said Because thou hast hearkned 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 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it †Heb. cause to bud bring â—orth to thee and thou shalt eat the herb oâ— the field 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 duâ—t thou art and unto dust shalt thou return 20 And Adam called his wives name †Heb. Chavaâ— Eve because she was the mother oâ— all living 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins and clothed them 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 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden to till the ground from whence he was taken 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 CHAP. IV. 1 The birth trade and religion of Cain and Abel 8 The murder of Abel 11 The curse of Cain 17 Enoch the first city 19 Lamech and his two wives 25 The birth of Seth 26 and Enos ANd Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived and bare Cain and said I have gotten a man from the LORD 2 And she again bare his brother †Heb. Hebel Abel And Abel was †Heb. a feeder a keeper of sheep but Cain was a tiller of the ground 3 And †Heb. at the end of daâ—s in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD 4 And Abel he also brought of the firstlings of his †Heb. shâ—ep or goats flock and of the fat thereof And the LORD had * Heb. 11.4 respect unto Abel and to his offering 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect And Cain was very wroth and his countenance fell 6 And the LORD said unto Cain Why art thou wroth and why is thy countenance fallen 7 If thou doest well shalt thou not ‖ Or have the excellency be accepted and if thou doest not well sin lieth at the door And ‖ Or subject unto thee unto thee shall be his desire and thou shalt rule over him 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 * Wisd 10.3 Mat. 23.35 1 Joh. 3.12 Jude 11. slew him 9 ¶ And the LORD said unto Cain Where is Abel thy brother and he said I know not Am I my brothers keeper 10 And he said What hast thou done the voice of thy brothers †Heb. blouds bloud crieth unto me from the ground 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brothers bloud from thy hand 12 When thou tillest the ground it shall not henceforth yeeld unto thee her strength A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth 13 And Cain said unto the LORD ‖ Or mine iniquitâ— is greater then that it may be forgiven My punishment is greater then I can bear 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 15 And the LORD said unto him Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold And the LORD set a mark upon Cain lest any finding him should kill him 16 ¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the East of Eden 17 And Cain knew his wife and she conceived and bare †Heb. Câ—anoch Enoch and he builded a city and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch 18 And unto Enoch was born Irad and Irad begat Mehujael and Mehujael begat Methusael and Methusael begat †Heb. Lemeâ—h Lamech 19 ¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives the name of the one was Adah and the name of the other Zillah 20 And Adah bare Jabal he was the father of such as dwell in tents and of such as have cattel 21 And his brothers name was Jubal he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ 22 And Zillah she also bare Tubal-cain an †Heb. whetter instructer of every artificer in brass and iron and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naâ—mah 23 And Lamech said unto his wives Adah and Zillah Hear my voice ye wives of Lamech hearken unto my speech for ‖ Or I would slay a man in my would c. I have slain a man to my wounding and a young man ‖ Or in my hurt to my hurt 24 If Cain shall be avenged seven fold truly Lamech seventy and seven-fold 25 ¶ And Adam â—new his wife again and she 〈◊〉 a son and called his name †Heb. Sâ—eth Seth For God said she hath appoâ—â—â—â—â— me another seed in stead of Abel whom Cain slew 26 And to Seth to him also there was born a son and he called his name †Heb. Enosh Enos then began men ‖ Or to call themselves by the name of the LORD to call upon the name of the LORD CHAP. V. 1 The genealogie age and death of the Patriarchs from Adam unto Noah 24 The godliness and translation of Enoch THis is the * 1 Chr. 1.1 book of the generations of Adam In the day that God created men in the * Wisd 2.23 likeness of God made he him 2 Male and female created he them and blessed them and called their name Adam in the day when they were created 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. 4 * 1 Chr. 1.1 c. And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years and he begat sons and daughters 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years and he dyed 6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years and begat Enos 7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years and begat sons and daughters 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years and he dyed 9 ¶ And Enos lived ninety years and begat †Heb. Kenan Cainan 10 And Enos lived after
he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years and begat sons and daughters 11 And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years and he dyed 12 ¶ And Cainan lived seventy years and begat †Gr. Maâ—alaâ—l Mahalaleel 13 And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and fourty years and begat sons and daughters 14 And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years and he dyed 15 ¶ And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years and begat †Heb. Jâ—râ—â— Jared 16 And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years and begat sons and daughters 17 And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years and he dyed 18 ¶ And Jared lived an hundred sixty two years he begat Enoch 19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years and begat sons and daughters 20 And all the daâ—s of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years and he dyed 21 ¶ And Enoch lived sixty and five years and begat †Gr. Mathusalâ— Methuselah 22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years and begat sons and daughters 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years 24 And * Eccluâ— 44.16 Heb. 11.5 Enoch walked with God and he was not for God took him 25 ¶ And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years and begat †Heb. Lâ—mech Lamech 26 And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years and begat sons and daughters 27 And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years and he dyed 28 ¶ And Lamech lived an hundred eighty two years begat a son 29 And he called his name †Gr. Noâ— Noah saying This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands because of the ground which the LORD hath curled 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years and begat sons and daughters 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years and he died 32 And Noah was five hundred years old and Noah begat Shem Ham and Japheth CHAP. VI. 1 The wickedness of the world which provoked Gods wrath and caused the floud 8 Noah findeth grace 14 The order form and end of the Ark. ANd it came to pass when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them 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 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 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 5 ¶ And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that ‖ Or the whole imagination The Hebrew word signifieth not onely the imagination but also the purposes and desires every imagination of the thoughts of his * Ch. 8.21 Mat. 15 19. heart was onely evil †Heb. every day continually 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth and it grieved him at his heart 7 And the LORD said I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth †Heb. from man unto beast both man and beast and the creeping thing and the fowls of the air for it repenteth me that I have made them 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD 9 ¶ These are the generations of Noah * Ecclus 44.17 2 Pet. 2.5 Noah was a just man and ‖ Or upright perfect in his generations and Noah walked with God 10 And Noah begat three sons Shem Ham and Japheth 11 The earth also was corrupt before God and the earth was filled with violence 12 And God looked upon the earth and behold it was corrupt for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth 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 ‖ Or from the earth with the earth 14 ¶ Make thee an ark of Gopher-wood †Heb. nests rooms shalt thou make in the ark and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch 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 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 17 And behold I even I do bring a floud 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 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 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 20 Of fowls after their kinde and of cattel after their kinde of every creeping thing of the earth after his kinde two of every sort shall come unto thee to keep them alive 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 22 * Heb. 11.7 Thus did Noah according to all that God commanded him so did he CHAP. VII 1 Noah with his family and the living creatures enter into the ark 17 The beginning increase and continuance of the floud ANd the * 2 Pet. 2.5 LORD said unto Noah Come thou and all thy house into the ark for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation 2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by †Heb. seven seven sevens the male and his female and of beasts that are not clean by two the male and his female 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 4 For yet seven days and I will cause it to rain upon the earth fourty days and fourty nights and every living substance that I have made will I †Heb. blot out destroy from off the face of the earth 5 And Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him 6
And Oba◠and Abimael and Sheba 29 And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab all these were the sons of Joktan 30 And their dwelling was from Mesha as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the East 31 These are the sons of Shem after their families after their tongues in their lands after their nations 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 alter the doud CHAP. XI 1 One language in the world 3 The building of Babel 5 The confusion of tongues 10 The generations of Shem. 27 The generations of Terah the father of Abram 31 Terah goeth from Vr to Haran ANd the whole earth was of one †Heb. lip language and of one †Heb. words speech 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 3 And †Heb. a man said to his neighbour they said one to another Go to let us make brick and †Heb. burn them to a burning burn them throughly And they had brick for stone and slime had they for morter 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 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men builded 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 7 Go to let us go down and there confound their language that they may not understand one anothers speech 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth and they left off to build the city 9 Therefore is the name of it called ‖ That is confusion Babel * Wisd 10.5 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 10 ¶ * 1 Chr. 1.17 These are the generations of Shem Shem was an hundred years old and begat Arphaxad two years after the sloud 11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years and begat sons and daughters 12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years and begat Salah 13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years and begat sons and daughters 14 And Salah lived thirty years and begat Eber. 15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years and begat sons and daughters 16 * 1 Chr. 1.19 And Eber lived four and thirty years and begat * Called Luke 3.35 Phalec Peleg 17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years and begat sons and daughters 18 And Peleg lived thirty years and begat Reu. 19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years and begat sons and daughters 20 And Reu lived two and thirty years and begat * Luke 3.35 Saruch Serug 21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years and begat sons and daughters 22 And Serug lived thirty years and begat Nahor 23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years and begat sons and daughters 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years and begat * Luke 3.34 Thara Terah 25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years and begat sons and daughters 26 And Terah lived seventy years and * Josh 24.2 1 Chr. 1.26 begat Abram Nahor and Haran 27 ¶ Now these are the generations of Terah Terah begat Abram Nahor and Haran and Haran begat Lot 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity in Ur of the Caldees 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives the name of Abrams wife was Sarai and the name of Nahors wife Milcah the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah 30 But Sarai was barren she had no childe 31 And Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran his sons son and Sarai his daughter in law his son Abrams wife and they went forth with them from * Neh. 9.7 Judeth 5.7 Act. ◠4 Ur of the Caldees to go into the land of Canaan and they came unto Haran and dwelt there 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years and Terah died in Haran CHAP. XII 1 God calleth Abram and blesseth him with a promise of Christ 4 He departeth with Lot from Haran 6 He journeyeth through Canaan 7 which is promised him in a vision 10 He is driven by a famine into Egypt 11 Fear maketh him feign his wife to be his sister 14 Pharaoh having taken her from him by plagues is compelled to restore her NOW the * Act. 7.3 LORD had said unto Abram Get thee out of thy countrey and from thy kindred and from thy fathers house unto a land that I will shew thee 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 3 And I will bless them that bless thee and curse him that curseth thee * Chap. 18.18 22.18 Acts 3.25 Gal. 3.8 and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed 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 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brothers son and all the 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 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 7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram and said * Chap. 13.15 Unto thy seed will I give this land and there builded he an * Ch. 13.4 altar uuto the LORD who appeared unto him 8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent having Beth el 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 9 And Abram journeyed †Heb. in going and journeying going on still toward the south 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 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
of Isaac Esau and Israel 35 ¶ The sons of * Gen. 36.9 10. Esau Eliphaz Reuel and Jeush and Jaalam and Korah 36 The sons of Eliphaz Teman and Omar ‖ Or Zephi Gen. 36.11 Zephi and Gatam Kenaz and Timna and Amalek 37 The sons of Reuel Nahath Zerah Shammah and Mizzah 38 And the sons of Seir Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan 39 And the sons of Lotan Hori and ‖ Or Homan Gen. 36.22 Homam and Timna was Lotans sister 40 The sons of Shobal ‖ Or Alvan Gen. 36.23 Alian and Manahath and Ebal ‖ Or Shepho Gen. 36.23 Shephi and Onam And the sons of Zibeon Aiah and Anak 41 The sons of Anah * Gen. 36.25 Dishon And the sons of Dishon ‖ Or Hemdan Gen. 36.26 Amram and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran 42 The sons of Ezer Bilhan and Zavan and ‖ Or Akan Gen. 36.27 Jakan The sons of Dishan Uz and Aran. 43 ¶ Now these are the * Gen. 36.31 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 44 And when Bela was dead Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead 45 And when Jobab was dead Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead 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 47 And when Hadad was dead Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead 48 * Gen. 36.37 And when Samlah was dead Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead 49 And when Shaul was dead Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead 50 And when Baal-hanan was dead ‖ Or Hadar Gen. 36.39 Hadad reigned in his stead and the name of his city was ‖ Or Pau Gen. 36.39 Pai and his wives name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezaliab 51 ¶ Hadad died also And the * Gen. 36.40 dukes of Edom were duke Timna duke Aliah duke Jetheth 52 Duke Aholibamah duke Elah duke Pinon 53 Duke Kenaz duke Teman duke Mibzar 54 Duke Magdiel duke Iram These are the dukes of Edom. CHAP. II. 1 The sons of Israel 3 The posterity of Judah by Tamar 13 The children of Jesse 18 The posterity of Caleb the son of Hegzon 21 Hezrons posterity by the daughter of Mashir 25 Jerahmeels posterity 34 Sheshans posterity 42 Another branch of Calebs posterity 50 The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur. THese are the sons of ‖ Or Jacob. Israel * Gen. 29.32 30.5 35.18 22. 46.8 c. Reuben Simeon Levi and Judah Issachar and Zebulun 2 Dan Joseph and Benjamin Naphtali Gad and Asher 3 ¶ The sons of * Gen. 38.3 46.12 Judah Er and Onan and Shelah which three were born unto him of the daughter of * Gen. 38.2 Shua the Canaanitess And Er the first-born of Judah was evil in the sight of the LORD and he slew him 4 And * Gen. 38.29 30. Matth. 1.3 Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah All the sons of Judah were five 5 The sons of * Ruth 4.18 Pharez Hezron and Hamul 6 And the sons of Zerah ‖ Or Zabdi Jos 7.1 Zimri * 1 Kin. 4.31 and Ethan and Heman and Calcol and ‖ Or Darda Data five of them in all 7 And the sons of Carmi ‖ Or Athan. Achar the troubler of Israel who transgressed in the thing * Josh 6.13 7.1 accursed 8 And the sons of Ethan Azariah 9 The sons also of Hezron that were born unto him Jerahmeel and ‖ Or Aram. Matth. 1.3 Ram and ‖ Or Caleb v. 18. Chelubai 10 And Ram * Ruth 4.19 begat Amminadab and Amminadab begat Nahshon prince of the children of Judah 11 And Nahshon begat Salma and Salma begat Boaz 12 And Boaz begat Obed and Obed begat Jesse 13 ¶ * 1 Sam. 16.6 And Jesse begat his first-born Eliab and Abinadab the second and ‖ Or Shammab 1 Sam. 16.9 Shimma the third 14 Nethaneel the fourth Raddai the fifth 15 Ozem the sixth David the seventh 16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail And the sons of Zeruiah Abishai and Joab and Asahel three 17 And Abigail bare Amasa and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite 18 ¶ And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife and of Jerioth her sons are these Jesher Shobah Ardon 19 And when Azubah was dead Caleb took unto him Ephrath which bare him Hur. 20 And Hur begat Uri and Uri begat * Exod. 31.2 Bezaleel 21 ¶ And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead whom he †Heb. took married when he was threescore years old and she bare him Segub 22 And Segub begat air who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead 23 * Num. 32.41 Deut. 3.14 Josh 13.30 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 24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb ephratal then Abiah Hezrons wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa 25 ¶ And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born and Bunah and Orer and Ozem and Ahijah 26 Jerahmeel had also another wife whose name was Atarah she was the mother of Onam 27 And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were Maaz and Jamin and Eker 28 And the sons of Onam were Shamma and Jada And the sons of Shammai Nadab and Abishur 29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihai◠and she bare him Ahban and Molid 30 And the sons of Nadab Seled and Appaim but Seled died without children 31 And the sons of Appaim Ishi And the sons of Ishi Sheshan And the children of Sheshan Ahlai 32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai Jether and Jonathan and Jether died without children 33 And the sons of Jonathan Peleth and Zaza These were the sons of Jerahmeel 34 ¶ Now Sheshan had no sons but daughters and Sheshan had a servant an Egyptian whose name was Jarha 35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife and she bare him Attai 36 And Attai begat Nathan and Nathan begat * Chap. 11.41 Zabad 37 And Zabad begat Ephial and Ephial begat Obed 38 And Obed begat Jehu and Jehu begat Azariah 39 And Azariah begat Helez and Helez begat Eleasah 40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai and Sisamai begat Shallum 41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah and Jekamiah begat Elishama 42 ¶ Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born which was
the father of Ziph and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebron 43 And the sons of Hebron Korah and Tappuah and Rekem and Shema 44 And Shema begat Raham the father of Jorkoam and Rekem begat Shammai 45 And the son of Shammai was Maon and Maon was the father of Beth-zur 46 And Ephah Calebs concubine bare Haran and Moza and Gazez and Haran begat Gazez 47 And the sons of Jahdai Regem and Jotham and Geshan and Pelet and Ephah and Shaaph 48 Maachah Calebs concubine bare Sheber and Tirhanah 49 She bare also Shaaph the father of Madmannah Shevah the father of Machbenah and the father of Gibea and the daughter of Caleb was * Josh 15.17 Achsa 50 ¶ These were the sons of Caleb the son of Hur the first-born of Ephratah Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim 51 Salma the father of Beth-lehem Hareph the father of Beth-gader 52 And Shobal the father of Kirjath-jearim had sons ‖ Or Reaiah Chap. 4.2 Haroeh and ‖ Or half of the Menuchiteâ— or Hatsihanunâ—â—u-choth half of the Manahethites 53 And the families of Kirjath-jearim the Ithrites and the Puhites and the Shumathites and the Mishraites of them came the Zareathites and the Eshtaulites 54 The sons of Salma Beth-lehem and the Netophathites ‖ Or Atarites or crowns of the house of Joab Ataroth the house of Joab and half of the Manahethites the Zorites 55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez the Tirathites the Shimeathites and Suchathites These are the * Judg. 1.16 Kenites that came of Hemath the father of the house of * Jer. 35.2 Rechab CHAP. III. 1 The sons of David 10 His line to Zedekiab 17 The successours of Jeconiah NOw these were the sons of David which were born unto him in Hebron the first-born * 2 Sam. 3.2 Amnon of Ahinoam the * Jos 15.56 Jezreelitess the second ‖ Or Chileab 2 Sam. 3.5 Daniel of Abigail the Carmelitess 2 The third Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur the fourth Adonijah the son of Haggith 3 The fifth Shephatiah of Abital the sixth Ithream by * 2 Sam. 3.5 Eglah his wife 4 These six were born unto him in Hebron and there he reigned seven years and six moneths and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years 5 * 2 Sam. 5.14 And these were born unto him in Jerusalem ‖ Or Shammua 2 Sam. 5.14 Shimea and Shobab and Nathan and Solomon four of ‖ Or Hathsheba 2 Sam. 11.3 Bath-shua the daughter of ‖ Or Eliam 2 Sam. 11.3 Ammiel 6 Ibhar also and ‖ Or Elishua 2 Sam 5.15 Elishama and Eliphelet 7 And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia 8 And Elishama and ‖ Or Beliada Chap. 14.7 Eliada and Eliphelet nine 9 These were all the sons of David beside the sons of the concubines and * 2 Sam. 13.1 Tamar their sister 10 ¶ And Solomons son was * 1 King 11.43 and 15.6 Rehoboam ‖ Or Abijam 1 Kin. 15.1 Abia his son Asa his son lehoshaphat his son 11 Joram his son ‖ Or Azariah 2 Chr. 22.6 21.17 Ahaziah his son Joash his son 12 Amaziah his son ‖ Or Vzziah 2 King 15.30 Azariah his son Jotham his son 13 Ahaz his son Hezekiah his son Manasseh his son 14 Amon his son Josiah his son 15 And the sons of Josiah were the first-born ‖ Or Jehoahaz 2 Ki. 23.30 Johanan the second ‖ Or Eliakim 2 Ki. 23 34. Jehoiakim the third ‖ Or Mattaniab 2 Ki. 24.17 Zedekiah the fourth Shallum 16 And the sons of * Mat. 1.11 Jehoiakim ‖ Or Jehoiachin 2 Kin. 24.6 or Coniah Jer. 22.24 Jeconiah his son Zedekiah * 2 Ki. 24.17 being his uncle his son 17 ¶ And the sons of Jeconiah Assir †Heb. Shealtiel Salathiel * Mat. 1.12 his son 18 Malchiram also and Pedaiah and Shenazar Jecamiah Hoshama and Nedabiah 19 And the sons of Pedaiah were Zerubbabel and Shimei and the sons of Zerubbabel Meshullam and Hananiah and Shelomith their sister 20 And Hashubah and Ohel and Berechiah and Hasadiah Jushab-hesed five 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 22 And the sons of Shechaniah Shemaiah and the sons of Shemaiah Huttush and Igeal and Bariah and Neariah and Shaphat six 23 And the sons of Neariah Elioenai and †Heb. Hizkijaha Hezekiah and Azrikam three 24 And the sons of Elioenai were Hodaiah and Eliashib and Pelaiah and Akkub and Johanan and Dalaiah and Anani seven CHAP. IV. 1 11 The posterity of Judah by Caleb the son of Hur. 5 Of Ashur the posthumus son of Hezron 9 Of Jabez and his prayer 21 The posterity of Shelab 24 The posterity and cities of Simeon 39 Their conquest of Gedor and of the Amalekites in mount Seir. THe sons of Judah * Gen. 38.29 46.12 Pharez Hezron and ‖ Or Chelubai Chap. 2.9 or Caleb Chap. 2.18 Carmi and Hur and Shobal 2 And ‖ Or Haroch Chap. 2.52 Reaiah the son of Shobal begat Jahath and Jahath begat Ahumai and Lahad These are the families of the Zorathites 3 And these were of the father of Etam Jezreel and Ishma and Idbash and the name of their sister was Hazelelponi 4 And Penuel the father of Gedor and Ezer the father of Hushah These are the sons of Hur the first-born of Ephratah the father of Beth lehem 5 ¶ And * Chap. 2.24 Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives Helah Naarah 6 And Naarah bare him Ahuzam and Hepher and Temeni and Haahashtari These were the sons of Naarah 7 And the sons of Helah were Zereth and Jezoar and Ethnan 8 And Coz begat Anub and Zobebah and the families of Aharhel the son of Harum 9 ¶ And Jabez was more honourable then his brethren and his mother called his name ‖ That is sorrowful Jabez saying Because I bare him with sorrow 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying †Heb. if thou wilt c. Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed and enlarge my coast and that thine hand might be with me and that thou wouldest †Heb. do me keep me from evil that it may not grieve me And God granted him that which he requested 11 ¶ And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir which was the father of Eshton 12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha and Paseah and Tehinnah the father of ‖ Or the city of Nahash Irnahash These are the men of Rechah 13 And the sons of Kenaz Othniel and Seraiah and the sons of Othniel ‖ Or Hathath Meonothai who begat c. Hathath 14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah and Seraiah begat Joab the father of the ‖ Or inhabitants of the valley Charashim for they were craftsmen 15 And the sons of Caleb the
