you Lo here is Christ or there beleeve is not 24 For there shall arise false Christs and false prophets and shall shew great signs and wonders insomuch that if it were possible they shall deceive the very elâ—ct 25 Behold I have toâ—d you before 26 Wherefore if they shall say unto you Behold he is in the desert go not forth behold he is in the secret chambers beleeve it not 27 For as the lightning comâ—th out of the east and shineth even unto the west so shall also the coming of the Son of man be 28 * Luke 17.37 For wheresoever the carcase is there will the eagles be gathered together 29 ¶ Immediately after the tribulation of those days * Isa 1â— 10 Ezek. 32.7 Joel 2.31 Mar. 12.24 Luk. 21.25 shall the sun be darkned and the moon shall not give her light and the stars shall fall from heaven and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken 30 And then shall appear the signe of the Son of man in heaven and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn * Rev. 1.7 and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power great glory 31 * 1 Coâ— 15.52 1 Thess â— 16 And he shall send his angels ‖ Or with a trumpet and a great 〈◊〉 with a great sound of a trumpet and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds from one end of heaven to the other 32 Now learn a parable of the fig-tree When his branch is yet tender and putteth forth leaves ye know that summer is nigh 33 So likewise ye when ye shall see all these things know that it is near even at the doors 34 Verily I say unto you This generation shall not pass till all these things be fulfilled 35 * Mark 13.31 Heaven earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away 36 ¶ But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father onely 37 But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be 38 * Gen. 7. Luk. 17.26 For as in the days that were before the floud they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entred into the ark 39 And knew not until the floud came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be 40 * Luke 17.36 Then shall two be in the field the one shall be taken and the other left 41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill the one shall be taken and the other left 42 ¶ * Mark 13.35 Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come 43 * Luke 12.39 1 Thes 5.2 Rev. 16 1â— But know this that if the good-man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come he would have watched and would not have suffered his house to be broken up 44 Therefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as you think not the Son of man cometh 45 * Luke 12.42 Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his Lord hath made ruler over his houshold to give them meat in due season 46 Blessed is that servant whom his Lord when he cometh shall finde so doing 47 Verily I say unto you that he shall make him ruler over all his goods 48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart My lord delayeth his coming 49 And shall begin to smite his fellow-servants and to eat and drink with the drunken 50 The Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him and in an hour that he is not ware of 51 And shall ‖ Or cut him off cut him asunder and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth CHAP. XXV 1 The parable of the ten virgins 14 and of the talents 31 Also the description of the last judgement THen shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins which took their lamps and went forth to meet the bridegroom 2 And five of them were wise and five were foolish 3 They that were foolish took their lamps took no oyl with them 4 But the wise took oyl in their vessels with their lamps 5 While the bridegroom tarried they all slumbred and slept 6 And at midnight there was a cry made Behold the bridegroom cometh go ye out to meet him 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps 8 And the foolish said unto the wise Give us of your oyl for our lamps are ‖ Or going out gone out 9 But the wise answered saying Not so lest there be not enough for us and you but go ye rather to them that sell and buy for your selves 10 And while they went to buy the bridegroom came and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage and the door was shut 11 Afterward came also the other virgins saying Lord Lord open to us 12 But he answered and said Verily I say unto you I know you not 13 * Ch. 24.42 Mar. â—3 33 Watch therefore for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh 14 ¶ * Luk. 19.12 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far countrey who called his own servants delivered unto them his goods 15 And unto one he gave five ‖ A talent is 187 pounds ten shâ—llings ch 18.24 talents to another two and to another one to every man according to his several ability and straightway took his journey 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same and made them other five talents 17 And likewise he that had received two he also gained other two 18 But he that had received one went and digged in the earth and hid his lords money 19 After a long time the lord of those servants cometh and reckoneth with them 20 And so he that had received five talents came and brought other five talents saying Lord thou deliveredst unto me five talents behold I have gained besides them five talents mo 21 His lord said unto them Well done thou good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful over a few things I will make thee ruler over many things enter thou into the joy of thy lord 22 He also that had received two talents came and said Lord thou deliveredst unto me two talents behold I have gained two other talents besides them 23 His lord said unto him Well done good and faithful servant thou hast been faithful over a few things I will make thee ruler over many things enter thou into the joy of thy lord 24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said Lord I knew thee that thou art an hard man reaping where thou hast not sown and gathering where thou hast not strawed 25
him his disciples and saith unto them Verily I say unto you that this poor widow hath cast more in then all they which have cast into the treasury 44 For all they did cast in of their abundance but she of her want did cast in all that she had even all her living CHAP. XIII 1 Christ foretelleth the destruction of the temple 9 the persecutions for the gospel 10 that the gospel must be preached to all nations 14 that great calamities shall happen to the Jews 24 and the manner of his coming to judgement 32 The hour whereof being known to none every man is to watch and pray that we be not found unprovided when he cometh to eath one particularly by death ANd * Mat. 24. ◠as he went out of the temple one of his disciples saith unto him Master see what manner of stones and what buildings are hero 2 And Jesus answering said unto him Seest thou these great buildings there shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately 4 * Mat. 24.3 Tell us when shall these things be and what shall be the signe when all these things shall be fulfilled 5 And Jesus answering them began to say Take heed lest any man deceive you 6 For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars be ye not troubled for such things must needs be but the end shall not be yet 8 For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be earth-quakes in divers places and there shall be famines and troubles these are the beginnings of ‖ The word in the original importeth the pains of a woman in travail sorrows 9 ¶ But take heed to your selves for they shall deliver you up to councils and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten and ye shall be brought before rulers kings for my sake for a testimony against them 10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations 11 * Mat. 10.19 But when they shall lead you and deliver you up take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak neither do ye premeditate but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour that speak ye for it is not ye that speak but the holy Ghost 12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death and the father the son and children shall rise up against their parents and shall cause them to be put to death 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake but he that shall endure unto the end the same shall be saved 14 ¶ * Mat. 24.15 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Damel the prophet standing where it ought not let him that readeth understand then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains 15 And let him that is on the house-top not go down into the house neither enter therein to take any thing out of his house 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment 17 But wo to them that are with childe and to them that give suck in those days 18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter 19 For in those days shall be affliction such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time neither shall be 20 And except that the Lord had shortned those days no flesh should be saved but for the elects sake whom he hath chosen he hath shortned the days 21 * Mat. 24.23 And then if any man shall say to you Lo here is Christ or lo he is there beleeve him not 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise and shall shew signs and wonders to seduce if it were possible even the elect 23 But take ye heed behold I have foretold you all things 24 ¶ * Mat. 24.29 But in those days after that tribulation the sun shall be darkned and the moon shall not give her sight 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory 27 And then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven 28 Now learn a parable of the fig-tree When her branch is yet tender and putteth sorth leaves ye know that summer is near 29 So ye in like manner When ye shall see these things come to pass know that it is nigh even at the doors 30 Verily I say unto you that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away 32 ¶ But of that day and that hour knoweth no man no not the angels which are in heaven neither the Son but the Father 33 * Mat. 24.42 Take ye heed watch and pray for ye know not when the time is 34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey who lest his house and gave authority to his servants and to every man his work and commanded the porter to watch 35 Watch ye therefore for ye know not when the master of the house cometh at even or at midnight or at the cock-crowing or in the morning 36 Lest coming suddenly he finde you sleeping 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all Watch. CHAP. XIV 1 A conspiracy against Christ 3 Precious ointment is poured on his head by a woman 10 Judas selleth his Master for money 12 Christ himself foretelieth how he shall be betrared of one of his disciples 22 after the pass-over prepared and eaten instituteth his supper 26 declareth aforehand the flight of all his disciples and Peters denial 43 Judas betrayeth him with a kiss 46 He is apprehended in the garden 55 falsly accused and impiously condemned of the Jews council 65 shamefully abused by them 66 and thrice denied of Peter AFter * Mat. 26.2 two days was the feast of the pass-over and of unleavened bread and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft and put him to death 2 But they said Not on the feast day lest there be an uproar of the people 3 ¶ * Mat. 26.6 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper as he sat at meat there came a woman having an alabaster-box of ointment of ‖ Or part nard or liquid nard spikenard very precious and she brake the box and poured it on his head 4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves and said Why was this waste of the
I pray thee a morsel of bread in thine hand 12 And she said As the LORD thy God liveth I have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oyl in a cruse and behold I am gathering two sticks that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and die 13 And Elijah said unto her Fear not go and do as thou hast said but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son 14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oyl fail until the day that the LORD †Heb. giveth sendeth rain upon the earth 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah and she and he and her house did eat ‖ Or a full year many days 16 And the barrel of meal wasted not neither did the cruse of oyl fail according to the word of the LORD which he spake †Heb. by the hand of by Elijah 17 ¶ And it came to pass after these things that the son of the woman the mistress of the house fell sick and his sickness was so sore that there was no breath left in him 18 And she said unto Elijah What have I to do with thee O thou man of God art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance and to slay my son 19 And he said unto her Give me thy son And he took him out of her bosom and carried him up into a loft where he abode and laid him upon his own bed 20 And he cried unto the LORD and said O LORD my God hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn by slaying her son 21 And he †Heb. measured stretched himself upon the childe three times and cried unto the LORD and said O LORD my God I pray thee let this childs soul come †Heb. into his inward parts into him again 22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah and the soul of the childe came into him again and he revived 23 And Elijah took the childe and brought him down out of the chamber into the house and delivered him unto his mother and Elijah said See thy son liveth 24 ¶ And the woman said to Elijah Now by this I know that thou art a man of God and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth CHAP. XVIII 1 In the extremity of samine Elijah sent to Abah meeteth good Obadlah 9 Obadiah bringeth Ahab to Elijah 17 Elijah reproving Ahab by fire from heaven convinceth Baals prophets 41 Elijah by prayer obtaining rain followeth Ahab to Jezreel ANd it came to pass after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year saying Go shew thy self unto Ahab and I will send rain upon the earth 2 And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab and there was a sore famine in Samaria 3 And Ahab called †Heb. Obadiahu Obadiah which was †Heb. over his house the governour of his house now Obadiah feared the LORD greatly 4 For it was so when †Heb. Izebel Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD that Obadiah took an hundred prophets and hid them by fifty in a cave and fed them with bread and water 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah Go into the land unto all fountains of water and unto all brooks peradventure we may finde grass to save the horses and mules alive †Heb. that we cut not off our selves from the beasts that we leese not all the beasts 6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it Ahab went one way by himself and Obadiah went another way by himself 7 ¶ And as Obadiah was in the way behold Elijah met him and he knew him and fell on his lace and said Art thou that my lord Elijah 8 And he answered him I am go tell thy lord Behold Elijah is here 9 And he said What have I sinned that thou wouldest deliver thy servant into the hand of Ahab to slay me 10 As the LORD thy God liveth there is no nation nor kingdom whither my lord hath not sent to seek thee and when they said He is not there he took an oath of the kingdom and nation that they found thee not 11 And now thou sayest Go tell thy lord Behold Elijah is here 12 And it shall come to pass assoon as I am gone from thee that the spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not and so when I come and tell Ahab and he cannot finde thee he shall slay me but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of the LORD how I hid an hundred men of the LORDS prophets by fifty in a cave and fed them with bread and water 14 And now thou sayest Go tell thy lord Behold Elijah is here and he shall slay me 15 And Elijah said As the LORD of hosts liveth before whom I stand I will surely shew my self unto him to day 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab and told him and Ahab went to meet Elijah 17 ¶ And it came to pass when Ahab saw Elijah that Ahab said unto him Art thou he that troubleth Israel 18 And he answered I have not troubled Israel but thou and thy fathers house in that ye have forsaken the commandments of the LORD and thou hast followed Baalim 19 Now therefore send and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty and the prophets of the groves four hundred which eat at Jezebels table 20 So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel 21 And Elijah came unto all the people and said How long halt ye between two ‖ Or. thoughts opinions if the LORD be God follow him but if Baal then follow him And the people answered him not a word 22 Then said Elijah unto the people I even I onely remain a prophet of the LORD but Baals prophets are four hundred and fifty men 23 Let them therefore give us two bullocks and let them choose one bullock for themselves and cut it in pieces and lay it on wood and put no fire under and I will dress the other bullock and lay it on wood and put no fire under 24 And call ye on the name of your gods and I will call on the name of the LORD and the God that answereth by fire let him be God And all the people answered and said †Heb. The word is good It is well spoken 25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal Choose you one bullock for your selves and dress it first for ye are many and call on the name of your gods but put no fire under 26
earth thou hast made heaven earth 16 LORD bow down thine ear and hear open LORD thine eyes and see and hear the words of Sennacherib which hath sent him to reproach the living God 17 Of a truth LORD the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands 18 And have †Heb. given cast their gods into the fire for they were no gods but the work of mens hands wood and stone therefore they have destroyed them 19 Now therefore O LORD our God I beseech thee save thou us out of his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD God even thou onely 20 ¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah saying Thus saith the LORD God of Israel That which thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria I have heard 21 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee 22 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lift up thine eyes on high even against the holy One of Israel 23 †Heb. by the hand of By thy messengers thou hast reproached the LORD and hast said With the multâ—tude of my chariots I am come up to the height of the mountains to the sides of Lehanon and will cut down †Heb. the tainess c. the tall cedar trees thereof and the choice fir-trees thereof and I will enter into the lodgings of his borders and into ‖ Or the forest and his fruitful field the forest of his Carmel 24 I have digged and drunk strange waters and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of ‖ Or fentel besieged places 25 ‖ Or Hast thou not heard how I have made it long ago and formed it of ancient times should I now bring it to be laid waste and senced cities to be ruinous heaps Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it and of ancient times that I have formed it now have I brought it to pass that thou shouldest be to lay waste tenced cities into ruinous heaps 26 Therefore their inhabitants were †Heb. short of cand of small power they were dismayed and confounded they were as the grass of the field and as the green herb as the grass on the hous-tops and as corn blasted before it be grown up 27 But I know thy ‖ Or sitting abode and thy going out and thy coming in and thy rage against me 28 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears therefore I will put my hook in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest 29 And this shall be a signe unto thee Ye shall eat this year such things as grow of themselves and in the second year that which springeth of the same and in the third year sowe ye and reap and plant vineyards and eat the fruits thereof 30 And †Heb. the escapinâ— of the house of Judah that remaineth the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall yet again take root downward and bear fruit upward 31 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant and †Heb. the escaping they that escape out of mount Zion the zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this 32 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria He shall not come into this city nor shoot an arrow there nor come before it with shield nor cast a bank against it 33 By the way that he came by the same shall he return and shall not come into this city saith the LORD 34 For I will defend this city to save it for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake 35 ¶ And * Isa 37.36 Ecclus 48.21 1 Mac. â— 41 2 Mac. 8.19 it came to pass that night that the angel of the LORD went out and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand and when they arose early in the morning behold they were all dead corpses 36 So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went and returned and dwelt at Nineveh 37 And it came to pass as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god that Adrammelech and Sharezer * Tob. 1.21 his sons smote him with the sword and they escaped into the land of †Heb. Aâ—â—rat Armenia and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XX. 1 Hezekiah having received a message of death by prayer hath his life lengthned 8 The sun â—oeth ten degrees backward for a signe of that promise 12 Berodach-baladan sending to visit Hezekiah because of the wonder hath notice of his treasures 14 Isaiah understanding thereof foretelleth the Babylonian captivity 20 Manasseh succeedeth Hezekiah IN * 2 Chr. 32.24 Isa 3â— 1 those days was Hezekiah sick unto death and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him and said unto him Thus saith the LORD †Heb. give charge concerning thine house Set thine house in order for thou shalt die and not live 2 Then he turned his face to the wall and prayed unto the LORD saying 3 I beseech thee O LORD remember now how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight and Hezekiah wept †Heb. with a great weeping sore 4 And it came to pass afore Isaiah was gone out into the middle ‖ Or city court that the word of the LORD came to him saying 5 Turn again and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people Thus saith the LORD the God of David thy father I have heard thy prayer I have seen thy tears behold I will heal thee on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the LORD 6 And I will add unto thy days fifteen years and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria and I will defend this city for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake 7 And Isaiah said Take a lump of figs. And they took and laid it on the boyl and he recovered 8 ¶ And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah What shall be the signe that the LORD will heal me and that I shall go up into the house of the LORD the third day 9 And Isaiah said This signe shalt thou have of the LORD that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken shall the shadow go forward ten degrees or go back ten degrees 10 And Hezekiah answered It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees nay but let the shadow return backward ten degrees 11 And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD and * Isa 28.8 Ecclus 48.23 he brought the shadow ten
