turned himself and went out from Pharaoh 7 And Pharaohs servants said unto him How long shall this man be a snare unto us Let the men go that they may serve the LORD their God Knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh and he said unto them Go serve the LORD your God but †Heb. who and who c. who are they that shall go 9 And Moses said We will go with our young and with our old with our sons and with our daughters with our flocks and with our herds will we go for we must hold a feast unto the LORD 10 And he said unto them Let the LORD be so with you as I will let you go and your little ones look to it for evil is before you 11 Not so go now ye that are men and serve the LORD for that you did desire And they were driven out from Pharaohs presence 12 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts that they may come up upon the land of Egypt and eat every herb of the land even all that the hail hath left 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt and the LORD brought an east-wind upon the land all that day and all that night and when it was morning the east-wind brought the locusts 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested in all the coasts of Egypt very grievous were they before them there were no such locusts as they neither after them shall be such 15 For they covered the face of the whole earth so that the land was darkned and they did eat every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left and there remained not any green thing in the trees or in the herbs of the field through all the land of Egypt 16 ¶ Then Pharaoh †Heb. hastned to call called for Moses and Aaron in haste and he he said I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you 17 Now therefore forgive I pray thee my sin onely this once and intreat the LORD your God that he may take away from me this death onely 18 And he went out from Pharaoh and intreated the LORD 19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west-wind which took away the locusts and †Heb. fastned cast them into the Red sea there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt 20 But the LORD hardned Pharaohs heart so that he would not let the children of Israel go 21 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Stretch out thine hand toward heaven that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt †Heb. that one may feel darkness even darkness which may be felt 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days 23 They saw not one another neither rose any from his place for three days * Wisd 18.1 but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings 24 ¶ And Pharaoh called unto Moses and said Go ye serve the LORD onely let your flocks and your herds be stayed let your little ones also go with you 25 And Moses said Thou must give †Heb. into our hands us also sacrifices and burnt-offerings that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God 26 Our cattel also shall go with us there shall not an hoof be left behinde for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God and we know not with what we must serve the LORD until we come thither 27 ¶ But the LORD hardned Pharaohs heart and he would not let them go 28 And Pharaoh said unto him Get thee from me take heed to thy self see my face no more for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die 29 And Moses said Thou hast spoken well I will see thy face again no more CHAP. XI 1 Gods message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of their neighbours 4 Moses threatneth Pharaoh with the death of the first-born ANd the LORD said unto Moses Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaph and upon Egypt afterwards he will let you go hence when he shall let you go he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether 2 Speak now in the ears of the people and let every man borrow of his neighbour and every woman of her neighbour * Chap. â— 22 and 12 35. jewels of silver and jewels of gold 3 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians Moreover the man * Eccluâ— 45.1 Moses was very great in the land of Egypt in the sight of Pharaohs servants and in the sight of the people 4 And Moses said Thus saith the LORD * Chap. 12.29 About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt 5 And all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne even unto the first-born of the maid servant that is behinde the mill and all the first-born of beasts 6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt such as there was none like it nor shall be like it any more 7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue against man or beast that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel 8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me and bow down themselves unto me saying Get thee out and all the people †Heb. that is at thy feet that follow thee and after that I will go out and he went out from Pharaoh in †Heb. heat of anger a great anger 9 And the LORD said unto Moses Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh and the LORD hardned Pharaohs heart so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land CHAP. XII 1 The beginning of the year is changed 3 The pass-over is instituted 11 The rice of the pass-over 15Vnleavened bread 29 The first-born are slain 31 The Israelites are driven out of the land 37 They come to Succoth 43 The ordinance of the pass-over ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying 2 This moneth shall be unto you the beginning of moneths it shall be the first moneth of the year to you 3 ¶ Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel saying In the tenth day of this moneth they shall take to them every man a ‖ Or kid lamb according to the house of their fathers a lamb for an house 4 And if the hoâ—â—hold be too little for the lamb let him his neighbour next unto his
straitness anguish of spirit and for cruel bondage 10 And the LORD spake unto Moles saying 11 Go in speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt that he let the children of Israel go out of his land 12 And Moses spake before the LORD saying Behold the children of Israel have not hearkned unto me how then shall Pharaoh hear me who am of uncircumcised lips 13 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron and gave them a charge unto the children of Israel and unto Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt 14 ¶ These be the heads of their fathers houses * Gen. 46.9 1 Chr. 5.3 The sons of Reuben the first born of Israel Hanoch and Pallu Hezron and Carmi these be the families of Reuben 15 * 1 Chr. 4.24 And the sons of Simeon Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman these are the families of Simeon 16 ¶ And these are the names of * Num. 3. â—â— 1 Chr. 6.1 the sons of Levi according to their generations Gershon and Kohath and Merari And the years of the life of Levi were an hundred thirty and seven years 17 The sons of Gershon Libni and Shimi according to their families 18 And * Num. 26.57 1 Chr. 6.2 the sons of Kohath Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel And the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years 19 And the sons of Merari Mahali and Mushi these are the families of Levi according to their generations 20 And * Ch. 2.2 Num. 26.59 Amram took him Jochebed his fathers sister to wife and she bare him Aaron and Moses And the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years 21 ¶ And the sons of Izhar Korah and Nepheg and Zichri 22 And the sons of Uzziel Mishael and Eizaphan and Zithri 23 And Aaron took him Elisheba daughter of Amminadab sister of Naashon to wife she bare him Nadab Abihu Eleazar and I thamar 24 And the sons of Korah Aâ—lir and Elkanah and Abiasaph these are the families of the Korhites 25 And Eleazar Aarons son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife and * Num. 25.11 she bare him Phineas these are the heads of the fathers of the Levites according to their families 26 These are that Aaron and Moses to whom the LORD said Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies 27 These are they which spake to Pharaoh king of Egypt to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt these are that Moses and Aaron 28 ¶ And it came to pass on the day when the LORD spake unto Moes in the land of Egypt 29 That the LORD spake unto Moses saying I am the LORD speak thou unto Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee 30 And Moses said before the LORD Behold I am of uncircumcised lips and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me CHAP. VII 1 Moses is encouraged to go to Pharaoh 7 His aâ—e 8 His rod is turned into a serpent 11 The sorcerers do the like 13 Pharaohs heart is hardned 14 Gods massage to Pharaoh 19 the river is turned into bloud ANd the LORD said unto Moses See I have made thee a god to Pharaoh and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet 2 Thou shalt speak all that I command thee and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh that he send the children of Israel out of his land 3 And I will harden Pharaohs heart and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you that I may lay my hand upon Egypt and bring forth mine armies and my people the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by great judgements 5 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD when I stretch forth mine hand upâ—â— Egypt and bring out the children of Israel from among them 6 And Moses and Aaron did as the LORD commanded them so did they 7 And Moses was fourscore years old and Aaron fourscore and three years old when they spake unto Pharaoh 8 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 9 When Pharaoh shall speak unto you saying Shew a miracle for you then thou shalt say unto Aaron Take thy rod and caâ—t it before Pharaoh and it shall become a serpent 10 ¶ And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh and they did so as the LORD had commanded and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants and it became a serpent 11 Then Pharaoh also called the wifemen and the sorcerers now the magicians of Egypt they also did in like manner with their inchantments 12 For they cast down every man his rod and they became serpents but Aarons rod twallowed up their rods 13 And he hardned Pharaohs heart that he hearkned not unto them as the LORD had said 14 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Pharaohs heart is hardned he refuseth to let the people go 15 Get thee unto Pharaoh in the morning 〈◊〉 he goeth out unto the water and thou shalt stand by the rivers brink against he come and the rod which was turned to a serpent shalt thou take into thine hand 16 And thou shalt say unto him The LORD God of the Hebrews hath sent me unto thee saying Let my people go that they may serve me in the wilderness and behold hitherto thou wouldest not hear 17 Thus saith the LORD In this thou shalt know that I am the LORD behold I will smite with the â—od that is in mine hand upon the waters which are in the river and they shall be turned to bloud 18 And the fish that is in the river shall die and the river shall stink and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river 19 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses Say unto Aaron Take thy rod and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt upon their streams upon their rivers and upon their ponds and upon all their †Heb gathering of their waters pools of water that they may become bloud and that there may be bloud throughout all the land of Egypt both in vessels of wood and in vessels of stone 20 And Moses and Aaron did so as the LORD commanded and he * Ch. 17.5 lift up the rod and smote the waters that were in the river in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants and all the * Ps 78.44 waters that were in the river were turned into bloud 21 And the fish that was in the river died and the river stunk and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river and there was bloud throughout all the land of Egypt 22 * Wisd 17.7 And the magicians of Egypt did so with their inchantments and Pharaohs heart was hardned
shall make the ephod of gold of blue and of purple of scarlet and fine twined linen with cunning work 7 It shall have the two shoulder-pieces thereof joyned at the two edges thereof and so it shall be joyned together 8 And the ‖ Or embroidered curious girdle of the ephod which is upon it shall be of the same according to the work thereof even of gold of blue and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen 9 And thou shalt take two onyx-stones and grave on them the names of the children of Israel 10 Six of their names on one stone and the other six names of the rest on the other stone according to their birth 11 * Wis 18.34 With the work of an engraver in stone like the engravings of a signet shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel thou shalt make them to be set in ouch as of gold 12 And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel And Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial 13 ¶ And thou shalt make ouches of gold 14 And two chains of pure gold at the ends of wreathen work shalt thou make them and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches 15 ¶ And thou shalt make the breast-plate of judgement with cunning work after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it of gold of blue and of purple and of scarlet and of fine twined linen shalt thou make it 16 Four-square it shall be being doubled a span shall be the length thereof and a span shall be the breadth thereof 17 And thou shalt †Heb. fill in it fillings of stone set in it settings of stones even four â—oâ—â— of stones the first row shall be a ‖ Or. ruby sardius a topaz and a carbuâ—â—â— this shall be the first row 18 And the second row shall be an emeraud a sapphire and a diamond 19 And the third row a figure and agate and an amethyst 20 And the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper they shall be set in gold in their †Heb. fillings enclosings 21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel twelve according to their names like the engravings of a signet every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes 22 ¶ And thou shalt make upon the breast-plate chains at the ends of wreathen work of pure gold 23 And thou shalt make upon the breast-plate two rings of gold and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breast-plate 24 And thou shalt put the two wreathen chains of gold in the two rings which are on the ends of the breast-plate 25 And the other two ends of the two wreathen chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches and put them on the shoulder-pieces or the ephod before it 26 ¶ And thou shalt make two rings of gold and thou shalt put them upon the two ends of the breast-plate in the border thereof which is in the side of the ephod inward 27 And two other rings of gold thou shalt make and shalt put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath towards the fore-part thereof over against the other coupling thereof above the curious girdle of the ephod 28 And they shall binde the breast-plate by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a lace of blue that it may be above the curious girdle of the ephod and that the breast-plate be not loosed from the ephod 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breast-plate of judgement upon his heart when he goeth in unto the holy place for a memorial before the LORD continually 30 ¶ And thou shalt put in the breast-plate of judgement the Urim and the Thummim and they shall be upon Aarons heart when he goeth in before the LORD and Aaron shall bear the judgement of the children of Israel upon his heart before the LORD continually 31 ¶ And thou shalt make the robe of the ephod all of blue 32 And there shall be an hole in the top of it in the midst thereof it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it as it were the hole of an habergâ—on that it be not rent 33 ¶ And beneath upon the ‖ Or skirts hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue and of purple and of scarlet round about the hem thereof and bells of gold between them round about 34 A golden bell and a pomegranate a golden bell and a pomegranate upon the hem of the robe round about 35 * Ecclus 45.9 And it shall be upon Aaron to minister and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD and when he cometh out that he die not 36 ¶ And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold and grave upon it like the engravings of a signet HOLINESS TO THE LORD 37 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace that it may be upon the mitre upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be 38 And it shall be upon Aarons forehead that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts and it shall be always upon his forehead that they may be accepted before LORD 39 ¶ And thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen and thou shalt make the mitre of fine linen and thou shalt make the girdle of needle-work 40 ¶ And for Aarons sons thou shalt make coats and thou shalt make for them girdles and bonnets shalt thou make for them for glory and for beauty 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother and his sons with him and shalt anoint them and †Heb. fill their band consecrate them and sanctifie them that they may minister unto me in the priests office 42 And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover †Heb. flâ—sh of their nakedness their nakedness from the loyns even unto the things they shall †Heb. be reach 43 And they shall be upon Aaron and upon his sons when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place that they bear not iniquity and die It shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him CHAP. XXIX 1 The sacrifies and ceremonies of consecrating the priests 38 The continual burnt-offering 45 Gods promise to dwell among the children of Israel ANd this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them to minister unto me in the priests office * Lev. 9.2 Take one young bullock and two rams without blemish 2 And unleavened bread and cakes unleavened tempered with oyl and waters unleavened anointed with oyl of wheaten flour shalt thou
that which he was commanded 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses that the skin of Moses face shone and Moses put the vail upon his face again until he went in to speak with him CHAP. XXXV 1 The sabbath 4 The free gifts for the tabernacle 20 The readiness of the people to offer 30 Bezaleel and Aholiab are called to the work ANd Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together and said unto them These are the words which the LORD hath commanded that ye should do them 2 * Chap. 20.9 Lev. 23.3 Deut. 5.12 Luke 13.14 Six days shall work be done but on the seventh day there shall be to you †Heb. holiness an holy day a sabbath of rest to the LORD whosoever doth work therein shall be put to death 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath-day 4 ¶ And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel saying This is the thing which the LORD commanded saying 5 Take ye from amongst you an offering unto the LORD * Chap 25.2 Whosoever is of a willing heart let him bring it an offering of the LORD gold and silver and brass 6 And blue and purple and scarlet and fine linen and goats hair 7 And rams skins died red and badgers skins and shittim-wood 8 And oyl for the light and spices for anointing oyl and for the sweet incense 9 And onyx-stones and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breast-plate 10 And every wise-hearted among you shall come and make all that the LORD hath commanded 11 * Chap. 26.1 c. The tabernacle his tent and his covering his taches and his boards his bars his pillars and his sockets 12 The ark and the staves thereof with the mercy-seat and the vail of the covering 13 The table and his staves and all his vessels and the shew-bread 14 The candlestick also for the light and his furniture and his lamps with the oyl for the light 15 * Chap. 30.1 And the incense-altar and his staves and the anointing oyl and the sweet incense and the hanging for the door at the entring in of the tabernacle 16 * Chap. 27.1 The altar of burnt-offering with his brasen grate his staves and all his vessels the laver and his foot 17 The hangings of the court his pillars and their sockets and the hanging for the door of the court 18 The pins of the tabernacle the pins of the court and their cords 19 The clothes of service to do service in the holy place the holy garments for Aaron the priest and the garments of his sons to minister in the priests office 20 ¶ And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses 21 And they came every one whose heart stirred him up and every one whom his spirit made willing and they brought the LORDS offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation and for all his service and for the holy garments 22 And they came both men and women as many as were willing-hearted and brought bracelets and ear-rings and rings and tablets all jewels of gold and every man that offered offered an offering of gold unto the LORD 23 And every man with whom was found blue and purple and scarlet and fine linen and goats hair and red skins of rams and badgers skins brought them 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass brought the LORDS offering and every man with whom was found shittim-wood for any work of the service brought it 25 And all the women that were wise-hearted did spin with their hands and brought that which they had spun both of blue and of purple and of scarlet and of fine linen 26 And all the women whose heart stirred them up in wisdom spun goats hair 27 And the rulers brought onyx-stones and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breast-plate 28 And * Chap 30.23 spice and oyl for the light and for the anointing oyl and for the sweet incense 29 The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD every man and woman whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses 30 ¶ And Moses said unto the children of Israel See * Chap. 31.2 the LORD hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri the son of Hur of the tribe of Judah 31 And he hath filled him with the spirit of God in wisdom in understanding and in knowledge and in all manner of workmanship 32 And to devise curious works to work in gold and in silver and in brass 33 And in the cutting of stones to set them and in carving of wood to make any manner of cunning work 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach both he and Aholiab the son of Ahisamach of the tribe of Dan. 35 Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart to work all manner of work of the engraver and of the cunning workman and of the embroiderer in blue and in purple in scarlet and in fine linen and of the weaver even of them that do any work and of those that devise cunning work CHAP. XXXVI 1 The offerings are delivered to the workmen 5 The liberality of the people is restrained 8 The curtains of cherubims 14 The curtains of goats hair 19 The covering of skins 20 The boards with their sockets 31 The bars 35 The vail 37 The hanging for the door THen wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab and every wise-hearted man in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary according to all that the LORD had commanded 2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab and every wise-hearted man in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it 3 And they received of Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary to make it withal And they brought yet unto him free-offerings every morning 4 And all the wise men that wrought all the work of the sanctuary came every man from his work which they made 5 ¶ And they spake unto Moses saying The people bring much more then enough for the service of the work which the LORD commanded to make 6 And Moses gave commandment and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp saying Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary so the people were restrained from bringing 7 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it and too much 8 ¶ * Chap. 26.3 4. And every wise-hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined
2 Pet. 2 15. counsel of Balaam to commit trespass against the LORD in the matter of Peor and there was a plague among the congregation of the LORD 17 Now therefore * Judges 21.11 kill every male among the little ones and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with †Heb. a male him 18 But all the women-children that have not known a man by lying with him keep alive for your selves 19 And do ye abide without the camp seven days whosoever hath killed any person and * Ch. 19.11 c. whosoever hath touched any slain purifie both your selves and your captives on the third day and on the seventh day 20 And purifie all your raiment and all †Heb. instrument or vessel of â—kins that is made of skins and all work of goats hair and all things made of wood 21 ¶ And Eleazar the priest said unto the men of war which went to the battel This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD commanded Moses 22 Onely the gold and the silver the brass the iron the tin and the lead 23 Every thing that may abide the fire ye shall make it go through the fire and it shall be clean nevertheless it shall be purified with the water of separation and all that abideth not the fire ye shall make go through the water 24 And ye shall wash your clothes on the seventh day and ye shall be clean and afterward ye shall come into the camp 25 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 26 Take the sum of the prey †Heb. of the captivity that was taken both of man and of beast thou and Eleazar the priest and the chief fathers of the congregat on 27 And divide the prey into two parts between them that took the war upon them who went out to battel and between all the congregation 28 And levie a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battel one soul of five hundred both of the persons and of the beeves and of the asses and of the sheep 29 Take it of their half and give it unto Eleazar the priest for an heave-offering of the LORD 30 And of the children of Israels half thou shalt take one portion of fifty of the persons of the beeves of the asses and of the ‖ Or geats flocks of all manner of beasts and give them unto the Levites which keep the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses 32 And the booty being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep 33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeves 34 And threescore and one thousand asses 35 And thirty and two thousand persons in all of women that had not known man by lying with him 36 And the half which was the portion of them that went out to war was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep 37 And the LORDS tribute of the sheep was six hundred and threescore and fifteen 38 And the beeves were thirty and six thousand of which the LORDS tribute was threescore and twelve 39 And the asses were thirty thousand and five hundred of which the LORDS tribute was threescore and one 40 And the persons were sixteen thousand of which the LORDS tribute was thirty and two persons 41 And Moses gave the tribute which was the LORDS heave-offering unto Eleazar the priest as the LORD commanded Moses 42 And of the children of Israels hall which Moses divided from the men that warred 43 Now the hall that pertained unto the congregation was three hundred thousand and thirty thousand and seven thousand and five hundred sheep 44 And thirty and six thousand beeves 45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred 46 And sixteen thousand persons 47 Even of the children of Israels half Moses took one portion of fifty both of man and of beast and gave them unto the Levites which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the LORD as the LORD commanded Moses 48 ¶ And the officers which were over thousands of the host the captains of thousands and captains of hundreds came near unto Moses 49 And they said unto Moses Thy servants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our †Heb. band charge and there lacketh not one man of us 50 We have therefore brought an oblation for the LORD what every man hath †Heb found gotten of jewels of gold chains and bracelets rings ear-rings and tablets to make an atonement for our souls before the LORD 51 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of them even all wrought jewels 52 And all the gold of the †Heb. heave-offering offering that they offered up to the LORD of the captains of thousands and of the captains of hundreds was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fifty shekels 53 For the men of war had taken spoil every man for himself 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of thousands and of hundreds and brought it into the tabernacle of the congregation for a memorial for the children of Israel before the LORD CHAP. XXXII 1 The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their inheritance on that side Jordan 6 Moses reproveth them 16 They offer him conditions to his content 33 Moses assigneth them the land 39 They conquer it NOw the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattel and when they saw the land of Jazer and the land of Gilead that behold the place was a place for cattel 2 The children of Gad and the children of Reuben came and spake unto Moses and to Eleazar the priest and unto the princes of the congregation saying 3 Ataroth and Dibon and Jazer and Nimrah and Heshbon and Elealeh and Shebam and Nebo and Beon 4 Even the countrey which the LORD smote before the congregation of Israel is a land for cattel and thy servants have cattel 5 Wherefore said they if we have found grace in thy sight let this land be given unto thy servants for a possession and bring us not over Jordan 6 ¶ And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben Shall your brethren go to war and shall ye sit here 7 And wherefore †Heb. break discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them 8 Thus did your fathers when I sent them from Kadesh-barnea to see the land 9 For * Chap. 13.24 when they went up unto the valley of Eshcol and saw the land they discouraged the heart of the children of Israel that they should not go into the land which the LORD had given them 10 And the LORDS anger was kindled the same time and he sware
home there is as death 21 They have heard that I sigh there is none to comfort me all mine enemies have heard of my trouble they are glad that thou hast done it thou wilt bring the day that thou hast ‖ Or â—â—â—laimed called and they shall be like unto me 22 Let all their wickedness come before thee and do unto them as thou hast done unto me for all my transgressions for my sighs are many and my heart is saint CHAP. II. 1 Jeremiah lamenteth the misery of Jerusalem 20 He complaineth thereof to God HOw hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel and remembred not his footstool in the day of his anger 2 The Lord hath swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob and hath not pitted he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of the daughter of Judah he hath †Heb. male to south brought them down to the ground he hath polluted the kingdom and the princes thereof 3 He hath cut off in his fierce anger all the horn of Israel he hath drawn back his right hand from before the enemy and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire which devoureth round about 4 He hath bent his bowe like an enemy he stood with his right hand as an adversary and slew †Heb. all the desireable of the eye all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion he poured out his fury like fire 5 The Lord was as an enemy he hath swallowed up Israel he hath swallowed up all her palaces he hath destroyed his strong holds and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and lamentation 6 And he hath violently * Ps 80.12 and 89.40 Isa 5.5 taken away his ‖ Or â—edâ—e tabernacle as if it were of a garden he hath destroyed his places of the assembly the LORD hath caused the solemn feasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion and hath despised in the indignation of his anger the king and the priest 7 The Lord hath cast off his altar he hath abhorred his sanctuary he hath †Heb. Sout up given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces they have made a noise in the house of the LORD as in the day of a solemn feast 8 The LORD hath purposed to destroy the wall of the daughter of Zion he hath stretched out a line he hath not withdrawn his hand from †Heb. swallowing up destroying therefore he made the rampart and the wall to lament they languished together 9 Her gates are sunk into the ground he hath destroyed and broken her bars her king and her princes are among the Gentiles the law is no more her * Ps 74.9 prophets also finde no vision from the LORD 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground and keep silence they have cast up dust upon their heads they have girded themselves with sackcloth the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground 11 Mine eyes do fail with tears my bowels are troubled my liver is poured upon the earth for the destruction of the daughter of my people because the children and the sucklings ‖ Or saint swoon in the streets of the city 12 They say to their mothers Where is corn and wine when they swooned as the wounded in the streets of the city when their soul was poured out into their mothers bosom 13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee what thing shall I liken to thee O daughter of Jerusalem what shall I equal to thee that I may comfort thee O virgin daughter of Zion for thy breach is great like the sea who can heal thee 14 Thy * Jer. 2.8 and 5.31 and 14.14 and 23.16 prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee and they have not discovered thine iniquity to turn away thy captivity but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment 15 All that pass †Heb. by the way by clap their hands at thee they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem saying Is this the câ—ty that men call * Ps 48.2 the perfection of beauty the joy of the whole earth 16 All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee they hiss and gnash the teeth they say We have swallowed her up certainly this is the day that we looked for we have found we have seen it 17 The LORD hath done that which he had * Lev. 26.16 devised he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old he hath thrown down and hath not pitied and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoyce over thee he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries 18 Their heart cried unto the Lord O wall of the daughter of Zion * Jer. 14.17 Ch. â— 16 let tears run down like a river day and night give thy self no rest let not the apple of thine eye cease 19 Arise cry out in the night in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord lift up thy hands towards him for the life of thy young children that faint for hunger in the top of every street 20 ¶ Behold O LORD and consider to whom thou hast done this shall the women eat their fruit and children ‖ Or swaddled with their hands of a span long shall the priest and the prophet be slain in the sanctuary of the LORD 21 The young and the old lie on the ground in the streets my virgins and my young men are fain by the sword thou hast slain them in the day of thy anger thou hast killed and not pitied 22 Thou hast called as in a solemn day my terrours round about so that in the day of the LORDS anger none escaped nor remained those that I have swaddled and brought up hath mine enemy consumed CHAP. III. 1 The faithful bewall their â—alamities 22 By the mercies of God they nourish their hope 37 They acknowledge Gods justice 55 They pray for deliverance 64 and venâ—eance on their enemies I Am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath 2 He hath led me and brought me into darkness but not into light 3 Surely against me is he turned he turneth his hand against me all the day 4 My flesh and my skin hath he made old he hath broken my bones 5 He hath builded against me and compassed me with gall and travel 6 He hath set me in dark places as they that be dead of old 7 He hath hedged me about that I cannot get out he hath made my chain heavy 8 Also when I cry and shout he shutteth out my prayer 9 He hath enclosed my ways with hewn stone the hath made my paths crooked 10 He was unto me as a bear lying in wait and as a
and their glory shall not be blotted out 14 Their bodies are buried in peace but their name liveth for evermore 15 * Chap. 39.10 The people will tell of their wisdom and the congregation will shew forth their praise 16 * Gen. 5.24 Heb. 11.5 Enoch pleased the Lord and was translated being an example of repentance to all generations 17 * Gen 6.9 7.1 Heb. 11.7 Noah was found perfect and righteous in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange for the world therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth when the floud came 18 An * Gen. 9.11 everlasting covenant was made with him that all flesh should perish no more by the flood 19 Abraham was a * Gen. 12.2 3. 15.5 17.4 great father of many people in glory was there none like unto him 20 Who kept the law of the most High and was in covenant with him he established the covenant in * Gen. 21.4 his flesh and when he was proved he was found faithful 21 Therefore he assured him by an * Gen. 22.16 17 18. Gal. 3.8 oath that he would bless the nations in his seed and that he would multiply him as the dust of the earth and exalt his seed as the stars and cause them to inherit from sea to sea and from the river unto the utmost part of the land 22 With Isaac did he establish likewise for Abraham his fathers sake the blessing of all men and the covenant 23 And made it rest upon the head of * Gen. 27.28 28.14 Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing and gave him an heritage and divided his portions among the twelve tribes did he part them CHAP. XLV 1 The praise of Moses 6 of Aaron 23 and of Phinees ANd he brought out of him a merciful man which found favour in the sight of all flesh even * Exod. 11.3 Moses beloved of God and men whose memorial is blessed 2 He made him like to the glorious saints and magnified him so that his enemies stood in fear of him 3 By his words he caused the wonders to cease and he made him * Exod. 7.8 9 10. chapters glorious in the sight of kings and gave him a commandment for his people and shewed him part of his glory 4 * Num. 12.3 He sanctified him in his faithfulness and meekness and chose him out of all men 5 He made him to hear his voice and brought him into the dark cloud and * Exod. 19.7 gave him commandments before his face even the law of life and knowledge that he might teach Jacob his covenants and Israel his judgements 6 He * Exod. 4.14 exalted Aaron an holy man like unto him even his brother of the tribe of Levi. 7 An everlasting covenant he made with him and gave him the priesthood among the people †Gr. he blessed he beautified him with comely ornaments and clothed him with a robe of glory 8 He put upon him perfect glory and strengthned him with †Gr. vessels or instruments rich garments with breeches with a long robe and the ephod 9 And he compassed him with pomegranates and with many golden bells round about that as he went there might be a * Exod. 28.35 sound and a noise made that might be heard in the temple for a memorial to the children of his people 10 With an holy garment with gold and blue silk and purple the work of the embroiderer with a breast-plate of judgement and with Urim and Thummim 11 With twisted scarlet the work of the cunning workman with precious stones graven like seals and set in gold the work of the jeweller with a writing engraved for a memorial after the number of the tribes of Israel 12 He set a crown of gold upon the mitre wherein was engraved Holiness an ornament of honour a costly work the desires of the eyes goodly and beautiful 13 Before him there were none such neither did ever any stranger put them on but onely his children and his childrens children perpetually 14 Their sacrifices shall be wholly consumed every day twice continually 15 Moses consecrated him and anointed him with holy oyl this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant and to his seed so long as the heavens should remain that they should minister unto him and execute the office of the priest-hood and bless the people in his name 16 He chose him out of all men living to offer sacrifices to the Lord incense and a sweet savour for a memorial to make reconciliation for his people 17 * Deut. 17.10 21.5 He gave unto him his commandments and authority in the statutes of judgements that he should teach Jacob the testimonies and inform Israel in his laws 18 * Numb 16.1 Strangers conspired together against him and maligned him in the wilderness even the men that were of Dathans and Abirons side and the congregation of Core with fury and wrath 19 This the Lord saw and it displeased him and in his wrathful indignation were they consumed he did wonders upon them to consume them with the fiery flame 20 * Numb 17.8 But he made Aaron more honourable and gave him an heritage and divided unto him the first-fruits of the increase especially he prepared bread in abundance 21 For they did eat of the sacrifices of the Lord which he gave unto him and his seed 22 * Deut 12.12 18.1 2. Howbeit in the land of the people he had no inheritance neither had he any portion among the people for the Lord himself is his portion and inheritance 23 * Num. 25.11 12 13. 1 Mac. 2.54 The third in glory is Phinees the son of Eleazar because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord and stood up with good courage of heart when the people were turned back and made reconciliation for Israel 24 Therefore was there a covenant of peace made with him that he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people and that he and his posterity should have the dignity of the priesthood for ever 25 According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse of the tribe of Juda that the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone so the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed 26 God give you wisdom in your heart to judge his people in righteousness that their good things be not abolished and that their glory may endure for ever CHAP. XLVI 1 The praise of Joshua 9 of Caleb 13 of Samuel JEsus * Numb 27.18 Deut. 34 9 Josh 1.2 12.7 the son of Nave was valiant in the wars and was the successour of Moses in prophesies who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them that he might set Israel in their inheritance 2 How great glory gat he when he
land of Egypt And †Heb. 〈◊〉 Jacobs heart fainted for he beleeved them not 27 And they told him all the words of Joseph which he had said unto them and when he saw the wagons which Joseph had sent to carry him the spirit of Jacob their father revived 28 And Israel saâ—d It is enough Joseph my son is yet alive I will go and see him before I die CHAP. XLVI 1 Jacob is comfoâ—â—ted by God at Beer-sheba 5 Thence he with his company goeth into Egypt 8 Tâ—â— number of his family that went into Egypt 28 Joseph mâ—â—tetâ— Jacob. 31 He instructeth his brethren how to answer 〈◊〉 Pharaoh ANd Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beer-sheba and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac 2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night and said Jacob Jacob And he said Here am I. 3 And he said I am God the God of thy father fear not to go down into Egypt for I will there make of thee a great nation 4 I will go down with thee into Egypt and I will also surely bring thee up again and Joseph shall put his hand upon thine eyes 5 And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him 6 And they took their cattel and their goods which they had gotten in the land of Canaan and came into Egypt * Josh 24.4 Ps â—â—5 23 Isa 52.4 Jacob and all his seed with him 7 His sons and his sons sons with him his daughters and his sons daughters and all his seed brought he with him into Egypt 8 ¶ And * Exod. 1.1 6.14 these are the names of the children of Israel which came into Egypt Jacob and his sons * Num. 26.5 1 Chro. 5.1 Reuben Jacobs first-born 9 And the sons of Reuben Hanoch Phallu and Hezron and Carmi. 10 ¶ And * Exo. 6.15 1 Chr. 4.24 the sons of Simeon Jemuel and Jamin and Ohad and Jachin and Zohar and Shaul the son of a Canaanitâ—sh woman 11 ¶ And the sons of * 1 Chro. 6.1 Levi Gershon Kohath and Merari 12 ¶ And the sons of * 1 Chro. 2. â— 4.21 Chap. 38.3 Judah Er and Onan and Shelah and Pharez and Zerah But Er and Onan died in the land or Canaan And the sons of Pharez were Hezron and Hamul 13 ¶ * 1 Chro. 7.1 And the sons of Issachar Tola and Phuvah and Job and Shimron 14 ¶ And the sons of Zebulun Sered and Elon and Jahleel 15 These be the sons of Leah which she bare unto Jacob in Padan-aram with his daughter Dinah all the souls of his sons and his daughters were thirty and three 16 ¶ And the sons of Gad Ziphion and Haggai Shuni and Ezbon Eri and Arodi and Areli 17 ¶ * 1 Chro. 7.30 And the sons of Asher Jimnah and Ishuah and Isui and Beriah and Serah their sister And the sons of Beriah Heber and Malchiel 18 These are the sons of Zilpah whom Laban gave to Leah his daughter and these she bare unto Jacob even sixteen souls 19 The sons of Rachel Jacobs wife Joseph and Benjamin 20 And unto Joseph in the land of Egypt were born Manasseh and Ephraim * Ch. 41 50. which Asenath the daughter of Poti-pherah ‖ Or prince priest of On bare unto him 21 ¶ * 1 Chro. 7.6 8.1 And the sons of Benjamin were Belah and Becher and Ashbel Gerah and Naaman Ehi and Rosh Muppim and Huppim and Ard. 22 These are the sons of Rachel which were born to Jacob all the souls were fourteen 23 ¶ And the sons of Dan Hushim 24 And the sons of Naphtali Jahzeel and Guni and Jezer Shillem 25 These are the sons of Bilhah which Laban gave unto Rachel his daughter and she bare these unto Jacob all the souls were seven 26 All the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt which came out of his †Heb. thigh loyns besides Jacobs sons wives all the souls were threescore and six 27 And the sons of Joseph which were born him in Egypt were two souls * Deut. 10.22 all the souls of the house of Jacob which came into Egypt were threescore and ten 28 ¶ And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph to direct his face unto Goshen and they came into the land of Goshen 29 And Joseph made ready his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father to Goshen and presented himself unto him and he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while 30 And Israel said unto Joseph Now let me die since I have seen thy face because thou art yet alive 31 And Joseph said unto his brethren and unto his fathers house I will go up and shew Pharaoh and say unto him My brethren and my fathers house which were in the land of Canaan are come unto me 32 And the men are shepherds for †Heb. they are men of cattel their trade hath been to feed cattel and they have brought their flocks and their herds and all that they have 33 And it shall come to pass when Pharaoh shall call you and shall say What is your occupation 34 That ye shall say Thy servants trade hath been about cattel from our youth even until now both we and also our fathers that ye may dwell in the land of Goshen for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians CHAP. XLVII 1 Joseph presenteth five of his brethren 7 and his father before Pharaoh 11 He giveth them habitation and maintenance 13 He getteth all the Egyptians money 16 their cattel 18 their lands to Pharaoh 22 The priests land was not bought 23 He letteth the land to them for a fifth part 28 Jacobs age 29 He sweareth Joseph to bury him with his fathers THen Joseph came and told Pharaoh and said My father and my brethren and their flocks and their herd and all that they have are come out of the land of Canaan and behold they are in the land of Goshen 2 And he took some of his brethren even five men and presented them unto Pharaoh 3 And Pharaoh said unto his brethren What is your occupation And they said unto Pharaoh Thy servants are shepherds both we and also our fathers 4 They said moreover unto Pharaoh For to sojourn in the land are we come for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks for the â—â—mine is sore in the land of Canaan now therefore we pray thee let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen 5 And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph saying Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee 6 The land of Egypt is before thee in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell in the land of Goshen let them dwell and it thou knowest any man of activity amongst them then
a very grievous murrain 4 And the LORD shall sever between the cattel of Israel and the cattel of Egypt and there shall nothing die of all that is the childrens of Israel 5 And the LORD appointed a set time saying To morrow the LORD shall do this thing in the land 6 And the LORD did that thing on the morrow and all the cattel of Egypt died but of the cattel of the children of Israel died not one 7 And Pharaoh sent and behold there was not one of the cattel of the Israelites dead And the heart of Pharaoh was hardned and he did not let the people go 8 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses and unto Aaron Take to you handfuls of ashes of the furnace and let Moses sprinkle it towards the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt and shall he a boyl breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast throughout all the land of Egypt 10 And they took ashes of the furnace and stood before Pharaoh and Moses sprinkled it up toward heaven and it became a boyl breaking forth with blains upon man and upon beast 11 And the magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boyl for the boyl was upon the magicians and upon all the Egyptians 12 And the LORD hardned the heart of Pharaoh and he hearkned not unto them * Chap. 4.21 as the LORD had spoken unto Moses 13 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Rise up early in the morning and stand before Pharaoh and lay unto him Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews Let my people go that they may serve me 14 For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart and upon thy servants and upon thy people that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth 15 For now I will stretch out my hand that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence and thou shalt be cut off from the earth 16 And in very deed for * Rom. 9. â—7 this cause have I †Heb. made thee stand raised thee up for to shew in thee my power and that my name may be declared throughout all the earth 17 As yet exalted thou thyself against my people that thou wilt not let them go 18 Behold to morrow about this time I will cause it to rain a very grievous hail such as hath not been in Egypt since the foundation thereof even until now 19 Send therefore now and gather thy cattel and all that thou hast in the field for upon every man and beast which shall be found in the field and shall not be brought home the hail shall come down upon them and they shall die 20 He that feared the word of the LORD amongst the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattel flee into the houses 21 And he that †Heb. set not his â—eart unto regarded not the word of the LORD left his servants and his cattel in the field 22 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt upon man and upon beast upon every herb of the field throughout the land of Egypt 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven and the LORD sent thunder and hail and the fire ran along upon the ground and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt 24 So there was hail and fire mingled with the hail very grievous such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation 25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field both man and beast and the hail smote every herb of the field and brake every tree of the field 26 Onely in the land of Goshen where the children of Israel were was there no hail 27 ¶ And Pharaoh sent and called for Moses and Aaron and said unto them I have sinned this time the LORD is righteous and I and my people are wicked 28 Intreat the LORD for it is enough that there be no more †Heb. voices of God mighty thundrings and hail and I will let you go and ye shall stay no longer 29 And Moses said unto him Assoon as I am gone out of the city I will spread abroad my hands unto the LORD and the thunder shall cease neither shall there be any more hail that thou mayest know how that the * Psal 24.1 earth is the LORDS 30 But as for thee and thy servants I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God 31 And the flax and the barley was smitten for the barley was in the ear and the â—â—ax was bolled 32 But the wheat and the rie were not smitten for they were †Heb. bidden or dark not grown up 33 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh and spread abroad his hands unto the LORD and the thunders and hail ceased and the rain was not poured upon the earth 34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased he sinned yet more and hardned his heart he and his servants 35 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardned neither would he let the children of Israel go as the LORD had spoken †Heb. by the hand of Moses by Moses CHAP. X. 1 God threatneth to send locusts 7 Pharaoh moved by his servants inclineth to let the Israelites go 12 The plague of the locusts 16 Pharaoh sueth to Moses 21 The plague of darkness 24 Pharaoh sueth unto Moses 27 but yet is hardned ANd the LORD said unto Moses Go in unto Pharaoh * Chap 4.21 for I have hardned his heart and the heart of his servants that I might shew these my signs before him 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son and of thy sons son what things I have wrought in Egypt and my signs which I have done amongst them that ye may know how that I am the LORD 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh and said unto him Thus saith the LORD God oâ— the Hebrews How long wilt thou refuse to humble thy self before me Let my people go that they may serve me 4 Else if thou refuse to let my people go behold to morrow will I bring the * Wisd 16.9 locusts into thy coast 5 And they shall cover the †Heb. eye face of the earth that one cannot be able to see the earth and they shall eat the residue of that which is escaped which remaineth unto you from the hail and shall eat every tree which groweth for you out of the field 6 And they shall fill thy houses and the houses of all thy servants the houses of all the Egyptians which neither thy fathers nor thy fathers fathers have seen since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day And he