of Ahab and found the princes of Judah and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah that ministred to Ahaziah he slew them 9 * 2 Kin. 9.27 And he fought 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 fought the LORD with all his heart So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom 10 ¶ * 2 Kin. 11. â— But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead she arose destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah 11 But Jehoshabeath the daughter of the king took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the kings sons that were slain and put him and his nurse in a bed-chamber 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 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years and Athaliah reigned over the land CHAP. XXIII 1 Jehoiada having sit things in order maketh Joash king 12 Athaliah is slain 16. Jehoiada restoreth the worship of God ANd * 2 Kin. 11.4 c. in the seventh year Jehoiada strengthned himself and took the captains of hundreds Azariah the son of Jeroham and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan and Azar ah the son of Obed and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah and Elishaphat the son of Zichri into covenant with him 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 3 And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God and he said unto them Behold the kings son shall reign as the LORD hath * 2 Sam. 7.12 1 Kin. 2 4. and 9.5 Châ—â— 16. and 7.18 said of the sons of David 4 This is the thing that ye shall do A third part of you entring on the sabbath of the priests and of the Levites shali be porters of the †Heb. â—tresâ—olds doors 5 And a third part shall be at the kings 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 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 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 you with the king when he cometh in and when he goeth out 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 saboath with them that were to go out on the sabbath for Jehoiada the priest dismissed not the courses 9 Moreover Jehoiada the priest delivered to the captains of hundreds spears and bucklers and shields that had been king Davids which were in the house of God 10 And he set all the people every man having his weapon in his hand from the right †Heb. shoulder side of the †Heb. house temple to the left side of the temple along by the altar and the temple by the king round about 11 Then they brought out the kings son and put upon him the crown and * Deu. 17.18 gave him the testimony and made him king and Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and said †Heb. Let the king live God save the king 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 13 And she looked and behold the king stood at his pillar at the entring in and the princes and the trumpets by the king and all the people of the land rejoyced and sounded with trumpets also the singers with instruments of musick and such as taught to sing praise Then Athaliah rent her clothes and said †Heb. conspiracy Treason treason 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 15 So they laid hands on her and when she was come to the entring of the hors gate by the kings house they slew her there 16 ¶ And Jehoiada made a covenant between him and between all the people and between the king that they should be the LORDS people 17 Then all the people went to the house of Baal and brakeit down and brake his altars and his images in pieces and * Deu. 13.9 slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars 18 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites whom David had * 1 Chr. 24.1 distributed in the house of the LORD to offer the burnt-offerings of the LORD as it is written in the * Na. 28.2 law of Moses with rejoyting and with singing as it was ordained †Heb. by the hands of David by David 19 And he set the * 1 Chr 26 1 c. porters at the gates of the house of the LORD that none which was unclean in any thing should enter in 20 And he took the captains of hundreds and the nobles and the governours 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 kings house and set the king upon the throne of the kingdom 21 And all the people of the land rejoyced and the city was quiet after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword CHAP. XXIV 1 Joash reigneth well all the days of Jehoiada 4 He giveth order for the repair of the temple 15 Jehoiada his death and honourable burial 17 Joash falling to idolatry slayeth Zechariah the son of Jehoiada 23 Joash is spoiled by the Syrians and slain by Zabad and Jehozabad 37 Amaziah succeedeth him JOash * 2 Kin. 12 1 c was seven years old when he began to reign and he reigned fourty years in Jerusalem his mothers name also was Zibeah of Beer-sheba 2 And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest 3 And Jehoiada took for him two wives and he begat sons and daughters 4 ¶ And it came to pass after this that Joash was minded †Heb. to renew to repair the house of the LORD 5 And
sling-stones are turned with him into stubble 29 Darts are counted as stubble he laugheth at the shaking of a spear 30 †Heb. sharp pieces of the potsheâ—â—d Sharp stones are under him he spreadeth sharp-pointed things upon the mire 31 He maketh the deep to boyl like a pot he maketh the sea like a pot of ointment 32 He maketh a path to shine after him one would think the deep to be hoary 33 Upon earth there is not his like ‖ Or who behave themselves without fear who is made without fear 34 He beholdeth all high things he is a king over all the children of pride CHAP. XLII 1 Job submitteth himself unto God 7 God preferring Jobs cause maketh his friends submit themselves and accepteth him 10 He magnifieth and blesseth Job 16 Jobs age and death THen Job answered the LORD and said 2 I know that thou canst do every thing and that ‖ Or no thought of thine can be hindred no thought can be withholden from thee 3 * Chap. 38.2 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 4 Hear I beseech thee and I will speak I will demand of thee and declare thou unto me 5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear but now mine eye seeth thee 6 Wherefore I abhor my self and repent in dust and ashes 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 8 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams and go to my servant â—ob and offer up for your selves a burnt-offering and my servant Job shall pray for you for †Heb. his face or person 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 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 †Heb. the face of Job Job 10 And the LORD turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends also the LORD †Heb. added all that had been to Job unto the double gave Job twice as much as he had before 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 ear-ring of gold 12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more then his beginning for he had fourteen thousand sheep and six thousand camels and a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand she-asses 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters 14 And he called the name of the first Jemima and the name of the second Kezia and the name of the third Keren-happuch 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 16 After this lived Job an hundred and fourty years and saw his sons and his sons sons even four generations 17 So Job died being old and full of days ¶ The book of PSALMS PSAL. I. 1 The happiness of the godly 4 The unhappiness of the ungodly BLessed * Pro. 4.14 is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ‖ Or wicked ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD * Josh 1.8 Psal 119.1 and in his law doth he meditate day and night 3 And he shall be like a tree * Jer. 17.8 planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not †Heb. fade wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper 4 The ungodly are not so but are * Psal 35.5 Isa 17.13 like the chaff which the wind driveth away 5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous 6 For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous but the way of the ungodly shall perish PSAL. II. 1 The kingdom of Christ 10 Kings are exhorted to accept it WHy * Acts 4.25 do the heathen ‖ Or tumultuously assemble rage and the people †Heb. meditate imagine a vain thing 2 The kings of the earth set themselves and the rulers take counsel together against the LORD and against his anointed saying 3 Let us break their bands asunder cast away their cords from us 4 * Pro. 1.26 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh the LORD shall have them in derision 5 Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath and ‖ Or trouble vex them in his sore displeasure 6 Yet have I †Heb. anointed set my king †Heb. upon Zion the kill of my holiness upon my holy hill of Zion 7 I will declare ‖ Or for a decree the decree the LORD hath said unto me * Acts 13.33 Heb. 1.5 Thou art my son this day have I begotten thee 8 * Psal 72.8 Ask of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession 9 * Rev. 2.27 19.15 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters vessel 10 Be wise now therefore O ye kings be instructed ye judges of the earth 11 Serve the LORD with fear and rejoyce with trembling 12 Kiss the son lest he be angry and ye perish from the way when his wrath is kindled but a little * Prov. 16.20 Isa 30.18 Jer. 17.7 Rom. 9.33 and 10.11 1 Pet. 2.6 blessed are all they that put their trust in him PSAL. III. The security of Gods protection ¶ A psalm of David * 2 Sam. 15 14. when he fled from Absalom his son LORD how are they increased that trouble me many are they that rise up against me 2 Many there be which say of my soul There is no help for him in God Selah 3 But thou O LORD art a shield ‖ Or about for me my glory and the sister up of mine head 4 I cried unto the LORD with my voice and he heard me out of his holy hill Selah 5 * Psal 4 8. I said me dâ—wn and at I awaked for the LORD sustained me 6 * Psal 27.3 I will not â—e afâ—â—â—â— of ten thousands of people that have set themselves against me round aboâ—t
there was a great calm 27 But the men marvelled saying What manner of man is this that even the winds and the sea obey him 28 ¶ * Mar. 5.1 Luk. 8.26 And when he was come to the other side into the countrey 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 29 And behold they cryed out saying What have we to do with thee Jesus thou Son of God art thou come hither to torment us before the time 30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding 31 So the devils besought him saying If thou cast us out suffer us to go away into the herd of swine 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 33 And they that kept them fled and went their ways into the city told everything and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils 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 CHAP. IX 2 Christ curinâ— one sick of the palsie 9 calleth Matthew from the receipt of custom 10 eateth with publicans and sinners 14 defendeth his disciples for not fasting 20 cureth the bloudy issue 23 raiseth from death Jairus daughter 2â— giveth sight to two blinde mâ—n 32 healeth a dumb man possessed of a devil 36 and hath compassion of the multitude ANd he entred into a ship and passed over and came into his own city 2 * Mar. 2. â— Luk. 5 1â— And behold they brought to him a man sick of the palsie lying on a bed and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsie Son be of good cheer thy sins be forgiven thee 3 And behold certain of the scribes said within themselves This man blasphemeth 4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts 5 For whether is easier to say Thy sins be forgiven thee or to say Arise and walk 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 palsie Arise take up thy bed and go unto thine house 7 And he arose and departed to his house 8 But when the multitude saw it they marvelled and glorified God which had given such power unto men 9 ¶ * Mar. 2.14 Luk. 5.27 And as Jesus passed forth from thence he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the receipt of custom and he faith unto him Follow me And he arose and followed him 10 ¶ And it came to pass as Jesus sat at meat in the house behold many publicans sinners came and sat down with him and his disciples 11 And when the Pharisees saw it they said unto his disciples Why eateth your master with publicans and sinners 12 But when Jesus heard that he said unto them They that be whole need not a physician but they that are sick 13 But go ye learn what that meaneth * Hos 6.6 Chap. 12.7 I will have mercy not sacrifice for I am not come to call the righteous * 1 Tim. 1.15 but sinners to repentance 14 ¶ Then came to him the disciples of John saying * Mar. 2.18 Luk. 5.33 Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft but thy disciples fast not 15 And Jesus said unto them Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them but the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them then shall they fast 16 No man putteth a piece of ‖ Or raw or unwrought cloth 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 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 18 ¶ * Mar 5.22 Lâ—k 8.41 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 19 And Jesus arose and followed him and so did his disciâ—les 20 ¶ And behold a woman which was diseased with an issâ—â— of bloud twelve years came behinde him and touched the hem of his garment 21 For she said within her self If I may but touch his garment I shall be whole 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 23 And when Jesus came into the rulers house and saw the minstreâ—s and the people making a noise 24 He said unto them Give place for the maid is not dead but sleepeth And they laughed him to scorn 25 But when the people were put forth he went in and took her by the hand and the maid arose 26 And ‖ Or this 〈◊〉 the same hereof went abroad into all that land 27 ¶ And when Jesus departed thence two blinde men followed him crying and saying Thou son of David have mercy on us 28 And when he was come into the house the blinde men came to him and Jesus saith unto them Beleeve ye that I am able to do this They said unto him Yea Lord. 29 Then touched he their eyes saying According to your faith be it unto you 30 And their eyes were opened and Jesus straitly charged them saying See that no man know it 31 But they when they were departed spread abroad his same in all that countrey 32 ¶ * Luke 11.14 As they went out behold they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil 33 And when the devil was cast out the dumb spake and the multitudes marvelled saying It was never so seen in Israel 34 But the Pharisees said * Chap. 12.24 Mar. 3.22 Luk. 11.15 He casteth out the devils through the prince of the devils 35 * Mar. 6.6 Luk. 13.22 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 36 ¶ * Mar. 6.34 But when he saw the multitudes he was moved with compassion on them because they ‖ Or were tired and laâ—d â—wn fainted and were scattered abroad * Numb 27.17 as sheep having no shepherd 37 Then saith he unto his disciples * Luk. 10.2 The harvest truly is plenteous but the labourers are few 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he will send forth labourers into his harvest CHAP. X. 1 Christ
4.2 day-spring from on high hath visited us 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 80 And the childe grew and waxed strong in spirit and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel CHAP. II. 1 Augustus taxeth all the Roman empire 6 The nativity of Christ. 8 One angel relateth it to the shepherds 13 Many sing praises to God for it 21 Christ is circumcised 22 Mary purified 28 Simeon and Anna prophesie of Christ 40 who increaseth in wisdom 46 questioneth in the temple with the doctours 51 and is obedient to his parents ANd it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus that all the world should be ‖ Or â—â—elled taxed 2 And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governour of Syria 3 And all went to be taxed every one into his own city 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judea unto * Joh. 7.42 the city of David which is called Bethlehem because he was of the house and linage of David 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife being great with childe 6 And so it was that while they were there the days were accomplished that she should be delivered 7 And she brought forth her first-born son and wrapped him in swadling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn 8 And there were in the same countrey shepherds abiding in the field keeping ‖ Or the night-watches watch over their flock by night 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 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 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a signe unto you Ye shall finde the babe wrapped in swadling clothes lying in a manger 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying 14 Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace good will towards men 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 16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger 17 And when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this childe 18 And all they that heard it wondred at those things which were told them by the shepherds 19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart 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 21 * Gen. 17.12 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the childe his name was called * Mat. 1.21 JESUS which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb 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 23 As it is written in the law of the Lord * Ex. 1â— 2 Num. 18.15 Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord 24 And to offer a sacrifice according to * Lev. 12. â— 6. that which is said in the law of the Lord A pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons 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 26 And it was revealed unto him by the holy Ghost that he should not see death before he had seen the Lords Christ 27 And he came by the spirit into the temple and when the parents brought in the childe Jesus to do for him after the custom of the law 28 Then took he him up in his arms and blessed God and said 29 Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel 33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him 34 And Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary his mother Behold this childe is set for the * Isa 8 1â— Rom. 9.31 fall and rising again of many in Israel and for a signe which shall be spoken against 35 Yea a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed 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 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 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 ‖ Or Israâ—â— Jerusalem 39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord they returned into Galilee to their own city Nazareth 40 And the childe grew and waxed strong in spirit filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon him 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem * Deâ— 16.1 every year at the feast of the pass-over 42 And when he was twelve year old they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast 43 And when they had fulfilled the days as they returned the childe Jesus tarried behinde in Jerusalem and Joseph and his mother knew not of it 44 But they supposing him to have been in the company went a days journey and they sought him among their kinsfolk and among their acquaintance 45 And when they found him not they turned back again to Jerusalem seeking him 46 And it came to pass that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the doctours both hearing them and asking them questions 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers 48 And when they saw him they were amazed and his mother said vnto him Son why hast thou thus dealt with us behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing 49 And he said unto them How is it that ye sought me wist ye not that I must be about my Fathers business 50 And they
brother and her mother said Let the damsel abide with us ‖ Or a full year or ten moneths a few days at the least ten after that she shall go 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 57 And they said We will call the damsel enquire at her mouth 58 And they called Rebekah and said unto her Wilt thou go with this man And she said I will go 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse and Abrahams servant and his men 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 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 62 And Isaac came from the way of the * Chap. 1â— 14. and 25.11 well Lahai-roi for he dwelt in the south-countrey 63 And Isaac went out ‖ Or to pray to meditate in the field at the even tide and he lift up his eyes and saw and behold the camels were coming 64 And Rebekah lift up her eyes and when she saw Isaac she lighted off the camel 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 vail and covered her self 66 And the servant told Isaac all things that he had done 67 And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarahs tent and took Rebekah and she became his wife and he loved her and Isaac was comforted after his mothers death CHAP. XXV 1 The sons of Abraham by Keturah 5 The division of his goods 7 His age and death 9 His burial 12 The generations of Ishmael 17 His age and death 21 Isaac prayeth for Rebekah being barren 22 The children strive in her womb 24 The birth of Esau and Jacob. 27 Their difference 29 Esau selleth his birth-right THen again Abraham took a wife and her name was Keturah 2 And she bare him Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah 3 And * 1 Chroâ— 1.32 Jokshan begat Sheba and Dedan And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim 4 And the sons of Midian Ephah and Epher and Hanoch and Abidah and Eldaah All these were the children of Keturah 5 ¶ And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac 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 east-ward unto the east-countrey 7 And these are the days of the years of Abrahams life which he lived an hundred threescore and fifteen years 8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost and died in a good old age an old man and full of â—ears and was gathered to his people 9 And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah in the field or Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite which is before Mamre 10 * Chap. 23.16 The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth there was Abraham buried and Sarah his wife 11 ¶ And it came to pass after the death of Abraham that God blessed his son Isaac and Isaac dwelt by the * Chap. 1â— 14 and 24 62. well Lahai-roi 12 ¶ Now these are the generations of Ishmael Abrahams son whom Hagar the Egyptian Sarahs handmaid bare unto Abraham 13 And * 1 Chron. 1.29 these are the names of the sons of Ishmael by their names according to their generations The first-born of Ishmael Nebajoth and Kedar and Adbeel and Mibsam 14 And Mishma and Dumah and Massa 15 Hadar and Tema Jetur Naphish and Kedemah 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 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 18 And they dwelt from Havilah unto Shur that is before Egypt as thou goest towards Assyria and he †Heb. fâ—ll died in the presence of all his brethren 19 ¶ And these are the generations of Isaac Abrahams son Abraham begat Isaac 20 And Isaac was fourty years old when he took Rebekah to wife the daughter of Bethuel the Syrian of Padan-aram the sister to Laban the Syrian 21 And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife because she was barren the LORD was intreated of him and Rebekah his wife conceived 22 And the children struggled together within her and she said If it be so why am I thus and she went to enquire of the LORD 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 then the other people and * Rom. 9. â—2 the elder shall serve the younger 24 ¶ And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled behold there were twins in her womb 25 And the first came out red all over like an hairy garment and they called his name Esau 26 And after that came his brother out and * Hos 12.3 his hand took hold on Esau's heel and his name was called Jacob and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them 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 28 And Isaac loved Esau because †Heb. venison was in his mouth he did eat of his venison but Rebekah loved Jacob. 29 ¶ And Jacob sod pottage and Esau came from the field and he was faint 30 And Esau said to Jacob Feed me I pray thee †Heb. with that red with that red pottage with that same red pottage for I am faint therefore was his name called Edom. 31 And Jacob said Sell me this day thy birth-right 32 And Esau said Behold I am †Heb. going to die at the point to die and what profit shall this birth-right do to me 33 And Jacob said Swear to me this day and he sware unto him and * Heb. 12.16 he sold his birth-right unto Jacob. 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 birth-right CHAP. XXVI 1 Isaac because of famine went to Gerar. 2 God instructeth and blesseth him 7 He is reproved by Abimelech for denying his wife 12 He groweth rich 18 He diggeth Esek Sitnab and Rehoboth 26 Abimelech maketh a covenant with him at Beer-sheba 34 Esaus wives ANd there was a famine in the land besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham And Isaac went unto
sojournings wherein thou art a stranger which God gave unto Abraham 5 And Isaac sent away Jacob and he went to Padan-aram unto Laban son of Bethuel the Syrian the brother of Rebekah Jacobs and Esaus mother 6 ¶ When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Padan-aram 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 7 And that Jacob obeyed his father and his mother and was gone to Padan-aram 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan †Heb. were evil in the eyes c. pleased not Isaac his father 9 Then went Esau unto Ishmael and took unto the wives which he had Mahalath the daughter of Ishmael Abrahams son the sister of Nebajoth to be his wife 10 ¶ And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba went toward * Called Acts 7.2 Charran Haran 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 12 And he dreamed and behold a ladder set upon the earth and the top of it reached to heaven and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it 13 * Ch. 35.1 48.3 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 14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth thou shalt †Heb. break forth spread abroad * Deut. 12.20 to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south and in thee * Ch. 12.3 18.18 12.18 26.4 in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed 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 16 ¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep and he said surely the LORD is in this place and I knew it not 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 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 oyl upon the top of it 19 And he called the name of that place ‖ That is the house of God Beth-el but the name of that city was called Luz at the first 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 21 So that I come again to my fathers house in peace then shall the LORD be my God 22 And this stone which I have set for a pillar shall be Gods house and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee CHAP. XXIX 1 Jacob cometh to the well of Haran 9 He taketh acquaintance of Rachel 13 Laban entertaineth him 18 Jacob covenanteth for Rachel 23 He is deceived with Leah 28 He marrieth also Rachel and serveth for her seven years more 32 Leah beareth Reuben 33 Simeon 34 Levi 35 and Judah THen Jacob †Heb. lift up its feet went on his journey and came into the land of the †Heb. children people of the east 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 wells mouth 3 And thither were all the flocks gathered and they rolled the stone from the wells mouth and watered the sheep and put the stone again upon the wells mouth in his place 4 And Jacob said unto them My brethren whence be ye And they said Of Haran are we 5 And he said unto them Know ye Laban the son of Nahor And they said We know him 6 And he said unto them †Heb. Is there peace to him Is he well And they said He is well and behold Rachel his daughter cometh with the sheep 7 And he said Lo †Heb. yet the day is great it is yet high day neither is it time that the cattel should be gathered together water ye the sheep and go and seed them 8 And they said We cannot until all the flocks be gathered together and till they roll the stone from the wells mouth then we water the sheep 9 ¶ And while he yet spake with them Rachel came with her fathers sheep for she kept them 10 And it came to pass when Jacob saw Rachel the daughter of Laban his mothers brother and the sheep of Laban his mothers brother that Jacob went near and rolled the stone from the wells mouth and watered the flock of Laban his mothers brother 11 And Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice and wept 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her fathers brother and that he was Rebekahs son and she ran and told her father 13 And it came to pass when Laban heard the †Heb. bearing tidings of Jacob his sisters 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 14 And Laban said to him Surely thou art my bone and my flesh and he abode with him †Heb. a moneth of days the space of a moneth 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 16 And Laban had two daughters the name of the elder was Leah and the name of the younger was Rachel 17 Leah was tender-eyed but Rachel was beautiful and well-favoured 18 And Jacob loved Rachel and said I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter 19 And Laban said It is better that I give her to thee then that I should give her to another man abide with me 20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel and they seemed unto him but a few days for the love he had to her 21 ¶ And Jacob said unto Laban Give me my wife for my days are fulfilled that I may go in unto her 22 And Laban gathered together all the men of the place and made a feast 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 24 And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid 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 26 And Laban said It must not be so done in our †Heb. place countrey to give the younger before the first-born 27 Fulfil her week and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years 28 And Jacob did so and fulfilled her week and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wise also 29 And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah his handmaid to be her maid 30 And he went in also unto Rachel and he loved also Rachel more then Leah and served with him yet seven other years 31 ¶ And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated he opened her womb but Rachel was barren 32 And Leah conceived and bare a son and she called his name ‖ That is see a son Reuben for she said Surely the LORD hath looked upon my affliction now therefore my husband will love me 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 ‖ That is bearing Simeon 34 And she conceived again and bare a son and said Now this time will my husband be joyned unto me because I have born him three sons therefore was his name called ‖ That is joyned Levi. 35 And she conceived again and bare a son and she said Now will I praise the LORD therefore she called his name * Matt. 1. ◠‖ That is praise Judah and †Heb. stood from bearing left bearing CHAP. XXX 1 Rachel in grief for her barrenness giveth Bilhah her maid unto Jacob. 5 She beareth Dan and Naphtali 9 Leah giveth Zilpah her maid who beareth Gad and Asher 14 Reuben findeth mandrakes with which Leah buyeth her husband of Rachel 17 Leah beareth Issachar Zebulun and Dinah 22 Rachel beareth Joseph 25 Jacob desireth to depart 27 Laban stayeth him on a new covenant 37 Jacobs policy whereby he became rich 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 2 And Jacobs anger was kindled against Rachel and he said Am I in Gods stead who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb 3 And she said Behold my maid Bilhah go in unto her and she shall bear upon my knees that I may also †Heb. be built by her have children by her 4 And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife and Jacob went in unto her 5 And Bilhah conceived and bare Jacob a son 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 ‖ That is judging Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rachels maid conceived again and bare Jacob a second son 8 And Rachel said With †Heb. wrestlings of God great wrestlings have I wrestled with my sister and I have prevailed and she called his name ‖ That is my wrestling * Called Mat. 4.13 Nephthalim Naphtali 9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing she took Zilpah her maid and gave her Jacob to wife 10 And Zilpah Leahs maid bare Jacob a son 11 And Leah said A troup cometh and she called his name ‖ That is a troup or company Gad. 12 And Zilpah Leahs maid bare Jacob a second son 13 And Leah said †Heb. In my happiness Happy am I for the daughters will call me blessed and she called his name ‖ That is happy Asher 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 sons mandrakes 15 And she said unto her Is it a small matter that thou hast taken my husband and wouldest thou take away my sons mandrakes also And Rachel said Therefore he shall lie with thee to night for thy sons mandrakes 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 sons mandrakes And he lay with her that night 17 And God hearkned unto Leah and she conceived and bare Jacob the fifth son 18 And Leah said God hath given me mine hire because I have given my maiden to my husband and she called his name ‖ That is â—n hire Issachar 19 And Leah conceived again and bare Jacob the sixth son 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 ‖ That is dwelling * Called Matt. 4.13 Zabulon Zebulun 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter and called her name ‖ That is judgement Dinah 22 ¶ And God remembred Rachel and God hearkned to her and opened her womb 23 And she conceived and bare a son and said God hath taken away my reproach 24 And she called his name ‖ That is adding Joseph and said The LORD shall add to me another son 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 countrey 26 Give me my wives and my children for whom I have served thee let me go for thou knowest my service which I have done thee 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 28 And he said Appoint me thy wages and I will give it 29 And he said unto him Thou knowest how I have served thee and how thy cattel was with me 30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came and it is now †Heb. broken forth increased unto a multitude and the LORD hath blessed thee †Heb. at my foot since my coming and now when shall I provide for mine own house also 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 32 I will pass through all thy flock to day removing from thence all the speckled and spotted cattel and all the brown cattel among the sheep and the spotted and speckled among the goats and of such shall be my hire 33 So shall my righteousness answer for me †Heb. to morrow in time to come when it shall come for my hire before thy face every one that is not speckled and spotted amongst the goats and brown amongst the sheep that shall be accounted stolen with me 34 And Laban said Behold I would it might be
