rams, [and] fourteen lambs of the first year; they

shall be without blemish:

NU-29:14 And their meat offering [shall be of] flour mingled

with oil, three tenth deals unto every bullock of the thirteen

bullocks, two tenth deals to each ram of the two rams,

NU-29:15 And a several tenth deal to each lamb of the fourteen

lambs:

NU-29:16 And one kid of the goats [for] a sin offering; beside

the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink

offering.

NU-29:17 And on the second day [ye shall offer] twelve young

bullocks, two rams, fourteen lambs of the first year without

spot:

NU-29:18 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for

the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, [shall be]

according to their number, after the manner:

NU-29:19 And one kid of the goats [for] a sin offering; beside

the continual burnt offering, and the meat offering thereof, and

their drink offerings.

NU-29:20 And on the third day eleven bullocks, two rams,

fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish;

NU-29:21 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for

the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, [shall be]

according to their number, after the manner:

NU-29:22 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the

continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink

offering.

NU-29:23 And on the fourth day ten bullocks, two rams, [and]

fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

NU-29:24 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the

bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, [shall be] according

to their number, after the manner:

NU-29:25 And one kid of the goats [for] a sin offering; beside

the continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink

offering.

NU-29:26 And on the fifth day nine bullocks, two rams, [and]

fourteen lambs of the first year without spot:

NU-29:27 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for

the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, [shall be]

according to their number, after the manner:

NU-29:28 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the

continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink

offering.

NU-29:29 And on the sixth day eight bullocks, two rams, [and]

fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

NU-29:30 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for

the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, [shall be]

according to their number, after the manner:

NU-29:31 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the

continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink

offering.

NU-29:32 And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, [and]

fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish:

NU-29:33 And their meat offering and their drink offerings for

the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, [shall be]

according to their number, after the manner:

NU-29:34 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the

continual burnt offering, his meat offering, and his drink

offering.

NU-29:35 On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly: ye

shall do no servile work [therein]:

NU-29:36 But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made

by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram,

seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

NU-29:37 Their meat offering and their drink offerings for the

bullock, for the ram, and for the lambs, [shall be] according to

their number, after the manner:

NU-29:38 And one goat [for] a sin offering; beside the

continual burnt offering, and his meat offering, and his drink

offering.

NU-29:39 These [things] ye shall do unto the LORD in your set

feasts, beside your vows, and your freewill offerings, for your

burnt offerings, and for your meat offerings, and for your drink

offerings, and for your peace offerings.

NU-29:40 And Moses told the children of Israel according to all

that the LORD commanded Moses.

NU-30:1 And Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning

the children of Israel, saying, This [is] the thing which the

LORD hath commanded.

NU-30:2 If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to

bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall

do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

NU-30:3 If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind

[herself] by a bond, [being] in her father's house in her youth;

NU-30:4 And her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she

hath bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her:

then all her vows shall stand, and every bond wherewith she hath

bound her soul shall stand.

NU-30:5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he

heareth; not any of her vows, or of her bonds wherewith she hath

bound her soul, shall stand: and the LORD shall forgive her,

because her father disallowed her.

NU-30:6 And if she had at all an husband, when she vowed, or

uttered ought out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul;

NU-30:7 And her husband heard [it], and held his peace at her

in the day that he heard [it]: then her vows shall stand, and

her bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

NU-30:8 But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he

heard [it]; then he shall make her vow which she vowed, and that

which she uttered with her lips, wherewith she bound her soul,

of none effect: and the LORD shall forgive her.

NU-30:9 But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced,

wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

NU-30:10 And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her

soul by a bond with an oath;

NU-30:11 And her husband heard [it], and held his peace at her,

[and] disallowed her not: then all her vows shall stand, and

every bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand.

NU-30:12 But if her husband hath utterly made them void on the

day he heard [them; then] whatsoever proceeded out of her lips

concerning her vows, or concerning the bond of her soul, shall

not stand: her husband hath made them void; and the LORD shall

forgive her.

NU-30:13 Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul,

her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.

NU-30:14 But if her husband altogether hold his peace at her

from day to day; then he establisheth all her vows, or all her

bonds, which [are] upon her: he confirmeth them, because he held

his peace at her in the day that he heard [them].

NU-30:15 But if he shall any ways make them void after that he

hath heard [them]; then he shall bear her iniquity.

NU-30:16 These [are] the statutes, which the LORD commanded

Moses, between a man and his wife, between the father and his

daughter, [being yet] in her youth in her father's house.

NU-31:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-31:2 Avenge the children of Israel of the Midianites:

afterward shalt thou be gathered unto thy people.

NU-31:3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of

yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midianites,

and avenge the LORD of Midian.

NU-31:4 Of every tribe a thousand, throughout all the tribes of

Israel, shall ye send to the war.

NU-31:5 So there were delivered out of the thousands of Israel,

a thousand of [every] tribe, twelve thousand armed for war.

NU-31:6 And Moses sent them to the war, a thousand of [every]

tribe, them and Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, to the

war, with the holy instruments, and the trumpets to blow in his

hand.

NU-31:7 And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD

commanded Moses; and they slew all the males.

NU-31:8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of

them that were slain; [namely], Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur,

and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor

they slew with the sword.

NU-31:9 And the children of Israel took [all] the women of

Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of

all their cattle, and all their flocks, and all their goods.

NU-31:10 And they burnt all their cities wherein they dwelt,

and all their goodly castles, with fire.

NU-31:11 And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, [both]

of men and of beasts.

NU-31:12 And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the

spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the

congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the

plains of Moab, which [are] by Jordan [near] Jericho.

NU-31:13 And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes

of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the camp.

NU-31:14 And Moses was wroth with the officers of the host,

[with] the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds,

which came from the battle.

NU-31:15 And Moses said unto them, Have ye saved all the women

alive?

NU-31:16 Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through

the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD in

the matter of Peor, and there was a plague among the

congregation of the LORD.

NU-31:17 Now therefore kill every male among the little ones,

and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.

NU-31:18 But all the women children, that have not known a man

by lying with him, keep alive for yourselves.

NU-31:19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever

hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain,

purify [both] yourselves and your captives on the third day, and

on the seventh day.

NU-31:20 And purify all [your] raiment, and all that is made of

skins, and all work of goats' [hair], and all things made of

wood.

NU-31:21 And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which

went to the battle, This [is] the ordinance of the law which the

LORD commanded Moses;

NU-31:22 Only the gold, and the silver, the brass, the iron,

the tin, and the lead,

NU-31:23 Every thing that may abide the fire, ye shall make

[it] go through the fire, and it shall be clean: nevertheless it

shall be purified with the water of separation: and all that

abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water.

NU-31:24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day, and

ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp.

NU-31:25 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-31:26 Take the sum of the prey that was taken, [both] of man

and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief

fathers of the congregation:

NU-31:27 And divide the prey into two parts; between them that

took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all

the congregation:

NU-31:28 And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war

which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, [both] of

the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the

sheep:

NU-31:29 Take [it] of their half, and give [it] unto Eleazar

the priest, [for] an heave offering of the LORD.

NU-31:30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take

one portion of fifty, of the persons, of the beeves, of the

asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them

unto the Levites, which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the

LORD.

NU-31:31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD

commanded Moses.

NU-31:32 And the booty, [being] the rest of the prey which the

men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy

thousand and five thousand sheep,

NU-31:33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves,

NU-31:34 And threescore and one thousand asses,

NU-31:35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all, of women

that had not known man by lying with him.

NU-31:36 And the half, [which was] the portion of them that

went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven

and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

NU-31:37 And the LORD'S tribute of the sheep was six hundred

and threescore and fifteen.

NU-31:38 And the beeves [were] thirty and six thousand; of

which the LORD'S tribute [was] threescore and twelve.

NU-31:39 And the asses [were] thirty thousand and five hundred;

of which the LORD'S tribute [was] threescore and one.

NU-31:40 And the persons [were] sixteen thousand; of which the

LORD'S tribute [was] thirty and two persons.

NU-31:41 And Moses gave the tribute, [which was] the LORD'S

heave offering, unto Eleazar the priest, as the LORD commanded

Moses.

NU-31:42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses

divided from the men that warred,

NU-31:43 (Now the half [that pertained unto] the congregation

was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand [and] seven

thousand and five hundred sheep,

NU-31:44 And thirty and six thousand beeves,

NU-31:45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred,

NU-31:46 And sixteen thousand persons;)

NU-31:47 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one

portion of fifty, [both] of man and of beast, and gave them unto

the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD;

as the LORD commanded Moses.

NU-31:48 And the officers which [were] over thousands of the

host, the captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, came

near unto Moses:

NU-31:49 And they said unto Moses, Thy servants have taken the

sum of the men of war which [are] under our charge, and there

lacketh not one man of us.

NU-31:50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD,

what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and

bracelets, rings, earrings, and tablets, to make an atonement

for our souls before the LORD.

NU-31:51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them,

[even] all wrought jewels.

NU-31:52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up

to the LORD, of the captains of thousands, and of the captains

of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty

shekels.

NU-31:53 ([For] the men of war had taken spoil, every man for

himself.)

NU-31:54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the

captains of thousands and of hundreds, and brought it into the

tabernacle of the congregation, [for] a memorial for the

children of Israel before the LORD.

NU-32:1 Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had

a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of

Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place [was] a

place for cattle;

NU-32:2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and

spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the

princes of the congregation, saying,

NU-32:3 Ataroth, and Dibon, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon,

and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon,

NU-32:4 [Even] the country which the LORD smote before the

congregation of Israel, [is] a land for cattle, and thy servants

have cattle:

NU-32:5 Wherefore, said they, if we have found grace in thy

sight, let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession,

[and] bring us not over Jordan.

NU-32:6 And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the

children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye

sit here?

NU-32:7 And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children

of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath

given them?

NU-32:8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from

Kadeshbarnea to see the land.

NU-32:9 For when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol, and

saw the land, they discouraged the heart of the children of

Israel, that they should not go into the land which the LORD had

given them.

NU-32:10 And the LORD'S anger was kindled the same time, and he

sware, saying,

NU-32:11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from

twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware

unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not

wholly followed me:

NU-32:12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and

Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.

NU-32:13 And the LORD'S anger was kindled against Israel, and

he made them wander in the wilderness forty years, until all the

generation, that had done evil in the sight of the LORD, was

consumed.

NU-32:14 And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead,

an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of

the LORD toward Israel.

NU-32:15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again

leave them in the wilderness; and ye shall destroy all this

people.

NU-32:16 And they came near unto him, and said, We will build

sheepfolds here for our cattle, and cities for our little ones:

NU-32:17 But we ourselves will go ready armed before the

children of Israel, until we have brought them unto their place:

and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of

the inhabitants of the land.

NU-32:18 We will not return unto our houses, until the children

of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance.

NU-32:19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side

Jordan, or forward; because our inheritance is fallen to us on

this side Jordan eastward.

NU-32:20 And Moses said unto them, If ye will do this thing, if

ye will go armed before the LORD to war,

NU-32:21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the

LORD, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him,

NU-32:22 And the land be subdued before the LORD: then

afterward ye shall return, and be guiltless before the LORD, and

before Israel; and this land shall be your possession before the

LORD.

NU-32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned

against the LORD: and be sure your sin will find you out.

NU-32:24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for

your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.

NU-32:25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben

spake unto Moses, saying, Thy servants will do as my lord

commandeth.

NU-32:26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our

cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead:

NU-32:27 But thy servants will pass over, every man armed for

war, before the LORD to battle, as my lord saith.

NU-32:28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest,

and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes

of the children of Israel:

NU-32:29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and

the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan, every man

armed to battle, before the LORD, and the land shall be subdued

before you; then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a

possession:

NU-32:30 But if they will not pass over with you armed, they

shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan.

NU-32:31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben

answered, saying, As the LORD hath said unto thy servants, so

will we do.

NU-32:32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land

of Canaan, that the possession of our inheritance on this side

Jordan [may be] ours.

NU-32:33 And Moses gave unto them, [even] to the children of

Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of

Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom of Sihon king of the

Amorites, and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land, with

the cities thereof in the coasts, [even] the cities of the

country round about.

NU-32:34 And the children of Gad built Dibon, and Ataroth, and

Aroer,

NU-32:35 And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogbehah,

NU-32:36 And Bethnimrah, and Bethharan, fenced cities: and

folds for sheep.

NU-32:37 And the children of Reuben built Heshbon, and Elealeh,

and Kirjathaim,

NU-32:38 And Nebo, and Baalmeon, (their names being changed,)

and Shibmah: and gave other names unto the cities which they

builded.

NU-32:39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to

Gilead, and took it, and dispossessed the Amorite which [was] in

it.

NU-32:40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh;

and he dwelt therein.

NU-32:41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small

towns thereof, and called them Havothjair.

NU-32:42 And Nobah went and took Kenath, and the villages

thereof, and called it Nobah, after his own name.

NU-33:1 These [are] the journeys of the children of Israel,

which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies

under the hand of Moses and Aaron.

NU-33:2 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their

journeys by the commandment of the LORD: and these [are] their

journeys according to their goings out.

NU-33:3 And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on

the fifteenth day of the first month; on the morrow after the

passover the children of Israel went out with an high hand in

the sight of all the Egyptians.

NU-33:4 For the Egyptians buried all [their] firstborn, which

the LORD had smitten among them: upon their gods also the LORD

executed judgments.

NU-33:5 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses, and

pitched in Succoth.

NU-33:6 And they departed from Succoth, and pitched in Etham,

which [is] in the edge of the wilderness.

NU-33:7 And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto

Pihahiroth, which [is] before Baalzephon: and they pitched

before Migdol.

NU-33:8 And they departed from before Pihahiroth, and passed

through the midst of the sea into the wilderness, and went three

days' journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah.

NU-33:9 And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim: and in

Elim [were] twelve fountains of water, and threescore and ten

palm trees; and they pitched there.

NU-33:10 And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red

sea.

NU-33:11 And they removed from the Red sea, and encamped in the

wilderness of Sin.

NU-33:12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of

Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.

NU-33:13 And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.

NU-33:14 And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim,

where was no water for the people to drink.

NU-33:15 And they departed from Rephidim, and pitched in the

wilderness of Sinai.

NU-33:16 And they removed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched

at Kibrothhattaavah.

NU-33:17 And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped

at Hazeroth.

NU-33:18 And they departed from Hazeroth, and pitched in

Rithmah.

NU-33:19 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at

Rimmonparez.

NU-33:20 And they departed from Rimmonparez, and pitched in

Libnah.

NU-33:21 And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah.

NU-33:22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in

Kehelathah.

NU-33:23 And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount

Shapher.

NU-33:24 And they removed from mount Shapher, and encamped in

Haradah.

NU-33:25 And they removed from Haradah, and pitched in

Makheloth.

NU-33:26 And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at

Tahath.

NU-33:27 And they departed from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah.

NU-33:28 And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah.

NU-33:29 And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonah.

NU-33:30 And they departed from Hashmonah, and encamped at

Moseroth.

NU-33:31 And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in

Benejaakan.

NU-33:32 And they removed from Benejaakan, and encamped at

Horhagidgad.

NU-33:33 And they went from Horhagidgad, and pitched in

Jotbathah.

NU-33:34 And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at

Ebronah.

NU-33:35 And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at

Eziongaber.

NU-33:36 And they removed from Eziongaber, and pitched in the

wilderness of Zin, which [is] Kadesh.

NU-33:37 And they removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor,

in the edge of the land of Edom.

NU-33:38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the

commandment of the LORD, and died there, in the fortieth year

after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt,

in the first [day] of the fifth month.

NU-33:39 And Aaron [was] an hundred and twenty and three years

old when he died in mount Hor.

NU-33:40 And king Arad the Canaanite, which dwelt in the south

in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the children of

Israel.

NU-33:41 And they departed from mount Hor, and pitched in

Zalmonah.

NU-33:42 And they departed from Zalmonah, and pitched in Punon.

NU-33:43 And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth.

NU-33:44 And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ijeabarim,

in the border of Moab.

NU-33:45 And they departed from Iim, and pitched in Dibongad.

NU-33:46 And they removed from Dibongad, and encamped in

Almondiblathaim.

NU-33:47 And they removed from Almondiblathaim, and pitched in

the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo.

NU-33:48 And they departed from the mountains of Abarim, and

pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho.

NU-33:49 And they pitched by Jordan, from Bethjesimoth [even]

unto Abelshittim in the plains of Moab.

NU-33:50 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by

Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,

NU-33:51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

NU-33:52 Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the

land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and

destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their

high places:

NU-33:53 And ye shall dispossess [the inhabitants of] the land,

and dwell therein: for I have given you the land to possess it.

NU-33:54 And ye shall divide the land by lot for an inheritance

among your families: [and] to the more ye shall give the more

inheritance, and to the fewer ye shall give the less inheritance:

every man's [inheritance] shall be in the place where his lot

falleth; according to the tribes of your fathers ye shall

inherit.

NU-33:55 But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the

land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those

which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and

thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye

dwell.

NU-33:56 Moreover it shall come to pass, [that] I shall do unto

you, as I thought to do unto them.

NU-34:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-34:2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When

ye come into the land of Canaan; (this [is] the land that shall

fall unto you for an inheritance, [even] the land of Canaan with

the coasts thereof:)

NU-34:3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of

Zin along by the coast of Edom, and your south border shall be

the outmost coast of the salt sea eastward:

NU-34:4 And your border shall turn from the south to the ascent

of Akrabbim, and pass on to Zin: and the going forth thereof

shall be from the south to Kadeshbarnea, and shall go on to

Hazaraddar, and pass on to Azmon:

NU-34:5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto

the river of Egypt, and the goings out of it shall be at the sea.

NU-34:6 And [as for] the western border, ye shall even have the

great sea for a border: this shall be your west border.

NU-34:7 And this shall be your north border: from the great sea

ye shall point out for you mount Hor:

NU-34:8 From mount Hor ye shall point out [your border] unto

the entrance of Hamath; and the goings forth of the border shall

be to Zedad:

NU-34:9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings

out of it shall be at Hazarenan: this shall be your north border.

NU-34:10 And ye shall point out your east border from Hazarenan

to Shepham:

NU-34:11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on

the east side of Ain; and the border shall descend, and shall

reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward:

NU-34:12 And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings

out of it shall be at the salt sea: this shall be your land with

the coasts thereof round about.