will be honoured upon Pharaoh and upon all his host that the Egyptians may know that I am the LORD And they did so 5 ¶ And it was told the king of Egypt that the people tied and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people and they said Why have we done this that we have let Israel go from serving us 6 And he made ready his chariot and took his people with him 7 And he took six hundred chosen chariots and all the chariots of Egypt and captains over every one of them 8 And the LORd hardned the heart of Pharaoh king of Egypt and he pursued after the children of Israel and the children of Israel went out with an high hand 9 But the * Josh 24.6 â— Mac. 4.9 Egyptians pursued after them all the horses and chariots of Pharaoh and his hors-men and his army and overtook them enâ—â—â—ping by the sea beside Pi-hahiroth before Baal zephon 10 ¶ And when Pharaoh drew nigh the children of Israel lift up their eyes and behold the Egyptians marched after them they were sore afraid and the children of Israel cried out unto the LORD 11 And they said unto Moses Because there were no graves in Egypt had thou taken us away to die in the wilderness Wherefore haâ—t thou dealt thus with us to carry us forth out of Egypt 12 * Chap. 6.9 Is not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt saying Let us alone that we may serve the Egyptian For it had been better for us to serve the Egyptians then that we should die in the wilderness 13 ¶ And Moses said unto the people Fear ye not stand still and see the salvation of the LORD which he will shew to you to day ‖ Or fâ—r whereas you have seen the Egyptians to day c. for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day ye shall see them again no more for ever 14 The LORD shall sight for you and ye shall hold your peace 15 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Wherefore criest thou unto me Speak unto the children of Israel that they go forward 16 But lift thou up thy rod and stretch out thine hand over the sea and divide it and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the mids of the sea 17 And I behold I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians and they shall follow them and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh and upon all his hoâ—t upon his chariots and upon his hors-men 18 And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh upon his chariots and upon his hors-men 19 ¶ And the angel of God which went before the camp of Israel removed and went behinde them and the pillar of the cloud went from before their face and stood behinde them 20 And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel and it was a cloud and darkness to them but it gave light by night to 〈◊〉 so that the one came not near the other all the night 21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east-wind all that night and made the sea dry-land and the waters were * Josh 4.23 Psal 114.3 divided 22 And * Psal 78.13 1 Cor. 10.1 Heb. 11.29 the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry-ground and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand and on their left 23 ¶ And the Egyptians pursued and went in after them to the midst of the sea even all Pharaohs horses his chariots and his hors-men 24 And it came to pass that in the morning-watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud and troubled the host of the Egyptians 25 And took off their chariot-wheels ‖ Or and made them to â—o heavily that they drave them heavily so that the Egyptians said Let us thee from the face of Israel for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians 26 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Stretch out thine hand over the sea that the waters may come again upon the Egyptians upon their chariots and upon their hors-men 27 And Moses stretched forth his hand over the sea and the sea returned to his strength when the morning appeared and the Egyptians â—led against it and the LORD †Heb. shook off overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea 28 And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the hors-men and all the host of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them there remained not so much as * Psal 106.11 one of them 29 But the children of Israel walked upon dry-land in the midst of the sea and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand and on their left 30 Thus the LORD saved Israel that day out of the hand of the Egyptians and Israel saw the Egyptians dead upon the â—ea-â—hore 31 And Israel saw that great †Heb. â— and. work which the LORD did upon the Egyptians and the people feared the LORD and beleeved the LORD and his servant Moses CHAP. XV. 1 Moses song 22 The people want water 23 The waters at Marah are bitter 25 A tree sweetneth them 27 At Elim are twelve wells and seventy palm-trees THen sang * Wisd 10.20 Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD and spake saying I will sing unto the LORD for he hath triumphed gloriously the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea 2 The LORD is my strength and song and he is become my salvation he is my God and I will prepare him an habitation my fathers God and I will exalt him 3 The LORD is a man of war the LORD is his name 4 Pharaohs chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea 5 The depths have covered them they sank into the bottom as a stone 6 Thy right hand O LORD is become glorious in power thy right hand O LORD hath dashed in pieces the enemy 7 And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee thou sentest forth thy wrath which consumed them as stubble 8 And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together the flouds stoed upright as an heap and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea 9 The enemy said I will pursue I will overtake I will divide the spoil my lust shall be satisfied upon them I will draw my sword my hand shall ‖ Or repossess destroy them 10 Thou didst blow with thy wind the sea covered them they sank as lead in the mighty waters 11 Who is like unto thee O LORD amongst the ‖ Or mighty ones gods who is like thee glorious in holiness
before the LORD empty 17 Every man shall give †Heb. according to the gift of his hand as he is able according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee 18 ¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes and they shall judge the people with just judgement 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgement thou shalt not respect persons * Exod. 23.8 neither take a gift for a gift doth blinde the eyes of the wise and pervert the ‖ Or matters words of the righteous 20 †Heb. justice justice That which is altogether just shalt thou follow that thou mayest live and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee 21 ¶ Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God which thou shalt make thee 22 * Lev. 26.1 Neither shalt thou set thee up any ‖ Or statue or pillar image which the LORD thy God hateth CHAP. XVII 1 The things sacrificed must be sound 2 Idolaters must be slain 8 Hard controversies are to be determined by the priests and judges 12 The contemner of that determination must die 14 The election 16 and duty of a king THou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock or ‖ Or goat sheep wherein is blemish or any evil-savouredness for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God 2 ¶ If there be found among you within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee man or woman that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God in transgressing his covenant 3 And hath gone and served other gods and worshipped them either the sun or mooâ— or any of the host of heaven which I have not commanded 4 And it be told thee and thou hast heard of it and enquired diligently and behold it be true and the thing certain that such abomination is wrought in Israel 5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman which have committed that wicked thing unto thy gates even that man or that woman and shalt stone them with stones till they die 6 * Numb â—5 3â— Ch. 19.15 Mat. 18.16 Joh. 8.17 2 Cor. 13.1 Heb. 10.28 At the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses shall he that is worthy of death be put to death but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death and afterward the hands of all the people so thou shalt put the evil away from among you 8 ¶ If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgement between bloud and bloud between plea and plea and between stroke and stroke being matters of controversie within thy gates then shalt thou arise and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose 9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites and unto the judge that shall be in those days and enquire and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgement 10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee 11 According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee and according to the judgement which they shall tell thee thou shalt do thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee to the right hand nor to the left 12 And the man that will do presumptuously †Heb. not to hearken and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God or unto the judge even that man shall die and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel 13 And all the people shall hear and fear and do no more presumptuously 14 ¶ When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee and shalt possess it and shalt dwell therein and shalt say I well set a king over me like as all the nations that are about me 15 Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee whom the LORD thy God shall choose one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee thou mayest not set a stranger over thee which is not thy brother 16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself nor cause the people to return to Egypt to the end that he should multiply horses forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you Ye shall henceforth return no more that way 17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself that his heart turn not away neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold 18 And it shall be when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites 19 And it shall be with him and he shall read therein all the days of his life that he may learn to fear the LORD his God to keep all the words of this law and these statutes to do them 20 That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren and that he turn not aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom he and his children in the midst of Israel CHAP. XVIII 1 The Lord is the priests and Levites inheritance 3 The priests due 6 The Levites portion 9 The abominations of the nations are to be avoided 15 Christ the Prophet is to be heard 20 The presumptuous prophet is to die THe priests the Levites and all the tribe of Levi * Numb 18.20 Chap. 10.9 shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel they * 1 Cor. 9.13 shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire and his inheritance 2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren the LORD is their inheritance as he hath said unto them 3 ¶ And this shall be the priests due from the people from them that offer a sacrifice whether it be ox or sheep and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder and the two cheeâ—s and the maw 4 The first-fruit also of thy corn of thy wine and of thy oyl and the first of the fleece of thy sheep shalt thou give him 5 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes to stand to minister in the name of the LORD him and his sons for ever 6 ¶ And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel where he sojourned and come with all the desire of his minde unto the place which the LORD shall choose 7 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God as all his brethren the Levites do which stand there before the LORD 8 They shall
the LORD 20 So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets and it came to pass when the people heard the sound of the trumpet and the people shouted with a great shout that * Heb. 11.30 the wall fell down †Heb. under it flat so that the people went up into the city every man straight before him and they took the city 21 And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city both man and woman young and old and ox and sheep and ass with the edge of the sword 22 But Joshua had said unto the two men that had spied out the countrey Go into the harlots house and bring out thence the woman and all that she hath * Ch. 2.14 Heb. 11.31 as ye sware unto her 23 And the young men that were spies went in and brought out Rahab and her father and her mother and her brethren and all that she had and they brought out all her †Heb. families kindred and left them without the camp of Israel 24 And they burnt the city with fire and all that was therein onely the silver and the gold and the vessels of brass and of iron they put into the treasury of the house of the LORD 25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive and her fathers houshold all that she had she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day because she hid the messengers which Joshua sent to spie out Jericho 26 ¶ And Joshua adjured them at that time saying †1 Kin. 16.34 Cursed be the man before the LORD that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho he shall lay the foundation thereof in his first-born and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it 27 So the LORD was with Joshua and his same was noised throughout all the countrey CHAP. VII 1 The Israelites are smitten at Ai. 6 Joshua's complaint 10 God instructeth him what to do 16 Achan is taken by the lot 19 His confession 22 He and all he had are destroyeâ— in the valley of Achor BUt the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing for * Ch. 22 2â— 1 Châ—o 2.7 Achan the son of Carmi the son of Zabdi the 〈◊〉 of Zerah of the tribe of Judah took of the acâ—ursed thing and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel 2 And Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai which is beside Beth-aven on the east-â—ide of Beth-el and spake unto them saying Go up and view the countrey And the men went up and viewed Ai. 3 And they returned to Joshua and said unto him Let not all the people go up but let †Heb. about 2000 men or about 3000 men about two or three thousand men go up smite Ai and make not all the people to labour thither for they are but few 4 So there went up thither of the people about three thousand men and they fled before the men of Ai. 5 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men for they chased them from before the gate even unto Shebarim and smote them ‖ Or in Merad in the going down wherefore the hearts of the people melted and became as water 6 ¶ And Joshua rent his clothes and fell to the earth upon his face before the ark of the LORD until the even-tide he and the elders of Israel and put dust upon their heads 7 And Joshua said Alas O Lord GOD wherefore hast thou at all brought this people ever Jordan to deliver us into the hand of the Amorites to destroy us would to God we had been content and dwelt on the other side Jordan 8 O Lord what shall I say when Israel turneth their †Heb. necks backs before their enemies 9 For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it and shall environ us round and cut off our name from the earth and what wilt thou do unto thy great name 10 ¶ And the LORD said unto Joshua Get thee up wherefore †Heb. fallest liest thou thus upon thy face 11 Israel hath sinned and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them for they have even taken of the accursed thing and have also stoln and dissembled also and they have put it even amongst their own stuff 12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies but turned their backs before their enemies because they were accursed neither will I be with you any more except ye destroy the accursed from amongst you 13 Up sanctifie the people and say Sanctifie your selves against to morrow for thus saith the LORD God of Israel There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee O Israel thou canst not stand before thine enemies until ye take away the accursed thing from among you 14 In the morning therefore ye shall be brought according to your tribes and it shall be that the tribe which the LORD taketh shall come according to the families thereof and the family which the LORD shall take shall come by housholds and the houshold which the LORD shall take shall come man by man 15 And it shall be that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire he and all that he hath because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD and because he hath wrought ‖ Or wickedness folly in Israel 16 ¶ So Joshua rose up early in the morning and brought Israel by their tribes and the tribe of Judah was taken 17 And he brought the family of Judah and he took the family of the Zarhites and he brought the family of the Zarhites man by man and Zabdi was taken 18 And he brought his houshold man by man and Achan the son of Carmi the son of Zabdi the son of Zerah of the tribe of Judah was taken 19 And Joshua said unto Achan My son give I pray thee glory to the LORD God of Israel and make confession unto him and tell me now what thou hast done hide it not from me 20 And Achan answered Joshua and said Indeed I have sinned against the LORD God of Israel and thus and thus have I done 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment and two hundred shekels of silver and a †Heb. tongue wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight then I coveted them and took them and behold they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent and the silver under it 22 ¶ So Joshua sent messengers and they ran unto the tent and behold it was hid in his tent and the silver under it 23 And they took them out of the midst of the tent and brought them unto Joshua and unto all the children of Israel and †Heb. poured laid them out before the LORD 24 And Joshua and all Israel with him took Achan the son of Zerah and the silver and the garment and
had done to Hebron so he did to Debir and to the king thereof as he had done also to Libnah and to her king 40 ¶ So Joshua smote all the countrey of the hills and of the south and of the vale and of the springs and all their kings he left none remaining but utterly destroyed all that breathed as the LORD God of Israel * Deu. 20 16 17. commanded 41 And Joshua smote them from Kadesh-barnea even unto Gaza and all the countrey of Goshen even unto Gibeon 42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel 43 And Joshua returned and all Israel with him unto the camp to Gilgal CHAP. XI 1 Divers kings overcome at the waters of Merom 10 Hazar is taken and burnt 16 All the countrey taken by Joshua 21 The Anakims cut off ANd it came to pass when Jabin king of Hazor had heard those things that he sent to Jobab king of Madon and to the king of Shimron and to the king of Achshaph 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains and of the plains south of Cinneroth and in the valley and in the borders of Dor on the west 3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west and to the Amorite and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Jebusite in the mountains and to the Hivite under Hermon in the land of Mizpeh 4 And they went out they and all their hosts with them much people even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude with horses and chariots very many 5 And when all these kings were †Heb. assembled by appointment met together they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel 6 ¶ And the LORD said unto Joshua Be not afraid because of them for to morrow about this time will I deliver them up all slain before Israel thou shalt hough their horses and burn their chariots with fire 7 So Joshua came and all the people of war with him against them by the waters of Merom suddenly and they fell upon them 8 And the LORD delivered them into the hand of Israel who smote them and chased them unto ‖ Or Zidon-raâ—bab great Zidon and unto ‖ Or salt-pits †Heb. burnings of waters Misrephothmaim and unto the valley of Mizpeh east-ward and they smote them until they left them none remaining 9 And Joshua did unto them as the LORD bade him he houghed their horses and burnt their chariots with fire 10 ¶ And Joshua at that time turned back and took Hazor and smote the king thereof with the sword for Hazor beforetime was the head of all those kingdoms 11 And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword utterly destroying them there was not †Heb. any breath any left to breathe and he burnt Hazor with fire 12 And all the cities of those kings and all the kings of them did Joshua take and smote them with the edge of the sword and he utterly destroyed them * Numb 23.52 Deut. 7.2 and 20.16.17 as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded 13 But as for the cities that stood still †Heb. on their beap in their strength Israel burned none of them save Hazor onely that did Joshua burn 14 And all the spoil of these cities and the cattel the children of Israel took for a prey unto themselves but every man they smote with the edge of the sword until they had destroyed them neither left they any to breathe 15 ¶ * Exod. 34.11 As the LORD commanded Moses his servant so * Deut. 7.2 did Moses command Joshua and so did Joshua †Heb. be removed nothing he left nothing undone of all that the LORD commanded Moses 16 So Joshua took all that land the hills and all the south-countrey and all the land of Goshen and the valley and the plain and the mountain of Israel and the valley of the same 17 Even from ‖ Or the smooth mountain the mount Halak that goeth up to Seir even unto Baal-gad in the valley of Lebanon under mount Hermon and all their kings he took and smote them and slew them 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings 19 There was not a city that made peace with the children of Israel save * Chap. 2.3 the Hivites the inhabitants of Gibeon all other they took in battel 20 For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battel that he might destroy them utterly and that they might have no favour but that he might destroy them as the LORD commanded Moses 21 ¶ And at that time came Joshua and cut off the Anakims from the mountains from Hebron from Debir from Anab and from all the mountains of Judah and from all the mountains of Israel Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities 22 There was none of the Anakims left in the land of the children of Israel onely in Gaza in Gath and in Ashdod there remained 23 So Joshua took the whole land according to all that the LORD said unto Moses and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel * Numb 26.53 according to their diviâ—ions by their tribes And the land rested from war CHAP. XII 1 The two kings whose countreys Moses took and disposed of 7 The one and thirty kings on the other side Jordan which Joshua smote NOw these are the kings of the land which the children of Israel smote and possessed their land on the other side Jordan toward the rising of the sun from the river Arnon unto mount Hermon and all the plain on the east 2 * Numb 21.24 Deut. 3.6 Sihon king of the Amorites who dwelt in Heshbon and ruled from Aroer which is upon the bank of the river Arnon and from the mâ—ddle of the river and from half Gilead even unto the river Jabbok which is the border of the children of Ammon 3 And from the plain to the sea of Cinneroth on the east and unto the sea of the plain even the salt-sea on the east the way to Beth-jeshimoth and from ‖ Or Teman the south under ‖ Or the springs of Pisrab or the bill * Deu. 3.17 and 4.49 Ashdoth-pisgah 4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan which was of * Deu. 3.11 Ch. 13.12 the remnant of the giants that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei 5 And reigned in mount Hermon and in Salcah and in all Bashan unto the border of the Geshurites and the Maachathites and half Gilead the border of Sihon king of Heshbon 6 Them did Moses the servant of the LORD and the children of Israel smite and * Numb 32.29 Deu. 3.12 Chap. 13.8 Moses the servant of the LORD gave it for a possession unto the Reubenites and Gadites and the half-tribe
Jordan * Numb 21.33 and they fought with you and I gave them into your hand that ye might possess their land and I destroyed them from before you 9 Then Balak the son of Zippor king of Moab arose and warred against Israel and * Numb 22.5 Deu. 23.4 sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you 10 But I would not hearken unto Balaam therefore he blessed you still so I delivered you out of his hand 11 And ye went over Jordan and came unto Jericho and the men of Jericho fought against you the Amorites and the Perizzites and the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Girgashites the Hivites and the Jebusites and I delivered them into your hand 12 And * Ex. 23.28 Deut. 7.20 I sent the hornet before you which drave them out from before you even the two kings of the Amorites but not with thy sword nor with thy bowe 13 And I have given you a land for which ye did not labour and cities which ye built not and ye dwell in them of the vineyards and olive-yards which ye planted not do ye eat 14 ¶ Now therefore fear the LORD and serve him in sincerity and in truth and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the floud and in Egypt and serve ye the LORD 15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD choose you this day whom you will serve whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the floud or the gods of the Amorites in whose land ye dwell but as for me and my house we will serve the LORD 16 And the people answered and said God forbid that we should forsake the LORD to serve other gods 17 For the LORD our God he it is that brougt us up and our fathers out of the land of Egypt from the house of bondage and which did those great signs in our sight and preserved us in all the way wherein we went and among all the people through whom we passed 18 And the LORD drave out from before us all the people even the Amorites which dweâ—t in the land therefore will we also serve the LORD for he is our God 19 And Joshua said unto the people Ye cannot serve the LORD for he is an holy God he is a jealous God he will not forgive your transgresâ—â—ons nor your sins 20 If ye forsake the LORD and serve strange gods * Chap. 23.15 then he will turn and do you hurt and consume you after that he hath done you good 21 And the people said unto Joshua Nay but we will serve the LORD 22 And Joshua said unto the people Ye are witnesses against your selves that ye have chosen you the LORD to serve him And they said We are witnesses 23 Now therefore put away said be the strange gods which are among you and encline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel 24 And the people said unto Joshua The LORD our God will we serve and his voice will we obey 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day and set them a statute and an ordinance in Shechem 26 ¶ And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God and took a great stone and set it up there under an oke that was by the sanctuary of the LORD 27 And Joshua said unto all the people Behold this stone shall be a witness unto us for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us it shall be therefore a witness unto you lest ye deny your God 28 So Joshua let the people depart every man unto his inheritance 29 ¶ And it came to pass after these things that Joshua the son of Nun the servant of the LORD died being an hundred and ten years old 30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in * Ch. 19.50 Judg. 2.9 Timnath-serah which is in mount Ephraim on the north-side of the hill of Gaash 31 And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders that †Heb. prolonged their days after Joshua overlived Joshua and which had known all the works of the LORD that he had done for Israel 32 ¶ And * Gen. 50.25 Ex. 13.19 the bones of Joseph which the children of Israel brought up out of Egypt buried they in Shechem in a parcel of ground which Jacob bought of * Gen. 33.19 the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred ‖ Or lambe pieces of silver and it became the â—nheritance of the children of Joseph 33 And Eleazar the son of Aaron died and they buried him in a hill that pertained to Phinehas his son which was given him in mount Ephraim ¶ The book of JUDGES CHAP. 1. 1 The acts of Judab and Simeon 4 Adoni-bezek justly requited 8 Jerusalem taken 10 Hebron taken 11 Othniel hath Aebsab to wife for taking of Debir 16 The Kenites dwell in Judab 17 Hormab Gaza Askelon and Ekron taken 21 The acts of Benjamin 22 Of the house of Joseph who take Bethâ—el 30 Of Zebulun 31 of Asher 33 Of Naphtali 34 Of Dan. NOw after the death of Joshua it came to pass that the children of Israel asked the LORD saying Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first to fight against them 2 And the LORD said Judah shall go up behold I have delivered the land into his hand 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother Come up with me into my lot that we may fight against the Canaanites and I likewise will go with thee into thy lot So Simeon went with him 4 And Judah went up and the LORD delivered the Canaanites and the Perizzites into their hand and they slew of them in Bezek ten thousand men 5 And they sound Adoni-bezek in Bezek and they sought against him and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites 6 But Adoni-bezek fled and they pursued after him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his great toes 7 And Adoni-bezek said Threescore and ten kings having †Heb. the thumbs of their bands and of their seet their thumbs and their great toes cut off ‖ Or gleaned gathered their meat under my table as I have done so God hath requited me And they brought him to Jerusalem and there he died 8 Now the children of Judah had sought against Jerusalem and had taken it and smitten it with the edge of the sword and set the city on fire 9 ¶ * Jos 10.36 11.21 15.13 And afterward the children of Judah went down to fight against the Canaanites that dwelt in the mountain and in the south and in the ‖ Or low â—ountrâ—y valley 10 And Judah went against the Canaanites that dwelt in Hebron now the name of Hebron before was * Jos 15.13 Kirjath-arba and they slew Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai 11 And from thence
valour and there escaped not a man 30 So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel and the land had rest fourscore years 31 ¶ And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath which slew of the Philistines six hundred men with an ox-goad and he also delivered Israel CHAP. IV. 1 Deberah and Barak deliver Israel from Jabin and Sisera 18 Jael killeth Sisera ANd the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD when Ehud was dead 2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan that reigned in Hazor the captain of whose host was Sisera which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles 3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD for he had nine hundred chariots of iron and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel 4 ¶ And Deboral a prophetess the wife of Lapidoth she judged Israel at that time 5 And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim and the children of Israel came up to her for judgement 6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali and said unto him Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded saying Go and draw toward mount Tabor and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun 7 And I will draw unto thee to the * Psal 83.9 10. river Kishon Sisera the captain of Jabins army with his chariots and his multitude and I will deliver him into thine hand 8 And Barak said unto her If thou wilt go with me then I will go but if thou wilt not go with me then I will not go 9 And she said I will surely go with thee notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for thine honour for the LORD shall sell Sisera into the hand of a woman And Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh 10 ¶ And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet and Deborah went up with him 11 Now Heber the Kenite which was of the children of * Numb 10.29 Hobab the father in law of Moses had severed himself from the Kenites and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim which is by Kedesh 12 And they shewed Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam was gone up to mount Tabor 13 And Sisera †Heb. gathered by crâ—â— or proclamation gathered together all his chariots even nine hundred chariots of iron and all the people that were with him from Harosheth of the GentileÌ„s unto the river of Kishon 14 And Deborah said unto Barak Up for this is the day in which the LORD hath delivered Sisera into thine hand is not the LORD gone out before thee So Barak went down from mount Tabor and ten thousand men after him 15 And * Psal â—â— 9.10 the LORD discomfited Sisera and all his chariots and all his host with the edge of the sword before Barak so that Sisera lighted down off his chariot and fled away on his feet 16 But Barak pursued after the chariots and after the host unto Harosheth of the Gentiles and all the host of Sisera fell upon the edge of the sword and there was not †Heb. unto ouâ— a man left 17 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite 18 ¶ And Jael went out to meet Sisera and said unto him Turn in my lord turn in to me fear not and when he had turned in unto her into the tent she covered him with a ‖ Or rug or Haâ—ket mantle 19 And he said unto her Give me I pray thee a little water to drink for I am thirsty and she opened * Ch. 5.25 bottle of milk and gave him drink and covered him 20 Again he said unto her Stand in the door of the tent and it shall be when any man doth come and enquire of thee and say Is there any man here that thou shalt say No. 21 Then Jael Hebers wife took a nail of the tent and †Heb. put took an hammer in her hand and went softly unto him and smote the nail into his temples and fastned it into the ground for he was fast asleep and weary so he died 22 And behold as Barak pursued Sisera Jael came out to meet him and said unto him Come and I will shew thee the man whom thou seekest And when he came into her tent behold Sisera lay dead and the nail was in his temples 23 So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel 24 And the hand of the children of Israel †Heb. going went and was bard prospered and prevailed against Jabin the king of Canaan until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan CHAP. V. 1 The song of Deborab and Barak THen sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day saying 2 Praise ye the LORD for the avenging of Israel when the people willingly offered themselves 3 Hear O ye kings give ear O ye princes I even I will sing unto the LORD I will sing praise to the LORD God of Israel 4 LORD * Deut. 4.11 when thou wentest out of Seir when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom the earth trembled and the heavens dropped the clouds also dropped water 5 * Ps 9â— 5 The mountains †Heb. flowed melted from before the LORD even * Ex. 19.18 that Sinai from before the LORD God of Israel 6 In the days of * Ch. 3.31 Shamgar the son of Anath in the days of * Ch 4.18 Jael the high-ways were unoccupied and the †Heb. walkers of paths travellers walked through †Heb. crooked ways by-ways 7 The inhabitants of the villages ceased they ceased in Israel until that I Deborah arose that I arose a mother in Israel 8 They chose new gods then was war in the gates was there a shield or spear seen among fourty thousand in Israel 9 My heart is toward the governours of Israel that offered themselves willingly among the people Bless ye the LORD 10 ‖ Or Meditate Speak ye that ride on white asses ye that sit in judgment and walk by the way 11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water there shall they rehearse the †Heb. righteousnesses of the LORD righteous acts of the LORD even the righteous acts towards the inhabitants of his villages in Israel then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates 12 Awake awake Deborah awake awake utter a song arise Barak and lead thy captivity captive thou son of Abinoam 13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people the LORD made me have
I-chabod dieth ANd the word of Samuel ‖ Or came to pass †Heb. was came to all Israel Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battel and pitched beside Eben-ezer and the Philistines pitched in Aphek 2 And the Philistines put themselves in aray against Israel when †Heb. the battel way spread they joyned battel Israel was smitten before the Philistines and they slew of †Heb. the aray the army in the field about four thousand men 3 ¶ And when the people were come into the camp the elders of Israel said Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines Let us †Heb. take unto us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us that when it cometh among us it may save us out of the hand of our enemies 4 So the people sent to Shiloh that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts which dwelleth between the cherubims and the two sons of Eli Hophni and Phinehas were there with the ark of the covenant of God 5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp all Israel shouted with a great shout so that the earth rang again 6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout they said What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp 7 And the Philistines were afraid for they said God is come into the camp And they said Wo unto us for there hath not been such a thing †Heb. yesterday or the thirâ— day heretofore 8 Wo unto us who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness 9 Be strong and quit yourselves like men O ye Philistines that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews * Jud. 13.1 as they have been to you †Heb. be men quit your selves like men and fight 10 ¶ And the Philistines sought and Israel was smitten and they fled every man into his tent and there was a very great slaughter for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen 11 And the ark of God was taken and the two sons of Eli Hophni and Phinehas †Heb died were slain 12 ¶ And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army and came to Shilon the same day with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head 13 And when he came lo Eli sat upon a seat by the way-side watching for his heart trembled for the ark of God And when the man came into the city and told it all the city cried out 14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying he said What meaneth the noise of this tumult And the man came in hastily and told Eli. 15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old and * Chap. 3.2 his eyes †Heb. stood were dim that he could not see 16 And the man said unto Eli I am he that came out of the army and I fled to day out of the army And he said What †Heb. is the thing is there done my son 17 And the messenger answered and said Israel is fled before the Philistines and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people and thy two sons also Hophni and Phinehas are dead and the ark of God is taken 18 And it came to pass when he made mention of the ark of God that he fell from off the feat backward by the side of the gate and his neck brake and he died for he was an old man and heavy And he had judged Israel fourty years 19 ¶ And his daughter in law Phinehas wife was with childe near ‖ Or to cry out to be delivered and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken and that her father in law and her husband were dead she bowed her self and travailed for her pains †Heb. were turned came upon her 20 And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her Fear not for thou hast born a son But she answered not †Heb. set not her heart neither did she regard it 21 And she named the childe ‖ That is Where is the glory or There is no glory I-chabod saying The glory is departed from Israel because the ark of God was taken and because of her father in law and her husband 22 And she said The glory is departed from Israel for the ark of God is taken CHAP. V. 1 The Philistines having brought the ark into Ashdod set it in the house of Dagon 3 Dagon is smitten down and cut in pieces and they of Ashaod smitten with emerods 8 So God dealeth with them of Gath when it was brought thither 10 and so with them of Ekron when it was brought thither ANd the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon 3 ¶ And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow behold Dagon was â—aln upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD they took Dagon and set him in his place again 4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning behold Dagon was â—aln upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold onely ‖ Or. the fish part the stump of Dagon was left to him 5 Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any that come into Dagons house tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day 6 But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod and he destroyed them and smote them with * Psal 78.60 emerods even Ashdod and the coasts thereof 7 And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so they said The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us for his hand is sore upon us and upon Dagon our god 8 They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them and said What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel And they answered Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel a-about thither 9 And it was so that after they had carried it about the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction and he smote the men of the city both small and great and they had emerods in their secret parts 10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron and it came to pass as the ark of God came to Ekron that the Ekronites cried out saying They have
brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us to slay us and our people 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and said Send away the ark of the God of Israel and let it go again to his own place that it slay us not and our people for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city the hand of God was very heavy there 12 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods and the cry of the city went up to heaven CHAP. VI. 1 After seven moneths the Philistines take counsel how to send back the ark 10 They bring it on a new cart withâ—n offering unto Beth-shemesh 19 The people are smitten for looking into the ark 21 They send to them of Kâ—rjath-jearim to fetch it ANd the ark of the LORD was in the countrey of the Philistines seven moneths 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners saying What shall we do to the ark of the LORD tell us wherewith we shall sent it to his place 3 And they said If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel send it not empty but in any wife return him a trespass-offering then ye shall be healed and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you 4 Then said they What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him They answered Five golden emerods and five golden mice according to the number of the lords of the Philistines for one plague was on †Heb. them you all and on your lords 5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods and images of your mice that mar the land and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you and from off your gods and from off your land 6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardned their hearts when he had wrought ‖ Or â—â—â—roach-sâ—â—lly wonderfully among them * Ex. 12.31 did they not let †Heb. them the people go and they departed 7 Now therefore make a new cart and take two milch-kine on which there hath come no yoke and tie the kine to the cart and bring their calves home from them 8 And take the ark of the LORD and lay it upon the cart and put the jewels of gold which ye return him for a trespass-offering in a coffer by the side thereof and send it away that it may go 9 And see if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh then ‖ Or it he hath done us this great evil but if not then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us it was a chance that hapned to us 10 ¶ And the men did so and took two milch-kine and tied them to the cart and shut up their calves at home 11 And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods 12 And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh and went along the high-way lowing as they went and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the boder of Beth-shemesh 13 And they of beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark and rejoyced to see it 14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua a Beth-shemite and stood there where there was a great stone and they clave the wood of the cart and offered the kine a burnt-offering unto the LORD 15 And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the coffer that was with it wherein the jewels of gold were and put them on the great stone and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD 16 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it they returned to Ekron the same day 17 And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass-offering unto the LORD for Ashdod one for Gaza one for Askelon one for Gath one for Ekron one 18 And the golden mice according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords both of fenced cities and of countrey-villages even unto the ‖ Or great stone great stone of Abel whereon they set down the ark of the LORD which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth shemite 19 ¶ And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the LORD even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men and the people lamented because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter 20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God and to whom shall he go up from us 21 ¶ And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim saving The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD come ye down and fetch it up to you CHAP. VII 1 They of Kirjath jearim bring the ark into the house of Abinadab and sanctifie Eleazar his son to keep it 2 After twenty years 3 the Israelites by Samuels means solemnly repent at Mâ—â—peh 9 While Samuel prayeth and sacrificeth the Lord discomfiteth the Philistines by thunder at Eben-ezer 13 The Philistines are subdued 15 Samuel peaceably and religiously judgeth Israel ANd the men of Kirjath-jearim came and fetcht up the ark of the LORD and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD 2 And it came to pass while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim that the time was long for it was twenty years and all the house of Israel lamented alter the LORD 3 ¶ And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel saying If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts then * Josh 24.14 23. put away the strange gods and * Judg. 2.13 Ashtaroth from among you and prepare your hearts unto the LORD and * Deu. 6.13 Mat. 4.10 Luk. 4.8 serve him onely and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines 4 Then the children of Israel did put away * Judg. 2.11 Baalim and Ashtaroth and served the LORD onely 5 And Samuel said Gather all Israel to Mizpeh and I will pray for you unto the LORD 6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh and drew water and poured it out before the LORD and fasted on that day and said there We have sinned against the LORD And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh 7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel and when the children of Israel heard
man all that he saith cometh surely to pass now let us go thither peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go 7 Then said Saul to his servant But behold if we go what shall we bring the man for the bread †Heb. is gone out of c. is spent in our vessels and there is not a present to bring to the man of God what †Heb. is with us have we 8 And the servant answered Saul again and said Behold †Heb. there is found in my hand I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver that will I give to the man of God to tell us our way 9 Before time in Israel when a man went to enquire of God thus he spake Come and let us go to the seer for he that is now called a Prophet was before-time called a Seer 10 Then said Saul to his servant †Heb. Thy word is good Well said come let us go so they went unto the city where the man of God was 11 ¶ And as they went up †Heb. in the asunâ— of the city the hill to the city they found young maidens going out to draw water and said unto them Is the seer here 12 And they answered them and said He is behold he is before you make haste now for he came to day to the city for there is a ‖ Or fâ—â—st sacrifice of the people to day in the high place 13 Assoon as ye be come into the city ye shall straightway finde him before he go up to the high place to eat for the people will not eat until he come because he doth bless the sacrifice and afterwards they eat that be bidden Now therefore get you up for about †Heb. to day this time ye shall finde him 14 And they went up into the city and when they were come into the city behold Samuel came out against them for to go up to the high place 15 ¶ * Ch. 15.1 Act. 13.21 Now the LORD had †Heb. revealed the tar of Samuel told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came saying 16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines for I have looked upon my people because their cry is come unto me 17 And when Samuel saw Saul the LORD said unto him Behold the man whom I spake to thee of this same shall †Heb. restrain in reign over my people 18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate and said Tell me I pray thee where the seers house is 19 And Samuel answered Saul and said I am the seer go up before me unto the high place for ye shall eat with me to day and to morrow I will let thee go and will tell thee all that is in thine heart 20 And as for thine asses that were lost †Heb. to day three days three days ago set not thy minde on them for they are found and on whom is all the desire of Israel is it not on thee and on all thy fathers house 21 And Saul answered and said Am not I a Benjamite of the smallest of the tribes of Israel and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin wherefore then speakest thou †Heb. according to this word so to me 22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the parlour and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden which were about thirty persons 23 And Samuel said unto the cook Bring the portion which I gave thee of which I said unto thee Set it by thee 24 And the cook took up the shoulder and that which was upon it and set it before Saul and Samuel said Behold that which is ‖ Or reserâ—ed left set it before thee and ear for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said I have invited the people so Saul did eat with Samuel that day 25 ¶ And when they were come down from the high place into the city Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house 26 And they arose early and it came to pass about the spring of the day that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house saying Up that I may send thee away And Saul arose and they went out both of them he and Samuel abroad 27 And as they were going down to the end of the city Samuel said to Saul Bid the servant pass on before us and he passed on but stand thou still †Heb. to day a while that I may shew thee the word of God CHAP. X. 1 Samuel anointeth Saul 2 He confirmeth him by prediction of three signs 9 Sauls heart is changed and he prophesieth 14 He concealeth the matter of the kingdom from his unele 17 Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot 26 The different affections of his subjects THen Samuel took a vial of oyl and poured it upon his head and kissed him and said Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance 2 When thou art departed from me to day then thou shalt finde two men by * Gen. 35. â—0 Rachels sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah and they will say unto thee The asses which thou wentest to seek are found and so thy father hath left †Heb. the business the care of the asses and sorroweth for you saying What shall I do for my son 3 Then shalt thou go on forward from thence and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el one carrying three kids and another carrying three loaves of bread and another carrying a bottle of wine 4 And they will †Heb. aâ—â— thee of peace salute thee and give thee two loaves of bread which thou shalt receive of their hands 5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God where is the garison of the Philistines and it shall come to pass when thou art come thither to the city that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery and a tabret and a pipe and a harp before them and they shall prophesie 6 And the spirit of the LORD will come upon thee and thou shalt prophesie with them and shalt be turned into another man 7 And †Heb. it shall conis to past that when these signs c. let it be when these signs are come unto thee †Heb. do for thee as thine hand shalt finde that thou do as occasion shall serve thee for God is with thee 8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal and behold I will come down unto thee to offer burnt-offerings and
behold I have played the fool and have erred exceedingly 22 And David answered and said Behold the kings spear and let one of the young men come over and fetch it 23 The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORDS anointed 24 And behold as thy life was much set by this day in mine eyes so let my life be much set by in the eyes of the LORD and let him deliver me out of all tribulation 25 Then Saul said to David Blessed be thou my son David thou shalt both do great things and also shalt still prevail So David went on his way and Saul returned to his place CHAP. XXVII 1 Saul bearing David to be in Gath seeketh no more for him 5 David beggeth Ziklag of Achish 8 He invading other countreys perswadeth Achish he fought against Judah ANd David said in his heart I shall now †Heb. be consumed perish one day by the hand of Saul there is nothing better for me then that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines and Saul shall despair of me to seek me any more in any coast of Israel so shall I escape out of his hand 2 And David arose and he passed over with the six hundred men that were with him unto Achish the son of Maoch king of Gath. 3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath he and his men every man with his houshold even David with his two wives Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail the Carmelitess Nabals wife 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath and he sought no more again for him 5 ¶ And David said unto Achish If I have now found grace in thine eyes let them give me a place in some town in the countrey that I may dwell there for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee 6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day 7 And †Heb. the number of days the time that David dwelt in the countrey of the Philistines was †Heb. a year of days a full year and four moneths 8 ¶ And David and his men went up and invaded the Geshurites and the ‖ Or Gerzites Gezrites and the Amalekites for those nations were of old the inhabitants of the land as thou goest unto Shur even unto the land of Egypt 9 And David smote the land and left neither man nor woman alive and took away the sheep and the oxen and the asses and the camels and the apparel and returned and came to Achish 10 And Achish said ‖ Or Did you not make a rode c. Whither have ye made a rode to day And David said Against the south of Judah and against the south of the Jerahmeelites and against the south of the Kenites 11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive to bring tidings to Gath saying Lest they should tell on us laying So did David and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the countrey of the Philistines 12 And Achish beleeved David saying He hath made his people Israel †Heb. to sâ—â—nk utterly to abhor him therefore he shall be my servant for ever CHAP. XXVIII 1 Achish putteth confidence in David 3 Saul having destroyed the witches 4 and now in his fear forsaken of God 7 seeketh to a witch 9 The witch encouraged by Saul raiseth up Samuel 15 Saul hearing his ruine fainteth 21 The woman with his servants refresh him with meat ANd it came to pass in those days that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare to fight with Israel and Achish said unto David Know thou assuredly that thou shalt go out with me to battel thou and thy men 2 And David said to Achish Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do And Achish said to David Therefore will I make thee keeper of mine head for ever 3 ¶ Now * Chap. 25.1 Samuel was dead and all Israel had lamented him and buried him in Ramah even in his own city and Saul had put away those that had familiar spirits and the wizards out of the land 4 ¶ And the Philistines gathered themselves together and came and pitched in Shunem and Saul gathered all Israel together and they pitched in Gilboa 5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines he was afraid and his heart greatly trembled 6 And when Saul enquired of the LORD the LORD answered him not neither by dreams nor by Urim nor by prophets 7 ¶ Then said Saul unto his servants Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit that I may go to her and enquire of her And his servants said to him Behold there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Eâ—dor 8 And Saul disguised himself and put on other raiment and he went and two men with him and they came to the woman by night and he said I pray thee divine unto me by the familiar spirit and bring me him up whom I shall name unto thee 9 And the woman said unto him Behold thou knowest what Saul hath done how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits and the wizards out of the land wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life to cause me to die 10 And Saul sware to her by the LORD saying As the LORD liveth there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing 11 Then said the woman Whom shall I bring up unto thee And he said Bring me up Samuel 12 And when the woman saw Samuel she cried with a loud voice and the woman spake to Saul saying Why hast thou deceived me for thou art Saul 13 And the king said unto her Be not afraid for what sawest thou And the woman said unto Saul I saw gods ascending out of the earth 14 And he said unto her †Heb. What is his form What form is he of And she said An old man cometh up and he is covered with a mantle And Saul perceived that it was Samuel and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed himself 15 ¶ And Samuel said to Saul Why hast thou disquieted me to bring me up And Saul answered I am sore distressed for the Philistines make war against me and God is departed from me and answereth me no more neither †Heb. by the hand of prophets by prophets nor by dreams therefore I have called thee that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do 16 Then said Samuel Wherefore then dost thou ask of me seeing the LORD is departed from thee and is become thine enemy 17 And the LORD hath done ‖ Or for himself to him * Ch. 15.28 as he spake by †Heb. mine hand me for the LORD hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand and given it to thy