not the images 36 ¶ And Jacob was wroth and chode 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 37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff what hast thou found of all thy houshold-stuff set it here before my brethren and thy brethren that they may judge betwixt us both 38 This twenty years have I been with thee thy ews and thy she-goats have not cast their young and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten 39 That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee I bare the loss of it of * Exod. 22.12 my hand didst thou require it whether stolen by day or stolen by night 40 Thus I was in the day the drought consumed me and the frost by night and my sleep departed from mine eyes 41 Thus have I been twenty years in thy house I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters and six years for thy cattel and thou hast changed my wages ten times 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 43 ¶ And Laban answered and said unto Jacob These daughters are my daughters and these children are my children and those cattel are my cattel 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 44 Now therefore come thou let us make a covenant I and thou and let it be for a witness between me and thee 45 And Jacob took a stone and set it up for a pillar 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 47 And Laban called it ‖ That is the heap of witness Jegar-sahadutha but Jacob called it Galeed 48 And Laban said This heap is a witness between me and thee this day Therefore was the name of it called Galeed 49 And ‖ That is a beacon watch-tower Mizpah for he said The LORD watch between me and thee when we are absent one from another 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters or if thou shalt take other wives besides my daughters no man is with us See God is witness betwixt me and thee 51 And Laban said to Jacob Behold this heap and behold this pillar which I have cast betwixt me and thee 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 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 54 Then Jacob ‖ Or killed 〈◊〉 offered sacrifice upon the mount called his brethren to eat bread and they did eat bread and tarried all night in the mount 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 CHAP. XXXII 1 Jacobs vision at Mahanaim 3 His message to Esau 6 He is afraid of Esaus coming 9 He prareth for his deliverance 12 He sendeth a present to Esau 24 He wrestleth with an angel at Peniel where be is called Israel 31 He halteth ANd Jacob went on his way and the angels of God met him 2 And when Jacob saw them he said This is Gods host and he called the name of that place ‖ That is two lost or caâ—ps Mahanaim 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir the †Heb. field countrey of Edom. 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 5 And I have oxen and asses flocks and men-servants women-servants I have sent to tell my lord that I may finde grace in thy sight 6 ¶ And the messengers returned to Jacob saying We came to thy brother Esau also he cometh to meet thee four hundred men with him 7 Then Jacob was greatly afraid distressed and he divided the people that was with him and the flocks and herds and the camels into two bands 8 And said If Esau come to the one company and smite it then the other company which is left shall escape 9 ¶ And Jacob said O God of my father Abraham and God of my father Isaac the LORD which saidst unto me * Chap. 31.13 Return unto thy countrey and to thy kindred and I will deal well with thee 10 †Heb. I am less then all c. I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies and of all the truth which thou hast shewed unto thy servant for with my staff I passed over this Jordan and now I am become two bands 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 †Heb. upon with the children 12 And thou saidst I will surely do thee good and make thy seed as the sand of the sea which cannot be numbred for multitude 13 ¶ And he lodged there that same night and took of that which came to his hand a present for Esau his brother 14 Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats two hundred ews and twenty rams 15 Thirty milch-camels with their colts fourty kine and ten bulls twenty she-asses and ten soles 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 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 18 Then thou shalt say They be thy servant Jacobs it is a present sent unto my lord Esau and behold also he is behinde us 19 And so commanded he the second and the third and all that followed the droves saying On this manner shall you speak unto Esau when you finde him 20 And say ye moreover Behold thy servant Jacob is behinde us For he said I will appease him with the present that goeth before me afterward I will see his face peradventure he will accept †Heb. my face of me 21 So went the present over before him and himself lodged that night in the company 22 And he rose up that night and took his two wives and his two women-servants and his eleven sons and passed over the ford Jabbok 23 And he took them and †Heb. â—â—ised to pass sent them over the brook and sent
a medow 19 And behold seven other kine came up after them poor and very ill-favoured and lean-fleshed such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness 20 And the lean the ill-favoured kine did eat up the first seven fat kine 21 And when they had †Heb. come to the inward parts of them 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 22 And I saw in my dream and behold seven ears came up in one stalk full and good 23 And behold seven ears ‖ Or small withered thin and blasted with the east-wind sprung up after them 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 unto me 25 ¶ And Joseâ—h said unto Pharaoh The dream of Pharaoh is one God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is about to do 26 The seven good kine are seven years and the seven good ears are seven years the dream is one 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 28 This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh 29 Behold there come seven years of great plenty throughout all the land of Egypt 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 31 And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following for it shall be very †Heb. â—eavy grievous 32 And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice it is because that thing is ‖ Or prepared of God established by God God will shortly bring it to pass 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise and set him over the land of Egypt 34 Let Pharaoh do this and let him appoint ‖ Or overseers officers over the land take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years 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 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 †Heb. be not cut off perish not through the famine 37 ¶ And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of all his servants 38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants Can we finde such a one as this is a man in whom the Spirit of God is 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this there is none so discreet and wise as thou art 40 * Ps 105 2â— 1 Mac. 2.53 Act. 7.10 Thou shalt be over my house and according unto thy word shall all my people †Heb. be armed or kiss be ruled onely in the throne will I be greater then thou 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph See I have set thee over all the land of Egypt 42 And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand and put it upon Josephs hand and arayed him in vestures of ‖ Or silk fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck 43 And he made him to ride in the second chariot which he had and they cried before him ‖ Or Tender father †Heb. Alrâ—ch Bow the knee and he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt 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 45 And Pharaoh called Josephs name Zaphnath-paaneah and he gave him to wife Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah ‖ Or prince priest of On and Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt 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 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls 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 49 And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea very much until he left numbring for it was without number 50 * Ch. 46.20 48.5 And unto Joseph were born two sons before the years of famine came which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah ‖ Or prince priest of On bare unto him 51 And Joseph called the name of the first-born ‖ That is forgetting Manasseh for God said he hath made me forget all my toil and all my fathers house 52 And the name of the second called he ‖ That is fruitful Ephraim for God hath caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction 53 ¶ And the seven years of plenteousness that was in the land of Egypt were ended 54 * Psal 105.16 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 55 And when all the land of Egypt was famished the people cryed to Pharaoh for bread And Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians Go unto Joseph what he saith to you do 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth And Joseph opened †Heb. all wherein was all the store-houses and sold unto the Egyptians and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt 57 And all countreys came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn because that the famine was so sore in all lands CHAP. XLII 1 Jacob sendeth his ten sons to buy corn in Egypt 6 They are imprisoned by Joseph for spies 18 They are set at liberty oâ— condition to bring Benjamin 21 They have remorse for Joseph 24 Simâ—on is kept for a pledâ—e 25 They return with corn and their money 29 Their relation to Jacob. 36 Jacob refuseth to send Benjamin NOw when * Act. â— 1â— Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt Jacob said unto his sons Why do ye look one upon another 2 And he said Behold I have heard that there is corn in Egypt get you down thither buy for us from thence that we may live and not die 3 ¶ And Josephs ten brethren went down to buy corn in Egypt 4 But Benjamin Josephs brother Jacob sent not with his brethren for he said Lest peradventure mischief befal him 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among
be unclean and * Chap. 6. â—8 ye shall break it 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 35 And every thinâ— 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 36 Nevertheless a fountain or pit †Heb. a â—athering together of waters wherein there is plenty of water shall be clean but that which toucheth their carcase shall be unclean 37 And if any part of their carcase fall upon any sowing-seed which is to be sown it shall be clean 38 But if any water be put upon the seed and any part of their carcase fall thereon it shall be unclean unto you 39 And if any beast of which ye may eat die he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even 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 41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination it shall not be eaten 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly and whatsoever goeth upon all four or whatsoever †Heb. doth multiply feet hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth them ye shall not eat for they are an abomination 43 Ye shall not make your †Heb. souls selves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth neither shall ye make your selves unclean with them that ye should be defiled thereby 44 For I am the LORD your God ye shall therefore sanctifie your selves * Ch. 19.2 20. â— 1 Pet. 1.15 ye shall be holy for I am holy neither shall ye defile your selves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth 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 46 This is the law of the beasts of the fowl and of every living creature that moveth in the waters of every creature that creepeth upon the earth 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 CHAP. XII 1 The purification of a woman after childe-birth 6 Her offerings for her purifying ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel saying If a * Chap. 13.19 woman have conceived seed born a man-childe then she shall be unclean seven days according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean 3 And in the * Luk. 2.21 Joh. 7.22 eighth day the flesh of his fore-skin shall be circumcised 4 And she shall then continue in the bloud 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 5 But if she bear a maid-childe then she shall be unclean two weeks as in her separation and she shall continue in the bloud of her purifying threescore and six days 6 And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled for a son or for a daughter she shall bring a lamb †Heb. a son of his year of the first year for a burnt-offering and a young pigeon or a turtle-dove for a sin-offering unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation unto the priest 7 Who shall offer it before the LORD and make an atonement for her and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her bloud This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female 8 * Luk. 2 2â— And if †Heb. her hand finde not sufficiency of 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 CHAP. XIII 1 The laws and tokens whereby the priest is to be guided in discerning the leprosie ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron saying 2 When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a ‖ Or swelling rising a scab or bright spot it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosie then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest or unto one of his sons the priests 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 then the skin of his flesh it is a plague of leprosie and the priest shall look on him and pronounce him unclean 4 If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh and in sight be not deeper then the skin and the hair thereof be not turned white then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days 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 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 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 8 And if the priest see that behold the scab spreadeth in the skin then the priest shall pronounce him unclean it is a leprosie 9 ¶ When the plague of leprosie is in a man then he shall be brought unto the priest 10 And the priest shall see him and behold if the rising be white in the skin it have turned the hair white there be †Heb. the quickning of living flesh quick raw flesh in the rising 11 It is an old leprosie in the skin of his flesh and the priest shall pronounce him unclean and shall not shut him up for he is unclean 12 And if a leprosie break out abroad in the skin and the leprosie cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot wheresoever the priest looketh 13 Then the priest shall consider and behold if the leprosie have covered all his flesh he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague it is all turned white he is clean 14 But when raw flesh appeareth in him he shall be unclean 15 And the priest shall see the raw flesh and pronounce him to be
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 †Heb. whether it be bald in the head thereof or in the forehead thereof whether it be bare within or without 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 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 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 59 This is the law of the plague of leprosie 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 CHAP. XIV 1 The rites and sacrifices in cleansing of the leper 33 The signs of leprosie in an house 48 The cleansing of that house ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of his cleansing He * Mat. 8.2 Maâ— â— 40 Luk. 5.12 shall be brought unto the priest 3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp and the priest shall look and behold if the plague of leprosie be healed in the leper 4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two ‖ Or sparrows birds alive and clean and cedar wood and scarlet and hyssop 5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water 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 bloud of the bird that was killed over the running water 7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosie seven times and shall pronounce him clean and shall let the living bird loose †Heb. upon the face of the field into the open field 8 And he that is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes shave off all his hair and wash himself in water that he may be clean and after that he shall come into the camp shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days 9 But it shall be on the seventh day that he shall shave all his hair off his head and his beard and his eye-brows 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 10 And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish and one ew-lamb †Heb. the daughter of her year of the first year without blemish and three tenth-deals of fine flour for a meat offering mingled with oyl one log of oyl 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 12 And the priest shall take one he-lamb and offer him for a trespass-offering and the log of oyl and * Exod. 29.24 wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD 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 * Chap. 7.7 as the sin-offering is the priests so is the trespass offering it is most holy 14 And the priest shall take some of the bloud 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 15 And the priest shall take some of the log of oyl and pour it into the palm of his own left hand 16 And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oyl that is in his left hand shal sprinkle of the oyl with his finger seven times before the LORD 17 And of the rest of the oyl 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 bloud of the trespass-offering 18 And the remnant of the oyl that is in the priests 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 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 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 21 And if he be poor and †Heb. his hand reach not cannot get so much then he shall take one lamb for a trespass-offering †Heb. for a waving to be waved to make an atonement for him and one tenth-deal of fine flour mingled with oyl for a meat-offering and a log of oyl 22 And two turtle-doves 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 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 24 And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass-offering the log of oyl and the priest shall wave them for a wave-offering before the LORD 25 And he shall kill the lamb of the trespass-offering and the priest shall take some of the bloud of the trespass-offering and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed and upon the great toe of his right foot 26 And the priest shall pour of the oyl into the palm of his own left hand 27 And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oyl that is in his left hand seven times before the LORD 28 And the priest shall put of the oyl that is in his hand upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed and upon the thumb of hâ—â— right hand and upon the great toe of his right foot upon the place of the bloud of the trespass-offering 29 And the rest of the oyl that is in the priests hand he shall put upon the head of him that it to be cleansed to make an atonement for him before the LORD 30 And he shall
Chap. 16.2 famous in the congregation who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah when they strove against the LORD 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 signe 11 Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not 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 13 Of Zerah the family of the Zarhites of Shaul the family of the Shaulites 14 These are the families of the Simeonites twenty and two thousand and two hundred 15 ¶ The children of Gad after their families of Zephon the family of the Zephonites of Haggâ—â— the family of the Haggites of Shuni the family of the Shunites 16 Of Ozni the family of the Oznites of Eri the family of the Erites 17 Of Arod the family of the Arodâ—tes of Areli the family of the Arelites 18 These are the families of the children of Gad according to those that were numbred of them fourty thousand and five hundred 19 ¶ * Gen. 38.2 c. and 46.12 The sons of Judah were Er and Onan and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan 20 And the sons of Judah after their families were of Shelah the family of the Shelanites of Pharez the family of the Pharezites of Zerah the family of the Zarhites 21 And the sons of Pharez were of Hesron the family of the Hesronites of Hamul the family of the Hamulites 22 These are the families of Judah according to those that were numbred of them threescore and sixteen thousand and five hundred 23 ¶ Of the sons of Issachar after their families of Tola the family of the Tolaites of Pua the family of the Punites 24 Of Jashub the family of the Jashubites of Shimron the family of the Shimronites 25 These are the families of Issachar according to those that were numbred of them threescore and four thousand and three hundred 26 ¶ Of the sons of Zebulun after there families of Sered the family of the Sardites of Elon the family of the Elonites of Jahleel the family of the Jahleelites 27 These are the families of the Zebulunites according to those that were numbred of them threescore thousand and five hundred 28 ¶ The sons of Joseph after their families were Manasseh and Ephraim 29 Of the sons of Manasseh of * Josh 17.1 Machir the family of the Machirites and Machir begat Gilead of Gilead come the family of the Gileadites 30 These are the sons of Gilead of Jeezer the family of the Jeezerites of Helek the family of the Helekites 31 And of Asriel the family of the Asrielites and of Shechem the family of the Shechemites 32 And of Shemida the family of the Shemidaites and of Hepher the family of the Hepherites 33 ¶ And * Chap. 27.1 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 34 These are the families of Manasseh and those that were numbred of them fifty and two thousand and seven hundred 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 36 And these are the sons of Shuthelah of Eran the family of the Eranites 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbred of them thirty and two thousand and five hundred These are the sons of Joseph after their families 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 39 Of Shupham the family of the Shuphamites of Hupham the family of the Huphamites 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 41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families and they that were numbred of them were fourty and five thousand and six hundred 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 43 All the families of the Shuhamites according to those that were numbred of them were threescore and four thousand and four hundred 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 45 Of the sons of Beriah of Heber the family of the Heberites of Malchiel the family of the Malchielites 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher was Sarah 47 These are the families of the sons of Asher according to those that were numbred of them who were fifty and three thousand and four hundred 48 Of the sons of Naphtali after their families of Jahzeel the family of the Jahzeelites of Guni the family of the Gunites 49 Of Jezer the family of the Jezerites of Shillem the family of the Shillemites 50 These are the families of Naphtali according to their families and they that were numbred of them were fourty and five thousand and four hundred 51 These were the numbred of the children of Israel six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty 52 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names 54 * Ch. 33.54 To many thou shalt †Heb. multiply his inheritance give the more inheritance and to few thou shalt †Heb. diminish his inheritance give the less inheritance to every one shall his inheritance be given according to those that were numbred of him 55 Notwithstanding the land shall be * Ch. 33.54 Josh 11.23 and 14.2 divided by lot according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit 56 According to the lot shall the possession thereof be divided between manâ— and few 57 ¶ * Ex. 6.16 17 18 19. And these are they that were numbred 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 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 59 And the name of Amrams wife was * Ex. 2 1 2. and 6.20 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 60 And unto Aaron was born Nadab and Abihu Eleazar Ithamar 61 And * Lev.