made peace with David became his servants neither would the Syrians help the children of Ammon any more CHAP. XX. 1 Rabbah is besieged by Joah spoiled by David and the people thereof tortured 4 Three giants are slain in three several overthrows of the Philistines ANd * 2 Sam. 11.1 it came to pass that †Heb. at the return of the year after the year was expired at the time that kings go out to battel Joab led forth the power of the army and wasted the countrey of the children of Ammon and came and besieged Rabbah but David tarried at Jerusalem and Joab smote Rabbah and destroyed it 2 And David * 2 Sam. 12.20 took the crown of their king from off his head and found it †Heb. the weight of to weigh a talent of gold and there were precious stones in it and it was set upon Davids head and he brought also exceeding much spoil out of the city 3 And he brought out the people that were in it and cut them with saws and with harrows of iron and with axes even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon And David and all the people returned to Jerusalem 4 ¶ And it came to pass after this * 2 Sam. 21.18 that there ‖ Or continued †Heb. stood arose war at ‖ Or Gob. Gezer with the Philistines at which time Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Sâ—pâ—ai that was of the children of ‖ Or Rapha the giant and they were subdued 5 And there was war again with the Philistines ‖ Called also Jaarecreâ—ing and Elhanan the son of †Sam. 21.19 Jair slew Lahmi the brother of Goliath the Gittite whose spear-staff was like a weavers beam 6 And yet again * 2 Sam. 21.20 there was war at Gath where was †Heb. a man of measure a man of great stature whose fingers and toes were four and twenty six on each hand and six on each foot and he also was †Heb. born to the grant or â—apla the son of the giant 7 But when he ‖ Or regâ—â—ached defied Israel Jonathan the son of ‖ Called Shummah 1 Sam. 16.9 Shimea Davids brother slew him 8 These were born unto the giant in Gath and they fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants CHAP. XXI 1 David tempted by Satan forceth Joab to number the people 5 The number of the people being brought David repenteth of it 9 David having three plagues propounded by Gad chooseth the pestilence 14 After the death of seventâ— thousand David by repentance preventeth the destruction of Jerusalem 18 David by Gads direction purchaseth Ornans threshâ—ng-floor where having built an altar God giveth a signe of his favour by firâ— and staâ—eth the plague 28 David sacrificeth there 〈◊〉 restrained from Gibeon by fear of the angel ANd * 2 Sam. 14.1 c. Satan stood up against Israel and provoked David to number Israel 2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people Go number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan and bring the number of them to me that I may know it 3 And Joab answered The LORD make his people an hundred times so many mo as they be but my lord the king are they not all my lords servants why then doth my lord require this thing why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel 4 Nevertheless the kings word prevailed against Joab wherefore Joab departed and went throughout all Israel and came to Jerusalem 5 ¶ And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword 6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them for the kings word was abominable to Joab 7 †Heb. And it was evil in the eyes of the LORD concerning this thing And God was displeased with this thing therefore he smote Israel 8 And David said unto God * 2 Sam. 24.10 I have sinned greatly because I have done this thing but now I beseech thee do away the iniquity of thy servant for I have done very foolishly 9 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Gad Davids seer saying 10 Go and tell David saying Thus saith the LORD I †Heb. streech out offer thee three things choose thee one of them that I may do it unto thee 11 So Gad came to David and said unto him Thus saith the LORD †Heb. take to thee Choose thee 12 Either three years famine or three moneths to be destroyed before thy foes while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee or else three days the sword of the LORD even the pestilence in the land and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel now therefore advise thy self what word I shall bring again to him that sent me 13 And David said unto Gad I am in a great strait let me fall now into the hand of the LORD for very ‖ Or â—any great are his mercies but let me not fall into the hand of man 14 ¶ So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men 15 And God sent an * 2 Sam. 24.16 angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it and as he was destroying the LORD beheld and he repented him of the evil and said to the angel that destroyed It is enough stay now thine hand And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshing-floor of ‖ Or Aâ—aunah 1 Sam. 24.18 Ornan the Jebusite 16 And David lift up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem then David and the elders of Israel who were clothed in sackcloth fell upon their faces 17 And David said unto God Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbred even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed but as for these sheep what have they done let thine hand I pray thee O LORD my God be on me and on my fathers house but not on thy people that they should be plagued 18 ¶ Then the * â—â— Chr. â— â— angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David that David should go up and set up an alter unto the LORD in the threshing-floor of Ornan the Jebusite 19 And David went up at the saying of God which he spake in the name of the LORD 20 ‖ Or who Ornan turned back and saw the angel the 〈◊〉 he and his four sons with him â—id themselves And Ornan turned back and saw the angel and his four sons with him hid themselves Now Ornan was threshing wheat 21 And as David name to Ornan Ornan looked and saw David and went out of the threshing-floor and bowed
so great 11 And God said to Solomon Because this was in thine heart and thou hast not asked riches wealth or honour nor the life of thine enemies neither yet hast asked long life but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thy self that thou mayest judge my people over whom I have made thee king 12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee and I will give thee riches and wealth and honour such as * 1 Chr. 29.25 Ch. 9.22 Eccles 2.9 none of the kings have had that have been before thâ—e neither shall there any after thee have the like 13 ¶ Then Solomon came from his journey to the high place that was at Gibeon to Jerusalem from before the tabernacle of the congregation and reigned over Israel 14 * 1 Kin. â— 16 10 â—6 c. And Solomon gathered chariots and hors-men and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots and twelve thousand hors-men which he placed in the chariot-cities and with the king at Jerusalem 15 * 1 King 12.27 Chap. 9.27 And the king †Heb. 〈◊〉 made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones and cedar-trees made he as the sycomore-trees that are in the vale for abundance 16 * 1 King 10.28 Chap. 9.28 And †Heb. the â—oing forth of the horses which was Solomons Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt and linen yarn the kings merchants received the linen yarn at a price 17 And they fetcht up and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver and an horse for an hundred and fifty and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites and for the kings of Syria †Heb. by their hand by their means CHAP. II. 1 17 Solomons labourers for the building of the temple 3 His embassage to Huram for workmen and provision of stuff 11 Huram sendeth him a kinde answer ANd Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD and an house for his kingdom 2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens and fourscore thousand to hew in the mountain and three thousand and six hundred to oversee them 3 ¶ And Solomon sent to ‖ Or Hiram 1 Kin. 5.1 Huram the king of Tyre saying As thou didst deal with David my father and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein even so deal with me 4 Behold I build an house to the name of the LORD my God to dedicate it to him and to burn before him †Heb. incâ—use of spices sweet incense and for the continual shew-bread and for the burnt-offerings morning and evening on the sabbaths and on the new moons and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God This is an ordinance for ever to Israel 5 And the house which I build is great for great is our God above all gods 6 * 1 King 8.27 Chap. 6.18 But who †Heb. hath retained or obtained strength is able to build him an house seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him who am I then that I should build him an house save onely to burn sacrifice before him 7 Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold and in silver and in brass and in iron and in purple and crimson and blue and that can skill †Heb. to grave gravings to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem whom David my father did provide 8 Send me also cedar-trees fir-trees and ‖ Or almuggim 1 Kings 10.11 algum-trees out of Lebanon for I know that thy servants can skill to out timber in Lebanon and behold my servants shall be with thy servants 9 Even to prepare me timber in abundance for the house which I am about to build shall be †Heb. great and wonderful wonderful great 10 And behold I will give to thy servants the hewers that cut timber twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat and twenty thousand measures of barley and twenty thousand baths of wine and twenty thousand baths oâ—oyl 11 ¶ Then Huram the king of Tyre answered in writing which he sent to Solomon Because the LORD hath loved his people he hath made thee king over them 12 Huram said moreover Blessed be the LORD-God of Israel that made heaven and earth who hath given to David the king a wise son †Heb knowing prudence and understanding eâ—dued with prudence and understanding that might build an house for the LORD and an house for his kingdom 13 And now I have sent a cunning man endued with understanding of Huram my fathers 14 The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan and his father was a man of Tyre skilful to work in gold and in silver in brass in iron in stone and in timber in purple in blue and in fine linen and in crimson also to grave any manner of graving and to finde out every device which shall be put to him with thy cunning men and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father 15 Now therefore the wheat and the barley the oyl and the wine which my lord hath spoken of let him send unto his servants 16 And we will cut wood out of Lebanon †Heb. according to all thy need as much as thou shalt need and we will bring it to thee in flotes by sea to †Heb. Japho Joppa and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem 17 ¶ * As vers 2. And Solomon numbred all †Heb. the men the strangers the strangers that were in the land of Israel after the numbring wherewith David his father had numbred them and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred 18 And he set * As it is verser threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain and three thousand and six hundred over-seers to set the people a work CHAP. III. 1 The place and time of building the temple 3 The measure and ornaments of the house 11 The cherubims 14 The vail and pillars THen * 1 King 6.1 c. Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Morsah ‖ Or which was seen of David his father where the LORD appeared unto David his father in the place that David had prepared in the threshing-floor of * 1 Chr. 21.18 ‖ Or Aâ—â—â—nah 2 Sam. 24.18 Ornan the Jebusite 2 And he began to build in the second day of the second moneth in the fourth year of his reign 3 ¶ Now these are the things * 1 King 6.2 wherein Solomon was †Heb. founded instructed for the building of the house of God The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits and the breadth twenty cubits 4 And the * 1 King 6.3 porch
thou with him spread out the skie which is strong and as a molten looking-glass 19 Teach us what we shall say unto him for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness 20 Shall it be told him that I speak if a man speak surely he shall be swallowed up 21 And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds but the wind passeth and cleanseth them 22 †Heb gold Fair weather cometh out of the north with God is terrible majesty 23 Touching the Almighty we cannot finde him out he is excellent in power and in judgement and in plenty of justice he will not afflict 24 Men do therefore fear him he respecteth not any that are wise of heart CHAP. XXXVIII 1 God challengeth Job to answer 4 God by his mighty works convinceth Job of ignorance 31 and of imbecillity THen the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said 2 Who is this that darkneth counsel by words without knowledge 3 Gird up now thy loyns like a man for I will demand of thee and †Heb. make me know answer thou me 4 * Ps 104.5 Prov. 30.4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth declare †Heb. if thou knoweâ—t understanding if thou hast understanding 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof if thou knowest or who hath stretched the line upon it 6 Whereupon are the †Heb. sockets foundations thereof †Heb. made to sink fastned or who laid the corner-stone thereof 7 When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy 8 * Ps 104.9 Or who shut up the sea with doors when it brake forth as if it had issued out of the womb 9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof and thick darkness a swaddling-band for it 10 And ‖ Or established my deâ—ree upon it brake up for it my decreed place and set bars and doors 11 And said Hitherto shalt thou come but no further and here shall †Heb. the pride of thy waves thy proud waves be stayed 12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days and caused the day-spring to know his place 13 That it might take hold of the †Heb. wings ends of the earth that the wicked might be shaken out of it 14 It is turned as clay to the seal and they stand as a garment 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden and the high arm shall be broken 16 Hast thou entred into the springs of the sea or hast thou walked in the search of the depth 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death 18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth declare if thou knowest it all 19 Where is the way where light dwelleth and as for darkness where is the place thereof 20 That thou shouldest take it ‖ Or at to the bound thereof and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof 21 Knowest thou it because thou wast then born or because the number of thy days is great 22 Hast thou entred into the treasures of the snow or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail 23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble against the day of battel and war 24 By what way is the light parted which scattereth the east-wind upon the earth 25 Who hath divided a water-course for the overflowing of waters or a way for the lightning of thunder 26 To cause it to rain on the earth where no man is on the wilderness wherein there is no man 27 To satisfie the desolate and waste ground and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth 28 Hath the rain a father or who hath begotten the drops of the dew 29 Out of whose womb came the ice and the hoary frost of heaven who hath gendred it 30 The waters are hid as with a stone and the face of the deep †Heb. is taken is frozen 31 Canst thou binde the sweet influences of ‖ Or the seven stars †Heb. Cimab Pleiades or loose the bands of †Heb. Cesil Oâ—ion 32 Canst thou bring forth ‖ Or the twelve signs Mazzaroth in his season or canst thou †Heb. guide them guide Arcturus with his sons 33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth 34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds that abundance of waters may cover thee 35 Canst thou send lightnings that they may go and say unto thee †Heb. Behold us Here we are 36 * Ch. 32.8 Eccles 2.26 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts or who hath given understanding to the heart 37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom or †Heb. who can cause to lie down who can stay the bottles of heaven 38 ‖ Or when the dust is turned into mire When the dust †Heb. is poured groweth into hardness and the clods cleave fast together 39 * Ps 104.21 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion or fill †Heb. the life the appetite of the young lions 40 When they couch in their dens and abide in the covert to lie in wait 41 * Ps 147.9 Mat. 6.26 Who provideth for the raven his food when his young ones cry unto God they wander for lack of meat CHAP. XXXIX 1 Of the wilde goats and hindes 5 Of the wilde ass 9 the unicorn 13 the peacock stork and ostrich 19 the horse 26 the hawk 27 the eagle KNowest thou the time when the wilde goats of the rock bring forth or canst thou mark when * Psal 29.9 the hindes do calve 2 Canst thou number the moneths that they fulfil or knowest thou the time when they bring forth 3 They bow themselves they bring forth their young ones they cast out their sorrows 4 Their young ones are in good liking they grow up with corn they go forth and return not unto them 5 Who hath sent out the wilde ass free or who hath loosed the bands of the wilde ass 6 Whose house I have made the wilderness and the †Heb. saâ—â—-places barren land his dwellings 7 He scorneth the multitude of the city neither regardeth he the crying †Hâ—â— of â—â—e exâ—câ—our of the driver 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture and he searcheth after every green thing 9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee or abide by thy crib 10 Canst thou binde the unicorn with his band in the furrow or will he harrow the valleys after thee 11 Wilt thou trust him because his strength is great or wilt thou leave thy labour to him 12 Wilt thou beleeve him that he will bring home thy seed and gather it into thy barn 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks or ‖ Or the feather of the sâ—â—ck and ostrich
waters to run down like rivers 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the most Hâ—gh in the wilderness 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust 19 * Numb 11.4 Yea they spake against God they said Can God †Heb. order furnish a table in the wilderness 20 * Ex. 17.6 Numb 20.11 Behold he smote the rock that the waters gushed out and the streams over-flowed can he give bread also can he provide flesh for his people 21 Therefore the LORD heard this and was wroth so a fire was kindled against Jacob and anger also came up against Israel 22 Because they beleeved not in God and trusted not in his salvation 23 Though he had commanded the clouds from above and opened the doors of heaven 24 * Ex. â—6 14. Joh. 6.31 And had rained down manna upon them to eat and had given them of the corn of heaven 25 ‖ Or every one did eat the bread of the mighty Man did eat angels food he sent them meat to the full 26 He caused an east-wind †Heb. to go to blow in the heaven and by his power he brought in the south wind 27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust and †Heb. fowl of wing feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea 28 And he let it fall in the midst of their camp round about their habitations 29 So they did eat and were well filled for he gave them their own desire 30 They were not estranged from their lust but * Num. 11.33 while their meat was yet in their mouths 31 The wrath of God came upon them and slew the fattest of them and †Heb. made to bow smote down the ‖ Or young men chosen men of Israel 32 For all this they sinned still and beleeved not for his wondrous works 33 Therefore their days did he consume in vanity and their years in trouble 34 When he slew them then they sought him and they returned and enquired early after God 35 And they remembred that God was their rock and the high God their redeemer 36 Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth and they lied unto him with their tongues 37 For their heart was not right with him neither were they stedfast in his covenant 38 But he being full of compassion forgave their iniquity and destroyed them not yea many a time turned he his anger away and did not stir up all his wrath 39 For he remembred that they were but flesh a wind that passeth away and cometh not again 40 How oft did they ‖ Or rebel against him provoke him in the wilderness and grieve him in the desert 41 Yea they turned back and tempted God and limited the holy One of Israel 42 They remembred not his hand nor the day when he delivered them ‖ Or from affliction from the enemy 43 How he had †Heb. set wrought his signs in Egypt and his wonders in the field of Zoan 44 * Ex. 7.20 And had turned their rivers into bloud and their flouds that they could not drink 45 * Ex. 8.24 He sent divers sorts of flies among them which devoured them and * Exod. 8.6 frogs which destroyed them 46 * Ex. 10.13 He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller and their labour unto the locust 47 * Ex. 9.23 He †Heb. killed destroyed their vines with hail and their sycomore-trees with ‖ Or great hailstones frost 48 †Heb. he shut up He gave up their cattel also to the hail and their flocks to ‖ Or lightnings hot thunder bolts 49 He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger wrath and indignation and trouble by sending evil angels among them 50 †Heb. He were bed a path He made a way to his anger he spared not their soul from death but gave ‖ Or their beasts to the murrain Exod. 9.3 their life over to the pestilence 52 * Exod. 12.29 And smote all the first-born in Egypt the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham 52 But made his own people to go forth like sheep and guided them in the wilderness like a flock 53 And he led them on safely so that they feared not but the sea * Ex. 14.27 and 15.10 †Heb. covered overwhelmed their enemies 54 And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary even to this mountain which his right hand had purchased 55 He cast out the heathen also before them and * Jol. 13.7 divided them an inheritance by line made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents 56 Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God and kept not his testimonies 57 But turned back and dealt unfaithfully like their fathers they were turned aside like a deceitful bowe 58 * Deut. 32.21 For they provoked him to anger with their high places and moved him to jealousie with their graven images 59 When God heard this he was wroth and greatly abhorred Israel 60 * 1 Sam. 4.11 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh the tent which he placed among men 61 And delivered his strength into captivity and his glory into the enemies hand 62 He gave his people over also unto the sword and was wroth with his inheritance 63 The fire consumed their young men and their maidens were not †Heb. prâ—dsed given to marriage 64 Their priests fell by the sword and their widows made no lamentation 65 Then the LORD awaked as one out of sleep and like a mighty man that shouteth by reason of wine 66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts he put them to a perpetual reproach 67 Moreover he refused the tabernacle of Joseph and chose not the tribe of Ephraim 68 But chose the tribe of Judah the mount Zion which he loved 69 And he built his sanctuary like high palaces like the earth which he hath †Heb. founded established for ever 70 * 1 Sam. 16.11 2 Sam. 7.8 He chose David also his servant and took him from the sheepfolds 71 †Heb. from after From following the ews great with young he brought him * 2 Sam. 5.2 1 Chr. 11.2 to feed Jacob his people and Israel his inheritance 72 So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands PSAL. LXXIX 1 The psalmist complaineth of the desâ—lation of Jerusalem 8 He prayeth for deliverance 13 and promiseth thankfulness ¶ A psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph O God the heathen are come into thine inheritance thy holy temple have they defiled they have laid Jerusalem on heaps 2 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls of the heaven the flesh of thy saints unto the beasts of the earth 3 Their bloud have they shed like water round