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
what is in his mouth what he saith 6 And when Hushai was come to Absalom Absalom spake unto him saying Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner shall we do after his †Heb. word saying If not speak thou 7 And Hushai said unto Absalom The counsel that Ahithophel hath †Heb. counselled given is not good at this time 8 For said Hushai thou knowest thy father and his men that they be mighty men and they be †Heb. bitter of sâ—ul chafed in their minds as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field and thy father is a man of war and will not lodge with the people 9 Behold he is hid now in some pit or in some other place and it will come to pass when some of them be †Heb. faln overthrown at the first that whosoever heareth it will say There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom 10 And he also that is valiant whose heart is as the heart of a lion shall utterly melt for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man and they which be with him are valiant men 11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee from Dan even to Beer-sheba as the sand that is by the sea for multitude and †Heb. that thy face or presence go c. that thou go to battel in thine own person 12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one 13 Moreover if he be gotten into a city then shall all Israel bring rope to that city and we will draw it into the river until there be not one small stone found there 14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better then the counsel of Ahithophel for the LORD had †Heb. commanded appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom 15 ¶ Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel and thus and thus have I counselled 16 Now therefore send quickly and tell David saying Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness but speedily pass over lest the king be swallowed up and all the people that are with him 17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel for they might not be seen to come into the city and a wench went and told them and they went and told king David 18 Nevertheless a lad saw them and told Absalom but they went both of them away quickly and came to a mans house in Bahurim which had a well in his court whither they went down 19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the wells mouth and spread ground corn thereon and the thing was not known 20 And when Absaloms servants came to the woman to the house they said Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan And the woman said unto them They be gone over the brook of water And when they had sought and could not finde them they returned to Jerusalem 21 And it came to pass after they were departed that they came up out of the well and went and told king David and said unto David Arise and pass quickly over the water for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you 22 Then David arose and all the people that were with him and they passed over Jordan by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan 23 ¶ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not †Heb. done followed he saddled his ass and arose and gat him home to his house to his city and †Heb. gave charge concerning his house put his houshold in order and hanged himself and died and was buried in the sepulchre of his father 24 Then David came to Mahanaim and Absalom passed over Jordan he and all the men of Israel with him 25 ¶ And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab which Amasa was a mans son whose name was Ithra an Israelite that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash sister to Zeruiah Joabs mother 26 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead 27 ¶ And it came to pass when David was come to Mahanaim that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim 28 Brought beds and ‖ Or cups basons and earthen vessels and wheat and barley and flour and parched corn and beans and lentiles and parched pulse 29 And honey and butter and sheep and cheese of kine for David and for the people that were with him to eat for they said The people is hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness CHAP. XVIII 1 David viewing the armies in their march giveth them charge of Absalom 6 The Israelites are sore smitten in the wood of Ephaim 9 Absalom hanging in an oak is slain by Joab and cast into a pit 18 Absaloms place 19 Ahimaaz and Cushi bring tiâ—ings to David 33 David mourneth for Absalom ANd David numbred the people that were with him and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them 2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab and a third part under the hand of Aâ—â—shai the son of Zeruiah Joabs brother and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gâ—ttite and the king said unto the people I will surely go forth with you my self also 3 But the people answered Thou shalt not go forth for if we flee away they will not †Heb. set their heart on us care for us neither if half of us die will they care for us but now thou art †Heb. as ten thousand of us worth ten thousand of us therefore now it is better that thou †Heb. be to succour succour us out of the city 4 And the king said unto them What seemeth you best I will do And the king stood by the gate-side and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands 5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai saying Deal gently for my sake with the young man even with Absalom And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom 6 ¶ So the people went out into the field against Israel and the battel was in the wood of Ephraim 7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of David and there was there a great slaughter that day of twenty thousand men 8 For the battel was there scattered over the face of all the countrey and the wood †Heb. multiplied to devour devoured more people that day
then the sword devoured 9 ¶ And Absalom met the servants of David and Absalom rode upon a mule and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak and his head caught hold of the oak and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth and the mule that was under him went away 10 And a certain man saw it and told Joab and said Behold I saw Absalom hanged in an oak 11 And Joab said unto the man that told him And behold thou sawest him and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground and I would have given thee ten shekels of silver and a girdle 12 And the man said unto Joab Though I should †Heb. weigh upon mine hand receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand yet would I not put forth mine hand against the kings son for in our hearing the king charged thee Abishai and Ittai saying †Heb. Beware whosoever ye be of c. Beware that none touch the young man Absalom 13 Otherwise I should have wrought falshood against mine own life for there is no matter hid from the king and thou thy self wouldest have set thy self against me 14 Then said Joab I may not tarry thus †Heb. before thee with thee And he took three darts in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the †Heb. hurt midst of the oak 15 And ten young men that bare Joabs armour compassed about and smote Absalom and slew him 16 And Joab blew the trumpet and the people returned from pursuing after Israel for Joab held back the people 17 And they took Absalom and cast him into a great pit in the wood and laid a very great heap of stones upon him and all Israel fled every one to his tent 18 ¶ Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and reared up for himself a pillar which is in * Gen. 14.17 the kings dale for he said I have no son to keep my name in remembrance and he called the pillar after his own name and it is called unto this day Absaloms place 19 ¶ Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok Let me now run and bear the king tidings how that the LORD hath †Heb. judged him from the hand c. avenged him of his enemies 20 And Joab said unto him Thou shalt not †Heb. be a man of tidings bear tidings this day but thou shalt bear tidings another day but this day thou shalt bear no tidings because the kings son is dead 21 Then said Joab to Cushi Go tell the king what thou hast seen And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab and ran 22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab But †Heb. be what may howsoever let me I pray thee also run after Cushi And Joab said Wherefore wilt thou run my son seeing that thou hast no tidings ‖ Or convenient ready 23 But howsoever said he let me run And he said unto him Run Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain and overran Cushi 24 And David sat between the two gates and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall and lift up his eyes and looked and behold a man running alone 25 And the watchman cried and told the king And the king said If he be alone there is tidings in his mouth And he came apace and drew near 26 And the watchman saw another man running and the watchman called unto the porter and said Behold another man running alone And the king said He also bringeth tidings 27 And the watchman said †Heb. I see the running Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok And the king said He is a good man and cometh with good tidings 28 And Ahimaaz called and said unto the king ‖ Or Peace be to thee All is well And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king and said Blessed be the LORD thy God which hath †Heb. Peace delivered up the men that lift up their hand against my hand the king 29 And the king said †Heb. shut up Iâ— the young man Absalom safe And Ahimaaz answered When Joab sent the king servant me thy servant I saw a great tumult but I knew not whaâ— it was 30 And the king said unto him Turn aside and stand here And he turned aside and stood still 31 And behold Cushi came and Cushi said †Heb. Is there peace Tidings my lord the king for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee 32 And the king said unto Cushi Is the young man Absalom safe And Cushi answered The enemies of my lord the king and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt be as that young man is 33 ¶ And the king was much moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and went and as he went thâ—â— he said O my son Absalom my son my son Absalom would God I had died for thee O Aâ—salom my son my son CHAP. XIX 1 Joab causeth the king to cease his mourning 9 The Israelites are earnest to bring the king back 11 David sendeth to the priests incite them of Judah 18 Shimei is pardoned 24 Mephibâ—sheth excused 32 Barzillai dismissed Chimham his son is taken into the kings family 41 The Israelites expostulate with Judah fâ—r bringing hâ—me the king without them ANd it was told Joab Behold the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom 2 And the †Heb. salvation â—r dâ—liverance victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people for the people hearâ— say that day how the king was grieved for his son 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city as people being ashamed steal away when they thee in battel 4 But the king covered his face and the king cried with a loud voice O my son Absalom O Absalom my son my son 5 And Joab came into the house to the king and said Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants which this day have saved thy life and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters and the lives of thy wives and the lives of thy concubines 6 †Heb. bâ— loving c. In that thou lovest thine enemies and hatest thy friends for thou hast declared this day †Heb. that princes or servants are not to thee that thou regardest neither princes nor servants for this day I perceive that if Absalom had lived and all we had died this day then it had pleased thee well 7 Now therefore arise go forth and speak †Heb. to the heart of thy servants confortably unto thy servants for I swear by the LORD if thou go not forth there will not tarry one with thee this night and that will be worse unto thee then
so will I certainly do this day 31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth and did reverence to the king and said Let my lord king David live for ever 32 ¶ And king David said Call me Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada And they came before the king 33 The king also said unto them Take with you the servants of your lord and cause Solomon my son to ride upon †Heb. which belongeth to me mine own mule and bring him down to Gihon 34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel and blow ye with the trumpet and say God save king Solomon 35 Then ye shall come up after him that he may come and sit upon my throne for he shall be king in my stead and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said Amen the LORD God of my lord the king say so too 37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king even so be he with Solomon and make his throne greater then the throne of my lord king David 38 So Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and caused Solomon to ride upon king Davids mule and brought him to Gihon 39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oyl out of the tabernacle and anointed Solomon and they blew the trumpet and all the people said God save king Solomon 40 And all the people came up after him and the people piped with ‖ Or fluter pipes and rejoyced with great joy so that the earth rent with the sound of them 41 ¶ And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating and when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet he said Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar 42 And while he yet spake behold Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came and Adonijah said unto him Come in for thou art a valiant man and bringest good tidings 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king 44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and they have caused him to ride upon the kings mule 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon and they are come up from thence rejoycing so that the city rang again this is the noise that ye have heard 46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom 47 And moreover the kings servants came to bless our lord king David saying God make the name of Solomon better then thy name and make his throne greater then thy throne and the king bowed himself upon the bed 48 And also thus said the king Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which hath given one to sit on my throne this day mine eyes even seeing it 49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid and rose up and went every man his way 50 ¶ And Adonijah feared because of Solomon and arose and went and caught hold on the horns of the altar 51 And it was told Solomon saying Behold Adonijah feareth king Solomon for lo he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar saying Let king Solomon swear unto in to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword 52 And Solomon said If he will shew himself a worthy man there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth but if wickedness shall be found in him he shall die 53 So king Solomon sent and they brought him down from the altar and he came and howed himself to king Solomon and Solomon said unto him Go to thine house CHAP. II. 1 David having given a charge to Solomon 3 of religiousness 5 of Joab 7 of Barzillai 8 of Shimei 10 dieth 12 Solomon uttâ—eâ—eth 13 Adonijiah moving Bath-sheba to sue unto Solomon for Abiathar is put tâ— dâ—ath 26 Abiathar having his life give him is detriâ—ed of the priesthood 28 Joah freeing to the borns of the altar is there slain 25 Beâ—â—â—ah is put in Joahs room and Zadok in Abâ—atrars 26 Shâ—mâ—â— conjineâ— to Jerusalem by occasion of â—coing thence to Gath is put to death NOw the days of David drew nigh that he should die and he charged Solomon his son saying 2 I go the way of all the earth be thou strong therefore and shew thy self a man 3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God to walk in his ways to keep his statutes and his commandments and his judgements and his testimomes as it is written in the law of Moses that thou mayest * Deu. 29.9 Jo. h. 1. ◠‖ Or. dâ— wisely prosper in all that thou doest and whithersoever thou turnest thy self 4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spoke concerning me saying If thy children take heed to their way to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul * 2 Sam. 7.12 there shall not †Heb. bâ—â—ut off from thee from the throne fail thee said he a man on the throne of Israel 5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel unto * 2 Sam. 3 2â— Abner the son of Ner and unto * 2 Sam. 20.10 Amasa the son of Jether whom he slew and †Heb. put shed the bloud of war in peace and put the bloud of war upon his girdle that was about his loyns and in his shoes that were on his feet 6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace 7 But shew kindness unto the sons of * 2 Sam. 19.31 Barzillai the Gileadite and let them be of those that eat at thy table for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother 8 And behold thou hast with thee * 2 Sam. 16.5 Shimei the son of Gera a Benjamite of Bahurim which cursed me with a †Heb. strong grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim but he came down to meet me at Jordan and I sware to him by the LORD saying * 2 Sam. 19.22 I will not put thee to death with the sword 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless for thou art a wise man and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with bloud 10 So * Act. 2.29 13.36 David dept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David 11 And the days that David * 2 Sam. 5.4 1 Chr. 29.26 27. reigned over Israel were
of Argob which is in Bashan threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo bad ‖ Or to Mahanaim Mahanaim 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali he also took Basinath the daughter of Solomon to wife 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar 18 Shimei the son of Elah in Benjamin 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the countrey of Gilead in the countrey of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan and he was the onely officer which was in the land 20 ¶ Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude eating and drinking and making merry 21 And * Ecclus 4â— 13 Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt they brought presents and served Solomon all the days of his life 22 ¶ And Solomons †Heb. bread provision for one day was thirty †Heb. â—â—rs measures of fine flour and threescore measures of meal 23 Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen out of the pastures and an hundred sheep beside harts and roe-bucks and fallow deer and fatted fowl 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river from Tiphsah even to Azzah over all the kings on this side the river and he had peace on all sides round about him 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt †Heb. confidently safely every man under his vine and under his fig-tree from Dan even to Beer-sheba all the days of Solomon 26 ¶ And * 2 Chr. 9.25 Solomon had fourty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand hors-men 27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon and for all that came unto king Solomons table every man in his moneth they lacked nothing 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and ‖ Or mules or swift beasts dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were every man according to his charge 29 ¶ And * Ecclus 47.14 15 16. God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much and largeness of heart even as the sand that is on the sea-shore 30 And Solomons wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east-countrey and all the wisdom of Egypt 31 For he was wiser then all men then Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman and Chalcol and Darda the sons of Mahol and his fame was in all nations round about 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs and his songs were a thousand and five 33 And he spake of trees from the cedar-tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall he spake also of beasts and of fowl and of creeping things and of fishes 34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon from all kings of the earth which had heard of his wisdom CHAP. V. 1 Hiram sending to congratulate Solomon is certified of his purpose to build the temple and desired to furnish him with timber thereto 7 Hiram blessing God for Solomon and requesting food for his family furnisheth him with frees 13 The number of Solomons workmen and labourers ANd Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father for Hiram was ever a lover of David 2 And * 1 Chr. 2.3 Solomon sent to Hiram saying 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet 4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent 5 And behold I †Heb. say purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God * 2 Sam. 7.13 1 Chr. 12.10 as the LORD spake unto David my father saying Thy son whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room he shall build an house unto my name 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon and my servants shall be with thy servants and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt †Heb. say appoint for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians 7 ¶ And it came to pass when Hiram heard the words of Solomon that he rejoyced greatly and said Blessed be the LORD this day which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon saying I have †Heb. heard considered the things which thou sentest to me for and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar and concerning timber of fir 9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea and I will convey them by sea in flotes unto the place that thou shalt †Heb. send appoint me and will cause them to be discharged there and thou shalt receive them and thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my houshold 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and fir-trees according to all his desire 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand †Heb. cors measures of wheat for food to his houshold and twenty measures of pure oyl thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year 12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom * Chap. 3.12 as he promised him and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon and they two made a league together 13 ¶ And king Solomon raised a †Heb. tribute of men levy out of all Israel and the levy was thirty thousand men 14 And he sent them to Lebanon ten thousand a moneth by courses a moneth they were in Lebanon and two moneths at home and * Chap. 4.6 Adoniram was over the levy 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains 16 Besides the chief of Solomons officers which were over the work three thousand and three hundred which ruled over the people that wrought in the work 17 And the king commanded and they brought great stones costly stones and hewed stones to lay the foundation of the house 18 And Solomons builders and Hirams builders did hew them and the ‖ Or Giblites 2â— Ezek. 27 9. stone-squarers so they prepared timber and stones to build the house CHAP. VI. 1 The building of Solomons temple 5 The chambers thereof 11 Gods promise unto it 15 The cieling and adorning of it 23 The cherubims 31 The doors 36 The court 37 The time of building of it ANd * 2 Chr. 3.1 it came to pass in the four hundred and fourscore year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt in the fourth
sea on the right side of the house east ward over against the south 40 ¶ And Hiram made the lavers and the shovels and the basons so Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD 41 The two pillars and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars and the two net-works to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars 42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two net-works even two rows of pomegranates for one net-work to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were †Heb. upon the face of 〈◊〉 pillars upon the pillars 43 And the ten bases and ten lavers on the bases 44 And one sea and twelve oxen under the sea 45 And the pots and the shovels and the basons and all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD were of †Heb. made bright oâ— sâ—oures bright brass 46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them †Heb. in the thickâ—â—â— of the ground in the clay-ground between Succoth and Zarthan 47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed †Heb. for the exceeding multitude because they were exceeding many neither was the weight of the brass †Heb. searched found out 48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD the altar of gold and the table of gold whereupon the shew-bread was 49 And the candlesticks of pure gold five on the right side and five on the left before the oracle with the flowers and the lamps and the tongs of gold 50 And the bowls and the snuffers and the basons and the spoons and the †Heb. asâ—â—pans censers of pure gold and the hinges of gold both for the doors of the inner house the most holy place and for the doors of the house to wit of the temple 51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD and Solomon brought in the †Heb. 〈◊〉 thâ—â—â—s of David things * 2 Chrâ— 5.1 which David his father had dedicated even the silver and the gold and the vessels did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD CHAP. VIII 1 The feast of the dedication of the temple 12 54 Solomons blessing 22 Solomons prayer 62 His sacrifice of peace offerings THen * 2 Chro. 5.2 Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes the †Heb. priâ—â—â—â— chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto king Solomon in Jerusalem that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the moneth Ethanim which is the seventh moneth 3 And all the elders of Israel came and the priests took up the ark 4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD and the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle even those did the priests and the Levites bring up 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him were with him before the ark sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be told nor numbred for multitude 6 And the priest-brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place into the oracle of the house to the most holy place even under the wings of the cherubims 7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark and the cherubims covered the ark the staves thereof above 8 And they drew out the staves that the †Heb. heard ends of the staves were seen out in the ‖ Or arkâ— as 2 Chr. 5. â— holy place before the oracle and they were not seen without and there they are unto this day 9 There was nothing in the ark * Deu. 10.5 save the two tables of stone which MOses put there at Horeb ‖ Or where when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt 10 And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place that the cloud * Exod. 4â— 34 filled the house of the LORD 11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD 12 ¶ Then spake Solomon The LORD * 2 Chr. 6.1 said that he would dwell in the thick darkness 13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in a settled place for thee to abide in for ever 14 And the king turned his face about and blessed all the congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stood 15 And he said Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which spake with his mouth unto David my father and hath with his hand fulfilled it saying 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house that my name might be therein but I chose * 2 Sam. 7.8 David to be over my people Israel 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 18 And the LORD said unto David my father Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name thou didst well that it was in thine heart 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loyns he shall build the house unto my name 20 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake and I am risen up in the room of David my father and sit on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 21 And I have set there a place for the ark wherein is the covenant of the LORD which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt 22 ¶ And Solomon stood before * 2 Chr. 6.12 the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands toward heaven 23 And he said * 2 Mac. 2.8 LORD God of Israel there is no God like thee in heaven above or on earth beneath who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him thou spakest also with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand as it is this day 25 Therefore now LORD God of Israel keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him saying * Chap. 2.4 2 Sâ—m 7.12 †Heb. There shall
not be out ofâ— unto thee a man from my â—â—â—it There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel †Heb. onely if so that thy children take heed to their way that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me 26 And now O God of Israel let thy word I pray thee be verified which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth behold the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee how much less this house that I have builded 28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant and to his supplication O LORD my God to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee to day 29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day even toward the place of which thou hast said * Deut. 12.11 My name shall be there that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make ‖ Or in this place towards this place 30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant and of thy people Israel when they shall pray ‖ Or in this place towards this place and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place and when thou hearest forgive 31 ¶ If any man trespass against his neighbour †Heb and he require an oath of him and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear and the oath come before thine altar in this house 32 Then hear thou in heaven and do and judge thy servants condemning the wicked to bring his way upon his head and justifying the righteous to give him according to his righteousness 33 ¶ When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy because they have sinned against thee and shall turn again to thee confess thy name and pray make supplication unto thee ‖ Or towards in this house 34 Then hear thou in heaven and forgive the sin of thy people Israel and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers 35 ¶ When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against thee if they pray towards this place and confess thy name and turn from their sin when thou afflictest them 36 Then hear thou in heaven and forgive the sin of thy servants and of thy people Israel that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk and give rain upon thy land which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance 37 ¶ If there be in the land famine if there be pestilence blasting mildew locust or if there be caterpiller if their enemy besiege them in the land of their ‖ Or inâ—â—saâ—â—tion cities whatsoever plague whatsoever sickness there be 38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man or by all thy people Israel which shall know every man the plague of his own heart and spread forth his hands towards this house 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place and forgive and do and give to every man according to his ways whose heart thou knowest for thou even thou onely knowest the hearts of all the children of men 40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers 41 Moreover concerning a stranger that is not of thy people Israel but cometh out of a far countrey for thy names sake 42 For they shall hear of thy great name and of thy strong hand and of thy stretched-out arm when he shall come and pray towards this house 43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for that all people of the earth may know thy name to fear thee as do thy people Israel and that they may know that †Heb. thy name is called upon this house this house which I have builded is called by thy name 44 ¶ If thy people go out to battel against their enemy whithersoever thou shalt send them and shall pray unto the LORD †Heb the way of the city toward the city which thou hast chosen and toward the house that I have built for thy name 45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication and maintain their ‖ Or right cause 46 If they sin against thee * 2 Chr. 6.36 Eccles 7.20 1 Joh. 1.8 10. for there is no man that sinneth not and thou be angry with them and deliver them to the enemy so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy far or near 47 Yet if they shall †Heb. being baâ—k to their heart bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives and repent and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives saying We have sinned and have done perversly we have committed wickedness 48 And so return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies which led them away captive and pray unto thee toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers the city which thou hast chosen and the house which I have built for thy name 49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place and maintain their ‖ Or right cause 50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee and give them compassion before them who carried them captive that they may have compassion on them 51 For they be thy people and thine inheritance which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt from the midst of the furnace of iron 52 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant and unto the supplication of thy people Israel to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee 53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth to be thine inheritance * Exod. 19.5 as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt O Lord GOD. 54 And it was so that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD he arose from before the altar of the LORD from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven 55 And he stood and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice saying 56 Blessed be the LORD that hath given rest unto his people Israel according to all that he promised there hath not †Heb. faln failed one word of all his good promise which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant 57 The LORD our God be with us as he was with our fathers let him not leave us nor forsake us 58 That he may incline our hearts unto him to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and his statutes
and his 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
concubines and his wives turned away his heart 4 For it came to pass when Solomon was old that his wives turned away his heart after other gods and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God as was the heart of David his father 5 For Solomon went after * Judg. 2.13 Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD and †Heb. fulfilled not after went not fully after the LORD as did David his father 7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab in the hill that is before Jerusalem and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon 8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods 9 ¶ And the LORD was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel * Ch. 3.5 9.2 which had appeared unto him twice 10 And * Ch. 6.12 had commanded him concerning this thing that he should not go after other gods but he kept not that which the LORD commanded 11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon Forasmuch as this †Heb. is with thee is done of thee and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes which I have commanded thee * Ch. 12.15 I will surely rend the kingdom from thee and will give it to thy servant 12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy fathers sake but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son 13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servants sake and for Jerusalems sake which I have chosen 14 ¶ And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon Hadad the Edomite he was of the kings seed in Edom. 15 * 2 Sam. 8.14 For it came to pass when David was in Edom and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain after he had smitten every male in Edom 16 For six moneths did Joab remain there with all Israel until he had cut off every male in Edom 17 That Hadad fled he and certain Edomites of his fathers servants with him to go into Egypt Hadad being yet a little childe 18 And they arose out of Midian and came to Paran and they took men with them out of Paran and they came to Egypt unto Pharaoh king of Egypt which gave him an house and appointed him victuals and gave him land 19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife the sister of Tahpenes the queen 20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaohs house and Genubath was in Pharaohs houshold among the sons of Pharaoh 21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the captain of the host was dead Hadad said to Pharaoh †Heb. Send me away Let me depart that I may go to mine own countrey 22 Then Pharaoh said unto him But what hast thou lacked with me that behold thou seekest to go to thine own countrey And he answered †Heb. Not. Nothing howbeit let me go in any wise 23 ¶ And God stirred him up another adversary Rezon the son of Eliadah which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah 24 And he gathered men unto him and became captain over a band * 2 Sam. 8.3 10.18 when David slew them of Zobah and they went to Damascus and dwelt therein and reigned in Damascus 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon beside the mischief that Hadad did and he abhorred Israel and reigned over Syria 26 ¶ And * 2 Chr. 13.6 Jeroboam the son of Nebat an Ephrathite of Zereda Solomons servant whose mothers name was Zeruiah a widow woman even he lift up his hand against the king 27 And this was the cause that he lift up his hand against the king Solomon built Millo and †Heb. â—losed repaired the breaches of the city of David his father 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour and Solomon seeing the young man that he †Heb. did work was industrious he made him ruler over all the †Heb. burden charge of the house of Joseph 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way and he had clad himself with a new garment and they two were alone in the fieâ—d 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him and rent it in twelve pieces 31 And he said to Jeroboam Take thee ten pieces for thus saith the LORD the God of Israel Behold I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to thee 32 But he shall have one tribe for my servant Davids sake and for Jerusalems sake the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel 33 Because that they have forsaken me and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidoniaâ—s Chemoâ—h the god of the Moabites and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon and have not walked in my ways to do that which is right in mine eyes and to keep my statutes and my judgements as did David his father 34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servants sake whom I chose because he kept my commandments and my statutes 35 But * Chap. 12.15 I will take the kingdom out of his sons hand and will give it unto thee even ten tribes 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe that David my servant may have a †Heb. â—amp or â—â—â—dle light alway before me in Jerusalem the city which I have chosen me to put my name tâ—ere 37 And I will take thee and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth and shalt be king over Israel 38 And it shall be it thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee and wilt walk in my ways and do that is right in my sight to keep my statutes and my commandments as David my servant did that I will be with thee and build thee a sure house as I built for David and will give Israel unto thee 39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David but not for ever 40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam and Jerâ—â—oam arose and fled into Egypt unto Shishak king of Egypt and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon 41 ¶ And the rest of the ‖ Or words or things acts of Solomon and all that he did and his wisdom are they not written in the book of the acts of
bestowed them in the house and he let the men go and they departed 25 But he went in and stood before his master and Elisha laid unto him Whence comest thou Gehazi And he said Thy servant went †Heb. not hither or thither no whither 26 And he said unto him Went not mine heart with thee when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee is it a time to receive money and to receive garments and olive yards and vineyards and sheep and oxen and men-servants and maid-servants 27 The leprosie therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee and unto thy seed for ever And he went out from his presence a leper as white as snow CHAP. VI. 1 Elisha giving leave to the young prophets to enlarge their dwellings causeth iron to swim 8 He discloseth the king of Syria his counsel 13 The army which was sent to Dothan to apprehend Elisha is smitten with blindness 19 Being brought into Samaria they are dismissed in peace 24 The famine in Samaria causeth women to eat their own children 30 The king sendeth to slay Elisha ANd the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha Behold now the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us 2 Let us go we pray thee unto Jordan and take thence every man a beam and let us make us a place there where we may dwell And he answered Go ye 3 And one said be content I pray thee and go with thy servants And he answered I will go 4 So he went with them And when they came to Jordan they cut down wood 5 But as one was felling a beam the †Heb. iron ax-head fell into the water and he cried and â—â—â—d Alas master for it was borrowed 6 And the man of God said Where fell it And he shewed him the place And he cut down a stick and cast it in thither and the iron did swim 7 Therefore said he Take it up to thee And he put out his hand and took it 8 ¶ Then the king of Syria warred against Israel and took counsel with his servants saying In such and such a place shall be my ‖ Or â—â—â—ampâ—â—â— camp 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel saying Beware that thou pass not such a place for thither the Syrians are come down 10 And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of and saved himself there not once nor twice 11 Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was fore troubled for this thing and he called his servants and said unto them Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel 12 And one of his servants said †Heb. No. None my lord O king but Elisha the prophet that is in Israel telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bed-chamber 13 ¶ And he said Go and spie where he is that I may send and fetch him And it was told him saying Behold be is in Dothan 14 Therefore sent he thither horses and chariots and a †Heb. 〈◊〉 great host and they came by night and compassed the city about 15 And when the ‖ Or minister servant of the man of God was risen early and gone forth behold an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots and his servant said unto him Alas my master how shall we do 16 And he answered Fear not for * 2 Chr. 22.7 they that be with us art mo then they that be with them 17 And Elisha prayed and said LORD I pray thee open his eyes that he may see And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man and he saw and behold the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha 18 And when they came down to him Elisha prayed unto the LORD and said Smite this people I pray thee with blindness And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha 19 ¶ And Elisha said unto them This is not the way neither is this the city †Heb. come ye after me follow me and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek But he led them to Samaria 20 And it came to pass when they were come into Samaria that Elisha said LORD open the eyes of these men that they may see And the LORD opened their eyes and they saw and behold they were in the mids of Samaria 21 And the king of Israel said unto Elisha when he saw them My father shall I smite them shall I smite them 22 And he answered Thou shalt not smite them wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bowe set bread and water before them that they may eat and drink and go to their master 23 And he prepared great provision for them and when they had eaten and drunk he sent them away and they went to their master So the hands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel 24 ¶ And it came to pass after this that Ben-hadad king of Syria gathered all his host and went up and besieged Samaria 25 And there was a great famine in Samaria and behold they besieged it until an asses head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver and the fourth part of a cab of doves dung for five pieces of silver 26 And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall there cried a woman unto him saying Help my lord O king 27 And he said ‖ Or let not the LORD save thee If the LORD do not help thee whence shall I help thee out of the barn-floor or out of the wine-press 28 And the king said unto her What aileth thee And she answered This woman said unto me Give thy son that we may eat him to day and we will eat my son to morrow 29 So * Deut. 28.53 we boiled my son and did eat him and I said unto her on the †Heb. â—â—â—er next day Give thy son that we may eat him and she hath hid her son 30 ¶ And it came to pass when the king heard the words of the woman that he tent his clothes and he passed by upon the wall and the people looked and behold he had sackcloth within upon his flesh 31 Then he said God do so and more also to me if the head of Elisha the son of Shaphat shall stand on him this day 32 But Elisha sat in his house and the elders sat with him and the king sent a man from before him but ere the messenger came to him he said to the elders See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head look when the messenger cometh shut the door and hold him fast at the door is not the sound of his masters feet behinde him 33 And while he yet talked with them behold the messenger came down unto him and he said Behold
persons and put their heads in baskets and sent him them to Jezreel 8 ¶ And there came a messenger and told him saying They have brought the heads of the kings sons And he said Lay ye them in two heaps at the entring in of the gate until the morning 9 And it came to pass in the morning that he went out and stood and said to all the people Ye be righteous behold I conspired against my master and slew him but who slew all these 10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab for the LORD hath done that which he spake * 1 King 21.29 †Heb. by the hand of by his servant Elijah 11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel and all his great men and his ‖ Or acquaintance kinsfolks and his priests until he left him none remaining 12 ¶ And he arose and departed and came to Samaria And as he was at the †Heb. house of shephards binding sheep shearing-house in the way 13 Jehu †Heb sound met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah and said Who are ye And they answered We are the brethren of Ahaziah and we go down †Heb. to the peace of c. to salute the children of the king and the childen of the queen 14 And he said Take them alive And they took them alive and slew them at the pit of the shearing-house even two and fourty men neither left he any of them 15 ¶ And when he was departed thence he †Heb. souâ—â— lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him and he †〈◊〉 blessed saluted him and said to him Is thine heart right as my heart is with thy heart And Jehonadab answered It is If it be give me thine hand And he gave him his hand and he took him up to him into the chariot 16 And he said Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD So they made him ride in his chariot 17 And when he came to Samaria he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria till he had destroyed him according to the saying of the LORD which he spake to Elijah 18 ¶ And Jehu gathered all the people together and said unto them Ahab served Baal a little but Jehu shall serve him much 19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal all his servants and all his priests let none be wanting for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal whosoever shall be wanting he shall not live But Jehu did it in subtilty to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal 20 And Jehu said †Heb. Saâ—tâ—â—â— Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal And they proclaimed it 21 And Jehu sent through all Israel and all the worshippers of Baal came so that there was not a man lest that came not and they came into the house of Baal and the house of Baal was ‖ Or so full that they stood mouth to mouth full from one end to another 22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal And he brought them forth vestments 23 And Jehu went and Jehonadab the son of Rechab into the house of Baal and said unto the worshippers of Baal Search and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD but the worshippers of Baal onely 24 And when they went in to ofter sacrifices and burnt offerings Jehu appointed fourscore men without and said If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape he that letteth him go his life shall be for the life of him 25 And it came to pass assoon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains Go in and slay them let none come forth And they smore them with †Heb. the mouth the edge of the sword and the guard and the captains cast them out and went to the city of the house of Baal 26 And they brought forth the †Heb. statâ—tes images out of the house of Baal and burnt them 27 And they brake down the image of Baal and brake down the house of Baal and made it a draught-house unto this day 28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel 29 ¶ Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin Jehu departed not from after them to wit the golden calves that were in Beth-el and that were in Dan. 30 And the LORD said unto Jehu Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel 31 But Jehu †Heb. observed not took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam which made Israel to sin 32 ¶ In those days the LORD began †Heb. to cut off the ends to cut Israel short and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel 33 From Jordan †Heb. toward the â—â—sinâ— of the sun east-ward all the land of Gilead the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites from Aroer which is by the river Arnon ‖ Or even to Gilead and Bashan even Gilead and Bashan 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu all that he did all his might are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 35 And Jehu slept with his fathers and they buried him in Samaria and Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead 36 And †Heb. the days were the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years CHAP. XI 1 Jeboash being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliabs massacre of the seed royal is hid six years in the house of God 4 Jehoiada giving order to the captains in the seventh year anointeth him king 13 Athaliah is slain 17 Jehoiada restoreth the worship of God ANd when * 2 Chr. 22.10 Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead she arose and destroyed all the †Heb. â—â—ed of the kingdom seed royal 2 But Jehosheba the daughter of king Joram sister of Ahaziah took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the kings sons which were slain and they hid him even him and his nurse in the bed-chamber from Athaliah so that he was not slain 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years and Athaliah did reign over the land 4 ¶ And * 2 Chr. 12.1 the seventh year Jehoiada sent and set the rulers over hundreds with the captains and the