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 word and stone 37 And thou shalt become * 1 Kin. 9.7 Jer. 24.9 and 25.9 an astonishment a proverb and a by-word among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee 38 * Mic. 6.15 Hag. 1.6 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field and shalt gather but little in for the locust shall consume it 39 Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them but shalt neither drink of the wine nor gather the â—rapes for the worms shall eat them 40 Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy coasts but thou shalt not anoint thy self with the oyl for thine olive shall cast his fruit 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters but †Heb. they shall not be thine thou shalt not enjoy them for they shall go into captivity 42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust ‖ Or possess consume 43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high and thou shalt come down very low 44 He shall lend to thee and thou shalt not lend to him he shall be the head and thou shalt be the tail 45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee and shall pursue thee and overtake thee till thou be destroyed because thou hearknedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee 46 And they shall be upon thee for a signe and for a wonder and upon thy seed for ever 47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart for the abundance of all things 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 thinâ—s and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck until he have deâ—troyed thee 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 †Heb. bear understand 50 A nation †Heb. strong of face of fierce countenance which shall not regard the person of the old nor shew favour to the young 51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattel and the fruit of thy land until thou be destroyed which also shall not leave thee either corn wine or oyl or the increase of thy kine or flocks of thy sheep until he have destroyed thee 52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates until thy high and fenced walls come down wherein thou trustedst throughout all the land and he shall besiege tâ—â—e in all thy gates throughout all thy land which the LORD thy God hath given thee 53 And * Lev. 26.29 2 Kin. 6.29 Lam. 4.10 Bar. â— 3 thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own †Heb. bâ—lly 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 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 towards the remnant of his children which he shall leave 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 lest him in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates 56 The tender and delicate woman among you which would not adventure to for the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness her eye shall be evil towards the husband of her bosom and towards her son and towards her daughter 57 And towards her †Heb. after-birth young one that cometh out from between her feet and towards her children which she shall bear for she shall eat them for want of all things secrâ—tly in the siege and straitness wherewith thine enemy shall diâ—â—â—ess thee in thy gates 58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this 〈◊〉 that thou mayest fear this glorious and â—earful name THE LORD THY GOD 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 60 Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt which thou wast afraid of and they shall cleave unto thee 61 Also every sickness and every plague which is not written in the book of this law them will the LORD †Heb. cause to ascend bring upon thee until thou be destroyed 62 And ye shall be left few in number whereas ye were * Chap. 10.22 as the stars of heaven for multitude because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God 63 And it shall come to pass that as the LORD rejoyced over you to do you good and to multiply you so the LORD will rejoyce 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 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 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 minde 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 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 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 bond-men and bond-women and no man shall buy you CHAP. XXIX 2 Moses exhorteth them to obedience by the memory of the works they have seen 10 All are presented before the Lord to enter into his covenant 18 The great wrath on him that flattereth himself in his wickedness 29 Secret things belong unto God 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. 2 ¶ And Moses called unto all Israel and said unto them * Exod. 19.4 Ye have seen all that the
therefore wrote this song the same day and taught it the children of Israel 23 And he gave Joshua the son of Nun a charge and said * Jos 1.6 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 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 25 That Moses commanded the Levites which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD saying 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 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 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 29 For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt your selves and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you and evil will befal 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 30 And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song until they were ended CHAP. XXXII 1 Moses song which setteth forth Gods mercy and vengeance 46 He exhorteth them to set their hearts upon it 48 God sendeth him up to mount Nebo to see the land and die GIve ear O ye heavens and I will speak and hear O earth the words of my mouth 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 3 Because I will publish the name of the LORD ascribe ye greatness unto our God 4 He is the Rock his work is perfect for all his ways are judgement a God of truth and without iniquity just and right is he 5 †Heb. he hath corrupted to himself They have corrupted themselves ‖ Or that they are not his children that is their blot their spot is not the spot of his children they are a perverse and crooked generation 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 7 ¶ Remember the days of old consider the years of †Heb. generation and generation many generations ask thy father and he will shew thee thy elders and they will tell thee 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 9 For the LORDs portion is his people Jacob is the †Heb. cord lot of his inheritance 10 He found him in a desert land and in the waste howling wilderness he ‖ Or compassed him about led him about he instructed him he kept him as the apple of his eye 11 As an eagle stirreth up her nest fluttereth over her young spreadeth abroad her wings taketh them beareth them on her wings 12 So the LORD alone did lead him and there was no strange god with him 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 oyl out of the flinty rock 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 bloud of the grape 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 lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation 16 They provoked him to jealousie with strange gods with abominations provoked they him to anger 17 They sacrificed unto devils ‖ Or which were not God not to God to gods whom they knew not to new gods that came newly up whom your fathers feared not 18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful and hast forgotten God that formed thee 19 And when the LORD saw it he ‖ Or despised abhorred them because of the provoking of his sons and of his daughters 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 21 They have moved me to jealousie with that which is not god they have provoked me to anger with their vanities and * Rom. 10.19 I will move them to jealousie with those which are not a people I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation 22 For a fire is kindled in my anger and ‖ Or hath burned shall burn unto the lowest hell and ‖ Or hath consumed shall consume the earth with her increase and set on fire the foundations of the mountains 23 I will heap mischiefs upon them I will spend mine arrows upon them 24 They shall be burnt with hunger and devoured with †Heb. burning â—oals burning heat and wâ—th bitter destruction I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them with the poyson of serpents of the dust 25 The sword without and terrour †Heb. from the chambers within shall †Heb. bereave destroy both the young man and the virgin the suckling also with the man of gray hairs 26 I said I would scatter them into corners I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men 27 Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely and lest they should say ‖ Or Our high hand and not the LORD hath done all this Our hand is high and the LORD hath not done all this 28 For they are a nation void of counsel neither is there any understanding in them 29 O that they were wise that they understood this that they would consider their latter end 30 How should * Jos 23.10 one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight except their Rock had sold them and the LORD had shut them up 31 For their rock is not as our Rock even our enemies themselves being judges 32 For their vine ‖ Or is worse then the vine of Sodom c. is of the vine of Sodom and of the fields of Gomorrah their grapes are grapes of gall their clusters are bitter 33 Their wine is the poyson of dragons and the cruel venome of asps 34 Is not this laid up in store with
all the land of the Amorites the inhabitants of that countrey 22 And they possessed * Deut. 2.36 all the coasts of the Amorites from Arnon even unto Jabbok and from the wilderness even unto Jordan 23 So now the LORD God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel and shouldest thou possess it 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 25 * Numb 22.2 Deut. 23.4 Josh 24.9 And now art thou any thing better then Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab did he ever strive against Israel or did he ever fight against them 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 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 28 Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkned not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him 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 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD and said If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands 31 Then it shalt be that †Heb. that which cometh forth which shall come forth 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 LORDS ‖ Or. I will offer it c. and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering 32 ¶ So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them and the LORD delivered them into his hands 33 And he smote them from Aroer even till thou come to Minnith even twenty cities and unto ‖ Or Abel the plain of the vineyards with a very great slaughter Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel 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 onely childe ‖ Or he had not of his own either son or daughter †Heb. of himself beside her he had neither son nor daughter 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 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 37 And she said unto her father Let this thing be done for me Let me alone two moneths that I may †Heb. go and go down go up and down upon the mountains and bewail my virginity I and my fellows 38 And he said Go. And he sent her away for two moneths and she went with her companions and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains 39 And it came to pass at the end of two moneths 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 ‖ Or ordinance custom in Israel 40 That the daughters of Israel went †Heb. from year to year yearly ‖ Or to talk with to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year CHAP. XII 1 The Ephraimites quarrelling with Jephthah and discerned by Shibboleth art slain by the Gileadites 7 Jephthah dieth 8 Ibzan who had thirty sons and thirty daughters 11 and Elon 13 and Abdon who had fourty sons and thirty nephews judged Israel ANd the men of Ephraim †Heb. were called gathered themselves together and went north-ward 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 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 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 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 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 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 fourty and two thousand 7 And Jephthah judged Israel six years then died Jephthah the Gileadite and was buried in one of the cities of Gilead 8 ¶ And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel 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 10 Then died Ibzan and was buried at Beth-lehem 11 ¶ And after him Elon a Zebulonite judged Israel and he judged Israel ten years 12 And Elon the Zebulonite died and was buried in Ajjalon in the countrey of Zebulun 13 ¶ And after him Abdon the son of Hillel a Pirathonite judged Israel 14 And he had fourty sons and thirty †Heb. sons sons nephews that rode on threescore and ten aâ—s-colts and he judged Israel eight years 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 CHAP. XIII 1 Israel is in the hand of the Philistines 2 An angel appeareth to Manoahs wife 8 The angel appeareth to Manoah 15 Manoahs sacrifice whereby the angel is discovered 24 Samson is born ANd the children of Israel †Heb. added to commit c. * Ch. 2.11 3.7 4.1 6.1 10.6 did evil again in the sight of the LORD
for them that be escaped of Benjamin that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel 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 19 Then they said Behold there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh †Heb. from year to year yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el ‖ Or towards the sun-rising on the east-side ‖ Or Or. on of the high-way that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem and on the south of Lebonah 20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin saying Go and lie in wait in the vineyards 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 22 And it shall be when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain that we will say unto them ‖ Or Gratifie us in thim 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 you should be guilty 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 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 25 * Chap. 17.6 18.1 19.1 In those days there was no king in Israel every man did that which was right in his own eyes ¶ The book of RUTH CHAP. I. 1 Elimelech driven by famine into Moab dieth there 4 Mahlon and Chilion having married wives of Moab die also 6 Naomi returning homeward 8 dissuadeth her two daughters in law from going with her 14 Orpah leaveth her but Ruth with great constancy accompanieth her 19 They two come to Beth-lehem where they are gladly received NOw it came to pass in the days when the judges †Heb. judged ruled that there was a famine in the land and a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the countrey of Moab he and his wife and his two sons 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 Beth-lehem-judah and they came into the countrey of Moab and †Heb. were continued there 3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died and she was left and her two sons 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 5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband 6 ¶ Then she arose with her daughters in law that she might return from the countrey of Meab for she had heard in the countrey of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread 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 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law Go return each to her mothers house the LORD deal kindly with you as ye have dealt with the dead and with me 9 The LORD grant you that you may finde rest each of you in the house of her husband Then she kissed them and they lift up their voice and wept 10 And they said unto her Surely we will return with thee unto thy people 11 And Naomi said Turn again my daughters why will ye go with me are there yet any mo sons in my womb that they may be your husbands 12 Turn again my daughters go your way for I am too old to have an husband if I should say I have hope ‖ Or if I were with an bushand if I should have a husband also to night and should also bear sons 13 Would ye †Heb. hope tarry for them till they were grown would ye stay for them from having husbands nay my daughters for †Heb. I have much bitterness it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me 14 And they lift up their voice and wept again and Orpah kissed her mother in law but Ruth clave unto her 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 16 And Ruth said ‖ Or Be not against me Intreat 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 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 18 When she saw that she †Heb. strengthned her self was stedfastly minded to go with her then she left speaking unto her 19 ¶ So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem And it came to pass when they were come to Beth-lehem that all the city was moved about them and they said Is this Naomi 20 And she said unto them Call me not ‖ That is pleasant Naomi call me ‖ That is bitter Mara for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me 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 22 So Naomi returned and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter in law with her which returned out of the countrey of Moab and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley-harvest CHAP. II. 1 Ruth gleaneth in the fields of Boaz. 4 Boaz taking knowledge of her 8 sheweth her great favour 18 That which she got she carrieth to Naomi ANd Naomi had a kinsman of her husbands a mighty man of wealth of the family of Elimelech and his name was Boaz. 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 finde grace And she said unto her Go my daughter 3 And she went and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers and her †Heb. hap hapned hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto ‖ Called Mat. 1.5 Boaz. Boaz who was of the kindred of Elimelech 4 ¶ And behold Boaz came from Beth-lehem and said unto the reapers The LORD be with you and they answered him the LORD
year of Solomons reign over Israel in the moneth Zif which is the second moneth that he †Heb. built began to build the house of the LORD 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 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 4 And for the house he made ‖ Or windows broad within and narrow without or skewed and closed windows of narrow lights 5 ¶ And ‖ Or upon or joyning to against the wall of the house he built †Heb. floors chambers round about against the walls of the house round about both of the temple and of the oracle and he made †Heb. ribt chambers round about 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 †Heb. narrowings or rebatements narrowed rests round about that the beams should not be fastned in the walls of the house 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 8 The door for the middle chamber was in the right †Heb shoulder side of the house and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber and out of the middle into the third 9 So he built the house and finished it and covered the house ‖ Or the vault-beams and the cielings with cedar with beams and boards of cedar 10 And then he built chambers against all the house five cubits high and they rested on the house with timber of cedar 11 ¶ And the word of the LORD came to Solomon saying 12 Concerning this house which thou art in building if thou wilt walk in my statutes and execute my judgements and keep all my commandments to walk in them then will I perform my word with thee * 2 Sam. 7.13 1 Chr. 22.10 which I spake unto David thy father 13 And I will dwell among the children of Israel and will not forsake my people Israel 14 So Solomon built the house and finished it 15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar ‖ Or from the floor of the house unto the walls c. and so vers 16. both the floor of the house and the walls of the cieling and he covered them on the inside with wood and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir 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 17 And the house that is the temple before it was fourty cubits long 18 And the cedar of the house within was carved with ‖ Or â—â—ouras knops and †Heb. openings of flowers open flowers all was celar there was no stone seen 19 And the oracle he prepared in the house within to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD 20 And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length and twenty cubits in breadth and twenty cubits in the height thereof he overlaid it with †Heb. shut up pure gold and so covered the altar which was of cedar 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 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 23 ¶ And within the oracle he made two cherubims of ‖ Or â—â—l◠†Heb. trâ—â—â—f oâ—l olive-tree each ten cubits high 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 25 And the other cherub was ten cubits both the cherubims were of one measure and one cise 26 The height of the one cherub was ten cubits and so was it of the other cherub 27 And he set the cherubims within the inner house and * Exoâ— 25.20 ‖ Or the cherubims â—irâ—â—hed fâ—rth their wiâ—â—s 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 28 And he overlaid the cherubims with gold 29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm-trees and †Heb. opinines flowers open flowers within and without 30 And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold within and without 31 ¶ And for the entring of the oracle he made doors of olive-tree the lintel and side-posts were ‖ Or five-square a fifth part of the wall 32 The ‖ Or leâ—ves of the doors two doors also were of olive-tree and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm-trees and †Heb. openings of flowers open flowers and overlaid them with gold and spread gold upon the cherubims and up in the palm-trees 33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive-tree ‖ Or four-square a fourth part of the wall 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 35 And he carved thereon cherubims and palm-trees and open flowers and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work 36 ¶ And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone and a row of cedar-beams 37 ¶ In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid in the moneth Zif 38 And in the eleventh year in the moneth Bul which is the eighth moneth was the house finished ‖ Or with all the appurtenances thereof and with all the ordinances thereof throughout all the parts thereof and according to all the fashion of it So was he seven years in building it CHAP. VII 1 The building of Solomons house 2 of the house of Lebanon 6 of the porch of pillars 7 of the porch of judgement 8 of the house for Pharaohs daughter 13 Hirains work of the two pillars 23 of the molten sea 27 of the ten bases 38 of the ten lavers 40 and all the vessels BUt Solomon was building his own house * Chap. 9.10 thirteen years and he finished
and his judgements which he commanded our fathers 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 †Heb. the thing of a day in his day at all times as the matter shall require 60 That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God and that there is none else 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 62 ¶ And * 2 Chr. 7.4 the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifice before the LORD 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 64 * 2 Chr. 7.7 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 brasen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt-offerings and meat-offerings and the fat of the peace-offerings 65 And at that time Solomon held a feast and all Israel with him a great congregation from the entring in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt before the LORD our God seven days and seven days even fourteen days 66 On the eighth day he sent the people away and they ‖ Or thanked 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 CHAP. IX 1 Gods covenant in a vision with Solomon 10 The mutual presents of Solomon and Hiram 15 In Solomons works the Gentiles were his bond-men the Israelites honourable servants 24 Pharaohs daughter removeth to her house 25 Solomons yearly solemn sacrifices 26 His navy fetcheth gold from Ophir ANd * 2 Chr. ◠11 it came to pass when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD and the kings house and all Solomons desire which he was pleased to do 2 That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time * Chap. 3.5 as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon 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 * Chap. 8.29 to put my name there for ever and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually 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 judgements 5 Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever * 2 Sam. 7.12 1 Chron. 22.10 as I promised to David thy father saying There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel 6 But if you shall at all turn from following me you 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 7 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them and this house which I have hallowed * Jer. 7.14 for my name will I cast out of my sight and Israel shall be a proverb and a by word among all people 8 And at this house which is high every one that passeth by it shall be astonished and shall hiss and they shall say * Deut. 29.24 Jer. 22.8 Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land and to this house 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 10 ¶ And * 2 Chr. 8.1 it came to pass at the end of twenty years when Solomon had built the two houses the house of the LORD and the kings house 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 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him and they †Heb. were not right in his eyes pleased him not 13 And he said What cities are these which thou hast given me my brother And he called them the land of ‖ That is Displeasing or Dirty Cabul unto this day 14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold 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 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 Solomons wife 17 And Solomon built Gezer and Beth-horon the nether 18 And Baalath and Tadmor in the wilderness in the land 19 And all the cities of store that Solomon had and cities for his chariots and cities for his hors-men and †Heb. the desire of Solomon which he desired that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and in all the land of his dominion 20 And all the people that were left of the Amorites Hittites Perizzites Hivites and Jebusites which were not of the children of Israel 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 bond-service unto this day 22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon * Levit. 25.39 make no bond-men but they were men of war and his servants and his princes and his captains and rulers of his chariots and his hors-men 23 These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomons work five hundred and fifty which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work 24 ¶ But * 2 Chr. 8.11 Pharaohs daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her then did he build Millo 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 †Heb. upon it upon the altar that was before the LORD so he finished the house 26 ¶ And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber which is