for he had heard that he was departed from Lachish 9 And he heard say concerning Tirhakah king of Ethiopia He is come forth to make war with thee and when he heard it he sent messengers to Hezekiah saying 10 Thus shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah saying Let not thy God in whom thou trustest deceive thee saying Jerusalem shall not be given into the hand of the king of Assyria 11 Behold thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly and shalt thou be delivered 12 Have the gods of the nations delivered them which my fathers have destroyed as Gozan and Haran and Rezeph and the children of Eden which were in Telassar 13 Where is the king of Hamath and the king of Arphad and the king of the city of Sepharvaim Hena and Ivah 14 ¶ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers and read it and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the LORD and spread it before the LORD 15 And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD saying 16 O LORD of hosts God of Israel that dwellest between the cherubims thou art the God even thou alone of all the kingdoms of the earth thou hast made heaven and earth 17 Incline thine ear O LORD and hear open thine eyes O LORD and see and hear all the words of Sennacherib which hath sent to reproach the living God 18 Of a truth LORD the kings of Assyria have laid waste all the †Heb. lands nations and their countreys 19 And have †Heb. given cast their gods into the fire for they were no gods but the work of mens hands wood and stone therefore they have destroyed them 20 Now therefore O LORD our God save us from his hand that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD even thou onely 21 ¶ Then Isaiah the son of Amòz sent unto Hezekiah saying Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria 22 This is the word which the LORD hath spoken concerning him The virgin the daughter of Zion hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee 23 Whom hast thou reproached and blasphemed and against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high even against the holy One of Israel 24 †Heb. By the hand of thy servants By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord and hast said By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains to the sides of Lebanon and I will cut down †Heb. the talness of the cedars thereof and the choice of the fir trees thereof the tall cedars thereof and the choice fir-trees thereof and I will enter into the height of his border and ‖ Or the forest and his fruitful field the forest of his Carmel 25 I have dâ—gged and drunk water and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the ‖ Or fineed and closed besieged places 26 ‖ Or Hast thou not beard how I have made it long ago and formed it of ancient times should I now bring it to be laid waste and defenced cities to be ruinous heaps Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it and of ancient times that I have formed it now have I brought it to pass that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps 27 Therefore their inhabitants were †Heb. short of hand of small power they were dismayed and confounded they were as the grass of the field and as the green herb as the grass on the hous-tops and as corn blasted before it be grown up 28 But I know thy ‖ Or sitting abode and thy going out and thy coming in and thy rage against me 29 Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears therefore will I put my book in thy nose and my bridle in thy lips and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou camest 30 And this shall be a signe unto thee Ye shall eat this year such as groweth of itself and the second year that which springeth of the same and in the third year sowe ye and reap and plant vineyards and eat the fruit thereof 31 And †Heb. the escaping of the house of Judah that remaineth the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward 32 For out of Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant and †Heb. the escaping they that escape out of mount Zion the * 2 Kin. 19.31 Ch. 9.7 zeal of the LORD of hosts shall do this 33 Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the king of Assyria He shall not come into this city nor shoot an arrow there nor come before it with shields nor cast a bank against it 34 By the way that he came by the same shall he return and shall not come into this city saith the LORD 35 For I will * 2 Kin. 20.6 defend this city to save it for mine own sake and for my servant Davids sake 36 Then the * 2 Kin 19.35 angel of the LORD went forth and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred and fourscore and five thousand and when they arose early in the morning behold they were all dead corpses 37 ¶ So Sennacherib king of Assyria departed and went and returned and dwelt at Nineveh 38 And it came to pass as he was worshipping in the house of Nisroch his god that Adrammelech and Sharezer his sons smote him with the sword and they escaped into the land of †Heb. Ararat Armenia and Esarhaddon his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXXVIII 1 Hezekiah having received a messave of death by prayer hath his life lengthned 8 The sun goeth ten degrees backward for a signe of that promise 9 His song of thanksgiving IN * 2 Kin. 20.1 2 Chr. 32.24 those days was Hezekiah sick unto death and Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him and said unto him Thus saith the LORD †Heb. Give charge concerning thy house Set thine house in order for thou shalt die and not live 2 Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall and prayed unto the LORD 3 And said Remember now O LORD I beseech thee how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart and have done that which is good in thy sight and Hezekiah wept †Heb. with great weeping sore 4 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD to Isaian saying 5 Go and say to Hezekiah Thus saith the LORD the God of David thy father I have heard thy prayer I have seen thy tears behold I will add unto thy days fifteen years 6 And I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of
loved her 4 For she is ‖ Or â—uther privy to the mysteries of the knowledge of God and a ‖ Or choosâ—â— lover of his works 5 If riches be a possession to be desired in this life what is richer then wisdom that worketh all things 6 And if * Exod. 31.3 6. prudence work who of all that are is a more cunning workman then she 7 And if a man love righteousness her labours are vertues for she teacheth temperance and prudence justice and fortitude which are such things as men can have nothing more profitable in their life 8 If a man desire much experience she knoweth things of old and conjectureth aright what is to come she knoweth the subtilties of speeches and can expound dark sentences she foreseeth signs and wonders and the events of seasons and times 9 Therefore I purposed to take her to me to live with me knowing that she †Gr. will would be a counsellour of good things and a comfort in cares and grief 10 For her sake I shall have estimation among the multitude and honour with the elders though I be young 11 I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgement and shall be admired in the sight of great men 12 * Job 29.8 9 10. When I hold my tongue they shall bide my leisure and when I speak they shall give good ear unto me if I talk much they shall lay their hands upon their moâ—th 13 Moreover by the means of her I shall obtain immortality and leave behinde me an everlasting memorial to them that come after me 14 I shall ‖ Or govern set the people in order and the nations shall be subject unto me 15 Horrible tyrants shall be afraid when they do but hear of me I shall ‖ Or appear be found good among the multitude and valiant in war 16 ‖ Or being entred into mine house After I am come into mine house I will repose my self with her for her conversation hath no bitterness and to live with her hath no sorrow but mirth and joy 17 Now when I considered these things in my self and * Prov. 7.3 pondered them in my heart how that to be allied unto wisdom is immortality 18 And great pleasure it is to have her friendship and in the works of her hands are infinite riches and in the exercise of conference with her prudence and in talking with her a ‖ Or fame good report I went about seeking how to ‖ Or marry her take her to me 19 For I was a witty childe and had a good spirit 20 Yea rather being good I came into a body undefiled 21 Nevertheless when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her except God gave her me and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift she was I ‖ Or went prayed unto the Lord and besought him and with my whole heart I said CHAP. IX 1 A prayer unto God for his wisdom 6 without which the best man is nothing worth 13 neither can he tell how to please God O God of my fathers and Lord of mercy who hast made all things with thy word 2 And ordained man through thy wisdom that he should * Gen. 1.28 have dominion over the creatures which thou hast made 3 And order the world according to equity and righteousness and execute judgement with an upright heart 4 Give * 1 King 3.9 me wisdom that sitteth by thy throne and reject me not from among thy children 5 For I * Ps 116.16 thy servant and son of thine hand-maid am a feeble person and of a short time and too young for the understanding of judgement and laws 6 For though a man be never so perfect among the children of men yet if thy wisdom be not with him he shall be nothing regarded 7 Thou hast chosen me to be a * 1 Chr. 28.5 2 Chr. 1.9 king of thy people and a judge of thy sons and daughters 8 Thou hast commanded me to build a temple upon thy holy mount and an altar in the city wherein thou dwellest a resemblance of the holy tabernacle which thou hast prepared from the beginning 9 And * Pro. 8.22 Joh. 1.2 3 10. wisdom was with thee which knoweth thy works and was present when thou madest the world and knew what was acceptable in thy sight and right in thy commandments 10 O send her out of thy holy heavens and from the throne of thy glory that being present she may labour with me that I may know what is pleasing unto thee 11 For she knoweth and understandeth all things and she shall lead me soberly in my doings and preserve me ‖ Or by her power or glory in her power 12 So shall my works be acceptable and then shall I judge thy people righteously and be worthy to sit in my fathers seat 13 For * Is 40.13 Rom. 11.34 1 Cor. 2.16 what man is he that can know the counsel of God or who can think what the will of the Lord is 14 For the thoughts of mortal men are ‖ Or fearful miserable and our devices are but uncertain 15 For the corruptible body presseth down the soul and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down the minde that museth upon many things 16 And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth and with labour do we finde the things that are †Gr. at hand before us but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out 17 And thy counsel who hath known except thou give wisdom and send thy holy spirit from above 18 For so the ways of them which lived on the earth were reformed and men were taught the things that are pleasing unto thee and were saved through wisdom CHAP. X. 1 What wisdom did for Adam 4 Noe 5 Abraham 6 Lot and against the five cities 10 for Jacob 12 Joseph 16 Moses 17 and the Israelites SHe preserved the first-formed father of the world that was created alone and brought him out of his fall 2 And * Gen. 1.28 gave him power to rule all things 3 * Gen. 4.8 But when the unrighteous went away from her in his anger he perished also in the sury wherewith he murdered his brother 4 For whose cause the * Gen. 7 2â— earth being drowned with the floud wisdom again preserved it and directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value 5 Moreover * Gen. 11.9 the nations in their wicked conspiracy being confounded she found out the righteous and preserved him blameless unto God and * Gen. 22.10 kept him strong ‖ Or in against his tender compassion toward his son 6 * Gen. 19.16 When the ungodly perished she delivered the righteous man who fled from the fire which fell down upon †Gr. Pentapoâ—â—â— the five cities 7 Of whose wickedness even to this day the waste land that smoketh
encourageth his men by his dream 28 Nicanor is slain BUt Nicanor hearing that Judas and his company were in the strong places about Samatis resolved without any danger to set upon them on the sabbath-day 2 Nevertheless the Jews that were compelled to go with him said O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously but give honour to that day which he that seeth all things hath honoured with holiness above other days 3 Then the most ungracious wretch demanded if there were a mighty One in heaven that had commanded the sabbath-day to be kept 4 And when they said There is in heaven a living Lord and mighty who commanded the seventh day to be kept 5 Then said the other And I also am mighty upon earth and I command to take arms and to do the kings business yet he obtained not to have his wicked will done 6 So Nicanor in exceeding pride and haughtiness determined to set up a publick monument of his victory over Judas and them that were with him 7 But Maccabeus had ever sure confidence that the Lord would help him 8 Wherefore he exhorted his people not to fear the coming of the heathen against them but to remember the help which in former times they had received from heaven and now to expect the victory and aid which should come unto them from the Almighty 9 And so comforting them out of the law and the prophets and withal patting them in minde of the battels that they won afore he made them more cheerful 10 And when he had stirred up their minds he gave them their charge shewing them therewithal the falshood of the heathen and the breach of oaths 11 Thus he armed every one of them not so much with defence of shields and spears as with comfortable and good words and besides that he told them a dream worthy to be beleeved as if it had been so indeed which did not a little rejoyce them 12 And this was his vision That Onias who had been high priest a vertuous and a good man reverend in conversation gentle in condition well spoken also and exercised from a childe in all points of vertue holding up his hands prayed for the whole body of the Jews 13 This done in like manner there appeared a man with gray hairs and exceeding glorious who was of a wonderful and excellent majesty 14 Then Onias answered saying This is a lover of the brethren who prayeth much for the people and for the holy city to wit Jeremias the prophet of God 15 Whereupon Jeremias holding forth his right hand gave to Judas a sword of gold and in giving it spake thus 16 Take this holy sword a gift from God with the which thou shalt wound the adversaries 17 Thus being well comforted by the words of Judas which were very good and able to stir them up to valour and to encourage the hearts of the young men they determined not to pitch camp but couragiously to set upon them and manfully to try the matter by conflict because the city and the sanctuary and the temple were in danger 18 For the care that they took for their wives and their children their brethren and kinsfolks was in least account with them but the greatest and principal fear was for the holy temple 19 Also they that were in the city took not the least care being troubled for the conflict abroad 20 And now when as all looked what should be the trial and the enemies were already come near and the army was set in aray and the beasts convenienty placed and the hors-men set in wings 21 Maccabeus seeing the coming of the multitude and the divers preparations of armour and the fierceness of the beasts stretched out his hands towards heaven and called upon the Lord that worketh wonders knowing that victory cometh not by arms but even as it seemeth good to him he giveth it to such as are worthy 22 Therefore in his prayer he said after this manner O Lord thou didst send thine angel in the time of Ezekias king of Judea and didst slay in the host of Sennacherib an hundred fourscore and five thousand 23 Wherefore now also O Lord of heaven send a good angel before us for a fear and dread unto them 24 And through the might of thine arm let those be stricken with terrour that come against thy holy people to blaspheme And he ended thus 25 Then Nicanor and they that were with him came forward with trumpets and songs 26 But Judas and his company encountred the enemies with invocation and prayer 27 So that fighting with their hands and praying unto God with their hearts they slew no less then thirty and five thousand men for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered 28 Now when the battel was done returning again with joy they knew that Nicanor lay dead in his harness 29 Then they made a great shout and a noise praising the Almighty in their own language 30 And Judas who was ever the chief defender of the citizens both in body and minde and who continued his love towards his countreymen all his life commanded to strike off Nicanors head and his hand with his shoulder and bring them to Jerusalem 31 So when he was there and had called them of his nation together and set the priests before the altar he sent for them that were of the towre 32 And shewed them vile Nicanors head and the hand of that blasphemer which with proud brags he had stretched out against the holy temple of the Almighty 33 And when he had cut out the tongue of that ungodly Nicanor he commanded that they should give it by pieces unto the fowls and hang up the reward of his madness before the temple 34 So every man praised toward the heaven the glorious Lord saying Blessed be he that hath kept his own place undefiled 35 He hanged also Nicanors head upon the towre an evident and manifest signe unto all of the help of the Lord. 36 And they ordained all with a common decree in no case to let that day pass without solemnity but to celebrate the thirteenth day of the twelfth moneth which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar the day before Mardocheus day 37 Thus went it with Nicanor and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power And here will I make an end 38 And if I have done well and as is fitting the story it is that which I desired but it slenderly and meanly it is that which I could attain unto 39 For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone and as wine mingled with water is pleasant and delighteth the tast even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story And here shall be an end The end of the Apocrypha THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD and SAVIOUR JESVS CHRIST Newly translated out of the original Greek and with the former Translations diligently compared and revised By his MAJESTIES special
sendeth out his twelve apostles enabling them with power to do miracles 5 giveth them their charge teacheth them 16 comforteth them against persecutionâ— 40 and promiseth a blessing to those that receive them ANd * Mâ—r. 3.14 Luke 9.1 when he had called unto him his twelve disciples he gave them power ‖ Or over against unclean spirits to cast them out and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these The first Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother James the son of Zebedee and John his brother 3 Philip and Bartholomew Thomas and Matthew the publican James the son of Alpheus and Lebbeus whose surname was Thaddeus 4 Simon the Canaanite and Judas Iscariot who also betrayed him 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them saying Go not into the way of the Gentiles and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not 6 * Act. 13.46 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel 7 And as ye go preach saying * Luk. 10.9 The kingdom of heaven is at hand 8 Heal the sick cleanse the lepers raise the dead cast out devils freely ye have received freely give 9 * Mar. 6.8 Luke 9.3 and 22.35 ‖ Or get Provide neither gold nor silver nor brass in your purses 10 Nor scrip for your journey neither two coats neither shoes nor yet staves * Luk. 10.7 1 Tim. 5.18 for the workman is worthy of his meat 11 * Luk. 10.8 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter enquire who in it is worthy and there abide till ye go thence 12 And when ye come into an house salute it 13 And if the house be worthy let your peace come upon it but if it be not worthy let your peace return to you 14 * Mar. 6.11 And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear your words when ye depart out of that house or city * Act. 13.51 shake off the dust of your feet 15 Verily I say unto you It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgement then for that city 16 ¶ * Luk. 10.3 Behold I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves be ye therefore wise as serpents and ‖ Or simple harmless as doves 17 But beware of men for they will deliver you up to the councils and they will scourge you in their synagogues 18 And ye shall be brought before governours and kings for my sake for a testimony against them and the Gentiles 19 * Mark 13.11 Luk. 12.11 But when they deliver you up take no thought how or what ye shall speak for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak 20 For it is not ye that speak but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you 21 * Luke 21 1â— And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death and the father the childe and the children shall rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake * Mark 13.13 but he that endureth to the end shall be saved 23 But when they persecute you in this city flee ye into another for verily I say unto you ye shall not ‖ Or â—nd or finish have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come 24 * Luk. â— 40 Joh. 13.16 The disciple is not above his master nor the servant above his lord 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master and the servant as his lord if they have called the master of the house Beelzebub how much more shall they call them of his houshold 26 Fear them not therefore * Mar. 4.22 Luk. 8.17 and 12.2 for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed and hid that shall not be known 27 What I tell you in darkness that speak ye in light and what ye hear in the ear that preach ye upon the house-tops 28 * Luk. 12 4. And fear not them which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a ‖ It is 〈◊〉 value half-peny farthing in the original as being the tenth part of the Roman peny farthing and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father 30 * 2 Sam. 14.11 Act. 27.34 But the very hairs of your head are all numbred 31 Fear ye not therefore ye are of more value then many sparrows 32 * Luk. 12.8 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven 33 * Mar. 8 3â— Luk. 9.26 2 Tim. 2.12 But whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also denie before my Father which is in heaven 34 * Luke 12.51 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth I came not to send peace but a sword 35 For I am come to set a man at variance * Mic. 7.5 against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law 36 And a mans foes shall be they of his own houshold 37 * Luke 14.26 He that loveth father or mother more then me is not worthy of me and he that loveth son or daughter more then me is not worthy of me 38 * Chap. 16.24 Mar. 8 3â— Luke 9.23 And he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me 39 * Joh. 1â— 25 He that findeth his life shall lose it and he that loseth his life for my sake shall finde it 40 ¶ * Luke 10.16 Joh. 13 2â— He that receiveth you receiveth me and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophets reward and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous mans reward 42 * Mar. 9 4â— And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water onely in the name of a disciple verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward CHAP. XI 2 John sendeth his disciples to Christ 7 Christs testimony concerning John 18 The opinion of the people both concerning John Christ 20 Christ upbraideth the unthankfulness and unrepentance of Chorazin Betosaida and Capernaum 25 and praising his Fathers wisdom in revealing the gospel to the simple 28 be calleth to him all such as feel the burden of their sins ANd it came to pass when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities 2 * Luke 7.18