he began to reign and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD yet not like David his father he did according to all things as Joash his father did 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places 5 ¶ And it came to pass assoon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand that he slew his servants * Chap. 12.20 which had slain the king his father 6 But the children of the murderers he slew not according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses wherein the LORD commanded saying * Deut. 24.16 Ezek. 18.20 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children nor the children be put to death for the fathers but every man shall be put to death for his own sin 7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand and took ‖ Ot the rock Selah by war and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day 8 ¶ Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel saying Come let us look one another in the face 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah saying The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon saying Give thy daughter to my son to wife and there passed by a wilde beast that was in Lebanon and trod down the thistle 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom and thine heart hath listed thee up glory of this and tarry †Heb. at thy house at home for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt that thou shouldest fall even thou and Judah with thee 11 But Amaziah would not hear therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh which belongeth to Judah 12 And Judah †Heb. was smitten was put to the worse before Israel and they fled every man to their tents 13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah at Beth-shemesh and came to Jerusalem and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner-gate four hundred cubits 14 And he took all the gold and silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the kings house and hostages and returned to Samaria 15 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did and his might and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead 17 ¶ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years 18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah 19 Now * 2 Chr 25.27 they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish but they sent after him to Lachish and slew him there 20 And they brought him on horses and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David 21 ¶ And all the people of Judah took †2 Chr. 26.1 he iâ— called Vzziah Azariah which â—â—as sixteen years old and made him king in stead of his father Amaziah 22 He built Elath and restored it to Judah after that the king slept with his fathers 23 ¶ In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria and reigned fourty and one years 24 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin 25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entring of Hamath unto the sea of the plain according to the word of the LORD God of Israel which he spake by the hand of his servant * Mat. 12.39 40 called Jonas Jonan the son of Amittai the prophet which was of Gath-hepher 26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel that it was very bitter for there was not any shut up nor any lest nor any helper for Israel 27 And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash 28 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did and his might how he warred and how he recovered Damascus and Hamath which belonged to Judah for Israel are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers even with the kings of Israel and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XV. 1 Azariah his good reign 5 He dying a leper Jotham succeedeth 8 Zachariah the last of Jehu his generation reigning ill is slain by Shallum 13 Shallum reigning a moneth is slain by Menahem 16 Menahem strengthneth himself by Pul. 21 Pekahiah succeedeth him 23 Pekahiah is slain by Pekah 27 Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser and slain by Hoshea 32 Jothams good reign 36 Ahaz succeedeth him IN the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD according to all that his father Amaziah had done 4 Save that the high places were not removed the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places 5 ¶ And the LORD smote the king so that he was a leper unto the day of his death and dwelt in a several house and Jotham the kings son was over the house judging the people of the land 6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah and all that he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah 7 So Azariah slept with his fathers and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David and Jotham his son reigned in his stead 8 ¶ In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six moneths 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD as his fathers had done he departed not from the fins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat Who made Israel to sin 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired
the Reubenites and thirty with him 43 Hanan the son of Maachah and Joshaphat the Mithnite 44 Uzzia the Ashterathite Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite 45 Jediael the ‖ Or Shimrite son of Shimri and Joha his brother the Tizite 46 Eliel the Mahavite and Jeribai and Joshaviah the sons of Elnaam and Ithmah the Moabite 47 Eliel and Obed and Jasiel the Mesobaite CHAP. XII 1 The companies that came to David at Ziklag 23 The armies that came to him at Hebron NOw * 1 Sam. 27.2 these are they that came to David to Ziklag †Heb. being yet shut up while he yet kept himself close because of Saul the son of Kish and they were among the mighty men helpers of the war 2 They were armed with bowes and could use both the right hand and the left in burling stones and shooting arrows out of a bowe even of Sauls brethren of Benjamin 3 The chief was Ahiezer then Joash the sons of ‖ Or Hasmaah Shemaah the Gibeathite and Jeziel and Pelet the sons of Azmaveth and Berachah and Jehu the Antothite 4 And Ismaiah the Gibeonite a mighty man among the thirty and over the thirty and Jeremiah and Jahaziel and Johanan and Josabad the Gederathite 5 Eluzai and Jerimoth and Bealiah and Shemariah and Shephatian the Haruphite 6 Elkanah and Jesiah and Azareel and Joezer and Jashobeam the Korhites 7 And Joelah and Zebadiah the sons of Jeroham of Gedor 8 And of the Gadites there separated themselves unto David into the hold to the wilderness men of might and men †Heb. of the best of war fit for the battel that could handle shield and buckler whose faces were like the faces of lions and were †Heb. as the roes upon the mountains to make haste as swift as the roes upon the mountains 9 Ezer the first Obadiah the second Eliab the third 10 Mishmannah the fourth Jeremiah the fifth 11 Attai the sixth Eliel the seventh 12 Johanan the eighth Elzabad the ninth 13 Jeremiah the tenth Machbanai the eleventh 14 These were of the sons of Gad captains of the host ‖ Or one that was least could resist an hundred and the greatest a thousand one of the least was over an hundred and the greatest over a thousand 15 These are they that went over Jordan in the first moneth when it had †Heb. filled over overflown all his * Josh 3.15 banks and they put to flight all them of the valleys both toward the east and toward the west 16 And there came of the children of Benjamin and Judah to the hold unto David 17 And David went out †Heb. before them to meet them and answered and said unto them if ye be come peaceably unto me to help me mine heart shall †Heb. be one be knit unto you but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies seeing there is no ‖ Or violence wrong in mine hands the God of our fathers look thereon and rebuke it 18 Then †Heb. the spirit clothed Amasai the spirit came upon Amasai who was chief of the captains and be said Thine are we David and on thy side thou son of Jesse peace peace be unto thee and peace be to thine helpers for thy God helpeth thee Then David received them and made them captains of the band 19 And there â—ell some of Manasseh to David when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battel but they helped them not for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away saying * 1 Sam. 29 4. He will fall to his master Saul †Heb. oâ— our heads to the jeopardy of our heads 20 As he went to Ziklag there fell to him of Manasseh Adnah and Jozabad and Jediael and Michael and Jozabad and Elihu and Zilthai captains of the thousands that were of Manasseh 21 And they helped David ‖ Or with a band against the band of the rovers for they were all mighty men of valour and were captains in the host 22 For at that time day by day there came to David to help him until it was a great host like the host of God 23 ¶ And these are the numbers of the ‖ Or captains or men †Heb. heads bands that were ready armed to the war and came to David to Hebron to turn the kingdom of Saul to him according to the word of the LORD 24 The children of Judah that bare shield and spear were six thousand and eight hundred ready ‖ Or prepared armed to the war 25 Of the children of Simeon mighty men of valour for the war seven thousand and one hundred 26 Of the children of Levi four thousand and six hundred 27 And Jehoiada was the leader of the Aaronites and with him were three thousand and seven hundred 28 And Zadok a young man mighty of valour and of his fathers house twenty and two captains 29 And of the children of Benjamin †Heb. brethren the kindred of Saul three thousand for hitherto †Heb. a multitude of them the greatest part of them had kept the ward of the house of Saul 30 And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred mighty men of valour †Heb. men of names famous throughout the house of their fathers 31 And of the half-tribe of Manasseh eighteen thousand which were expressed by name to come and make David king 32 And of the children of Issachar which were men that had understanding of the times to know what Israel ought to do the heads of them were two hundred and all their brethren were at their commandment 33 Of Zebulun such as went forth to battel ‖ Or rangers of battel or ranged in battel expert in war with all instruments of war fifty thousand which could ‖ Or set the battel in aray keep rank they were †Heb. without a heart and a heart not of double heart 34 And of Naphtali a thousand captains and with them with shield and spear thirty and seven thousand 35 And of the Danites expert in war twenty and eight thousand and six hundred 36 And of Asher such as went forth to battel ‖ Or keeping their rank expert in war fourty thousand 37 And on the other side of Jordan of the Reubenites and the Gadites and of the half-tribe of Manasseh with all manner of instruments of war for the battel an hundred and twenty thousand 38 All these men of war that could keep rank came with a perfect heart to Hebron to make David king over all Israel and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king 39 And there they were with David three days eating and drinking for their brethren had prepared for them 40 Moreover they that were nigh them even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali brought bread on asses and on camels and mules and on oxen and
may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto the place that I have prepared for it 13 For because ye did it not at the first the LORD our God made a breach upon us for that we sought him not after the due order 14 So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel 15 And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon as * Exod. 25.14 Moses commanded according to the word of the LORD 16 And David spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their brethren to be the singers with instruments of musick psalteries and harps and cymbals sounding by lifting up the voice with joy 17 So the Levites appointed * Chap. 6.33 Heman the son of Joel and of his brethren * Chap. 6.39 Asaph the son of Berechiah and of the sons of Merari their brethren * Chap. 6.44 Ethan the son of Kushaiah 18 And with them their brethren of the second degree Zechariah Ben and Jaaziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Unni Eliab and Benaiah and Maaseiah and Mattithiah and Elipheleh and Mikneiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel the porters 19 So the singers Heman Asaph and Ethan were appointed to sound with cymbals of brass 20 And Zechariah and Aziel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Unni Eliah and Maaseiah Benaiah with psalteries on Alamoth 21 And Mattithiah and Elipheleh and Mikneiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel and Azzaziah with harps ‖ Or on the eighth to oversee on the Sheminith to excel 22 And Chenaniah chief of the Levites ‖ Or was for the carriage be instructed about the carriage was for †Heb. lifting up song he instructed about the song because he was skilful 23 And Berechiah and Elkanah were door-keepers for the ark 24 And Shebaniah and Jehoshaphat and Nethaneel and Amasai and Zechariah and Benaiah and Eliezer the priests did blow with the trumpets before the ark of God and Obed-edom and Jehiah were door-keepers for the ark 25 ¶ So * 2 Sam. 6.12 13 c. David and the elders of Israel and the captains over thousands went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obed-edom with joy 26 And it came to pass when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams 27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen and all the Levites that bare the ark and the singers and Chenaniah the master of the ‖ Or carriage song with the singers David also had upon him an ephod of linen 28 Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting and with sound of the cornet and with trumpets and with cymbals making a noise with psalteries and harps 29 ¶ And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing and she despised him in her heart CHAP. XVI 1 Davids festival sacrifice 4 He ordereth a quire to sine thanksgiving 7 The psalm of thanksgiving 37 He appointeth ministers porter priests and musicians to attend continually on the ark SO * 2 Sam. 6.17 they brought the ark of God and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it and they offered burnt-sacrifices and peace-offerings before God 2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offerings the peace-offerings he blessed the people in the name of the LORD 3 And he dealt to every one of Israel both man and woman to every one a loaf of bread and a good piece of flesh and a flagon of wine 4 ¶ And he appointed certain of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD and to record and to thank and praise the LORD God of Israel 5 Asaph the chief and next to him Zechariah Jeiel and Shemiramoth and Jehiel and Mattithiah and Eliah and Benaiah and Obed-edom and Jeiel †Heb. with instruments of psalteries and harps with psalteries and with harps but Asaph made a sound with cymbals 6 Benaiah also and Jahaziel the priests with trumpets continually before the ark of the covenant of God 7 ¶ Then on that day David delivered first this psalm to thank the LORD into the hand of Asaph and his brethren 8 * Psal 105 1. Give thanks unto the LORD call upon his name make known his deeds among the people 9 Sing unto him sing psalms unto him talk you of all his wondrous works 10 Glory ye in his holy name let the heart of them rejoyce that seek the LORD 11 Seek the LORD and his strength seek his face continually 12 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done his wonders and the judgements of his mouth 13 O ye seed of Israel his servant ye children of Jacob his chosen ones 14 He is the LORD our God his judgements are in all the earth 15 Be ye mindful always of his covenant the word which he commanded to a thousand generations 16 Even of the * Gen. 1â— 2 26. â— 28.13 covenant which he made with Abraham and of his oath unto Isaac 17 And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law and to Israel for an everlasting covenant 18 Saying Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan †Heb. the cord the lot of your inheritance 19 When ye were but †Heb. men of number few * Gen. 3â— 30 even a few and strangers in it 20 And when they went from nation to nation and from one kingdom to another people 21 He suffered no man to do them wrong yea he * Gen. 12 17 20.3 reproved kings for their sakes 22 Saying * Psal 105.15 Touch not mine anointed and do my prophets no harm 23 * Psal â—6 1 Sing unto the LORD all the earth shew forth from day to day his salvation 24 Declare his glory among the heathen his marvellous works among all nations 25 For great is the LORD and greatly to be praised he also is to be feared above all gods 26 For all the gods * Lev. 19.6 of the people are idols but the LORD made the heavens 27 Glory and honour are in his presence strength and gladness are in his place 28 Give unto the LORD ye kindreds of the people give unto the LORD glory and strength 29 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name bring an offering and come before him worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness 30 Fear before him all the earth the world also shall be stable that it be not moved 31 Let the heavens be glad and let the earth rejoyce and let men say among the nations The LORD reigneth 32 Let the sea roar and the fulness
the LORD 6 ¶ Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds with the rulers over the kings work offered willingly 7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams and of silver ten thousand talents and of brass eighteen thousand talents and one hundred thousand talents of iron 8 And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite 9 Then the people rejoyced for that they offered willingly because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD and David the king also rejoyced with great joy 10 ¶ Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation and David said Blessed be thou LORD God of Israel our father for ever and ever 11 * â—â—â—t 6.13 1 Tim. 1 1â— Rev. 5.13 Thine O LORD is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine thine is the kingdom O LORD and thou art exalted as head above all 12 Both riches and honour come of thee and thou reignest over all and in thine hand is power and might and in thine hand it is to make great and to give strength unto all 13 Now therefore our God we thank thee and praise thy glorious name 14 But who am I and what is my people that we should †Heb. retain or obtain strength be able to offer so willingly after this sort for all things come of thee and †Heb. of thine hand of thine own have we given thee 15 For * Ps 39.12 Heb. 11.13 1 Pet. 2.11 we are strangers before thee and sojourners as were all our fathers * Ps 90.9 our days on the earth are as a shadow and there is none †Heb. expectation abiding 16 O LORD our God all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand and is all thine own 17 I know also my God that thou * 1 Sam. 16.7 Ch. 28.9 triest the heart and hast pleasure in uprightness As for me in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things and now have I seen with joy thy people which are ‖ Or found present here to offer willingly unto thee 18 O LORD God of Abraham Isaac and of Israel our fathers keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people and ‖ Or. stablish prepare their heart unto thee 19 And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart to keep thy commandments thy testimonies and thy statutes and to do all these things and to build the palace for the which I have made provision 20 ¶ And David said to all the congregation Now bless the LORD your God And all the congregation blessed the LORD God or their fathers and bowed down their heads and worshipped the LORD and the king 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD and offered burnt-offerings unto the LORD on the morrow after that day even a thousand bullocks a thousand rams and a thousand lambs with their drink-offerings and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel 22 And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness and they made Solomon the son of David king the second time and * 1 Kin. 1.39 anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governour and Zadok to be priest 23 Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king in stead of David his father and prospered and all Israel obeyed him 24 And all the princes and the mighty men and all the sons likewise of king David †Heb. gave the hand under Solomon submitted themselves unto Solomon the king 25 And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel and * 1 Kin. 3.13 2 Chr. 1.12 Eccles 2.9 bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel 26 ¶ Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel 27 And the time that he reigned over Israel was fourty years seven years reigned he in Hebron and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem 28 And he died in a good old age full of days riches and honour and Solomon his son reigned in his stead 29 Now the acts of David the king first and last behold they are written in the ‖ Or history †Heb. words book of Samuel the seer and in the book of Nathan the prophet and in the book of Gad the seer 30 With all his reign and his might and the times that went over him and over Israel and over all the kingdoms of the countreys ¶ The second book of the CHRONICLES CHAP. I. 1 The solemn offering of Solomon at Gibeon 7 Solomons choice of wisdom is blessed by God 13 Solomons strength and wealth ANd * 1 King 1.46 Solomon the son of David was strengthned in his kingdom and the LORD his God was with him and magnified him exceedingly 2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel to the captains of thousands and of hundreds and to the judges and to every governour in all Israel the chief of the fathers 3 So Solomon and all the congregation with him went to the high place that was at * 1 Kin. 3.4 1 Chr. 16.39 21.29 Gibeon for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness 4 * 2 Sam. 6.2 â—â— But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jearim to the place which David had prepared for it for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem 5 Moreover * Ex. 38.1 the brasen altar that Bezaleel the son of Uri the son of Hur had made ‖ Or â—â—s there he put before the tabernacle of the LORD and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it 6 And Solomon went up thither to the brasen altar before the LORD which was at the tabernacle of the congregation and offered a thousand burnt-offerings upon it 7 ¶ In that night did God appear unto Solomon and said unto him Ask what I shall give thee 8 And Solomon said unto God Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father and hast made me * 1 Chr. 28. â— to reign in his stead 9 Now O LORD God let thy promise unto David my father be established * 1 King 3. â— for thou hast made me king over a people †Heb. much as the dust of the â—â—â—th like the dust of the earth in multitude 10 * 1 King 3.9 Give me now wisdom and knowledge that I may * Numb 27.17 go out and come in before this people for who can judge this thy people that is
and all the instruments put he among the treasures of the house of God 2 ¶ * 1 King 8.2 c. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh moneth 4 And all the elders of Israel came and the Levites took up the ark 5 And they brought up the ark and the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle these did the priests and the Levites bring up 6 Also king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark sacrificed sheep and oxen which could not be told nor numbred for multitude 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place to the oracle of the house into the most holy place even under the wings of the cherubims 8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above 9 And they drew our the staves of the ark that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle but they were not seen without And ‖ Or they are there as 1 King 8.8 there it is unto this day 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses * Deut. 10.2 5. put therein at Horeb ‖ Or where when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt 11 ¶ And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place for all the priests that were †Heb. sound present were sanctified and did not then wait by course 12 * 1 Chr. 25.1 Also the Levites which were the singers all of them of Asaph of Heman of Jeduthun with their sons and their brethren being arayed in white linen having cymbals and psalteries and harps stood at the east-end of the altar and with them an hundred and twenty priests scunding with trumpets 13 It came even to pass as the trumpeters and singers were as one to make one sound to be heard in prassing and thanking the LORD and when they lift up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick and praised the LORD saying * Psal 136. For he is good for his mercy endureth for ever that then the house was filled with a cloud even the house of the LORD 14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God CHAP. VI. 1 Solomon having blessed the people blesseth God 12 Solomons prayer in the conscoration of the temple upon the brasen scaffold THen * 1 King 8.12 c. said Solomon The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the * Levit. 16.2 thick darkness 2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee and a place for thy dwelling for ever 3 And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stood 4 And he said Blessed be the LORD God of Israel who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David saying 5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in that my name might be there neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem that my name might be there and have chosen Davin to be ruler over my people Israel 7 Now * 2 Sam. 7.2 1 Chr. 28.2 it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 8 But the LORD said to David my father Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name thou didst well in that it was in thine heart 9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loyns he shall build the house for my name 10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken for I am risen up in the room of David my father and am set on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 11 And in it have I put the ark wherein is the covenant of the LORD that he made with the children of Israel 12 ¶ And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands 13 For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of five cubits †Heb. the length thereof c. long and five cubits broad and three cubits high and had set it in the midst of the court and upon it he stood and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hand towards heaven 14 And said O LORD God of Israel * Exod. 15.11 there is no God like thee in the heaven nor in the earth which keepest covenant and shewest mercy unto thy servants that walk before thee with all their hearts 15 Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him and spakest with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand as it is this day 16 Now therefore O LORD God of Israel keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him saying * 1 Sam. 7.12 1 King 2.4 6.12 †Heb. there shall not a man be cut off There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel * Psal 132.12 yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me 17 Now then O LORD God of Israel let thy word be verified which thou hast spoken unto they servant David 18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth * Chap. 2.6 Isa 66. 1. Acts 7.49 behold heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee how much less this house which I have built 19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of they servant and to his supplication O LORD my God to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee 20 That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth ‖ Or in the place towards this place 21 Hearken therefore unto the
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
commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to do the law and the commandment 5 Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the †Heb. sun-images images and the kingdom was quiet before him 6 ¶ And he built fenced cities in Judah for the land had rest and he had no war in those years because the LORD had given him rest 7 Therefore he said unto Judah Let us build these cities and make about them walls and towers gates and bars while the land is yet before us because we have sought the LORD our God we have sought him and he hath given us rest on every side so they built and prospered 8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears out of Judah three hundred thousand and out of Benjamin that bare shields and drew bowes two hundred and fourscore thousand all these were mighty men of valour 9 ¶ * Chap. 16.8 And there came out against them Zerah the Ethiopian with an host of a thousand thousand and three hundred chariots and came unto Mareshah 10 Then Asa went out against him and they set the battel in aray in the valley of Zephathah at Mareshah 11 And Asa cried unto the LORD his God and said LORD it is * 1 Sam. 14.6 nothing with thee to help whether with many or with them that have no power help us O LORD our God for we rest on thee and in thy name we go against this multitude O LORD thou art our God set not ‖ Or mortal man man prevail against thee 12 So the LORD smote the Ethiopians before Asa and before Judah and the Ethiopians fled 13 And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them unto Gerar and the Ethiopians were overthrown that they could not recover themselves for they were †Heb. broken destroyed before the LORD and before his host and they carried away very much spoil 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar for the fear of the LORD came upon them and they spoiled all the cities for there was exceeding much spoil in them 15 They smote also the tents of cattel and carried away sheep and camels in abundance and returned to Jerusalem CHAP. XV. 1 Asa with Judah and many of Israel moved by the prophesie of Azariah the son of Oded make a solemn covenant with God 16 He putteth down Maachah his mother for her idolatry 18 He bringeth dedicate things into the house of God and enjoyeth a long peace ANd the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded 2 And he went out †Heb. before Asa to meet Asa and said unto him Hear ye me Asa and all Judah and Benjamin The LORD is with you while ye be with him and if ye seek him he will be found of you but if ye forsake him he will forsake you 3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God and without a teaching priest and without law 4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel and sought him he was found of them 5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countreys 6 And nation was †Heb. beaten in pieces destroyed of nation and city of city for God did vex them with all adversity 7 Be ye strong therefore and let not your hands be weak for your work shall be rewarded 8 And when Asa heard these words and the prophesie of Oded the prophet he took courage and put away the †Heb. abominations abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim and renewed the altar of the LORD that was before the porch of the LORD 9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh and out of Simeon for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him 10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third moneth in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa 11 And they offered unto the LORD †Heb. in that day the same time of the spoil which they had brought seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep 12 And they entred into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul 13 That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel * Deut. 13.9 should be put to death whether small or great whether man or woman 14 And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with cornets 15 And all Judah rejoyced at the oath for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire and he was found of them and the LORD gave them rest round about 16 ¶ And also concerning * 1 Kin. 15.13 Maachah the mother of Asa the king he removed her from being queer because she had made an †Heb. borrour idol in a grove and Asa cut down her idol and stamped it and burnt it at the brook Kidron 17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days 18 ¶ And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated silver and gold and vessels 19 And there was no more war unto the sive and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa CHAP. XVI 1 Asa by the aid of the Syrians diverteth Baasha from building of Ramah 7 Being reproved thereof by Hanani be putteth him in prison 11 Among his other acts in his disease he seeketh not to God but to the physitians 13 His death and burial IN the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa * 1 Kin. 15.17 Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the kings house and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria that dwelt at †Heb. Darmesek Damascus saying 3 There is a league between me and thee as there was between my father and thy father behold I have sent thee silver and gold go break thy league with Baasha king of Israel that he may depart from me 4 And Ben-hadad hearkned unto king Asa and sent the captains of †Heb. which were his his armies against the cities of Israel and they smote ljon and Dan and Abel-maim and all the store cities of Naphtali 5 And it came to pass when Baasha heard it that he left off building of Ramah and let
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
ashamed and sanctified themselves and brought in the burnt-offerings into the house of the LORD 16 And they stood in †Heb. their standing their place after their manner according to the law of Moses the man of God the priests sprinkled the bloud which they received of the hand of the Levites 17 For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the pass-overs for every one that was not clean to sanctifie them unto the LORD 18 For a multitude of the people even many of Ephraim and Manasseh Issachar and Zebulun had not cleansed themselves yet did they eat the pass-over otherwise then it was written but Hezekiah prayed for them saying The good LORD pardon everyone 19 That prepareth his heart to seek God the LORD God of his fathers though be be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary 20 And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah and healed the people 21 And the children of Israel that were †Heb. found present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day singing with †Heb. instruments of strength loud instruments unto the LORD 22 And Hezekiah spake †Heb. to the heart of all c. comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD and they did eat throughout the feast seven days offering peace offerings and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers 23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days and they kept other seven days with gladness 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah †Heb. lifted up of offered did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep and a great number of priests sanctified themselves 25 And all the congregation of Judah with the priests and the Levites and all the congregation that came out of Israel the strangers that came out of the land of Israel and that dwelt in Judah rejoyced 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem 27 ¶ Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the peoâ—le and their voice was heard and the prayer came up to †Heb. the habitation of his holiness his holy dwelling-place even unto heaven CHAP. XXXI 1 The people is forward in destroying idolatry 2 Hezekiah or â—â—râ—th the courses of the priests and Levites and provideth for their work and maintenance 5 The peoples forwardness in offerings and tithes If Hezekiah appointeth officers to dispose of the tithes 20 The sincerity of Hezekiah NOw when all this was finished all Israel that were †Heb. found present went out to the cities of Judah and * 2 Kinâ— 18.4 brake the †Heb. statues images in pieces and cut down the groves and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin in Ephraim also and Manasseh †Heb. until to make an end until they had utterly destroyed them all Then all the children of Israel returned every man to his possession into their own cities 2 ¶ And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses every man according to his service the priests and Levites for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings to minister and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD 3 He appointed also the kings portion of his substance for the burnt-offerings to wit for the morning and evening burnt-offerings and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths and for the new-moons and for the set feasts as it is written in the * Num. 28. law of the LORD 4 Moreover he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites that they might be encouraged in the law of the LORD 5 ¶ And assoon as the commandment †Heb. brake forth came abroad the children of Israel brought in abundance the first-fruits of corn wine and oyl and ‖ Or. datâ—s honey and of all the increase of the field and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly 6 And concerning the children of Israel and Judah that dwelt in the cities of Judah they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep and the * Levit. 27.30 Deut. 14.28 tithe of holy things which were consecrated unto the LORD their God and said them †Heb. heaps heaps by heaps 7 In the third moneth they began to lay the foundation of the heaps and finished them in the seventh moneth 8 And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps they blessed the LORD and his people Israel 9 Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps 10 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answered him and said Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD we have had enough to eat and have left plenty for the LORD hath blessed his people and that which is left is this great store 11 ¶ Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare ‖ Or storehouses chambers in the house of the LORD and they prepared them 12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes and the dedicate things faithfully over which Cononiah the Levite was ruler and Shimei his brother was the next 13 And Jehiel and Azaziah and Nahath and Asahel and Jerimoth and Jozabad and Eliel and Ismachian and Mahath and Benaiah were overseers †Heb. at the hand under the hand of Cononiah and Shimei his brother at the commandment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of the house of God 14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Levite the porter toward the east was over the free-will-offerings of God to distribute the oblations of the LORD and the most holy things 15 And †Heb. at his hand next him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshuah and Shemaiah Amariah and Shecaniah in the cities of the priests in their ‖ Or trust set office to give to their brethren by courses as well to the great as to the small 16 Beside their genealogy of males from three years old and upward even unto every one that entreth into the house of the LORD his daily portion for their service in their charges according to their courses 17 Both to the genealogy of the priests by the house of their fathers and the Levites from twenty years old and upward in their charges by their courses 18 And to the genealogy of all their little ones their wives and their sons and their daughters through all the congregation for in their ‖ Or trust set office they sanctifie themselves in holiness 19 Also of the sons
herds in abundance for God had given him substance very much 30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper water-course of Gihon and brought it straight down to the west-side of the city of David And Hezekiah prospered in all his works 31 ¶ Howbeit in the business of the †Heb. interpreters embassadours of the princes of Babylon who * 2 Kin. 20.12 Isa 39.1 sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land God left him to try him that he might know all that was in his heart 32 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his †Heb. kindnesses goodness behold they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel 33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers and they buried him in the ‖ Or. highest chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXXIII 1 Manasseh his wicked reign 3 He setteth up idolatry and wâ—ulâ— not be admonished 11 He is carried into Babylon 12Vpon his prayer to God he is released and putteth down idolatry 18 His acts 20 He dying Amon succeedeth him 21 Amon reigning wickâ—â—ly is slain by his servants 25 The murderers being slain Josiah succeedeth him MAnasseh * 2 Kin. 21.1 c. was twelve years old when he began to reign and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem 2 But did that which was evil in the â—iâ—â—t of the LORD like unto the * Deut. 23.9 abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel 3 ¶ For †Heb. he returned and built â—e built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had * 2 Kin. 18.4 broken down and he reared up altars for Baalim and made groves and worshipped all the host of heaven and served them 4 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD whereof the LORD had said * Deut. 12.11 1 Kin. 8.29 9.3 Chap. 6.6 and 7.16 In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD 6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom also he observed times and used enchantments and used witchcraft and dealt with a familiar spirit and with wizards he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke him to anger 7 And he set a carved image the idol which he had made in the house of God of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son In * Psal 132.14 this house and in Jerusalem which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel will I put my name for ever 8 * 2 Sam. 7.10 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses 9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err and to do worse then the heathen whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel 10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh and to his people but they would not hearken 11 ¶ Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host †Heb. which were the kings of the king of Assyria which took Manasseh among the thorns and bound him with ‖ Or chains fetters and carried him to Babylon 12 And when he was in affliction he besought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers 13 And prayed unto him and he was entreated of him and heard his supplication and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God 14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David on the west-side of Gihon in the valley even to the entring in at the fish-gate and compassed about ‖ Or the tower Ophel and raised it up a very great height and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah 15 And he took away the strange gods and the idol out of the house of the LORD and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem and cast them out of the city 16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD and sacrificed thereon peace-offerings and thank-offerings and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel 17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high-places yet unto the LORD their God onely 18 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh his prayer unto his God and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel behold thâ—y are written in the book of the kings of Israel 19 His prayer also and how God was entreated of him and all his sin and his trespass and the places wherein he built high places and set up groves and graven images before he was humbled behold they are written among the sayings of ‖ Or Hosai the seers 20 ¶ So Manasseh slept with his fathers and they buried him in his own house and Amon his son reigned in his stead 21 ¶ * 2 Kin. 21.19 c Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign and reigned two years in Jerusalem 22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD as did Manasseh his father for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made and served them 23 And humbled not himself before the LORD as Manasseh his father had humbled himself but Amon †Heb. multiplied trespass trespassed more and more 24 And his servants conspired against him and slew him in his own house 25 ¶ Buâ— the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead CHAP. XXXIV 1 Josiah his good reign 3 He destroyeth idolatry 8 He taketh order for the repair of the temple 14 Hilkiah having found a book of the law Josiah sendeth to Huldah to enquire of the Lord. 23 Huldah prophesieth the destruction of Jerusalem but respite thereof in Josiahs time 29 Josiah causing it to be read in a solemn assembly râ—neweth the covenant with God JOsiah * 2 Kin. 21.1 c was eight years old when he began to reign and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of David his father and declined neither to the right hand nor to the left 3
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign and he reigned three moneths in Jerusalem 3 And the king of Egypt †Heb. removed him put him down at Jerusalem and †Heb. muâ—cted condemned the land in an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold 4 And the king of Egypt made Eliakim his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem and turned his name to Jehoiakim And Necho took Jehoahaz his brother and carried him to Egypt 5 ¶ Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God 6 Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and bound him in ‖ Or chains fetters to carry him to Babylon 7 * 2 Kin. 24.13 Dan. 1.1 2. Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of the LORD to Babylon and put them in his temple at Babylon 8 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim and his abominations which he did and that which was found in him behold they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah and ‖ Or Jeconiah 1 Chr. 3.16 or Coniah Jer. 22.24 Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead 9 ¶ * 2 Kin. 24.8 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign and he reigned three moneths and ten days in Jerusalem and he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD 10 And †Heb. at the return of the year when the year was expired king Nebuchadnezzar sent and brought him to Babylon with the †Heb. vâ—ssels of desire goodly vessels of the house of the LORD and made ‖ Or. Mattaniah 2 King 24.17 * Jer. 37.1 Zedekiah his brother king over Judah and Jerusalem 11 ¶ * 2 Kin. 24.18 Jer. 52.1 c. Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem 12 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD his God and humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet speaking from the mouth of the LORD 13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar who had made him swear by God but he stiffned his neck and hardned his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel 14 ¶ Moreover all the chief of the priests and the people transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem 15 * Jer. 25.2 4. and 35.15 And the LORD God of their fathers sent to them †Heb. by the hand of his messengers by his messengers rising up ‖ That is continually and carefully betimes and sending because he had compassion on his people and on his dwelling place 16 But they mocked the messengers of God and despised his words and misused his prophets until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people till there was no †Heb. healing remedy 17 * 2 Kin. 25.1 c. Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Caldees who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary and had no compassion upon young man or maiden old man or him that stooped for age he gave them all into his hand 18 And all the vessels of the house of God great and small and the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the king and of his princes all these he brought to Babylon 19 And they burnt the house of God and brake down the wall of Jerusalem and burnt all the palaces thereof with fire and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof 20 And †Heb. the remainder from the sword them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Perâ—ia 21 To fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of * Jer. 25 9 12. 29.10 Jeremiah until the land * Lev. 26.34 35 43. had enjoyed her sabbaths for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath to fulfil threescore and ten years 22 ¶ * Ezra 1.1 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia that the word of the LORD spoken by the mouth of * Jer. 25.12.13 29.10 Jeremiah might be acomplished the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and put it also in writing saying 23 Thus saith Cyrus king of Pesia All the kingdoms of the earth hath the LORD God of heaven given me and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem which is in Judah who is there among you of all his people the LORD his God be with him and let him go up ¶ EZRA CHAP. I. 1 The proclamation of Cyrus for the building of the temple 5 The people provide for the return 7 Cyrus restoreth the vessels of the temple to Sheshbazzar NOw in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia that the word of the LORD * 2 Chr. 36.22 Jer. 25.12 29.10 by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia that he †Heb. caused a vâ—â—ce to â—ass made a Proclamation throughout all his kingdom and put it also in writing saying 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia The LORD God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth and he hath * Isa 44.28 45.13 charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem which is in Judah 3 Who is there among you of all his people his God be with him and let him go up to Jerusalem which is in Judah and build the house of the LORD God of Israel he is the God which is in Jerusalem 4 And whosoever remaineth in any place where he sojourneth let the men of his place †Heb. lift him up help him with silver and with gold and with goods and with beasts besides the free-will-offering for the house of God that is in Jerusalem 5 ¶ Then rose up the chief of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites with all them whose spirit God had raised to go up to build the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem 6 And all they that were about them ‖ This is helped them strengthned their hands with vessels of silver with gold with goods and with beasts and with precious things besides all that was willingly offered 7 ¶ Also Cyrus the king brought forth the vessels of the house of the LORD * 2 King 24.12 2 Chr. â—6 â— which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem and had put them in the house of his gods 8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring sorth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer and numbred them unto
where the treasures were †Cald. made to descend laid up in Babylon 2 And there was found at ‖ Or Echatana or in a coffer Achmetha in the palace that is in the province of the Medes a roll and therein was a record thus written 3 In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem Let the house be builded the place where they offered sacrifices and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid the height thereof threescore cubits and the breadth thereof threescore cubits 4 With three rows of great stones and a row of new timber and let the expences be given out of the kings house 5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar took forth out of the temple which is at Jerusalem and brought unto Babylon be restored and †Cald. go brought again unto the temple which is at Jerusalem every one to his place and place them in the house of God 6 Now therefore Tatnai governour beyond the river Shethar-boznai and †Cald. their societies your companions the Apharsachites which are beyond the river be ye far from thence 7 Let the work of this house of God alone let the governour of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place 8 Moreover †Cald. by me a decree is made I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God that of the kings goods even of the tribute beyond the river forthwith expences be given unto these men that they be not †Cald. made to cease hindred 9 And that which they have need of both young bullocks and rams and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven wheat salt wine and oyl according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem let it be given them day by day without fail 10 That they may offer sacrifices †Cald. â—f rest of sweet savours unto the God of heaven and pray for the life of the king and of his sons 11 Also I have made a decree that whosoever shall alter this word let timber be pulled down from his house and being set up †Cald. let him be destroyed let him be hanged thereon and let his house be made a dunghil for this 12 And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem I Darius have made a decree let it be done with speed 13 ¶ Then Tatnai governour on this side the river Shethar-boznai and their companions according to that which Darius the king had sent so they did speedily 14 And the elders of the Jews builded and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo and they builded and finished it according to the commandment of the God of Israel and according to the †Cald. â—â—â—ree commandment of Cyrus and Darius and Artaxerxes king of Persia 15 And this house was finished on the third day of the moneth Adar which was in the sixth year of the reign of Darius the king 16 ¶ And the children of Israel the priests and the Levites and the rest of †Cald. the sons of the transportation the children of the captivity kept the dedication of this house of God with joy 17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks two hundred rams four hundred lambs and for a sin-offering for all Israel twelve he-goats according to the number of the tribes of Israel 18 And they set the priests in their divisions and the Levites in their courses for the service of God which is at Jerusalem †Cald. according to the writâ—nâ— * Râ—m 3.6 â— 9 as it is written in the book of Moles 19 And the children of the captivity kept the pass-over upon the fourteenth day of the first moneth 20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together all of them were pure and killed the pass-over for all the children of the captivity and for their brethren the priests and for themselves 21 And the children of Israel which were come again out of captivity and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of the land to seek the LORD God of Israel did eat 22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy for the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them to strengthen their hands in the work of the house of God the God of Israel CHAP. VII 1 Ezra goeth up to Jerusalem 11 The gracious commission of Artaxerxes to Ezra 27 Ezra blesseth God for his savour NOw after these things in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia Ezra the son of Seraiah the son of Azariah the son of Hilkiah 2 The son of Shallum the son of Zadok the son of Ahitub 3 The son of Amariah the son of Azariah the son of Meraioth 4 The son of Zerahiah the son of Uzzi the son of Bukki 5 The son of Abishua the son of Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron the chief priest 6 This Ezra went up from Babylon and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses which the LORD God of Israel had given and the king granted him all his request according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him 7 And there went up some of the children of Israel and of the priests and the Levites and the singers and the porters and the Nethinims unto Jerusalem in the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king 8 And he came to Jerusalem in the fifth moneth which was in the seventh year of the king 9 For upon the first day of the first moneth †Heb. was the foundation of the going up began he to go up from Babylon and on the first day of the fifth moneth came he to Jerusalem according to the good hand of his God upon him 10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the LORD and to do it and to teach in Israel statutes and judgements 11 ¶ Now this is the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest the scribe even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the LORD and of his statutes to Israel 12 Artaxerxes king of kings ‖ Or To Ezra the priest a perfect scribe of the law of the God of heaven peace c. Unto Ezra the priest a scribe of the law of the God of heaven perfect peace and at such a time 13 I make a decree that all they of the people of Israel and of his priests and Levites in my realm which are minded of their own