called Josias Josiah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXII 1 Josiah his good reign 3 He taketh care for the repair of the temple 8 Hilkiab having found a book of the law Josiah sendeth to Husdah to enquire of the Lord. 15 Huldah prophesiâ—th the destruction of Jerusalem but respite thereof in Josiahs time JOsiah * 2 Chr. 34.1 was eight years old when he began to reign and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath 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 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 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 †Heb. threshold door have gathered of the people 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 6 Unto carpenters and builders and masons and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house 7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand because they dealt faithfully 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 9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought the king word again and said Thy servants have †Heb. â—â—â—ted 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 10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king saying Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book and Shaphan read it before the king 11 And it came to pass when the king had heard the words of the book of the law that he rent his clothes 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 kings saying 13 Go ye enquire 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 hearkned unto the words of this book to do according unto all that which is written concerning us 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 †Heb. â—aâ—ments wardrobe now she dwelt in Jerusalem ‖ Or in the second put in the colledge and they communed with her 15 ¶ And she said unto them Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Tell the man that sent you to me 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 17 Because they have forsaken me and have burnt 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 18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD thus shall ye say to him Thus saith the LORD God of Israel As touching the words which thou hast heard 19 Because thine heart was tender and thou hast humbled thy self 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 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 CHAP. XXIII 1 Josiah causeth the book to be read in a solemn assembly 3 He reneweth the covenant of the Lord. 4 He destroyeth idolatry 15 He burneth dead mens bones upon the altar of Beth-el as was fore-prophesied 21 He keepeth a most solemn pass-over 24 He putteth away witches and all abomination 26 Gods final wrath against Judah 29 Josiah provoking Pharaoh-nechoh is slain at Megiddo 31 Jehoahaz succeeding him is imprisoned by Pharaoh-nechoh who made Jehoiakim king 36 Jehoiakim his wicked reign ANd * 2 Chron. 34.30 the king sent and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem 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 †Heb. from small 〈◊〉 unto great 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 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 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 burnt them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el 5 And he †Heb. â—â—â—sed to â—â—ase put down the †Heb. â—â—â—marâ—m 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 burnt incense unto Baal to the sun and to the moon and to the ‖ Or twelve signâ— or constellations planets and to all the host of heaven 6 And he brought out the * Chap. 21. â— grove from the house of the LORD without Jerusalem unto the brook Kidron and burnt it at the brook Kidron and stampt it small to powder and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people 7
‖ Or victual of meal meat meal cakes of figs and bunches of raisins and wine and oyl and oxen and sheep abundantly for there was joy in Israel CHAP. XIII 1 David fetcheth the ark with great solemnity from Kirjath-jearim 9Vzza being smitten the ark is left at the house of Obed-edom ANd David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds and with every leader 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 †Heb. let us break forth and send 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 †Heb. in the cities of their suburbs in their cities and suburbs that they may gather themselves unto us 3 And let us †Heb. bring about bring again the ark of our God to us for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul 4 And all the congregation said that they would do so for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people 5 So * 1 Sam. 7.1 2 Sam. 6.1 David gathered all Israel together from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entring of Hemath to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim 6 And David went up and all Israel to * Josh 15.9 Baalah that is to Kirjath-jearim 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 7 And they †Heb. made the ark to ride carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart 8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might and with †Heb. songs singing and with harps and with psalteries and with timbrels and with cymbals and with trumpets 9 ¶ And when they came unto the threshing-floor of ‖ Called nachon 2 Sam. 6. â— Chidon Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark for the oxen ‖ Or shook it stumbled 10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza and he smote him * Num. 4.15 because he put his hand to the ark and there he died before God 11 And David was displeased because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza wherefore that place is called ‖ That is the breach of Vzza Perez-uzza to this day 12 And David was afraid of God that day laying How shall I bring the ark of God home to me 13 So David †Heb. removed brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three moneths And the LORD blessed * As chap. 25.5 the house of Obed-edom and all that he had CHAP. XIV 1 Hirams kindness to David 2 Davids felicity in people wives and children 8 His two victories against the Philistines NOw * 2 Sam. 5.11 c. Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David and timber of cedars with masons and carpenters to build him an house 2 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel for his kingdom was â—â—â—t up on high because of his people Israel 3 ¶ And David took †Heb yet mo wives at Jerusalem and David begat mo sons and daughters 4 Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem Shammua and Shobab Nathan and Solomon 5 And Ibhar and Elishua and Elpalet 6 And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia 7 And Elishama and ‖ Or Eliada 2 Sam. 5.16 Beeliada and Eliphalet 8 ¶ And when the Philistines heard that * 2 Sam. 5.17 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 9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim 10 And David enquired 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 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim 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 ‖ That is a place of creathes Baal-perazim 12 And when they had left their gods there David gave a commandment and they were burnt with fire 13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley 14 Therefore David enquired again of God and God said unto him God not up after them turn away from them * 2 Sam. 5.23 and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees 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 battel for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines 16 David therefore did as God commanded him and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations CHAP. XV. 1 David havinâ— prepared a place for the ark ordereth the priests and Levites to bring it from Obed-edom 25 He perfâ—rmeth the solemnity thereof with treat for 29 Michal despiseth him 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 2 Then David said †Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God but for the Levites None ought to carry the * Num. 4.2 15. 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 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 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites 5 Of the sons of Kohath Uriel the chief and his ‖ Or kinsman brethren an hundred and twenty 6 Of the sons of Merari Asaiah the chief and his brethren two hundred and twenty 7 Of the sons of Gershom Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty 8 Of the sons of Elizaphan Shemaiah the chief and his brethren two hundred 9 Of the sons of Hebron Eliel the chief his brethren fourscore 10 Of the sons of Uzziel Amminadab the chief and his brethren an hundred and twelve 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests and for the Levites for Uriel Asaiah Joel Shemaiah and Eliel and Amminadab 12 And said unto them Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites sanctifie yourselves both ye and your brethren that you
not able to receive the burnt-offerings and the meat-offerings and the fat 8 ¶ Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days and all Israel with him a very great congregation from the entring in of Hamath unto * Josh 13.3 the river of Egypt 9 And in the eighth day they made †Heb. a restraint a solemn assembly for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days and the feast seven days 10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh moneth he sent the people away into their tents glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had shewed unto David and to Solomon and to Israel his people 11 Thus * 1 King 9.1 c. Solomon finished the house of the LORD and the kings house and all that came into Solomons heart to make in the house of the LORD and in his own house he prosperously effected 12 ¶ And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night and said unto him I have heard thy prayer * Deut. 12.5 and have chosen this place to my self for an house of sacrifice 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 14 If my people †Heb. upon whom my name is called 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 15 Now * Chap. 6.40 mine eyes shall be open and mine ears attent †Heb. to the prayer of this place unto the prayer that is made in this place 16 For now have * Chap. 6.6 I chosen and sanctified this house that my name may be there for ever and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually 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 judgements 18 Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom according as I have covenanted with David thy father saying * Chap. 6.16 †Heb. there shall not be cut off to thee There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel 19 * Lev. 26.14 Deu. 28.15 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 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 by-word among all nations 21 And this house which is high shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it so that he shall say * Deut. 29.24 Jer. 22.8 9. Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land and unto this house 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 CHAP. VIII 1 Solomons buildings 7 The Gentiles which were left Solomon made tributaries but the Israelites rulers 11 Pharaohs daughter removeth to her house 12 Solomons yearly solemn sacrifices 14 He appointeth the priests Levites to their places 17 The navy fetcheth gold from Ophir ANd * King 9.10 c. it came to pass at the end of twenty years wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD and his own house 2 That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomom Solomon built them and caused the children of Israel to dwell there 3 And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah and prevailed against it 4 And he built Tadmor in the wilderness and all the store-cities which he built in Hamath 5 Also he built Both-horon the upper and Beth-horon the nether fenced cities with walls gates and bars 6 And Baalath and all the store-cities that Solomon had and all the chariot-cities and the cities of the hors-men and †Heb. all the desire of Solomon which he desired to build all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem and in Lebanon and throughout all the land of his dominion 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 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 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 hors-men 10 And these were the chief of king Solomons officers even two hundred and fifty that bare rule over the people 11 ¶ And Solomon * 1 King 3.1 and 7.8 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 †Heb. holiness holy whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come 12 ¶ Then Solomon offered burnt-offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built before the porch 13 Even after a certain rate every * Exod. 29 38. day offering according to the commandment of Moses on the sabbaths and on the new-moons and on the solemn feasts * Exod. 23.14 Deut. 16.16 three times in the year even in the feast of unleavened bread and in the feast of weeks in the feast of tabernacles 14 ¶ And he appointed according to the order of David his father the * 1 Chr. 24.1 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 * 1 Chr. 9 17. porters also by their courses at every gate for †Heb. so was the commandment of David the man of God so had David the man of God commanded 15 And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter or concerning the treasures 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 17 ¶ Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber and to ‖ Or Elath Deut. 2.8 Eloth at the sea-side in the land of Edom. 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
Solomon his father while he yet lived saying What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people 7 And they spake unto him saying If thou be kinde to this people and please them and speak good words to them they will be thy servants for ever 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 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 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 then my fathers loyns 11 For whereas my father †Heb. lâ—ded 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 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 13 And the king answered them roughly and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men 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 15 So the king hearkned not unto the people for the cause was of God that the LORD might perform his word which he spake by the * 1 King 11.29 hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat 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 17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah Rehoboam reigned over them 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 †Heb. strengthneâ— himself made speed to get him up to his chariot to flee to Jerusalem 19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day CHAP. XI 1 Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel is forbidden by Shemaiah 5 He strengthneth his kingdom with forts and provision 13 The priests and Levites and such as feared God forsaken by Jeroboam strengthen the kingdom of Judah 18 The wives and children of Rehoboam ANd * 1 King 12.21 c. when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men which were warriours to fight against Israel that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam 2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God saying 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin saying 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 5 ¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities for defence in Judah 6 He built even Beth-lehem and Etam and Tekoa 7 And Beth-zur and Shoco and Adullam 8 And Gath and Mareshah and Ziph 9 And Adoraim and Lachish and Azekah 10 And Zorah and Aijalon and Hebron which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities 11 And he fortified the strong holds and put captains in them and store of victual and of oyl and wine 12 And in every several city be put shields and spears and made them exceeding strong having Judah and Benjamin on his side 13 ¶ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel †Heb. presented themselves to him resorted to him out of all their coasts 14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession came to Judah and Jerusalem for * Chap. 13.9 Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priests office unto the LORD 15 And he ordained him priests for the high places and for the devils and for the calves which he had made 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 17 So they strengthned 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 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 19 Which bare him children Jeush and Shamariah and Zaham 20 And after her he took * 1 King 15.2 Maachah the daughter of Absalom which bare him Abijah and Attai and Ziza and Shelomith 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 22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief to be ruler among his brethren for he thought to make him king 23 And he dealt wisely and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countreys of Judah and Benjamin unto every fenced city and he gave them victual in abundance and he desired †Heb. a multitude of wives many wives CHAP. XII 1 Rehoboam forsaking the Lord is punished by Shishak 5 He and the princes repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah are delivered from destruction but not from spoil 13 The reign and death of Rehoboam ANd it came to pass when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthned himself he forsook the law of the LORD and all Israel with him 2 And it came to pass that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem * 1 Kin. 14.14 21. because they had transgressed against the LORD 3 With twelve hundred chariots and threescore thousand hors-men and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt the Lubims the Sukkiims and the Ethiopians 4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah and came to Jerusalem 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 6
Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and they said The LORD is righteous 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 ‖ Or a little wâ—ile some deliverance and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak 8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countreys 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 kings house he took all he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had * Chap. â— 15 made 10 In stead 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 kings house 11 And when the king entred into the house of the LORD the guard came and fet them and brought them again into the guard-chamber 12 And when he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him that he would not destroy him altogether ‖ Or and yet â—is Judah there were good things and also in Judah things went well 13 ¶ So king Rehoboam strengthned himself in Jerusalem and reigned for * 1 Kin. 14.21 Rehoboam was one and fourty 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 mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitess 14 And he did evil because he ‖ Or fixed prepared not his heart to seek the LORD 15 Now the acts of Rehoboam first and last are they not written in the †Heb. words book of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David and Abijah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XIII 1 Abijah succeeding maketh war against Jeroboam 4 He declareth the right of his cause 13 Trusting in God he overcometh Jeroboam 21 The wives and children of Abijah NOw * 1 Kin. 15.1 c. in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem his mothers name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah and there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam 3 And Abijah †Heb. bound together set the battel in aray with an army of valiant men of war even four hundred thousand chosen men Jeroboam also set the battel in aray against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men being mighty men of valour 4 ¶ And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim which is in mount Ephraim and said Hear me thou Jeroboam and all Israel 5 Ought you 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 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat the servant of Solomon the son of David is risen up and hath * 1 Kin. 11.26 rebelled against his lord 7 And there are gathered unto him vain men the children of Belial and have strengthned themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted and could not withstand them 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 * 1 Kin. 12.28 made you for gods 9 * Ch. 11.14 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 †Heb. to fill his hand to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams the same may be a priest of them that are no gods 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 11 * Ch. 2.4 And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt-sacrifices and sweet incense the * Lev. 24.6 shew-bread 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 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 you shall not prosper 13 ¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behinde them so they were before Judah the ambushment was behinde them 14 And when Judah looked back behold the battel was before and behinde and they cried unto the LORD and the priests sounded with the trumpets 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 16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah and God delivered them into their hand 17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men 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 19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam and took cities from him Beth-el with the towns thereof and Jeshanah with the towns thereof and Ephrain with the towns thereof 20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah and the LORD strook him and he died 21 ¶ But Abijah waxed mighty and married fourteen wives and begat twenty and two sons and sixteen daughters 22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah and his ways and his sayings are written in the ‖ Or commentary story of the prophet * Ch. 12.15 Iddo CHAP. XIV 1 Asa succeeding destroyeth idolatry 6 Having peace he strengthneth his kingdom with forts and armies 9 Calling on God he overthroweth Zerah and spoileth the Ethiopians SO Abijah slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David and * 1 Kin. 15.8 c. Asa his son reigned in his stead in his days the land was quiet ten years 2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God 3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods and the high places and brake down the †Heb. statues images and cut down the groves 4 And
brethren for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you 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 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 14 So the armed men lest the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation 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 arayed them and shod them and gave them to eat and to drink and anâ—inted them and carried all the feeble of them upon asses and brought them to Jericho * Deut. 34.8 the city of palm-trees to their brethren then they returned to Samaria 16 ¶ At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him 17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah and carried away †Heb. captivity captives 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low-countrey and of the south of Judah and had taken Both shemesh 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 19 For the LORD brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel for he made Judah naked and transgressed fore against the LORD 20 And Tilgath pilneser king of Assyria came unto him and distressed him but strengthned him not 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 22 ¶ And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD this is that king Ahaz 23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of †Heb. Darmesek 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 ruine of him and of all Israel 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 25 And in every several city of Judah he made high places ‖ Or to offer to burn incense unto other gods and provoked to anger the LORD God of his fathers 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 27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city even in Jerusalem but they brought him not into the sepulâ—hres of the kings of Israel and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXIX 1 Hezekiah his good reign 3 He restoreth religion 5 He exhorteth the Levites 12 They sanctifiâ— themselves â—od cleanse the house of God 20 Hezekiah offereth solemn sacrifices wherein the Levites were more forward then the priests HEzekiah * 2 King 18.1 began to reign when he was five and twenty years old and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD according to all that David his father had done 3 ¶ He in the first year of his reign in the first moneth opened the doors of the house of the LORD and repaired them 4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the east-street 5 And said unto them Hear me ye Levites sanctifie now your selves and sanctifie the house of the LORD God of your fathers and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place 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 †Heb. given the neck turned their backs 7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch and put out the lamps and have not burnt incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel 8 Wherefore the wrath of the LORD was upon Judah and Jerusalem and he hath delivered them to †Heb. commotion trouble to astonishment and to hissing as ye see with your eyes 9 For so our fathers have fain by the sword and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this 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 11 My sons ‖ Or be not now deceived be not now negligent for the LORD hath * Numb 8.14 18 2 6. chosen you to stand before him to serve him and that you should minister unto him and ‖ Or offer sacrifice burn incense 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 13 And of the sons of Elizaphan Shimri and Jeiel and of the sons of Asaph Zechariah and Mattaniah 14 And of the sons of Heman Jehiel and Shimei and of the sons of Jeduthun Shemaiah and Uzziel 15 And they gathered their brethren and sanctified themselves and came according to the commandment of the king ‖ Or in the business of the LORD by the words of the LORD to cleanse the house of the LORD 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 17 Now they began on the first day of the first moneth to sanctifie and on the eighth day of the moneth 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 moneth they made an end 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 shew-bread table with all the vessels thereof 19 Moreover all the vessels which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away
Israel neither seek the LORD 2 Yet he also is wise and will bring evil and will not †Heb. remove call back his words but will arise against the house of the evil doers and against the help of them that work iniquity 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 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 ‖ Or multitude noise of them so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion and for the hill thereof 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 6 ¶ Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted 7 For in that day every man shall * Chap. 2.20 cast away his idols of silver and †Heb. the idols of his â—old his idols of gold which your own hands have made unto you for a sin 8 ¶ The shall the Assyriah fall with the sword not of a mighty man and the sword not of a mean man shall devour him but he shall d ee ‖ Or for fear of the sword from the sword and his young men shall be ‖ Or tributary †Heb. for melting or tribute discomfited 9 And †Heb. his rock shall pass away for fear he shall pass over to ‖ Or his strength his strong hold for fear and his princes shall be afraid of the ensigne saith the LORD whose fire is in Zion and his furnace in Jerusalem CHAP. XXXII 1 The blessings of Christs kingdom 9 Desolation is foreshown 15 Restauration is promised to succeed BEhold a king shall reign in righteousness and princes shall rule in judgement 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 †Heb. heavy great rock in a weary land 3 And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim and the ears of them that hear shall hearken 4 The heart also of the †Heb. basty rash shall understand knowledge and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak ‖ Or. elegantly plainly 5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal nor the churl said to be bountiful 6 For the vile person will speak villany and his heart will work iniquity to practise hypocrisie and to utter errour against the LORD to make empty the soul of the hungry and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail 7 The instruments also of the churl are evil he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words even ‖ Or when be speaketh against the poor in judgement when the needy speaketh right 8 But the liberal deviseth liberal things and by liberal things shall be ‖ Or be established stand 9 ¶ Rise up ye women that are at ease hear my voice ye careless daughters give ear unto my speech 10 †Heb. days above a year Many days and years shall ye be troubled ye careless women for the vintage shall fail the gathering shall not come 11 Tremble ye women that are at ease be troubled ye careless ones strip ye and make ye bare and gird sackcloth upon your loyns 12 They shall lament for the tears for †Heb. the fields of desire the pleasant fields for the fruitful vine 13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers ‖ Or burning 〈◊〉 upon c. yea upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city 14 Because the palaces shall be forsaken the multitude of the city shall be left the ‖ Or clifts and wateb towers forts and towers shall be for dens for ever a joy of wilde asses a pasture of flocks 15 Until the spirit be poured upon us from on high and * Chap. 29.17 the wilderness be a fruitful field and the fruitful field be counted for a forest 16 Then judgement shall dwell in the wilderness and righteousness remain in the fruitful field 17 And the work of righteousness shall be peace and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever 18 And my people shall dwell in a peaceable habitation and in sure dwellings and in quiet resting-places 19 When it shall hail coming down on the forest ‖ Or and the city shall be utterly abased and the city shall be low in a low place 20 Blessed are ye that sowe beside all waters that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass CHAP. XXXIII 1 Gods judgements against the enemies of the church 13 The priviledges of the godly WO 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 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 3 At the noise of the tumult the people fled at the listing up of thy self the nations were scattered 4 And your spoil shall be gathered like the gathering of the caterpiller as the running to and fro of locusts shall he run upon them 5 The LORD is exalted for he dwelleth on high he hath filled Zion with judgement and righteousness 6 And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times and strength of †Heb. salvations salvation the fear of the LORD is his treasure 7 Behold their ‖ Or messengers valiant ones shall cry without the ambassadours of peace shall weep bitterly 8 The high-ways lie waste the way-saring man ceaseth he hath broken the covenant he hath despised the cities he regardeth no man 9 The earth mourneth and languisheth Lebanon is ashamed and ‖ Or withered away hewn down Sharon is like a wilderness and Bashan and Carmel shake off their fruits 10 Now will I rise saith the LORD now will I be exalted now will I lift up my self 11 Ye shall conceive chaff ye shall bring forth stubble your breath as fire shall devour you 12 And the people shall be as the burnings of lime as thorns cut up shall they be burnt in the fire 13 ¶ Hear ye that are far off what I have done and ye that are near acknowledge my might 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire who amongst us shall dwell with