NU-34:13 And Moses commanded the children of Israel, saying,

This [is] the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the LORD

commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe:

NU-34:14 For the tribe of the children of Reuben according to

the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad

according to the house of their fathers, have received [their

inheritance]; and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their

inheritance:

NU-34:15 The two tribes and the half tribe have received their

inheritance on this side Jordan [near] Jericho eastward, toward

the sunrising.

NU-34:16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-34:17 These [are] the names of the men which shall divide

the land unto you: Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun.

NU-34:18 And ye shall take one prince of every tribe, to divide

the land by inheritance.

NU-34:19 And the names of the men [are] these: Of the tribe of

Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

NU-34:20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel

the son of Ammihud.

NU-34:21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon.

NU-34:22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan,

Bukki the son of Jogli.

NU-34:23 The prince of the children of Joseph, for the tribe of

the children of Manasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod.

NU-34:24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim,

Kemuel the son of Shiphtan.

NU-34:25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun,

Elizaphan the son of Parnach.

NU-34:26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of

Issachar, Paltiel the son of Azzan.

NU-34:27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher,

Ahihud the son of Shelomi.

NU-34:28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of

Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud.

NU-34:29 These [are they] whom the LORD commanded to divide the

inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan.

NU-35:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by

Jordan [near] Jericho, saying,

NU-35:2 Command the children of Israel, that they give unto the

Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell

in; and ye shall give [also] unto the Levites suburbs for the

cities round about them.

NU-35:3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in; and the

suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods,

and for all their beasts.

NU-35:4 And the suburbs of the cities, which ye shall give unto

the Levites, [shall reach] from the wall of the city and outward

a thousand cubits round about.

NU-35:5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east

side two thousand cubits, and on the south side two thousand

cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the

north side two thousand cubits; and the city [shall be] in the

midst: this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities.

NU-35:6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the

Levites [there shall be] six cities for refuge, which ye shall

appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee thither: and to them

ye shall add forty and two cities.

NU-35:7 [So] all the cities which ye shall give to the Levites

[shall be] forty and eight cities: them [shall ye give] with

their suburbs.

NU-35:8 And the cities which ye shall give [shall be] of the

possession of the children of Israel: from [them that have] many

ye shall give many; but from [them that have] few ye shall give

few: every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites

according to his inheritance which he inheriteth.

NU-35:9 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

NU-35:10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them,

When ye be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan;

NU-35:11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of

refuge for you; that the slayer may flee thither, which killeth

any person at unawares.

NU-35:12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the

avenger; that the manslayer die not, until he stand before the

congregation in judgment.

NU-35:13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities

shall ye have for refuge.

NU-35:14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and

three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, [which] shall

be cities of refuge.

NU-35:15 These six cities shall be a refuge, [both] for the

children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner

among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may

flee thither.

NU-35:16 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron, so

that he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely be

put to death.

NU-35:17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith

he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall

surely be put to death.

NU-35:18 Or [if] he smite him with an hand weapon of wood,

wherewith he may die, and he die, he [is] a murderer: the

murderer shall surely be put to death.

NU-35:19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer:

when he meeteth him, he shall slay him.

NU-35:20 But if he thrust him of hatred, or hurl at him by

laying of wait, that he die;

NU-35:21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand, that he die: he

that smote [him] shall surely be put to death; [for] he [is] a

murderer: the revenger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he

meeteth him.

NU-35:22 But if he thrust him suddenly without enmity, or have

cast upon him any thing without laying of wait,

NU-35:23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing

[him] not, and cast [it] upon him, that he die, and [was] not

his enemy, neither sought his harm:

NU-35:24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer

and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

NU-35:25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of

the hand of the revenger of blood, and the congregation shall

restore him to the city of his refuge, whither he was fled: and

he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest, which

was anointed with the holy oil.

NU-35:26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the

border of the city of his refuge, whither he was fled;

NU-35:27 And the revenger of blood find him without the borders

of the city of his refuge, and the revenger of blood kill the

slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:

NU-35:28 Because he should have remained in the city of his

refuge until the death of the high priest: but after the death

of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his

possession.

NU-35:29 So these [things] shall be for a statute of judgment

unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings.

NU-35:30 Whoso killeth any person, the murderer shall be put to

death by the mouth of witnesses: but one witness shall not

testify against any person [to cause him] to die.

NU-35:31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of

a murderer, which [is] guilty of death: but he shall be surely

put to death.

NU-35:32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled

to the city of his refuge, that he should come again to dwell in

the land, until the death of the priest.

NU-35:33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye [are]: for

blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of

the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that

shed it.

NU-35:34 Defile not therefore the land which ye shall inhabit,

wherein I dwell: for I the LORD dwell among the children of

Israel.

NU-36:1 And the chief fathers of the families of the children

of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the

families of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before

Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children

of Israel:

NU-36:2 And they said, The LORD commanded my lord to give the

land for an inheritance by lot to the children of Israel: and my

lord was commanded by the LORD to give the inheritance of

Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters.

NU-36:3 And if they be married to any of the sons of the

[other] tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their

inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and

shall be put to the inheritance of the tribe whereunto they are

received: so shall it be taken from the lot of our inheritance.

NU-36:4 And when the jubilee of the children of Israel shall be,

then shall their inheritance be put unto the inheritance of the

tribe whereunto they are received: so shall their inheritance be

taken away from the inheritance of the tribe of our fathers.

NU-36:5 And Moses commanded the children of Israel according to

the word of the LORD, saying, The tribe of the sons of Joseph

hath said well.

NU-36:6 This [is] the thing which the LORD doth command

concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry

to whom they think best; only to the family of the tribe of

their father shall they marry.

NU-36:7 So shall not the inheritance of the children of Israel

remove from tribe to tribe: for every one of the children of

Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tribe of his

fathers.

NU-36:8 And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in

any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of

the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of

Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.

NU-36:9 Neither shall the inheritance remove from [one] tribe

to another tribe; but every one of the tribes of the children of

Israel shall keep himself to his own inheritance.

NU-36:10 Even as the LORD commanded Moses, so did the daughters

of Zelophehad:

NU-36:11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah,

the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's

brothers' sons:

NU-36:12 [And] they were married into the families of the sons

of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in

the tribe of the family of their father.

NU-36:13 These [are] the commandments and the judgments, which

the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of

Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan [near] Jericho. king

james study

OB-1:1 The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD

concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an

ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise

up against her in battle.

OB-1:2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou

art greatly despised.

OB-1:3 The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that

dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation [is] high;

that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

OB-1:4 Though thou exalt [thyself] as the eagle, and though

thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down,

saith the LORD.

OB-1:5 If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art

thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough?

if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave [some]

grapes?

OB-1:6 How are [the things] of Esau searched out! [how] are his

hidden things sought up!

OB-1:7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee [even]

to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have

deceived thee, [and] prevailed against thee; [they that eat] thy

bread have laid a wound under thee: [there is] none

understanding in him.

OB-1:8 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy

the wise [men] out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount

of Esau?

OB-1:9 And thy mighty [men], O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the

end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by

slaughter.

OB-1:10 For [thy] violence against thy brother Jacob shame

shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

OB-1:11 In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the

day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and

foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem,

even thou [wast] as one of them.

OB-1:12 But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy

brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest

thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of

their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in

the day of distress.

OB-1:13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my

people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not

have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity,

nor have laid [hands] on their substance in the day of their

calamity;

OB-1:14 Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to

cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou

have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of

distress.

OB-1:15 For the day of the LORD [is] near upon all the heathen:

as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall

return upon thine own head.

OB-1:16 For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, [so] shall

all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and

they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had

not been.

OB-1:17 But upon mount Zion shall be deliverance, and there

shall be holiness; and the house of Jacob shall possess their

possessions.

OB-1:18 And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house

of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they

shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be

[any] remaining of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken

[it].

OB-1:19 And [they of] the south shall possess the mount of Esau;

and [they of] the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess

the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin

[shall possess] Gilead.

OB-1:20 And the captivity of this host of the children of

Israel [shall possess] that of the Canaanites, [even] unto

Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which [is] in

Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.

OB-1:21 And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the

mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S. king james

study

PHM-1:1 Paul, a prisoner of Jesus Christ, and Timothy [our]

brother, unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellowlabourer,

PHM-1:2 And to [our] beloved Apphia, and Archippus our

fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

PHM-1:3 Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father and the

Lord Jesus Christ.

PHM-1:4 I thank my God, making mention of thee always in my

prayers,

PHM-1:5 Hearing of thy love and faith, which thou hast toward

the Lord Jesus,

and toward all saints;

PHM-1:6 That the communication of thy faith may become

effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is in

you in Christ Jesus.

PHM-1:7 For we have great joy and consolation in thy love,

because the bowels

of the saints are refreshed by thee, brother.

PHM-1:8 Wherefore, though I might be much bold in Christ to

enjoin thee that which is convenient,

PHM-1:9 Yet for love's sake I rather beseech [thee], being such

an one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

PHM-1:10 I beseech thee for my son Onesimus, whom I have

begotten in my bonds:

PHM-1:11 Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now

profitable to thee and to me:

PHM-1:12 Whom I have sent again: thou therefore receive him,

that is, mine own bowels:

PHM-1:13 Whom I would have retained with me, that in thy stead

he might have ministered unto me in the bonds of the gospel:

PHM-1:14 But without thy mind would I do nothing; that thy

benefit should not

be as it were of necessity, but willingly.

PHM-1:15 For perhaps he therefore departed for a season, that

thou shouldest receive him for ever;

PHM-1:16 Not now as a servant, but above a servant, a brother

beloved, specially to me, but how much more unto thee, both in

the flesh, and in the Lord?

PHM-1:17 If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as

myself.

PHM-1:18 If he hath wronged thee, or oweth [thee] ought, put

that on mine account;

PHM-1:19 I Paul have written [it] with mine own hand, I will

repay [it]: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me

even thine own self besides.

PHM-1:20 Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord:

refresh my bowels

in the Lord.

PHM-1:21 Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee,

knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.

PHM-1:22 But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that

through your prayers I shall be given unto you.

PHM-1:23 There salute thee Epaphras, my fellowprisoner in

Christ Jesus;

PHM-1:24 Marcus, Aristarchus, Demas, Lucas, my fellowlabourers.

PHM-1:25 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your

spirit. Amen. king james study

PHP-1:1 Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to

all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the

bishops and deacons:

PHP-1:2 Grace [be] unto you, and peace, from God our Father,

and [from] the Lord Jesus Christ.

PHP-1:3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,

PHP-1:4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making

request with joy,

PHP-1:5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day

until now;

PHP-1:6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath

begun a good work in you will perform [it] until the day of

Jesus Christ:

PHP-1:7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all,

because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds,

and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are

partakers of my grace.

PHP-1:8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all

in the bowels of Jesus Christ.

PHP-1:9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and

more in knowledge and [in] all judgment;

PHP-1:10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye

may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;

PHP-1:11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which

are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

PHP-1:12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the

things [which happened] unto me have fallen out rather unto the

furtherance of the gospel;

PHP-1:13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the

palace, and in all other [places];

PHP-1:14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident

by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.

PHP-1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and

some also of good will:

PHP-1:16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely,

supposing to add affliction to my bonds:

PHP-1:17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the

defence of the gospel.

PHP-1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in

pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do

rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

PHP-1:19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation

through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus

Christ,

PHP-1:20 According to my earnest expectation and [my] hope,

that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but [that] with all boldness,

as always, [so] now also Christ shall be magnified in my body,

whether [it be] by life, or by death.

PHP-1:21 For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.

PHP-1:22 But if I live in the flesh, this [is] the fruit of my

labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.

PHP-1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to

depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

PHP-1:24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh [is] more needful

for you.

PHP-1:25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide

and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;

PHP-1:26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus

Christ for me by my coming to you again.

PHP-1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the

gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be

absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one

spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the

gospel;

PHP-1:28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is

to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation,

and that of God.

PHP-1:29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not

only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

PHP-1:30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now

hear [to be] in me.

PHP-2:1 If [there be] therefore any consolation in Christ, if

any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any

bowels and mercies,

PHP-2:2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the

same love, [being] of one accord, of one mind.

PHP-2:3 [Let] nothing [be done] through strife or vainglory;

but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than

themselves.

PHP-2:4 Look not every man on his own things, but every man

also on the things of others.

PHP-2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

PHP-2:6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery

to be equal with God:

PHP-2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him

the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

PHP-2:8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself,

and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

PHP-2:9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given

him a name which is above every name:

PHP-2:10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of

[things] in heaven, and [things] in earth, and [things] under

the earth;

PHP-2:11 And [that] every tongue should confess that Jesus

Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

PHP-2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not

as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work

out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

PHP-2:13 For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to

do of [his] good pleasure.

PHP-2:14 Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

PHP-2:15 That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God,

without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation,

among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

PHP-2:16 Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in

the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured

in vain.

PHP-2:17 Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and

service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

PHP-2:18 For the same cause also do ye joy, and rejoice with me.

PHP-2:19 But I trust in the Lord Jesus to send Timotheus

shortly unto you, that I also may be of good comfort, when I

know your state.

PHP-2:20 For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care

for your state.

PHP-2:21 For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus

Christ's.

PHP-2:22 But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the

father, he hath served with me in the gospel.

PHP-2:23 Him therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I

shall see how it will go with me.

PHP-2:24 But I trust in the Lord that I also myself shall come

shortly.

PHP-2:25 Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you

Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and

fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my

wants.

PHP-2:26 For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness,

because that ye had heard that he had been sick.

PHP-2:27 For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had

mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should

have sorrow upon sorrow.

PHP-2:28 I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye

see him again, ye may rejoice, and that I may be the less

sorrowful.

PHP-2:29 Receive him therefore in the Lord with all gladness;

and hold such in reputation:

PHP-2:30 Because for the work of Christ he was nigh unto death,

not regarding his life, to supply your lack of service toward me.

PHP-3:1 Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the

same things to you, to me indeed [is] not grievous, but for you

[it is] safe.

PHP-3:2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the

concision.

PHP-3:3 For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the

spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in

the flesh.

PHP-3:4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If

any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in

the flesh, I more:

PHP-3:5 Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel,

[of] the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as

touching the law, a Pharisee;

PHP-3:6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the

righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

PHP-3:7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss

for Christ.

PHP-3:8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things [but] loss for

the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for

whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them

[but] dung, that I may win Christ,

PHP-3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness,

which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of

Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

PHP-3:10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection,

and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable

unto his death;

PHP-3:11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection

of the dead.

PHP-3:12 Not as though I had already attained, either were

already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend

that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

PHP-3:13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but

[this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are

behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

PHP-3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high

calling of God in Christ Jesus.

PHP-3:15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus

minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall

reveal even this unto you.

PHP-3:16 Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us

walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing.

PHP-3:17 Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them

which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.

PHP-3:18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now

tell you even weeping, [that they are] the enemies of the cross

of Christ:

PHP-3:19 Whose end [is] destruction, whose God [is their] belly,

and [whose] glory [is] in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

PHP-3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we

look for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ:

PHP-3:21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be

fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working

whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.

PHP-4:1 Therefore, my brethren, dearly beloved and longed for,

my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, [my] dearly beloved.

PHP-4:2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be

of the same mind in the Lord.

PHP-4:3 And I entreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those

women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also,

and [with] other my fellowlabourers, whose names [are] in the

book of life.

PHP-4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: [and] again I say, Rejoice.

PHP-4:5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord

[is] at hand.

PHP-4:6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer

and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made

known unto God.

PHP-4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,

shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

PHP-4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,

whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just,

whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely,

whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue,

and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.

PHP-4:9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received,

and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be

with you.

PHP-4:10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the

last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also

careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

PHP-4:11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have

learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content.

PHP-4:12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound:

every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full

and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

PHP-4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth

me.

PHP-4:14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did

communicate with my affliction.

PHP-4:15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of

the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church

communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye

only.

PHP-4:16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto

my necessity.

PHP-4:17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that

may abound to your account.

PHP-4:18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received

of Epaphroditus the things [which were sent] from you, an odour

of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

PHP-4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his

riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

PHP-4:20 Now unto God and our Father [be] glory for ever and

ever. Amen.

PHP-4:21 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which

are with me greet you.

PHP-4:22 All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of

Caesar's household.

PHP-4:23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all.

Amen. king james study

RE-1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him,

to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass;

and he sent and signified [it] by his angel unto his servant

John:

RE-1:2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony

of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

RE-1:3 Blessed [is] he that readeth, and they that hear the

words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written

therein: for the time [is] at hand.

RE-1:4 John to the seven churches which are in Asia: Grace [be]

unto you, and peace, from him which is, and which was, and which

is to come; and from the seven Spirits which are before his

throne;

RE-1:5 And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness,

[and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the

kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from

our sins in his own blood,

RE-1:6 And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his

Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

RE-1:7 Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see

him, and they [also] which pierced him: and all kindreds of the

earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

RE-1:8 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending,

saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come,

the Almighty.

RE-1:9 I John, who also am your brother, and companion in

tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ,

was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and

for the testimony of Jesus Christ.

RE-1:10 I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind

me a great voice, as of a trumpet,

RE-1:11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last:

and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send [it] unto the

seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna,

and unto Pergamos, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, unto

Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.

RE-1:12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And

being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;

RE-1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks [one] like

unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot,

and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.

RE-1:14 His head and [his] hairs [were] white like wool, as

white as snow; and his eyes [were] as a flame of fire;

RE-1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in

a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.

RE-1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of

his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance [was]

as the sun shineth in his strength.

RE-1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he

laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the

first and the last:

RE-1:18 I [am] he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am

alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

RE-1:19 Write the things which thou hast seen, and the things

which are, and the things which shall be hereafter;

RE-1:20 The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my

right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars

are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks

which thou sawest are the seven churches.

RE-2:1 Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These

things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand,

who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;

RE-2:2 I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and

how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried

them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found

them liars:

RE-2:3 And hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's

sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.

RE-2:4 Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because

thou hast left thy first love.

RE-2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and

repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee

quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place,

except thou repent.

RE-2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the

Nicolaitans, which I also hate.

RE-2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith

unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of

the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.