about Jerusalem and there was none to bury them 4 * Psal 44 14. We are become a reproach to our neighbours a scorn and derision to them that are round about us 5 * Psal 89.46 How long LORD wilt thou be angry for ever shall thy jealousie burn like fire 6 * Jer 10.25 Pour out thy wrath upon the heathen that have not known thee and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name 7 For they have devoured Jacob and laid waste his dwelling-place 8 * Isa 64.9 O remember not against us ‖ Or the iniquities of them that were before us former iniquities let thy tender mercies speedily prevent us for we are brought very low 9 Help us O God of our salvation for the glory of thy name and deliver us and purge away our sins for thy names sake 10 Wherefore should the heathen say Where is their God let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the †Heb. vengeance revenging of the bloud of thy servants which is shed 11 Let the sighing of the prisoner come before thee according to the greatness of †Heb. thine arm thy power †Heb. reserve the children of death preserve thou those that are appointed to die 12 And render unto our neighbours seven-fold into their bosom the reproach wherewith they have reproached thee O Lord. 13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever we will shew forth thy praise †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations PSAL. LXXX 1 The psalmist in his praver complaineth of the miseries of the church 8 Gods former favours are turned into judgements 14 He prayeth for deliverance ¶ To the chief musician upon Shoshannim Eduth A psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph GIve ear O shepherd of Israel thou that leadest Joseph like a flock thou that dwellest between the cherubims shine forth 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up thy strength and †Heb. come for salvation to us come and save us 3 Turn us again O God and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved 4 O LORD God of hosts how long †Heb. wilt thou smoke wilt thou be angry against the prayer of thy people 5 Thou feedest them with the bread of tears and givest them tears to drink in great measure 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours and our enemies laugh among themselves 7 Turn us again O God of hosts and cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt thou hast cast out the heathen and planted it 9 Thou preparedst room before it and didst cause it to take deep root and it filled the land 10 The hills were covered with the shadow of it and the boughs thereof were like †Heb. the cedars of God the goodly cedars 11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea her branches unto the river 12 Why hast thou then broken down her bedges so that all they which pass by the way do pluck her 13 The boar out of the wood doth waste it and the wilde beast of the field doth devour it 14 Return we beseech thee O God of hosts look down from heaven and behold and visit this vine 15 And the vineyard which thy right hand hath planted and the branch that thou madest strong for thy self 16 It is burnt with fire it is cut down they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand upon the son of man whom thou madest strong for thy self 18 So will not we go back from thee quicken us and we will call upon thy name 19 Turn us again O LORD God of hosts cause thy face to shine and we shall be saved PSAL. LXXXI 1 An exhertation to a solemn praising of God 4 God challengeth that duty by reason of his benefits 8 God exhorting to obedience complaineth of their disobedience which proveth their own hurt ¶ To the chief musician upon Gittith A psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph SIng aloud unto God our strength make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take a psalm and bring hither the timbrel the pleasant harp with the psaltery 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new-moon in the time appointed on our solemn feast-day 4 For this was a statute for Israel and a law of the God of Jacob. 5 This he ordained in Joseph for a testimony when he went out ‖ Or against through the land of Egypt where I heard a language that I understood not 6 I removed his shoulder from the burden his hands †Heb. passed away were delivered from the pots 7 Thou calledst in trouble and I delivered thee I answered thee in the secret place of thunder I * Exod. 17.6 proved thee at the waters of ‖ Or strife Meribah Selah 8 Hear O my people and I will testifie unto thee O Israel if thou wilt hearken unto me 9 There shall no strange god be in thee neither shalt thou worship any strange god 10 I am the LORD thy God which brought thee out of the land of Egypt open thy mouth wide and I will fill it 11 But my people would not hearken to my voice and Israel would none of me 12 * Act 3 14.16 So I gave them up ‖ Or to the hardness of their hearts or imagmation unto their own hearts lust and they walked in their own counsels 13 O that my people had hearkned unto me and Israel had walked in my ways 14 I should soon have subdued their enemies and turned my hand against their adversaries 15 The haters of the LORD should haye ‖ Or yeelded feigned obedience †Heb. lied submitted themselves unto him but their time should have endured for ever 16 He should have fed them also †Heb. with the fat of wheat with the finest of the wheat and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee PSAL. LXXXII 1 The psalmist having exhorted the judges 5 and reproved their negligence 8 prayeth God to judge ¶ A psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph GOd standeth in the congregation of the mighty he judgeth among the gods 2 How long will ye judge unjustly and * Deut. 1.17 accept the persons of the wicked Selah 3 †Heb. Judge Defend the poor and fatherless do justice to the afflicted needy 4 * Prov. 24.11 Deliver the poor and needy rid them out of the hand of the wicked 5 They know not neither will they understand they walk on in darkness all the foundations of the earth are †Heb. moved out of course 6 * John 10.34 I have said Ye are gods and all of you are children of the most High 7 But ye shall die like men and fall like one of the princes 8 Arise
a prey to their teeth 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers the snare is broken and we are escaped 8 * Psal 121.2 Our help is in the name of the LORD who made heaven earth PSAL. CXXV 1 The safety of such as trust in God 4 A prayer for the godly and against the wicked ¶ A song of degrees THey that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion which cannot be removed but abideth for ever 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever 3 For the rod of †Heb. wickedness the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity 4 Do good O LORD unto those that be good and to them that are upright in their hearts 5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity but peace shall be upon Israel PSAL. CXXVI 1 The church celebrating her incredible return out of captivity 4 prayeth for and prophesieth the good success thereof ¶ A song of degrees WHen the LORD †Heb. returned the returning of Zion turned again the captivity of Zion we were like them that dream 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with singing then said they among the heathen The LORD †Heb. hath magnified to do with them hath done great things for them 3 The LORD hath done great things for us whereof we are glad 4 Turn again our captivity O LORD as the streams in the south 5 They that sowe in tears shall reap in ‖ Or sinâ—ing joy 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth bearing ‖ Or seed-basket precious seed shall doubtless come again with rejoycing bringing his sheaves with him PSAL. CXXVII 1 The vertue of Gods blessing 3 Good children are his gift ¶ A song of degrees ‖ Or of Solomon for Solomon EXcept the LORD build the house they labour in vain †Heb. that are builderâ— of it in it that build it except the LORD keep the city the watchman waketh but in vain 2 It is vain for you to rise up early to sit up late to eat the bread of sorrows for so he giveth his beloved sleep 3 Lo children are an heritage of the LORD and the fruit of the womb is his reward 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man so are children of the youth 5 Happy is the man that †Heb. hath filled his quiver with them hath his quiver full of them they shall not be ashamed but they ‖ Or shall subdue as Ps 18.47 or destroy shall speak with the enemies in the gate PSAL. CXXVIII The sundry blessings which follow them that fear God ¶ A song of degrees BLessed is every one that feareth the LORD that walketh in his ways 2 For thou shalt â—at the labour of thine hands happy shalt thou be and it shall be well with thee 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house thy children like olive-plants round about thy table 4 Behold that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD 5 The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life 6 Yea thou shalt see thy childrens children and peace upon Israel PSAL. CXXIX 1 An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great affâ—ictions 5 The haters of the church are cursed ¶ A song of degrees ‖ Or Much. MAny a time have they afflicted me from my youth may Israel now say 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth yet they have not prevailed against me 3 The plowers plowed upon my back they made long their furrows 4 The LORD is righteous he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked 5 Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion 6 Let them be as the grass upon the hous-tops which withereth afore it groweth up 7 Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand noâ— he that bindeth sheeves his bosom 8 Neither do they which go by say The blessing of the LORD be upon you we bless you in the name of the LORD PSAL. CXXX 1 The psalmist professeth his â—â—pe in prayâ—r 5 and his patience in hope 7 He exhorteth Israel to hope in God ¶ A song of degrees OUt of the depths have I cried unto thee O LORD 2 Lord hear my voice let thine ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications 3 If thou LORD shouldest mark iniquities O Lord who shall stand 4 But there is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be feared 5 I wait for the LORD my soul doth wait and in his word do I hope 6 My soul waiteth for the Lord more then they that watch for the morning ‖ Or which watch unto the morning I say more then they that watch for the morning 7 Let Israel hope in the LORD for with the LORD there is mercy and with him is plenteous redemption 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities PSAL. CXXXI 1 David professing his humility 3 exhorteth Israel to hope in God ¶ A song of degrees of David LORD my heart is not haughty nor mine eyes lofty neither do I †Heb. walk exercise my self in great matters or in things too †Heb. wonderful my self as a childe that is weaned of his mother my soul is even as a weaned childe 3 Let Israel hope in the LORD †Heb. from now from henceforth and for ever PSAL. CXXXII 1 David in his prayer commendeth unto God the religious care be had for the ark 8 His prayer at the removing of the ark 11 with a repetition of Gods promises ¶ A song of degrees LORD remember David and all his afflictions 2 How he sware unto the LORD and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob. 3 Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house nor go up into my bed 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes or slumber to mine eye-lids 5 Until I finde out a place for the LORD †Heb. habitations an habitation for the mighty God of Jacob. 6 Lo we heard of it at Ephratah we found it in the fields of the wood 7 We will go into his tabernacles we will worship at his footstool 8 * Nu. 10 3â— 2 Chr. 6.41 Arise O LORD into thy rest thou and the ark of thy strength 9 Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness and let thy saints shout for joy 10 For thy servant Davids sake turn not away the face of thine anointed 11 The LORD hath sworn in truth unto David he will not turn from it * 2 Sa. 7.12 1 Kin. 8.25 2 Chr. 6.16 Lu. 1.69 Act. 2.30 Of the fruit of †Heb. thy belly thy body will I
but not of my spirit that they may add sin to sin 2 That walk to go down into Egypt and have not asked at my mouth to strengthen themselves in the strength of Pharaoh and to trust in the shadow of Egypt 3 Therefore shall the strength of Pharaoh be your shame and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your confusion 4 For his princes were at Zoan and his ambassadours came to Hanes 5 They were all ashamed of a people that could not profit them nor be an help nor profit but a shame and also a reproach 6 The burden of the beasts of the south into the land of trouble and anguish from whence come the young and old lion the viper and fiery slying serpent they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses and their treasures upon the bunches of camels to a people that shall not profit them 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain and to no purpose therefore have I cried ‖ Or to her concerning this Their strength is to sit still 8 ¶ Now go write it before them in a table and note it in a book that it may be for †Heb. the latter â—ay the time to come for ever and ever 9 That this is a rebellious people lying children children that will not hear the law of the LORD 10 Which say to the seers See not and to the prophets Prophesie not unto us right things speak unto us smooth things prophesie deceits 11 Get you out of the way turn aside out of the path cause the holy One of Israel to cease from before us 12 Wherefore thus saith the holy One of Israel Because ye despise this word and trust in ‖ Or fraud oppression and perversness and stay thereon 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall swelling out in a high wall whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant 14 And he shall break it as the breaking of †Heb. the bottle of potters the potters vessel that is broken in pieces he shall not spare so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth or to take water withal out of the pit 15 For thus saith the Lord GOD the holy One of Israel In returning and rest shall ye be saved in quietness and in considence shall be your strength and ye would not 16 But ye said No for we will flee upon horses therefore shall ye flee and we will ride upon the swift therefore shall they that pursue you be swift 17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one at the rebuke of five shall ye flee till ye be left as ‖ Or a tree bereft of branches or boughs or a mast a beacon upon the top of a mountain and as an ensigne on an hill 18 ¶ And therefore will the LORD wait that he may be gracious unto you and therefore will he be exalted that he may have mercy upon you for the LORD is a God of judgement * Psal 2.12 and 24.8 Prov. 16.20 Jer. 17.7 blessed are all they that wait for him 19 For the people shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem thou shalt weep no more he will be very gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cry when he shall hear it he will answer thee 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of ‖ Or oppression affliction yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more but thine eyes shall see thy teachers 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee saying This is the way walk ye in it when ye turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left 22 Ye shall defile also the covering of †Heb. the graven images of thy silver thy graven images of silver and the ornament of thy molten images of gold thou shalt †Heb. seatter cast them away as a menstruous cloth thou shalt say unto it Get thee hence 23 Then shall he give the rain of thy seed that thou shalt sowe the ground withal and bread of the increase of the earth and it shall be fat and plenteous in that day shall thy cattel feed in large pastures 24 The oxen likewise and the young asses that eare the ground shall eat ‖ Or savoury †Heb. leavened clean provender which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan 25 And there shall be upon every high mountain and upon every †Heb. lifted up high hill rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter when the towers fall 26 Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun and the light of the sun shall be seven-fold as the light of seven days in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people and healeth the stroke of their wound 27 ¶ Behold the name of the LORD cometh from far burning with his anger ‖ Or and the grievousness of fame and the burden thereof is †Heb. heaviness heavy his lips are full of indignation and his tongue as a devouring fire 28 And his breath as an overflowing stream shall reach to the midst of the neck to sift the nations with the live of vanity and there shall be a bridle in the jaws of the people causing them to err 29 Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept and gladness of heart as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD to the †Heb. rock mighty One of Israel 30 And the LORD shall cause †Heb. the glory his voice his glorious voice to be heard and shall shew the lighting down of his arm with the indignation of his anger and with the flame of a devouring fire with scattering and tempest and hailstones 31 For through the voice of the LORD shall the Assyrian be beaten down which smote with the rod. 32 And †Heb. every passing of the rod founded in every place where the grounded staff shall pass which the LORD shall †Heb. cause to rest upon him lay upon him it shall be with tabrets and harps and in battels of shaking will he fight ‖ Or against them with it 33 For Tophet is ordained †Heb. from yesterday of old yea for the king it is prepared he hath made it deep and large the pile thereof is fire and much wood the breath of the LORD like a stream of brimstone doth kindle it CHAP. XXXI 1 The prophet sheweth the cursed folly in trusting to Egypt and forsaking of God 6 He exhorteth to conversion 8 He sheweth the fall of Assyria WO to them that go down to Egypt for help and stay on horses and trust in chariots because they are many and in hors-men because they are very strong but they look not unto the holy One of
strength of his arms yea he is hungry and his strength faileth he drinketh no water and is faint 13 The carpenter stretcheth out his rule he marketh it out with a line he fitteth it with planes and he marketh it out with the compass and maketh it after the figure of a man according to the beauty of a man that it may remain in the house 14 He heweth him down cedars and taketh the cypress and the oak which he ‖ Or taketh courage strengthneth for himself among the trees of the forest he planteth an ash and the rain doth nourish it 15 Then shall it be for a man to burn for he will take thereof and warm himself yea he kindleth it and baketh bread yea he maketh a god and worshippeth it he maketh it a graven image and falleth down thereto 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire with part thereof he eateth flesh he rosteth rost and is satisfied yea he warmeth himself and saith Aha I am warm I have seen the fire 17 And the residue thereof he maketh a god even his graven image he falleth down unto it and worshippeth it and prayeth unto it and saith Deliver me for thou art my God 18 They have not known nor understood for he hath †Heb. daubed shut their eyes that they cannot see and their hearts that they cannot understand 19 And none †Heb. setteth to his heart considereth in his heart neither is there knowledge nor understanding to say I have burnt part of it in the fire yea also I have baked bread upon the coals thereof I have rosted flesh and eaten it and shall I make the residue thereof an abomination shall I fall down to †Heb. that which comes of a tree the stock of a tree 20 He feedeth of ashes a deceived heart hath turned him aside that he cannot deliver his soul nor say Is there not a lie in my right hand 21 ¶ Remember these O Jacob and Israel for thou art my servant I have formed thee thou art my servant O Israel thou shalt not be forgotten of me 22 I have blotted out as a thick cloud thy transgressions and as a cloud thy sins return unto me for I have redeemed thee 23 Sing O ye heavens for the LORD hath done it shout ye lower parts of the earth break forth into singing ye mountains O forest and every tree therein for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob and glorified himself in Israel 24 Thus saith the LORD thy redeemer and he that formed thee from the womb I am the LORD that maketh all things that stretcheth forth the heavens alone that spreadeth abroad the earth by my self 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars and maketh diviners mad that turneth wise men backward and maketh their knowledge foolish 26 That confirmeth the word of his servant and performeth the counsel of his messengers that saith to Jerusalem Thou shalt be inhabited and to the cities of Judah Ye shall be built and I will raise up the †Heb. wastes decayed places thereof 27 That saith to the deep Be dry and I will dry up thy rivers 28 That saith of Cyrus He is my shepherd and shall perform all my pleasure even saying to Jerusalem * 2 Chr. 36 22.23 Ezra 1.1 c. Ch. 45.13 Thou shalt be built and to the temple Thy foundation shall be laid CHAP. XLV 1 God calleth Cyrus for his churches sake 5 By his omnipotency he challengeth obedience 20 He convinceth the idols of vanity by his saving power THus saith the LORD to his anointed to Cyrus whose right hand I ‖ Or strengthned have holden to subdue nations before him and I will loose the loyns of kings to open before him the two-leaved gates and the gates shall not be shut 2 I will go before thee and make the crooked places straight I will break in pieces the gates of brass and cut in sunder the bars of iron 3 And I will give thee the treasures of darkness and hidden riches of secret places that thou mayest know that I the LORD which call thee by thy name am the God of Israel 4 For Jacob my servants sake and Israel mine elect I have even called thee by thy name I have furnamed thee though thou hast not known me 5 ¶ I * Deu. 4.35.39 32 3◠Ch. 44.8 am the LORD and there is none else there is no God besides me I girded thee though thou hast not known me 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun and from the west that there is none besides me I am the LORD and there is none else 7 I form the light and create darkness I make peace and create evil I the LORD do all these things 8 Drop down ye heavens from above and let the skies pour down righteousness let the earth open and let them bring forth salvation and let righteousness spring up together I the LORD have created it 9 Wo unto him that striveth with his maker let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth * Jer. 18.6 Rom. 9.20 shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it What makest thou or thy work He hath no hands 10 Wo unto him that saith unto his father What begettest thou or to the woman What hast thou brought forth 11 Thus saith the LORD the holy One of Israel and his maker Ask me of things to come concerning my sons and concerning the work of my hands command ye me 12 I have made the earth and created man upon it I even my hands have stretched out the heavens and all their host have I commanded 13 I have raised him up in righteousness and I will ‖ Or make straight direct all his ways he shall * 2 Chr. 36.22 23. Ezr. 1.1 c. Ch. 4◠28 build my city and he shall let go my captives not for price nor reward saith the LORD of hosts 14 Thus saith the LORD The labour of Egypt and merchandise of Ethiopia and of the Sabeans men of stature shall come over unto thee and they shall be thine they shall come after thee in chains they shall come over and they shall fall down unto thee they shall make supplication unto thee saying Surely God is in thee and there is none else there is no God 15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thy self O God of Israel the saviour 16 They shall be ashamed and also confounded all of them they shall go to consusion together that are * Ch. 44 1◠makers of idols 17 But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end 18 For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens God himself that formed the earth and made it he hath established it he created it not in vain he formed it to be inhabited I am the LORD and there is none else 19 I have not spoken in * Deut. 30.11 secret
21 Yet I had * Ex. 15.17 Psal 44.2 and 80.8 Isa 5.1 c. Mat. 21.33 Mar. 12.1 Luke 20.9 planted thee a noble vine wholly a right seed how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant or a strange vine unto me 22 For though thou * Job 9.30 wash thee with nitre and take thee much sope yet thine miquity is marked before me saith the Lord GOD. 23 How canst thou say I am not polluted I have not gone after Baalim see thy way in the valley know what thou hast done ‖ Or O swist dromedary thou art a swist dromedary traversing her ways 24 ‖ Or O Wilde ass c. A wilde ass †Heb. â—auâ—ht used to the wilderness that snuffeth up the wind at ther pleasure in her occasion who can ‖ Or reverse it turn her away all they that seek her will not weary themselves in her moneth they shall finde her 25 Withhold thy soot from being unshod and thy throat from thirif but thou saidst ‖ Or Is the case desperate There is no hope No for I have loved strangers and after them will I go 26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found so is the house of Israel ashamed they their kings their princes and their priests and their prophets 27 Saying to a stock Thou art my father and to a stone Thou hast ‖ Or begotten me brought me forth †Heb. the desire of her heart for they have turned †Heb. the binder port of the nâ—ok their back unto me and not their face but in the time of their * Isa 26.16 trouble they will say Arise and save us 28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee let them arise if they * Isa 45.20 can save thee in the time of thy †Heb. evil trouble for * Ch. 11.13 according to the number of thy cities are thy gods O Judah 29 Wherefore will ye plead with me ye all have transgressed against me saith the LORD 30 In vain have I * Isa 9.13 Chap. 5.3 smitten your children they received no correction your own sword hath * Matth. 23.29 c. devoured your prophets like a destroying lion 31 ¶ O generation see ye the word of the LORD * Vers 5 have I been a wilderness unto Israel a land of darkness wherefore say my people †Heb. We have dominion We are lords we will come no more unto thee 32 Can a maid forget her ornaments or a bride her attire yet my people have forgotten me days without number 33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways 34 Also in thy skirts is found the a bloud of the souls of the poor innocents I have not found it by †Heb. digging secret search but upon all these 35 Yet thou sayest Because I am innocent surely his anger shall turn from me behold I will plead with thee because thou sayest I have not sinned 36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt as thou wast ashamed of Assyria 37 Yea thou shalt go forth from him and thine hands upon thine head for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences and thou shalt not prosper in them CHAP. III. 3 Gods great mercy in Judaks vile whoredom 6 Judab is worse then Israel 12 The promises of the gospel to the penitent 20 Israel reproved and caded by God maketha solemn coufession of their sins †Heb. Saâ—inâ— THey say If a man put away his wife and the go from him and become another mans * Deut. 34.4 shall he return unto her again shall not that land be greatly polluted but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers yet return again to me saith the LORD 2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places and see where thou hast not been hen with in the ways hast thou sat for them as the Arabran in the wilderness and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness 3 Therefore the * Deut. â—â— 24 Chap. 9.12 showres have been withholden and there hath been no latter rain and thou hadst a * Chap. 6.15 whores forchead thou refusedst to be ashamed 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me My father thou art the guide of my youth 5 Will he reserve his anger for ever will he keep it to the end Behold thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest 6 ¶ The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king Hast thou seen that which backiliding Israel hath done she is * Chap 2.32 gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree and there hath played the harlot 7 And I said after she had done all these things Turn thou unto me but she returned not and her treacherous sister Judah saw it 8 And I saw when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not but went and played the harlot also 9 And it came to pass through the ‖ Or same lightness of her whoredom that she defiled the land committed adultery with stones and with stocks 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart but †Heb. in falstood feignedly saith the LORD 11 And the LORD said unto me The backsliding Israel hath justified her self more then treacherous Judah 12 ¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say Return thou backsliding Israel saith the LORD and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you for I am * Psal 8â— 15 103.8 9. mercitul saith the LORD and I will not keep enger for ever 13 Onely acknowledge thine iniquity that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree ye have not obeyed my voice saith the LORD 14 Turn O backsliding children saith the LORD for I am married unto you and I will take you one of a city and two of a family and I will bring you to Zion 15 And I will give you * Chap. 23 4. pastonrs according to mine heart which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding 16 And it shall come to pass when ye be multiplied and increased in the land in those days saith the LORD they shall say no more The ark of the covenant of the LORD neither shall it †Heb. come upon the heart come to minde neither shall they remember it neither shall they visit it neither shall ‖ Or it be magnified that be done any more 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD and all the nations shall be gathered unto it to the name of the LORD to Jerusalem
neither shall they walk any more after the ‖ Or stubbornness imagination of their evil heart 18 In those days the house of Judah shall walk ‖ Or to with the house of Israel and they shall come together out of the land of the north to the land that I have ‖ Or caused your father to possess given for an inheritance unto your fathers 19 But I said How shall I put thee among the children and give thee a †Heb. land of desire pleasant land †Heb. an heritage of clory or beauty a goodly heritage of the hosts of nations and I said Thou shalt call me My father shalt not turn away †Heb. from after me from me 20 ¶ Surely as a wife treacheroully departeth from her †Heb. friend husband so have you dealt treacherously with me O house of Israel saith the LORD 21 A voice was heard upon the high places weeping and supplications of the children of Israel for they have perverted their way and they have forgotten the LORD their God 22 * Hol. 14.1 Return ye backsliding children and I will heal your backslidings behold we come unto thee for thou art the LORD our God 23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills and from the multitude of mountains truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel 24 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth their flocks and their herds their sons and their daughters 25 We lie down in our shame and our confusion covereth us for we have sinned against the LORD our God we and our fathers from our youth even unto this day and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God CHAP. IV. 1 God calleth Israel by his promise 3 He exhorteth Judab to repentance by fearful judgements 19 A grievous lamentation for the in series of Judah IF thou wilt return O Israel saith the LORD * Joel ◠12. return unto me and it thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight then shalt thou not remove 2 And thou shalt swear The LORD liveth in truth in judgement and in righteousness and the nations shall bless themselves in him and in him shall they * 2 Cor. 10.37 glory 3 ¶ For thus saith the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem Break up your tallow-ground and sowe not among thorns 4 Circumcise your selves to the LORD and take away the foreskins or your heart ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem lest my fury come forth like fire and burn that none can quench it because of the evil of your doings 5 Declare ye in Judah and Publish in Jerusalem and say Blow ye the trumpet in the land cry gather together and say Assemble your selves and let us go into the defenced cities 6 Set up the standard towards Zion ‖ Or strengthen retire stay not for I will bring evil from the * Chap. 1.13 14 15. and 6.22 north and a great †Heb. breaking destruction 7 The lion is come up from his thicket and the destroyer of the Gentiles is on his way he is gone forth from his place to make thy land desolate and thy cities shall be laid waste without an inhabitant 8 For this * Chap. 6.26 gird you with sackcloth lament and howl for the fierce anger of the LORD is not turned back from us 9 And it shall come to pass at that day saith the LORD that the heart of the king shall perish and the heart of the princes and the priests shall be astonished and the prophets shall wonder 10 Then said I Ah Lord GOD surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerulalem saying Ye shall have peace whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul 11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people not to fan nor to cleanse 12 Even ‖ Or a suller wind then those a full wind from those places shall come unto me now also will I †Heb. utter judgements give sentence against them 13 Behold he shall come up as clouds and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind his horses are swifter then eagles wo unto us for we are spoiled 14 O Jerusalem * Isa 1.16 wash thine heart from wickedness that thou mayest be saved how long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee 15 For a voice declareth * Chap. 6.16 from Dan and publisheth affliction from mount Ephraim 16 Make ye mention to the nations behold publish against Jerusalem that watchers come from a far countrey and give out their voice against the cities of Judah 17 As keepers of a field are they against her round about because she hath been rebellious against me saith the LORD 18 * Psal 107.17 Isa 50.1 Thy way and thy doings have procured these things unto thee this is thy wickedness because it is bitter because it reacheth unto thine heart 19 ¶ My * Isa 22.4 Chap. 9.1 bowels my bowels I am pained at †Heb. the wall◠of my heart my very heart my heart maketh a noise in me I cannot hold my peace because thou hast heard O my soul the sound of the trumpet the alarm of war 20 Destruction upon destruction is cried for the whole land is spoiled suddenly are my tents spoiled and my curtains in a moment 21 How long shall I see the standard and hear the sound of the trumpet 22 For my people is foolish they have not known me they are sottish children and they have none understanding they are wise to do evil but to do good they have no knowledge 23 I beheld the earth and lo it was without form and void and the heavens and they had no light 24 I beheld the mountains and lo they trembled and all the hills moved lightly 25 I beheld and lo there was no man and all the birds of the heavens were fled 26 I beheld and lo the fruitful place was a wilderness and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the LORD and by his fierce anger 27 For thus hath the LORD said The whole land shall be desulate * Chap. ◠18 yet will I not make a full end 28 For this shall the earth mourn and the heavens above be black because I have spoken it I have purposed it and will not repent neither will I turn back from it 29 The whole city shall flee for the noise of the hors-men and bowe-men they shall go into thickets and climb up upon the rocks every city shall be forsaken and not a man dwell therein 30 And when thou art spoiled what wilt thou do Though thou clothest thy self with crimson though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold though thou rentest thy †Heb. eyes face with painting in vain shalt thou make thy self fair thy lovers will
wives unto others and their fields to them that shall inherit them for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to * Isa 56.11 Ch. 6.13 covetousness from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsly 11 For they have * Ch. 6 1◠healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly saying * Ezek. 13.10 Peace peace when there is no peace 12 Were they * Chap. 3.3 and 6.15 ashamed when they had committed abomination nay they were not at all ashamed neither could they blush therefore shall they fall among them that fall in the time of their visitation they shall be cast down saith the LORD 13 ¶ ‖ Or In gathering I will consume I will surely consume them saith the LORD there shall be no grapes * Isa 5.1 〈◊〉 on the vine nor figs on the * Mat. 21 1◠Luk. 13 ◠c. fig-tree and the leaf shall fade and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them 14 Why do we sit still assemble your selves and let us enter into the defenced cities and let us be silent there for the LORD our God hath put us to silence and given us * Ch. 9.15 23.15 water of ‖ Or poison gall to drink because we have sinned against the LORD 15 We * Ch. 14.10 looked for peace but no good came and for a time of health and behold trouble 16 The snorting of his horses was heard from * Ch. 4.15 Dan the whole land trembled at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones for they are come and have devoured the land and †Heb. the fulness thereof all that is in it the city and those that dwell therein 17 For behold I will send serpents cockatrices among you which will not be * Ps 58.4.5 charmed and they shall bite you saith the LORD 18 ¶ When I would comfort my self against sorrow my heart is faint †Heb. upon in me 19 Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people †Heb. because of the countrey of them that are far off because of them that dwell in a far countrey Is not the LORD in Zion is not her king in her why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images and with strange vanities 20 The harvest is past the summer is ended and we are not saved 21 For the hurt of the daughter of my people am I hurt I am black astonishment hath taken hold on me 22 Is there no * Ch 46.11 balm in Gilead is there no physician there why then is not the health of the daughter of my people †Heb. gone up recovered CHAP. IX 1 Jeremiah lamenteth the Jews for their manifold sins 9 and for their judgement 12 Disobedience is the cause of their bitter calamity 17 He exhorteth to mourn for their destruct on 22 and to trust not in themselves but in God 25 He threatneth both Jews and Gentiles †Heb. Who will give my head c. OH * Isa 22.4 Chap. 4.19 that my head were waters and mine eyes a fountain of tears that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people 2 Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging place of way-faring men that I might leave my people and go from them for they be all adulterers and assembly of treacherous men 3 And they bend their tongues like their howe for lies but they are are valiant for the truth upon the earth for they proceed from evil to evil and they know not me saith the LORD 4 * Ch. 12.6 Mic. 7.5 6. Take ye heed every one of his ‖ Or friend neighbour and trust ye not in any brother for every brother will utterly supplant and every neighbour will walk with slanders 5 And they will ‖ Or mock deceive every one his neighbour and will not speak the truth they have taught their tongue to speak lies and weary themselves to commit iniquity 6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit through deceit they refuse to know me saith the LORD 7 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts Behold I will melt them and try them for how shall I do for the daughter of my people 8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out it speaketh * Psal 12.2 120.3 deceit one speaketh * Psal 28.3 peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth but †Heb. in the midst of him in heart he layeth ‖ Or wait for him his wait 9 ¶ * Chap. 5.9 29. Shall I not visit them for these things saith the LORD shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this 10 For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing and for the ‖ Or pastures habitations of the wilderness a lamentation because they are ‖ Or desolate burnt up so that none can pass through them neither can men hear the voice of the cattel †Heb. from the fowl even to c. both the fowl of the heavens and the breast are fled they are gone 11 And I will make Jerusalem heaps and * Chap. 10.22 a den of dragons and I will make the cities of Judah †Heb. desolation desolate without an inhabitant 12 ¶ Who is the wise man that may understand this and who is be to whom the mouth of the LORD hath spoken that he may declare it for what the land perisheth and is burnt up like a wilderness that none passeth through 13 And the LORD saith Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them and have not obeyed my voice neither walked therein 14 But have walked after the ‖ Or stubbornness imagination of their own heart and after Baalim which their fathers taught them 15 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Behold I will feed them even this people * Chap. 8.14 23.15 with wormwood and give them water of gall to drink 16 I will * Levit. 26.33 scatter them also among the heathen whom neither they nor their fathers have known and I will send a sword after them till I have consumed them 17 ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts Consider ye and call for the mourning-women that they may come and send for cunning women that they may come 18 And let them make haste and take up a wailing for us that our eyes may run down with tears and our eye-lids gush out with waters 19 For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion How are we spoiled we are greatly confounded because we have forsaken the land because our dwellings have cast us out 20 Yet hear the word of the LORD O ye women and let your ear receive the word of his mouth and teach your daughters wailing and every one her neighbour lamentation 21 For death is come up into our
have peace 13 * Levit. 26.16 Deut. 28.38 Micah 6.15 Hag. 1.6 They have sown wheat but shall reap thorns they have put themselves to pain but shall not profit and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD 14 ¶ Thus saith the LORD against all mine evil neighbours that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit Behold I will * Deut. 30.2 Chap. 32.37 pluck them out of their land and pluck out the house of Judah from among them 15 And it shall come to pass after that I have plucked them out I will return and have compassion on them and will bring them again every man to his heritage and every man to his land 16 And it shall come to pass if they will diligently learn the ways of my people to swear by my name The LORD liveth as they taught my people to swear by my Baal then shall they be built in the midst of my people 17 But if they will not * Isa 60 12. obey I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation saith the LORD CHAP. XIII 1 In the â—â—pe of a lineâ— girdle kidden at Euphrates God prefigureth the destruction of his people 12Vnder the parable of the bottles filled with wine he foretelleth their drunkenness in misery 15 He exhorteth to prevent their future judgements 22 He sheweth their abominations are the cause thereof THus saith the LORD unto me Go and get thee a linen girdle and put it upon thy loyns and put it not in water 2 So I got a girdle according to the word of the LORD and put it on my loyns 3 And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time saying 4 Take the girdle that thou hast got which is upon thy loyns and arise go to Euphrates and hide it there in a hole of the rock 5 So I went and hid it by Euphrates as the LORD commanded me 6 And it came to pass after many days that the LORD said unto me Arise go to Euphrates and take the girdle from thence which I commanded thee to hide there 7 Then I went to Euphrates and digged and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it and behold the girdle was marred it was profitable for nothing 8 Then the word of the LORD came unto me saying 9 Thus saith the LORD After this manner will I mar the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem 10 This evil people which refuse to hear my words which walk in the ‖ Or stubb â—nness imagination of their heart and walk after other gods to serve them and to worship them shall even be as this girdle which is good for nothing 11 For as the girdle cleaveth to the loyns of a man so have I caused to cleave unto me the whole house of Israel and the whole house of Judah saith the LORD that they might be unto me for a people for a name and for a praise for a glory but they would not hear 12 ¶ Therefore thou shalt speak unto them this word Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Every bottle shall be filled with wine and they shall say unto thee Do we not certainly know that every bottle shall be filled with wine 13 Then shalt thou say unto them Thus saith the LORD Behold I will fill all the inhabitants of this land even the kings that sit upon Davids throne and the priests and the prophets and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with drunkenness 14 And I will dash them †Heb. a man against his brother one against another even the fathers and the sons together saith the LORD I will not pity nor spare not have mercy †Heb. from destroying them but destroy them 15 ¶ Hear ye and give ear be not proud for the LORD hath spoken 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before he cause * If. 8.22 darkness and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains and while ye look for light he turn it into the shadow of death and make it gross darkness 17 But if ye will not hear it my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride and * La. 1.2 16 and 2.18 mine eye shall weep sore and run down with tears because the LORDs flock is carried away captive 18 Say unto the king and to the queen Humble your selves sit down for your ‖ Or head-tires principalities shall come down even the crown of your glory 19 The cities of the south shall be shut up and none shall open them Judah shall be carried away captive all of it it shall be wholly carried away captive 20 Lift up your eyes and behold them that come from the north where is the flock that was given thee thy beautiful flock 21 What wilt thou say when he shall †Heb. visit upon punish thee for thou hast taught them to be captains and as chief over thee shall not sorrows take thee as a woman in travail 22 ¶ And it thou say in thine heart * Ch 5.19 and 16.10 Wherefore come these things upon me for the greatness of thine iniquity are thy skirts discovered and thy heels ‖ Or shall be violently taken away made bare 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots then may ye also do good that are †Heb. caught accustomed to do evil 24 Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness 25 This is thy lot the portion of thy measures from me saith the LORD because thou hast forgotten me and trusted in falshood 26 Therefore will I discover thy skirts upon thy face that thy shame may appear 27 I have seen thine adulteries and thy neighings the lewdness of thy whoredom and thine abominations on the hills in the fields wo unto thee O Jerusalem wilt thou not be made clean †Heb. after when â—et when shall it once be CHAP. XIV 1 The grievous famine 7 causeth Jeremiah to pray 10 The Lord will not be intreated for the people 13 Lying prophets are no excuse for them 17 Jeremiah is moved to complain for them THe word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning †Heb. the words of the dearths or restraints the dearth 2 Judah mourneth and the gates thereof languish they are black unto the ground and the cry of Jerusalem is gone up 3 And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters they came to the pits and found no water they returned with their vessels empty they were ashamed and confounded and covered their heads 4 Because the ground is chapt for there was no rain in the earth the plowmen were ashamed they covered their heads 5 Yea the hind also calved in the field and forsook it because there was no grass 6 And the wilde asses did stand in the high places they snuffed up the wind
evil against you and devise a device against you * 2 Kin. 17.13 Ch. 7.3 and 25.5 and 35.15 return ye now every one from his evil way and make your ways and your doings good 12 And they said * Ch. 2.25 There is no hope but we will walk after our own devices and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart 13 Therefore thus saith the LORD * Ch. 2.10 Ask ye now among the heathen who hath heard such things the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing 14 Will a man leave ‖ Or my fields for a rock or for the snow of Lebanon shall the running waters be forsaken for the strange cold waters the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken 15 Because my people hath forgotten * Ch. 2.13 and 17.12 me they have burnt incense to vanity and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the * Ch. 6.16 ancient paths to walk in paths in away not cast up 16 To make their land * Ch. 19 8. and 49.13 and 50.13 desolate and a perpetual hissing every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and wag his head 17 I will scatter them as with an cast-wind before the enemy I will shew them the back and not the face in the day of their calamity 18 ¶ Then said they Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah * Mal. 2.7 for the law shall not perish from the priest nor counsel from the wise nor the word from the prophet come and let us smite him ‖ Or for the tongue with the tongue and let us not give heed to any of his words 19 Give heed to me O LORD and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me 20 Shall evil be recompensed for good for they have digged a pit for mysoul remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them and to turn away thy wrath from them 21 Therefore * Ps 109.10 deliver up their children to the famine and †Heb. pour them out pour out their bloud by the force of the sword and let their wives be bereaved of their children and be widows and let their men be put to death let their young men be slain by the sword in battel 22 Let a cry be heard from their houses when thou shalt bring a troup suddenly upon them for they have digged a pit to take me and hid snares for my feet 23 Yet LORD thou knowest all their counsel against me †Heb. for death to slay me for give not their iniquity neither blot out their sin from thy sight but let them be overthrown before thee deal thus with them in the time of thine anger CHAP. XIX 1Vnder the type of breaking a potters vessel is foreshewed the desolation of the Jews for their sins THus saith the LORD Go and get a potters earthen bottle and take of the ancients of the people and of the ancients of the priests 2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom which is by the entry of †Heb. the sun-gate the east-gate and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee 3. And say Hear ye the word of the LORD O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Behold I will bring evil upon this place the which whosoever heareth his ears shall * 1 Sam. 3.11 tingle 4 Because they have forsaken me and have estranged this place and have burnt incense in it unto other gods whom neither they nor their fathers have known nor the kings of Judah and have filled this place with the bloud of innocents 5 They have built also the high places of Baal to burn their sons with fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal * Ch. 7.31 32. which I commanded not nor spake it neither came it into my minde 6 Therefore behold the days come saith the LORD that this place shall no more be called Tophet nor the valley of the son of Hinnom but the valley of slaughter 7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hands of them that seek their lives and their * Ch. 7.33 and 16.4 carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth 8 And I will make this city * Ch. 18.16 and 49.13 and 50.13 desolate and an hissing every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof 9 And I will cause them to eat the * Lev. 26.29 Deu. 28.53 Lam. 4.10 flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness wherewith their enemies and they that seek their lives shall straiten them 10 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee 11 And shalt say unto them Thus saith the LORD of hosts Even so will I break this people and this city as one breaketh a potters vessel that cannot †Heb. be healed be made whose again and they shall * Ch. 7.32 bury them in Tophet till there be no place to bury 12 Thus will I do unto this place saith the LORD and to the inhabitants thereof and even make this city as Tophet 13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled as the place of Tophet because of all the houses upon whose * Ch. 32.29 roofs they have burnt incense unto all the host of heaven and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods 14 Then came Jeremiah from Tophet whither the LORD had sent him to prophesie and he stood in the court of the LORDS house and said to all the people 15 Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Behold I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it because they have hardned their necks that they might not hear my words CHAP. XX. 1 Pashur smiting Jeremiah receiveth a new name and a fearful doom 7 Jeremiah complaineth of contempt 10 of treachery 14 and of his birth NOw Pashur the son of * 1 Chr. 24.14 Immer the priest who was also chief governour in the house of the LORD heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things 2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin which was by the house of the LORD 3 And it came to pass on the morrow that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks Then said Jeremiah unto him The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur but ‖ That is Fear
speaketh the LORD of hosts the God of Israel saying Because thou hast sent letters in thy name unto all the people that are at Jerusalem and to Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest and to all the priests saying 26 The LORD hath made thee priest in the stead of Jeholada the priest that ye should be officers in the house of the LORD for every man that is * 2 Kin. 9.11 Act. 26.24 mad and maketh himself a prophet that thou shouldest put him in prison and in the stocks 27 Now therefore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth which maketh himself a prophet to you 28 For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon saying This captivity is long build ye houses and dwell in them and plant gardens and eat the fruit of them 29 And Zephaniah the priest read this letter in the ears of Jeremiah the prophet 30 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD unto Jeremiah saying 31 Send to all them of the captivity saying Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you and I sent him not and he caused you to trust in a lie 32 Therefore thus saith the LORD Behold I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite and his seed he shall not have a man to dwell among this people neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people saith the LORD * Ch. 28.16 because he hath taught †Heb. revolt rebellion against the LORD CHAP. XXX 1 God sheweth Jeremiah the return of the Jews 4 After their trouble they shall have deliverance 10 He comforteth Jacob. 18 Their return shall be â—racious 20 Wrath shall fall on the wicked THe word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying 2 Thus speaketh the LORD God of Israel saying Write thee all the words that I have spoken unto thee in a book 3 For so the days come saith the LORD that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah saith the LORD and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers and they shall possess it 4 ¶ And these are the words that the LORD spake concerning Israel and concerning Judah 5 For thus saith the LORD We have heard a voice of trembling ‖ Or there is fear and not peace of fear and not of peace 6 Ask ye now and see whether †Heb. a male a man doth travail with childe wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loyns as a woman in travail and all faces are turned into paleness 7 * â—oâ—i 2.1 1. Am 5.18 Zeph. 1.14 c. Alas for that day is great so that none is like it it is even the time of Jacobs trouble but he shall be saved out of it 8 For it shall come to pass in that day saith the LORD of hosts that I will break his yoke from off thy neck and will burst thy bonds and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him 9 But they shall serve the LORD their God and * Ezek. 24.28 â—7 24 Hos 3.5 David their king whom I will raise up unto them 10 ¶ Therefore * Isa 41.13 43.5 44.2 Ch 46.28 fear thou not O my servant Jacob saith the LORD neither be dismayed O Israel for so I will save thee from afar and thy seed from the land of their captivity and Jacob shall return and shall be in rest and quiet and none shall make him afraid 11 For I am with thee saith the LORD to save thee though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee yet will I not make a full end of thee but I will correct thee * Ps 6.1 Ch. 10.24 and 46.28 in measure and will not leave thee altogether unpunished 12 For thus saith the LORD Thy bruise is incurable and thy wound is grievous 13 There is none to plead thy cause †Heb. for binding up or pressing that thou mayest be bound up thou hast no healing medicines 14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee they seek thee not for I have wounded thee with the wound of an enemy with the chastisement of a cruel one for the multitude of thine iniquity because thy sins were increased 15 Why * Ch. 15.18 criest thou for thine affliction thy sorrow is incurable for the multitude of thine iniquity because thy sins were increased I have done these things unto thee 16 Therefore all they that devour thee * Ex 22.22 〈◊〉 41.11 shall be devoured and all thine adversaries every one of them shall go into captivity and they that spoil thee shall be a spoil and all that prey upon thee will I give for a prey 17 For I will restore health unto thee and I will heal thee of thy wounds saith the LORD because they called thee an outcast saying This is Zion whom no man seeketh after 18 ¶ Thus saith the LORD Behold I will bring again the captivity of Jacobs tents and have mercy on his dwelling-places and the city shall be builded upon her own ‖ Or â—ittle hill heap and the palace shall remain after the manner thereof 19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and the voice of them that make merry and I will multiply them and they shall not be few I will also glorifie them and they shall not be small 20 Their children also shall be as aforetime and their congregation shall be established before me and I will punish all that oppress them 21 And their nobles shall be of themselves and their governour shall proceed from the midst of them and I will cause him to draw near and he shall approach unto me for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me saith the LORD 22 And ye shall be * Ch. 24.7 and 31.22 and 32.38 my people and I will be your God 23 Behold the * Ch. 23.19 20. whirlwind of the LORD goeth forth with fury a †Heb. cutting continuing whirlwind it shall ‖ Or remain fall with pain upon the head of the wicked 24 The fierce anger of the LORD shall not return until he have done it and until he have performed the intents of his heart in the latter days ye shall consider it CHAP. XXXI 1 The restauration of Israel 10 The publication thereof 15 Rahel mourning is comforted 18 Ephraim repenting is brought home again 22 Christ is promised 27 His careover the church 31 His new covenant 35 The stability 38 and amplitude of the church AT the same time saith the LORD will I be the God of all the families of Israel and they shall be my people 2 Thus saith the LORD The people which were lest of the sword found grace in the wilderness even Israel when I went to cause him to rest 3 The LORD hath appeared †Heb. from afar of old unto me saying Yea I have loved thee with an