answereth the lawyer which is the first and great commandment 41 and poseth the Pharisees about the Mestias ANd Jesus answered * Luk. 14.15 Rev. 19.9 and spake unto them again by parables said 2 The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son 3 And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding and they would not come 4 Again he sent forth other servants saying Tell them which are bidden Behold I have prepared my dinner my oxen and my fatlings are killed and all things are ready come unto the marriage 5 But they made light of it and went their ways one to his farm another to his merchandise 6 And the remnant took his servants and intreated them spitefully and slew them 7 But when the king heard thereof he was wroth and he sent forth his armies and destroyed those murderers and burnt up their city 8 Then saith he to his servants The wedding is ready but they which were biddden were not worthy 9 Go ye therefore into the high-ways and as many as ye shall finde bid to the marriage 10 So those servants went out into the high-ways and gathered together all as many as they found both bad and good and the wedding was furnished with guests 11 ¶ And when the king came in to see the guests he saw there a man which had not on a wedding-garment 12 And he saith unto him Friend how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment And he was speechless 13 Then said the king to the servants Binde him hand and foot and take him away and cast him into outer darkness there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth 14 * Ch. 20.16 For many are called but few are chosen 15 ¶ * Mark 12.13 Luk. 20.20 Then went the Pharisees and took counsel how they might intangle him in his talk 16 And they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians saying Master we know that thou art true and teachest the way of God in truth neither carest thou for any man for thou regardest not the person of men 17 Tell us therefore What thinkest thou Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar or not 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said Why tempt ye me ye hypocrites 19 Shew me the tribute money And they brought unto him a ‖ In value seven pence half-peny Chap. 20.2 peny 20 And he saith unto them Whose is this image and ‖ Or inscription superscription 21 They say unto him Cesars Then saith he unto them * Rom. 13.7 Render therefore unto Cesar the things which are Cesars and unto God the things that are Gods 22 When they had heard these words they marvelled and left him and went their way 23 ¶ * Mar. 12.18 Luk. 20.27 The same day came to him the Sadducees * Act. 23.8 which say that there is no resurrection and asked him 24 Saying Master * Deut. 25.5 Moses said If a man die having no children his brother shall marry his wife and raise up seed unto his brother 25 Now there were with us seven brethren and the first when he had married a wife deceased and having no issue left his wife unto his brother 26 Likewise the second also and the third unto the seventh 27 And last of all the woman died also 28 Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven for they all had her 29 Jesus answered and said unto them Ye do err not knowing the scriptures nor the power of God 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as the angels of God in heaven 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God saying 32 * Exod. 3.6 I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob God is not the God of the dead but of the living 33 And when the multitude heard this they were astonished at his doctrine 34 ¶ * Mark 12.28 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence they were gathered together 35 Then one of them which was a lawyer asked him a question tempting him and saying 36 Master which is the great commandment in the law 37 Jesus said unto him * Deut. 6.5 Luk. 10.27 Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy minde 38 This is the first and great commandment 39 And the second is like unto it * Levit. 19.18 Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets 41 ¶ * Mar. 12.35 While the Pharisees were gathered together Jesus asked them 42 Saying What think ye of Christ whose son is he They say unto him The son of David 43 He saith unto them How then doth David in spirit call him Lord saying 44 * Ps 110.1 The LORD said unto my Lord sit thou on my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstool 45 If David then call him Lord how is he his son 46 And no man was able to answer him a word neither durst any man from that day forth ask him any mo questions CHAP. XXIII 1 Christ admonisheth the people to follow the good doctrine not the evil examples of the scribes and Pharisees 5 His disciples must beware of their ambition 13 He denounceth eight woes against their hypocrisie and blindness 34 and prophesieth of the destruction of Jerusalem THen spake Jesus to the multitude and to his disciples 2 Saying The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses seat 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe that observe and do but do not ye after their works for they say and do not 4 * Luk. 11.46 For they binde heavy burdens and grievous to be born and lay them on mens shoulders but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men * Numb 15.38 Deu. 22.12 they make broad their phylacteries and enlarge the borders of their garments 6 * Mar. 12.38 39. Luk. 11.43 And love the uppermost rooms at feasts and the chief seats in the synagogues 7 And greetings in the markets and to be called of men Rabbi Rabbi 8 * Jam. 3.1 But he not ye called Rabbi for one is your Master even Christ and all ye are brethren 9 And call no man your father upon the earth * Mal. 1.6 for one is your Father which is in heaven 10 Neither be ye called masters for one is your Master even Christ 11 But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant 12 * Luk. 14.11 18.14 And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted 13 ¶ But
4.2 day-spring from on high hath visited us 79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death to guide our feet into the way of peace 80 And the childe grew and waxed strong in spirit and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel CHAP. II. 1 Augustus taxeth all the Roman empire 6 The nativity of Christ. 8 One angel relateth it to the shepherds 13 Many sing praises to God for it 21 Christ is circumcised 22 Mary purified 28 Simeon and Anna prophesie of Christ 40 who increaseth in wisdom 46 questioneth in the temple with the doctours 51 and is obedient to his parents ANd it came to pass in those days that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus that all the world should be ‖ Or â—â—elled taxed 2 And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governour of Syria 3 And all went to be taxed every one into his own city 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee out of the city of Nazareth into Judea unto * Joh. 7.42 the city of David which is called Bethlehem because he was of the house and linage of David 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife being great with childe 6 And so it was that while they were there the days were accomplished that she should be delivered 7 And she brought forth her first-born son and wrapped him in swadling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn 8 And there were in the same countrey shepherds abiding in the field keeping ‖ Or the night-watches watch over their flock by night 9 And lo the angel of the Lord came upon them and the glory of the Lord shone round about them and they were sore afraid 10 And the angel said unto them Fear not for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a signe unto you Ye shall finde the babe wrapped in swadling clothes lying in a manger 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying 14 Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace good will towards men 15 And it came to pass as the angels were gone away from them into heaven the shepherds said one to another Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass which the Lord hath made known unto us 16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger 17 And when they had seen it they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this childe 18 And all they that heard it wondred at those things which were told them by the shepherds 19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart 20 And the shepherds returned glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen as it was told unto them 21 * Gen. 17.12 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the childe his name was called * Mat. 1.21 JESUS which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb 22 And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished they brought him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 As it is written in the law of the Lord * Ex. 1â— 2 Num. 18.15 Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord 24 And to offer a sacrifice according to * Lev. 12. â— 6. that which is said in the law of the Lord A pair of turtle-doves or two young pigeons 25 And behold there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon and the same man was just and devout waiting for the consolation of Israel and the holy Ghost was upon him 26 And it was revealed unto him by the holy Ghost that he should not see death before he had seen the Lords Christ 27 And he came by the spirit into the temple and when the parents brought in the childe Jesus to do for him after the custom of the law 28 Then took he him up in his arms and blessed God and said 29 Lord now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salvation 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of thy people Israel 33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him 34 And Simeon blessed them and said unto Mary his mother Behold this childe is set for the * Isa 8 1â— Rom. 9.31 fall and rising again of many in Israel and for a signe which shall be spoken against 35 Yea a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed 36 And there was one Anna a prophetess the daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Aser she was of a great age and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity 37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years which departed not from the temple but served God with fastings and prayers night and day 38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord and spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in ‖ Or Israâ—â— Jerusalem 39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lord they returned into Galilee to their own city Nazareth 40 And the childe grew and waxed strong in spirit filled with wisdom and the grace of God was upon him 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem * Deâ— 16.1 every year at the feast of the pass-over 42 And when he was twelve year old they went up to Jerusalem after the custom of the feast 43 And when they had fulfilled the days as they returned the childe Jesus tarried behinde in Jerusalem and Joseph and his mother knew not of it 44 But they supposing him to have been in the company went a days journey and they sought him among their kinsfolk and among their acquaintance 45 And when they found him not they turned back again to Jerusalem seeking him 46 And it came to pass that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the doctours both hearing them and asking them questions 47 And all that heard him were astonished at his understanding and answers 48 And when they saw him they were amazed and his mother said vnto him Son why hast thou thus dealt with us behold thy father and I have sought thee sorrowing 49 And he said unto them How is it that ye sought me wist ye not that I must be about my Fathers business 50 And they
their eyes CHAP. VIII 1 At the opening of the seventh seal 2 seven angels had seven trumpets given them 6 Four of them sound their trumpets and great plagues follow 3 Another angel putteth incense to the prayers of the saints on the golden altar ANd when he had opened the seventh seal there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour 2 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God and to them were given seven trumpets 3 And another angel came and stood at the alter having a golden censer and there was given unto him much incense that he should ‖ Or add it to the prayâ—â—â— offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne 4 And the smoke of the incense which came with the prayers of the saints ascended up before God out of the angels hand 5 And the angel took the censer and filled it with fire of the altar and cast it into the earth and there were voices and thundrings and lightnings and an earthquake 6 And the seven angels which had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to sound 7 The first angel sounded and there followed hail and fire mingled with bloud and they were cast upon the earth and the third part of trees was burnt up and all green grass was burnt up 8 And the second angel sounded and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast into the sea and the third part of the sea became bloud 9 And the third part of the creatures which were in the sea and had life died and the third part of the ships were destroyed 10 And the third angel sounded and there fell a great star from heaven burning as it were a lamp and it fell upon the third part of the rivers and upon the fountains of waters 11 And the name of the star is called Woormwood and the third part of the waters became woormwood and many men died of the waters because they were made bitter 12 And the fourth angel sounded and the third part of the sun was smitten and the third part of the moon and the third part of the stars so as the third part of them was darkned and the day shone not for a third part of it and the night likewise 13 And I behold and heard an angel flying through the midst of heaven saying with a loud voice Wo wo wo to the inhabiters of the earth by reason of the other voices of the trumpet of the three angels which are yet to sound CHAP. IX 1 At the sounding of the fifth angel a star falleth from heaven to whom is given the key of the bottomless pit 2 He openeth the pit and there come forth locusts like scorpions 12 The first wo past 13 The sixth trumpet soundeth 14 Four angels are let loose that were bound ANd the fifth angel sounded and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit 2 And he opened the bottomless pit and there arose a smoke out of the pit as the smoke of a great furnace and the sun and the air were darkned by reason of the smoke of the pit 3 And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth and unto them was given power as the sâ—orpions of the earth have power 4 And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth neither any green thing neither any tree but onely those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads 5 And to them it was given that they should not kill them but that they should be tormented five moneths and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion when he striketh a man 6 And in those days * Isa 2 1â— Chap. 6.16 shall men seek death and shall not finde it and shall desire to die and death shall flee from them 7 And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battel and on their heads were as it were crowns like Gold and their faces were as the faces of men 8 And they had hair as the hair of women and their teeth were as the teeth of lions 9 And they had breastplates as it were breastplates of iron and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battel 10 And they had tails like unto scorpions and there were stings in their tails and their power was to hurt men five moneths 11 And they had a king over them which is the angel of the bottomless pit whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon but in the Greek tongue hath his name ‖ That is to say a destroyer Apollyon 12 One wo is past and behold there come two woes more hereafter 13 And the sixth angel sounded and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God 14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet Loose the four angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates 15 And the four angels were loosed which were prepared ‖ Or at for an hour and a day and a moneth and a year for to slay the third part of men 16 And the number of the army of the hors-men were two hundred thousand thousand and I heard the number of them 17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision and them that sat on them having breast-plates of fire and of jacinct and brimstone and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone 18 By these three was the third part of men killed by the fire and by the smoke and by the brimstone which issued out of their mouths 19 For their power is in their mouth and in their tails for their tails were like unto serpents and had heads and with them they do hurt 20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands that they should not worship devils * Psal 115.4 and 135. â—5 and idols of gold and silver and brass and stone and of wood which neither can see nor hear nor walk 21 Neither repented they of their murders nor of their sorceries nor of their fornication nor of their thefts CHAP. X. A mighty strong angel appeareth with a book open in his hand 6 He sweareth by him that liveth for ever that there shall be no more time 9 John is commanded to take and eat the book ANd I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven clothed with a cloud and a rainbowe was upon his head and his face was as it were the sun and his feet as pillars of fire 2 And he had in his hand a little book open and he set his right foot upon the sea and his left foot on the earth 3 And cried with a loud voice as when a lion