RE-2:8 And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These

things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is

alive;

RE-2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but

thou art rich) and [I know] the blasphemy of them which say they

are Jews, and are not, but [are] the synagogue of Satan.

RE-2:10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer:

behold, the devil shall cast [some] of you into prison, that ye

may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou

faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

RE-2:11 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith

unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the

second death.

RE-2:12 And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write; These

things saith he which hath the sharp sword with two edges;

RE-2:13 I know thy works and where thou dwellest, [even] where

Satan's seat [is]: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not

denied my faith, even in those days wherein Antipas [was] my

faithful martyr, who was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.

RE-2:14 But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast

there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to

cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat

things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

RE-2:15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the

Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.

RE-2:16 Repent; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will

fight against them with the sword of my mouth.

RE-2:17 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith

unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of

the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and in the

stone a new name written, which no man knoweth saving he that

receiveth [it].

RE-2:18 And unto the angel of the church in Thyatira write;

These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like unto a

flame of fire, and his feet [are] like fine brass;

RE-2:19 I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith,

and thy patience, and thy works; and the last [to be] more than

the first.

RE-2:20 Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee,

because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself

a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit

fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

RE-2:21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and

she repented not.

RE-2:22 Behold, I will cast her into a bed, and them that

commit adultery with her into great tribulation, except they

repent of their deeds.

RE-2:23 And I will kill her children with death; and all the

churches shall know that I am he which searcheth the reins and

hearts: and I will give unto every one of you according to your

works.

RE-2:24 But unto you I say, and unto the rest in Thyatira, as

many as have not this doctrine, and which have not known the

depths of Satan, as they speak; I will put upon you none other

burden.

RE-2:25 But that which ye have [already] hold fast till I come.

RE-2:26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the

end, to him will I give power over the nations:

RE-2:27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the

vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I

received of my Father.

RE-2:28 And I will give him the morning star.

RE-2:29 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith

unto the churches.

RE-3:1 And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write; These

things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the

seven stars; I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou

livest, and art dead.

RE-3:2 Be watchful, and strengthen the things which remain,

that are ready to die: for I have not found thy works perfect

before God.

RE-3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and

hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will

come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I

will come upon thee.

RE-3:4 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not

defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white:

for they are worthy.

RE-3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white

raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of

life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before

his angels.

RE-3:6 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith

unto the churches.

RE-3:7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write;

These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that

hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and

shutteth, and no man openeth;

RE-3:8 I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open

door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength,

and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.

RE-3:9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan,

which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will

make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that

I have loved thee.

RE-3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also

will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come

upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

RE-3:11 Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast,

that no man take thy crown.

RE-3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple

of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon

him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God,

[which is] new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from

my God: and [I will write upon him] my new name.

RE-3:13 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith

unto the churches.

RE-3:14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans

write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true

witness, the beginning of the creation of God;

RE-3:15 I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I

would thou wert cold or hot.

RE-3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor

hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

RE-3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with

goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art

wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

RE-3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire,

that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be

clothed, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness do not appear;

and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

RE-3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous

therefore, and repent.

RE-3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear

my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup

with him, and he with me.

RE-3:21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in

my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my

Father in his throne.

RE-3:22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith

unto the churches.

RE-4:1 After this I looked, and, behold, a door [was] opened in

heaven: and the first voice which I heard [was] as it were of a

trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will

shew thee things which must be hereafter.

RE-4:2 And immediately I was in the spirit; and, behold, a

throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne.

RE-4:3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a

sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne,

in sight like unto an emerald.

RE-4:4 And round about the throne [were] four and twenty seats:

and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed

in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

RE-4:5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and

thunderings and voices: and [there were] seven lamps of fire

burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God.

RE-4:6 And before the throne [there was] a sea of glass like

unto crystal: and in the midst of the throne, and round about

the throne, [were] four beasts full of eyes before and behind.

RE-4:7 And the first beast [was] like a lion, and the second

beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and

the fourth beast [was] like a flying eagle.

RE-4:8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about

[him]; and [they were] full of eyes within: and they rest not

day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,

which was, and is, and is to come.

RE-4:9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks

to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever,

RE-4:10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that

sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever,

and cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

RE-4:11 Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour

and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy

pleasure they are and were created.

RE-5:1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the

throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with

seven seals.

RE-5:2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice,

Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?

RE-5:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the

earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.

RE-5:4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open

and to read the book, neither to look thereon.

RE-5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold,

the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed

to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.

RE-5:6 And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne and of

the four beasts, and in the midst of the elders, stood a Lamb as

it had been slain, having seven horns and seven eyes, which are

the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth.

RE-5:7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of

him that sat upon the throne.

RE-5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four

[and] twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one

of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the

prayers of saints.

RE-5:9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to

take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast

slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every

kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;

RE-5:10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we

shall reign on the earth.

RE-5:11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels

round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the

number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and

thousands of thousands;

RE-5:12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was

slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength,

and honour, and glory, and blessing.

RE-5:13 And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth,

and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that

are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory,

and power, [be] unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto

the Lamb for ever and ever.

RE-5:14 And the four beasts said, Amen. And the four [and]

twenty elders fell down and worshipped him that liveth for ever

and ever.

RE-6:1 And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals, and I

heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four beasts

saying, Come and see.

RE-6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on

him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth

conquering, and to conquer.

RE-6:3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the

second beast say, Come and see.

RE-6:4 And there went out another horse [that was] red: and

[power] was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the

earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was

given unto him a great sword.

RE-6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third

beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and

he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

RE-6:6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,

A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for

a penny; and [see] thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

RE-6:7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the

voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

RE-6:8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that

sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him, And power was

given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with

sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of

the earth.

RE-6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the

altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and

for the testimony which they held:

RE-6:10 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O

Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on

them that dwell on the earth?

RE-6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and

it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little

season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that

should be killed as they [were], should be fulfilled.

RE-6:12 And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo,

there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as

sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;

RE-6:13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a

fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a

mighty wind.

RE-6:14 And the heaven departed as a scroll when it is rolled

together; and every mountain and island were moved out of their

places.

RE-6:15 And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the

rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every

bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in

the rocks of the mountains;

RE-6:16 And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and

hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and

from the wrath of the Lamb:

RE-6:17 For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall

be able to stand?

RE-7:1 And after these things I saw four angels standing on the

four corners of the earth, holding the four winds of the earth,

that the wind should not blow on the earth, nor on the sea, nor

on any tree.

RE-7:2 And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having

the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to

the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the

sea,

RE-7:3 Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the

trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their

foreheads.

RE-7:4 And I heard the number of them which were sealed: [and

there were] sealed an hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand of

all the tribes of the children of Israel.

RE-7:5 Of the tribe of Juda [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of

the tribe of Reuben [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the tribe

of Gad [were] sealed twelve thousand.

RE-7:6 Of the tribe of Aser [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of

the tribe of Nepthalim [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the

tribe of Manasses [were] sealed twelve thousand.

RE-7:7 Of the tribe of Simeon [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of

the the tribe of Levi [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the

tribe of Issachar [were] sealed twelve thousand.

RE-7:8 Of the tribe of Zabulon [were] sealed twelve thousand.

Of the tribe of Joseph [were] sealed twelve thousand. Of the

tribe of Benjamin [were] sealed twelve thousand.

RE-7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which

no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people,

and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb,

clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

RE-7:10 And cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation to our

God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.

RE-7:11 And all the angels stood round about the throne, and

[about] the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the

throne on their faces, and worshipped God,

RE-7:12 Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and

thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, [be] unto our

God for ever and ever. Amen.

RE-7:13 And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What

are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

RE-7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to

me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have

washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

RE-7:15 Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve

him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the

throne shall dwell among them.

RE-7:16 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more;

neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.

RE-7:17 For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall

feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters:

and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

RE-8:1 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was

silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.

RE-8:2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and

to them were given seven trumpets.

RE-8:3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a

golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that

he should offer [it] with the prayers of all saints upon the

golden altar which was before the throne.

RE-8:4 And the smoke of the incense, [which came] with the

prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's

hand.

RE-8:5 And the angel took the censer, and filled it with fire

of the altar, and cast [it] into the earth: and there were

voices, and thunderings, and lightnings, and an earthquake.

RE-8:6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets

prepared themselves to sound.

RE-8:7 The first angel sounded, and there followed hail and

fire mingled with blood, and they were cast upon the earth: and

the third part of trees was burnt up, and all green grass was

burnt up.

RE-8:8 And the second angel sounded, and as it were a great

mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea: and the third

part of the sea became blood;

RE-8:9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the

sea, and had life, died; and the third part of the ships were

destroyed.

RE-8:10 And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great

star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon

the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

RE-8:11 And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the

third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of

the waters, because they were made bitter.

RE-8:12 And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the

sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third

part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened,

and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night

likewise.

RE-8:13 And I beheld, and heard an angel flying through the

midst of heaven, saying with a loud voice, Woe, woe, woe, to the

inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the

trumpet of the three angels, which are yet to sound!

RE-9:1 And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from

heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the

bottomless pit.

RE-9:2 And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a

smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the

sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit.

RE-9:3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth:

and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth

have power.

RE-9:4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the

grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree;

but only those men which have not the seal of God in their

foreheads.

RE-9:5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them,

but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment

[was] as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

RE-9:6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not

find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.

RE-9:7 And the shapes of the locusts [were] like unto horses

prepared unto battle; and on their heads [were] as it were

crowns like gold, and their faces [were] as the faces of men.

RE-9:8 And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth

were as [the teeth] of lions.

RE-9:9 And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of

iron; and the sound of their wings [was] as the sound of

chariots of many horses running to battle.

RE-9:10 And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were

stings in their tails: and their power [was] to hurt men five

months.

RE-9:11 And they had a king over them, [which is] the angel of

the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue [is] Abaddon,

but in the Greek tongue hath [his] name Apollyon.

RE-9:12 One woe is past; [and], behold, there come two woes

more hereafter.

RE-9:13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from

the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,

RE-9:14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose

the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.

RE-9:15 And the four angels were loosed, which were prepared

for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the

third part of men.

RE-9:16 And the number of the army of the horsemen [were] two

hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.

RE-9:17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that

sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and

brimstone: and the heads of the horses [were] as the heads of

lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and

brimstone.

RE-9:18 By these three was the third part of men killed, by the

fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out

of their mouths.

RE-9:19 For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails:

for their tails [were] like unto serpents, and had heads, and

with them they do hurt.

RE-9:20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these

plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they

should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and

brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear,

nor walk:

RE-9:21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their

sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

RE-10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven,

clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow [was] upon his head, and his

face [was] as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

RE-10:2 And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set

his right foot upon the sea, and [his] left [foot] on the earth,

RE-10:3 And cried with a loud voice, as [when] a lion roareth:

and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

RE-10:4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I

was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto

me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and

write them not.

RE-10:5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon

the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

RE-10:6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who

created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth,

and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things

which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

RE-10:7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when

he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished,

as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

RE-10:8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me

again, and said, Go [and] take the little book which is open in

the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the

earth.

RE-10:9 And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me

the little book. And he said unto me, Take [it], and eat it up;

and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth

sweet as honey.

RE-10:10 And I took the little book out of the angel's hand,

and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as

soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

RE-10:11 And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before

many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

RE-11:1 And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the

angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and

the altar, and them that worship therein.

RE-11:2 But the court which is without the temple leave out,

and measure it not; for it is given unto the Gentiles: and the

holy city shall they tread under foot forty [and] two months.

RE-11:3 And I will give [power] unto my two witnesses, and they

shall prophesy a thousand two hundred [and] threescore days,

clothed in sackcloth.

RE-11:4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks

standing before the God of the earth.

RE-11:5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of

their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will

hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.

RE-11:6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in

the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn

them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often

as they will.

RE-11:7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the

beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war

against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.

RE-11:8 And their dead bodies [shall lie] in the street of the

great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where

also our Lord was crucified.

RE-11:9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and

nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and

shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.

RE-11:10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over

them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another;

because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the

earth.

RE-11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life

from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and

great fear fell upon them which saw them.

RE-11:12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto

them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud;

and their enemies beheld them.

RE-11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and

the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were

slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted,

and gave glory to the God of heaven.

RE-11:14 The second woe is past; [and], behold, the third woe

cometh quickly.

RE-11:15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great

voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become

[the kingdoms] of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall

reign for ever and ever.

RE-11:16 And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God

on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshipped God,

RE-11:17 Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty,

which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to

thee thy great power, and hast reigned.

RE-11:18 And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and

the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou

shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the

saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and

shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

RE-11:19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven, and there

was seen in his temple the ark of his testament: and there were

lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and an earthquake, and

great hail.

RE-12:1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman

clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her

head a crown of twelve stars:

RE-12:2 And she being with child cried, travailing in birth,

and pained to be delivered.

RE-12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold

a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven

crowns upon his heads.

RE-12:4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven,

and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the

woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child

as soon as it was born.

RE-12:5 And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all

nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God,

and [to] his throne.

RE-12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath

a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a

thousand two hundred [and] threescore days.

RE-12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels

fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

RE-12:8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any

more in heaven.

RE-12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent,

called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he

was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with

him.

RE-12:10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come

salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the

power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast

down, which accused them before our God day and night.

RE-12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by

the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto

the death.

RE-12:12 Therefore rejoice, [ye] heavens, and ye that dwell in

them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the

devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he

knoweth that he hath but a short time.

RE-12:13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the

earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man

[child].

RE-12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle,

that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where

she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from

the face of the serpent.

RE-12:15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood

after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of

the flood.

RE-12:16 And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened

her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out

of his mouth.

RE-12:17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to

make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the

commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

RE-13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast

rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and

upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of

blasphemy.

RE-13:2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and

his feet were as [the feet] of a bear, and his mouth as the

mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat,

and great authority.

RE-13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death;

and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered

after the beast.

RE-13:4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto

the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who [is] like

unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

RE-13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great

things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue

forty [and] two months.

RE-13:6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to

blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in

heaven.

RE-13:7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints,

and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds,

and tongues, and nations.

RE-13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him,

whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb

slain from the foundation of the world.

RE-13:9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.

RE-13:10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity:

he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword.

Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

RE-13:11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;

and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

RE-13:12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast

before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein

to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

RE-13:13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire

come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

RE-13:14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [the

means of] those miracles which he had power to do in the sight

of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they

should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a

sword, and did live.

RE-13:15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the

beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause

that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should

be killed.

RE-13:16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and

poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or

in their foreheads:

RE-13:17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had

the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

RE-13:18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count

the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his

number [is] Six hundred threescore [and] six.

RE-14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion,

and with him an hundred forty [and] four thousand, having his

Father's name written in their foreheads.

RE-14:2 And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many

waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the

voice of harpers harping with their harps:

RE-14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne,

and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could

learn that song but the hundred [and] forty [and] four thousand,

which were redeemed from the earth.

RE-14:4 These are they which were not defiled with women; for

they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb

whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men,

[being] the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb.

RE-14:5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are

without fault before the throne of God.

RE-14:6 And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven,

having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on

the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and

people,

RE-14:7 Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to

him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that

made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.

RE-14:8 And there followed another angel, saying, Babylon is

fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she made all nations

drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication.

RE-14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud

voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive

[his] mark in his forehead, or in his hand,

RE-14:10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God,

which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his

indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone

in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the

Lamb:

RE-14:11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever

and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the

beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his

name.

RE-14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here [are] they

that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.

RE-14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write,

Blessed [are] the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth:

Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours;

and their works do follow them.

RE-14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the

cloud [one] sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a

golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle.

RE-14:15 And another angel came out of the temple, crying with

a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in thy sickle,

and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest

of the earth is ripe.

RE-14:16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on

the earth; and the earth was reaped.

RE-14:17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in

heaven, he also having a sharp sickle.

RE-14:18 And another angel came out from the altar, which had

power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the

sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the

clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.

RE-14:19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and

gathered the vine of the earth, and cast [it] into the great

winepress of the wrath of God.

RE-14:20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and

blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by

the space of a thousand [and] six hundred furlongs.

RE-15:1 And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous,

seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is

filled up the wrath of God.

RE-15:2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire:

and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over

his image, and over his mark, [and] over the number of his name,

stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.

RE-15:3 And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and

the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy

works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou

King of saints.

RE-15:4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name?

for [thou] only [art] holy: for all nations shall come and

worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

RE-15:5 And after that I looked, and, behold, the temple of the

tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened:

RE-15:6 And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the

seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their

breasts girded with golden girdles.

RE-15:7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels

seven golden vials full of the wrath of God, who liveth for ever

and ever.

RE-15:8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of

God, and from his power; and no man was able to enter into the

temple, till the seven plagues of the seven angels were

fulfilled.

RE-16:1 And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to

the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the

wrath of God upon the earth.

RE-16:2 And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the

earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men

which had the mark of the beast, and [upon] them which

worshipped his image.

RE-16:3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea;

and it became as the blood of a dead [man]; and every living

soul died in the sea.

RE-16:4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers

and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

RE-16:5 And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art

righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because

thou hast judged thus.

RE-16:6 For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets,

and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

RE-16:7 And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord

God Almighty, true and righteous [are] thy judgments.

RE-16:8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun;

and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

RE-16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed

the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they

repented not to give him glory.

RE-16:10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat

of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they

gnawed their tongues for pain,

RE-16:11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their

pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

RE-16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great

river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the

way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

RE-16:13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs [come] out

of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast,

and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

RE-16:14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles,

[which] go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole

world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God

Almighty.

RE-16:15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed [is] he that

watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they

see his shame.

RE-16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in

the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

RE-16:17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air;

and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from

the throne, saying, It is done.

RE-16:18 And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings;

and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were

upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, [and] so great.

RE-16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and

the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in

remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of

the fierceness of his wrath.

RE-16:20 And every island fled away, and the mountains were not

found.

RE-16:21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven,

[every stone] about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed

God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof

was exceeding great.

RE-17:1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the

seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I

will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth

upon many waters:

RE-17:2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed

fornication, and the inhabitants of the earth have been made

drunk with the wine of her fornication.

RE-17:3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness:

and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of

names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.

RE-17:4 And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,

and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a

golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of

her fornication:

RE-17:5 And upon her forehead [was] a name written, MYSTERY,

BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE

EARTH.