everlasting love therefore ‖ Or have 〈◊〉 extended loving kindness unto thee with loving kindness have I drawn thee 4 Again I will build thee and thou shalt be built O virgin of Israel thou shalt again be adorned with thy * Ex. 15.20 Judg. 11.34 ‖ Or timbrels tabrets and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry 5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria the planters shall plant and shall †Heb. profane them eat them as common things 6 For there shall be a day that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim shall cry Arise ye and let us go up to Zion unto the LORD our God 7 For thus saith the LORD Sing with gladness for Jacob and shout among the chief of the nations publish ye praise ye and say O LORD save thy people the remnant of Israel 8 Behold I will bring them from the north-countrey and gather them from the coasts of the earth and with them the blinde and the lame the woman with childe and her that travaileth with childe together a great company shall return thither 9 They shall come with weeping and with ‖ Or favours supplications will I lead them I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a strait way wherein they shall not stumble for I am a father to Israel and Ephraim is my * Ex. 4.22 first-born 10 ¶ Hear the word of the LORD O ye nations and declare it in the isles afar off and say He that scattered Israel will gather him and keep him as a shepherd doth his flock 11 For the LORD hath redeemed Jacob and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger then he 12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD for wheat and for wine and for oyl and for the young of the flock and of the herd and their soul shall be as a * Is 58.11 watered garden and they shall not sorrow any more at all 13 Then shall the virgin rejoyce in the dance both young men and old together for I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoyce from their sorrow 14 And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness saith the LORD 15 ¶ Thus saith the LORD * Mat. 2.18 A voice was heard in Ramah lamentation end bitter weeping Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children because they were not 16 Thus saith the LORD Refrain thy voice from weeping and thine eyes from tears for thy work shall be rewarded saith the LORD and they shall come again from the land of the enemy 17 And there is hope in thine end saith the LORD that thy children shall come again to their own border 18 ¶ I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus Thou hast chastised me and I was chastised as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke turn thou me and I shall be turned for thou art the LORD my God 19 Surely * Deu. 30. â— after that I was turned I repented and after that I was instructed I smote upon my thigh I was ashamed yea even confounded because I did bear the reproach of my youth 20 Is Ephraim my dear son is he a pleasant childe for since I spake against him I do earnestly remember him still therefore my bowel †Heb. sound are troubled for him I will surely have mercy upon him saith the LORD 21 Set thee up way-marks make thee high heaps set thine heart toward the high way even the way which thou wentest turn again O virgin of Israel turn again to these thy cities 22 ¶ How long wilt thou go about O thou backsliding daughter for the LORD hath created a new thing in the earth A woman shall compass a man 23 Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cities thereof when I shall bring again their captivity The LORD bless thee O habitation of justice and mountain of holiness 24 And there shall dwell in Judah it self and in all the cities thereof together husbandmen and they that go forth with flocks 25 For I have satiated the weary soul and I have replenished every sorrowful soul 26 Upon this I awaked and beheld and my sleep was sweet unto me 27 ¶ Behold the days come saith the LORD that I will sowe the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of man and with the seed of beast 28 And it shall come to pass that like as I have watched over them to pluck up and to break down and to throw down and to destroy and to afflict so will I watch over them to build and to plant saith the LORD 29 * Ezek. â—8 â— In those days they shall say no more The fathers have eaten a sowre grape and the childrens teeth are set on edge 30 But every one shall die for his own iniquity every man that eateth the sowre grape his teeth shall be set on edge 31 ¶ Behold the * Heb. 8. â— days come saith the LORD that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah 32 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt which my covenant they brake ‖ Or should I have continued an husband unto them although I was an husband unto them saith the LORD 33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days saith the LORD I will put my law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts * Ch. 24.7 and 20.22 and will be their God and they shall be my people 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour and every man his brother saying Know the LORD for * Is 54.13 Joh. 6.45 they shall all know me from the least of them unto the greatest of them saith the LORD for * Ch. 33.8 Mic. 7.18 Act. 10.43 I will forgive their iniquity I will remember their sin no more 35 ¶ Thus saith the LORD * Gen. 1.16 which giveth the sun for a light by day and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night which divideth * Is 51.15 the sea when the waves thereof roar the LORD of hosts is his name 36 * Is 54. â— Ch. 33.20 If those ordinances depart from before me saith the LORD then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever 37 Thus saith the LORD If * Ch. 33 2â— heaven above can be measured and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath I will also cast
third the face of a lion and the fourth the face of an eagle 15 And the cherubims were lifted up this is the living creature that I saw by the river of Chebar 16 And when the cherubims went the wheels went by them and when the cherubims lift up their wings to mount up from the earth the same wheels also turned not from beside them 17 When they stood these stood and when they were lifted up these lift up themselves also for the spirit of the living creature was in them 18 Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house and stood over the cherubims 19 And the cherubims lift up their wings and mounted up from the earth in my sight when they went out the wheels also were besides them and every one stood at the door of the east-gate of the LORDs house and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above 20 This is the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Châ—bar and I knew that they were the cherubims 21 Every one had four faces apiece and every one four wings and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wings 22 And the likeness of their faces was the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar their appearances and themselves they went every one straight forward CHAP. XI 1 The presumption of the princes 4 Their sin and judgement 13 Ezekiel complaining God sheweth him his purpose in saving a remnant 21 and punishing the wicked 22 The glory of God leaveth the city 24 Ezekiel is returned to the captivity MOreover the spirit lift me up and brought me unto the east-gate of the LORDs house which looketh east-ward and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah princes of the people 2 Then said he unto me Son of man these are the men that devise mischief and give wicked counsel in this city 3 Which say ‖ Or It is not for us to build sauses near It is not * 2 Pet. 3.4 near let us build houses this city is the caldron and we be the flesh 4 ¶ Therefore prophesie against them prophesie O son of man 5 And the spirit of the LORD fell upon me and said unto me Speak Thus saith the LORD Thus have ye said O house of Israel for I know the things that come into your minde every one of them 6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it they are the flesh and this city is the caldron but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it 8 Ye have feared the sword and I will bring a sword upon you saith the Lord GOD. 9 And I will bring you out of the midst thereof and deliver you into the hands of strangers and will execute judgements among you 10 Ye shall fall by the sword I will judge you in the border of Israel and ye shall know that I am the LORD 11 This city shall not be your caldron neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof but I will judge you in the border of Israel 12 And ye shall know that I am the LORD ‖ Or â—â—ick have â—ot walked for ye have not walked in my statutes neither executed my judgements but have done after the manners of the heathen that are round about you 13 ¶ And it came to pass when l prophesied that Pelatiah the son of Benaiah died then fell I down upon my face and cried with a loud voice and said Ah Lord GOD wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel 14 Again the word of the LORD came unto me saying 15 Son of man thy brethren even thy brethren the men of thy kindred and all the house of Israel wholly are they unto whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said Get ye far from the LORD unto us is this land given in possession 16 Therefore say Thus saith the Lord GOD Although I have cast them far off among the heathen and although I have scattered them among the countreys yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countreys where they shall come 17 Therefore say Thus saith the Lord GOD I will even gather you from the people and assemble you out of the countreys where ye have been scattered and I will give you the land of Israel 18 And they shall come thither and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence 19 And * Jer. 22.29 Chr. 36.26 I will give them one heart and I will put a new spirit within you and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh and will give them an heart of flesh 20 That they may walk in my statutes and keep mine ordinances and do them and they shall be my people and I will be their God 21 But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations I will recompense their way upon their own heads saith the Lord GOD. 22 ¶ Then did the cherubims lift up their wings and the wheels besides them and the glory of the God of Israel was over them above 23 And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city and stood upon the mountain which is on the east-side of the city 24 ¶ Afterwards the spirit took me up and brought me in vision by the spirit of God into Caldea to them of the captivity so the vision that I had seen went up from me 25 Then I spake unto them of the captivity all the things that the LORD had shewed me CHAP. XII 1 The type of Ezekiels removing 8 It shewed the captivity of Zedekiah 17 Ezekiels trembling sheweth the Jews desolation 21 The Jews presumptuous proverb is reproved 26 The speediness of the vision THe word of the LORD also came unto me saying 2 Son of man thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house which have eyes to see and see not they have ears to hear and hear not for they are a rebellions house 3 Therefore thou son of man prepare thee ‖ Or instruments stuff for removing and remove by day in their sight and thou shalt remove from thy place to another place in their sight it may be they will consider though they be a rebellious house 4 Then shalt thou bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight as stuff for removing and thou shalt go forth at even in their sight †Heb. as the â—â—ings feâ—th of captivity as they that go forth into captivity 5 †Heb. Dig for thee Dig thou through the wall in their sight and carry out thereby 6 In their sight shalt thou hear
it upon thy shoulders and carry it forth in the twilight thou shalt cover thy face that thou see not the ground for I have set thee for a signe unto the house of Israel 7 And I did so as I was commanded I brought forth my stuff by day as stuff for captivity and in the even I †Heb. digged for me digged through the wall with mine hand I brought it forth in the twilight and I bare it upon my shoulder in their sight 8 ¶ And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me saying 9 Son of man hath not the house of Israel the rebellious house said unto thee What doest thou 10 Say thou unto them Thus saith the Lord GOD This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem and all the house of Israel that are among them 11 Say I am your signe like as I have done so shall it be done unto them †Heb. by removing go into captivity they shall remove and go into captivity 12 And the prince that is among them shall bear upon his shoulder in the twilight and shall go forth they shall dig through the wall to carry out thereby he shall cover his face that he see not the ground with his eyes 13 My * Ch. 17 2â— net also will I spread upon him and he shall be taken in my snare and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Caldeans yet shall he not see it though he shall die there 14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him and all his bands and I will draw out the sword after them 15 And they shall know that I am the LORD when I shall scatter them among the nations and disperse them in the countreys 16 But I will leave †Heb. men of number a few men of them from the sword from the famine and from the pestilence that they may declare all their abominations among the heathen whither they come and they shall know that I am the LORD 17 ¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came to me saying 18 Son of man eat thy bread with quaking and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness 19 And say unto the people of the land Thus saith the Lord GOD of the inhabitants of Jerusalem and of the land of Israel They shall eat their bread with carefulness and drink their water with astonishment that her land may be desolate from †Heb. the fuiaâ—â— thereof all that is therein because of the violence of all them that dwell therein 20 And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste and the land shall be desolate and ye shall know that I am the LORD 21 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me saying 22 Son of man what is that proverb that ye have in the land of Israel saying The days are prolonged and every vision saileth 23 Tell them therefore Thus saith the Lord GOD I will make this proverb to cease and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel but say unto them The days are at hand and the effect of every vision 24 For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel 25 For I am the LORD I will speak and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass it shall be no more prolonged for in your days O rebellious house will I say the word and will perform it saith the Lord GOD. 26 ¶ Again the word of the LORD came to me saying 27 Son of man behold they of the house of Israel say The vision that he seeth is * 2 Pet. 3.4 for many days to come and he prophesieth of the times that are far off 28 Therefore say unto them Thus saith the Zord GOD There shall none of my words be prolonged any more but the word which I have spoken shall be done saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XIII 1 There proof of lying prophets 10 and their untempered morter 17 Of prophetesses and their pillows ANd the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son of man prophesie against the prophets of Israel that prophesie and say thou unto †Heb. them that are prophets out of their own hearts them that prophesie out of their own * Jer. 23.16 hearts Hear ye the word of the LORD 3 Thus saith the Lord GOD Wo unto the foolish prophets that †Heb. walk after follow their own spirit ‖ Or and things which they have not seen and have seen nothing 4 O Israel thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts 5 Ye have not gone up into the ‖ Or breaches gaps neither †Heb. bedeed the bâ—dae made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD 6 They have seen vanity and lying divination saying The LORD saith and the LORD hath not sent them and they have make others to hope that they would confirm the word 7 Have ye not seen a vain vision and have ye not spoken a lying divination whereas ye say The LORD saith it albeit I have not spoken 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Because ye have spoken vanity and seen lies therefore behold I am against you saith the Lord GOD. 9 And mine hand shall be upon the prophets that see vanity and that divine lies they shall not be in the ‖ Or secret or counsel assembly of my people neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel neither shall they enter into the land of Israel and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 10 ¶ Because even because they have seduced my people saying * Jer. 6.14 Peace and there was no peace and one built up ‖ Or a sliâ—t â—â—l a wall and lo others daubed it with untempered morter 11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter That it shall fall there shall be an overflowing shower and ye O great hailstones shall fall and a stormy wind shall rent it 12 Lo when the wall is falâ— shall it not be said unto you Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD I will even rent it with a stormy wind in my fury and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger and great hailstones in my fury to consume it 14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter and bring it down to the ground so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered and it shall fall and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof and ye shall know that I am the LORD 15 Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter and will say unto you The wall is no more neither they that daubed it 16 To wit the prophets of Israel which prophesie concerning
Jerusalem and which see visions of peace for her and there is no peace saith the Lord GOD. 17 ¶ Likewise thou son of man set thy face against the daughters of thy people which prophesie out of their own heart and prophesie thou against them 18 And say Thus saith the Lord GOD Wo to the women that sew pillows to all ‖ Or â—hows arm-holes and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls Will ye hunt the souls of my people and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you 19 And will ye pollute me among my people handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread to slay the souls that should not die and to save the souls a live that should not live by your lying to my people that hear your lies 20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I am against your pillows wherewith ye there hunt the souls ‖ Or into gardens to make them flie and I will tear them from your arms and will let the souls go even the souls that ye hunt to make them flie 21 Your kerchiefs also will I tear and deliver my people out of your hand and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted and ye shall know that I am the LORD 22 Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad whom I have not made sad and strengthned the hands of the wicked that he should not return from his wicked way ‖ Or that I shall save â—â—life †Heb. by quickâ—ing him by promising him life 23 Therefore ye shall see no more vanity nor divine divinations for I will deliver my people out of your hand and ye shall know that I am the LORD CHAP. XIV 1 God answereth idolaters according to their own hearth They are exhorted to repent for fear of judgements by means of seduced prophets 12 Gods irreâ—ocable sentence of famine 15 of notsom beasts 17 of the sword 19 and of pestilence 22 A remnant shall be reserved for example of others THen came certain of the elders of Israel unto me sat before me 2 And the word of the LORD came unto me saying 3 Son of man these men have set up their idols in their heart and put the stumbling-block of their iniquity before their face should I be enquired of at all by them 4 Therefore speak unto them and say unto them Thus saith the Lord GOD Every man of the house of Israel that setteth up his idols in his heart and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face and cometh to the prophet I the LORD will answer him that cometh according to the multitude of his idols 5 That I may take the house of Israel in their own heart because they are all estranged from me through their idols 6 ¶ Therefore say unto the house of Israel Thus saith the Lord GOD Repent and turn ‖ Or others your selves from your idols and turn away your faces from all your abominations 7 For every one of the house of Israel or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel which separateth himself from me and setteth up his idols in his heart and putteth the stumbling-block of his iniquity before his face and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me I the LORD will answer him by my self 8 And I will set my face against that man and will make him a * Deu 28.27 Ch. 5.15 signe and a proverb and I will cut him off from the midst of my people and ye shall know that I am the LORD 9 And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing I the LORD * 1 Kin. 22.23 have deceived that prophet and I will stretch out my hand upon him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel 10 And they shall bear the punishment of their iniquity the punishment of the prophet shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh unto him 11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions but that they may be my people and I may be their God saith the Lord GOD. 12 ¶ The word of the LORD came again to me saying 13 Son of man when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously then will I stretch out mine hand upon it and will break the * Le. 25 2â— Ch. 4 1â— 5.16 staff of the bread thereof and will send famine upon it and will cut off man and beast from it 14 * Jer. 15.1 Though these three men Noah Daniel and Job were in it they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness saith the Lord GOD. 15 ¶ It I cause noisom beasts to pass through the land and they ‖ Or here wâ—â— spoil it so that it be desolate that no man may Pass through because of the beasts 16 Though these three men were †Heb. in the midst of it in it as I live saith the Lord GOD they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters they onely shall be delivered but the land shall be desolate 17 ¶ Or if I bring a sword upon that land and say Sword go through the land so that I cut off man and beast from it 18 Though these three men were in it as I live saith the Lord GOD they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters but they onely shall be delivered themselves 19 ¶ Or if I send a pestilence into that land and pour out my fury upon it in bloud to cut off from it man and beast 20 Though Noah Daniel and Job were in it as I live faith the Lord GOD they shall deliver neither son not daughter they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness 21 For thus saith the Lord GOD ‖ Or Also â—â—beâ— How much more when I send my four sore judgements upon Jerusalem the sword and the famine and the noisom beast and the pestilence to cut off from it man and beast 22 ¶ Yet behold therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth both sons and daughters behold they shall come forth unto you and ye shall see their way and their doings and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem even concerning all that I have brought upon it 23 And they shall comfort you when ye see their ways and their doings and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XV. 3 By the unfitness of the vine-branch for any work 6 is shewed the rejection of Jerusalem ANd the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son of man what is the vine-tree more then any tree or then a branch which is among the trees of the forest 3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon 4
did that which is not good among his people lo even he shall die in his iniquity 19 ¶ Yet say ye Why doth not the son bear the iniquity of the father when the son hath done that which is lawful and right and hath kept all my statutes and hath done them he shall surely live 20 The soul that sinneth it shall die * Deut. 24.16 â— King 14.6 2 Chr. 25.4 Jâ—r 31.29 the son shall not bear the iniquity of the father neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him 21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed and keep all my statutes and do that which is lawful and right he shall surely live he shall not die 22 All his transgressions that he hath committed they shall not be mentioned unto him in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live 23 * Chap. 33.11 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die saith the Lord GOD and not that he should return from his ways and live 24 ¶ But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness and committeth iniquity and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth shall he live all his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned in his trespass that he hath trespassed and in his â—in that he hath sinned in them shall he die 25 ¶ Yet ye say * Chap. 33.20 The way of the Lord is not equal Hear now O house of Israel is not my waâ— equal are not your ways unequal 26 When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness and committeth iniquity and dieth in them for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die 27 Again when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed and doeth that which is lawful and right he shall save his soul alive 28 Because he considereth and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed he shall â—urely live he shall not die 29 Yet saith the house of Israel The way of the Lord is not equal O house of Israel are not my ways equal are not your ways unequal 30 Therefore I will judge you O house of Israel every one according to his ways saith the Lord GOD * Mat. 3.2 repent and turn ‖ Or others your selves from all your transgressions so iniquity shall not be your ruine 31 ¶ Cast away from you all your transgressions whereby ye have transgressed and make you a * Jer. 32.39 Ch. 11.19 36.26 new heart and a new spirit for why will ye die O house of Israel 32 For * Ch. 32.11 2 Pet. 3.9 I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth saith the Lord GOD wherefore turn ‖ Or others your selves and live ye CHAP. XIX 1 A â—â—â—ntation for the princes oâ— Israel under the parable of â—iâ—ns whâ—lâ—â— taken in a pit 10 and for Jerusalem under the parable of a waâ—ted viâ—e MOreover take thou up a lamentation for the princes of Israel 2 And say What it thy mother a lioness she lay down among lionâ— she nourished her whelps among young lions 3 And â—he brought up one of her whelps it became a young lion and it learnâ—d to catch the prey it devoured men 4 The nations also heard of him he was taken in their pit and they brought him with chains unto the land of * 2 King 23.34 Jer. 22. 21 12. Egypt 5 Now when â—â—e saw that she had waited and her hope was lost then she took another of her whelps and made him a young lion 6 And he went up and down among the lions he became a young lion and learned to catch the prey and devoured men 7 And he knew ‖ Or their widows their desolate palaces and he laid waste their cities and the land was desolate and the fulness thereof by the noise of his roaring 8 Then the nations set against him on every side from the provinces and spread their net over him he was taken in their pâ—t 9 And they put him in ward ‖ Or in hoâ—k in chains and brought him to the king of Babylon they brought him into holds that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel 10 ¶ Thy mother is like a vine ‖ Or in thy quietnesâ— or in thy â—ikenesâ— in thy bloud planted by the waters she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters 11 And she had strong rods for the sceptres of them that bare rule and her stature was exalted among the thick branches and she appeared in her height with the multitude of her branches 12 But she was plucked up in fury she was cast down to the ground and the * Hos 13.15 east-wind dried up her fruit her strong rods were broken and withered the fire consumed them 13 And now she is planted in the wilderness in a dry and thirsty ground 14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches which hath devoured her fruit so that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule this is a lamentation and shall be for a lamentation CHAP. XX. 1 God refuseth to be consulted by the elders of Israel 5 He sheweth the story of their rebellions in Egypt 10 in the wilderness 27 and in the land 33 He promiseth to gather them by the gospel 45Vnder the name of a forest he sheweth the destruction of Jerusalem ANd it came to pass in the seventh year in the fifth moneth the tenth day of the moneth that certain of the elders of Israel came to enquire of the LORD and sat before me 2 Then came the word of the LORD unto me saying 3 Son of man speak unto the elders of Israel and say unto them Thus saith the Lord GOD Are ye come to enquire of me as I live saith the Lord GOD I will not be enquired of by you 4 Wilt thou ‖ Or plead for them * Chap. 22.2 23.36 judge them son of man wilt thou judge them cause them to know the abominations of their fathers 5 ¶ And say unto them Thus saith the Lord GOD In the day when I chose Israel and ‖ Or sware and so vers 6 c. lifted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of Jacob and made my self * Exod. 3.8 and 4.30 known unto them in the land of Egypt when I lifted up mine hand unto them saying I am the LORD your God 6 In the day that I lifted up mine hand unto them to bring them forth of the land of Egypt into a land that I had espied for them flowing with milk and honey which is the glory of all lands 7 Then said I unto them Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eyes and defile not your selves with the idols of
GOD Because thou hast clapped thine †Heb. hand hands and stamped with thy †Heb. foot feet and rejoyced in †Heb. soul heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel 7 Behold therefore I will stretch out mine hand upon thee and will deliver thee for ‖ Or â—waâ— a spoil to the heathen and I will cut thee off the people and I will cause thee to perish out of the countreys I will destroy thee and thou shalt know that I am the LORD 8 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD * Jer. 48.1 c. Because that Moab and Seir do say Behold the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen 9 Therefore behold I will open the †Heb. shoulder of Moab side of Moab from his cities which are on his frontiers the glory of the countrey Beth-jeshimoth Baal-meon and Kiriathaim 10 Unto the men of the east ‖ Or against the children of Ammon with the Ammonites and will give them in possession that the Ammonities may not be remembred among the nations 11 And I will execute judgements upon Moab and they shall know that I am the LORD 12 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah †Heb. hâ— revenging reveâ—gement by taking vengeance and hath greatly offended and revenged himself upon them 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom and will cut off man and beast from it and I will make it desolate from Teman and ‖ Or they shall fall by the sword unto Dedan they of Dedan shall fall by the sword 14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury and they shall know my vengeance saith the Lord GOD. 15 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart to destroy it ‖ Or with perpetual hatred for the old hatred 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines and I will cut off the Cherethims and destroy the remnant of the ‖ Or haven of the sea sea-coast 17 And I will execute great †Heb. vengeances vengeance upon them with furious rebukes and they shall know that I am the LORD when I shall lay my vengeance upon them CHAP. XXVI 1 Tâ—rus for insulting against Jerusalem is threatned 7 The power of Nebuchadrezzar against her 15 The mourning and astonishment of the sea at her fall ANd it came to pass in the eleventh year in the first day of the moneth that the word of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son of man because that Tyrus hath said against Jerusalem Aha she is broken that was the gates of the people she is turned unto me I shall be replenished now she is laid waste 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I am against thee O Tyrus and will cause many nations to come up against thee as the sea causeth his waves to come up 4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tyrus and break down her towers I will â—â—râ—pâ— her duâ—t from her and make her like the top of a roâ—k 5 It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea for I have spoken it saith the Lord GOD and it shall become a spoil to the nations 6 And her daughters which are in the field shall be slain by the sword and they shall know that I am the LORD 7 ¶ For thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I will bring upon Tyrus Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon a king of kings from the norâ—h with horses and with chariots and with hors-men and companies and much people 8 He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field and he shall make a fort against thee and ‖ Or pour out the enzine of shâ—t cast a mount against thee and lift up the buckler against thee 9 And he shall set engines of war against thy walls and with his axes he shall break down thy towers 10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dust shall cover thee thy walls shall shake at the noise of the hors-men and of the wheels and of the chariots when he shall enter into thy gates †Heb. according to the entriuâ—â— of a city brokâ—â— up as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach 11 With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets he shall slay thy people by the sword and thy strong garisons shall go down to the ground 12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches and make a prey of thy merchandise and they shall break down thy walls and destroy †Heb. houses of thy desire thy pleasant houses and they shall lay thy stones and thy timber and thy dust in the midst of the water 13 * Isa 24.8 Jer. 7.34 16.9 And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard 14 And I will make thee like the top of a rock thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon thou shalt be built no more for I the LORD have spoken it saith the Lord GOD. 15 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD to Tyrus Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall when the wounded cry when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee 16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones and lay away their robes and put off their broidered garments they shall clothe themselves with †Heb. tremblings trembling they shall sit upon the ground and shall tremble at every moment and be astonished at thee 17 And they shall take up a * Rev. 18.9 lamentation for thee and say to thee How art thou destroyed that wast inhabited †Heb. of the seas of sea-faring men the renowned city which wast strong in the sea she and her inhabitants which cause their terrour to be on all that haunt it 18 Now shall the isles tremble in the day of thy fall yea the isles that are in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure 19 For thus saith the Lord GOD When I shall make thee a desolate city like the cities that are not inhabited when I shall bring up the deep upon thee and great waters shall cover thee 20 When I shall bring thee down with them that descend into the pit with the people of old time and shall set thee in the low parts of the earth in places desolate of old with them that go down to the pit that thou be not inhabited and I shall set glory in the land of the living 21 I will make thee †Heb. terrours a terrour and thou shalt be no more though thou be sought for
into captivity for their iniquity because they trespassed against me therefore hid I my face from them and gave them into the hand of their enemies so fell they all by the sword 24 According to their uncleanness and according to their transgressions have I done unto them and hid my face from them 25 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Now will I bring again the captivity of Jacob and have mercy upon the whole house of Israel and will be jealous for my holy name 26 After that they have born their shame and all their trespasses whereby they have trespassed against me when they dwelt safely in their land and none made them afraid 27 When I have brought them again from the people and gathered them out of their enemies lands and * Ch. 36.23 am sanctified in them in the sight of many nations 28 Then shall they know that I am the LORD their God †Heb. by my causing of them c. which caused them to be led into captivity among the heathen but I have gathered them unto their own land and have left none of them any more there 29 Neither will I hide my face any more from them for I have * Joel 2.28 Act. 2.17 poured out my spirit upon the house of Israel saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XL. 1 The time manner and end of the vision 6 The description of the east-gate 20 of the north-gate 24 of the south-gate 32 of the east-gate 35 and of the north-gate 39 Eight tables 44 The chambers 48 The porch of the house IN the five and twentieth year of our captivity in the beginning of the year in the tenth day of the moneth in the fourteenth year after that the city was smitten in the self-same day the hand of the LORD was upon me and brought me thither 2 In the visions of God brought he me into the land of Israel and set me upon a very high mountain ‖ Or upon which by which was as the frame of a city on the south 3 And he brought me thither and behold there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of brass with a line of flax in his hand and a measuring-reed and he stood in the gate 4 And the man said unto me Son of man behold with thine eyes and hear with thine ears and set thine heart upon all that I shall shew thee for to the intent that I might shew them unto thee art thou brought hither declare all that thou seest to the house of Israel 5 And behold a wall on the out-side of the house round about and in the mans hand a measuring-reed of six cubits long by the cubit and an hand-breadth so he measured the breadth of the building one reed and the height one reed 6 ¶ Then came he unto the gate †Heb. whose face was the way toward the east which looketh toward the east went up the stairs thereof measured the threshold of the gate which was one reed broad the other threshold of the gate which was one reed broad 7 And every little chamber was one reed long and one reed broad and between the little chambers were five cubits and the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate within was one reed 8 He measured also the porch of the gate within one reed 9 Then measured he the porch of the gate eight cubits and the posts thereof two cubits and the porch of the gate was inward 10 And the little chambers of the gate east-ward were three on this side and three on that side they three were of one measure and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side 11 And he measured the breadth of the entry of the gate ten cubits and the length of the gate thirteen cubits 12 The †Heb. limit or bound space also before the little chambers was one cubit on this side and the space was one cubit on that side and the little chambers were six cubits on this are and six cubits on that side 13 He measured then the gate from the roof of one little chamber to the roof of another the breadth was five and twenty cubits door against door 14 He made also posts of threescore cubits even unto the post of the court round about the gate 15 And from the faâ—e of the gate of the entrance unto the face of the porch of the inner gate were fifty cubits 16 And there were †Heb. closed narrow windows to the little chambers and to their posts within the gate round about and likewise to the ‖ Or galleries or porches arches and windows were round about ‖ Or within inward and upon each post were palm-trees 17 Then brought he me into the outward court and so there were chambers and a pavement made for the court round about thirty chambers were upon the pavement 18 And the pavement by the side of the gates over against the length of the gates was the lower pavement 19 Then he measured the breadth from the forefront of the lower gate unto the forefront of the inner court ‖ Or from without without an hundred cubits east-ward and north-ward 20 ¶ And the gate of the outward court †Heb. whose face was that looked toward the north he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof 21 And the little chambers thereof were three on this side and three on that side and the posts thereof and the ‖ Or galleries or porches arches thereof were after the measure of the first gate the length thereof was fifty cubits and the breadth five and twenty cubits 22 And their windows and their arches and their palm-trees were after the measure of the gate that looketh towards the east and they went up unto it by seven steps and the arches thereof were before them 23 And the gate of the inner court was over against the gate toward the north and toward the east and he measured from gate to gate an hundred cubits 24 ¶ After that he brought me toward the south and behold a gate toward the south and he measured the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures 25 And there were windows in it and in the arches thereof round about like those windows the length was fifty cubits and the breadth five and twenty cubits 26 And there were seven steps to go up to it and the arches thereof were before them and it had palm-trees one on this side and another on that side upon the posts thereof 27 And there was a gate in the inner court toward the south and he measured from gate to gate toward the south an hundred cubits 28 And he brought me to the inner court by the south-gate and he measured the south-gate according to these measures 29 And the little chambers thereof and the posts thereof and the arches thereof according to these measures and there were windows in it
carcases of their kings in their high places 8 In their setting of their threshold by my thresholds and their post by my posts ‖ Or for there was out 〈◊〉 wall between me and them and the wall between me and them they have even defiled my holy name by their abominations that they have connuitted wherefore I have consumed them in mine anger 9 Now let them put away their whoredom and the carcases of their kings far from me and I will dweil in the midst of them for ever 10 ¶ Thou son of man shew the house to the house of Israel that they may be ashamed of their iniquities and let them measure the ‖ Or sum or number pattern 11 And if they be ashamed of all that they have done shew them the form of the house and the fashion thereof and the goings out thereof and the comings in thereof and all the forms thereof and all the ordinances thereof and all the forms thereof and all the laws thereof and write it in their right that they may keep the whole form thereof and all the ordinances thereof and do them 12 This is the law of the house Upon the top of the mountain the whole limit thereof round about shall be most holy behold this is the law of the house 13 ¶ And these are the measures of the altar after the cubits the cubit is a cubit and an hand-breadth even the †Heb. before bottow shall be a cubit and the breadth a cubit and the border thereof by the †Heb lip edge thereof round about shall be a spar and this shall be the higher place of the altar 14 And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits and the breadth one cubit and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits and the breadth one cubit 15 So †Heb. Harel that is the mountain of God the altar shall be four cubits and from †Heb. Arâ—el that is the lion of God the altar and upward shall be four horns 16 And the altar shall be twelve cubits long twelve broad square in the four squares thereof 17 And the settle shall be fourteen cubits long and fourteen broad in the four squares thereof and the border about it shall be half a cubit and the bottom thereof shall be a cubit about and his stairs shall look toward the east 18 ¶ And he said unto me Son of man thus saith the Lord GOD These are the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it to offer burnt-offerings thereon and to sprinkle bloud thereon 19 And thou shalt give to the priests the Levites that be of the seed of Zadok which approach unto me to minister unto me saith the Lord GOD a young bullook for a sin-offering 20 And thou shalt take of the bloud thereof and put it on the four horns of it and on the four corners of the settle and upon the border round about thus shalt thou cleanse and purge it 21 Thou shalt take the bullock also of the sin-offering and he shall burn it in the appointed place of the house without the sanctuary 22 And on the second day thou shalt offer a kid of the goats without blemish for a sin-offering and they shall cleanse the altar as they did cleanse it with the bullock 23 When thou hast made an end of cleansing it thou shalt offer a young bullock without blemish and a ram out of the flock without blemish 24 And thou shalt offer them before the LORD and the priests shall cast salt upon them and they shall offer them up for a burnt-offering unto the LORD 25 Seven days shalt thou prepare every day a goat for a sin-offering they shall also prepare a young bullock and a ram out of the flock without blemish 26 Seven days shall they purge the altar and purisie it and they shall †Heb. fill therâ— bâ—nas consecrate themselves 27 And when these days are expired it shall be that upon the eighth day and so forward the priests shall make your burnt-offerings upon the altar and your ‖ Or thank-offerings peace-offerings and I will accept you saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XLIV 1 The east cate assigned onely to the prince 4 The priests reproved for polluting of the sanctuary 9 I dolaters unâ—apable of the priests office 15 The sons of Zadok are accepted thereto 17 Ordinances for the priests THen he brought me back the way of the gate of the outward sanctuary which looketh toward the east and it was shut 2 Then said the LORD unto me This gate shall be shut it shall not be opened and no man shall enter in by it because the LORD the God of Israel hath entred in by it therefore it shall be shut 3 It is for the prince the prince he shall sit in it to eat bread before the LORD he shall enter by the way of the porch of that gate and shall go out by the way of the same 4 ¶ Then brought he me the way of the north-gate before the house and I looked and behold the glory of the LORD filled the house of the LORD and I sell upon my face 5 And the LORD said unto me Son of man †Heb. set thine bea rt mark well and behold with thine eyes and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD and all the laws thereof and mark well the entring in of the house with every going forth of the sanctuary 6 And thou shalt say to the rebellious even to the house of Israel Thus saith the Lord GOD O ye house of Israel let it suffice you of all your abominations 7 In that ye have brought into my sanctuary †Heb. children of a stranges strangers uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh to be in my sanctuary to pollute it even my house when ye offer my bread the fat and the bloud and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations 8 And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things but ye have set keepers of my ‖ Or ward or ordinance and so ver 14 and 16. charge in my sanctuary for your selves 9 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD No stranger uncircumcised in heart nor uncircumcised in flesh shall enter into my sanctuary of any stranger that is among the children of Israel 10 And the Levites that are gone away far from me when Israel went astray which went astray away from me after their idols they shall even bear their inquity 11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary having charge at the gates of the house and ministring to the house they shall slay the burnt-offering and the sacrifice for the people and they shall stand before them to minister unto them 12 Because they ministred unto them before their idols and †Heb.
thy God keep mercy and judgement and wait on thy God continually 7 ¶ He is ‖ Or Canaan a merchant the balances of deceit are in his hand he loveth to ‖ Or deceive oppress 8 And Ephraim said Yet I am become rich I have found me out substance ‖ Or all my labours sufficâ— me not wâ— shall have punishment of iniquity in whom is sin in all my labours they shall finde none iniquity in me †Heb. which that were sin 9 And I that am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles as in the days of the solemn feast 10 I have also spoken by the prophets and I have multiplied visions and used similitudes †Heb. by the hand by the ministery of the prophets 11 Is there iniquity in Gilead surely they are vanity they sacrifice bullocks in * Chap. 4.15 and 9.15 Gilgal yea their altars are as heaps in the furrows of the fields 12 And Jacob * Gen. 28.5 fled into the countrey of Syria and Israel * Gen. 29.20 28. served for a wife and for a wife he kept sheep 13 * Exod. 12.50 51 and 13.3 And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt and by a prophet was he preserved 14 Ephraim provoked him to anger †Heb. with bitternesses most bitterly therefore shall he leave his †Heb. blouds bloud upon him and his reproach shall his Lord return unto him CHAP. XIII 1 Ephraims glory by reason of idolatry vanisheth 5 Gods anger for their unkindness 9 A promise of Gods mercy 15 A judgement for rebellion WHen Ephraim spake trembling he exalted himself in Israel but when he offended in Baal he died 2 And now †Heb. theâ— add to sin they sin more and more and have made them molten images of their silver and idols according to their own understanding all of it the work of the craftsmen they say of them Let ‖ Or the sacrifices of men the men that sacrifice kiss the calves 3 Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passeth away as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor and as the smoke out of the chimney 4 Yet * Isa 43.11 Chap. 12.9 I am the LORD thy God from the land of Egypt and thou shalt know no God but me for there is no saviour beside me 5 ¶ I did know thee in the wilderness in the land of †Heb droughts great drought 6 According to their pasture so were they filled they were filled and their heart was exalted therefore have they forgotten me 7 Therefore I will be unto them as a lion as a leopard by the way will I observe them 8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her whelps and will rent the caul of their heart and there will I devour them like a lion †Heb. the beast of the field the wilde beast shall tear them 9 ¶ O Israel thou hast destroyed thy self but in me †Heb. in thy help is thine help 10 I will be thy King where is any other that may save thee in all thy cities and thy judges of whom thou saidst Give me a king and princes 11 I gave thee a * 1 Sam. 8.5 c. 15.23 16.1 king in mine anger and took him away in my wrath 12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up his sin is hid 13 The sorrows of a travailing woman shall come upon him he is an unwise son for he should not stay †Heb. a timâ— long in the place of the breaking forth of children 14 I will ransom them from †Heb. the hand the power of the grave I will redeem them from death * 1 Cor. 1â— 54 55. O death I will be thy plagues O grave I will be thy destruction repentance shall be hid from mine eyes 15 ¶ Though he be fruitful among his brethren * Ezek. 19.12 an east-wind shall come the wind of the LORD shall come up from the wilderness and his spring shall become drie and his fountain shall be dried up he shall spoil the treasure of all †Heb. vessels of desire pleasant vessels 16 Samaria shall become desolate for she hath rebelled against her God they shall fall by the sword their infants shall be dashed in pieces and their women with childe shall be ript up CHAP. XIV 1 An exhortation to repentance 4 A promise of Gods blessing O Israel return unto the LORD thy God for thou hast faln by thine iniquity 2 Take with you words and turn to the LORD say unto him Take away all iniquity and ‖ Or give good receive us graciously so will we render the * Heb. 13.15 calves of our lips 3 Ashur shall not save us we will not ride upon horses neither will we say any more to the work of our hands Ye are our gods for in thee the fatherless sindeth mercy 4 ¶ I will heal their backsliding I will love them freely for mine anger is turned away from him 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel he shall ‖ Or blossom grow as the lily and †Heb. strike cast forth his roots as Lebanon 6 His branches †Heb. shall go shall spread and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree and his smell as Lebanon 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return they shall revive as the corn and ‖ Or blossom grow as the vine the ‖ Or memorial sent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon 8 Ephraim shell say What have I to do any more with idols I have heard him and observed him I am like a green fir-tree from me is thy fruit found 9 Who is wise and he shall understand these things prudent and he shall know them for the ways of the LORD are right and the just shall walk in them but the transgressours shall fall therein ¶ JOEL CHAP. I. 1 Joel declaring sundry judgements of God exhorteth to obsirve them 8 and to mâ—urn 14 He prescribeth a fast for complaint THe word of the LORD that came to Joel the son of Pethuel 2 Hear this ye old men and give ear all ye inhabitants of the land hath this been in your days or even in the days of your fathers 3 Tell ye your children of it and let your children tell their children and their children another generation 4 †Heb. the residue of the palmer-worm That which the palmer-worm hath the locust eaten and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten and that which the canker-worm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten 5 Awake ye drunkards and weep and howl all ye drinkers of wine because of the new wine for it is cut off from your mouth 6 For a nation is come up upon my land strong and without number whose teeth