roareth and when he had cried seven thunders uttered their voices 4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices I was about to write and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered and write them not 5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth * Dan. 12.7 lifted up his hand to heaven 6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever who created heaven and the things that therein are and the earth and the things that therein are and the sea and the things which are therein that there should be time no longer 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel when he shall begin to sound the mystery of God should be finished as he hath declared to his servants the prophets 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again and said Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth 9 And I went unto the angel and said unto him Give me the little book And he said unto me * Ezek. 2.8 and 3.3 Take it and eat it up and it shall make thy belly bitter but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey 10 And I took the little book out of the angels hand and ate it up and it was in my mouth sweet as honey and assâ—on as I had eaten it my belly was bitter 11 And he said unto me Thou must prophesie again before many peoples and nations and tongues and kings CHAP. XI 3 The two witnesses prophesie 6 They have power to shut heaven that it ram not 7 The beast shall fight against them and kill them 8 They lie unburied 11 and after three days and an half rise again 14 The second wo is past 15 The seventh trumpet soundeth ANd there was given me a reed like unto a rod and the angel stood saying Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and them that worship therein 2 But the court which is without the temple †Gr. cast out leave out and measure it not for it is given unto the Gentiles and the holy city shall they tread under foot fourty and two moneths 3 And ‖ Or I will give unto my two witnesses that they may prophesie I will give power unto my two witnesses and they shall prophesie a thousand two hundred and threescore days clothed in sackcloth 4 These are the * Zech. 4.3.11.14 two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth 5 And if any man will hurt them fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies and if any man will hurt them he must in this manner be killed 6 These have power to shut heaven that it rain not in the days of their prophesie and have power over waters to turn them to bloud and to smite the earth with all plagues as often as they will 7 And when they shall have finished their testimony the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them and shall overcome them and kill them 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt where also our Lord was crucified 9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an hall and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves 10 And they that dwell upon the earn shall rejoyce over them and make merry and shall send gifts one to another because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth 11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entred into them and they stood upon their feet and great fear fell upon them which saw them 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them Come up hither And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud and their enemies beheld them 13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake and the tenth part of the city fell and in the earthquake ware slain †Gr. names of men of men seven thousand and the remnant were affrighted and gave glory to the God of heaven 14 The second wo is past and behold the third wo cometh quickly 15 And the seventh angel sounded and there were great voices in heaven saying The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reign for ever and ever 16 And the four and twenty elders which sat before God on their seats fell upon their faces and worshipped God 17 Saying We give thee thanks O Lord God Almighty which art and wast and art to come because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned 18 And the nations were angry and thy wrath is come and the time of the dead that they should be judged and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets and to the saints and them that fear thy name small and great and shouldest destroy them which ‖ Or corrupt destroy the earth 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament and there were lightnings and voices and thundrings and an earthquake and great hail CHAP. XII 1 A woman clothed with the sun travaileth 4 The great red dragon standeth before her ready to devour her childe 6 when she was delivered she fleeth into the wilderness 7 Michael and his angels fight with the dragon and prevail 13 The dragon being cast down into the earth persecuteth the woman ANd there appeared a great ‖ Or signe wonder in heaven a woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet and upon her head a crown of twelve stars 2 And she being with childe cried travailing in birth and pained to be delivered 3 And there appeared another ‖ Or signe wonder in heaven and behold a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns upon his heads 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and did cast them to the earth and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered for to devour her childe assoon as it was born 5 And she brought forth a man-childe who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron and her childe was caught up unto God and to his throne 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness where she hath a place prepared of God that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days 7 And there was war in heaven Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels 8 And prevailed not neither was there place found any more in heaven 9 And the great dragon was cast out that
old serpent called the devil and Satan which deceiveth the whole world he was cast out into the earth and his angels were cast out with him 10 And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven Now is come salvation and strength and the kingdom of our God and the power of his Christ for the accuser of our brethren is cast down which accused them before our God day and night 11 And they overcame him by the bloud of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony and they loved not their lives unto the death 12 Therefore rejoyce ye heavens and ye that dwell in them Wo to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea for the devil is come down unto you having great wrath because he knoweth that he hath but a short time 13 And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man childe 14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle that she might flie into the wilderness into her place where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time from the face of the serpent 15 And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood 16 And the earth helped the woman and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth 17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman and went to make war with the remnant of her seed which keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus Christ CHAP. XIII 1 A beast riseth out of the sea with seven heads and ten borns to whom the dragon giveth his power 11 Another beast cometh up out of the earth 14 causeth an image to be made of the former beast 15 and that men should worship it 16 and receive his mark ANd I stood upon the sand of the sea and saw a beast rise up out of the sea having seven heads and ten horns and upon his horns ten crowns and upon his heads the ‖ Or names name of blasphemy 2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard and his feet were as the feet of a bear and his mouth as the mouth of a lion and the dragon gave him his power and his seat and great authority 3 And I saw one of his heads as it were †Gr slain wounded to death and his deadly wound was healed and all the world wondred after the beast 4 And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast and they worshipped the beast saying Who is like unto the beast who is able to make war with him 5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies and power was given unto him ‖ Or to make war to continue fourty and two moneths 6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God to blaspheme his name and his tabernacle and them that dwell in heaven 7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints and to overcome them and power was given him over all kindreds and tongues and nations 8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world 9 If any man have an ear let him hear 10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity * Matth. 16.52 He that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword Here is the patience and the faith of the saints 11 And I behold another beast coming up out of the earth and he had two horns like a lamb and he spake as a dragon 12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast whose deadly wound was healed 13 And he doeth great wonders so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men 14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast saying to them that dwell on the earth that they should make an image to the beast which had the wound by a sword and did live 15 And he had power to give †Gr. treath life unto the image of the beast that the image of the beast should both speak and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed 16 And he causeth all both small and great rich and poor free and bond †Gr. to give to receive a mark in their right hand or in their foreheads 17 And that no man might buy or sell save he that had the mark or the name of the beast or the number of his name 18 Here is wisdom Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast for it is the number of a man and his number is six hundred threescore and six CHAP. XIV 1 The Lamb standing on mount Sion with his company 6 an angel preacheth the gospel 8 The fall of Babylon 15 The harvest of the world and putting in of the sickle 20 The vintage and winepress of the wrath of God ANd I looked and lo a Lamb stood on the mount Sion and with him an hundred fourty and four thousand having his Fathers name written in their foreheads 2 And I heard a voice from heaven as the voice of many waters and as the voice of a great thunder and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps 3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne and before the four beasts and the elders and no man could learn that song but the hundred and fourty and four thousand which were redeemed from the earth 4 These are they which were not defiled with women for they are virgins these are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth these †Gr. were bought were redeemed from among men being the first-fruits unto God and to the Lamb. 5 And in their mouth was found no guile for they are without fault before the throne of God 6 And I saw another angel flie in the midst of heaven having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth and to every nation and kindred and tongue and people 7 Saying with a loud voice Fear God and give glory to him for the hour of his judgement is come * Psal 146.5.6 Act. 14.15 and worship him that made heaven and earth and the sea and the fountains of waters 8 And there followed another angel saying * Isa 21.9 Jer. 51.8 Chap. 18.2 Babylon is faln is faln that great city because she made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication 9 And the third angel followed them saying with a loud voice
If any man worship the beast and his image and receive his mark in his forehead or in his hand 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever and they have no rest day nor night who worship the beast and his image and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name 12 Here is the patience of the saints here are they that keep the commandments of God and the saith of Jesus 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me Write Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord ‖ Or from henceforth saith the Spirit Yea. from henceforth Yea saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours and their works do follow them 14 And I looked and behold a white cloud and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man having on his head a golden crown and in his hand a sharp sickle 15 And another angel came out of the temple crying with a load voice to him that sat on the cloud * Joel 3.13 Thrust in thy sickle and reap for the time is come for thee to reap for the harvest of the earth is ‖ Or dried ripe 16 And he that sat on the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth and the earth was reaped 17 And another angel came out of the temple which is in heaven he also having a sharp sickle 18 And another angel came out from the altar which had power over fire and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle saying Thrust in thy sharp sickle and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth for her grapes are fully ripe 19 And the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth and gathered the vine of the earth and cast it into the great wine-press of the wrath of God 20 And the wine-press was troden without the city and bloud came out of the wine-press even unto the horse-bridles by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs CHAP. XV. 1 The seven angels with the seven last plagues 3 The song of them that overcome the beast 7 The seven vials full of the wrath of God ANd I saw another signe in heaven great and marvellous seven angels having the seven last plagues for in them is filled up the wrath of God 2 And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire and them that had gotten the victory over the beast and over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name stand on the sea of glass having the harps of God 3 And they sing * Exod. 15.1 the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb saying Great and marvellous are thy works Lord God Almighty * Psal 145.17 just and true are thy ways thou king of saints 4 * Jer. 10.7 Who shall not fear thee O Lord and glorifie thy name for thou onely art holy for all nations shall come and worship before thee for thy judgements are made manifest 5 And after that I looked and behold the temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened 6 And the seven angels came out of the temple having the seven plagues clothed in pure and white linen and having their breasts girded with golden girdles 7 And one of the four beasts gave unto the seven angels seven golden vials full of the wrath of God who liveth for ever and ever 8 And the temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power and no man was able to enter into the temple till the seven plagues of the seven angels were fulfilled CHAP. XVI 2 The angels pour out thrir vials full of wrath 6 The plagues that follow thereupon 15 Christ cometh as a thief Blessed are they that watch ANd I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels Go your ways and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth 2 And the first went and poured out his vial upon the earth and there fell a noisom and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast and upon them which worshipped his image 3 And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea and it became as the bloud of a dead man and every living soul died in the sea 4 And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters and they became bloud 5 And I heard the angel of the waters say Thou art righteous O Lord which art and wast and shalt be because thou hast judged thus 6 For they have shed the bloud of saints and prophets and thou hast given them bloud to drink for they are worthy 7 And I heard another out of the altar say Even so Lord God Almighty true and righteous are thy judgements 8 And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire 9 And men were ‖ Or burned scorched with great heat and blasphemed the name of God which hath power over these plagues and they repented not to give him glory 10 And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast and his kingdom was full of darkness and they gnawed their tongues for pain 11 And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores and repented not of their deeds 12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates and the water thereof was dried up that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared 13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon and out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet 14 For they are the spirits of devils working miracles which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world to gather them to the battel of that great day of God Almighty 15 * Matth. 24.43 Chap. 3 3◠Behold I come as a thief Blessed is he that watcheth and keepeth his garments lest he walk naked and they see his shame 16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon 17 And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven from the throne saying it is done 18 And there were voices and thunders and lightnings and there was a great earthquake such as was not since men were upon the earth so mighty an earthquake and so great 19 And the great city was divided into three parts and the cities of the nations fell and great
Babylon came in remembrane before God * Jer. 25.15 to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath 20 And every island fled away and the moutains were not found 21 And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven every stone about the weight of a talent and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail for the plague thereof was exceeding great CHAP. XVII 3 4 A woman arayed in purple and scarlet with a golden cup in her band sitteth upon the beast 5 which is great Babylon the mother of all abominations 9 The interpretation of the seven heads 12 and the ten horns 14 The victory of the Lamb. 16 The punishment of the whore ANd there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials and talked with me saying unto me Come hither I will shew unto thee the judgement of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters 2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication and the inhabiters of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication 3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet-coloured beast full of names of blasphemy having seven heads and ten horns 4 And the woman was arayed in purple and scarlet colour †Gr. guilded decked with gold and precious stone and pearls having a golden cup in her hand full or abominations and silthiness of her fornication 5 And upon her forehead was a name written MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF ‖ Or fornications HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH 6 And I saw the woman drunken with the bloud of the saints and with the bloud of the martyrs of Jesus and when I saw her I wondred with great admitation 7 And the angel said unto me Wherefore didst thou marvel I will tell thee the mystery of the woman and of the beast that carrieth her which hath the seven heads and ten horns 8 The beast that thou sawest was and is not and shall ascend out of the bottom less pit and go into perdition and they that dwell on the earth shall wonder whose names were not written in the book of life from the foundation of the world when they behold the beast that was and is not and yet is 9 And here is the minde which hath wisdom The seven heads are seven mountains on which the woman sitteth 10 And there are seven kings five are fain and one is and the other is not yet come and when he cometh he must continue a short space 11 And the beast that was and is not even he is the eighth and is of the seven and goeth into perdition 12 And the ten horns which thou sawest are ten kings which have received no kingdom as yet but receive power as kings one hour with the beast 13 These have one minde and shall give their power and strength unto the beast 14 These shall make war with the Lamb and the Lamb shall overcome them * 1 Tim. 6.15 Chap. 19 16 for he is Lord of lords and King of kings and they that are with him are called and chosen and faithful 15 And he saith unto me The waters which thou sawest where the whore sitteth are peoples and multitudes and nations and tongues 16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast these shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire 17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will and to agree and give their kingdom unto the beast until the words of God shall be fulfilled 18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city which reigneth over the kings of the earth CHAP. XVIII 2 Babylon is faln 4 The people of God commanded to depart out of her 9 The kings of the earth 11 with the merchants and mariners lament over her 20 The saints rejoyce for the judgements of God upon her ANd after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven having great power and the earth was lightned with his glory 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice saying * Cha. 14.8 Babylon the great is fain is fain and is become the habitation of devils and the hold of every foul spirit and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird 3 For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the ‖ Or power abundance of her delicacies 4 And I heard another voice from heaven saying * Jer. 51.6 Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins and that ye receive not of her plagues 5 For her sins have reached unto heaven and God hath remembred her iniquities 6 Reward her even as she rewarded you and double unto her double according to her works in the cup which she hath filled fill to her double 7 How much she hath glorified her self and lived deliciously so much torment and sorrow give her for she saith in her heart I sit a * Isa 47.8 queen and am no widow and shall see no sorrow 8 Therefore shall her plagues come in one day death and mourning and samine and she shall be utterly burnt with fire for strong is the Lord God who judgeth her 9 And the kings of the earth who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her * Ezek. 26. â—7 shall bewail her and lament for her when they shall see the smoke of her burning 10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment saying Alas alas that great city Babylon that mighty city for in one hour is thy judgement come 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her for no man buyeth * Ezek. 27.27 her merchandise any more 12 The merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones and of pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet and all ‖ Or sweet thyine wood and all manner vessels of ivory and all manner vessels of most precious wood and of brass and iron and marble 13 And cinnamon and odours and ointments and frankincense and wine and oyl and fine flour and wheat and beasts and sheep and horses and chariots and ‖ Or. bodies slaves and souls of men 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee and all things which were dainty and goodly are dâ—parted from thee and thou shalt finde them no more at all 15 The merchants of these things which were made rich by her shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment weeping and wailing 16 And saying Alas alas that great city that was clothed in fine linen and purple and searlet and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls 17 For in one