fathers to give them a land flowing with milk and honey as it is this day Then answered I and said †Heb. Aman. So be it O LORD 6 Then the LORD said unto me Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem saying Hear ye the words of this covenant and do them 7 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt even unto this day rising early and protesting saying Obey my voice 8 Yet they obeyed not nor inclined their ear but walked every one in the ‖ Or stubbornness imagination of their evil heart therefore I will bring upon them all the words of this covenant which I commanded them to do but they did them not 9 And the LORD said unto me A conspiracy is found among the men of Judah and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem 10 They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers which refused to hear my words and they went after other gods to serve them the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers 11 ¶ Therefore thus saith the LORD Behold I will bring evil upon them which they shall not be able †Heb. to go forth of to escape and * Prov. 1.28 Isa 1.15 Ch. 14.12 Ezek. 8.18 Mic. 3.4 though they shall cry unto me I will not hearken unto them 12 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense but they shall not save them at all in the time of their †Heb. evil trouble 13 For according to the number of thy * Chap. 2.28 cities were thy gods O Judah and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that †Heb. shame shameful thing even altars to burn incense unto Baal 14 Therefore * Chap 7 16. 14.11 pray not thou for this people neither lift up a cry or prayer for them for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their †Heb. evil trouble 15 * Isa 1.11 c. †Heb. What is to my beloved in my house What hath my beloved to do in mine house seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many and the holy flesh is passed from thee ‖ Or when thy evil is when thou doest evil then thou rejoycest 16 The LORD called thy name A green olive-tree fair and of goodly fruit with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it and the branches of it are broken 17 For the LORD of hosts that planted thee hath pronounced evil against thee for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal 18 ¶ And the LORD hath given me knowledge of it and I know it then thou shewedst me their doings 19 But I was like a lamb or an ox that is brought to the slaughter and I knew not that they had devised devices against me saying Let us destroy †Heb. the staâ—â— with his bread the tree with the fruit thereof and let us cut him off from the land of the living that his name may be no more remembred 20 But O LORD of hosts that judgest righteously that * 1 Sam. 16.7 1 Chr. 28.9 Psal 7.9 Ch. 17.10 20.12 Rev. 2.25 triest the reins and the heart let me see thy vengeance on them for unto thee have I revealed my cause 21 Therefore thus saith the LORD of the men of Anathoth that seek thy life saying Prophesie not in the name of the LORD that thou die not by our hand 22 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts Behold I will †Heb. visit upon punish them the young men shall die by the sword their sons and their daughters shall die by famine 23 And there shall be no remnant of them for I will bring evil upon the men of Anathoth even the year of their visitation CHAP. XII 1 Jeremiah complaining of the wickeds prosperity by faith seeth their ruine 5 God admonisheth him of his brethrens treachery against him 7 and lamenteth his heritage 14 He promiseth to the penitent return from captivity RIghteous art thou O LORD when I plead with thee yet ‖ Or let me reason the case with thee let me talk with thee of thy judgements * Job 21.7 Psal 37.1 and 73.3 Hab. 1.4 Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously 2 Thou hast planted them yea they have taken root †Heb. they go on they grow yea they bring forth fruit thou art near in their mouth and far from their reins 3 But thou O LORD * Psal 17.3 knowest me thou hast seen me and tried mine heart †Heb. with thee towards thee pull them out like sheep for the slaughter and prepare them for the day of slaughter 4 How long shall the land mourn and the herbs of every field wither * Psal 107.34 for the wickedness of them that dwell therein the beasts are consumed and the birds because they said He shall not see our last end 5 ¶ If thou hast run with the footmen and they have wearied thee then how canst thou contend with horses and if in the land of peace wherein thou trustedst they wearied thee then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan 6 For even * Ch. 9.4 thy brethren and the house of thy father even they have dealt treacherously with thee yea ‖ Or they cried after thee fully they have called a multitude after thee beleeve them not though they speak †Heb. good thing fair words unto thee 7 ¶ I have forsaken mine house I have left mine heritage I have given †Heb. the love the dearly beloved of my soul into the hands of her enemies 8 Mine heritage is unto me as a lion in the forest it ‖ Or yelieth †Heb. giveth out his voice crieth out against me therefore have I hated it 9 Mine heritage is unto me as a ‖ Or tallented speckled bird the birds round about are against her come ye assemble all the beasts of the field ‖ Or cause them to come come to devour 10 Many pastours have destroyed my vineyard they have troden my portion under foot they have made my †Heb. portion of desire pleasant portion a desolate wilderness 11 They have made it desolate and being desolate it mourneth unto me the whole land is made desolate because no man layeth it to heart 12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land no flesh shall
been before me and before thee of old prophesied both against many countreys and against great kingdoms of war and of evil and of pestilence 9 The prophet which prophesieth of peace when the word of the prophet shall come to pass then shall the prophet be known that the LORD hath truly sent him 10 ¶ Then Hananiah the prophet took the * Ch. 27.2 yoke from off the prophet Jeremiahs neck and brake it 11 And Hananiah spake in the presence of all the people saying Thus saith the LORD Even so will I break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon from the neck of all nations within the space of two full years And the prophet Jeremiah went his way 12 ¶ Then the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah the prophet after that Hananiah the prophet had broken the yoke from off the neck of the prophet Jeremiah saying 13 Go and tell Hananiah saying Thus saith the LORD Thou hast broken the yokes of wood but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron 14 For thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel I have put a yoke of iron upon the neck of all these nations that they may serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and they shall serve him and I have given him the beasts of the field also 15 ¶ Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet Hear now Hananiah The LORD hath not sent thee but thou makest this people to trust in a lie 16 Therefore thus saith the LORD Behold I will cast thee from off the face of the earth this year thou shalt die because thou hast taught * Deu. 12.5 Ch 2â— 32 †Heb. â—â—vâ—â—t rebellion against the LORD 17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same year in the seventh moneth CHAP. XXIX 1 Jeremiah sendeth a letter to the captives in Babylon to be quiet there 8 and not to beleeve the dreams of their prophets 10 and that they shall return with grace after seventy years 15 He foretelleth the destruction of the rest for their disobedience 20 He sheweth the fearful end of Ahab and Zedekiah two lying prophets 24 Shemaiah writeth a letter against Jeremiah 30 Jeremiah reaâ—eth his doom NOw these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives and to the priests and to the prophets and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusalem to Babylon 2 Alter that * 2 Kin. 24.12 c. Jeconiah the king and the queen and the ‖ Or chamberlains eunuchs the princes of Judah and Jerusalem and the carpenters and the smiths were departed from Jerusalem 3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon saying 4 Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel unto all that are carried away captives whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon 5 Build ye houses and dwell in them and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them 6 Take ye wives and beget sons and daughters and take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands that they may bear sons and daughters that ye may be increased there and not diminished 7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives and pray unto the LORD for it for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace 8 ¶ For thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Let not your prophets and your diviners that be in the midst of you * Ch. 14 â—4 and 27.21 and 27.15 deceive you neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed 9 For they prophesie †Heb. in a lie falsly unto you in my name I have not sent them saith the LORD 10 ¶ For thu saith the LORD that after * 2 Chr. 36.21.22 Ezr. 1.1 Ch. 25.12 and 27.22 Dan. 9.2 seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you and perform my good word towards you in causing you to return to this place 11 For I know the thoughts that I think towards you saith the LORD thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you an †Heb. end and expectation expected end 12 Then shall ye * Dan. 9.3 c. call upon me and ye shall go and pray unto me and I will hearken unto you 13 And ye shall seek me and finde me when ye shall search for me with all your heart 14 And I will be found of you saith the LORD and I will turn away your captivity and I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places whither I have driven you saith the LORD and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive 15 ¶ Because ye have said The LORD hath raised us up prophets in Babylon 16 Know that thus saith the LORD of the king that sitteth upon the throne of David and of all the people that dwelleth in this city and of your brethren that are not gone forth with you into captivity 17 Thus saith the LORD of hous Behold I will send upon them the * Ch. 24.10 sword the famine and the pestilence and will make them like * Ch. 24.8 vile figs that cannot be eaten they are so evil 18 And I will persecute them with the sword with the famine and with the pestilence and will deliver them to be removed to all the kingdoms of the earth †Heb. for a curse to be a curse and an astonishment and an hissing and a reproach among all the nations whither I have driven them 19 Because they have not hearkned to my words saith the LORD which * Ch. 25.4 and 32.33 I sent unto them by my servants the prophets rising up early and sending them but ye would not hear saith the LORD 20 ¶ Hear ye therefore the word of the LORD all ye of the captivity whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Babylon 21 Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel of Ahab the son of Kolaiah and of Zedekiah the son of Maaseiah which prophesie a lie unto you in my name Behold I will deliver them into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and he shall slay them before your eyes 22 And of them shall be taken up a curse by all the captivity of Judah which are in Babylon saying The LORD make thee like Zedekiah and like Ahab whom the king of Babylon rosted in the fire 23 Because they have committed villany in Israel and have committed adultery with their neighbours wives and have spoken lying words in my name which I have not commanded them even I know and am a witness saith the LORD 24 ¶ Thus shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the ‖ Or dreamer Nehelamite saying 25 Thus
will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered 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 ‖ Or birth habitation and they shall be there a †Heb. low base kingdom 15 It shall be the basest of the kingdoms neither shall it exalt it self any more above the nations for I will diminish them that they shall no more rule over the nations 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. 17 ¶ And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year in the first moneth in the first day of the moneth the word of the LORD came unto me saying 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 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 †Heb. spoil her spoil and prey her prey take her spoil and take her prey and it shall be the wages for his army 20 I have given him the land of Egypt ‖ Or for his biâ—s for his labour wherewith he served against it because they wrought for me saith the Lord GOD. 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 CHAP. XXX 1 The desolation of Egypt and her helpers 20 The arm of Babylon shall be strengthned to break the arm of Egypt THe word of the LORD came again unto me saying 2 Son of man prophesie and say Thus saith the Lord GOD Howl ye wo worth the day 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 4 And the sword shall come upon Egypt and great ‖ Or fear 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 5 Ethiopia and †Heb. Phut Libya and Lydia and all the mingled people and Chub and the †Heb. children men of the land that is in league shall fall with them by the sword 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. 7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countreâ—s that are desolate and her cities shall be in the midst of the cities that are wasted 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 †Heb. broken destroyed 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 10 Thus saith the Lord GOD I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon 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 againt Egypt and fill the land with the slain 12 And I will make the rivers †Heb. dâ—â—ught dry and sell the land into the hand of the wicked and I will make the land waste and †Heb the fulness thereof all that is therein by the hand of strangers I the LORD have spoken it 13 Thus saith the Lord GOD I will also * Zuch 13.2 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 14 And I will make Pathros desolate and will set fire in ‖ Or Tanis Zoan and will execute judgements in No. 15 And I will pour my fury upon ‖ Or Peâ—â—sium Sin the strength of Egypt and I will cut off the multitude of No. 16 And I will set fire in Egypt Sin shall have great pain and No shall â—e rent asâ—nder and Noph shall have dâ—stresses daily 17 The young men of â—â—â—n and of ‖ Or Hâ—â—oâ—â—lis Pi beseth shall fall by the swordâ— and these câ—tâ—es shaâ—l go into captivity 18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall be ‖ Or Bâ—iaâ—â—â— darkneâ— when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her ‖ Or â—â—siramed as for her a cloud shall cover her and her daughters shall go into captivity 19 Thus will I execute judgements in Egypt and they shall know that I am the LORD 20 ¶ And it came to pass in the eleventh year in the first moneth in the seventh day of the moneth that the word of the LORD came unto me saying 21 Son of man I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt and lo it shall not be bound up to be heaâ—ed to put a roller to binde it to make it strong to hold the sword 22 Theâ—efore 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 23 And I will â—â—atter the Egyptâ—ans among the nations and will disperse them through the countreys 24 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand but I will break Pharaohs arms and he shall groan before him with the groanings of a deadly wounded man 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 26 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among the countreys and they shall know that I am the LORD CHAP. XXXI 1 A relation unto Pharaoh 3 of the glory of Assyria 10 and the fall thereof for pride 18 The like destruction of Egypt ANd it came to pass in the eleventh year in the third moneth in the first day of the moneth that the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son of man speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt and to his multitude Whom art thou like in thy greatness 3 ¶ Behold
then shall they know that I am the LORD 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. 17 ¶ It came to pass aâ—so in the twelfth year in the fifteenth day of the moneth that the word of the LORD came unto me saying 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 19 Whom dost thou pass in beauty go down and be thou laid with the uncircumcised 20 They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword ‖ Or the 〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉 she is del vered to the sword draw her and all her multitudes 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 22 Asshur is there and all her company his graves are about him all of them slain faln by the sword 23 Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit and her company is round about her grave all of them slain faln by the sword which caused ‖ Or dismaâ—â—â— terrour in the land of the living 24 There is Elam and all her multitude round about her grave all of them slain faln by the sword which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth which caused their terrour in the land of the living yet have they born their shame with them that go down to the pit 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 terrour was caused in the land of the living yet have they born their shame with them that go down to the pit he is put in the midst of them that be slain 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 terrour in the land of the living 27 And they shall not lie with the mighty that are faln of the uncircumcised which are gone down to hell †Heb. with weaponâ— of their 〈◊〉 with their weapons of war and they have said their swords under their heads but their iniquities shall be upon their bones though they were the terrour of the mighty in the land of the living 28 Yea thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncircumcised and shalt he with them that are slain with the sword 29 There is Edom her kings and all her princes which with their might are †Heb. given or put laid by them that were slain by the sword they shall lie with the uncircumcised and with them that go down to the pit 30 There be the princes of the north all of them and all the Zidonians which are gone down with the slain with their terrour 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 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. 32 For I have caused my terrour 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. CHAP. XXXIII 1 According to the duty of a watchman in warning the people 7 Ezekiel is admonished of his duty 10 God sheweth the justice of his ways towards the penitent and towards revolters 17 He maintaineth his justice 21Vpon the news of the taking of Jerusalem he prophesieth the desolation of the land 30 Gods judgement upon the mockers of the prophets AGain the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son of man speak to the children of thy people and say unto them †Heb. A land when I bring a sword upon her 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 3 It when he seeth the sword come upon the land he blow the trumpet and warn the people 4 Then †Heb. he that hearing heareth whosoever heareth the sound of the trumpet and taketh not warning it the sword come and take him away his bloud shall be upon his own head 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet and took not warning his bloud shall be upon him but he that taketh warning shall deliver his soul 6 But if the watchman see the sword come and blow not the trumpet and the people be not warned it the sword come and take any person from among them he is taken away in his iniquity but his bloud will I require at the watchmans hand 7 ¶ * Chap. 3.17 c. 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 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 bloud will I require at thine hand 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 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 11 Say unto them As I live saith the Lord GOD * 2 Sam. 14.14 Ch. 18.32 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 * Chap. 18.31 why will ye die O house of Israel 12 Therefore thou son of man say unto the children of thy people The * Chap. 18 2â— 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 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 righteousness shall not be remembred but for his iniquity that he hath committed he shall die for it 14 Again when I say unto the wicked Thou shalt surely die if he turn
wise sentence shall be rejected when it cometh out of a fools mouth for he will not speak it in due season 21 There is that is hindred from sinning through want and when he taketh rest he †Gr. shall not be pricked shall not be troubled 22 There is that destroyeth his own soul althrough bashfulness and by accepting of persons overthroweth himself 23 There is that for bashfulness promiseth to his friend and maketh him his enemy for nothing 24 * Chap. 25.1 A lie is a foul blot in a man yet it is continually in the mouth of the untaught 25 A thief is better then a man that is accustomed to lie but they both shall have destruction to heritage 26 The disposition of a liar is ‖ Or ignominie dishonourable and his shame is ever with him 27 A wise man shall promote himself to honour with his words and he that hath understanding will please great men 28 * Prov. 12.11 28.19 He that tilleth his land shall increase his heap and he that pleaseth great men shall get pardon for iniquity 29 * Ex. 22 8. Deu. 16.19 Presents and gifts blinde the eyes of the wise and ‖ Or as a muzzle in the mouth stop up his mouth that he cannot reprove 30 Wisdom that is hid and treasure that is hoarded up what profit is in them both 31 Better is he that hideth his folly then a man that hideth his wisdom 32 Necessary patience in seeking the Lord is better then he that leadeth his life without a guide CHAP. XXI 2 Flee from sin as from a serpent 4 His oppression will undo the rich 9 The end of the unjust shall be naught 12 The differences between the fool and the wise MY son hast thou sinned do so no more but * Ps 41.4 Luk. 15.11 ask pardon for thy former sins 2 Flee from sin as from the face of a serpent for if thou comest too near it it will bite thee the teeth thereof are as the teeth of a lion slaying the souls of men 3 All iniquity is as a two-edged sword the wounds whereof cannot be healed 4 To terrifie and do wrong will waste riches thus the house of proud men shall be made desolate 5 * Ex xl 2.9 22.23 A prayer out of a poor mans mouth reacheth to the ears of God and his judgement cometh speedily 6 He that hateth to be reproved is in the way of sinners but he that feareth the Lord will †Gr. be â—â—verted repent from his heart 7 An eloquent man is known far and near but a man of understanding knoweth when he slippeth 8 He that buildeth his house with other mens money is like one that gathereth himself stones for the tomb of his burial 9 * Ch. 16.6 The congregation of the wicked is like tow wrapped together and the end of them is a flame of fire to destroy them 10 The way of sinners is made plain with stones but at the end thereof is the pit of hell 11 He that keepeth the law of the Lord getteth the understanding thereof and the perfection of the fear of the Lord is wisdom 12 He that is not ‖ Or witty wise will not be taught * Eccles 1.18 but there is a ‖ Or subtilty wisdom which multiplieth bitterness 13 The knowledge of a wise man shall abound like a floud and his counsel is like a pure fountain of life 14 * Ch. 33.5 The inner parts of a fool are like a broken vessel and he will hold no knowledge as long as he liveth 15 If a skilful man hear a wise word he will commend it and * Prov. 9.9 add unto it but assoon as one of no understanding heareth it it displeaseth him and he casteth it behinde his back 16 The talking of a fool is like a burden in the way but grace shall be found in the lips of the wise 17 They enquire at the mouth of the wise man in the congregation and they shall ponder his words in their heart 18 As is a house that is destroyed so is wisdom to a fool and the knowledge of the unwise is as talk ‖ Or not to be inquired after without sense 19 Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet and like manacles on the right hand 20 * Ch. 19.30 A fool lilteth up his voice with laughter but a wise man doth scarce smile a little 21 Learning is unto a wise man as an ornament of gold and like a bracelet upon his right arm 22 A foolish mans foot is soon in his neighbours house but a man of experience is ashamed of him 23 A fool will peep in at the door into the house but he that is well-nurtured will stand without 24 It is the rudeness of a man to hearken at the door but a wise man will be grieved with the disgrace 25 The lips of talkers will be telling such things as pertain not unto them but the words of such as have understanding are weighed in the balance 26 The heart of fools is in their mouth but the mouth of the wise is in their heart 27 When the ungodly curseth Satan he curseth his own soul 28 * Chap. 2â— 13 A whisperer defileth his own soul and is hated wheresoever he dwelleth CHAP. XXII 1 Of the slothful man 3 and a foolish daughter 11 Weep rather for fools then for the dead 13 Meddle not with them 16 The wise mans heart will not shrink 20 What will lose a friend A Slothful man is compared to a filthy stone and every one will hiss him out to his disgrace 2 A slothful man is compared to the filth of a dunghil every man that takes it up will shake his hand 3 And evil-nurtured son is the dishonour of his father that begat him and a foolish daughter is born to his loss 4 * Prov. 13.11 A wise daughter ‖ Or shall be the heir of her husband shall bring an inheritance to her husband but she that liveth dishonestly is her fathers heaviness 5 She that is bold dishonoureth both her father and her husband but they both shall despise her 6 A tale out of season is as musick in mourning but stripes and correction of wisdom are never out of time 7 Whoso teacheth a fool is as one that glueth a potsherd together and as he that waketh one from a sound sleep 8 He that telleth a tale to a fool speaketh to one in a slumber when he hath told his tale he will say What is the matter 9 If children live honestly and have ‖ Or in art wherewithal they shall cover the baseness of their parents 10 But children being haughty through disdain and want of nurture do stain the nobility of their kindred 11 * Ch. 38.16 Weep for the dead for he hath lost the light and weep for the fool for he wanteth understanding make little weeping for the dead for he