Chron. 23.18 Gaza and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they ‖ Or carried them away with an entire captivity carried away captive the whole captivity to deliver them up to Edom. 7 But I will send a fire on the wall of Gaza which shall devour the palaces thereof 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant from Ashdod and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon and I will turn mine hand against Ekron and the remnant of the Philistines shall perish saith the Lord GOD. 9 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Tyrus and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom and remembred not †Heb. the covenant of brethren the brotherly covenant 10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus which shall devour the palaces thereof 11 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Edom and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because he did pursue his brother with the sword and †Heb. â—â—rrupted his compassiâ—â—s did cast off all pity and his anger did tear perpetually and kept his wrath for ever 12 But I will send a fire upon Teman which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah 13 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of the children of Ammon and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they have ‖ Or â—ivided the mountains ript up the women with childe of Gilead that they might enlarge their border 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall of Rabbah and it shall devour the palaces thereof with shouting in the day of battel with a tempest in the day of the whirlwind 15 And their king shall go into captivity he and his princes together saith the LORD CHAP. II. 1 Gods wrath against Moab 4 upon Judah 6 and upon Israel 9 God complaineth of their unthankfulness THis saith the LORD For three transgressions of Moah and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because he * 2 King 3.27 burnt the bones of the king of Edom into lime 2 But I will send a fire upon Moab and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth and Moab shall die with tumult with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet 3 And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof and will slay all the princes thereof with him saith the LORD 4 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Judah and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because they have despised the law of the LORD and have not kept his commandments and their lies caused them to err after the which their fathers have walked 5 But I will send a fire upon Judah and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem 6 ¶ Thus saith the LORD For three transgressions of Israel and for four I will not turn away the punishment thereof because * Ch. 8.6 they sold the righteous for â—ilver and the poor for a pair of shoes 7 That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor and turn aside the way of the meek and a man and his father will go in unto the same ‖ Or young woman maid to profane my holy name 8 And they lay themselve down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar and they drink the wine of ‖ Or such as have fined or multied the condemned in the house of their god 9 ¶ Yet destroyed I the * Num. 21.24 Deut. 2.21 Josh 24.8 Amorite before them whose height was like the height of the cedars and he was strong as the oaks yet I destroyed his fruit from above and his foots from beneath 10 Also * Ex. 12.51 I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you fourty years through the wilderness to possess the land of the Amorite 11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets and of your young men for Nazarites Is it not even thus O ye children of Israel saith the LORD 12 But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink and commanded the prophets * Chap. 7.12.13 saying Prophesie not 13 Behold ‖ Or I will press your place as a cart full of sheaves presseth I am pressed under you as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves 14 Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift and the strong shall not strengthen his force neither shall the mighty deliver †Heb. his soul or life himself 15 Neither shall he stand that handleth the bowe and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself 16 Aâ—â— â—e that is †Heb. sâ—ronâ— of â—â—s heart couragious among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day saith the LORD CHAP. III. 1 The necesâ—itâ— of Gods judgement against Israel 9 The publication of it with the causes thereof HEar this word that the LORD hath spoken against you O children of Israel against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt saying 2 You onely have I known of all the families of the earth therefore I will †Heb. visit upon punish you for all your iniquities 3 Can two walk together except they be agreed 4 Will a lion roar in the forest when he hath no prey will a young lion †Heb. give forth his voice cry out of his den if he have taken nothing 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth where no gin is for him shall one take up a snare from the earth and have taken nothing at all 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city and the people ‖ Or not â—â—iâ— together not be afraid shall there be evil in a city ‖ Or and shall not the LORD do somewhat and the LORD hath not done it 7 Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets 8 The lion hath roared who will not fear the Lord GOD hath spoken who can but prophesie 9 ¶ Publish in the palaces at Ashdod and in the palaces in the land of Egypt and say Assemble your selves upon the mountains of Samaria and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof and the ‖ Or oppressions oppressed in the midst thereof 10 For they know not to do right saith the LORD who store up violence and ‖ Or spoil robbery in their palaces 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD An adversary there shall be even round about the land and he shall bring down thy strength from thee and thy palaces shall be spoiled 12 Thus saith the LORD As the shepherd †Heb. delivereth taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs or a piece of an ear so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of abed and
by their cities are destroyed so that there is no man that there is none inhabitant 7 I said Surely thou wilt fear me thou wilt receive instruction so their dwelling should not be cut off howsoever I punished them but they rose early and corrupted all their doings 8 ¶ Therefore wait ye upon me saith the LORD until the day that I rise up to the prey for my determination is to gather the nations that I may assemble the kingdoms to pour upon them mine indignation even all my fierce anger for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my * Ch. 1.18 jealousy 9 For then will I turn to the people a pure †Heb. lip language that they may all call upon the name of the LORD to serve him with one †Heb. shoulder consent 10 From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants even the daughter of my dispersed shall bring mine offering 11 In that day shalt thou not be ashamed for all thy doings wherein thou haâ—t transgressed against me for then I will take away out of the midst of thee them that rejoyce in thy pride and thou shalt no more be haughty †Heb. iâ— my holy because of my holy mountain 12 I will also leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people and they shall trust in the name of the LORD 13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity nor speak lies neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth for they shall feed and lie down and none shall make them afraid 14 ¶ Sing O * Isa 12.6 54.1 daughter of Zion shout O Israel be glad and rejoyce with all the heart O daughter of Jerusalem 15 The LORD hath taken away thy judgements he hath cast out thine enemy the King of Israel even the LORD is in the midst of thee thou shalt not see evil any more 16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem Fear thou not and to Zion Let not thine hands be ‖ Or faint slack 17 The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty he will save he will rejoyce over thee with joy †Heb. he will be silent he will rest in his love he will joy over thee with singing 18 I will gather them that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly who are of thee to whom †Heb. the burden upon it was reproach the reproach of it was a burden 19 Behold at that time I will undo all that afflict thee and I will save her that * Mic. 4.7 halteth and gather her that was driven out and †Heb. I will set them for a praise I will get them praise and fame in every land †Heb. of their shame where they have been put to shame 20 At that time will I bring you again even in the time that I gather you for I will make you a name and a praise among all people of the earth when I turn back your captivity before your eyes saith the LORD ¶ HAGGAI CHAP. I. 1 Haggai reproveth the people for neglecting the building of the house 7 He intiteth them to the building 12 He promiseth Gods assistance to them being forward IN the second year of Darius the king in the sixth moneth in the first day of the moneth came the word of the LORD †Heb. by the hand of Haggai by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel ‖ Or captain governour or Judah and to Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest saying 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts saying This people say The time is not come the time that the LORDs house should be built 3 Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet saying 4 Is it time for you O ye to dwell in your cieled houses and this house lie waste 5 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts †Heb. Set your heart on your ways Consider your ways 6 Ye have * Deu. 28.38 Mic. 6.14 15. sown much and bring in little ye eat but ye have not enough ye drink but ye are not filled with drink ye clothe you but there is none warm and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag †Heb. pierced through with holes 7 ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts Consider your ways 8 Go up to the mountain and bring wood and build the house and I will take pleasure in it and I will be glorified saith the LORD 9 Ye looked for much and lo it came to little and when ye brought it home I did ‖ Or blow it away blow upon it why saith the LORD of hosts Because of mine house that is waste and ye run every man unto his own house 10 Therefore * Deu. 28.23 the heaven over you is stayed from dew and the earth is stayed from her fruit 11 And I called for a drought upon the land and upon the mountains and upon the corn and upon the new wine and upon the oyl and upon that which the ground bringeth forth and upon men and upon cattel and upon all the labour of the hands 12 ¶ Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest with all the remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the LORD their God and the words of Haggai the prophet as the LORD their God had sent him and the people did fear before the LORD 13 Then spake Haggai the LORDs messenger in the LORDs message unto the people saying I am with you saith the LORD 14 And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel governour of Judah and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest and the spirit of all the remnant of the people and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts their God 15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth moneth in the second year of Darius the king CHAP. II. 1 He encourageth the people to the work by promise of greater glory to the second temple then was in the first 10 In the type of holy things and unclean be sheweth their sins hindred the work 20 Gods promise to Zerubbabel IN the seventh moneth in the one and twentieth day of the moneth came the word of the LORD †Heb. by the hand of by the prophet Haggai saying 2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel governour of Judah and to Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest and to the residue of the people saying 3 Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory and how do ye see it now is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing 4 Yet now be strong O Zerubbabel saith the LORD and be strong O Joshua son of Josedech the high priest and be strong all ye people of the land saith the LORD and work for I am
that sinned and ‖ Or â—ne ungodly did wickedly against the Lord above all people and kingdoms and how they grieved him ‖ Or sensibly exceedingly so that the words of the Lord rose up against Israel 25 * 2 Chr. 35.20 Now after all these acts of Josias it came to pass that Pharaoh the king of Egypt came to raise war at Carchamis upon Euphrates and Josias went out against him 26 But the king of Egypt sent to him saying What have I to do with thee O king of Judea 27 I am not sent out from the Lord God against thee for my war is upon Euphrates and now the Lord is with me yea the Lord is with me hasting me forward depart from me and be not against the Lord. 28 Howbeit Josias did not turn back his chariot from him but undertook to fight with him not regarding the words of the prophet Jeremy spoken by the mouth of the Lord 29 But joyned battel with him in the plain of Magiddo and the princes came against king Josias 30 Then said the king unto his servants Carry me away out of the battel for I am very weak and immediately his servants took him away out of the battel 31 Then gat he up upon his second chariot and being brought back to Jerusalem died and was buried in his fathers sepulchre 32 And in all Jewry they mourned for Josias yea Jeremy the prophet lamented for Josias and the chief men with the women made lamentation for him unto this day and this was given out for an ordinance to be done continually in all the nation of Israel 33 These things are written in the book of the stories of the kings of Judah and every one of the acts that Josias did and his glory and his understanding in the law of the Lord and the things that he had done before and the things now recited are reported in the book of the kings of Israel and Judea 34 * 2 Kings 23.30 2 Chr. 36 1â— And the people took Joachaz the son of Josias and made him king in stead of Josias his father when he was twenty and three years old 35 And he reigned in Judea and in Jerusalem three moneths and then the king of Egypt deposed him from reigning in Jerusalem 36 And he set a tax upon the land of an hundred talents of silver and one talent of gold 37 The king of Egypt also made king Joacim his brother king of Judea and Jerusalem 38 And he bound Joacim and the nobles but Zaraces his brother he apprehended and brought him out of Egypt 39 Five and twenty years old was * 2 Chr. 36 4 5. Jeboiakim or Ellakim Joacim when he was made king in the land of Judea and Jerusalem and he did evil before the Lord. 40 Wherefore against him Nebuchodonosor the king of Babylon came up and bound him with a chain of brass and carried him unto Babylon 41 Nebuchodonosor also took of the holy vessels of the Lord and carried them away and set them in his own temple at Babylon 42 But those things that are recorded of him and of his uncleanness and impiety are written in the chronicles of the kings 43 And Joacim his son reigned in his stead he was made king being eighteen years old 44 And reigned but three moneths and ten days in Jerusalem and did evil before the Lord. 45 So after a year Nebuchodonosor sent and caused him to be brought into Babylon with the holy vessels of the Lord 46 And made Zedechias king of Judea and Jerusalem when he was one and twenty years old and he reigned eleven years 47 And he did evil also in the sight of the Lord and cared not for the words that were spoken unto him by the prophet Jeremy from the mouth of the Lord. 48 And after that king Nebuchodonosor had made him to swear by the name of the Lord he forswore himself and rebelled and hardning his neck and his heart he transgressed the laws of the Lord God of Israel 49 The governours also of the people and of the priests did many things against the laws and passed all the pollutions of all nations and defiled the temple of the Lord which was sanctified in Jerusalem 50 Nevertheless the God of their fathers sent by his messenger to call them back because he spared them and his tabernacle also 51 But they had his messengers in derision and look when the Lord spake unto them they made a sport of his prophets 52 So far forth that he being wroth with his people for their great ungodliness commanded the kings of the Caldees to come up against them 53 Who slew their young men with the sword yea even within the compass of their holy temple and spared neither young man nor maid old man nor childe among them for he delivered all into their hands 54 And they took all the holy vessels of the Lord both great and small with the vessels of the ark of God and the kings treasures and carried them away into Babylon 55 As for the house of the Lord they burnt it brake down the walls of Jerusalem set fire upon her towers 56 And as for her glorious things they never ceased till they had consumed and brought them all to nought and the people that were not slain with the sword he carried unto Babylon 57 Who became servants to him and his children till the Persians reigned to fulfil the * Jer. 25.11 29.10 word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremy 58 Until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths the whole time of her desolation shall she ‖ Or keep sabbath rest until the full term of seventy years CHAP. II. 1 Cyrus is moved by God to build the temple 5 and giveth leave to the Jews to return and contribute to it 11 He delivereth again the vessels which had been taken thence 25 Artaxerxes forbiddeth the Jews to build any more IN the * 2 Chr. 36.22 Ezra 1.1 c. first year of Cyrus king of the Persians that the word of the Lord might be accomplished that he had promised by the mouth of Jeremy 2 The Lord raised up the spirit of Cyrus the king of the Persians and he made proclamation through all his kingdom and also by writing 3 Saying Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians The Lord of Israel the most high Lord hath made me king of the whole world 4 And commanded me to build him an house at Jerusalem in Jewry 5 If therefore there be any of you that are of his people let the Lord even his Lord be with him and let him go up to Jerusalem that is in Judea and build the house of the Lord of Israel for ‖ Or this he is the Lord that dwelleth in Jerusalem 6 Whosoever then dwell in the places about let them help him those I say that are his neighbours with gold and with silver 7 With gifts with horses and with cattel and other
Saddue the son of Achitob the son of Amarias the son of ‖ Oâ—ias Ezias the son of ‖ Meraioth Memeroth the son of Zaraias the son of ‖ Vzzi Some copies want these three names Savias the son of Boccas the son of Abisum the son of Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron †Heb. was first Ezra 7.1 the chief priest 3 This Esdras went up from Babylon as a scribe being very ready in the law of Moses that was given by the God of Israel 4 And the king did him honour for he found grace in his sight in all his requests 5 There went up with him also certain of the children of Israel of the priests of the Levites of the holy singers porters and ‖ Or Nethinims ministers of the temple unto Jerusalem 6 In †See Ezra 7.7 8 9. the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes in the fifth moneth this was the kings seventh year for they went from Babylon in the first day of the first moneth and came to Jerusalem according to the ‖ Or saâ—â—sâ— prosperous journey which the Lord gave them 7 For Esdras had very great skill so that he omitted nothing of the law and commandments of the Lord but taught all Israel the ordinances and judgements 8 Now the copy of the ‖ Or â—â—râ—e commission which was written from Artaxerxes the king and came to Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord is this that followeth 9 King Artaxerxes unto Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord sendeth greeting 10 Having determined to deal graciously I have given order that such of the nation of the Jews and of the priests and Levites being within our realm as are willing and desirous should go with thee unto Jerusalem 11 As many therefore as have a minde thereunto let them depart with thee as it hath seemed good both to me and my seven friends the counsellours 12 That they may look unto the affairs of Judea and Jerusalem agreeably to that which is in the law of the Lord 13 And carry the gifts unto the Lord of Israel to Jerusalem which I and my friends have vowed and all the gold and silver that in the countrey of Babylon can be ‖ Or gâ—t found to the Lord in Jerusalem 14 With that also which is given of the people for the temple of the Lord their God at Jerusalem and that silver and gold may be collected for bullocks rams and lambs and things thereunto appertaining 15 To the end that they may offer sacrifices unto the Lord upon the altar of the Lord their God which is in Jerusalem 16 And whatsoever thou and thy brethren will do ‖ Or with the rest of Ezra 7.18 with the silver and gold that do according to the will of thy God 17 And the holy vessels of the Lord which are given thee for the use of the temple of thy God which is in Jerusalem thou shalt set before thy God in Jerusalem 18 And whatsoever thing else thou shalt remember for the use of the temple of thy God thou shalt give it out of the kings treasury 19 And I king Artaxerxes have also commanded the keepers of the treasures in Syria and Phenice that whatsoever Esdras the priest and the reader of the law of the most high God shall send for they should give it him with speed 20 To the sum of an hundred talents of silver likewise also of wheat even to an hundred ‖ Or measures or salt Ezra 7.22 cors and an hundred pieces of wine and other things in abundance 21 Let all things be performed after the law of God diligently unto the most high God that wrath come not upon the kingdom of the king and his sons 22 I command you also that ye require no tax nor any other imposition of any of the priests or Levites or holy singers or porters or ministers of the temple or of any that have doings in this temple and that no man have authority to impose any thing upon them 23 And thou Esdras according to the wisdom of God ordain judges and justices that they may judge in all Syria and Phenice †Heb. of those that know Ezra 7.25 all those that know the law of thy God and those that know it not thou shalt teach 24 And * Ezra 7.25 whosoever shall transgress the law of thy God and of the king shall be punished diligently whether it be by death or other punishment by penalty of money or by imprisonment 25 ¶ Then said Esdras the scribe Blessed be the onely Lord God of my fathers who hath put these things into the heart of the king to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem 26 And hath honoured the in the sight of the king and his counsellours and all his friends and nobles 27 Therefore was I encouraged by the help of the Lord my God and gathered together men of Israel to go up with me 28 And these are the chief according to their families and several dignities that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of king Artaxerxes 29 Of the sons of Phinees Gerson of the sons of Ithamar ‖ Or. Daniel Gamael of the sons of David ‖ Or Chattus Lettus * Ezra 8 â— of the sons of Shecaniah of the sons of Parosh the son of Sechenias 30 Of the sons of Pharez Zacharias and with him were counted an hundred and fifty men 31 Of the sons of Pahath Moab Eliaonias the son of ‖ Zerachaiah Zaraias and with him two hundred men 32 ‖ Or of the sons of Shechaniah the son of Jahaziel Of the sons of Zathoe Sechenias the son of Jezelus and with him three hundred men of the sons of Adin Obeth the son of Jonathan and with him †Heb. fifty men two hundred and fifty men 33 Of the sons of Elam Josias son of ‖ Or Athaliah Gotholias and with him seventy men 34 Of the sons of Saphatias ‖ Or Zebadiah Zaraias son of Michael and with him ‖ Or fourscore men threescore and ten men 35 Of the sons of Joab ‖ Or Obadiah Abadias son of ‖ Or Jebiel Jezelus and with him two hundred and ‖ Or eighteen men twelve men 36 ‖ Or of the sons of Shelomith the son of Josiphiah Of the sons of Banid Assalimeth son of Josaphias and with him an hundred and threescore men 37 Of the sons of Babi Zacharias son of Bebai and with him twenty and eight men 38 Of the sons of ‖ Or. Azead Astath Johannes son of ‖ Or Catan Acatan and with him an hundred and ten men 39 Of the sons of Adonicam the last and these are the names of them Eliphalet Jeuel and ‖ Or Shemaia Samaias and with them ‖ Or sixty men seventy men 40 Of the sons of †Heb. â—igval Bago Uthi the son of
of the Lord and in the sixth place he imparted them understanding and in the seventh speech an interpreter of the cogitations thereof 6 Counsel and a tongue and eyes ears and a heart gave he them to understand 7 Withal he filled them with the knowledge of understanding and shewed them good and evil 8 He set his eye upon their hearts that he might shew them the greatness of his works 9 He gave them to glory in his marvellous acts for ever that they might declare his works with understanding 10 And the elect shall praise his holy name 11 Beside this he gave them knowledge and the law of life for an heritage 12 He made an everlasting covenant with them and shewed them his judgements 13 Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory and their ears heard his glorious voice 14 And he said unto them Beware of all unrighteousness and he * Exod. 20. 21. 22. 23. gave every man commandment concerning his neighbour 15 Their ways are ever before him and shall not be hid from his eyes 16 Every man from his youth is given to evil neither could they make to themselves fleshy hearts for stony 17 For * Deut. 32.8.9 in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a * Rom. 13 1. ruler over every people but * Deu. 4 2â— 10.15 Israel is the Lords portion 18 Whom being his first-born he nourisheth with discipline and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him 19 Therefore all their works are as the sun before him and his eyes are continually upon their ways 20 None of their unrighteous deeds are hid from him but all their sins are before the Lord. 21 But the Lord being gracious and knowing his workmanship neither left nor forsook them but spared them 22 The * Chap. 29.12 13. alms of a man is as a fignet with him and he will keep the good deeds of man as the apple of the eye and give repentance to his sons and daughters 23 * Matth. 25.21 35 Afterwards he will rise up and reward them and render their recompence upon their heads 24 * Acts 3.19 But unto them that repent he granted them return and comforted those that failed in patience 25 * â—er 3.12 Return unto the Lord and forsake thy sins make thy prayer before his face and ‖ Or lessen thy offence offend less 26 Turn again to the most High and turn away from iniquity for he will lead thee out of darkness into the ‖ Or illumination sight of health and hate thou abounation vehemently 27 * Psal 6 5. Is 38.18 19â— Who shall praise the most High in the grave in stead of them which live and give thanks 28 Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead as from one that is not the living and found in heart shall praise the Lord. 29 How great is the loving kindness of the Lord our God and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness 30 For all things cannot be in men because the son of man is not importal 31 * Job 25.4 5â— What is brighter then the sun yet the light thereof faileth and flesh and bloud will imagine evil 32 He vieweâ—t the power of the height of heaven and all men are but earth and â—thes CHAP. XVIII 4 Gods works are to be wondred at 9 Mans life is short 11 God is merâ—â—â—â—d 15 Do not blewish thy good deeds withâ—ll words 22 Defer not to be justified 3â— Follow not thy lusts Hâ— that liveth for ever * Gen. 1. 〈◊〉 created all things in general 2 The Lord onely is righteous and there is none other but he 3 Who governeth the world with the palm of his hand and all things they his will for he is the King of all by his power * Lev. 10 1â— dividing 〈◊〉 things among them from profane 4 To whom hath he given power to declare his works * Psal 10â— 2 and who shall find out his noble acts 5 Who shall number the strength of his majesty and who shall also tell out his mercies 6 As for the wondrous works of the Lord there may nothing be taken from them neither may any thing be put unto them neither can the ground of them be found out 7 When a man hath done then he beginneth and when he leaveth off then he shall be doubtful 8 What is man and whereto serveth he what is his good and what is his evil 9 * Psal 90.10 The number of a mans days at the most are an hundred years 10 As a drop of water unto the sea and a gravel-stone in comparison of the sand so are a * 2 Pet. 3.8 thousand years to the days of eternity 11 Therefore is God patient with them and poureth forth his mercy upon them 12 He saw and perceived their end to be evil therefore he multiplied his compassion 13 The mercy of man is toward his neighbour but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh he reproveth and nurtureth and teacheth and bringeth again as a shepherd his flock 14 He hath mercy on them that receive discipline and that diligently seek after his judgements 15 * Chap. 41 22. Myson blemish not thy good deeds neither use uncomfortable words when thou givest any thing 16 Shall not the dew asswage the heat so is a word better then a gift 17 Lo is not a word better then a gift but both are with a gracious man 18 A fool will upbraid churlishly and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes 19 Learn before thou speak and use physick or ever thou be sick 20 Before judgement * 1 Cor. 11.28 35. examine thy self and in the day of visitation thou shalt finde mercy 21 Humble thy self before thou be sick and in the time of sins shew repentance 22 Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time and defer not until death to be justified 23 Before thou prayest prepare thy self and be not as one that tempteth the Lord. 24 * Chap. 7.17 36. Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end and the time of vengeance when he shall turn away his face 25 When thou hast enough remember the time of hunger and when thou art rich think upon poverty and need 26 From the morning until the evening the time is changed and all things are soon done before the Lord. 27 * Prov. 28.14 A wise man will fear in every thing and in the day of sinning he will beware of offence but a fool will not observe time 28 Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom and will give praise unto him that found her 29 They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves and poured forth exquisite parables 30 * Rom. 6.6 13.14 Go not after thy lusts but refrain thy self from thine appetites 31 If thou givest thy soul the desires that please her she will
the Lord is judge and with him is * Deut. 10.17 2 Chr. 19.7 Job 34.19 Wisd 6â— Acts 10 34. Rom. 2.11 Gal. 2.5 Ephes 6.9 Coloss 3.25 1 Pet. 1.17 no respect of persons 13 He will not accept any person against a poor man but will hear the prayer of the oppressed 14 He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless nor the widow when she poureth out her complaint 15 Do not the tears run down the widows cheeks and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall 16 He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favour and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds 17 The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds and till it come nigh he will not be comforted and will not depart till the most High shall behold to judge righteously and execute judgement 18 For the Lord will not be slack neither will the Mighty be patient towards them till he have smitten in sunder the loyns of the unmerciful and repayed vengeance to the heathen till he have taken away the multitude of the ‖ Or crued oppressours proud and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous 19 Till he have rendred to every man according to his deeds and to the works of men according to their devices till he have judged the cause of his people and made them to rejoyce in his mercy 20 Mercy is †Gr. fâ—r seasonable in the time of affliction as clouds of rain in the time of drought CHAP. XXXVI 1 A prayer for the church against the enemies thereof 18 A good heart and a froward 21 Of a good wife HAve mercy upon us O Lord God of all and behold us 2 And send thy fear upon all the nations that seek not after thee 3 * Jer. 10.25 Lift up thy hand ‖ Or upon against the strange nations and let them see thy power 4 As thou wast sanctified in us before them so be thou magnified among them before us 5 And let them know thee as we have known thee that there is no God but onely thou O God 6 Shew new signs and make other strange wonders glorify thy hand and thy right arm that they may set forth thy wondrous works 7 Raise up indignation and pour out wrath take away the adversary and destroy the enemy 8 Make the time short remember the †Gr. oath covenant and let them declare thy wonderful works 9 Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire and let them perish that oppress the people 10 Smite in sunder the heads of the rulers of the heathen that say There is none other but we 11 Gather all the tribes of Jacob together and inherit thou them as from the beginning 12 O Lord have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name and upon Israel * Exod. 4.22 whom thou hast named thy first-born 13 O be merciful unto Jerusalem thy holy city the place of thy rest 14 Fill Sion ‖ Or. that it may magnify thine oracles with thine unspeakable oracles and thy people with thy glory 15 Give testimony unto those that thou hast possessed from the beginning and raise up ‖ Or. prophesies prophets that have been in thy name 16 Reward them that wait for thee and let thy prophets be found faithful 17 O Lord hear the prayer of thy ‖ Or supplients servants according to the * Num. 6.23 blessing of Aaron over thy people that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art the Lord the eternal God 18 The belly devoureth all meats yet is one meat better then another 19 * Job 34.3 As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison so doth an heart of understanding false speeches 20 A froward heart causeth heaviness but a man of experience will recompense him 21 A woman will receive every man yet is one daughter better then another 22 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance and a man loveth nothing better 23 If there be kindness meekness and comfort in her tongue then is not her husband like ‖ Or common other men 24 He that getteth a wife beginneth ‖ Or to thrive a possession a help like unto himself and a pillar of rest 25 Where no hedge is there the possession is spoiled and he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning 26 Who will trust a thief well-appointed that skippeth from city to city so who will beleeve a man that hath no house and lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him CHAP. XXXVII 1 How to know friends and counsellours 12 The discretion and wisdom of a godly man blesseth him 27 Learn to refrain thine appetite EVery friend saith I am his friend also but there is a friend which is onely a friend in name 2 Is it not a grief unto death when a companion and friend is turned to an enemy 3 O wicked imagination whence camest thou in to cover the earth with deceit 4 There is a companion which rejoyceth in the prosperity of a friend but in the time of trouble will be against him 5 There is a companion which helpeth his friend for the belly and taketh up the buckler ‖ Or in presence of the enemy against the enemy 6 Forget not thy friend in thy minde and be not unmindful of him in thy riches 7 Every councellour extolleth counsel but there is some that councelleth for himself 8 Beware of a counsellour and know before ‖ Or what use there is of him what need he hath for he will counsel for himself lest he cast the lot upon thee 9 And say unto thee Thy way is good and afterward he stand on the other side to see what shall be fall thee 10 Consult not with one that suspecteth thee and hide thy counsel from such as envy thee 11 Neither consult with a woman touching her of whom she is jealous neither with a coward in matters of war nor with a merchant concerning exchange nor with a buyer of selling nor with an envious man of thankfulness nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness nor with the slothful for any work nor with an hireling for a year of finishing work nor with an idle servant of much business hearken not unto these in any mattter of counsel 12 But be continually with a godly man whom thou knowest to keep the commandments of the Lord whose minde is according to thy minde and will sorrow with thee if thou shalt miscarry 13 And let the counsel of thine own heart stand for there is no man more faithful unto thee then it 14 For a mans minde is sometime wont to tell him more then seven watchmen that sit above in an high tower 15 And above all this pray to the most High that he will direct thy way in truth 16 Let reason go before every enterprise and counsel before every action 17 The countenance is a signe of changing of the heart 18
temple 3 In his days the * 1 King 7.23 cistern to receive water being in compass as the sea was covered with plates of brass 4 He took care of the temple that it should not fall and fortified the city against besieging 5 How was he honoured in the midst of the people in his coming out of †Gr. the house of the â—â—il the sanctuary 6 He was as the morning star in the midst of a cloud and as the moon at the full 7 As the sun shining upon the temple of the most High and as the rainbowe giving light in the bright clouds 8 And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year as lilies by the rivers of waters and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer 9 As fire and incense in the censer and as a vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones 10 And as a fair olive-tree budding forth fruit and as a cypress tree which groweth up to the clouds 11 When he put on the robe of honour and was clothed with the perfection of glory when he went up to the holy altar he made the garment of holiness honourable 12 When he took the portions out of the priests hands he himself stood by the hearth of the altar compassed with his brethren round about as a young cedar in Libanus and as palm-trees compassed they him round about 13 So were all the sons of Aaron in their glory and the oblations of the Lord in their hands before all the congregation of Israel 14 And finishing the service at the altar that he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty 15 He stretched out his hand to the cup and poured of the bloud of the grape he poured out at the foot of the altar a sweet-smelling savour unto the most high King of all 16 Then shouted the sons of Aaron and sounded the ‖ Or trumpets beacon forth with the 〈◊〉 silver trumpets and made a great noise to be heard for a remembrance before the most High 17 Then all the people together hasted and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship their Lord God almighty the most High 18 The singers also sang praises with their voices with great variety of sounds was there made sweet melody 19 And the people besought the Lord the most High by prayer before him that is merciful till the solemnity of the Lord was ended and they had finished his service 20 Then he went down and lifted up his hands over the whose congregation of the children of Israel to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips and to rejoyce in his name 21 And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time that they might receive a blessing from the most High 22 Now therefore bless ye the God of all which onely doth wondrous things every where which exalteth our days from the womb and dealeth with us according to his mercy 23 He grant us joyfulness of heart and that peace may be in our days in Israel for ever 24 That he would confirm his mercy with us and deliver us at his time 25 There be two manner of nations which my heart abhorreth and the third is no nation 26 They that sit upon the mountain of Samaria and they that dwell amongst the Philistines and that foolish people that dwell in Sichem 27 Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem hath written in this book the instruction of understanding and knowledge who out of his heart poured forth wisdom 28 Blessed is he that shall be exercised in these things and he that sayeth them up in his heart shall become wise 20 For if he do them he shall be strong to all things for the light of the Lord leadeth him who giveth wisdom to the godly Blesses be the Lord forever Amen amen CHAP. LI. ¶ A prayer of Jesus the son of Sirach I Will thank thee O Lord and King and praise thee O God my Saviour I do give praise unto thy name 2 For thou art my defender and helper and hast preserved my body from destruction and from the snare of the slandrous tongue and from the lips that forge lies and hast been mine helper against mine adversaries 3 And hast delivered me according to the multitude of thy mercies and greatness of thy name from †Gr. the gnashing of the teeth the teeth of them that were ready to devour me and out of the hands of such as sought after my life and from the manifold afflictions which I had 4 From the choking of fire on every side and from the mids of the fire which I kindled not 5 From the depth of the besly of hell from an unclean tongue and from sying words 6 By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death my life was near to the hell beneath 7 They compassed me on every side and there was no man to help me I looked for the succour of men but there was none 8 Then thought I upon thy mercy O Lord and upon thy acts of old how thou deliverest such as wait for thee and savest them out of the hands of the enemies 9 Then lifted I up my supplication from the earth and prayed for deliverance from death 10 I called upon the Lord the Father of my Lord that he would not leave me in the days of my trouble and in the time of the proud when there was no help 11 I will praise thy name continually and will sing praise with thanksgiving and so my prayer was heard 12 For thou savedst me from destruction and deliveredst me from the evil time therefore will I give thanks and praise thee and bless thy name O Lord. 13 When I was yet young or ever I ‖ Or went astray went abroad I desired wisdom openly in my prayer 14 I prayed for her before the temple and will seek here out even to the end 15 Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her my foot went the right way from my youth up sought I after her 16 I howed down mine ear a little and received her and gat much learning 17 I profited therein therefore will I ascribe the glory unto him that giveth me wisdom 18 For I purposed to do after her and earnestly I followed that which is good so shall I not be confounded 19 My soul hath wrestled with her and in my doings I was exact I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above and bewailed my ignorances of her 20 ‖ Or I got understanding I directed my soul unto her and I found her in pureness I have had my heart joyned with her from the beginning therefore shall I not be forsaken 21 My ‖ Or bowâ—lâ— heart was troubled in seeking her therefore have I gotten a good possession 22 The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward and I will
he put him aside and commanded to bring the other and said unto him O thou seed of Chanaan and not of Juda beauty hath deceived thee and lust hath perverted thine heart 57 Thus have ye dealt with the daughters of Israel and they for fear companied with you but the daughter of Juda would not abide your wickedness 58 Now therefore tell me Under what tree didst thou take them companying together Who answered Under a ‖ Or kinde of oak holm-tree 59 Then said Daniel unto him Well thou hast also lied against thine own head for the angel of God waiteth with the sword to cut thee in two that he may destroy you 60 With that all the assembly cried out with a loud voice and praised God who saveth them that trust in him 61 And they rose against the two elders for Daniel had convctied them of false witness by their own mouth 62 And according to the law of Moses * Deut. 19.19 Prov. 19.5 they did unto them in such sort as they maliciously intended to do to their neighbour and they put them to death Thus the innocent bloud was saved the same day 63 Therefore Chelcias and his wife praised God for their daughter Susanna with Joacim her husband and all the kindred because there was no dishonesty found in her 64 From that day forth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the people ¶ The history of the destruction of †Gr. Bels dragon Bel and the Dragon cut off from the end of DANIEL 19 The fraud of Bels priests is discovered by Daniel 27 and the dragon slain which was worshipped 33 Daniel is preserved in the lions â—en 42 The king doth acknowledge the God of Daniel and casteth his enemies into the same den ANd king Astyages was gathered to his fathers and Cyrus of Persia received his kingdom 2 And Daniel ‖ Or liveâ— with the king conversed with the king and was honoured above all his friends 3 Now the Babylonians had an idol called Bel. and there were spent upon him every day twelve great measures of fine flour and fourty sheep and six vessels of wine 4 And the king worshipped it and went daily to adore it but Daniel worshipped his own God And the king said unto him Why dost not thou worship Bel 5 Who answered and said Because I may not worship idols made with hands but the living God who hath created the heaven and the earth and hath sovereignty over all flesh 6 Then said the king unto him Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living god seest thou not how much he eateth and drinketh every day 7 Then Daniel smiled and said O king be not deceived for this is but clay within and brass without and did never * Ecclus 30.19 eat or drink any thing 8 So the king was wroth and called for his priests and said unto them If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth these expenses ye shall die 9 But if you can certifie me that Bel devoureth them then Daniel shall die for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And Daniel said unto the king Let it be according to thy word 10 Now the priests of Bel were threescore and ten beside their wives and children and the king went with Daniel into the temple of Bel. 11 So Bels priests said Lo we go out but thou O king set on the meat and make ready the wine and shut the door fast and seal it with thine own signet 12 And to morrow when thou comest in if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all we will suffer death or else Daniel that speaketh falsly against us 13 And they little regarded it for under the table they had made a privy entrance whereby they entred in continually and consumed those things 14 So when they were gone forth the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had commanded his servants to bring ashes and those they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the king alone then went they out and shut the door and sealed it with the kings signet and so departed 15 Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children as they were wont to do and did eat and drink up all 16 In the morning betime the king arose and Daniel with him 17 And the king said Daniel are the seals whole And he said Yea O king they be whole 18 And assoon as he had opened the door the king looked upon the table and cried with a loud voice Great art thou O Bel and with thee is no deceit at all 19 Then laughed Daniel and held the king that he should not go in and said Behold now the pavement and mark well whose footsteps are these 20 And the king said I see the footsteps of men women and children And then the king was angry 21 And took the priests with their wives and children who shewed him the privy doors where they came in and consumed such things as were upon the table 22 Therefore the king slew them and delivered Bel into Daniels power who destroyed him and his temple 23 ‖ Some add this title Of the dragon And in that same place there was a great dragon which they of Babylon worshipped 24 And the king said unto Daniel Wilt thou also say that this is of brass so he liveth he eateth and drinketh thou canst not say that he is no living god therefore worship him 25 Then said Daniel unto the king I will worship the Lord my God for he is the living God 26 But give me leave O king and I shall slay this dragon without sword or staff The king said I give thee leave 27 Then Daniel took pitch and fat and hair and did seethe them together and made lumps thereof this he put in the dragons mouth and so the dragon burst in sunder and Daniel said ‖ Or Behold what you worship Lo These are the gods you worship 28 When they of Babylon heard that they took great indignation and conspired against the king saying The king is become a Jew and he hath destroyed Bel he hath slain the dragon and put the priests to death 29 So they came to the king and said Deliver us Daniel or else we will destroy thee and thine house 30 Now when the king saw that they pressed him sore being constrained he * Dan 6.16 delivered Daniel unto them 31 Who cast him into the lions den where he was six days 32 And in the den there were seven lions and they had given them every day ‖ Or two slaves two carcases and two sheep which then were not given to them to the intent they might devour Daniel 33 Now there was in Jewry a prophet called Habbacuc who had ‖ Or sod made pottage and had broken bread in a bowl and was going into the field for to bring it to the reapers 34 But the angel of the Lord said unto Habbacuc Go
am sent to speak unto thee and to shew thee these glad tidings 20 And behold thou shalt be dumb and not able to speak until the day that these things shall be performed because thou beleevest not my words which shall be fulfilled in their season 21 And the people waited for Zacharias and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple 22 And when he came out he could not speak unto them and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple for he beckned unto them and remained speechless 23 And it came to pass that aâ—soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished he departed to his own house 24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived and hid her self five moneths saying 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me to take away my reproach among men 26 And in the sixth moneths the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David and the virgins name was Mary 28 And the angel came in unto her and said Hail thou that art ‖ Or graciously accepted or much graced See ver 30. highly favoured the Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women 29 And when she saw him she was troubled at his saying and cast in her minde what manner of salutation this should be 30 And the angel said unto her Fear not Mary for thou hast found favour with God 31 * Isa 7.14 Mat. 1.21 And behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name Jesus 32 He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David 33 * Dan. 7.14 Mic. 4.7 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever and of his kingdom there shall be no end 34 Then said Mary unto the angel How shall this be seeing I know not a man 35 And the angel answered and said unto her The holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God 36 And behold thy cousin Elisabeth she hath also conceived a son in her old age this is the sixth moneth with her who was called barren 37 For with God nothing shall be unpossible 38 And Mary said Behold the handmaid of the Lord be it unto me according to thy word And the angel departed from her 39 And Mary arose in those days and went into the hill-countrey with haste into a city of Judah 40 And entred into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth 41 And it came to pass that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary the babe leaped in her womb Elisabeth was filled with the holy Ghost 42 And she spake out with a loud voice and said Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb 43 And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me 44 For lo assoon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears the babe leaped in my womb for joy 45 And blessed is she ‖ Or which beleeved that there that beleeved for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 46 And Mary said My soul doth magnifie the Lord. 47 And my spirit hath rejoyced in God my Saviour 48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his hand-maiden for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed 49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things and holy is his name 50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation 51 * Isa 51. â— He hath shewed strength with his arm * Ps 33.10 he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts 52 * 1 Sam. 2.6 He hath put down the mighty from their seats and exalted them of low degree 53 * Psa 34.10 He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich he hath sent empty away 54 He hath holpen his servant Israel * Jer. 31.3 20. in remembrance of his mercy 55 * Gen. 17.19 Ps 132.12 As he spake to our fathers to Abraham to his seed for ever 56 And Mary abode with her about three moneths and returned to her own house 57 Now Elisabeths full time came that she should be delivered and she brought forth a son 58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her and they rejoyced with her 59 And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the childe they called him Zacharias after the name of his father 60 And his mother answered said Not so but he shall be called John 61 And they said unto her There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name 62 And they made signs to his father how he would have him called 63 And he asked for a writing-table and wrote saying His name is John And they marvelled all 64 And his mouth was opened immediately and his tongue loosed and he spake and praised God 65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them all these ‖ Or things sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill countrey of Judea 66 And all they that had heard them laid them up in their hearts saying What manner of childe shall this be And the hand of the Lord was with him 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost and prophesied saying 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited and redeemed his people 69 * Psal 132.17 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 70 * Jer. 23.6 30.10 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began 71 That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant 73 * Gen. 22.16 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham 74 That he would grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without fear 75 In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life 76 And thou childe shalt be called the pâ—ophâ—t of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people ‖ Or for by the remission of their sins 78 Through the ‖ Or towels of the mercy tender mercy of our God whereby the ‖ Or sun-rising or â—ranâ—â— Num. 24.17 Isa 11.1 Zec. 3.8 Mal.