hundred years old when his son Isaac was born unto him 6 ¶ And Sarah said God hath made me to laugh so that all that hear will laugh with me 7 And she said Who would have said unto Abraham that Sarah should have given children suck for I have born him a son in his old age 8 And the childe grew and was weaned and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned 9 ¶ And Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian which she had born unto Abraham mocking 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham * Gal. 4.30 Cast out this bond-woman and her son for the son of this bond-woman shall not be heir with my son even with Isaac 11 And the thing was very grievous in Abrahams sight because of his son 12 ¶ And God said unto Abraham Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad and because of thy bond-woman in all that Sarah hath said unto thee hearken unto her voice for in Isaac shall thy seed be called 13 And also of the son of the bond-woman will I make a nation because he is thy seed 14 And Abraham rose up early in the morning and took bread and a bottle of water and gave it unto Hagar putting it on her shoulder and the childe and sent her away and she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba 15 And the water was spent in the bottle and she cast the childe under one of the shrubs 16 And she went and sat her down over against him a good way off as it were a bowe-shot for she said Let me not see the death of the childe And she sat over against him and lift up her voice and wept 17 And God heard the voice of the lad and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven and said unto her What aileth thee Hagar fear not for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is 18 Arise lift up the lad and hold him in thine hand for I will make him a great nation 19 And God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water and she went and filled the bottle with water and gave the lad drink 20 And God was with the lad and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness and became an archer 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt 22 ¶ And it came to pass at that time that Abimelech and Phicol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham saying God is with thee in all that thou doest 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God †Heb. if thou shalt lie unto 〈◊〉 that thou wilt not deal falsly with me nor with my son nor with my sons son but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee thou shalt do unto me and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned 24 And Abraham said I will swear 25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelechs servants had violently taken away 26 And Abimelech said I wot not who hath done this thing neither didst thou tell me neither yet heard I of it but to day 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them unto Abimelech and both of them made a covenant 28 And Abraham set seven ew-lambs of the flock by themselves 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham What mean these seven ew-lambs which thou hast set by themselves 30 And he said For these seven ew-lambs shalt thou take of my hand that they may be a witness unto me that I have digged this well 31 Wherefore he called that place ‖ That is the well of the oath Beer-sheba because there they sware both of them 32 Thus they made a covenant at Beer-sheba then Abimelech rose up and Phicol the chief captain of his host and they returned into the land of the Philistines 33 ¶ And Abraham planted a ‖ Or tree grove in Beer-sheba and called there on the name of the LORD the everlasting God 34 And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines land many days CHAP. XXII 1 Abraham is tempted to offer Isaac 3 He giveth proof of his faith and obedience 11 The angel stayeth him 13 Isaac is exchanged with a ram 14 The place is called Jehovah jireh 15 Abraham is blessed again 20 The generation of Nahor unto Rebekah ANd it came to pass after these things that * Heb. 11.17 God did tempt Abraham and said unto him Abraham And he said †Heb. Behold me Behold here I am 2 And he said Take now thy son thine onely son Isaac whom thou lovest and get thee into the land of Morâ—ah and offer him there for a burnt-offering upon one of the mountain which I will tell thee of 3 ¶ And Abraham rose up early in the morning and sadled his ass and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son and clave the wood for the burnt offering and rose up and went unto the place of which God had told him 4 Then on the third day Abraham lift up his eyes and saw the place afar off 5 And Abraham said unto his young men Abide you here with the ass â—nd I and the lad will go yonder and worship come again to you 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt-offering and said it upon Isaac his son and he took the fire in his hand and a knife and they went both of them together 7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father and said My father and he said †Heb. Behold me Here am I my son And he said Behold the fire and the wood but where is the ‖ Or kid lamb for a burnt offering 8 And Abraham said My son God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt-offering so they went both of them together 9 And they came to the place which God had told him of and Abraham built an altar there and said the wood in order and bound Isaac his son and * â—ames 2 21. said him on the altar upon the wood 10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand and took the knife to slay his son 11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven and said Abraham Abraham And he said Here am I. 12 And he said Lay not thine hand upon the lad neither do thou any thing unto him for now I know that thou fearest God seeing thou hast not withheld thy son thine onely son from me 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and looked and behold behinde him a ram caught in a thicket by his horne And Abraham went and took the rain and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son 14 And Abraham called the name of the place ‖ That is the LORD will see or provide Jehovah-jireh as it is said to this day In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen 15 ¶ And the angel of the
LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time 16 And said * Ps 105.9 Ecclus 44 21. Luke 1.72 Heb. 6.13 By my self have I sworn saith the LORD for because thou hast done this thing hast not withheld thy son thine onely son 17 That in blessing I will bless thee and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is upon the sea †Heb. lip shore and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies 18 * Chap. 12.3 18.18 Ecclus 44.22 Act. 3.25 Galat. 3.8 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed because thou hast obeyed my voice 19 So Abraham returned unto his young men and they rose up and went together to Beer-sheba and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba 20 ¶ And it came to pass after these things that it was told Abraham saying Behold Milcah she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor 21 Huz his first-born and Buz his brother and Kemuel the father of Aram 22 And Chesed and Hazo and Pildash and â—idlaph and Bethuel 23 And Bethuel begat * Called Rom. 9.10 Rebecca Rebekah these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor Abrahams brother 24 And his concubine whose name was Reumah she bare also Tebah and Gaham and Thahath and Maachah CHAP. XXIII 1 The age and death of Sarah 3 The purchase of Machpelah 19 where Sarah was buried ANd Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old these were the years of the life of Sarah 2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah to weep for her 3 ¶ And Abraham stood up from before his dead and spake unto the sons of Heth saying 4 I am a stranger and a sojourner with you give me a possession of a burying place with you that I may bury my dead out of my sight 5 And the children of Heth answered Abraham saying unto him 6 Hear us my lord thou art †Heb. a prince of God a mighty prince amongst us in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre but that thou mayest bury thy dead 7 And Abraham stood up and bowed himself to the people of the land even to the children of Heth. 8 And he communed with them saying If it be your minde that I should bury my dead out of my sight hear me and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar 9 That he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he hath which is in the end of his field for †Heb. full money as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a burying-place amongst you 10 And Ephron dwelt amongst the children of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the †Heb. ears audience of the children of Heth eveâ— of all that went in at the gates of his city saying 11 Nay my lord hear me the field give I thee and the cave that is therein I give it thee in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee bury thy dead 12 And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land 13 And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land saying But if thou wilt give it I pray thee hear me I will give thee money for the field take it of me and I will bury my dead there 14 And Ephron answered Abraham saying unto him 15 My lord hearken unto me the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver what is that betwixt me thee bury therefore thy dead 16 And Abraham hearkned unto Ephron and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth four hundred shekels of silver currant money with 〈◊〉 merchant 17 ¶ And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah which was before Maâ—ure the field and the cave which was therein and all the trees that were in the field that were in all the borders round about were made sure 18 Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth before all that went in at the gate of his city 19 And after this Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan 20 And the field and the cave that is therein were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a burying-place by the sons of Heth. CHAP. XXIV 1 Abraham sweareth his servant 10 The servants journey 12 His prayer 14 His signe 15 Rebekah meetech him 18 fulfilleth his signe 22 receiveth jenwels 23 sheweth her kindred 25 and inviteth him home 26 The servant blesseth God 29 Laban entertaineth him 34 The servant sheweth his message 50 Laban and Bethuel approve it 58 Rebekah consenteth to go 62 Isaac meeteth her ANd Abraham was old and †Heb. â—one into days well stricken in age and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house that ruled over all that he had * Chap. 47.29 Put I pray thee thy hand under my thigh 3 And I will make thee swear by the LORD the God of heaven and the God of the earth that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites amongst whom I dwell 4 But thou shalt go unto my countrey and to my kindred and take a wife unto my son Isaac 5 And the servant said unto him Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest 6 And Abraham said unto him Beware thou that thou bring not my son thither again 7 ¶ The LORD God of heaven which took me from my fathers house and from the land of my kindred and which spake unto me and that sware unto me saying * Chap. 12.7 13.15 15.18 25.4 Unto thy seed will I give this land he shall send his angel before thee and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence 8 And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee then thou shalt be clear from this my oath onely bring not my son thither again 9 And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and sware to him concerning that matter 10 ¶ And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master and departed ‖ Or and. for all the good of his master were in his hand and he arose and went to Mesopotamia unto the city of Nahor 11 And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening even the time †Heb. that women which draw water go forth that women go out to draw water
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
searful in praises doing wonders 12 Thou stretchedst out thy right hand the earth swallowed them 13 Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation 14 * Deut. 2.25 Josh 2.9 The people shall hear and be afraid sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina 15 Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed the mighty men of Moab trembling shall take hold upon them all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away 16 * Deut. 2.15 Josh 2.9 Fear and dread shall fall upon them by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone till thy people pass over O LORD till the people pass over which thou hast purchased 17 Thou shalt bring them in c plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance in the place O LORD which thou hast made for thee to dwell in in the Sanctuary O LORD which thy hands have established 18 The LORD shall reign for ever and ever 19 For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his hors-men into the sea and the LORD brought again the waters of the sea upon them but the children of Israel went on dry-land in the midst of the sea 20 ¶ And Miriam the prophetess the sister of Aaron took a timbrel in her hand and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances 21 And Miriam answered them Sing ye to the LORD for he hath triumphed gloriously the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea 22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea and they went out into the wilderness of Shur and they went three days in the wilderness and sound no water 23 ¶ And when they came to Marah they could not drink of the waters of Marah for they were bitter therefore the name of it was called †That is bitterness Marah 24 And the people murmured against Moses saying What shall we drink 25 And he cried unto the Lord and the LORD shewed him a * Ecclus 38.5 tree which when he had cast into the waters the waters were made sweet there he made for them a statute and an ordinance and there he proved them 26 And said If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God and wilt do that which is right in his sight and wilt give car to his commandments and keep all his statutes I will put none of these diseases upon thee which I have brought upon the Egyptians for I am the the LORD that healeth thee 27 ¶ * Numb 33.9 And they came to Elim where were twelve wells of water and threescore and ten palm-trees and they encamped there by the waters CHAP. XVI 1 The Israelites come to Sin 2 They murmure for want of bread 4 God promiseth them bread from heaven 11 Quails are sent 14 and manna 16 The ordering of manna 25 It was not to be found on the sabbath 32 An owner of it is preserved ANd they took their journey from Elim and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin which is between Elim and Sinai on the fifteenth day of the second moneth after their departing out of the land of Egypt 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness 3 And the children of Israel said unto them Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt when we sat by the flesh-pots and when we did eat bread to the full for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger 4 ¶ Then said the LORD unto Moses Behold I will rain bread from heaven for you and the people shall go out and gather †Heb. the portion of a say in his day a certain rate every day that I may prove them whether they will walk in my law or no. 5 And it shall come to pass that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which they bring in it shall be twice as much as they gather daily 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel At even then ye shall know that the LORD hath brought you out from the land of Egypt 7 And in the morning then ye shall see the glory of the LORD for that he heareth your murmurings against the LORD And what are we that ye murmure against 〈◊〉 8 And Moses said This shall be when the LORD shall give you in the evening â—iâ—sh to eat and in the morning bread to the fâ—ll for that the LORD heareth your murmurings which ye murmure against him And what are 〈◊〉 morning are nor against us but against the LORD 9 ¶ And Moses spake unto Aaron Say unto all the congregation of the children of Israel Come near before the LORD for he hath heard your murmurings 10 And it came to pass as Aaron spake unto the whole congregation of the children of Israel that they looked toward the wilderness and behold the glory of the LORD * Chap. 13.21 appeared in the cloud 11 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel speak unto them saying At even ye shall eat flesh and in the morning ye shall be silled with bread and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God 13 And it came to pass that at even * Numb 11.31 the quails came up and covered the camp and in the morning the dew lay round about the host 14 And when * Numb 11.7 Psa 78.24 Wis 16.20 the dew that lay was gone up behold upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing as small as the hear frost on the ground 15 And when the children of Israel saw it they said one to another ‖ Or What is this or It is a portion It is manna for they wist not what it was And Moses said unto them * Joh. 6.31 2 Cor. 10.3 This is the bread which the LORD hath given you to eat 16 ¶ This is the thing which the LORD hath commanded Gather of it every man according to his eating an omer †Heb. by the poll or bead for every man according to the number of your †Heb. soult persons take ye every man for them which are in his tents 17 And the children of Israel did so and gathered some more some less 18 And when they did mete it with an omer * 2 Cor. 8.25 he that gathered much had nothing over and he that gathered little had no lack they gathered every man according to his eating 19 And Moses said Let no man leave of it till the morning 20 Notwithstanding they hearkned not unto Moses but some of them left of it until the morning and it bred worms and stank And Moses was wroth with
the generation of the men of war were wasted oâ—t from among the host as the LORD sware unto them 15 For indeed the hand of the LORD was against them to destroy them from among the host until they were consumed 16 ¶ So it came to pass when all the men of war were consumed and dead from among the people 17 That the LORD spake unto me saying 18 Thou art to pass over through Ar the coast of Moab this day 19 And when thou comest nigh over against the children of Ammon distress them not nor meddle with them for I will not give thee of the land of the children of Ammon any possession because I have given it unto the children of Lot for a possession 20 That also was accounted a land of giants giants dwelt therein in old time and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims 21 A people great and many and tall as the Anakims but the LORD destroyed them before them and they succeeded them and dwelt in their stead 22 As he did to the children of Esau which dwelt in Seir when he destroyed the Horims from before them and they succeeded them and dwelt in their stead even unto this day 23 And the Avims which dwelt in Hazerim even unto Azzah the Caphtorims which came forth out of Caphtor destroyed them and dwelt in their stead 24 ¶ Rise ye up take your journey and pass over the river Arnon behold I have given into thy hand Sihon the Amorite king of Heshbon and his land †Heb. begin 〈◊〉 possess begin to possess it and contend with him in battel 25 This day will I begin to put the dread of thee and the fear of thee upon the nations that are under the whole heaven who shall hear report of thee and shall tremble and be in anguish because of thee 26 ¶ And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace saying 27 * Numb 21.21 22. Let me pass through thy land I will go along by the high-way I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left 28 Thou shalt sell me meat for money that I may eat and give me water for money that I may drink onâ—ly I will pass through on my feet 29 As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir and the Moabites which dwell in Ar did unto me until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him for the LORD thy God hardned his spirit and made his heart obstinate that he migh deliver him into thy hand as appeareth this day 31 And the LORD said unto me Behold I have begun to give Sihon and his land before thee begin to possess that thou mayest inherit his land 32 * Numb 21.23 Then Sihon came out against us he and all his people to fight at Jahaz 33 And the LORD our God delivered him before us and we smote him and his sons and all his people 34 And we took all his cities at that time and utterly destroyed †Heb. every city of men and women and little ones the men and the women and the little ones of every city we left none to remain 35 Onely the cattel we took for a prey unto our selves and the spoil of the cities which we took 36 From Aroer which is by the brink of the river Arnon and from the city that is by the river even unto Gilead there was not one city too strong for us the LORD our God delivered all unto us 37 Onely unto the land of the children of Ammon thou camest not nor unto any place of the river Jabbok nor unto the cities in the mountains nor unto whatsoever the LORD our God forbad us CHAP. III. 1 The story of the conquest of Og king of Bashan 11 The bigness of his bed 12 The distribution of those lands to the two tribes and half 23 Moses prayer to enter into the land 26 He is permitted to see it THen we turned and went up the way to Bashan and * Numb 21.33 c. Ch. 29.7 Og the king of Bashan came out against us he and all his people to battel at Edrei 2 And the LORD said unto me Fear him not for I will deliver him and all his people and his land into thy hand and thou shalt do unto him as thou didst unto * Numb 21.24 Sihon king of the Amorites which dwelt at Heshbon 3 So the LORD our God delivered into our hands * Numb 21.33 Og also the king of Bashan and all his people and we smote him until none was left to him remaining 4 And we took all his cities at that time there was not a city which we took not from them threescore cities all the region of Argob the kingdom of Og in Bashan 5 All these cities were fenced with high walls gates and bars beside unwalled towns a great many 6 And we utterly destroyed them as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon utterly destroying the men women and children of every city 7 But all the cattel and the spoil of the cities we took for a prey to our selves 8 And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon 9 Which Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion and the Amorites call it Shenir 10 All the cities of the plain and all Gilead and all Bashan unto Salchah and Edrei cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan 11 For onely Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants behold his bed-stead was a bed-stead of iron is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon nine cubits was the length thereof and four cubits the breadth of it after the cubit of a man 12 And this land which we possessed at that time from Aroer which is by the river Arnon and half mount Gilead and * Numb 22.33 Jos 13.8 c. the cities thereof gave I unto the Reubenites and to the Gadites 13 And the rest of Gilead and all Bashan being the kingdom of Og gave I unto the half-tribe of Manasseh all the region of Argob with all Bashan which was called the land of giants 14 Jair the son of Manasseh took all the countrey of Argob unto the coasts of Geshuri and Maachathi and called them after his own name Bashan * Numb 32.41 havoth-jair unto this daâ— 15 And I gave Gilead unto Machir 16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Arnon half the valley and the border even unto the river Jabbok which is the border of the children of Ammon 17 The plain also and Jordan and the coast thereof from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain even the salt-sea ‖ Or under the springs of pisgab or the