a very fair woman and one that feared the Lord. 3 Her parents also were righteous and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses 4 Now Joacim was a great rich man and had a fair garden joyning unto his house and to him resorted the Jews because he was more honourable then all others 5 The same year were appointed two of the ancients of the people to be judges such as the Lord spake of that wickedness came from Babylon from ancient judges who seemed to govern the people 6 These kept much at Joacims house and all that had any suits in law came unto them 7 Now when the people departed away at noon Susanna went into her husbands garden to walk 8 And the two elders saw her going in every day and walking so that their lust was inflamed toward her 9 And they perverted their own minde and turned away their eyes that they might not look unto heaven nor remember just judgements 10 And albeit they both were wounded with her love yet durst not one shew another his grief 11 For they were ashamed to declare their lust that they desired to have to do with her 12 Yet they watched diligently from day to day to see her 13 And the one said to the other Let us now go home for it is dinner-time 14 So when they were gone out they parted the one from the other and turning back again they came to the same place and after they had asked one another the cause they acknowledged their lust then appointed they a time both together when they might finde her alone 15 And it fell out as they watched a fit time she went in †Gr. as yesterday and the day before as before with two maids onely and she was desirous to wash her self in the garden for it was hot 16 And there was no body there save the two elders that had hid themselves and watched her 17 Then she said to her maids Bring me oyl and washing-balls and shut the garden doors that I may wash me 18 And they did as she bade them and shut the garden-doors and went out themselves at ‖ Or side-doors privy doors to fetch the things that she had commanded them but they saw not the elders because they were hid 19 Now when the maids were gone forth the two elders rose up and ran unto her saying 20 Behold the garden-doors are shut that no man can see us and we are in love with thee therefore consent unto us and lie with us 21 If thou wilt not we will bear witness against thee that a young man was with thee and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee 22 Then Susanna sighed and said I am straighted on every side for if I do this thing it is death unto me and if I do it not I cannot escape your hands 23 It is better for me to fall into your hands and not to do it then to sin in the sight of the Lord. 24 With that Susanna cried with a loud voice and the two elders cried out against her 25 Then ran the one and opened the garden-door 26 So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the garden they rushed in at a privy door to see what was done unto her 27 But when the elders had declared their matter the servants were greatly ashamed for there was never such a report made of Susanna 28 And it came to pass the next day when the people were assembled to her husband Joacim the two elders came also full of mischievous imagination against Susanna to put her to death 29 And said before the people Send for Susanna the daughter of Chelcias Joacims wife and so they sent 30 So she came with her father and mother her children and all her kindred 31 Now Susanna was a very delicate woman and beauteous to behold 32 And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face for she was covered that they might be filled with her beauty 33 Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept 34 Then the two elders stood up in the mids of the people and said their hands upon her head 35 And she weeping looked up towards heaven for her heart trusted in the Lord. 36 And the elders said As we walked in the garden alone this woman came in with two maids and shut the garden doors and sent the maids away 37 Then a young man who there was hid came unto her and lay with her 38 Then we that stood in a corner of the garden seeing this wickedness ran unto them 39 And when we saw them together the man we could not hold for he was stronger then we and opened the door and leaped out 40 But having taken this woman we asked who the young man was but she would not tell us these things do we testifie 41 Then the assembly beleeve them as those that were the elders and judges of the people so they condemned her to death 42 Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice and said O everlasting God that knowest the secrets and knowest all things before they be 43 Thou knowest that they have born false witness against me and behold I must die whereas I never did such things as these men have maliciously invented against me 44 And the Lord heard her voice 45 Therefore when she was led to be put to death the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young youth whose name was Daniel 46 Who cried with a loud voice I am clear from the bloud of this woman 47 Then all the people turned them towards him and said What mean those words that thou hast spoken 48 So he standing in the midst of them said Are ye such fools ye sons of Israel that without examination or knowledge of the truth ye have condemned a daughter of Israel 49 Return again to the place of judgement for they have born false witness against her 50 Wherefore all the people turned again in haste and the elders said unto him Come sit down among us and shew it us seeing God hath given thee the honour of an elder 51 Then said Daniel unto them Put these two aside one far from another and I will examine them 52 So when they were put asunder one from another he called one of them and said unto him O thou that art waxen old in wickedness now thy sins which thou hast committed aforetime are come to light 53 For thou hast pronounced false judgement and hast condemned the innocent and hast let the guilty go free albeit the Lord saith * Exod. 23.7 The innocent and righteous shalt thou not slay 54 Now then if thou hast seen her tell me Under what tree sawest thou them companying together Who answered Under a †Gr. lentiâ—k-trâ—â— mastick-tree 55 And Daniel said Very well thou hast lied against thine own head for even now the angel of God hath received the sentence of God to cut thee in two 56 So
marish likewise and wood neither is there place for us to turn aside 46 Wherefore cry ye now unto heaven that ye may be delivered from the hand of your enemies 47 With that they joyned battel and Jonathan stretched forth his hand to smite Bacchides but he turned back from him 48 Then Jonathan and they that were with him leapt into Jordan and swam over unto the farther bank howbeit the other passed not over Jordan unto them 49 So there were slain of Bacchides side that day about †two thousand men Joseph Antiq l 13. c. 1. a thousand men 50 Afterward returned Bacchides to Jerusalem and ‖ Or built repaired the strong cities in Judea the fort in Jericho and Emmaus and Bethoron and Bethel and Thamnatha Pharathoni and ‖ Joseph Tâ—â—â—a Taphon these did he strengthen with high walls with gates and with bars 51 And in them he set a garison that they might work malice upon Israel 52 He fortified also †Gr. the city in Bethsura the city Bethsura and Gazara and the towre and put forces in them and provision of victuals 53 Besides he took the chief mens sons in the countrey for hostages and put them into the towre at Jerusalem to be kept 54 Moreover in the hundred fifty third year in the second moneth Alcimus commanded that the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary should be pulled down he pulled down also the works of the prophets 55 And as he began to pull down even at that time was Alcimus plagued and his enterprises hindred for his mouth was stopped and he was taken with a palsie so that he could no more speak any thing nor give order concerning his house 56 So Alcimus died at that time with great torment 57 Now when Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead he returned to the king whereupon the land of Judea was in rest two years 58 Then all the ungodly men held a counsel saying Behold Jonathan and his company are at ease dwell without care now therefore we will bring Bacchides hither who shall take them all in one night 59 So they went and consulted with him 60 Then removed he and came with a great host and sent letters privily to his adherents in Judea that they should take Jonathan and those that were with him howbeit they could not because their counsel was known unto them 61 Wherefore they took of the men of the countrey that were authours of that mischief about fifty persons and slew them 62 Afterward Jonathan and Simon and they that were with him got them away to Bethbasi which is in the wilderness and they repaired the decays thereof and made it strong 63 Which thing when Bacchides knew he gathered together all his host and sent word ‖ Or to such of the countrey as here his friends to take his part to them that were of Judea 64 Then went he and said siege against Bethbasi and they fought against it a long season and made engines of war 65 But Jonathan left his brother Simon in the city and went forth himself into the countrey and with a certain number went he forth 66 And he smote ‖ Or Odomarra Odonarkes and his brethren and the children of Phasiron in their tent 67 And when he began to smite them and came up with his forces Simon and his company went out of the city and burnt up the engines of war 68 And fought against Bacchides who was discomfited by them and they afflicted him sore For his counsel and travel was in vain 69 Wherefore he was very wroth at the wicked men that gave him counsel to come into the countrey insomuch as he slew many of them and purposed to return into his own countrey 70 Whereof when Jonathan had knowledge he sent ambassadours unto him to the end he should make Peace with him and deliver them the prisoners 71 Which thing he accepted and did according to his demands and sware unto him that he would never do him harm all the days of his life 72 When therefore he had restored unto him the prisoners that he had taken aforetime out of the land of Judea he returned and went his way into his own land neither †Gr. added 〈◊〉 to come any more came he any more into their borders 73 Thus the sword ceased from Israel but Jonathan dwelt at Machmas and began to †Gr. judge govern the people and he destroyed the ungodly men out of Israel CHAP. X. 1 Donetrius maketh large offers to have peace with Jonathan 25 His letters to the Jews 4. Jonathan maketh peace with Alexander 50 Who killeth Demetrius 58 and marrieth the daughter of Ptolemeus 62 Jonathan is sent for by him and much bonoured 75 and prevaileth against the forces of Demetrius the younger 84 and burneth the temple of Dagon IN the hundred and sixtieth year Alexander ‖ Joseph the son of Antiothus Epiphanes the son of Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes went up and took Ptolemais for the people had received him by means whereof he reigned there 2 Now when king Demetrius heard thereof he gathered together an exceeding great host and went forth against him to fight 3 Moreover Demetrius sent letters unto Jonathan with loving words so as he magnified him 4 For said he Let us first make peace with him before he joyn with Alexander against us 5 Else he will remember all the evils that we have done against him and against his brethren and his people 6 Wherefore he gave him authority to gather together an host and to provide weapons that he might aid him in battel he commanded also that the hostages that were in the towre should be delivered him 7 Then came Jonathan to Jerusalem and read the letters in the audience of all the people and of them that were in the towre 8 Who were sore afraid when they heard that the king had given them authority to gather together an host 9 Whereupon they of the towre delivered their hostages unto Jonathan and he delivered them unto their parents 10 This done Jonathan settled himself in Jerusalem and began to build and repair the city 11 And he commanded the workmen to build the walls and the mount Sion round about with square stones for fortification and they did so 12 Then the strangers that were in the fortresses which Bacchides had built fled away 13 Insomuch as every man left his place and went into his own countrey 14 Onely at Bethsura certain of those that had forsaken the law and the commandments remained still for it was their place of refuge 15 Now when king Alexander had heard what promises Demetrius had sent unto Jonathan when also it was told him of the hattels noble acts w e he and nis brethren had done of the pains that they had endured 16 He said Shall we finde such another man now therefore we will make him our friend and confederate 17 Upon this he wrote
a letter and sent it unto him according to these words saying 18 King Alexander to his brother Jonathan sendeth greeting 19 We have heard of thee that thou art a man of great power and meet to be our friend 20 Wherefore now this day we ordain thee to be the high priest of thy nation and to be called the kings friend and there withal he sent him a purple robe and a crown of gold and require thee to take our part and keep friendship with us 21 So in the seventh moneth of the hundred and sixtieth year at the feast of the tabernacles Jonathan put on the holy robe and gathered together forces and provided much armour 22 Whereof when Demetrius heard he was very sorry and said 23 What have we done that Alexander hath prevented us in making amity with the Jews to strengthen himself 24 I also will write unto them words of encouragement and promise them dignities and gifts that I may have their aid 25 He sent unto them therefore to this effect King Demetrius unto the people of the Jews sendeth greeting 26 Whereas you have kept covenants with us and continued in our friendship not joyning your selves with our enemies we have heard hereof and are glad 27 Wherefore now continue ye still to be faithful unto us and we will well recompense you for all things you do in our behalf 28 And will grant you many immunities and give you rewards 29 And now do I free you for your sake I release all the Jews from tributes and from the customs of salt and from crown taxes 30 And from that which appertaineth unto me to receive for the third part of the seed and the half of the fruit of the trees I release it from this day forth so that they shall not be taken of the land of Judea nor of the three governments which are added thereunto out of the countrey of Samaria and Galilee from this day forth for evermore 31 Let Jerusalem also be holy and free with the burders thereof both from tenths and tributes 32 And as for the towre which is at Jerusalem I yeeld up my authority over it and give it to the high priest that he may set in it such men as he shall choose to keep it 33 Moreover I freely set at liberty every one of the Jews that were carried captives out of the land of Judea into any part of my kingdom and I will that all my officersremit their tributes even of their cattel 34 Furthermore I will that all the feasts and sabbaths and new-moons and solemn days and the three days before the feast and the three days after the feast shall be all days of immunity and freedom for all the Jews in my realm 35 Also no man shall have authority to meddle with them or to molest any of them in any matter 36 I will further that there be enrolled amongst the kings forces about thirty thousand men of the Jews unto whom pay shall be given as belongeth to all the kings forces 37 And of them some shall be placed in the kings strong holds of whom also some shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom which are of trust and I will that their overseers and governours be of themselves and that they †Gr. walk live after their own laws even as the king hath commanded in the land of Judea 38 And concerning the three governments that are added to Judea from the countrey of Samaria let them be joyned with Judea that they may be reckoned to be under one nor bound to obey other authority then the high priests 39 As for Ptolemais and the land pertaining thereto I give it as a free gift to the sanctuary at Jerusalem for the necessary expenses ‖ Or of the holy thing◠of the sanctuary 40 Moreover I give every year fifteen thousand shekels of silver out of the kings accounts from the places appertaining 41 And all the overplus which the officers payed not in as in former time from henceforth shall be given towards the works of the temple 42 And besides this the five thousand shekels of silver which they took from the uses of the temple out of the accounts year by year even those things shall be released because they appertain to the priests that minister 43 And whosoever they be that flee unto the temple at Jerusalem or be within the liberties thereof being indebted unto the king or for any other matter let them be at liberty and all that they have in my realm 44 For the building also and repairing of the works of the sanctuary expenses shall be given of the kings accounts 45 Yea and for the building of the walls of Jerusalem and the fortifying thereof round about expenses shall be given out of the kings accounts as also for the building of the walls in Judea 46 Now when Jonathan and the people heard these word◠they gave no credit unto them nor received them because they remembred the great evil that he had done in Israel for he had afflicted them very fore 47 But with Alexander they were well pleased because he was the first that entreateth of true peace with them and they were confederate with him always 48 Then gathered king Alexander great forces and camped over against Demetrius 49 And after the two kings had joyned battel Demetrius host fled but Alexander followed after him and prevaised against them 50 And he continued the battel very fore until the fun went down and that day was Demetrius flain 51 Afterward Alexander sent ambassadours to Ptolemee king of Egypt with a message to this effect 52 Forasmuch as I am come again to my realm and am set in the throne of my progenitours and have gotten the dominion and overthrown Demetrius and recovered our countrey 53 For after I had joyned battel with him both he and his host was discomfited by us so that we sit in the throne of his kingdom 54 Now therefore set us make a league of amity together and give me now thy daughter to wife and I will be thy son in law and will give both thee and her gifts according to thy dignity 55 Then Ptolemee the king gave answer saying Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fathers and satest in the throne of their kingdom 56 And now will I do to thee as thou hast written meet me therefore at Ptolemais that we may see one another for I will marry my daughter to thee according to thy desire 57 So Ptolemee went out of Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra and they came unto Ptolemais in the hundred threescore and second year 58 Where king Alexander meeting him gave unto him his daughter Cleopatra and celebrated her matriage at Ptolemais with great glory as the manner of kings is 59 Now king Alexander had written unto Jonathan that he should come and meet him 60 Who thereupon went honourably to Ptolemais where he met the two
point of death I pray thee come and lay thy hands on her that she may be healed and she shall live 24 And Jesus went with him and much people followed him and thronged him 25 And a certain woman which had an issue of bloud twelve years 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians and had spent all that she had and was nothing bettered but rather grew worse 27 When she had heard of Jesus came in the preass behinde and touched his garment 28 For she said If I may touch but his clothes I shall be whole 29 And straightway the fountain of her bloud was dried up and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague 30 And Jesus immediately knowing in himself that vertue had gone out of him turned him about in the preass and said Who touched my clothes 31 And his disciples said unto him Thou seest the multitude thronging thee and sayest thou Who touched me 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing 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 34 And he said unto her Daughter thy saith hath made thee whole go in peace and be whole of thy plague 35 While he yet spake there came from the ruler of the synagogues house certain which said Thy daughter is dead why troublest â—â—ou the Master any further 36 Assoon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue Be not afraid onely beleeve 37 And he suffered no man to follow him save Peter and James and John the brother of James 38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and seeth the tumult and them that wept and wailed greatly 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 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 entreth in where the damsel was lying 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 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 43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it and commanded that something should be given her to eat CHAP. VI. 1 Christ is contemned of his countreymen 7 He giveth the twelve power over unclean spirits 14 Divers opinions of Christ 〈◊〉 John Baptist is beheaded 29 and buried 30 The apostles return from preaching 34 The miracle of five loaves and two fishes 48 Christ walketh on the sea 53 and bealeth all that touch him ANd * Matth. 13.54 he went out from thence and came into his own countrey and his disciples follow him 2 And when the sabbath-day was come he began to teach in the synagogue and many hearing him were aâ—tonished 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 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 4 But Jesus said unto them * Joh. 4.44 A prophet is not without honour but in his own countrey and among his own kin and in his own house 5 And he could there do no mighty work save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk and healed them 6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief * Mat. 9.35 Luk. 13.22 And he went round about the villages teaching 7 ¶ * Mat. 10.1 And he calleth unto him the twelve and began to send them forth by two and two and gave them power over unclean spirits 8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey save a staff onely no scrip no bread no ‖ The word signifieth 〈◊〉 piâ—â—â— of brast money in valâ—â— somewhat less then a farthing Mat. 10.9 but 〈◊〉 it is taken in general for money money in their purse 9 But be shod with sandals and not put on two coats 10 And he said unto them In what place soever ye enter into an house there abide till ye depart from that place 11 * Mat 10.14 And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you when ye depart thence * Act. 13.51 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 judgement then for that city 12 And they went out and preached that men should repent 13 And they cast out many devils * Jam. 5.14 and anointed with oyl many that were sick and healed them 14 * Mat. 14.1 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 15 Others said That it is Elias And others said That it is a prophet or as one of the prophets 16 * Luk. 3.19 But when Herod heard thereof he said It is John whom I beheaded he is risen from the dead 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John and bound him in prison for Herodias sake his brother Philips wife for he had married her 18 For John had said unto Herod * Lev. 18.16 It is not lawful for thee to have thy brothers wife 19 Therefore Herodias had ‖ Or â—n inward grudge a quarrel against him and would have killed him but she could not 20 For Herod feared John knowing that he was a just man and an holy and ‖ Or kept â—im or saâ—ed â—im observed him and when he heard him he did many things and heard him gladly 21 And when a convenient day was come that Herod on his birth-day made a supper to his lords high captains and chief estates of Galilee 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 23 And he sware unto her Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me I will give it thee unto the hall of my kingdom 24 And she went forth and said unto her mother What shall I ask And she said The head of John the Baptist 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 26 And the king was exceeding sorry yet for his oaths sake and for their sakes
and ministred unto him many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem 42 ¶ * Mat. 27 5â— And now when the even was come because it was the preparation that is the day before the sabbath 43 Joseph of Arimathea an honourable counsellour which also waited for the kingdom of God came and went in boldly unto Pilate and craved the body of Jesus 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 45 And when he knew it of the centurion he gave the body to Joseph 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 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid CHAP. XVI 1 An angel declareth the resurrection of Christ to three women 9 Christ himself appeareth to Mary Magdalene 12 to two going into the countrey 14 then to the apostles 15 whom he sendeth forth to preach the gospel 19 and ascendeth into heaven 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 2 * Luk. 24.1 Joh. 20.1 And very early in the morning the first day of the week they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun 3 And they said among themselves Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre 4 And when they looked they saw that the stone was rolled away for it was very great 5 * Joh 20.11 And entring into the sepulchre they saw a young man sitting on the right side clothed in a long white garment they were affrighted 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 7 But go your way tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee there shall ye see him * Mat 26.32 as he said unto you 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 9 ¶ Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week * Joh. 20.14 he appeared first to Mary Magdalene * Luk. 8.2 out of whom he had cast seven devils 10 And she went and told them that had been with him as they mourned and wept 11 And they when they had heard that he was alive and had been seen of her beleeved not 12 ¶ After that he appeared in another form * Luk. 24.13 unto two of them as they walked and went into the countrey 13 And they went and told it unto the residue neither beleeved they them 14 ¶ * Luk. 24.36 Joh. 20.19 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat ‖ Or together at meat and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart because they beleeved not them which had seen him after he was risen 15 * Mat. 28.19 And he said unto them Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature 16 He that beleeveth and is baptized shall be saved * Joh. 12.48 but he that beleeveth not shall be damned 17 And these signs shall follow them that beleeve * Act. 16.18 In my name shall they cast out devils * Act. 2.4 they shall speak with new tongues 18 * Act. 28 5. They shall take up serpents and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them * Act. 18.8 they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover 19 ¶ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them he was * Luk. 24. â—1 received up into heaven and sat on the right hand of God 20 And they went forth and preached every where the Lord working with them * Heb. â— 4 and confirming the word with signs following Amen ¶ The Gospel according to S. LUKE CHAP. I. 1 The preface of Luke to his whole gospel 5 The conception of John the Baptist 2â— and of Christ 39 The prophesie of Elisabeth and of Mary concerning Christ 57 The nativity and circumcision of John 67 The prophesie of Zachary both of Christ 76 and of John FOrasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely beleeved among us 2 Even as they delivered them unto us which from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word 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 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things wherein thou hast been instructed 5 ¶ THere was in the days of Herod the king of Judea a certain priest named Zacharias of the course of Abia and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron and her name was Elisabeth 6 And they were both righteous before God walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless 7 And they had no childe because that Elisabeth was barren and they both were now well stricken in years 8 And it came to pass that while he executed the priests office before God in the order of his course 9 According to the custom of the priests office his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 * Ex. 30.7 Lev. 1â— 17 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense 11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense 12 And when Zacharias saw him he was troubled and fear fell upon him 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 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness and many shall rejoyce at his birth 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 mothers womb 16 * Mal. 4.6 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God 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 ‖ Or by to the wisdom of the just to make ready a people prepated for the Lord. 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 19 And the angel answering said unto him I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God and