RE-17:6 And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the

saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I

saw her, I wondered with great admiration.

RE-17:7 And the angel said unto me, Wherefore didst thou

marvel? I will tell thee the mystery of the woman, and of the

beast that carrieth her, which hath the seven heads and ten

horns.

RE-17:8 The beast that thou sawest was, and is not; and shall

ascend out of the bottomless pit, and go into perdition: and

they that dwell on the earth shall wonder, whose names were not

written in the book of life from the foundation of the world,

when they behold the beast that was, and is not, and yet is.

RE-17:9 And here [is] the mind which hath wisdom. The seven

heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.

RE-17:10 And there are seven kings: five are fallen, and one is,

[and] the other is not yet come; and when he cometh, he must

continue a short space.

RE-17:11 And the beast that was, and is not, even he is the

eighth, and is of the seven, and goeth into perdition.

RE-17:12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings,

which have received no kingdom as yet; but receive power as

kings one hour with the beast.

RE-17:13 These have one mind, and shall give their power and

strength unto the beast.

RE-17:14 These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall

overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and

they that are with him [are] called, and chosen, and faithful.

RE-17:15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest,

where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and

nations, and tongues.

RE-17:16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,

these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and

naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.

RE-17:17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will,

and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the

words of God shall be fulfilled.

RE-17:18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city,

which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

RE-18:1 And after these things I saw another angel come down

from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened

with his glory.

RE-18:2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying,

Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the

habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a

cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

RE-18:3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of

her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed

fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed

rich through the abundance of her delicacies.

RE-18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out

of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and

that ye receive not of her plagues.

RE-18:5 For her sins have reached unto heaven, and God hath

remembered her iniquities.

RE-18:6 Reward her even as she rewarded you, and double unto

her double according to her works: in the cup which she hath

filled fill to her double.

RE-18:7 How much she hath glorified herself, and lived

deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith

in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no

sorrow.

RE-18:8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and

mourning, and famine; and she shall be utterly burned with fire:

for strong [is] the Lord God who judgeth her.

RE-18:9 And the kings of the earth, who have committed

fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her,

and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

RE-18:10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying,

Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one

hour is thy judgment come.

RE-18:11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn

over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

RE-18:12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious

stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and

scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory,

and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and

iron, and marble,

RE-18:13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and

frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and

beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and

souls of men.

RE-18:14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed

from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are

departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

RE-18:15 The merchants of these things, which were made rich by

her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping

and wailing,

RE-18:16 And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was

clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with

gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

RE-18:17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And

every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and

as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

RE-18:18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning,

saying, What [city is] like unto this great city!

RE-18:19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping

and wailing, saying, Alas, alas, that great city, wherein were

made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her

costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

RE-18:20 Rejoice over her, [thou] heaven, and [ye] holy

apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

RE-18:21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great

millstone, and cast [it] into the sea, saying, Thus with

violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down, and shall

be found no more at all.

RE-18:22 And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers,

and trumpeters, shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no

craftsman, of whatsoever craft [he be], shall be found any more

in thee; and the sound of a millstone shall be heard no more at

all in thee;

RE-18:23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all

in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall

be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the

great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations

deceived.

RE-18:24 And in her was found the blood of prophets, and of

saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

RE-19:1 And after these things I heard a great voice of much

people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and

honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:

RE-19:2 For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath

judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her

fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her

hand.

RE-19:3 And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up

for ever and ever.

RE-19:4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell

down and worshipped God that sat on the throne, saying, Amen;

Alleluia.

RE-19:5 And a voice came out of the throne, saying, Praise our

God, all ye his servants, and ye that fear him, both small and

great.

RE-19:6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude,

and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty

thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent

reigneth.

RE-19:7 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for

the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself

ready.

RE-19:8 And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in

fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the

righteousness of saints.

RE-19:9 And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which

are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith

unto me, These are the true sayings of God.

RE-19:10 And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said

unto me, See [thou do it] not: I am thy fellowservant, and of

thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for

the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

RE-19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and

he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in

righteousness he doth judge and make war.

RE-19:12 His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head

[were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew,

but he himself.

RE-19:13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood:

and his name is called The Word of God.

RE-19:14 And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him

upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

RE-19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it

he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod

of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and

wrath of Almighty God.

RE-19:16 And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name

written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

RE-19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried

with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst

of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper

of the great God;

RE-19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of

captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses,

and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both]

free and bond, both small and great.

RE-19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and

their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat

on the horse, and against his army.

RE-19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false

prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived

them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that

worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of

fire burning with brimstone.

RE-19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that

sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth:

and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.

RE-20:1 And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the

key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

RE-20:2 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which

is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

RE-20:3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up,

and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no

more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after

that he must be loosed a little season.

RE-20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment

was given unto them: and [I saw] the souls of them that were

beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and

which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither

had received [his] mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands;

and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

RE-20:5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the

thousand years were finished. This [is] the first resurrection.

RE-20:6 Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first

resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they

shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him

a thousand years.

RE-20:7 And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be

loosed out of his prison,

RE-20:8 And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in

the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them

together to battle: the number of whom [is] as the sand of the

sea.

RE-20:9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth, and

compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city:

and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them.

RE-20:10 And the devil that deceived them was cast into the

lake of fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false

prophet [are], and shall be tormented day and night for ever and

ever.

RE-20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it,

from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there

was found no place for them.

RE-20:12 And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God;

and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is

[the book] of life: and the dead were judged out of those things

which were written in the books, according to their works.

RE-20:13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and

death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and

they were judged every man according to their works.

RE-20:14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire.

This is the second death.

RE-20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of

life was cast into the lake of fire.

RE-21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first

heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no

more sea.

RE-21:2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming

down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her

husband.

RE-21:3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold,

the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them,

and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with

them, [and be] their God.

RE-21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and

there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying,

neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are

passed away.

RE-21:5 And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make

all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are

true and faithful.

RE-21:6 And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega,

the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst

of the fountain of the water of life freely.

RE-21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will

be his God, and he shall be my son.

RE-21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable,

and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters,

and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth

with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

RE-21:9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which

had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues, and talked

with me, saying, Come hither, I will shew thee the bride, the

Lamb's wife.

RE-21:10 And he carried me away in the spirit to a great and

high mountain, and shewed me that great city, the holy Jerusalem,

descending out of heaven from God,

RE-21:11 Having the glory of God: and her light [was] like unto

a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as

crystal;

RE-21:12 And had a wall great and high, [and] had twelve gates,

and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which

are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

RE-21:13 On the east three gates; on the north three gates; on

the south three gates; and on the west three gates.

RE-21:14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and

in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

RE-21:15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to

measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

RE-21:16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as

large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed,

twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the

height of it are equal.

RE-21:17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hundred [and]

forty [and] four cubits, [according to] the measure of a man,

that is, of the angel.

RE-21:18 And the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper:

and the city [was] pure gold, like unto clear glass.

RE-21:19 And the foundations of the wall of the city [were]

garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first

foundation [was] jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a

chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

RE-21:20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh,

chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a

chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

RE-21:21 And the twelve gates [were] twelve pearls: every

several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city [was]

pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

RE-21:22 And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty

and the Lamb are the temple of it.

RE-21:23 And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the

moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and

the Lamb [is] the light thereof.

RE-21:24 And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in

the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory

and honour into it.

RE-21:25 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day:

for there shall be no night there.

RE-21:26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the

nations into it.

RE-21:27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing

that defileth, neither [whatsoever] worketh abomination, or

[maketh] a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of

life.

RE-22:1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear

as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb.

RE-22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of

the river, [was there] the tree of life, which bare twelve

[manner of] fruits, [and] yielded her fruit every month: and the

leaves of the tree [were] for the healing of the nations.

RE-22:3 And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God

and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:

RE-22:4 And they shall see his face; and his name [shall be] in

their foreheads.

RE-22:5 And there shall be no night there; and they need no

candle, neither light of the sun; for the Lord God giveth them

light: and they shall reign for ever and ever.

RE-22:6 And he said unto me, These sayings [are] faithful and

true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to

shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.

RE-22:7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed [is] he that keepeth

the sayings of the prophecy of this book.

RE-22:8 And I John saw these things, and heard [them]. And when

I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of

the angel which shewed me these things.

RE-22:9 Then saith he unto me, See [thou do it] not: for I am

thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them

which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.

RE-22:10 And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the

prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.

RE-22:11 He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he

which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is

righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let

him be holy still.

RE-22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward [is] with

me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

RE-22:13 I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the

first and the last.

RE-22:14 Blessed [are] they that do his commandments, that they

may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the

gates into the city.

RE-22:15 For without [are] dogs, and sorcerers, and

whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth

and maketh a lie.

RE-22:16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these

things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David,

[and] the bright and morning star.

RE-22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him

that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And

whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.

RE-22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of

the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these

things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in

this book:

RE-22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the

book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the

book of life, and out of the holy city, and [from] the things

which are written in this book.

RE-22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come

quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

RE-22:21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all.

Amen. king james study

RO-1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called [to be] an

apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

RO-1:2 (Which he had promised afore by his prophets in the holy

scriptures,)

RO-1:3 Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made

of the seed of David according to the flesh;

RO-1:4 And declared [to be] the Son of God with power,

according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from

the dead:

RO-1:5 By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for

obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

RO-1:6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ:

RO-1:7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of God, called [to be]

saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and the Lord

Jesus Christ.

RO-1:8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all,

that your faith is spoken of throughout the whole world.

RO-1:9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in

the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of

you always in my prayers;

RO-1:10 Making request, if by any means now at length I might

have a prosperous journey by the will of God to come unto you.

RO-1:11 For I long to see you, that I may impart unto you some

spiritual gift, to the end ye may be established;

RO-1:12 That is, that I may be comforted together with you by

the mutual faith both of you and me.

RO-1:13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that

oftentimes I purposed to come unto you, (but was let hitherto,)

that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other

Gentiles.

RO-1:14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians;

both to the wise, and to the unwise.

RO-1:15 So, as much as in me is, I am ready to preach the

gospel to you that are at Rome also.

RO-1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is

the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to

the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

RO-1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from

faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

RO-1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against

all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth

in unrighteousness;

RO-1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in

them; for God hath shewed [it] unto them.

RO-1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of

the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that

are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are

without excuse:

RO-1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified [him]

not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their

imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

RO-1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

RO-1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an

image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted

beasts, and creeping things.

RO-1:24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through

the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies

between themselves:

RO-1:25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped

and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed

for ever. Amen.

RO-1:26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections:

for even their women did change the natural use into that which

is against nature:

RO-1:27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of

the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men

working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that

recompence of their error which was meet.

RO-1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their]

knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those

things which are not convenient;

RO-1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication,

wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder,

debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,

RO-1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters,

inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

RO-1:31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without

natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

RO-1:32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit

such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have

pleasure in them that do them.

RO-2:1 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou

art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou

condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.

RO-2:2 But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to

truth against them which commit such things.

RO-2:3 And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which

do such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the

judgment of God?

RO-2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and

forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of

God leadeth thee to repentance?

RO-2:5 But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest

up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of

the righteous judgment of God;

RO-2:6 Who will render to every man according to his deeds:

RO-2:7 To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek

for glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:

RO-2:8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the

truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

RO-2:9 Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that

doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

RO-2:10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh

good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:

RO-2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.

RO-2:12 For as many as have sinned without law shall also

perish without law: and as many as have sinned in the law shall

be judged by the law;

RO-2:13 (For not the hearers of the law [are] just before God,

but the doers of the law shall be justified.

RO-2:14 For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by

nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the

law, are a law unto themselves:

RO-2:15 Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts,

their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the

mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)

RO-2:16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by

Jesus Christ according to my gospel.

RO-2:17 Behold, thou art called a Jew, and restest in the law,

and makest thy boast of God,

RO-2:18 And knowest [his] will, and approvest the things that

are more excellent, being instructed out of the law;

RO-2:19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the

blind, a light of them which are in darkness,

RO-2:20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which

hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.

RO-2:21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou

not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost

thou steal?

RO-2:22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost

thou commit adultery? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou

commit sacrilege?

RO-2:23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking

the law dishonourest thou God?

RO-2:24 For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles

through you, as it is written.

RO-2:25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law:

but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made

uncircumcision.

RO-2:26 Therefore if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness

of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for

circumcision?

RO-2:27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it

fulfil the law, judge thee, who by the letter and circumcision

dost transgress the law?

RO-2:28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither

[is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

RO-2:29 But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and

circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in

the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.

RO-3:1 What advantage then hath the Jew? or what profit [is

there] of circumcision?

RO-3:2 Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were

committed the oracles of God.

RO-3:3 For what if some did not believe? shall their unbelief

make the faith of God without effect?

RO-3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar;

as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings,

and mightest overcome when thou art judged.

RO-3:5 But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of

God, what shall we say? [Is] God unrighteous who taketh

vengeance? (I speak as a man)

RO-3:6 God forbid: for then how shall God judge the world?

RO-3:7 For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my

lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?

RO-3:8 And not [rather], (as we be slanderously reported, and

as some affirm that we say,) Let us do evil, that good may come?

whose damnation is just.

RO-3:9 What then? are we better [than they]? No, in no wise:

for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are

all under sin;

RO-3:10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

RO-3:11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that

seeketh after God.

RO-3:12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together

become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

RO-3:13 Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues

they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:

RO-3:14 Whose mouth [is] full of cursing and bitterness:

RO-3:15 Their feet [are] swift to shed blood:

RO-3:16 Destruction and misery [are] in their ways:

RO-3:17 And the way of peace have they not known:

RO-3:18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

RO-3:19 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it

saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be

stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

RO-3:20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh

be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of

sin.

RO-3:21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is

manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets;

RO-3:22 Even the righteousness of God [which is] by faith of

Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there

is no difference:

RO-3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

RO-3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the

redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

RO-3:25 Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through

faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the

remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;

RO-3:26 To declare, [I say], at this time his righteousness:

that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth

in Jesus.

RO-3:27 Where [is] boasting then? It is excluded. By what law?

of works? Nay: but by the law of faith.

RO-3:28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith

without the deeds of the law.

RO-3:29 [Is he] the God of the Jews only? [is he] not also of

the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also:

RO-3:30 Seeing [it is] one God, which shall justify the

circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.

RO-3:31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid:

yea, we establish the law.

RO-4:1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as

pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

RO-4:2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath

[whereof] to glory; but not before God.

RO-4:3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and

it was counted unto him for righteousness.

RO-4:4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of

grace, but of debt.

RO-4:5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that

justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

RO-4:6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man,

unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works,

RO-4:7 [Saying], Blessed [are] they whose iniquities are

forgiven, and whose sins are covered.

RO-4:8 Blessed [is] the man to whom the Lord will not impute

sin.

RO-4:9 [Cometh] this blessedness then upon the circumcision

[only], or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith

was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.

RO-4:10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision,

or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

RO-4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the

righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being

uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that

believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness

might be imputed unto them also: might be imputed unto them also:

RO-4:12 And the father of circumcision to them who are not of

the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that

faith of our father Abraham, which [he had] being [yet]

uncircumcised.

RO-4:13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the

world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law,

but through the righteousness of faith.

RO-4:14 For if they which are of the law [be] heirs, faith is

made void, and the promise made of none effect:

RO-4:15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is,

[there is] no transgression.

RO-4:16 Therefore [it is] of faith, that [it might be] by grace;

to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to

that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the

faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

RO-4:17 (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many

nations,) before him whom he believed, [even] God, who

quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as

though they were.

RO-4:18 Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become

the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken,

So shall thy seed be.

RO-4:19 And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own

body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither

yet the deadness of Sarah's womb:

RO-4:20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief;

but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

RO-4:21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised,

he was able also to perform.

RO-4:22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

RO-4:23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was

imputed to him;

RO-4:24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we

believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

RO-4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised

again for our justification.

RO-5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with

God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

RO-5:2 By whom also we have access by faith into this grace

wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

RO-5:3 And not only [so], but we glory in tribulations also:

knowing that tribulation worketh patience;

RO-5:4 And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

RO-5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is

shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto

us.

RO-5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time

Christ died for the ungodly.

RO-5:7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet

peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

RO-5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we

were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

RO-5:9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we

shall be saved from wrath through him.

RO-5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God

by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall

be saved by his life.

RO-5:11 And not only [so], but we also joy in God through our

Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

RO-5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world,

and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all

have sinned:

RO-5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not

imputed when there is no law.

RO-5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even

over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's

transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

RO-5:15 But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For

if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace

of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus

Christ, hath abounded unto many.

RO-5:16 And not as [it was] by one that sinned, [so is] the

gift: for the judgment [was] by one to condemnation, but the

free gift [is] of many offences unto justification.

RO-5:17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much

more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of

righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.)

RO-5:18 Therefore as by the offence of one [judgment came] upon

all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one

[the free gift came] upon all men unto justification of life.

RO-5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners,

so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

RO-5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound.

But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

RO-5:21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might

grace reign through righteousness unto eternal life by Jesus

Christ our Lord.

RO-6:1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that

grace may abound?

RO-6:2 God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any

longer therein?

RO-6:3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into

Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?

RO-6:4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death:

that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of

the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

RO-6:5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of

his death, we shall be also [in the likeness] of [his]

resurrection:

RO-6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with [him],

that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we

should not serve sin.

RO-6:7 For he that is dead is freed from sin.

RO-6:8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall

also live with him:

RO-6:9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no

more; death hath no more dominion over him.

RO-6:10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that

he liveth, he liveth unto God.

RO-6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed

unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

RO-6:12 Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that

ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

RO-6:13 Neither yield ye your members [as] instruments of

unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as

those that are alive from the dead, and your members [as]

instruments of righteousness unto God.

RO-6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are

not under the law, but under grace.

RO-6:15 What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the

law, but under grace? God forbid.

RO-6:16 Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants

to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin

unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

RO-6:17 But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin,

but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which

was delivered you.

RO-6:18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants

of righteousness.

RO-6:19 I speak after the manner of men because of the

infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members

servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so

now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.

RO-6:20 For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from

righteousness.

RO-6:21 What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are

now ashamed? for the end of those things [is] death.