and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines fourty years 2 ¶ And there was a certain man of Zorah of the family of the Danites whose name was Manoah and his wife was barren and bare not 3 And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman and said unto her Behold now thou art barren and bearest not but thou shalt conceive and bear a son 4 Now therefore beware I pray thee and * Numb 6 2 3. drink not wine nor strong drink and eat not any unclean thing 5 For lo thou shalt conceive and bear a son and * Numb 6.5 1 Sam. 1.11 no rasour shall come on his head for the childe shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines 6 ¶ Then the woman came and told her husband saying A man of God came unto me and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God very terrible but I asked him not whence he was neither told he me his name 7 But he said unto me Behold thou shalt conceive and bear a son and now drink no wine nor strong drink neither eat any unclean thing for the childe shall be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death 8 ¶ Then Manoah intreated the LORD and said O my Lord let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us and teach us what we shall do unto the childe that shall be born 9 And God hearkned to the voice of Manoah and the angel of God came again unto the woman as she sat in the field but Manoah her husband was not with her 10 And the woman made haste and ran and shewed her husband and said unto him Behold the man hath appeared unto me that came unto me the other day 11 And Manoah arose and went after his wife and came to the man and said unto him Art thou the man that spakest unto the woman And he said I am 12 And Manoah said Now let thy words come to pass †Heb. What shall be the manner of the c. How shall we order the childe and ‖ Or what shall be do †Heb. what shall be his work how shall we do unto him 13 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah Of all that I said unto the woman let her beware 14 She may not eat of any thing that cometh of the vine neither let her drink wine or strong drink nor eat any unclean thing all that I commanded her let her observe 15 ¶ And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD I pray thee let us detain thee until we shall have made ready a kid †Heb. before thee for thee 16 And the angel of the LORD said unto Manoah Though thou detain me I will not eat of thy bread and it thou wilt offer a burnt-offering thou must offer it unto the LORD for Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the LORD 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD What is thy name that when thy sayings come to pass we may do thee honour 18 And the angel of the LORD said unto him Why askest thou thus after my name seeing it is ‖ Or wonderful secret 19 So Manoah took a kid with a meat-offering and offered it upon a rock unto the LORD and the angel did wondrously and Manoah and his wife looked on 20 For it came to pass when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar and Manoah and his wife looked on it and fell on their faces to the ground 21 But the angel of the LORD did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife Then Manoah knew that he was an angel of the LORD 22 And Manoah said unto his wife * Exod. 33.20 Ch. 6.22 We shall surely die because we have seen God 23 But his wife said unto him If the LORD were pleased to kill us he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meat-offering at our hands neither would he have shewed us all these things nor would as at this time have told us such things as these 24 ¶ And the woman bare a son and called his name Samson and the childe grew and the LORD blessed him 25 And the spirit of the LORD began to move him at times in the camp of Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol CHAP. XIV 1 Samson desireth a wife of the Philistines 5 In his journey he killeth a lion 8 In a second journey be findeth honey in the carcase 10 Samsons marriate-feast 12 His riddle by his wife is made known 19 He spoileth thirty Philistines 20 His wife is married to another ANd Samson went down to Timnath and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines 2 And he came up and told his father and his mother and said I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines now therefore get her for me to wife 3 Then his father and his mother said unto him Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren or among all my people that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines And Samson said unto his father Get her for me for †Heb. she is right in mine eyes she pleaseth me well 4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD that he sought an occasion against the Philistines for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel 5 Then went Samson down and his father and his mother to Timnath and came to the vineyards of Timnath and behold a young lion roared †Heb. in meeting him against him 6 And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him and he rent him as he would have rent a kid and he had nothing in his hand but he told not his father or his mother what he had done 7 And he went down and talked with the woman and she pleased Samson well 8 ¶ And after a time he returned to take her and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion and behold there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion 9 And he took thereof in his hands and went on eating and came to his father and mother and he gave them and they did eat but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion 10 ¶ So his father went down unto the woman and Samson made there a feast for so used the young men to do 11 And it came to pass when they saw him that they brought thirty companions to be with him 12 ¶ And Samson said unto them I will now put forth a riddle unto you if you can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast and finde it out then I will give
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
shall I do for you and wherewith shall I make the atonement that ye may bless the inheritance of the LORD 4 And the Gibeonites said unto him ‖ Or It is not silver nor gold that we have to do with Saul or his house neither pertains it to us to kill c. We will have no silver nor gold of Saul nor of his house neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel And he said What you shall say that will I do for you 5 And they answered the king The man that consumed us and that ‖ Or. â—ut us off devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel 6 Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us and we will hang them up unto the LORD in Gibeah of Saul ‖ Or chosen of the LORD whom the LORD did choose And the king said I will give them 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul because of * 1 Sam. 18.3 and 20 8 â—â— the LORDS oath that was between them between David and Jonathan the son of Saul 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah whom she bare unto Saul Armoni and Mephiboâ—heth and the five sons of ‖ Or Michall sister Michal the daughter of Saul whom she †Heb. bare to Adriel brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite 9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD and they fell all seven together and were put to death in the days of harvest in the first days in the beginning of barley-harvest 10 ¶ And * Chap. 3.7 Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for her upon the rock from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night 11 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul had done 12 ¶ And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh gilead which had stoln them from the street of Beth-shan where the * 1 Sam. 31.10 Philistines had hanged them when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa 13 And he brought up from thence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son and they gathered the bones of them that were hanged 14 And the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son buried they in the countrey of Benjamin in Zelah in the sepulchre of Kish his father and they performed all that the king commanded and after that God was intreated for the land 15 ¶ Moreover the Philistines had yet war again with Israel and David went down and his servants with him and fought against the Philistines and David waxed faint 16 And Ishbi-benob which was of the sons of ‖ Or Rapha the giant the weight of whose †Heb. the staff or the head spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight he being girded with a new sword thought to have slain David 17 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him and smote the Philistine and killed him Then the men of David sware unto him saying Thou shalt go no more out with us to battel that thou quench not the †Heb. candle or lamp light of Israel 18 * 1 Chr. 20.4 And it came to pass after this that there was again a battel with the Philistines at Gob then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph which was of the sons of ‖ Or. Rapha the giant 19 And there was again a battel in Gob with the Philâ—stines where Elhanan the son of Jaare-oregim a Bethlehemite slew * See 1 Chr. 20.5 the brother of Goliath the Gittite the staff of whose spear was like a weavers beam 20 And there was yet a battel in Gath where was a man of great stature that had on every hand six fingers and on every foot six toes four and twenty in number and he also was born to ‖ Or Rapha the giant 21 And when he ‖ Or reproached defied Israel Jonathan the son of * 1 Sam. 16.9 Shimeah the brother of David sâ—ew him 22 These four were born to the giant in Gath and fell by the hand of David and by the hand of his servants CHAP. XXII A psalm of thanksgiving for Gods powerful deliverance and manifold blâ—ssings ANd David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul 2 And he said * Psal 18.2 c. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer 3 The God of my rock in him will I trust hâ— is my shield and the horn of my salvation my high tower and my refuge my saviour thou savest me from violence 4 I will call on the LORD who is worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from mine enemies 5 When the ‖ Or paâ—â—s waves of death compassed me the flouds of †Heb. Bâ—lial ungodly men made me afraid 6 The Or câ—rds sorrows of hell compassed me about the snares of death prevented me 7 In my distress I called upon the LORD and cried to my God and he did hear my voice out of his temple and my cry did enter into his ears 8 Then the earth shook and trembled the foundations of heaven moved and shook because he was wroth 9 There went up a smoke †Heb. by out of his nostrils and fire out of his mouth devoured coals were kindled by it 10 He bowed the heavens also and came down and darkness was under his feet 11 And he rode upon a cherub and did flie and he was seen upon the winâ—s of the wind 12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him †Heb. â—inding of waterâ— dark waterâ— and thick clouds of the skies 13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled 14 The LORD thundred from heaven and the most High uttered hâ—s voice 15 And he sent out arrows and scattered them lightning and discomfited them 16 And the chanels of the sea appeared the foundâ—tions of the world were discovered at the rebuking of the LORD at the blaâ—t of the breath of his nostrils 17 He sent from above he took me he drew me out of ‖ Oâ— great many waters 18 He delivered me from my strong enemy and from them that hated me for they were too strong for me 19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity but the LORD was my stay 20 He brought me forth also into a large place he delivered me because he delighted in me 21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness
manner and another said on that manner 21 And there came forth a spirit and stood before the LORD and said I will perswade him 22 And the LORD said unto him Wherewith And he said I will go forth I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets And he said Thou shalt perswade him and prevail also go forth and do so 23 Now therefore behold the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee 24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near and smote Micaiah on the cheek and said * 2 Chr. 18.23 Which way went the spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee 25 And Micaiah said Behold thou shalt see in that day when thou shalt go ‖ Or from chamber to chamber into †Heb. a chamber in a chamber an inner chamber to hide thy self 26 And the king of Israel said Take Micaiah and carry him back unto Amon the governour of the city and to Joash the kings son 27 And say Thus saith the king Put this fellow in the prison and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction until I come in peace 28 And Micaiah said If thou return at all in peace the LORD hath not spoken by me And he said Hearken O people every one of you 29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead 30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat ‖ Or when he was to disguise himself and enter into the battel I will disguise my self and enter into the battel but put thou on thy robes And the king of Israel disguised himself and went into the battel 31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots saying Fight neither with small nor great save onely with the king of Israel 32 And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat that they said Surely it is the king of Israel And they turned aside to fight against him and Jehoshaphat cried out 33 And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel that they turned back from pursuing him 34 And a certain man drew a bowe †Heb. in his simplicity at a venture and smote the king of Israel between the †Heb. joynts and the breast-plate joynts of the harness wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot Turn thine hand and carry me out of the host for I am †Heb. made sick wounded 35 And the battel †Heb. ascended increased that day and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians and died at even and the bloud ran out of the wound into the †Heb. bosom midst of the chariot 36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun saying Every man to his city and every man to his own countrey 37 ¶ So the king died and †Heb. came was brought to Samaria and they buried the king in Samaria 38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria and the dogs licked up his bloud and they washed his armour according * Chap. 21.19 unto the word of the LORD which he spake 39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab and all that he did and the ivory house which he made and all the cities that he built are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 40 So Ahab slept with his fathers and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead 41 ¶ And * 2 Chr. 20.31 Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi 43 And he walked in all the way of Asa his father he turned not aside from it doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD nevertheless the high places were not taken away for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel 45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat and his might that he shewed and how he warred are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah 46 And the remnant of the sodomites which remained in the days of his father Asa he took out of the land 47 There was then no king in Edom a deputy was king 48 Jehoshaphat ‖ Or had ten ships made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold but they went not for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber 49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships but Jehoshaphat would not 50 ¶ And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead 51 ¶ Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah and reigned two years over Israel 52 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in the way of his mother and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin 53 For he served Baal and worshipped him and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel according to all that his father had done ¶ The second book of the KINGS commonly called The fourth book of the KINGS CHAP. I. 1 Moab rebelleth 2 Ahaziah sending to Baal-zebub hath his judgement by Elijah 5 Elijah twice bringeth fire from heaven upon them whom Abaziah sent to apprehend him 13 He pitieth the third captain and encouraged by an angel telleth the king of his death 17 Jehoram succeedeth Ahaziah THen Moab rebelled against Israel * Chap. 3.5 after the death of Ahab 2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattess in his upper chamber that was in Samaria and was sick and he sent messengers and said unto them Go enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease 3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite Arise go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say unto them Is it not because there is not a God in Israel that ye go to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron 4 Now therefore thus saith the LORD †Heb. The bed whither thou art goen up thou shalt not come down from it Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up but shalt surely die And Elijah departed 5 ¶ And when the messengers turned back unto him he said unto them
Why are ye now turned back 6 And they said unto him There came a man up to meet us and said unto us Go turn again unto the king that sent you and say unto him Thus saith the LORD Is it not because there is not a God in Israel that thou sendest to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up but shalt surely die 7 And he said unto them †Heb. What was the manner of the man What manner of man was he which came up to meet you and told you these words 8 And they answered him He was an hairy man and girt with a girdle of leather about his loyns And he said It is Elijah the Tishbite 9 Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty and and he went up to him and behold he sat on the top of an hill and he spake unto him Thou man of God the king hath said Come down 10 And Elijah answered and said to the captain of fifty If I be a man of God then let fire come down from heaven and consume thee and thy fifty And there came down fire from heaven and consumed him and his fifty 11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty and he answered and said unto him O man of God thus hath the king said Come down quickly 12 And Elijah answered and said unto them If I be a man of God let fire come down from heaven consume thee and thy fifty And the fire of God came down from heaven and consumed him and his fifty 13 ¶ And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty and the third captain of fifty went up and came and †Heb. tâ—â—â—ed fell on his knees before Elijah and besought him and said unto him O man of God I pray thee let my life and the life of these fifty thy servants be precious in thy sight 14 Behold there came fire down from heaven and burnt up the two captains of the former fifties with their fifties therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight 15 And the angel of the LORD said unto Elijah Go down with him be not afraid of him And he arose and went down with him unto the king 16 And he said unto him Thus saith the LORD Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron is it not because there is no God in Israel to enquire of his word therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up but shalt surely die 17 ¶ So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken and Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah because he had no son 18 Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel CHAP. II. 1 Elijah taking his leave of Elisha with his mantle divideth Jordan 9 and granting Elisha his request is taken up by a fiery chariot into heaven 12 Elisha dividing Jordan with Elijahs mantle is as knowledged his successour 16 The young prophets hardly obtaining leave to seek Elijah could not finde him 19 Elisha with salt healeth the unwholesome waters 23 Bears destroy the children that mocked Elisha ANd it came to pass when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha Tarry here I pray thee for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el And Elisha said unto him As the LORD liveth and as thy soul liveth I will not leave thee So they went down to Beth-el 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha and said unto him Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day And he said Yea I know it hold you your peace 4 And Elijah said unto him Elisha tarry here I pray thee for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho And he said As the LORD liveth and as thy soul liveth I will not leave thee So they came to Jericho 5 And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha and said unto him Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day And he answered Yea I know it hold you your peace 6 And Elijah said unto him Tarry I pray thee here for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan And he said As the LORD liveth and as thy soul liveth I will not leave thee And they two went on 7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood †Heb. in sight or over against to view afar off and they two stood by Jordan 8 And Elijah took his mantle and wrapt it together and smote the waters and they were divided hither and thither so that they two went over on dry ground 9 ¶ And it came to pass when they were gone over that Elijah said unto Elisha Ask what I shall do for thee before I be taken away from thee And Elisha said I pray thee let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me 10 And he said †Heb. Thou hast done hard in asking Thou hast asked a hard thing nevertheless if thou see me when I am taken from thee it shall be so unto thee but if not it shall not be so 11 And it came to pass as they still went on and talked that behold there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire and parted them both asunder and * Ecclus 48.9 1 Mac. 2.58 Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven 12 ¶ And Elisha saw it and he cried * Chap. 13.14 My father my father the chariot of Israel and the hors-men thereof And he saw him no more and he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces 13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and went back and stood by the †Heb. lip bank of Jordan 14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and smote the waters and said Where is the LORD God of Elijah and when he also had smitten the waters they parted hither and thither and Elisha went over 15 And when the sons of the prophets which were * verse 7. to view at Jericho saw him they said The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha And they came to meet him bowed themselves to the ground before him 16 ¶ And they said unto him Behold now there be with thy servants fifty †Heb. sons of strength strong men let them go we pray thee and seek thy master lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up and cast him upon †Heb. one of the mountains some