to place attended with his apostles propoundeth the parable of the sower 1â— and of the caudle 21 declareth who are his mother and brethren 12 rebuketh the winds 26 casteth the leâ—â—â—â— of devils out of the man into the 〈◊〉 of swene 37 is rejected of the Gadarens 43 healâ—th the woman of her blouâ—â—y issue 4â— and raiseth from death Jairus daughter ANd I 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 2 And certain women which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities Mary called Magdalene * Mar. 16.9 out of whom went seven devils 3 And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herods steward and Susanna and many others which ministred unto him of their substance 4 ¶ * Mat. 13.2 And when much people were gathered together and were come to him out of every city he spake by a parable 5 A sower went out to sowe his seed and as he sowed some fell by the way-side and it was troden down and the fowls of the air devoured it 6 And some tell upon a rock and assoon as it was sprung up it withered away because it lacked motiture 7 And some fell among thorns and the thorns sprang up with it and choked it 8 And other fell on good ground and sprang up and bare fruit an hundred fold And when he had said these things he cried He that hath ears to hear let him hear 9 And his disciples asked him saying What might this parable be 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 11 * Matth. 3â— 18 Now the parable is this The seed is the word of God 12 These by the way-side are they that hear then cometh the devil and taketh away the word out of their hearts left they should beleeve and be saved 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 beleeve and in time of temptation fall away 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 use and bring no fruit to perfection 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 16 ¶ * Mat. 8.15 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 17 * Mat. 10.26 For nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest neither any thing hid that shall not be known and come abroad 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear * Mat. 13.12 for whosoever hath to him shall be given and whosoever hath not from him shall be taken even that which he ‖ Or thinketh that be bate seemeth to have 19 ¶ * Mat. 12. â—6 Then came to him his mother and his brethren and could not come at him for the preass 20 And it was told him by certain which said Thy mother and thy brethren stand without desiring to see thee 21 And he answered and said unto them My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God and do it 22 ¶ * Mat. 8.23 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 laâ—ched forth 23 But as they sailed he fell asleep and there came down a storm of wind on the lake they were filled with water were in jeopardy 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 25 And he said unto them Where is your faith And they being afraid wondred saying one to another What manner of man is this for he commandeth even the winds and water and they obey him 26 ¶ * Ma 28. And they arrived at the countrey of the Gadarens which is over against Galilee 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 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 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 30 And Jesus asked him saying What is thy name And he said Legion because many devils were entred into him 31 And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep 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 33 Then went the devils out of the man entred into the swine the herd ran violently down a steep place into the lake were choked 34 When they that fed them saw what was done they fled and went and told it in the city and in the countrey 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 minde and they were afraid 36 They also which saw it told them by what means he that was possessed of the devils was healed 37 ¶ Then the whole multitude of the countrey of the Gadarens 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 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 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 40 And it came to pass that when Jesus was returned the people gladly received him for they were all waiting for him 41 ¶ * Mat. 9.18 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 42 For he had one onely daughter about twelve years
prison 59 I tell thee thou shalt not depart thence till thou hast payed the very last ‖ See Mark 12.42 mite CHAP. XIII 1 Christ preacheth repentance upon the punishment of the Galileans and others 6 The fruitless fig-tree may not stand 11 He healeth the crocked woman 18 sheweth the powerful working of the word in the hearts of his chosen by the parable of the grain of mustard-seed and of leaven 24 exhorteth to enter in at the strait gate 31 and reproveth Herod and Jerusalem THere were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans whose bloud Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices 2 And Jesus answering said unto them Suppose ye that these Galileans were sinners above all the Galileans because they suffered such things 3 I tell you Nay but except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish 4 Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Siloam fell and slew them think ye that they were ‖ Or debtors sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem 5 I tell you Nay but except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish 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 7 Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard Behold these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree and finde none cut it down why cumbreth it the ground 8 And he answering said unto him Lord let it alone this year also till I shall dig about it and dung it 9 And if it bear fruit well and it not then after that thou shalt cut it down 10 And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath 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 her self 12 And when Jesus saw her he called her to him and said unto her Woman thou art loosed from thine infirmity 13 And he laid his hands on her and immediately she was made straight and glorified God 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 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 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 17 And when he had said these things all his adversaries were ashamed and all the people rejoyced for all the glorious things that were done by him 18 ¶ * Matth. 13.31 Then said he Unto what is the kingdom of God like and whereunto shall I resemble it 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 20 And again he said Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God 21 It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three ‖ See Matth. 13.23 measures of meal till the whole was leavened 22 * Matth. 9.25 And he went through the cities and viliages teaching and journeying towards Jerusalem 23 Then said one unto him Lord are there few that be saved And he said unto them 24 ¶ * Matth. 7.13 Strive to enter in at the strait gate for many I say unto you will seek to enter in and shall not be able 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 you are 26 Then shall ye begin to say We have eaten and drunk in thy presence and thou hast taught in our streets 27 * Matth. 7.23 But he shall say I tell you I know you not whence you are depart from me all ye workers of iniquity 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 your selves thrust out 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 30 * Matth. 19.30 And behold there are last which shall be first and there are first which shall be last 31 ¶ The same day there came certain of the Pharisees saying unto him Get the out and depart hence for Herod will kill thee 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 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 34 * Matth. 23.37 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 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. CHAP. XIV 2 Christ healeth the dropsie on the sabbath 17 teacheth humility 12 to feast the poor 17 under the parable of the great supper â—hewith how worldly minded men who contemn the word of God shall be shut out of heaven 25 Those who will be his disciples to bear their cross must make their accounts aforehand lest with shame they revolt from him afterward 34 and become altogether unprofitable like salt that hath lost his savour 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 2 And behold there was a certain man before him which had the dropsie 3 And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees saying Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-day 4 And they held their peace And he took him and healed him and let him go 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 6 And they could not answer him again to these things 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 8 When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding sit not down in the highest room lest
of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Charran and from thence when his father was dead he removed him into this land wherein ye now dwell 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 childe 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 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 8 * Gen. 1â— 9 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision * Gen. 21.3 and so Abraham begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day * Gen. 23.26 and Isaac begat Jacob and * Gen. 29.31 c. Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs 9 * Gen. 37.28 And the patriarchs moved with envy sold Joseph into Egypt but God was with him 10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions * Gen. 41.37 and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt and he made him governour over Egypt and all his house 11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan and great affliction and our fathers found no sustenance 12 * Gen. 42.1 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt he sent out our fathers first 13 * Gen. 45.4 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren and Josephs kindred was made known unto Pharaoh 14 Then sent Joseph and called his father Jacob to him and all his kindred threescore and fifteen souls 15 * Gen. 46.5 So Jacob went down into Egypt * Gen. 49.33 and died he and our fathers 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 17 But when the time of the promise drew night which God had sworn to Abraham the people grew and multiplied in Egypt 18 Till another king arose which knew not Joseph 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 20 * Exod. 2.2 In which time Moses was born and * Hebr. 11.23 was ‖ Or fair to God exceeding fair and nourished up in his fathers house three moneths 21 And when he was cast out Pharaohs daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son 22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was mighty in words and in deeds 23 And when he was full fourty years old it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel 24 * Exod. 2.11 And seeing one of them suffer wrong he defended him and avenged him that was oppressed and smote the Egyptian 25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them but they understood not 26 * Exod. 2.13 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 27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away saying Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us 28 Wilt thou kill me as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday 29 Then fled Moses at this saying and was a stranger in the land of Madian where he begat two sons 30 * Exod. 3.2 And when fourty 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 busn 31 When Moses saw it he wondred at the fight and as he drew near to behold it the voice of the Lord came unto him 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 33 Then said the Lord to him Put off thy shoes from thy feet for the place where thou standest is holy ground 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 35 This Moses whom they refused saying Who made the a ruler and a judged the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hands of the angel which appeared to him in the bush 36 He brought them out after that he had * Exod. â— 9 shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea * Exod. 16.1 and in the wilderness fourty years 37 ¶ This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel * Deut. 18 1â— A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren ‖ Or as mâ—self like unto me him shall ye hear 38 * Exod. 19.3 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 39 To whom our fathers would not obey but thrust him from them and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt 40 * Exod 32.1 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 41 And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifice unto the idol and rejoyced in the works of their own hands 42 Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven as it is written in the book of the prophets * Amos 5.25 O ye house of Israel have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of fourty years in the wilderness 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 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness as he had appointed speaking unto Moses * Exod. 25.40 that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen 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 46 Who found favour before God and desired to finde a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 47 * 1 Chr. 17.12 But Solomon built him an house 48 Howbeit * Chap. 17.24 the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands as saith the prophet 49 * Isa 66.1 2. 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to his heart to think that all the kings sons are dead for Amnon onely is dead 34 But Absalom fled And the young man that kept the watch lift up his eyes and looked and behold there came much people by the way of the hill-side behinde him 35 And Jonadab said unto the king Behold the kings sons come †Heb. according to the word of thy servant as thy servant said so it is 36 And it came to pass assoon as he had made an end of speaking that behold the kings sons came and lift up their voice and wept and the king also and all his servants wept †Heb. with a great weeping greatly very sore 37 ¶ But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of ‖ Or Ammibur Ammihud king of Geshur and David mourned for his son every day 38 So Absalom fled and went to Geshur and was there three years 39 And the soul of king David ‖ Or was consumed longed to go forth unto Absalom for he was comforted concerning Amnon seeing he was dead CHAP. XIV 1 Joab suborning a widow of Tekoah by a parable to incline the kings heart to fetch home Absalom bringeth him to Jerusalem 25 Absaloms beauty hair and children 28 After two years Absalom by Joab is brought into the kings presence NOw Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the kings heart was toward Absalom 2 And Joab sent to Tekoah and fetcht thence a wife woman and said unto her I pray thee feign thy self to be a mourner and put on now mourning-apparel and anoint not thy self with oyl but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead 3 And come to the king and speak on this manner unto him So Joab put the words in her mouth 4 ¶ And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance and said †Heb. Save Help O king 5 And the king said unto her What aileth thee And she answered I am indeed a widow woman and mine husband is dead 6 And thy hand-maid had two sons and they two strove together in the field and there was †Heb. no deliverer between them none to part them but the one smote the other and slew him 7 And behold the whole family is risen against thine hand-maid 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 †Heb. upon the face of the earth upon the earth 8 And the king said unto the woman Go to thine house and I will give charge concerning thee 9 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king My lord O king the iniquity be on me and on my fathers house and the king and his throne be guiltless 10 And the king said Whosoever saith ought unto thee bring him to me and he shall not touch thee any more 11 Then said she I pray thee let the king remember the LORD thy God †Heb. that the revenger of bloud do not multiply to destroy that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of bloud 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 12 Then the woman said Let thine hand-maid I pray thee speak one word unto my lord the king And he said Say on 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 14 For we must needs die and are as water spilt on the ground which cannot be gathered up again ‖ Or because God hath not taken away his life he hath also devised means c. neither doth God respect any person yet doth he devise means that his banished be not expelled from him 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 hand-maid said I will now speak unto the king it may be that the king will perform the request of his hand-maid 16 For the king will hear to deliver his hand-maid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God 17 Then thine hand-maid said The word of my lord the king shall now be †Heb. for rest comfortable for as an angel of God so is my lord the king †Heb. to bear to discern good bad therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee 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 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 hand-maid 20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing and my lord is wise according to the wisdom or an angel of God to know all things that are in the earth 21 ¶ And the king said unto Joab Behold now I have done this thing go therefore bring the young man Absalom again 22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself and †Heb. blessed 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 ‖ Or thy his servant 23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem 24 And the king said Let him turn to his own house and let him not see me sace So Absalom returned to his own house and saw not the kings face 25 ¶ †Heb. And a◠Absalom there was not a beautiful man man is all Israel to praise greatly 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 26 And when he polled his head for it was at every years 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 kings weight 27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons and one daughter whose name was Tamar she was a woman of a fair countenance 28 ¶
So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem and saw not the kings face 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 30 Therefore he said unto his servants See Joabs field is †Heb. near my place near mine and he hath barley there go and set in on fire and Absaloms servants set the field on fire 31 Then Joab arose and came to Absalom unto his house and said unto him Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire 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 kings face and it there be any iniquity in me let him kill me 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 CHAP. XV. 1 Absalom by fair speeches and courtesies stealeth the hearts of Israel 7Vnder pretence of a vow he obtaineth leave to go to Hebron 10 He maketh there a great conspiracy 13 David upon the news fleeth from Jerusalem 19 Ittai would not leave him 24 Zadok and Abiathar are sent back with the ark 30 David and his company go up mount Olivet weeping 31 He curseth Abithophels counsel 32 Hushai is sent back with instructions ANd it came to pass after this that Absalom prepared him chariots and horses and fifty men to run before him 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 †Heb. to come came to the king for judgement 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 3 And Absalom said unto him See thy matters are good and right but ‖ Or none will hear thee from the king downward there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee 4 Absalom said moreover O 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 5 And it was so that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance he put forth his hand and took him and kissed him 6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgement so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel 7 ¶ And it came to pass after fourty 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 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 9 And the king said unto him Go in peace So he arose and went to Hebron 10 ¶ But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel saying Assoon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet then ye shall say Absalom reigneth in Hebron 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 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite Davids counsellour from his city even from Giloh while he offered sacrifices and the conspiracy was strong for the people increased continually with Absalom 13 ¶ And there came a messenger to David saying The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom 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 †Heb. thrustâ— bring evil upon us and smite the city with the edge of the sword 15 And the kings servants said unto the king Behold thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the king shall †Heb. choose appoint 16 And the king went forth and all his houshold †Heb. at his feet after him and the king left ten women which were concubines to keep the house 17 And the king went forth and all the people after him and tarried in a place that was far off 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 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 20 Whereas thou camest but yesterday should I this day †Heb. make thee wander in going 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 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 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 23 And all the countrey wept with a loud voice and all the people passed over the king also himself passed over the brook ‖ Called Job 18 1â— Ceâ—â—â— Kidron and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness 24 ¶ And so 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 25 And the king said unto Zadok Carry back the ark of God into the city if I shall finde favour in the eyes of the LORD he will bring me again and shew me both it and his habitation 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 27 The king said also unto Zadok the priest Art not thou a * 1 Sam. 9.9 seer return into the city in peace and your two sons with you Ahimaaz thy son and Jonathan the son of Abiathar 28 See I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness until there come word from you to certifie me 29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar carried the ark of God again to Jerusalem and they tarried there 30 ¶ And David went up by the ascent of mount Oliver †Heb going up and weeping and wept as he went up and had his head covered and he went bare-foot and all the peâ—ple that was
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 16 And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground who when they have heard the word immediately receive it with gladness 17 And have no root in themselves and so endure but for a time afterward when affliction or persecution ariseth for the words sake immediately they are offended 18 And these are they which are sown among thorns such as hear the word 19 And the cares of this world * 1 Tim. 6.17 and the deceitfulness of riches and the lusts of other things entring in choke the word and it becometh unfruitful 20 And these are they which are sown on good ground such as hear the word and receive it and bring forth fruit some thirty-fold some sixty and some an hundred 21 ¶ * Matth. 5.5.15 And he said unto them Is a candle brought to be put under a ‖ The word in the original signifieth a less measure as Matth. 5.15 bushel or under a bed and not to be set on a candlestick 22 * Matth. 10.26 For there is nothing hid which shall not be manifested neither was any thing kept secret but that it should come abroad 23 If any man have ears to hear let him hear 24 And he said unto them Take heed what you hear * Matth. 7.2 with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you and unto you that hear shall more be given 25 * Matth. 13.12 For he that hath to him shall be given and he that hath not from him shall be taken even that which he hath 26 ¶ And he said So is the kingdom of God as if a man should cast seed into the ground 27 And should sleep and rise night and day and the seed should spring and grow up he knoweth not how 28 For the earth bringeth forth fruit of her self first the blade then the ear after that the full corn in the ear 29 But when the fruit is ‖ Or ripe brought forth immediately he putteth in the sickle because the harvest is come 30 ¶ And he said * Matth. 13.31 Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God or with what comparison shall we compare it 31 It is like a grain of mustard-seed which when it is sown in the earth is less then all the seeds that be in the earth 32 But when it is sown it groweth up and becometh greater then all herbs and shooteth out great branches so that the fowls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it 33 * Matth. 13.34 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them as they were able to hear it 34 But without a parable spake he not unto them and when they were alone he expounded all things to his disciples 35 * Matth. 8. â—3 And the same day when the even was come he saith unto them Let us pass over unto the other side 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 37 And there arose a great storm of wind and the waves beat into the ship so that it was now full 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 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 40 And he said unto them Why are ye so fearful how is it that you have no faith 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 CHAP. V. 1 Christ delivering the possessed of the legion of devils 13 they enter into the swine 25 He healeth the woman of the bloudy issue 35 and raiseth from death Jairus his daughter ANd * Matth. 8.28 they came over unto the other side of the sea into the countrey of the Gadarenes 2 And when he was come out of the ship immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit 3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs and no man could binde him no not with chains 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 5 And always night and day he was in the mountains and in the tombs crying and cuttâ—ng himself with stones 6 But when he saw Jesus afar off he ran and worshipped him 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 8 For he said unto him Come out of the man thou unclean spirit 9 And he asked him What is thy name And he answered saying My name is Legion for we are many 10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the countrey 11 Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding 12 And all the devils besought him saying Send us into the swine that we may enter into them 13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave And the unclean spirits went out and entred 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 14 And they that fed the swine fled and told it in the city and in the countrey And they went out to see what it was that was done 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 minde and they were afraid 16 And they that saw it told them how it befel to him that was possessed with the devil and also concerning the swine 17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts 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 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 20 And he departed and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him and all men did marvel 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 22 * Matth. 9.18 And behold there cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue Jairus by name and when he saw him he fell at his feet 23 And besought him greatly saying My little daughter lieth at the