RO-6:22 But now being made free from sin, and become servants

to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end

everlasting life.

RO-6:23 For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God

[is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

RO-7:1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know

the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as

he liveth?

RO-7:2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law

to [her] husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be

dead, she is loosed from the law of [her] husband.

RO-7:3 So then if, while [her] husband liveth, she be married

to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her

husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no

adulteress, though she be married to another man.

RO-7:4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the

law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another,

[even] to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring

forth fruit unto God.

RO-7:5 For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins,

which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth

fruit unto death.

RO-7:6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead

wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit,

and not [in] the oldness of the letter.

RO-7:7 What shall we say then? [is] the law sin? God forbid.

Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known

lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

RO-7:8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in

me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin [was]

dead.

RO-7:9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the

commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

RO-7:10 And the commandment, which [was ordained] to life, I

found [to be] unto death.

RO-7:11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived

me, and by it slew [me].

RO-7:12 Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy,

and just, and good.

RO-7:13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God

forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me

by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become

exceeding sinful.

RO-7:14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal,

sold under sin.

RO-7:15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that

do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

RO-7:16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the

law that [it is] good.

RO-7:17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that

dwelleth in me.

RO-7:18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth

no good thing: for to will is present with me; but [how] to

perform that which is good I find not.

RO-7:19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which

I would not, that I do.

RO-7:20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do

it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

RO-7:21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is

present with me.

RO-7:22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

RO-7:23 But I see another law in my members, warring against

the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of

sin which is in my members.

RO-7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the

body of this death?

RO-7:25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with

the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the

law of sin.

RO-8:1 [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which

are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the

Spirit.

RO-8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath

made me free from the law of sin and death.

RO-8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak

through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of

sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

RO-8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in

us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

RO-8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of

the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the

Spirit.

RO-8:6 For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be

spiritually minded [is] life and peace.

RO-8:7 Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it

is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

RO-8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

RO-8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be

that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the

Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

RO-8:10 And if Christ [be] in you, the body [is] dead because

of sin; but the Spirit [is] life because of righteousness.

RO-8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the

dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall

also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in

you.

RO-8:12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh,

to live after the flesh.

RO-8:13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye

through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall

live.

RO-8:14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are

the sons of God.

RO-8:15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to

fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we

cry, Abba, Father.

RO-8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that

we are the children of God:

RO-8:17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-

heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with [him], that we

may be also glorified together.

RO-8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time

[are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be

revealed in us.

RO-8:19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for

the manifestation of the sons of God.

RO-8:20 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not

willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected [the same] in

hope,

RO-8:21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered

from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the

children of God.

RO-8:22 For we know that the whole creation groaneth and

travaileth in pain together until now.

RO-8:23 And not only [they], but ourselves also, which have the

firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within

ourselves, waiting for the adoption, [to wit], the redemption of

our body.

RO-8:24 For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not

hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for?

RO-8:25 But if we hope for that we see not, [then] do we with

patience wait for [it].

RO-8:26 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for

we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit

itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be

uttered.

RO-8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what [is] the

mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the

saints according to [the will of] God.

RO-8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to

them that love God, to them who are the called according to

[his] purpose.

RO-8:29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate [to

be] conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the

firstborn among many brethren.

RO-8:30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called:

and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he

justified, them he also glorified.

RO-8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for

us, who [can be] against us?

RO-8:32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up

for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all

things?

RO-8:33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?

[It is] God that justifieth.

RO-8:34 Who [is] he that condemneth? [It is] Christ that died,

yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand

of God, who also maketh intercession for us.

RO-8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? [shall]

tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or

nakedness, or peril, or sword?

RO-8:36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the

day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

RO-8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors

through him that loved us.

RO-8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor

angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor

things to come,

RO-8:39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be

able to separate us from the love of God, which is n Christ

Jesus our Lord.

RO-9:1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also

bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

RO-9:2 That I have great heaviness and continual sorrow in my

heart.

RO-9:3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ

for my brethren, my kinsmen according to the flesh:

RO-9:4 Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption,

and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and

the service [of God], and the promises;

RO-9:5 Whose [are] the fathers, and of whom as concerning the

flesh Christ [came], who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

RO-9:6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect.

For they [are] not all Israel, which are of Israel:

RO-9:7 Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are

they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.

RO-9:8 That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these

[are] not the children of God: but the children of the promise

are counted for the seed.

RO-9:9 For this [is] the word of promise, At this time will I

come, and Sarah shall have a son.

RO-9:10 And not only [this]; but when Rebecca also had

conceived by one, [even] by our father Isaac;

RO-9:11 (For [the children] being not yet born, neither having

done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to

election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth;)

RO-9:12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.

RO-9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I

hated.

RO-9:14 What shall we say then? [Is there] unrighteousness with

God? God forbid.

RO-9:15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy on whom I will

have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have

compassion.

RO-9:16 So then [it is] not of him that willeth, nor of him

that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.

RO-9:17 For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this

same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power

in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the

earth.

RO-9:18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will [have mercy],

and whom he will he hardeneth.

RO-9:19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault?

For who hath resisted his will?

RO-9:20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God?

Shall the thing formed say to him that formed [it], Why hast

thou made me thus?

RO-9:21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same

lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?

RO-9:22 [What] if God, willing to shew [his] wrath, and to make

his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of

wrath fitted to destruction:

RO-9:23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on

the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

RO-9:24 Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but

also of the Gentiles?

RO-9:25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people,

which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

RO-9:26 And it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it

was said unto them, Ye [are] not my people; there shall they be

called the children of the living God.

RO-9:27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number

of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant

shall be saved:

RO-9:28 For he will finish the work, and cut [it] short in

righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the

earth.

RO-9:29 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth

had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like

unto Gomorrha.

RO-9:30 What shall we say then? That the Gentiles, which

followed not after righteousness, have attained to righteousness,

even the righteousness which is of faith.

RO-9:31 But Israel, which followed after the law of

righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

RO-9:32 Wherefore? Because [they sought it] not by faith, but

as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that

stumblingstone;

RO-9:33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a

stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on

him shall not be ashamed.

RO-10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for

Israel is, that they might be saved.

RO-10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God,

but not according to knowledge.

RO-10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and

going about to establish their own righteousness, have not

submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

RO-10:4 For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to

every one that believeth.

RO-10:5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the

law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.

RO-10:6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on

this wise, Say not in thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven?

(that is, to bring Christ down [from above]:)

RO-10:7 Or, Who shall descend into the deep? (that is, to bring

up Christ again from the dead.)

RO-10:8 But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, [even] in thy

mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we

preach;

RO-10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord

Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him

from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

RO-10:10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness;

and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

RO-10:11 For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him

shall not be ashamed.

RO-10:12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the

Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call

upon him.

RO-10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord

shall be saved.

RO-10:14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not

believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have

not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?

RO-10:15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it

is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the

gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

RO-10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias

saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

RO-10:17 So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the

word of God.

RO-10:18 But I say, Have they not heard? Yes verily, their

sound went into all the earth, and their words unto the ends of

the world.

RO-10:19 But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I

will provoke you to jealousy by [them that are] no people, [and]

by a foolish nation I will anger you.

RO-10:20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of

them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that

asked not after me.

RO-10:21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched

forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people.

RO-11:1 I say then, Hath God cast away his people? God forbid.

For I also am an Israelite, of the seed of Abraham, [of] the

tribe of Benjamin.

RO-11:2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew.

Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias? how he maketh

intercession to God against Israel, saying,

RO-11:3 Lord, they have killed thy prophets, and digged down

thine altars; and I am left alone, and they seek my life.

RO-11:4 But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have

reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the

knee to [the image of] Baal.

RO-11:5 Even so then at this present time also there is a

remnant according to the election of grace.

RO-11:6 And if by grace, then [is it] no more of works:

otherwise grace is no more grace. But if [it be] of works, then

is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work.

RO-11:7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he

seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest

were blinded

RO-11:8 (According as it is written, God hath given them the

spirit of slumber, eyes that they should not see, and ears that

they should not hear;) unto this day.

RO-11:9 And David saith, Let their table be made a snare, and a

trap, and a stumblingblock, and a recompence unto them:

RO-11:10 Let their eyes be darkened that they may not see, and

bow down their back alway.

RO-11:11 I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall?

God forbid: but [rather] through their fall salvation [is come]

unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

RO-11:12 Now if the fall of them [be] the riches of the world,

and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much

more their fulness?

RO-11:13 For I speak to you Gentiles, inasmuch as I am the

apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine office:

RO-11:14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation [them which

are] my flesh, and might save some of them.

RO-11:15 For if the casting away of them [be] the reconciling

of the world, what [shall] the receiving [of them be], but life

from the dead?

RO-11:16 For if the firstfruit [be] holy, the lump [is] also

[holy]: and if the root [be] holy, so [are] the branches.

RO-11:17 And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou,

being a wild olive tree, wert grafted in among them, and with

them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

RO-11:18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast,

thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

RO-11:19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that

I might be grafted in.

RO-11:20 Well; because of unbelief they were broken off, and

thou standest by faith. Be not highminded, but fear:

RO-11:21 For if God spared not the natural branches, [take

heed] lest he also spare not thee.

RO-11:22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God: on

them which fell, severity; but toward thee, goodness, if thou

continue in [his] goodness: otherwise thou also shalt be cut off.

RO-11:23 And they also, if they abide not still in unbelief,

shall be grafted in: for God is able to graft them in again.

RO-11:24 For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is

wild by nature, and wert grafted contrary to nature into a good

olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural

[branches], be grafted into their own olive tree?

RO-11:25 For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant

of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits;

that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness

of the Gentiles be come in.

RO-11:26 And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written,

There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away

ungodliness from Jacob:

RO-11:27 For this [is] my covenant unto them, when I shall take

away their sins.

RO-11:28 As concerning the gospel, [they are] enemies for your

sakes: but as touching the election, [they are] beloved for the

fathers' sakes.

RO-11:29 For the gifts and calling of God [are] without

repentance.

RO-11:30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet

have now obtained mercy through their unbelief:

RO-11:31 Even so have these also now not believed, that through

your mercy they also may obtain mercy.

RO-11:32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he

might have mercy upon all.

RO-11:33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and

knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his

ways past finding out!

RO-11:34 For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath

been his counsellor?

RO-11:35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be

recompensed unto him again?

RO-11:36 For of him, and through him, and to him, [are] all

things: to whom [be] glory for ever. Amen.

RO-12:1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of

God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy,

acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.

RO-12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye

transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what

[is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

RO-12:3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every

man that is among you, not to think [of himself] more highly

than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God

hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

RO-12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all

members have not the same office:

RO-12:5 So we, [being] many, are one body in Christ, and every

one members one of another.

RO-12:6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that

is given to us, whether prophecy, [let us prophesy] according to

the proportion of faith;

RO-12:7 Or ministry, [let us wait] on [our] ministering: or he

that teacheth, on teaching;

RO-12:8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth,

[let him do it] with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence;

he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

RO-12:9 [Let] love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which

is evil; cleave to that which is good.

RO-12:10 [Be] kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly

love; in honour preferring one another;

RO-12:11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving

the Lord;

RO-12:12 Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing

instant in prayer;

RO-12:13 Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to

hospitality.

RO-12:14 Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

RO-12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them

that weep.

RO-12:16 [Be] of the same mind one toward another. Mind not

high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in

your own conceits.

RO-12:17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things

honest in the sight of all men.

RO-12:18 If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live

peaceably with all men.

RO-12:19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather]

give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I

will repay, saith the Lord.

RO-12:20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he

thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of

fire on his head.

RO-12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

RO-13:1 Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For

there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of

God.

RO-13:2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the

ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to

themselves damnation.

RO-13:3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the

evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which

is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

RO-13:4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if

thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the

sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to

[execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil.

RO-13:5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for

wrath, but also for conscience sake.

RO-13:6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are

God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

RO-13:7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom

tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear;

honour to whom honour.

RO-13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he

that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.

RO-13:9 For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt

not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false

witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if [there be] any other

commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely,

Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

RO-13:10 Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love

[is] the fulfilling of the law.

RO-13:11 And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time

to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than

when we believed.

RO-13:12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us

therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the

armour of light.

RO-13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting

and drunkeness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife

and envying.

RO-13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not

provision for the flesh, to [fulfil] the lusts [thereof].

RO-14:1 Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to

doubtful disputations.

RO-14:2 For one believeth that he may eat all things: another,

who is weak, eateth herbs.

RO-14:3 Let not him that eateth despise him that eateth not;

and let not him which eateth not judge him that eateth: for God

hath received him.

RO-14:4 Who art thou that judgest another man's servant? to his

own master he standeth or falleth. Yea, he shall be holden up:

for God is able to make him stand.

RO-14:5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another

esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in

his own mind.

RO-14:6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth [it] unto the Lord;

and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not

regard [it]. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth

God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not,

and giveth God thanks. and giveth God thanks.

RO-14:7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to

himself.

RO-14:8 For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether

we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die,

we are the Lord's.

RO-14:9 For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived,

that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.

RO-14:10 But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou

set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the

judgment seat of Christ.

RO-14:11 For it is written, [As] I live, saith the Lord, every

knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

RO-14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself

to God.

RO-14:13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more: but

judge this rather, that no man put a stumblingblock or an

occasion to fall in [his] brother's way.

RO-14:14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that

[there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth

any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean.

RO-14:15 But if thy brother be grieved with [thy] meat, now

walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for

whom Christ died.

RO-14:16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:

RO-14:17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but

righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

RO-14:18 For he that in these things serveth Christ [is]

acceptable to God, and approved of men.

RO-14:19 Let us therefore follow after the things which make

for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another.

RO-14:20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things

indeed [are] pure; but [it is] evil for that man who eateth with

offence.

RO-14:21 [It is] good neither to eat flesh, nor to drink wine,

nor [any thing] whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended,

or is made weak.

RO-14:22 Hast thou faith? have [it] to thyself before God.

Happy [is] he that condemneth not himself in that thing which he

alloweth.

RO-14:23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because [he

eateth] not of faith: for whatsoever [is] not of faith is sin.

RO-15:1 We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities

of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

RO-15:2 Let every one of us please [his] neighbour for [his]

good to edification.

RO-15:3 For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is

written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.

RO-15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were

written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort

of the scriptures might have hope.

RO-15:5 Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be

likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

RO-15:6 That ye may with one mind [and] one mouth glorify God,

even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

RO-15:7 Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also

received us to the glory of God.

RO-15:8 Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the

circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises

[made] unto the fathers:

RO-15:9 And that the Gentiles might glorify God for [his] mercy;

as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among

the Gentiles, and sing unto thy name.

RO-15:10 And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his

people.

RO-15:11 And again, Praise the Lord, all ye Gentiles; and laud

him, all ye people.

RO-15:12 And again, Esaias saith, There shall be a root of

Jesse, and he that shall rise to reign over the Gentiles; in him

shall the Gentiles trust.

RO-15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in

believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the

Holy Ghost.

RO-15:14 And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren,

that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge,

able also to admonish one another.

RO-15:15 Nevertheless, brethren, I have written the more boldly

unto you in some sort, as putting you in mind, because of the

grace that is given to me of God,

RO-15:16 That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the

Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of

the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy

Ghost.

RO-15:17 I have therefore whereof I may glory through Jesus

Christ in those things which pertain to God.

RO-15:18 For I will not dare to speak of any of those things

which Christ hath not wrought by me, to make the Gentiles

obedient, by word and deed,

RO-15:19 Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the

Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto

Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

RO-15:20 Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where

Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's

foundation:

RO-15:21 But as it is written, To whom he was not spoken of,

they shall see: and they that have not heard shall understand.

RO-15:22 For which cause also I have been much hindered from

coming to you.

RO-15:23 But now having no more place in these parts, and

having a great desire these many years to come unto you;

RO-15:24 Whensoever I take my journey into Spain, I will come

to you: for I trust to see you in my journey, and to be brought

on my way thitherward by you, if first I be somewhat filled with

your [company].

RO-15:25 But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the

saints.

RO-15:26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to

make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at

Jerusalem.

RO-15:27 It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they

are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their

spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in

carnal things.

RO-15:28 When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed

to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

RO-15:29 And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come

in the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ.

RO-15:30 Now I beseech you, brethren, for the Lord Jesus

Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye strive

together with me in [your] prayers to God for me;

RO-15:31 That I may be delivered from them that do not believe

in Judaea; and that my service which [I have] for Jerusalem may

be accepted of the saints;

RO-15:32 That I may come unto you with joy by the will of God,

and may with you be refreshed.

RO-15:33 Now the God of peace [be] with you all. Amen.

RO-16:1 I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant

of the church which is at Cenchrea:

RO-16:2 That ye receive her in the Lord, as becometh saints,

and that ye assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of

you: for she hath been a succourer of many, and of myself also.

RO-16:3 Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:

RO-16:4 Who have for my life laid down their own necks: unto

whom not only I give thanks, but also all the churches of the

Gentiles.

RO-16:5 Likewise [greet] the church that is in their house.

Salute my wellbeloved Epaenetus, who is the firstfruits of

Achaia unto Christ.

RO-16:6 Greet Mary, who bestowed much labour on us.

RO-16:7 Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my

fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also

were in Christ before me.

RO-16:8 Greet Amplias my beloved in the Lord.

RO-16:9 Salute Urbane, our helper in Christ, and Stachys my

beloved.

RO-16:10 Salute Apelles approved in Christ. Salute them which

are of Aristobulus' [household].

RO-16:11 Salute Herodion my kinsman. Greet them that be of the

[household] of Narcissus, which are in the Lord.

RO-16:12 Salute Tryphena and Tryphosa, who labour in the Lord.

Salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord.

RO-16:13 Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and

mine.

RO-16:14 Salute Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas, Hermes,

and the brethren which are with them.

RO-16:15 Salute Philologus, and Julia, Nereus, and his sister,

and Olympas, and all the saints which are with them.

RO-16:16 Salute one another with an holy kiss. The churches of

Christ salute you.

RO-16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause

divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have

learned; and avoid them.

RO-16:18 For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ,

but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches

deceive the hearts of the simple.

RO-16:19 For your obedience is come abroad unto all [men]. I am

glad therefore on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise

unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil.

RO-16:20 And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your

feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you.

Amen.