them forth and said 20 Go stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life 21 And when they heard that they entred into the temple early in the morning and taught But the high priest came and they that were with him and called the council together and all the senate of the children of Israel and sent to the prison to have them brought 22 But when the officers came and found them not in the prison they returned and told 23 Saying The prison truly found we shut with all safety and the keepers standing without before the doors but when we had opened we found no man within 24 Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things they doubted of them whereunto this would grow 25 Then came one and told them saying Behold the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple and teaching the people 26 Then went the captain with the officers and brought them without violence for they feared the people lest they should have been stoned 27 And when they had brought them they set them before the council and the high priest asked them 28 Saying * Chap. â— 18 Did not we straitly command you that you should not teach in this name and behold ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine and intend to bring this mans blood upon us 29 ¶ Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said We ought to obey God rather then men 30 The God of our fathers raised up Jesus whom ye slew and hanged on a tree 31 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour for to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins 32 And we are his witnesses of these things and so is also the holy Ghost whom God hath given to them that obey him 33 ¶ When they heard that they were cut to the heart and took counsel to slay them 34 Then stood there up one in the council a Pharisee named Gamaliel a doctour of law had in reputation among all the people and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space 35 And said unto them Ye men of Israel take heed to your selves what ye intend to do as touching these men 36 For before these days rose up Theudas boasting himself to be some body to whom a number of men about four hundred joyned themselves who was slain and all as many as ‖ Or beleeved obeyed him were scattered and brought to nought 37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing and drew away much people after him he also perished and all even as many as obeyed him were dispersed 38 And now I say unto you Refrain from these men and let them alone for if this counsel or this work be of men it will come to nought 39 But if it be of God ye cannot overthrow it lest haply ye be found even to fight against God 40 And to him they agreed and when they had called the apostles and beaten them they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus and let them go 41 ¶ And they departed from the presence of the council rejoycing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name 42 And daily in the temple and in every house they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ CHAP. VI. 1 The apostles desirous to have the poor regarded for their bodily sustenance as also careful themselves to dispense the word of God the food of the soul 3 appoint the office of deaconship to seven chosen men 5 of whom Stephen a man full of faith and of the holy Ghost is one 12 who is taken of those whom he coâ—founded in disputing 13 and after falsly accused of blasphemy against the law and the temple ANd in those â—ays when the number of the disciples was multiplied there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration 2 Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them and said It is not reason that we should leave the word of God and serve tables 3 Wherefore brethren look ye out among you seven men of honest report full of the holy Ghost and wisdom whom we may appoint over this business 4 But we will give our selves continually to prayer and to the ministery of the word 5 ¶ And the saying pleased the whole multitude and they chose Stephen a man full of faith and of the holy Ghost and Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch 6 Whom they set before the apostles and when they had prayed they laid their hands on them 7 And the word of God increased and the number of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem greatly and a great company of the priests were obedient to the faith 8 And Stephen full of faith and power did great wonders and miracles among the people 9 ¶ Then there arose certain of the synagogue which is called the synagogue of the Libertines and Cyrenians and Alexandrians and of them of Citicia and of Asia disputing with Stephen 10 And they were not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake 11 Then they suborned men which said We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God 12 And they stirred up the people and the elders and the scribes and came upon him and caught him and brought him to the council 13 And set up false witnesses which said This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law 14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place and shall change the ‖ Or rises customs which Moses delivered us 15 And all that sat in the council looking stedfastly on him saw his face as it had been the face of an angel CHAP. VII 1 Stephen permitted to answer to the accusation of blasphemy 2 sheweth that Abraham worshipped God rightly and how God chose the fathers 20 before Moses was born and before the tabernacle and temple were built 37 that Moses himself witnessed of Christ 44 and that all outward ceremonies were ordained according to the heavenly pattern to last but for a time 51 reprehending their rebellion and murdering of Christ the just one whom the prophets foretold should come into the world 54 whereupon they stone him to death who commendeth his soul to Jesus and humbly prayeth for them THen said the high priest Are these things so 2 And he said Men brethren and fathers hearken The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia before he dwelt in Charran 3 And said unto him * Gen. 12.1 Get thee out of thy countrey and from thy kindred and come into the land which I shall shew thee 4 Then came he out of the land
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. Heaven is
Peter 19 And when Herod had sought for him and found him not he examined the keepers and commanded that they should be put to death And he went down from Judea to Cesarea and there abode 20 ¶ And Herod ‖ Or hare an hostile minde intending war was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon but they came with one accord to him and having made Blastus †Gr. that was over the kings bed-chamber the kings chamberlain their friend desired peace because their countrey was nourished by the kings countrey 21 And upon a set day Herod arayed in royal apparel sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them 22 And the people gave a shout saying It is the voice of a god and not of a man 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him because he gave not God the glory he was eaten of worms gave up the ghost 24 ¶ But the word of God grew and multiplied 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ‖ Or charge Chap. 11.29 30 ministery and took with them John whose surname was Mark. CHAP. XIII 1 Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles 7 Of Sergius Paulus and Elimas the sorcerer 14 Paul preacheth at Antioch that Jesus is Christ 42 The Gentiles beleeve 45 but the Jews gainsay and blaspheme 46 where upon they turn to the Gentiles 48 As many as were ordained to life beleeved NOw there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers as Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen ‖ Or Heâ—ods foster-â—rother which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch and Saul 2 As they ministred to the Lord and fasted the holy Ghost said Separate me Barnabas Saul for the work whereunto I have called them 3 And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them they sent them away 4 ¶ So they being sent forth by the holy Ghost departed unto Seleucia and from thence they sailed to Cyprus 5 And when they were at Salamis they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews and they had also John to their minister 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos they â—ound a certain sorcerer a false prophet a Jew whose name was Bar-jesus 7 Which was with the deputy of the countrey Sergius Paulus a prudent man who called for Barnabas and Saul and desired to hear the word of God 8 But Elymas the sorcerer for so is his name by interpretation withstood them seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith 9 Then Saul who also is called Paul filled with the holy Ghost set his eyes on him 10 And said O full of all subtilty and all mischief thou childe of the devil thou enemy of all righteousness wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord 11 And now behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee and thou shalt be blinde not seeing the sun for a season And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand 12 Then the deputy when he saw what was done beleeved being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. 13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos they came to Perga in Pamphylia and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem 14 ¶ But when they departed from Perga they came to Antioch in Phidia and went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day and sat down 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them saying Ye men and brethren if ye have any word of exhortation for the people say on 16 Then Paul stood up and beckning with his hand said Men of Israel and ye that fear God give audience 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people * Exod. 1.1 when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt * Exod. 13.14.16 and with an high arm brought he them out of it 18 And about the time of fourty years †Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 perhaps for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as a nurse beareth or feedeth her childe Deut. 1.31 2 Mac. 7.27 according to the Septuag and so Chrylost suffered he their manners in the wilderness 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan * Josh 14.2 he divided their land to them by lot 20 And after that * Judg. 3.9 he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years until Samuel the prophet 21 * 1 Sam. 8.5 And afterward they desired a king God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis a man of the tribe of Benjamin by the space of fourty years 22 And when he had removed him * 1 Sam. 16.13 he raised up unto them David to be their king to whom also he gave testimony and said * Psal 89.20 I have found David the son of Jesse a man after mâ—â—e own heart which shall fulfil all my will 23 * Isa 11.1 Of this mans seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour Jesus 24 * Mat. 3.1 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel 25 And as John fulfilled his course he said * John 1.20 Whom think ye that I am I am not be But behold there cometh one after me whole shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose 26 Men and brethren children of the stock of Abraham and whosoever among you feareth God to you is the word of this salvation sent 27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem and their rulers because they knew him not nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day they have fulfilled them in condemning him 28 * Mat. 27.22 And though they found no cause of death in him yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain 29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him they took him down from the tree and laid him in a sepulchre 30 * Matth. 28.6 But God raised him from the dead 31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem who are his witnesse unto the people 32 And we declare unto you glad tidings how that the promise which was made unto the fathers 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children in that he hath raised up Jesus again as it is alâ—o written in the second psalm * Psal 2.7 Hebr. 1.5 Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee 34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead now no more to return to corruption he said on this wise * Isa 55.3 I will give you the sure †Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
to shew his wrath and to make his power known endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath ‖ Or made up fitted to destruction 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy which he had afore prepared unto glory 24 Even us whom he hath called not of the Jews onely but also of the Gentiles 25 As he saith also in Osee * Hos 2.23 1 Pet. 2.10 I will call them my people which were not my people and her beloved which was not beloved 26 * Hos 1.10 And it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said unto them Ye are not my people there shall they be called the children of the living God 27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel * Isa 10.22 23. Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea a remnant shall be saved 28 For he will finish ‖ Or the account the work and cut it short in righteousness because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth 29 And as Esaias said before * Isa 1.9 Except the Lord of sabaoth had left us a seed we had been as Sodoma and been made like unto Gomorrha 30 What shall we say then That the Gentiles which followed not after righteousness have attained to righteousness even the righteousness which is of faith 31 But Israel which followed after the law of rigteousness hath not attained to the law of righteousness 32 Wherefore Because they sought it not by saith but as it were by the works of the law for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone 33 As it is written * Isa 8.14 and 28.16 1 Pet. 2.6 Behold I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone and rock of offence c whosoever beleeveth on him shall not be ‖ Or confounded ashamed CHAP. X. 5 The scripture shewâ—th the difference betwixt the righteousness of the law and this of faith 11 and that all both Jew and Gentile that beleeve shall not be confounded 18 and that the Gentiles shall receive the word and beleeve 19 Israel was not ignorant of these things BRethren my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God but not according to knowledge 3 For they being ignorant of Gods righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that beleeveth 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law * Levit. 18.5 Ezek. 20.11 Gal. 3.12 That the man which doeth these things shall live by them 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise * Deu. 30.12 Say not in thine heart Who shall ascend into heaven that is to bring Christ down from above 7 Or Who shall descend into the deep that is to bring up Christ again from the dead 8 But what saith it * Deu. 30.14 The word is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart that is the word of faith which we preach 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt beleeve in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved 10 For with the heart man beleeveth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation 11 For the scripture saith * Isa 28.16 Whosoever beleeveth on him shall not be ashamed 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him 13 * Joel 2.32 Act. 2.21 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not beleeved and how shall they beleeve in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they hear without a preacher 15 And how shall they preach except they be sent as it is written * Isa 52.7 Nah. 1.15 How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel For Esaias saith * Isa 53.1 Joh. 12 38. Lord who hath beleeved †Or the hearing of 〈◊〉 our ‖ Or preaching report 17 So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God 18 But I say Have they not heard Yes verily * Ps 19.4 their found went into all the earth and their words unto the ends of the world 19 But I say Did not Israel know First Moses faith * Deu. 32.21 I will provoke you to jealousie by them that are no people and by a foolish nation I will anger you 20 But Esaias is very bold and saith * Is 65.1 I was found of them that sought me not I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me 21 But to Israel he saith * Is 65.2 All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people CHAP. XI 1 God hath not cast off all Israel 7 Some were elected though the rest were hardned 1â— There is hope of their conversion 18 The Gentiles may not insult upon them 26 for there is a promise of their salvation 33 Gods judgments are unsearchable I Say then Hath God cast away his people God forbid For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham of the tribe of Benjamin 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying 3 * 1 Kin. 19.14 Lord they have killed thy prophets and digged down thine altars and I am left alone and they seek my life 4 But what saith the answer of God unto him * 1 Kin. 19.18 I have reserved to my self seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace 6 And if by grace then is it no more of works otherwise grace is no more grace But if it be of works then is it no more grace otherwise work is no more work 7 What then Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for but the election hath obtained it and the rest were ‖ Or bardned blinded 8 According as it is written * Is 29.10 God hath given them the spirit of ‖ Or remorse stumber * Is 6.9 eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear unto this day 9 And David saith * Ps 69.22 Let their table be made a snare and a trap and a stumbling-block and a recompence unto them 10 * Ps 69.23 Let their eyes be darkned that they may not
therefore and I will send thee unto Pharaoh that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt 11 ¶ And Moses sad unto God Who am I that I should go unto Pharaoh and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt 12 And he said Certainly I will be with thee and this shall be a token unto thee that I have sent thee When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt ye shall serve God upon this mountain 13 And Moses said unto God Behold when I come unto the children of Israel and shall say unto them The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you and they shall say to me What is his name What shall I say unto them 14 And God said unto Moses I AM THAT I AM And he said Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel I AM hath sent uâ— unto you 15 And God said moreover unto Moses Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel The LORD God of your fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob hath sent me unto you this is my name for ever and this is my memorial unto all generations 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together and say unto them The LORD God of your fathers the God of Abraham of Isaac and of Jacob appeared unto me saying I have surely visited you and seen that which is done to you in Egypt 17 And I have said I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Amorites and the Perizzâ—tes and the Hivites and the Jebusites unto a land slowing with milk and honey 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice and thou shalt come thou and the elders of Israel unto the king of Egypt and you shall say unto him The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us and now let us go we beseech thee three days journey into the wilderness that we may sacritice to the LORD our God 19 ¶ And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go ‖ Or but 〈◊〉 strong hand no not by a mighty hand 20 And I will stretch out my hand and smite Egypt with all my wonders which I will do in the midâ—â— thereof after that he will let you go 21 And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians and it shall come to pass that when ye go ye shall not go empty 22 * Ch. 11.2 12.35 But every woman shall borrow of her neighbour and of her that sojourneth in her house jewels of silver and jewels of gold and raiment and ye shall put them upon your sons and upon your daughters and ye shall spoil ‖ Or Egypt the Egyptians CHAP. IV. 1 Moses rod is turned into a serpent 6 His band is leprous 10 He is lotb to be sent 14 Aaron is appointed to assist him 18 Moses departeth from Jethro 21 Gods message to Pharaob 24 Zipporah circumciseth her son 27 Aaron is sent to next Moses 31 The people beleeveth them ANd Moses answered and said But behold they will not beleeve me nor hearken unto my voice for they will say The LORD hath not appeared unto thee 2 And the LORD said unto him What is that in thine hand And he said A rod. 3 And he said Cast it on the ground and he cast it on the ground and it became a serpent and Moses fled from before it 4 And the LORD said unto Moses Put forth thy hand and take it by the tail And he put forth his hand and caught it and it became a rod in his hand 5 That they may beleeve that the LORD God of their fathers the God of Abraham the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob hath appeared unto thee 6 ¶ And the LORD said furthermore unto him Put now thine hand into thy bosome and he put his hand into his bosome and when he took it out behold his hand was leprous as snow 7 And he said Put thine hand into thy bosome again and he put his hand into his bosome again and plucked it out of his bosome and behold it was turned again as his other flesh 8 And it shall come to pass if they will not beleeve thee neither hearken to the voice of the first signe that they will beleeve the voice of the latter signe 9 And it shall come to pass if they will not beleeve also these two signs neither hearken unto thy voice that thou shalt take of the water of the river and pour it upon the dry-land and the water which thou takest out of the river †Heb. shall be and shall be shall become bloud upon the dry-land 10 ¶ And Moses said unto the LORD O my Lord I am not †Heb. a man of words eloquent neither †Heb. since yestâ—rday nor since the third day her tofore nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant but I am slow of speech and of a slow tongue 11 And the LORD said unto him Who hath made mans mouth or who maketh the dumb or deas or the seeing or the blinde have not I the LORD 12 Now therefore go and I will be * Mat. 10 1â— Mat. 1.11 Luk. 12.11 with thy mouth and teach thee what thou shalt say 13 And he said O my Lord send I pray thee by the hand of him whâ—m thou ‖ Or shouldest wilt send 14 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Moses and he said Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother I know that he can speak well And also behold he cometh forth to meet thee and when he sâ—â—th 15 And thou shalt speak unto him and put words in his mouth and I will be with thy mouth and with his mouth and will teach you what ye shall do 16 And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people and he shall be even he shall be to thee in stead of a mouth and * Ch. 7.1 thou shalt be to him in stead of God 17 And thou shalt take this rod in thine hand wherewith thou shalt do signs 18 ¶ And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father in law and said unto him Let me go I pray thee and return unto my brethren which art in Egypt and see whâ—ther they be yet alive And Jethro said to Moses Go in peace 19 And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian Go return into Egypt for all the men are dead which fought thy life 20 And Moses took his wife and his sons and set them upon an aâ—s and he returned to the land of Egypt And Moses took the rod of God in his hand 21 And the LORD said unto Moses When thou goâ—st to return into Egypt see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh which I have put in thine hand but I will harden his heart that he shall not let the people go
22 And thou shalt say unto Pharaoh Thus saith the LORD Israel is my son even my first-born 23 And I say unto thee Let my son go that he may serve me and it thou refuse to let him go behold I will slay thy son even thy first born 24 ¶ And it came to pass by the way in the inn that the LORD met him and sought to kill him 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp ‖ Or knife stone and cut off the sore-skin of her son and †Heb. made it touth cast it at his feet and said Sarely a bloudy husband art thou to me 26 So he let him go then she said A bloudy husband thou art because of the circumcision 27 ¶ And the LORD said to Aaron Go into the wilderness to meet Moses And he went and met him in the mount of God and kisâ—â—â— him 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the LORD who had sent him and all the signs which he had commanded him 29 ¶ And Moses and Aaron went and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses and did the signs in the sight of the people 31 And the people beseeved and when they heard that the LORD had vinted the children of Israel and that he had looked upon their affliction then they bowed their heads and worshipped CHAP. V. 1 Pharaoh ebideth Moses and Aaron for their message 5 He increaseth the Israelites task 15 He checketh their complaints 19 They cry out upon Moses and Aaron 22 Moses complaineth to God ANd afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Let my people go that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness 2 And Pharaoh said Who is the LORD that I should obey his voice to let Israel go I know not the LORD neither will I let Israel go 3 And they said * Ch. 3. â—8 The God of the Hebrews hath met with us let us go we pray thee three days journey into the desert and sacrifice unto the LORD our God lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword 4 And the king of Egypt said unto them Wherefore do ye Moses and Aaron let the people from their works get you unto your burdens 5 And Pharaoh said Behold the people of the land now are many and you make them rest from their burdens 6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the task-masters of the people and their officers saying 7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick as heretofore let them go and gather straw for themselves 8 And the tale of the bricks which they did make heretofore you shall lay upon them you shall not diminish ought thereof for they be idle therefore they cry saying Let us go and sacrifice to our God 9 †Heb. let the work â—e heavy upon the men Let there more work be laid upon the men that they may labour therein and let them not regard vain words 10 ¶ And the task-masters of the people went out and their officers and they spake to the people saying Thus saith Pharaoh I will not give you straw 11 Go ye get you straw where you can find it yet not ought of your work shall be diminished 12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw 13 And the task-masters hasted them saying Fulfil your works your †Heb. a matter of a day in biâ— day daily tasks as when there was straw 14 And the officers of the children of Israel which Pharaohs task-masters had set over them were beaten and demanded Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day as heretofore 15 ¶ Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh saying Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants 16 There is no straw given unto thy servant and they say to us Make brick and behold thy servants are beaten but the fault is in thine own people 17 But he said Ye are idle ye are idle therefore ye say Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD 18 Go therefore now and work for there shall no straw be given you yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks 19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case after it was said Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task 20 ¶ And they met Moses and Aaron who stood in the way as they came forth from Pharaoh 21 And they said unto them The LORD look upon you and judge because you have made our savour †Heb. to stink to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants to put a sword in their hands to slay us 22 And Moses returned unto the LORD and said Lord wherefore â—aâ—t thou so evil intreated this people why is it that thou hast sent me 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name he hath done evil to this people †Heb. delivering thou so it delivered neither hast thou delivered thy people at all CHAP. VI. 1 God reneweth his promise by his name JEHOVAH 14 The geneadogy of Reuben 15 of Simeon 16 of Levi of whom came Moses and Aaron THen the LORD said unto Moses Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh for with a strong hand shall he let them go and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land 2 And God spake unto Moses and said unto him I am the LORD 3 And I appeared unto Abraham unto Isaac and unto Jacob by the name of God Almighty but by my name JEHOVAH was I not knowâ— to them 4 And I have also established my covenant with them to give them the land of Canaan the land of their pilgrimage wherein they were strangers 5 And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage and I have remembred my covenant 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel I am the LORD and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians and I will rid you out or their bondage and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm and with great judgements 7 And I will take you to me for a people and I will be to you a God and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians 8 And I will bring you in unto the land concerning the which I did †Heb. list up my hand swear to give it to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob and I will give it you for an heritage I am the LORD 9 ¶ And Moses spake so unto the children of Israel but they hearkned not unto Moses for †Heb. shâ—rtness or
Jordan 9 ¶ And Joshua said unto the children of Israel Come hither and hear the words of the LORD your God 10 And Joshua said Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites and the Hittites and the Hivites and the Perizzites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Jebusites 11 Behold the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth passeth over before you into Jordan 12 Now therefore take ye twelve men out of the tribes of Israel out of every tribe a man 13 And it shall come to pass assoon as the soles of the feet of the priests that bear the ark of the LORD the Lord of all the earth shall rest in the waters of Jordan that the waters of Jordan shall be cut off from the waters that come down from above and they * Psal 114.3 shall stand upon an heap 14 ¶ And it came to pass when the people removed from their tents to pass over Jordan and the priests bearing the * Acts. 7.45 ark of the covenant before the people 15 And as they that bare the ark were come unto Jordan and the feet of the priests that bare the ark were dipped in the brim of the water for * 1 Chro. 12.15 Ecclus. 24.26 Jordan overfloweth all his banks all the time of harvest 16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam that is beside Zaretan and those that came down toward the sea of the plain even the salt sea failed were cut off and the people passed over right against Jericho 17 And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground until all the people were passed clean over Jordan CHAP. IV. 1 Twelve men are appointed to take twelve stones for a memorial out of Jordan 9 Twelve other stones are set up in the midst of Jordan 10.19 The people pass over 14 God magnifieth Joshua 20 The twelve stones are pitched in Gilgal ANd it came to pass when all the people were clean passed * Deu. 1â— 2 over Jordan that the LORD spake unto * Ch. 3.12 Joshua saying 2 Take you twelve men out of the people out of every tribe a man 3 And command you them saying Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan out of the place where the priests feet stood firm twelve stones and ye shall carry them over with you and leave them in the lodging-place where you shall lodge this night 4 Then Joshua called the twelve men whom he had prepared of the children of Israel out of every tribe a man 5 And Joshua said unto them Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the mâ—dst of Jordan and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel 6 That this may be a signe among you that when your children ask their fathers †Heb. to morrow in time to come saying What mean you by these stones 7 Then ye shall answer them That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD when it passed over Jordan the waters of Jordan were cut off and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever 8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan as the LORD spake unto Joshua according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged and laid them down there 9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood and they are there unto this day 10 ¶ For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people according to all that Moses commanded Joshua and the people hasted and passed over 11 And it came to pass when all the people were clean passed over that the ark of the LORD passed over and the priests in the presence of the people 12 And * Num. 32.27 the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh passed over armed before the children of Israel as Moses spake unto them 13 About fourty thousand ‖ Or ready armed prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battel to the plains of Jericho 14 ¶ On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel and they feared him as they feared Moses all the days of his life 15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua saying 16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony that they come up out of Jordan 17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests saying Come ye up out of Jordan 18 And it came to pass when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan and the soles of the priests feet were †Heb. plucked up lift up unto the dry land that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place and †Heb. went flowed over all his banks as they did before 19 ¶ And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first moneth and encamped in Gilgal in the east-border of Jericho 20 ¶ And those twelve stones which they took out of Jordan did Joshua pitch in Gilgal 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel saying When your children shall ask their fathers †Heb. to morrow in time to come saying What mean these stones 22 Then ye shall let your children know saying Israel came over this Jordan on dry land 23 For the LORD your God dryed up the waters of Jordan from before you until ye were passed over as the LORD your God did to the Red sea * Exod. 14.21 which he dried up from before us until we were gone over 24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD that it is mighty that ye might fear the LORD your God †Heb. all days for ever CHAP. V. 1 The Canaanites are afraid 2 Joshua reneweth circumcision 10 The pass-over is kept at Gilgal 12 Manna ceaseth 13 An angel appeareth to Joshua ANd it came to pass when all the kings of the Amorites which were on the side of Jordan west-ward and all the kings of the Canaanites which were by the sea heard that the LORD had dryed up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel until we were passed over that their heart melted neither was their spirit in
them any more because of the children of Israel 2 ¶ At that time the LORD said unto Joshua Make thee ‖ Or knives of flints * Ex. 4.25 sharp knives and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time 3 And Joshua made him sharp knives and circuncised the children of Israel at ‖ Or Giâ—eah-haarâ—loth the hill of the fore-skins 4 And this is the cause why Joshua did circumcise All the people that came out of Egypt that were males even all the men of war died in the wilderness by the way after they came out of Egypt 5 Now all the people that came out were circumcised but all the people that were born in the wilderness by the way as they came forth out of Egypt them they had not circumcised 6 For the children of Israel walked fourty years in the wilderness till all the people that were men of war which came out of Egypt were consumed because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD unto whom the LORD sware that * Numb 14.23 he would not shew them the land which the LORD sware unto their fathers that he would give us a land that floweth with milk and honey 7 And their children whom he raised up in their stead them Joshua circumcised for they were uncircumcised because they had not circumcised them by the way 8 And it came to pass †Heb. when the people had made an end to be circumcised when they had done circumcising all the people that they abode in their places in the camp till they were whole 9 And the LORD said unto Joshua This day have I rolled away the reproach of Egypt from off you wherefore the name of the place is called ‖ That is râ—lling Gilgal unto this day 10 ¶ And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal and kept the pass-over on the fourteenth day of the moneth at even in the plains of Jericho 11 And they did eat of the old corn of the land in the morrow after the pass over unleavened cakes and parched corn in the self-same day 12 ¶ And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land neither had the children of Israel manna any more but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year 13 ¶ And it came to pass when Joshua a was by Jericho that he lift up his eyes and looked and behold there stood * Exod. â—â— 23 a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand and Joshua went unto him and said unto him Art thou for us or for our adversaries 14 And he said Nay but as ‖ Or prince captain of the host of the LORD am I now come And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and did worship and said unto him What saith my Lord unto his servant 15 And the captain of the LORDs host said unto Joshua * Ex. 3.5 Act. 7.33 Loose thy shoe from off thy foot for the place whereon thou standest is holy and Joshua did so CHAP. VI. 1 Jericho is shut up 2 God instructeth Joshua how to besiege it 12 The city is compassed 17 It must be accursed 20 The walls fall down 21 Rahab is saved 26 The builder of Jericho is cursed NOw Jericho †Heb. did shut up and was shut up was straightly shut up because of the children of Israel none went out and none came in 2 And the LORD said unto Joshua See I have given into thine hand Jericho and the king thereof and the mighty men of valour 3 And ye shall compass the city all ye men of war and go round about the city once thus shalt thou do six days 4 And seven priests shall bear before the ark seven trumpets of rams horns and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times and the priests shall blow with the trumpets 5 And it shall come to pass that when they make a long blast with the rams horn and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet all the people shall shout with a great shout and the wall of the city shall fall down †Heb. under it flat and the people shall ascend up every man straight before him 6 ¶ And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests and said unto them Take up the ark of the covenant and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams horns before the ark of the LORD 7 And he said unto the people Pass on and compass the city and let him that is armed pass on before the ark of the LORD 8 ¶ And it came to pass when Joshua had spoken unto the people that the seven priests bearing the seven trumpets of rams horns passed on before the LORD and blew with the trumpets and the ark of the covenant of the LORD followed them 9 ¶ And the armed men went before the priests that blew with the trumpets and the †Heb. gathering host rere-ward came after the ark the priests going on and blowing with the trumpets 10 And Joshua had commanded the people saying Ye shall not shout nor †Heb. make your voice to be heard make any noise with your voice neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth until the day I bid you shout then shall ye shout 11 So the ark of the LORD compassed the city going about it once and they came into the camp and lodged in the camp 12 ¶ And Joshua rose early in the morning and the priests took up the ark of the LORD 13 And seven priests bearing seven trumpets of rams horns before the ark of the LORD went on continually and blew with the trumpets and the armed men went before them but the rere-ward came after the ark of the LORD the priests going on and blowing with the trumpets 14 And the second day they compassed the city once and returned into the camp so they did six days 15 And it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early about the dawning of the day and compassed the city after the same manner seven times onely on that day they compassed the city seven times 16 And it came to pass at the seventh time when the priests blew with the trumpets Joshua said unto the people Shout for the LORD hath given you the city 17 ¶ And the city shall be ‖ Or devoted accursed even it and all that are therein to the LORD onely Rahab the harlot shall live she and all that are with her in the house because * Chap. 2.4 she hid the messengers that we sent 18 And you in any wise keep your selves from the accursed thing lest ye make your selves accursed when ye take of the accursed thing and make the camp of Israel a curse and trouble it 19 But all the silver and gold and vessels of brass and iron aâ—e †Heb. holiness consecrated unto the LORD they shall come into the treasury of
hand 21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my fathers house 22 And David sware unto Saul and Saul went home but David and his men gat them up unto the hold CHAP. XXV 1 Samuel dieth 2 David in Paran sendeth to Nabal 10 Provoked by Nabals churlishness he mindeth to destroy him 14 Abigail understanding thereof 18 taketh a present 23 and by her wisdom 32 pacifieth David 36 Nabal hearing thereof dieth 39 David taketh Abigail and Abinoam to be his wives 44 Michal is given to Phalti ANd * Chap. 28.3 Ecclus 46.13.20 Samuel died and all the Israelites were gathered together and lamented him and buried him in his house at Ramah And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran 2 And there was a man in Maon whose ‖ Or business possessions were in Carmel and the man was very great and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel 3 Now the name of the man was Nabal and the name of his wife Abigail and she was a woman of good understanding and of a beautiful countenance but the man was churlish and evil in his doings and he was of the house of Caleb 4 ¶ And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep 5 And David sent out ten young men and David said unto the young men Get you up to Carmel and go to Nabal and †Heb. ask him in my name of peace greet him in my name 6 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity Peace be both to thee and peace be to thine house and peace be unto all that thou hast 7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers now thy shepherds which were with us we †Heb. shamed hurt them not neither was there ought missing unto them all the while they were in Carmel 8 Ask thy young men and they will shew thee wherefore let the young men finde favour in thine eyes for we come in a good day give I pray thee whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants and to thy son David 9 And when Davids young men came they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David and †Heb. rested ceased 10 ¶ And Nabal answered Davids servants and said Who is David and who is the son of Jesse there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master 11 Shall I then take my bread and my water and my †Heb. slaughter flesh that I have killed for my shearers and give it unto men whom I know not whence they be 12 So Davids young men turned their way and went again and came and told him all those sayings 13 And David said unto his men Gird you on every man his sword And they girded on every man his sword and David also girded on his sword and there went up after David about four hundred men and two hundred abode by the stuff 14 ¶ But one of the young men told Abigail Nabals wife saying Behold David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master and he †Heb. flew upon them railed on them 15 But the men were very good unto us and we were not †Heb. shamed hurt neither missed we any thing as song as we were conversant with them when we were in the fields 16 They were a wall unto us both by night and day all the while we were with them keeping the sheep 17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do for evil is determined against our master and against all his houshold for he is such a son of Belial that a man cannot speak to him 18 ¶ Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves and two bottles of wine and five sheep ready dressed and five measures of parched corn and an hundred ‖ Or lumps clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs and laid them on asses 19 And she said unto her servants Go on before me behold I come after you but she told not her husband Nabal 20 And it was so as she rode on the ass that she came down by the covert of the hill and behold David and his men came down against her and she met them 21 Now David had said Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him and he hath requited me evil for good 22 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall 23 And when Abigail saw David she hasted and lighted off the ass and fell before David on her face and bowed her self to the ground 24 And fell at his feet and said Upon me my lord upon me let this iniquity be and let thine hand-maid I pray thee speak in thine †Heb. ears audience and hear the words of thine hand-maid 25 Let not my lord I pray thee †Heb. lay it to his heart regard this man of Belial even Nabal for as his name is so is he Nabal is his name and folly is with him but I thine hand-maid saw not the young men of my lord whom thou didst send 26 Now therefore my lord at the LORD liveth and as thy soul liveth seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed bloud and from †Heb. saving thy self avenging thy self with thine own hand now let thine enemies and they that seek evil to my lord be as Nabal 27 And now this ‖ Or present blessing which thine hand-maid hath brought unto my lord let it even be given unto the young men that †Heb. walk at the feet of c. follow my lord 28 I pray thee forgive the trespass of thine hand-maid for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house because my lord fighteth the battels of the LORD and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days 29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee and to seek thy soul but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God and the sould of thine enemies them shall he sling out †Heb. in the midst of the bought of a sling as out of the middle of a sling 30 And it shall come to pass when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel 31 That this shall be †Heb. no staggering or stumbling no grief unto thee nor offence of heart unto my lord either that thou hast shed bloud causless or that my lord hath avenged himself but when the LORD shall have dealt well
with my lord then remember thine hand-maid 32 ¶ And David said to Abigail Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which sent thee this day to meet me 33 And blessed be thy advice and blessed be thou which hast kept me this day from coming to shed bloud and from avenging my self with mine own hand 34 For in very deed as the LORD God of Israel liveth which hath kept me back from hurting thee except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall 35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him and said unto her Go up in peace to thine house see I have hearkned to thy voice and have accepted thy person 36 ¶ And Abigail came to Nabal and behold he held a seast in his house like the feast of a king and Nabals heart was merry within him for he was very drunken wherefore she told him nothing less or more until the morning light 37 But it came to pass in the morning when the wine was gone out of Nabal and his wife had told him these things that his heart died within him and he became as a stone 38 And it came to pass about ten days after that the LORD smote Nabal that he died 39 ¶ And when David heard that Nabal was dead he said Blessed be the LORD that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and hath kept his servant from evil for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head And David sent and communed with Abigail to take her to him to wife 40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel they spake unto her saying David sent us unto thee to take thee to him to wife 41 And she arose and bowed her self on her face to the earth and said Behold let thine hand-maid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord 42 And Abigail hasted and arose and rode upon an ass with five damsels of hers that went †Heb. at her feet after her and she went after the messengers of David and became his wife 43 David also took Ahinoam * Josh 25.56 of Jezreel and they were also both of them his wives 44 ¶ But Saul had given * 2 Sam. 3.14 15. Michal his daughter Davids wife to Phalti the son of Laish which was of Gallim CHAP. XXVI 1 Saul by the diseovery of the Ziphites cometh to Hachilah against David 4 David coming into the trench stayeth Abishai from killing Saul but taketh his spear and cruse 13 David reproveth Abner 18 and exhorteth Saul 21 Saul acknowledgeth his sin ANd the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah saying * Chap. 28.19 Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah which is before Jeshimon 2 Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph having three thousand chosen men of Israel with him to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah which is before Jeshimon by the way but David abode in the wilderness and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness 4 David therefore sent out spies and understood that Saul was come in very deed 5 ¶ And David arose and came to the place where Saul had pitched and David beheld the place where Saul lay and * Chap. 14.50 17.55 Abner the son of Ner the captain of his host and Saul lay in the ‖ Or midst of his carriages trench and the people pitched round about him 6 Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the Hittite and to Abishai the son of Zeruiah brother to Joab saying Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp And Abishai said I will go down with thee 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night and behold Saul lay sleeping within the trench and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster but Abner and the people lay round about him 8 Then said Abishai to David God hath †Heb. shut up delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day now therefore let me smite him I pray thee with the spear even to the earth at once and I will not smite him the second time 9 And David said to Abishai Destroy him not for who can stretch forth his hand against the LORDS anointed and be guiltless 10 David said furthermore As the LORD liveth the LORD shall smite him or his day shall come to die or he shall descend into battel and perish 11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch forth mine hand against the LORDS anointed but I pray thee take thou now the spear that is at his bolster and the cruse of water and let us go 12 So David took the spear and the cruse of water from Sauls bolster and they gat them away and no man saw it nor knew it neither awaked for they were all asleep because a deep sleep from the LORD was faln upon them 13 ¶ Then David went over to the other side and stood on the top of an hill afar off a great space being between them 14 And David cried to the people and to Abner the son of Ner saying Answerest thou not Abner Then Abner answered and said Who art thou that criest to the king 15 And David said to Abner Art not thou a valiant man and who is like to thee in Israel wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord the king for there came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord 16 This thing is not good that thou hast done as the LORD liveth ye are †Heb. the sons of death worthy to die because ye have not kept your master the LORDS anointed and now see where the kings spear is and the cruse of water that was at his bolster 17 And Saul knew Davids voice and said Is this thy voice my son David And David said It is my voice my lord O king 18 And he said Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant for what have I done or what evil is in mine hand 19 Now therefore I pray thee let my lord the king hear the words of his servant If the LORD have stirred thee up against me let him †Heb. smell accept an offering but if they be the children of men cursed be they before the LORD for they have driven me out this day from †Heb. cleaving abiding in the inheritance of the LORD saying Go serve other gods 20 Now therefore let not my bloud fall to the earth before the face of the LORD for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains 21 ¶ Then said Saul I have sinned return my son David for I will no more do thee harm because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day
Solomon 42 And the †Heb. days time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was * 2 Chr. 9.30 fourty years 43 And Solomon slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father and * Mat. 1.7 called Hoboam Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XII 1 The Israelites assembled at Shechem to crown Rehoboam by Jeroboam make a suit of relaxation unto him 6 Rehoboam refusing the old mens counsel by the advice of young men answereth them roughly 16 Ten tribes revolting kill Adoram and make Rehoboam to flee 21 Rehoboam raising an army is forbidden by Shemaiah 25 Jeroboam strengthneth himself by cities 26 and by the idolatry of the two calves ANd * 2 Chr. 10.1 Rehoboam went to Shechem for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king 2 And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nebat who was yet in * Chap. 21.40 Egypt heard of it for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt 3 That they sent and called him and Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came and spake unto Rehoboam saying 4 Thy father made our * Chap. 4.7 yoke grievous now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father and his heavy yoke which he put upon us lighter and we will serve thee 5 And he said unto them Depart yet for three days then come again so me And the people departed 6 ¶ And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived and said How do you advise that I may answer this people 7 And they spake unto him saying If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day and wilt serve them and answer them and speak good words to them then they will be thy servants for ever 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him and which stood before him 9 And he said unto them What counsel give ye that we may answer this people who have spoken to me saying Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter 10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him saying Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee saying Thy father made our yoke heavy but make thou it lighter unto us thus shalt thou say unto them My little finger shall be thicker then my fathers loyns 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke I will add to your yoke my father hath chastised you with whips but I will chastise you with scorpions 12 ¶ So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day as the king had appointed saying Come to me again the third day 13 And the king answered the people †Heb. hardly roughly and forsook the old mens counsel that they gave him 14 And spake to them after the counsel of the young men saying My father made your yoke heavy and I will add to your yoke my father also chastised you with whâ—pâ— but I will chaâ—tise you with scorpions 15 Wherefore the king hearkned not unto the people for the cause was from the LORD that he might perform his saying which the LORD * Chap. â—â— 31 spake by Ahâ—jah the Shilonâ—te unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat 16 ¶ So when all Israel saw that the king hearkned not unto them the people answered the king saying What portion have we in David neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse to your tents O Israel now see to thine own house David So Israel departed unto their tents 17 But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah Rehoboam reigned over them 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram who was over the tribute and all Israel stoned him with stones that he died therefore king Rehoboam †Heb. strengtâ—â—â— himself made speed to get him up to his chariot to flee to Jerusalem 19 So Israel ‖ Or fell away rebelled against the house of David unto this day 20 And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again that they sent and called him unto the congregation and made him king over all Israel there was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Judah * Chap. 11.13 onely 21 ¶ And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem he assembled all the house of Judah with the tribe of Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men which were warriours to fight against the house of Israel to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon 22 But * 2 Chr. 11.2 the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God saying 23 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of Judah and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin and to the remnant of the people saying 24 Thus saith the LORD Ye shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel return every man to his house for this thing is from me They hearkned therefore to the word of the LORD and returned to depart according to the word of the LORD 25 ¶ Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim and dwelt therein and went out from thence and built Penuel 26 And Jeroboam said in his heart Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David 27 If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord even unto Rehoboam king of Judah and they shall kill me and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah 28 Whereupon the king took counsel and made two calves of gold and said unto them It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem * Exod. 32.8 behold thy gods O Israel which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt 29 And he set the one in Beth-el and the other put he in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin for the people went to worship before the one even unto Dan. 31 And he made an house of high places and made priests of the lowest of the people which were not of the sons of Levi. 32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth moneth on the fifteenth day of the moneth like unto the feast that is in Judah and he ‖ Or went up to the altar c. offered upon the altar so did he in Beth-el ‖ Or to sacrifice sacrificing unto the calves that he had made and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made 33 So he ‖ Or went up to the altar c. offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth-el the fifteenth day of the eighth moneth even in the moneth which he had devised of his own heart and ordained a feast
unto the children of Israel and he offered upon the altar †Heb. to burn incense and burnt incense CHAP. XIII 1 Jeroboams hand that offered violence to him that prophesied against his altar at Beth-el withereth 6 and at the prayer of the prophet is restored 7 The prophet refusing the kings entertainment departeth from Beth-el 11 An old prophet seducing him bringeth him back 20 He is reproved by God 23 slain by a lion 26 buried by the old prophet 31 who confirmeth his prophesie 33 Jeroboams obstinacy ANd behold there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el and Jeroboam stood by the altar ‖ Or to offer to burn incense 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD and said O altar altar thus saith the LORD Behold a childe shall be born unto the house of David * 2 King 23.16 Josiah by name and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee and mens bones shall be burnt upon thee 3 And he gave a signe the same day saying This is the signe which the LORD hath spoken Behold the altar shall be rent and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out 4 And it came to pass when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God which had cryed against the altar in Beth-el that he put forth his hand from the altar saying Lay hold on him And his hand which he put forth against him dried up so that he could not pull it in again to him 5 The altar also was rent and the ashes poured out from the altar according to the signe which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD 6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God and pray for me that my hand may be restored me again And the man of God besought †Heb. the fate of the LORD the LORD and the kings hand was restored him again and became as it was before 7 And the king said unto the man of God Come home with me and refresh thy self and I will give thee a reward 8 And the man of God said unto the king If thou wilt give me half thine house I will not go in with thee neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place 9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD saying Eat no bread nor drink water nor turn again by the same way that thou camest 10 So he went another way and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el 11 ¶ Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethâ—el the words which he had spoken unto the king them they told also to their father 12 And their father said unto them What way went he for his sons had seen what way the man of God went which came from Judah 13 And he said unto his sons Saddle me the ass So they saddled him the ass and he rode thereon 14 And went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak and he said unto him Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah And he said I am 15 Then he said unto him Come home with me and eat bread 16 And he said I may not return with thee nor go in with thee neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place 17 For †Heb. 〈◊〉 word was it was said to me by the word of the LORD Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest 18 He said unto him I am a prophet also as thou art and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD saving Bring him back with thee into thine house that he may eat bread and drink water But he lied unto him 19 So he went back with him and did eat bread in his house and drank water 20 ¶ And it came to pass as they sat at the table that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back 21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah saying Thus faith the LORD Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee 22 But camest back and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of the which the LORD did say to thee Eat no bread and drink no water thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers 23 ¶ And it came to pass after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk that he saddled for him the ass to wit for the prophet whom he had brought back 24 And when he was gone a lion met him by the way and slew him and his carcase was cast in the way and the ass stood by it the lion also stood by the carcase 25 And behold men passed by and saw the carcase cast in the way and the lion standing by the carcase and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt 26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof he said It is the man of God who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion which hath †Heb. broken torn him and slain him according to the word of the LORD which he spake unto him 27 And he spake to his sons saying Saddle me the ass And they saddled him 28 And he went and sound his carcase cast in the way and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase the lion had not eaten the carcase nor †Heb. broken torn the ass 29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God and laid it upon the ass and brought it back and the old prophet came to the city to mourn and to bury him 30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave and they mourned over him saying A las my brother 31 And it came to pass after he had buried him that he spake to his sons saying When I am dead then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried lay my bones beside his bones 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass 33 ¶ After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way but †Heb. returned and made made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places whosoever would he †Heb. filled his hand consecrated him and he became one of the priests of the high places 34 And this thing became
my flock thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I judge between †Heb. small cattel of lambs and kids cattel and cattel between the rams and the †Heb. great he-goats he-goats 18 Seemeth it a small thing unto you to have eaten up the good pasture but ye must tread down with your feet the residue of your pastures and to have drunk of the deep waters but ye must foul the residue with your feet 19 And as for my flock they eat that which ye have troden with your feet and they drink that which ye have fouled with your feet 20 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD unto them Behold I even I will judge between the fat cattel and between the lean cattel 21 Because ye have thrust with side and with shoulder and pusht all the diseased with your horns till ye have scattered them abroad 22 Therefore will I save my flock and they shall no more be a prey and I will judge between cattel and cattel 23 And I will set up one * Isa 40. â—â— Joh. 10.11 shepherd over them and he shall feed them even my servant David he shall feed them and he shall be their shepherd 24 And I the LORD will be their God and my servant David a prince among them I the LORD have spoken it 25 And I will make with them a covenant of peace and will cause the evil 〈◊〉 to cease out of the land and they shall dwell safely in the wilderness and deep in the woâ—ds 26 And I will make them and the places round about my hill a blessing and I will cause the showre to come down in his seaâ—on there shall be showres of blessing 27 And the tree of the field shall yeeld her fruit and the earth shall yeeld her increase and they shall be sate in their land and shall know that I am the LORD when I have broken the bands of their yoke and delivered them out of the hand of those that served themselves of them 28 And they shall no more be a prey to the heathen neither shall the beasts of the land devour them but they shall dwell safely and none shall make them afraid 29 And I will raise up for them a * Iâ—â— 11 1â— Jer. 22.5 plant ‖ Or. for renown or renown and they shall be no more †Heb. taken away consumed with hunger in the land neither bear the shame of the heathen any more 30 Thus shall they know that I the LORD their God am with them and that they even the house of Israel are my people saith the Lord GOD. 31 And ye my * â—on 10.11 flock the flock of my pasture are men and I am your God saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XXXV The judgement of mount Seir for their hatred of Israel MOreover the wore of the LORD came unto me saying 2 Son of man set thy face agaist mount Seir and prophesie against it 3 And say unto it Thus saith the Lord GOD. Behold O mount Seir I am against thee and I will stretch out mine hand against thee and I will make thee †Heb. desolation and desolation most desolate 4 I will lay thy cities waste and thou shalt be desolate and thou shalt know that I am the LORD 5 Because thou hast had a ‖ Or hatred 〈◊〉 perpetual hatred and hast †Heb. poured out 〈◊〉 children shed the bloud of the children of Israel by the †Heb. haâ—â—â— force of the sword in the time of their calamity in the time that their iniquity had an end 6 Therefore as I live saith the Lord GOD I will prepare thee unto bloud and bloud shall pursue thee sith thou hast not hated bloud even bloud shall pursue thee 7 Thus will I make mount Seir †Heb. desolation and desolation most desolate and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth 8 And I will fill his mountains with his slain men in thy hills and in thy valleys and in all thy rivers shall they fall that are slain with the sword 9 I will make thee perpetual desolations and thy cities shall not return and ye shall know that I am the LORD 10 Because thou hast said These two nations and these two countreys shall be mine and we will * Psal 83.4 12. possess it ‖ Or thouâ—â— the LORD was there whereas the LORD was there 11 Therefore as I live saith the Lord GOD I will even do according to thine anger and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them and I will make my self known amongst them when I have judged thee 12 And thou shalt know that I am the LORD and that I have heard all thy blasphemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel saying They are laid desolate they are given us †Heb. to devour to consume 13 Thus with your mouth ye have †Heb. magnified boasted against me and have multiplied your words against me I have heard them 14 Thus saith the Lord GOD When the whole earth rejoyceth I will make thee desolate 15 As thou didst rejoyce at the inheritance of the house of Israel because it was desolate so will I do unto thee thou shalt be desolate O mount Seir and all Idumea even all of it and they shall know that I am the LORD CHAP. XXXVI 1 The land of Israel is comforted both by destruction of the beathen who spitefully used it 8 and by the blessings of God promised unto it 16 Israel was rejected for their sin 21 and shall be restored without their desert 25 The blessings of Christs kingdom ALso thou son of man prophesie unto the * Chap 6.2 mountains of Israel and say Ye mountains of Israel hear the word of the LORD 2 Thus saith the Lord GOD Because the enemy had said against you Aha even the ancient high places are ours in possession 3 Therefore prophesie and say Thus saith the Lord GOD †Heb. Because for because Because they have made you desolate and swallowed you up on every side that ye might be a possession unto the residue of the heathen and ‖ Or ye are made to come upon the lip of the congue ye are taken up in the lips of talkers and are an infamy of the people 4 Therefore ye mountains of Israel hear the word of the Lord GOD Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains and to the hills to the ‖ Or bottoms 9 dales rivers and to the valleys to the desolate wastes and to the cities that are forsaken which became a prey and derision to the residue of the heathen that are round about 5 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD Surely in the fire of my jealousie have I spoken against the residue of the heathen and against all Idumea which have appointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart with despiteful minds to cast
it out for a prey 6 Prophesie therefore concerning the land of Israel and say unto the mountains and to the hills to the rivers and to the valleys Thus saith the Lord GOD Behold I have spoken in my jealousie and in my fury because ye have born the shame of the heathen 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD I have lifted up mine hand Surely the heathen that are about you they shall bear their shame 8 ¶ But ye O mountains of Israel ye shall shoot forth your branches and yeeld your fruit to my people of Israel for they are at hand to come 9 For behold I am for you and I will turn unto you and ye shall be tilled and sown 10 And I will multiply men upon you all the house of Israel even all of it and the cities shall be inhabited and the wastes shall be builded 11 And I will multiply upon you man and beast and they shall increase and bring fruit and I will settle you after your old estates and will do better unto you then at your beginnings and ye shall know that I am the LORD 12 Yea. I will cause men to walk upon you even my people Israel and they shall possess thee and thou shalt be their inheritance and thou shalt no more henceforth bereave them of men 13 Thus saith the Lord GOD Because they say unto you Thou land devourest up men and hast bereaved thy nations 14 Therefore thou shalt devour men no more neither ‖ Or cause to sell bereave thy nations any more saith the Lord GOD. 15 Neither will I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heathen any more neither shalt thou bear the reproach of the people any more neither shalt thou cause thy nations to fall any more saith the Lord GOD. 16 ¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me saying 17 Son of man when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land they defiled it by their own way and by their doings their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman 18 Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the bloud that they had shed upon the land and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it 19 And I scattered them among the heathen and they were dispersed through the countreys according to their way and according to their doings I judged them 20 And when they entred unto the heathen whither they went they * Isa 52.5 Rom. 2. â—4 profaned my holy name when they said to them These are the people of the LORD and are gone forth out of his land 21 ¶ But I had pity for mine holy name which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen whither they went 22 Therefore say unto the house of Israel Thus saith the Lord GOD I do not this for your sakes O house of Israel but for mine holy names sake which ye have profaned among the heathen whither ye went 23 And I will sanctifie my great name which was profaned among the heathen which ye have profaned in the midst of them and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD saith the Lord GOD when I shall be sanctified in you before ‖ Or â—our their eyes 24 For I will take you from among the heathen and gather you out of all countreys and will bring you into your own land 25 ¶ Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you and ye shall be clean from all your all filthiness and from all your idols will I cleanse you 26 A * Jer. 32.39 Chap. 11.19 new heart also will I give you and a new spirit will I put within you and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh and I will give you an heart of flesh 27 And I will put my * Chap. 11.19 spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes and ye shall keep my judgements and do them 28 And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers and ye shall be my people and I will be your God 29 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses and I will call for the corn and will increase it and lay no famine upon you 30 And I will multiply the fruit of the tree and the increase of the field that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen 31 Then shall ye remember your own evil ways and your doings that were not good and shall lothe your selves in your own sight for your iniquities and for your abominations 32 Not for your sakes do I this saith the Lord GOD be it known unto you be ashamed and confounded for your own ways O house of Israel 33 Thus saith the Lord GOD In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquines I will also cause you to dwell in the cities and the wastes shall be builded 34 And the desolate land shall be tilled whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by 35 And they shall say This land that was desolate is become like the garden of * Chap. 1â— 13 Eden and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced and are inhabited 36 Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places and plant that that was desolate I * Ch. 17.24 22.14 37.14 the LORD have spoken it and I will do it 37 Thus saith the Lord GOD I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel to do it for them I will increase them with men like a flock 38 As the †Heb. flock of holy things holy flock as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men and they shall know that I am the LORD CHAP. XXXVII 1 By the resurrection of dry bones 11 the dead hope of Israel is revived 15 By the uniting of two sticks 18 is shewed the incorporation of Israel into Judah 20 The promises of Christs kingdom THe hand of the LORD was upon me and carried me out in the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the midst of the valley which was full of bones 2 And caused me to pass by them round about and behold there were very many in the open ‖ Or champion valley and lo they were very dry 3 And he said unto me Son of man can these bones live and I answered O Lord GOD thou knowest 4 Again he said unto me Prophesie upon these bones and say unto them O ye dry bones hear the word of the LORD 5 Thus saith the Lord GOD unto these bones Behold I will cause breath to enter into you and ye shall live 6 And I will lay sinews upon you and will bring up flesh upon you and cover you with skin and put breath in you and ye shall live and ye shall know that I am the LORD 7 So I