RO-16:21 Timotheus my workfellow, and Lucius, and Jason, and

Sosipater, my kinsmen, salute you.

RO-16:22 I Tertius, who wrote [this] epistle, salute you in the

Lord.

RO-16:23 Gaius mine host, and of the whole church, saluteth you.

Erastus the chamberlain of the city saluteth you, and Quartus a

brother.

RO-16:24 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [be] with you all.

Amen.

RO-16:25 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according

to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to

the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the

world began,

RO-16:26 But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the

prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God,

made known to all nations for the obedience of faith:

RO-16:27 To God only wise, [be] glory through Jesus Christ for

ever. Amen. king james study

RU-1:1 Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled,

that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of

Bethlehemjudah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and

his wife, and his two sons.

RU-1:2 And the name of the man [was] Elimelech, and the name of

his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion,

Ephrathites of Bethlehemjudah. And they came into the country of

Moab, and continued there.

RU-1:3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left,

and her two sons.

RU-1:4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab; the name

of the one [was] Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth: and they

dwelled there about ten years.

RU-1:5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the

woman was left of her two sons and her husband.

RU-1:6 Then she arose with her daughters in law, that she might

return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the

country of Moab how that the Lord had visited his people in

giving them bread.

RU-1:7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was,

and her two daughters in law with her; and they went on the way

to return unto the land of Judah.

RU-1:8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law, Go, return

each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as ye

have dealt with the dead, and with me.

RU-1:9 The LORD grant you that ye may find rest, each [of you]

in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them; and they

lifted up their voice, and wept.

RU-1:10 And they said unto her, Surely we will return with thee

unto thy people.

RU-1:11 And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye

go with me? [are] there yet [any more] sons in my womb, that

they may be your husbands?

RU-1:12 Turn again, my daughters, go [your way]; for I am too

old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, [if] I

should have an husband also to night, and should also bear sons;

RU-1:13 Would ye tarry for them till they were grown? would ye

stay for them from having husbands? nay, my daughters; for it

grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is

gone out against me.

RU-1:14 And they lifted up their voice, and wept again: and

Orpah kissed her mother in law; but Ruth clave unto her.

RU-1:15 And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back

unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister

in law.

RU-1:16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, [or] to

return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will

go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people [shall be]

my people, and thy God my God:

RU-1:17 Where thou diest, will I die, and there will I be

buried: the LORD do so to me, and more also, [if ought] but

death part thee and me.

RU-1:18 When she saw that she was stedfastly minded to go with

her, then she left speaking unto her.

RU-1:19 So they two went until they came to Bethlehem. And it

came to pass, when they were come to Bethlehem, that all the

city was moved about them, and they said, [Is] this Naomi?

RU-1:20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara:

for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

RU-1:21 I went out full, and the LORD hath brought me home

again empty: why [then] call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath

testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me?

RU-1:22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter

in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and

they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.

RU-2:1 And Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man

of wealth, of the family of Elimelech; and his name [was] Boaz.

RU-2:2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me now go to

the field, and glean ears of corn after [him] in whose sight I

shall find grace. And she said unto her, Go, my daughter.

RU-2:3 And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field after

the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field

[belonging] unto Boaz, who [was] of the kindred of Elimelech.

RU-2:4 And, behold, Boaz came from Bethlehem, and said unto the

reapers, The LORD [be] with you. And they answered him, The LORD

bless thee.

RU-2:5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the

reapers, Whose damsel [is] this?

RU-2:6 And the servant that was set over the reapers answered

and said, It [is] the Moabitish damsel that came back with Naomi

out of the country of Moab:

RU-2:7 And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after

the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued

even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in

the house.

RU-2:8 Then said Boaz unto Ruth, Hearest thou not, my daughter?

Go not to glean in another field, neither go from hence, but

abide here fast by my maidens:

RU-2:9 [Let] thine eyes [be] on the field that they do reap,

and go thou after them: have I not charged the young men that

they shall not touch thee? and when thou art athirst, go unto

the vessels, and drink of [that] which the young men have drawn.

RU-2:10 Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the

ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes,

that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I [am] a

stranger?

RU-2:11 And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been

showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother in law since

the death of thine husband: and [how] thou hast left thy father

and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto

a people which thou knewest not heretofore.

RU-2:12 The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be

given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art

come to trust.

RU-2:13 Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord;

for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken

friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of

thine handmaidens.

RU-2:14 And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come thou hither,

and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she

sat beside the reapers: and he reached her parched [corn], and

she did eat, and was sufficed, and left.

RU-2:15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his

young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and

reproach her not:

RU-2:16 And let fall also [some] of the handfuls of purpose for

her, and leave [them], that she may glean [them], and rebuke her

not.

RU-2:17 So she gleaned in the field until even, and beat out

that she had gleaned: and it was about an ephah of barley.

RU-2:18 And she took [it] up, and went into the city: and her

mother in law saw what she had gleaned: and she brought forth,

and gave to her that she had reserved after she was sufficed.

RU-2:19 And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou

gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he that

did take knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother in law

with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I

wrought to day [is] Boaz.

RU-2:20 And Naomi said unto her daughter in law, Blessed [be]

he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living

and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man [is] near of

kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen.

RU-2:21 And Ruth the Moabitess said, He said unto me also, Thou

shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my

harvest.

RU-2:22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter in law, [It is]

good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, that they

meet thee not in any other field.

RU-2:23 So she kept fast by the maidens of Boaz to glean unto

the end of barley harvest and of wheat harvest; and dwelt with

her mother in law.

RU-3:1 Then Naomi her mother in law said unto her, My daughter,

shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee?

RU-3:2 And now [is] not Boaz of our kindred, with whose maidens

thou wast? Behold, he winnoweth barley to night in the

threshingfloor.

RU-3:3 Wash thy self therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy

raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: [but] make

not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating

and drinking.

RU-3:4 And it shall be, when he lieth down, that thou shalt

mark the place where he shall lie, and thou shalt go in, and

uncover his feet, and lay thee down; and he will tell thee what

thou shalt do.

RU-3:5 And she said unto her, All that thou sayest unto me I

will do.

RU-3:6 And she went down unto the floor, and did according to

all that her mother in law bade her.

RU-3:7 And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was

merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and

she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.

RU-3:8 And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid,

and turned himself: and, behold, a woman lay at his feet.

RU-3:9 And he said, Who [art] thou? And she answered, I [am]

Ruth thine handmaid: spread therefore thy skirt over thine

handmaid; for thou [art] a near kinsman.

RU-3:10 And he said, Blessed [be] thou of the LORD, my daughter:

[for] thou hast showed more kindness in the latter end than at

the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men,

whether poor or rich.

RU-3:11 And now, my daughter, fear not; I will do to thee all

that thou requirest: for all the city of my people doth know

that thou [art] a virtuous woman.

RU-3:12 And now it is true that I [am thy] near kinsman:

howbeit there is a kinsman nearer than I.

RU-3:13 Tarry this night, and it shall be in the morning,

[that] if he will perform unto thee the part of a kinsman, well;

let him do the kinsman's part: but if he will not do the part of

a kinsman to thee, then will I do the part of a kinsman to thee,

[as] the LORD liveth: lie down until the morning.

RU-3:14 And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose

up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be

known that a woman came into the floor.

RU-3:15 Also he said, Bring the veil that [thou hast] upon thee,

and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six [measures]

of barley, and laid [it] on her: and she went into the city.

RU-3:16 And when she came to her mother in law, she said, Who

[art] thou, my daughter? And she told her all that the man had

done to her.

RU-3:17 And she said, These six [measures] of barley gave he me;

for he said to me, Go not empty unto thy mother in law.

RU-3:18 Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know

how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest, until

he have finished the thing this day.

RU-4:1 Then went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there:

and, behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spake came by; unto whom

he said, Ho, such a one! turn aside, sit down here. And he

turned aside, and sat down.

RU-4:2 And he took ten men of the elders of the city, and said,

Sit ye down here. And they sat down.

RU-4:3 And he said unto the kinsman, Naomi, that is come again

out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which

[was] our brother Elimelech's:

RU-4:4 And I thought to advertise thee, saying, Buy [it] before

the inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou

wilt redeem [it], redeem [it]: but if thou wilt not redeem [it,

then] tell me, that I may know: for [there is] none to redeem

[it] beside thee; and I [am] after thee. And he said, I will

redeem [it].

RU-4:5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the

hand of Naomi, thou must buy [it] also of Ruth the Moabitess,

the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his

inheritance.

RU-4:6 And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem [it] for myself,

lest I mar mine own inheritance: redeem thou my right to thyself;

for I cannot redeem [it].

RU-4:7 Now this [was the manner] in former time in Israel

concerning redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all

things; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave [it] to his

neighbour: and this [was] a testimony in Israel.

RU-4:8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy [it] for thee.

So he drew off his shoe.

RU-4:9 And Boaz said unto the elders, and [unto] all the people,

Ye [are] witnesses this day, that I have bought all that [was]

Elimelech's, and all that [was] Chilion's and Mahlon's, of the

hand of Naomi.

RU-4:10 Moreover Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, have I

purchased to be my wife, to raise up the name of the dead upon

his inheritance, that the name of the dead be not cut off from

among his brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye [are]

witnesses this day.

RU-4:11 And all the people that [were] in the gate, and the

elders, said, [We are] witnesses. The LORD make the woman that

is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two

did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah,

and be famous in Bethlehem:

RU-4:12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom

Tamar bare unto Judah, of the seed which the LORD shall give

thee of this young woman.

RU-4:13 So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he

went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a

son.

RU-4:14 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed [be] the LORD,

which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his

name may be famous in Israel.

RU-4:15 And he shall be unto thee a restorer of [thy] life, and

a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which

loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne

him.

RU-4:16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and

became nurse unto it.

RU-4:17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying,

There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he

[is] the father of Jesse, the father of David.

RU-4:18 Now these [are] the generations of Pharez: Pharez begat

Hezron,

RU-4:19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab,

RU-4:20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon,

RU-4:21 And Salmon begat Boaz, and Boaz begat Obed,

RU-4:22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse begat David. king

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SOS-1:1 The song of songs, which [is] Solomon's.

SOS-1:2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy

love [is] better than wine.

SOS-1:3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name

[is as] ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love

thee.

SOS-1:4 Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought

me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we

will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

SOS-1:5 I [am] black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,

as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.

SOS-1:6 Look not upon me, because I [am] black, because the sun

hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me;

they made me the keeper of the vineyards; [but] mine own

vineyard have I not kept.

SOS-1:7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest,

where thou makest [thy flock] to rest at noon: for why should I

be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?

SOS-1:8 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy

way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids

beside the shepherds' tents.

SOS-1:9 I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses

in Pharaoh's chariots.

SOS-1:10 Thy cheeks are comely with rows [of jewels], thy neck

with chains [of gold].

SOS-1:11 We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.

SOS-1:12 While the king [sitteth] at his table, my spikenard

sendeth forth the smell thereof.

SOS-1:13 A bundle of myrrh [is] my wellbeloved unto me; he

shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.

SOS-1:14 My beloved [is] unto me [as] a cluster of camphire in

the vineyards of Engedi.

SOS-1:15 Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art]

fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes.

SOS-1:16 Behold, thou [art] fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant:

also our bed [is] green.

SOS-1:17 The beams of our house [are] cedar, [and] our rafters

of fir.

SOS-2:1 I [am] the rose of Sharon, [and] the lily of the

valleys.

SOS-2:2 As the lily among thorns, so [is] my love among the

daughters.

SOS-2:3 As the apple tree among the trees of the wood, so [is]

my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with

great delight, and his fruit [was] sweet to my taste.

SOS-2:4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner

over me [was] love.

SOS-2:5 Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I

[am] sick of love.

SOS-2:6 His left hand [is] under my head, and his right hand

doth embrace me.

SOS-2:7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes,

and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake

[my] love, till he please.

SOS-2:8 The voice of my beloved! behold, he cometh leaping upon

the mountains, skipping upon the hills.

SOS-2:9 My beloved is like a roe or a young hart: behold, he

standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows,

showing himself through the lattice.

SOS-2:10 My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love,

my fair one, and come away.

SOS-2:11 For, lo, the winter is past, the rain is over [and]

gone;

SOS-2:12 The flowers appear on the earth; the time of the

singing [of birds] is come, and the voice of the turtle is heard

in our land;

SOS-2:13 The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the

vines [with] the tender grape give a [good] smell. Arise, my

love, my fair one, and come away.

SOS-2:14 O my dove, [that art] in the clefts of the rock, in

the secret [places] of the stairs, let me see thy countenance,

let me hear thy voice; for sweet [is] thy voice, and thy

countenance [is] comely.

SOS-2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the

vines: for our vines [have] tender grapes.

SOS-2:16 My beloved [is] mine, and I [am] his: he feedeth among

the lilies.

SOS-2:17 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, turn,

my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the

mountains of Bether.

SOS-3:1 By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I

sought him, but I found him not.

SOS-3:2 I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets,

and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I

sought him, but I found him not.

SOS-3:3 The watchmen that go about the city found me: [to whom

I said], Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?

SOS-3:4 [It was] but a little that I passed from them, but I

found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him

go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the

chamber of her that conceived me.

SOS-3:5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes,

and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake

[my] love, till he please.

SOS-3:6 Who [is] this that cometh out of the wilderness like

pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all

powders of the merchant?

SOS-3:7 Behold his bed, which [is] Solomon's; threescore

valiant men [are] about it, of the valiant of Israel.

SOS-3:8 They all hold swords, [being] expert in war: every man

[hath] his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.

SOS-3:9 King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of

Lebanon.

SOS-3:10 He made the pillars thereof [of] silver, the bottom

thereof [of] gold, the covering of it [of] purple, the midst

thereof being paved [with] love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.

SOS-3:11 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king

Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the

day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his

heart.

SOS-4:1 Behold, thou [art] fair, my love; behold, thou [art]

fair; thou [hast] doves' eyes within thy locks: thy hair [is] as

a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.

SOS-4:2 Thy teeth [are] like a flock [of sheep that are even]

shorn, which came up from the washing; whereof every one bear

twins, and none [is] barren among them.

SOS-4:3 Thy lips [are] like a thread of scarlet, and thy speech

[is] comely: thy temples [are] like a piece of a pomegranate

within thy locks.

SOS-4:4 Thy neck [is] like the tower of David builded for an

armoury, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of

mighty men.

SOS-4:5 Thy two breasts [are] like two young roes that are

twins, which feed among the lilies.

SOS-4:6 Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will

get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.

SOS-4:7 Thou [art] all fair, my love; [there is] no spot in

thee.

SOS-4:8 Come with me from Lebanon, [my] spouse, with me from

Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and

Hermon, from the lions' dens, from the mountains of the leopards.

SOS-4:9 Thou hast ravished my heart, my sister, [my] spouse;

thou hast ravished my heart with one of thine eyes, with one

chain of thy neck.

SOS-4:10 How fair is thy love, my sister, [my] spouse! how much

better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments

than all spices!

SOS-4:11 Thy lips, O [my] spouse, drop [as] the honeycomb:

honey and milk [are] under thy tongue; and the smell of thy

garments [is] like the smell of Lebanon.

SOS-4:12 A garden enclosed [is] my sister, [my] spouse; a

spring shut up, a fountain sealed.

SOS-4:13 Thy plants [are] an orchard of pomegranates, with

pleasant fruits; camphire, with spikenard,

SOS-4:14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all

trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief

spices:

SOS-4:15 A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and

streams from Lebanon.

SOS-4:16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon

my garden, [that] the spices thereof may flow out. Let my

beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits.

SOS-5:1 I am come into my garden, my sister, [my] spouse: I

have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb

with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk: eat, O friends;

drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.

SOS-5:2 I sleep, but my heart waketh: [it is] the voice of my

beloved that knocketh, [saying], Open to me, my sister, my love,

my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, [and] my

locks with the drops of the night.

SOS-5:3 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have

washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

SOS-5:4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole [of the door],

and my bowels were moved for him.

SOS-5:5 I rose up to open to my beloved; and my hands dropped

[with] myrrh, and my fingers [with] sweet smelling myrrh, upon

the handles of the lock.

SOS-5:6 I opened to my beloved; but my beloved had withdrawn

himself, [and] was gone: my soul failed when he spake: I sought

him, but I could not find him; I called him, but he gave me no

answer.

SOS-5:7 The watchmen that went about the city found me, they

smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my

veil from me.

SOS-5:8 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my

beloved, that ye tell him, that I [am] sick of love.

SOS-5:9 What [is] thy beloved more than [another] beloved, O

thou fairest among women? what [is] thy beloved more than

[another] beloved, that thou dost so charge us?

SOS-5:10 My beloved [is] white and ruddy, the chiefest among

ten thousand.

SOS-5:11 His head [is as] the most fine gold, his locks [are]

bushy, [and] black as a raven.

SOS-5:12 His eyes [are] as [the eyes] of doves by the rivers of

waters, washed with milk, [and] fitly set.

SOS-5:13 His cheeks [are] as a bed of spices, [as] sweet

flowers: his lips [like] lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh.

SOS-5:14 His hands [are as] gold rings set with the beryl: his

belly [is as] bright ivory overlaid [with] sapphires.

SOS-5:15 His legs [are as] pillars of marble, set upon sockets

of fine gold: his countenance [is] as Lebanon, excellent as the

cedars.

SOS-5:16 His mouth [is] most sweet: yea, he [is] altogether

lovely. This [is] my beloved, and this [is] my friend, O

daughters of Jerusalem.

SOS-6:1 Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among

women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him

with thee.

SOS-6:2 My beloved is gone down into his garden, to the beds of

spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

SOS-6:3 I [am] my beloved's, and my beloved [is] mine: he

feedeth among the lilies.

SOS-6:4 Thou [art] beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as

Jerusalem, terrible as [an army] with banners.

SOS-6:5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me:

thy hair [is] as a flock of goats that appear from Gilead.

SOS-6:6 Thy teeth [are] as a flock of sheep which go up from

the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and [there is] not

one barren among them.

SOS-6:7 As a piece of a pomegranate [are] thy temples within

thy locks.

SOS-6:8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines,

and virgins without number.

SOS-6:9 My dove, my undefiled is [but] one; she [is] the [only]

one of her mother, she [is] the choice [one] of her that bare

her. The daughters saw her, and blessed her; [yea], the queens

and the concubines, and they praised her.

SOS-6:10 Who [is] she [that] looketh forth as the morning, fair

as the moon, clear as the sun, [and] terrible as [an army] with

banners?

SOS-6:11 I went down into the garden of nuts to see the fruits

of the valley, [and] to see whether the vine flourished, [and]

the pomegranates budded.

SOS-6:12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me [like] the

chariots of Amminadib.

SOS-6:13 Return, return, O Shulamite; return, return, that we

may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite? As it

were the company of two armies.

SOS-7:1 How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's

daughter! the joints of thy thighs [are] like jewels, the work

of the hands of a cunning workman.

SOS-7:2 Thy navel [is like] a round goblet, [which] wanteth not

liquor: thy belly [is like] an heap of wheat set about with

lilies.

SOS-7:3 Thy two breasts [are] like two young roes [that are]

twins.

SOS-7:4 Thy neck [is] as a tower of ivory; thine eyes [like]

the fishpools in Heshbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nose

[is] as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus.

SOS-7:5 Thine head upon thee [is] like Carmel, and the hair of

thine head like purple; the king [is] held in the galleries.

SOS-7:6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for

delights!

SOS-7:7 This thy stature is like to a palm tree, and thy

breasts to clusters [of grapes].

SOS-7:8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree, I will take hold

of the boughs thereof: now also thy breasts shall be as clusters

of the vine, and the smell of thy nose like apples;

SOS-7:9 And the roof of thy mouth like the best wine for my

beloved, that goeth [down] sweetly, causing the lips of those

that are asleep to speak.

SOS-7:10 I [am] my beloved's, and his desire [is] toward me.

SOS-7:11 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let

us lodge in the villages.

SOS-7:12 Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if

the vine flourish, [whether] the tender grape appear, [and] the

pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.

SOS-7:13 The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates [are] all

manner of pleasant [fruits], new and old, [which] I have laid up

for thee, O my beloved.

SOS-8:1 O that thou [wert] as my brother, that sucked the

breasts of my mother! [when] I should find thee without, I would

kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.

SOS-8:2 I would lead thee, [and] bring thee into my mother's

house, [who] would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of

spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.

SOS-8:3 His left hand [should be] under my head, and his right

hand should embrace me.

SOS-8:4 I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir

not up, nor awake [my] love, until he please.

SOS-8:5 Who [is] this that cometh up from the wilderness,

leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree:

there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee

forth [that] bare thee.

SOS-8:6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine

arm: for love [is] strong as death; jealousy [is] cruel as the

grave: the coals thereof [are] coals of fire, [which hath a]

most vehement flame.

SOS-8:7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods

drown it: if [a] man would give all the substance of his house

for love, it would utterly be contemned.

SOS-8:8 We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what

shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken

for?

SOS-8:9 If she [be] a wall, we will build upon her a palace of

silver: and if she [be] a door, we will enclose her with boards

of cedar.

SOS-8:10 I [am] a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I

in his eyes as one that found favour.

SOS-8:11 Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the

vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to

bring a thousand [pieces] of silver.

SOS-8:12 My vineyard, which [is] mine, [is] before me: thou, O

Solomon, [must have] a thousand, and those that keep the fruit

thereof two hundred.

SOS-8:13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions

hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear [it].

SOS-8:14 Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or

to a young hart upon the mountains of spices. king james study

TIT-1:1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ,

according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of

the truth which is after godliness;

TIT-1:2 In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie,

promised before the world began;

TIT-1:3 But hath in due times manifested his word through

preaching, which is

committed unto me according to the commandment of God our

Saviour;

TIT-1:4 To Titus, [mine] own son after the common faith: Grace,

mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus

Christ our Saviour.

TIT-1:5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou

shouldest set in order

the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as

I had appointed thee:

TIT-1:6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having

faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

TIT-1:7 For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God;

not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker,

not given to filthy

lucre;

TIT-1:8 But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober,

just, holy, temperate;

TIT-1:9 Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught,

that he may be

able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the

gainsayers.

TIT-1:10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and

deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

TIT-1:11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses,

teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

TIT-1:12 One of themselves, [even] a prophet of their own, said,

The Cretians

[are] alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

TIT-1:13 This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply,

that they may be sound in the faith;

TIT-1:14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of

men, that turn

from the truth.

TIT-1:15 Unto the pure all things [are] pure: but unto them

that are defiled and unbelieving [is] nothing pure; but even

their mind and conscience is defiled.

TIT-1:16 They profess that they know God; but in works they

deny [him], being

abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

TIT-2:1 But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

TIT-2:2 That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in

faith, in charity, in patience.

TIT-2:3 The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as

becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine,

teachers of good things;

TIT-2:4 That they may teach the young women to be sober, to

love their husbands, to love their children,

TIT-2:5 [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good,

obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not

blasphemed.

TIT-2:6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

TIT-2:7 In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works:

in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

TIT-2:8 Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is

of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say

of you.

TIT-2:9 [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters,

[and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering

again;

TIT-2:10 Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that

they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

TIT-2:11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath

appeared to all men,

TIT-2:12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly

lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this

present world;

TIT-2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious

appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

TIT-2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from

all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous

of good works.

TIT-2:15 These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all

authority. Let no man despise thee.

TIT-3:1 Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and

powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

TIT-3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, [but]

gentle, shewing all

meekness unto all men.

TIT-3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish,

disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures,

living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.

TIT-3:4 But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour

toward man appeared,

TIT-3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but

according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of

regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

TIT-3:6 Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our

Saviour;

TIT-3:7 That being justified by his grace, we should be made

heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

TIT-3:8 [This is] a faithful saying, and these things I will

that thou affirm

constantly, that they which have believed in God might be

careful to maintain good works. These things are good and

profitable unto men.

TIT-3:9 But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and

contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are

unprofitable and vain.

TIT-3:10 A man that is an heretick after the first and second

admonition reject;

TIT-3:11 Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth,

being condemned of himself.

TIT-3:12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be

diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined

there to winter.

TIT-3:13 Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey

diligently, that

nothing be wanting unto them.

TIT-3:14 And let ours also learn to maintain good works for

necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

TIT-3:15 All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love

us in the faith. Grace [be] with you all. Amen. king james study

ZEC-1:1 In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius, came

the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the

son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

ZEC-1:2 The LORD hath been sore displeased with your fathers.

ZEC-1:3 Therefore say thou unto them, Thus saith the LORD of

hosts; Turn ye unto me, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will turn

unto you, saith the LORD of hosts.

ZEC-1:4 Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former

prophets have cried, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Turn

ye now from your evil ways, and [from] your evil doings: but

they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith the LORD.

ZEC-1:5 Your fathers, where [are] they? and the prophets, do

they live for ever?

ZEC-1:6 But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my

servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers?

and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to

do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings,

so hath he dealt with us.

ZEC-1:7 Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month,

which [is] the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came

the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the

son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

ZEC-1:8 I saw by night, and behold a man riding upon a red

horse, and he stood among the myrtle trees that [were] in the

bottom; and behind him [were there] red horses, speckled, and

white.

ZEC-1:9 Then said I, O my lord, what [are] these? And the angel

that talked with me said unto me, I will show thee what these

[be].

ZEC-1:10 And the man that stood among the myrtle trees answered

and said, These [are they] whom the LORD hath sent to walk to

and fro through the earth.

ZEC-1:11 And they answered the angel of the LORD that stood

among the myrtle trees, and said, We have walked to and fro

through the earth, and, behold, all the earth sitteth still, and

is at rest.

ZEC-1:12 Then the angel of the LORD answered and said, O LORD

of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on

the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation

these threescore and ten years?

ZEC-1:13 And the LORD answered the angel that talked with me

[with] good words [and] comfortable words.

ZEC-1:14 So the angel that communed with me said unto me, Cry

thou, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I am jealous for

Jerusalem and for Zion with a great jealousy.

ZEC-1:15 And I am very sore displeased with the heathen [that

are] at ease: for I was but a little displeased, and they helped

forward the affliction.

ZEC-1:16 Therefore thus saith the LORD; I am returned to

Jerusalem with mercies: my house shall be built in it, saith the

LORD of hosts, and a line shall be stretched forth upon

Jerusalem.

ZEC-1:17 Cry yet, saying, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; My

cities through prosperity shall yet be spread abroad; and the

LORD shall yet comfort Zion, and shall yet choose Jerusalem.

ZEC-1:18 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and saw, and behold four

horns.

ZEC-1:19 And I said unto the angel that talked with me, What

[be] these? And he answered me, These [are] the horns which have

scattered Judah, Israel, and Jerusalem.

ZEC-1:20 And the LORD showed me four carpenters.

ZEC-1:21 Then said I, What come these to do? And he spake,

saying, These [are] the horns which have scattered Judah, so

that no man did lift up his head: but these are come to fray

them, to cast out the horns of the Gentiles, which lifted up

[their] horn over the land of Judah to scatter it.

ZEC-2:1 I lifted up mine eyes again, and looked, and behold a

man with a measuring line in his hand.

ZEC-2:2 Then said I, Whither goest thou? And he said unto me,

To measure Jerusalem, to see what [is] the breadth thereof, and

what [is] the length thereof.

ZEC-2:3 And, behold, the angel that talked with me went forth,

and another angel went out to meet him,

ZEC-2:4 And said unto him, Run, speak to this young man, saying,

Jerusalem shall be inhabited [as] towns without walls for the

multitude of men and cattle therein:

ZEC-2:5 For I, saith the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire

round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

ZEC-2:6 Ho, ho, [come forth], and flee from the land of the

north, saith the LORD: for I have spread you abroad as the four

winds of the heaven, saith the LORD.

ZEC-2:7 Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest [with] the

daughter of Babylon.

ZEC-2:8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath

he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that

toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.

ZEC-2:9 For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they

shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the

LORD of hosts hath sent me.

ZEC-2:10 Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come,

and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the LORD.

ZEC-2:11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that

day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of

thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me

unto thee.

ZEC-2:12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the

holy land, and shall choose Jerusalem again.

ZEC-2:13 Be silent, O all flesh, before the LORD: for he is

raised up out of his holy habitation.

ZEC-3:1 And he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before

the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to

resist him.

ZEC-3:2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O

Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee:

[is] not this a brand plucked out of the fire?

ZEC-3:3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood

before the angel.

ZEC-3:4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before

him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto

him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from

thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

ZEC-3:5 And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So

they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with

garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

ZEC-3:6 And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua, saying,

ZEC-3:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If thou wilt walk in my

ways, and if thou wilt keep my charge, then thou shalt also

judge my house, and shalt also keep my courts, and I will give

thee places to walk among these that stand by.

ZEC-3:8 Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy

fellows that sit before thee: for they [are] men wondered at:

for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH.

ZEC-3:9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua;

upon one stone [shall be] seven eyes: behold, I will engrave the

graving thereof, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the

iniquity of that land in one day.

ZEC-3:10 In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall ye call

every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig tree.

ZEC-4:1 And the angel that talked with me came again, and waked

me, as a man that is wakened out of his sleep,

ZEC-4:2 And said unto me, What seest thou? And I said, I have

looked, and behold a candlestick all [of] gold, with a bowl upon

the top of it, and his seven lamps thereon, and seven pipes to

the seven lamps, which [are] upon the top thereof:

ZEC-4:3 And two olive trees by it, one upon the right [side] of

the bowl, and the other upon the left [side] thereof.

ZEC-4:4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with

me, saying, What [are] these, my lord?

ZEC-4:5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said

unto me, Knowest thou not what these be? And I said, No, my lord.

ZEC-4:6 Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This [is]

the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor

by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

ZEC-4:7 Who [art] thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel

[thou shalt become] a plain: and he shall bring forth the

headstone [thereof with] shoutings, [crying], Grace, grace unto

it.

ZEC-4:8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

ZEC-4:9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of

this house; his hands shall also finish it; and thou shalt know

that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you.

ZEC-4:10 For who hath despised the day of small things? for

they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of

Zerubbabel [with] those seven; they [are] the eyes of the LORD,

which run to and fro through the whole earth.

ZEC-4:11 Then answered I, and said unto him, What [are] these

two olive trees upon the right [side] of the candlestick and

upon the left [side] thereof?

ZEC-4:12 And I answered again, and said unto him, What [be

these] two olive branches which through the two golden pipes

empty the golden [oil] out of themselves?

ZEC-4:13 And he answered me and said, Knowest thou not what

these [be]? And I said, No, my lord.

ZEC-4:14 Then said he, These [are] the two anointed ones, that

stand by the Lord of the whole earth.

ZEC-5:1 Then I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and

behold a flying roll.

ZEC-5:2 And he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I

see a flying roll; the length thereof [is] twenty cubits, and

the breadth thereof ten cubits.

ZEC-5:3 Then said he unto me, This [is] the curse that goeth

forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that

stealeth shall be cut off [as] on this side according to it; and

every one that sweareth shall be cut off [as] on that side

according to it.

ZEC-5:4 I will bring it forth, saith the LORD of hosts, and it

shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of

him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the

midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof

and the stones thereof.

ZEC-5:5 Then the angel that talked with me went forth, and said

unto me, Lift up now thine eyes, and see what [is] this that

goeth forth.

ZEC-5:6 And I said, What [is] it? And he said, This [is] an

ephah that goeth forth. He said moreover, This [is] their

resemblance through all the earth.

ZEC-5:7 And, behold, there was lifted up a talent of lead: and

this [is] a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah.

ZEC-5:8 And he said, This [is] wickedness. And he cast it into

the midst of the ephah; and he cast the weight of lead upon the

mouth thereof.

ZEC-5:9 Then lifted I up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold,

there came out two women, and the wind [was] in their wings; for

they had wings like the wings of a stork: and they lifted up the

ephah between the earth and the heaven.

ZEC-5:10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me, Whither

do these bear the ephah?

ZEC-5:11 And he said unto me, To build it an house in the land

of Shinar: and it shall be established, and set there upon her

own base.

ZEC-6:1 And I turned, and lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and,

behold, there came four chariots out from between two mountains;

and the mountains [were] mountains of brass.

ZEC-6:2 In the first chariot [were] red horses; and in the

second chariot black horses;

ZEC-6:3 And in the third chariot white horses; and in the

fourth chariot grisled and bay horses.

ZEC-6:4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked

with me, What [are] these, my lord?

ZEC-6:5 And the angel answered and said unto me, These [are]

the four spirits of the heavens, which go forth from standing

before the Lord of all the earth.

ZEC-6:6 The black horses which [are] therein go forth into the

north country; and the white go forth after them; and the

grisled go forth toward the south country.

ZEC-6:7 And the bay went forth, and sought to go that they

might walk to and fro through the earth: and he said, Get you

hence, walk to and fro through the earth. So they walked to and

fro through the earth.

ZEC-6:8 Then cried he upon me, and spake unto me, saying,

Behold, these that go toward the north country have quieted my

spirit in the north country.

ZEC-6:9 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

ZEC-6:10 Take of [them of] the captivity, [even] of Heldai, of

Tobijah, and of Jedaiah, which are come from Babylon, and come

thou the same day, and go into the house of Josiah the son of

Zephaniah;

ZEC-6:11 Then take silver and gold, and make crowns, and set

[them] upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high

priest;

ZEC-6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of

hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name [is] The BRANCH; and he

shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of

the LORD:

ZEC-6:13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he

shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne;

and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of

peace shall be between them both.

ZEC-6:14 And the crowns shall be to Helem, and to Tobijah, and

to Jedaiah, and to Hen the son of Zephaniah, for a memorial in

the temple of the LORD.

ZEC-6:15 And they [that are] far off shall come and build in

the temple of the LORD, and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts

hath sent me unto you. And [this] shall come to pass, if ye will

diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God.

ZEC-7:1 And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius,

[that] the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth

[day] of the ninth month, [even] in Chisleu;

ZEC-7:2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and

Regemmelech, and their men, to pray before the LORD,

ZEC-7:3 [And] to speak unto the priests which [were] in the

house of the LORD of hosts, and to the prophets, saying, Should

I weep in the fifth month, separating myself, as I have done

these so many years?

ZEC-7:4 Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me, saying,

ZEC-7:5 Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the

priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and

seventh [month], even those seventy years, did ye at all fast

unto me, [even] to me?

ZEC-7:6 And when ye did eat, and when ye did drink, did not ye

eat [for yourselves], and drink [for yourselves]?

ZEC-7:7 [Should ye] not [hear] the words which the LORD hath

cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and

in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when

[men] inhabited the south and the plain?

ZEC-7:8 And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah, saying,

ZEC-7:9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true

judgment, and show mercy and compassions every man to his

brother:

ZEC-7:10 And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the

stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against

his brother in your heart.

ZEC-7:11 But they refused to hearken, and pulled away the

shoulder, and stopped their ears, that they should not hear.

ZEC-7:12 Yea, they made their hearts [as] an adamant stone,

lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of

hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore

came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.

ZEC-7:13 Therefore it is come to pass, [that] as he cried, and

they would not hear; so they cried, and I would not hear, saith

the LORD of hosts:

ZEC-7:14 But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the

nations whom they knew not. Thus the land was desolate after

them, that no man passed through nor returned: for they laid the

pleasant land desolate.

ZEC-8:1 Again the word of the LORD of hosts came [to me],

saying,

ZEC-8:2 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion

with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

ZEC-8:3 Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will

dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a

city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy

mountain.

ZEC-8:4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men

and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man

with his staff in his hand for very age.

ZEC-8:5 And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and

girls playing in the streets thereof.

ZEC-8:6 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in

the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it

also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

ZEC-8:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my

people from the east country, and from the west country;

ZEC-8:8 And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the

midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be

their God, in truth and in righteousness.

ZEC-8:9 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Let your hands be strong,

ye that hear in these days these words by the mouth of the

prophets, which [were] in the day [that] the foundation of the

house of the LORD of hosts was laid, that the temple might be

built.

ZEC-8:10 For before these days there was no hire for man, nor

any hire for beast; neither [was there any] peace to him that

went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men

every one against his neighbour.

ZEC-8:11 But now I [will] not [be] unto the residue of this

people as in the former days, saith the LORD of hosts.

ZEC-8:12 For the seed [shall be] prosperous; the vine shall

give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the

heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of

this people to possess all these [things].

ZEC-8:13 And it shall come to pass, [that] as ye were a curse

among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so

will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, [but] let

your hands be strong.

ZEC-8:14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts; As I thought to

punish you, when your fathers provoked me to wrath, saith the

LORD of hosts, and I repented not:

ZEC-8:15 So again have I thought in these days to do well unto

Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.

ZEC-8:16 These [are] the things that ye shall do; Speak ye

every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of

truth and peace in your gates:

ZEC-8:17 And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts

against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these

[are things] that I hate, saith the LORD.

ZEC-8:18 And the word of the LORD of hosts came unto me, saying,

ZEC-8:19 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth

[month], and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh,

and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy

and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and

peace.

ZEC-8:20 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; [It shall] yet [come to

pass], that there shall come people, and the inhabitants of many

cities:

ZEC-8:21 And the inhabitants of one [city] shall go to another,

saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the LORD, and to seek

the LORD of hosts: I will go also.

ZEC-8:22 Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek

the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD.

ZEC-8:23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days [it shall

come to pass], that ten men shall take hold out of all languages

of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is

a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard [that] God

[is] with you.

ZEC-9:1 The burden of the word of the LORD in the land of

Hadrach, and Damascus [shall be] the rest thereof: when the eyes

of man, as of all the tribes of Israel, [shall be] toward the

LORD.

ZEC-9:2 And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon,

though it be very wise.

ZEC-9:3 And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped

up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.

ZEC-9:4 Behold, the Lord will cast her out, and he will smite

her power in the sea; and she shall be devoured with fire.

ZEC-9:5 Ashkelon shall see [it], and fear; Gaza also [shall see

it], and be very sorrowful, and Ekron; for her expectation shall

be ashamed; and the king shall perish from Gaza, and Ashkelon

shall not be inhabited.

ZEC-9:6 And a bastard shall dwell in Ashdod, and I will cut off

the pride of the Philistines.

ZEC-9:7 And I will take away his blood out of his mouth, and

his abominations from between his teeth: but he that remaineth,

even he, [shall be] for our God, and he shall be as a governor

in Judah, and Ekron as a Jebusite.

ZEC-9:8 And I will encamp about mine house because of the army,

because of him that passeth by, and because of him that

returneth: and no oppressor shall pass through them any more:

for now have I seen with mine eyes.

ZEC-9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter

of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he [is] just,

and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a

colt the foal of an ass.

ZEC-9:10 And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim, and the

horse from Jerusalem, and the battle bow shall be cut off: and

he shall speak peace unto the heathen: and his dominion [shall

be] from sea [even] to sea, and from the river [even] to the

ends of the earth.

ZEC-9:11 As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have

sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein [is] no water.

ZEC-9:12 Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope:

even to day do I declare [that] I will render double unto thee;

ZEC-9:13 When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with

Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O

Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.

ZEC-9:14 And the LORD shall be seen over them, and his arrow

shall go forth as the lightning: and the Lord GOD shall blow the

trumpet, and shall go with whirlwinds of the south.

ZEC-9:15 The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall

devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink,

[and] make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled

like bowls, [and] as the corners of the altar.

ZEC-9:16 And the LORD their God shall save them in that day as

the flock of his people: for they [shall be as] the stones of a

crown, lifted up as an ensign upon his land.

ZEC-9:17 For how great [is] his goodness, and how great [is]

his beauty! corn shall make the young men cheerful, and new wine

the maids.

ZEC-10:1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain;

[so] the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers

of rain, to every one grass in the field.

ZEC-10:2 For the idols have spoken vanity, and the diviners

have seen a lie, and have told false dreams; they comfort in

vain: therefore they went their way as a flock, they were

troubled, because [there was] no shepherd.

ZEC-10:3 Mine anger was kindled against the shepherds, and I

punished the goats: for the LORD of hosts hath visited his flock

the house of Judah, and hath made them as his goodly horse in

the battle.

ZEC-10:4 Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail,

out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

ZEC-10:5 And they shall be as mighty [men], which tread down

[their enemies] in the mire of the streets in the battle: and

they shall fight, because the LORD [is] with them, and the

riders on horses shall be confounded.

ZEC-10:6 And I will strengthen the house of Judah, and I will

save the house of Joseph, and I will bring them again to place

them; for I have mercy upon them: and they shall be as though I

had not cast them off: for I [am] the LORD their God, and will

hear them.

ZEC-10:7 And [they of] Ephraim shall be like a mighty [man],

and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yea, their

children shall see [it], and be glad; their heart shall rejoice

in the LORD.

ZEC-10:8 I will hiss for them, and gather them; for I have

redeemed them: and they shall increase as they have increased.

ZEC-10:9 And I will sow them among the people: and they shall

remember me in far countries; and they shall live with their

children, and turn again.

ZEC-10:10 I will bring them again also out of the land of Egypt,

and gather them out of Assyria; and I will bring them into the

land of Gilead and Lebanon; and [place] shall not be found for

them.

ZEC-10:11 And he shall pass through the sea with affliction,

and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the

river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought

down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.

ZEC-10:12 And I will strengthen them in the LORD; and they

shall walk up and down in his name, saith the LORD.

ZEC-11:1 Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour

thy cedars.

ZEC-11:2 Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the

mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of

the vintage is come down.

ZEC-11:3 [There is] a voice of the howling of the shepherds;

for their glory is spoiled: a voice of the roaring of young

lions; for the pride of Jordan is spoiled.

ZEC-11:4 Thus saith the LORD my God; Feed the flock of the

slaughter;

ZEC-11:5 Whose possessors slay them, and hold themselves not

guilty: and they that sell them say, Blessed [be] the LORD; for

I am rich: and their own shepherds pity them not.

ZEC-11:6 For I will no more pity the inhabitants of the land,

saith the LORD: but, lo, I will deliver the men every one into

his neighbour's hand, and into the hand of his king: and they

shall smite the land, and out of their hand I will not deliver

[them].

ZEC-11:7 And I will feed the flock of slaughter, [even] you, O

poor of the flock. And I took unto me two staves; the one I

called Beauty, and the other I called Bands; and I fed the flock.

ZEC-11:8 Three shepherds also I cut off in one month; and my

soul loathed them, and their soul also abhorred me.

ZEC-11:9 Then said I, I will not feed you: that that dieth, let

it die; and that that is to be cut off, let it be cut off; and

let the rest eat every one the flesh of another.

ZEC-11:10 And I took my staff, [even] Beauty, and cut it

asunder, that I might break my covenant which I had made with

all the people.

ZEC-11:11 And it was broken in that day: and so the poor of the

flock that waited upon me knew that it [was] the word of the

LORD.

ZEC-11:12 And I said unto them, If ye think good, give [me] my

price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty

[pieces] of silver.

ZEC-11:13 And the LORD said unto me, Cast it unto the potter: a

goodly price that I was prised at of them. And I took the thirty

[pieces] of silver, and cast them to the potter in the house of

the LORD.

ZEC-11:14 Then I cut asunder mine other staff, [even] Bands,

that I might break the brotherhood between Judah and Israel.

ZEC-11:15 And the LORD said unto me, Take unto thee yet the

instruments of a foolish shepherd.

ZEC-11:16 For, lo, I will raise up a shepherd in the land,

[which] shall not visit those that be cut off, neither shall

seek the young one, nor heal that that is broken, nor feed that

that standeth still: but he shall eat the flesh of the fat, and

tear their claws in pieces.

ZEC-11:17 Woe to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock! the

sword [shall be] upon his arm, and upon his right eye: his arm

shall be clean dried up, and his right eye shall be utterly

darkened.

ZEC-12:1 The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith

the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the

foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within

him.

ZEC-12:2 Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of trembling unto

all the people round about, when they shall be in the siege both

against Judah [and] against Jerusalem.

ZEC-12:3 And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome

stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall

be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered

together against it.

ZEC-12:4 In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse

with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open

mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of

the people with blindness.

ZEC-12:5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart,

The inhabitants of Jerusalem [shall be] my strength in the LORD

of hosts their God.

ZEC-12:6 In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an

hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a

sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the

right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited

again in her own place, [even] in Jerusalem.

ZEC-12:7 The LORD also shall save the tents of Judah first,

that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the

inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnify [themselves] against

Judah.

ZEC-12:8 In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of

Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be

as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel

of the LORD before them.

ZEC-12:9 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] I will

seek to destroy all the nations that come against Jerusalem.

ZEC-12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the

inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of

supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have

pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for [his]

only [son], and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is

in bitterness for [his] firstborn.

ZEC-12:11 In that day shall there be a great mourning in

Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of

Megiddon.

ZEC-12:12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the

family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart;

ZEC-12:13 The family of the house of Levi apart, and their

wives apart; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart;

ZEC-12:14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and

their wives apart.

ZEC-13:1 In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the

house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and

for uncleanness.

ZEC-13:2 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD

of hosts, [that] I will cut off the names of the idols out of

the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will

cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the

land.

ZEC-13:3 And it shall come to pass, [that] when any shall yet

prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall

say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the

name of the LORD: and his father and his mother that begat him

shall thrust him through when he prophesieth.

ZEC-13:4 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the

prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath

prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:

ZEC-13:5 But he shall say, I [am] no prophet, I [am] an

husbandman; for man taught me to keep cattle from my youth.

ZEC-13:6 And [one] shall say unto him, What [are] these wounds

in thine hands? Then he shall answer, [Those] with which I was

wounded [in] the house of my friends.

ZEC-13:7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the

man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the

shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine

hand upon the little ones.

ZEC-13:8 And it shall come to pass, [that] in all the land,

saith the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off [and] die;

but the third shall be left therein.

ZEC-13:9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, and

will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold

is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I

will say, It [is] my people: and they shall say, The LORD [is]

my God.

ZEC-14:1 Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil

shall be divided in the midst of thee.

ZEC-14:2 For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to

battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and

the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into

captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off

from the city.

ZEC-14:3 Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those

nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.

ZEC-14:4 And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of

Olives, which [is] before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount

of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and

toward the west, [and there shall be] a very great valley; and

half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of

it toward the south.

ZEC-14:5 And ye shall flee [to] the valley of the mountains;

for the valley of the mountains shall reach unto Azal: yea, ye

shall flee, like as ye fled from before the earthquake in the

days of Uzziah king of Judah: and the LORD my God shall come,

[and] all the saints with thee.

ZEC-14:6 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the

light shall not be clear, [nor] dark:

ZEC-14:7 But it shall be one day which shall be known to the

LORD, not day, nor night: but it shall come to pass, [that] at

evening time it shall be light.

ZEC-14:8 And it shall be in that day, [that] living waters

shall go out from Jerusalem; half of them toward the former sea,

and half of them toward the hinder sea: in summer and in winter

shall it be.

ZEC-14:9 And the LORD shall be king over all the earth: in that

day shall there be one LORD, and his name one.

ZEC-14:10 All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to

Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and

inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place of

the first gate, unto the corner gate, and [from] the tower of

Hananeel unto the king's winepresses.

ZEC-14:11 And [men] shall dwell in it, and there shall be no

more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.

ZEC-14:12 And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will

smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their

flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and

their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue

shall consume away in their mouth.

ZEC-14:13 And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] a great

tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay

hold every one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall

rise up against the hand of his neighbour.

ZEC-14:14 And Judah also shall fight at Jerusalem; and the

wealth of all the heathen round about shall be gathered together,

gold, and silver, and apparel, in great abundance.

ZEC-14:15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule,

of the camel, and of the ass, and of all the beasts that shall

be in these tents, as this plague.

ZEC-14:16 And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is

left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even

go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts,

and to keep the feast of tabernacles.

ZEC-14:17 And it shall be, [that] whoso will not come up of

[all] the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the

King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain.

ZEC-14:18 And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not,

that [have] no [rain]; there shall be the plague, wherewith the

LORD will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast

of tabernacles.

ZEC-14:19 This shall be the punishment of Egypt, and the

punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of

tabernacles.

ZEC-14:20 In that day shall there be upon the bells of the

horses, HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD; and the pots in the LORD'S house

shall be like the bowls before the altar.

ZEC-14:21 Yea, every pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be

holiness unto the LORD of hosts: and all they that sacrifice

shall come and take of them, and seethe therein: and in that day

there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the LORD of

hosts. king james study

ZEP-1:1 The word of the LORD which came unto Zephaniah the son

of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of

Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah.

ZEP-1:2 I will utterly consume all [things] from off the land,

saith the LORD.

ZEP-1:3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls

of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the

stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off

the land, saith the LORD.

ZEP-1:4 I will also stretch out mine hand upon Judah, and upon

all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant

of Baal from this place, [and] the name of the Chemarims with

the priests;

ZEP-1:5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the

housetops; and them that worship [and] that swear by the LORD,

and that swear by Malcham;

ZEP-1:6 And them that are turned back from the LORD; and

[those] that have not sought the LORD, nor inquired for him.

ZEP-1:7 Hold thy peace at the presence of the Lord GOD: for the

day of the LORD [is] at hand: for the LORD hath prepared a

sacrifice, he hath bid his guests.

ZEP-1:8 And it shall come to pass in the day of the LORD'S

sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's

children, and all such as are clothed with strange apparel.

ZEP-1:9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap

on the threshold, which fill their masters' houses with violence

and deceit.

ZEP-1:10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD,

[that there shall be] the noise of a cry from the fish gate, and

an howling from the second, and a great crashing from the hills.

ZEP-1:11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, for all the merchant

people are cut down; all they that bear silver are cut off.

ZEP-1:12 And it shall come to pass at that time, [that] I will

search Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are

settled on their lees: that say in their heart, The LORD will

not do good, neither will he do evil.

ZEP-1:13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their

houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not

inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink

the wine thereof.

ZEP-1:14 The great day of the LORD [is] near, [it is] near, and

hasteth greatly, [even] the voice of the day of the LORD: the

mighty man shall cry there bitterly.

ZEP-1:15 That day [is] a day of wrath, a day of trouble and

distress, a day of wasteness and desolation, a day of darkness

and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness,

ZEP-1:16 A day of the trumpet and alarm against the fenced

cities, and against the high towers.

ZEP-1:17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall

walk like blind men, because they have sinned against the LORD:

and their blood shall be poured out as dust, and their flesh as

the dung.

ZEP-1:18 Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to

deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land

shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make

even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

ZEP-2:1 Gather yourselves together, yea, gather together, O

nation not desired;

ZEP-2:2 Before the decree bring forth, [before] the day pass as

the chaff, before the fierce anger of the LORD come upon you,

before the day of the LORD'S anger come upon you.

ZEP-2:3 Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have

wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness: it may

be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD'S anger.

ZEP-2:4 For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation:

they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be

rooted up.

ZEP-2:5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation

of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD [is] against you; O

Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee,

that there shall be no inhabitant.

ZEP-2:6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings [and] cottages for

shepherds, and folds for flocks.

ZEP-2:7 And the coast shall be for the remnant of the house of

Judah; they shall feed thereupon: in the houses of Ashkelon

shall they lie down in the evening: for the LORD their God shall

visit them, and turn away their captivity.

ZEP-2:8 I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of

the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people,

and magnified [themselves] against their border.

ZEP-2:9 Therefore [as] I live, saith the LORD of hosts, the God

of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of

Ammon as Gomorrah, [even] the breeding of nettles, and saltpits,

and a perpetual desolation: the residue of my people shall spoil

them, and the remnant of my people shall possess them.

ZEP-2:10 This shall they have for their pride, because they

have reproached and magnified [themselves] against the people of

the LORD of hosts.

ZEP-2:11 The LORD [will be] terrible unto them: for he will

famish all the gods of the earth; and [men] shall worship him,

every one from his place, [even] all the isles of the heathen.

ZEP-2:12 Ye Ethiopians also, ye [shall be] slain by my sword.

ZEP-2:13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north,

and destroy Assyria; and will make Nineveh a desolation, [and]

dry like a wilderness.

ZEP-2:14 And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the

beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall

lodge in the upper lintels of it; [their] voice shall sing in

the windows; desolation [shall be] in the thresholds: for he

shall uncover the cedar work.

ZEP-2:15 This [is] the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly,

that said in her heart, I [am], and [there is] none beside me:

how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down

in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, [and] wag his hand.

ZEP-3:1 Woe to her that is filthy and polluted, to the

oppressing city!

ZEP-3:2 She obeyed not the voice; she received not correction;

she trusted not in the LORD; she drew not near to her God.

ZEP-3:3 Her princes within her [are] roaring lions; her judges

[are] evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.

ZEP-3:4 Her prophets [are] light [and] treacherous persons: her

priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to

the law.

ZEP-3:5 The just LORD [is] in the midst thereof; he will not do

iniquity: every morning doth he bring his judgment to light, he

faileth not; but the unjust knoweth no shame.

ZEP-3:6 I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate;

I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities

are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none

inhabitant.

ZEP-3:7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive

instruction; so their dwelling should not be cut off, howsoever

I punished them: but they rose early, [and] corrupted all their

doings.

ZEP-3:8 Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the LORD, until the

day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination [is] to

gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour

upon them mine indignation, [even] all my fierce anger: for all

the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

ZEP-3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language,

that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him

with one consent.

ZEP-3:10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants,

[even] the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

ZEP-3:11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy

doings, wherein thou hast transgressed against me: for then I

will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoice in thy

pride, and thou shalt no more be haughty because of my holy

mountain.

ZEP-3:12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted

and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.

ZEP-3:13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak

lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth:

for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make [them]

afraid.

ZEP-3:14 Sing, O daughter of Zion; shout, O Israel; be glad and

rejoice with all the heart, O daughter of Jerusalem.

ZEP-3:15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgments, he hath cast

out thine enemy: the king of Israel, [even] the LORD, [is] in

the midst of thee: thou shalt not see evil any more.

ZEP-3:16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou

not: [and to] Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.

ZEP-3:17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee [is] mighty; he

will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in

his love, he will joy over thee with singing.

ZEP-3:18 I will gather [them that are] sorrowful for the solemn

assembly, [who] are of thee, [to whom] the reproach of it [was]

a burden.

ZEP-3:19 Behold, at that time I will undo all that afflict thee:

and I will save her that halteth, and gather her that was

driven out; and I will get them praise and fame in every land

where they have been put to shame.

ZEP-3:20 At that time will I bring you [again], even in the

time that I gather you: for I will make you a name and a praise

among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity

before your eyes, saith the LORD.