supplications of thy servant and of thy people Israel which they shall †Heb. pray make towards this place hear thou from thy dwelling-place even from heaven and when thou hearest forgive 22 ¶ If a man sin against his neighbour †Heb. and he require an oath of him and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear and the oath come before thine altar in this house 23 Then hear thou from heaven do and judge thy servants by requiting the wicked by recompencing his way upon his own head by justitying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness 24 ¶ And it thy people Israel ‖ Or he smitten be put to the worse before the enemy because they have sinned against thee and shall return and confess thy name and pray and make supplication before thee ‖ Or towards in this house 25 Then hear thou from the heavens and forgive the sin of thy people Israel and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers 26 ¶ When the * 1 King 17.1 heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against thee yet if they pray towards this place and confess thy name and turn from their sin when thou dost afflict them 27 Then hear thou from heaven and forgive the sin of thy servants and of thy people Israel when thou hast taught them the good way wherein they should walk and send rain upon the land which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance 28 ¶ If there * Chap. 2◠0 be dearth in the land if there be pestilence if there be blasting or mildew locusts or caterpillers if their enemies besiege them †Heb. in the land of their gates in the cities of their lands whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be 29 Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any or of all thy people Israel when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief and shall spread forth his hands ‖ Or. toward this house in this house 30 Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling-place and forgive and render unto every man according unto all his ways whose heart thou knowest for thou onely * 1 Chr. 18.9 knowest the hearts of the children of men 31 That they may fear thee to walk in they ways †Heb. all the days which so long as they live †Heb. upon the fast of the land in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers 32 ¶ Moreover concerning the stranger * John 12.20 Acts 8.27 which is not of thy people Israel but is come from a far countrey for thy great names sake and thy mighty hand and thy stretched-out arm if they come and pray in this house 33 Then hear thou from the heavens even from thy dwelling-place do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for that all people of the earth may know thy name and fear thee as doth thy people Israel and may know that †Heb. thy name is called upon this house this house which I have built is called by thy name 34 If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen and the house which I have built for thy name 35 Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication and maintain their ‖ Or right cause 36 If they sin against thee for there is * Prov. 20.9 Eccles 7.20 James 3.2 1 Joh. 1.8 no man which sinneth not and thou be angry with them and deliver them over before their enemies and †Heb. they that take them captives carry them away they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near 37 Yet if they †Heb. bring back to their heart bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity saying We have sinned we have done amiss and have dealt wickedly 38 If they return to thee with all their heart with all their soul in the land of their captivity whither they have carried them captives and pray toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers and toward the city which thou hast chosen and toward the house which I have built for thy name 39 Then hear thou from the heavens even from thy dwelling-place their prayer and their supplications and maintain their ‖ Or right cause and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee 40 Now my God let I beseech thee thine eyes be open and let thine ears be attent †Heb. to the prayer of this place unto the prayer that is made in this place 41 Now * Psal 13◠◠therefore arise O LORD God into thy resting-place thou and the ark of thy strength let thy priests O LORD God be clothed with salvation and let thy saints rejoyce in goodness 42 O LORD God turn not away the face of thine anointed remember the mercies of David thy servant CHAP. VII 1 God having given testimony to Solomon prayer by fire from heaven and glory in the temple the people worship him 4 Solomons solemn sacrifice 8 Solomon having kept the feast of tabernacles and the feast of the dedication of the altar dismisseth the people 12 God appearing to Solomon giveth him promises upon condition NOw * 1 King 8.54 when Solomon had made an end of praying the * Lev. 9 24◠fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacrifices and the glory of the LORD filled the house 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORDS house 3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down and the glory of the LORD upon the house they howed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement and worshipped and prassed the LORD saying For he is good for his mercy endureth for ever 4 ¶ Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD 5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God 6 * 1 Chr. 15.16 And the priests waited on their offices the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD which David the king had made to praise the LORD because his mercy endureth for ever when David praised †Heb. by their hand by their ministery and the priests sounded trumpets before them and all Israel stood 7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD for there he offered burnt-offerings and the fat of the peare-offerings because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was
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
of Aaron the priests which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities in every several city the men that were expressed by name to give portions to all the males among the priests and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites 20 ¶ And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah and wrought that which was goâ—d and right and truth before the LORD his God 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God and in the law and in the commandments to seek his God he did it with all his heart and prospered CHAP XXXII 1 Sennackerib invadinâ— Judah Hezekiah fortifieth himself and encourageth his people 9 Against the blasphemies of Sennacherib by message and letters Hezekiah and Isaiah pray 21 An angel destroyeth the bost of the Assâ—rians to the glory of Hezekiah 24 Hezekiah praying in his sickness God giveth him a signe of recovery 25 He waxing proud is humbled by God 27 His wealth and works 21 His errour in the embassare of Babylon 32 He dying Manasseh succeedeth him AFter * 2 Kin. 18.13 c. Isa 36.1 c. these things and the establishment thereof Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entred into Judah and encamped against the fenced cities and thought †Heb. to break them up to win them for himself 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come and that †Heb. his face was to war he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem 3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city and they did help him 4 So there was gathered much people together who stopt all the fountains and the brook that †Heb. overflowed ran through the midst of the sand saying Why should the kings of Assyria come and finde much water 5 Also he strengthned himself built up all the wall that was broker and raise it up to the towers and another wall without repaired Millo in the city of David made ‖ Or swords or weapons darts and shields in abundance 6 And he set captains of war over the people and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city and †Heb. spake to their heart spake comfortably to them saying 7 Be strong and couragious be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria nor for all the multitude that is with him for there be nâ—â— with us then with him 8 With him is an * Jer. 17.5 arm of flesh but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battels And the people †Heb. lâ—aned rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah 9 ¶ * 2 Kin. 18.17 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem but he himself laid siege against Lachish and all his †Heb. dominion power with him unto Hezekiah king of Judah and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem saying 10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria Whereon do ye trust that ye abide ‖ Or in the strong hold in the siege in Jerusalem 11 Doth not Hezekiah perswade you to give over your selves to die by famine and by thirst saying The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria 12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem saying Ye shall worship before one altar and burn inâ—ense upon it 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand 14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed that could deliver his people out of mine hand that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand 15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you not perswade you on this manner neither yâ—t beleeve him for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand and out of the hand of my fathers how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand 16 And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God and against his servant Hezekiah 17 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel and to speak against him saying As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand 18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall to affright them and to trouble them that they might take the city 19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the people of the earth which weÌ„re the work of the hands of man 20 And for this cause Hezekiah the king and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed and cried to heaven 21 ¶ * 2 Kin. 19.35 c. And the LORD sent an angel which cut off all the mighty men of valour and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria so he returned with shame of face to his own land And when he was come into the house of his god they that came forth of his own bowels †Heb. made him fall slew him there with the sword 22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all other and guided them on every side 23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem and †Heb. precious things presents to Hezekiah king of Judah so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth 24 ¶ * 2 Kin. 20.1 Isa 38.1 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death and prayed unto the LORD and he spake unto him and he ‖ Or wrought a miracle for him gave him a signe 25 But Hezekiah rendred not again according to the benefit done unto him for his heart was lifted up therefore there was wrath upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem 26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for †Heb. the lifting up the pride of his heart both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah 27 ¶ And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour and he made himself treasuries for silver and for gold and for precious stones and for spices and for shields and for all manner of †Heb. instrumâ—nts of desire pleasant jewels 28 Store-houses also for the increase of corn and wine and oyl and stalls for all manner of beasts and cotes for flocks 29 Moreover he provided him cities and possessions of flocks and
fathers house have sinned 7 We have dealt very corruptly against thee and have not kept the commandments nor the statutes nor the judgements which thou commandedst thy servant Moses 8 Remember I beseech thee the word that thou commmandedst thy servant Moses saying * Deut. 4.25 c. If ye transgress I will scatter you abroad among the nations 9 But if ye turn unto me and keep my commandments and do them * Deut. 30.4 though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven yet will I gather them from thence and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there 10 Now these are thy servants and thy people whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power and by thy strong hand 11 O LORD I beseech thee let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant and to the prayer of thy servants who desire to fear thy name and prosper I pray thee thy servant this day and grant him mercy in the sight of this man For I was the kings cup-bearer CHAP. II. 1 Artaxerxes understanding the cause of Nehemiahs sadness sendeth him with lâ—tters and commission to Jerusalem 9 Nehemiah to the grief of the enemies cometh to Jerusalem 12 He vieweth secretly the ruines of the walls 17 He inciteth the Jews to build in despite of the enemies ANd it came to pass in the moneth Nisan in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king that wine was before him and I took up the wine and gave it unto the king Now I had not been before-time sad in his presence 2 Wherefore the king said unto me Why is thy countenance sad seeing thou art not sick this is nothing else but sorrow of heart Then I was very sore afraid 3 And said unto the king Let the king live for ever why should not my countenance be sad when the city the place of my fathers sepulchres lieth waste and the gates thereof are consumed with fire 4 Then the king said unto me For what dost thou make request So I prayed to the God of heaven 5 And I said unto the king If it please the king and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight that thou wouldest send me unto Judah unto the city of my fathers sepulchres that I may build it 6 And the king said unto me the †Heb. wise queen also fitting by him For how long shall thy journey be and when wilt thou return So it pleased the king to send me and I set him a time 7 Moreover I said unto the king If it please the king let letters be given me to the governours beyond the river that they may convey me over till I come into Judah 8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the kings forest that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house and for the wall of the city and for the house that I shall enter into And the king granted me according to the good hand of my God upon me 9 ¶ Then I came to the governours beyond the river and gave them the kings letters Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsâ—men with me 10 When Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite heard of it it grieved them exceedingly that there was come a man to seek the welfare of the children of Israel 11 So I came to Jerusalem and was there three days 12 ¶ And I arose in the night I and some sew men with me neither told I any man what my God had put in my heart to do at Jerusalem neither was there any beast with me save the beast that I rode upon 13 And I went out by night by the gate of the valley even before the dragon-well and to the dung-port and viewed the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down and the gates thereof were consumed with fire 14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain and to the kings pool but there was no place for the beast that was under me to pass 15 Then went I up in the night by the brook and viewed the wall and turned back and entred by the gate of the valley and so returned 16 And the rulers knew not whither I went or what I did neither had I as yet told it to the sews nor to the priests nor to the nobles nor to the rulers nor to the rest that did the work 17 ¶ Then said I unto them Ye see the distress that we are in how Jerusalem lieth waste and the gates thereof are burnt with tire come and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem that we be no more a reproach 18 Then I told them of the hand of my God which was good upon me as also the kings words that he had spoken unto me And they said Let us rise up and build So they strengthned their hands for this good work 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite and Tobiah the servant the Ammonite and Geâ—hem the Arabian heard it they laughed us to scorn and despised us and said What is this thing that ye do will ye rebel against the king 20 Then answered I them and said unto them The God of heaven he will prosper us therefore we his servants will arise and build but you have no portion nor right nor memorial in Jerusalem CHAP. III. 1 The names and ordes of them that builded the wall THen Eliaship the high priest rose up with his brethren the prietis and they but it the sheep-gate they sanctified it and set up the dours of it even unto the tower of Meah they sanctified it unto the tower of * Jer. 31 38. Hananeel 2 And †Heb. at his hand next unto him builded the men of Jericho and next to them builded Zaccur the son of Iâ—nri 3 But the fish-gate did the sons of Hassenaah build who also laid the beams thereof and set up the doors thereof the locks thereof and the bars thereoâ— 4 And next unto them repaired Meremoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz and next unto them repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiah the son of Meâ—hezabeel and next unto them repaired Zadok the son of Baana 5 And next unto them the Tekoites repaired but their nobles put not their necks to the work of their Lord. 6 Moreover the old gate repaired Jehoiada the son of Paseah and Meshullam the son of Besodeiah they laid the beams thereof and set up the doors thereof and the locks thereof and the bars thereof 7 And next unto them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah unto the throne of the governour on this side the river 8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah of the goldsmiths next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries and they ‖ Or left Jerusalem unto the broad wall fortified
hope 10 * Aâ—ts 2.31 13.35 For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell neither wilt thou suffer thine holy One to see corruption 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life in thy presence is fulness of joy at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore PSAL. XVII 1 David in confidence of his integrity craveth defence of God against his enemies 10 He sheweth their pride craft and eagerness 13 He prayeth against them in confidence of his hope ¶ A prayer of David Hear †Heb justice the right O LORD attend unto my cry give ear unto my prayer that goeth †Heb without lips of deceit not out of feigned lips 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence let thine eyes behold the things that are equal 3 Thou hast proved mine heart thou hast visited me in the night thou hast tried me and shalt finde nothing I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress 4 Concerning the works of men by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer 5 Hold up my goings in thy paths that my footsteps †Heb. be not moved slip not 6 I have called upon thee for thou wilt hear me O God incline thine ear unto me and hear my speech 7 Shew thy marvellous loving kindness O thou ‖ Or that save them which trust in thee from these that rise up against thy right hand that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from chose that rise up against them 8 Keep me as the apple of the eye hide me under the shaâ—â—â— of thy wings 9 From the wicked †Heb. that wasit me that oppress me from †Heb. mine enemies against the soul my deadly enemies who compass me about 10 They are inclosed in their own fat with their mouth they speak proudly 11 They have now compassed us in our steps they have set their eyes bowing down to the earth 12 †Heb. the likeness of him that is of every one of them is as a liâ—n that desireth to raven Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey and as â—t were a young lion †Heb. sitting lurking in secret places 13 Arise O LORD †Heb. prevent his face disappoint him cast him down deliver my soul from the wicked ‖ Or by thy sword which is thy sword 14 ‖ Or from men by thine hand From men which are thy hand O LORD from men of the world which have their portion in this life and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure ‖ Or their children are â—â—â—l they are full of children and leave the rest of their substance to their babes 15 As for me I will behold thy face in righteousness I shall be satisfied when I awake with thy likeness PSAL. XVIII David praiseth God for his manifold and marvellous blâ—sings ¶ To the â—met musician A psalm of David the servant of the LORD who spake unto the LORD the words of * 2 Sam. 22. this long in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul And he said I Will love thee O LORD my strength 2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer my God †Heb. my â—â—â—k my strength in whom I will trust my buckler and the horn of my salvation and my high tower 3 I will call upon the LORD who is worthy to be praised so shall I be saved from mine enemies 4 * Psal 115.3 The sorrows of death compassed me and the flouds of †Heb. Belial ungodly men made me afraid 5 The ‖ Or â—ordâ— sorrows of hell compassed me about the snares of death prevented me 6 In my distress I called upon the LORD and cried unto my God he heard my voice out of his temple and my cry came before him even into his ears 7 Then the earth shook and trembled the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken because he was wroth 8 There went up a smoke †Heb. by his out of his nostrils and fire out of his mouth devoured coals were kindled by it 9 He bowed the heavens also and came down and darkness was under his feet 10 And he rode upon a cherub and did flie yea he did flie upon the wings of the wind 11 He made darkness his secret place his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies 12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed hail stones and coals of fire 13 The LORD also thundred in the heavens and the Highest gave his voice hail stones and coals of fire 14 Yea he sent out his arrows and scattered them and he shot out lightnings and discomfited them 15 Then the chanels of waters were seen and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke O LORD at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils 16 He sent from above he took me he drew me out of ‖ Or. great waters many waters 17 He delivered me from my strong enemy and from them which hated me for they were too strong for me 18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity but the LORD was my stay 19 He brought me forth also into a large place he delivered me because he delighted in me 20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me 21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God 22 For all his judgments were before me and I did not put away his statutes from me 23 I was also upright †Heb. with before him and I kept my self from mine iniquity 24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands †Heb. before his eyes in his eye-sight 25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thy self merciful with an upright man thou wilt shew thy self upright 26 With the pure thou wilt shew thy self pure and with the froward thou wilt ‖ Or â—reâ—iâ—e shew thy self froward 27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people but wilt bring down high looks 28 For thou wilt light my ‖ Or lamp candle the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness 29 For by thee I have ‖ Or broken run through a troop and by my God have I leaped over a wall 30 As for God his way is perfect * Psal â—2 6. and 119.140 Prov. 30. â— the word of the LORD is ‖ Or refined tried he is a buckler to all those that trust in him 31 * Deut. 3â— 39. 1 Sam. 2.2 Psal 86.8 Isa 45.5 For who is God save the LORD or who is a rock save our God 32 It is God that girdeth me with strength and maketh my way perfect 33 He maketh my feet
the living PSAL LVII 1 David in prayer fleeing unto God complaineth of his dangerous case 7 He encourageth himself to praise God ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or destroy not Al-taschith Michtam of David * 1 Sam. 24.1 when he fled from Saul in the cave BE merciful unto me O God be merciful unto me for my soul trusteth in thee yea in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge until these calamities be overpast 2 I will cry unto God most high unto God that performeth all things for me 3 He shall send from heaven and save me ‖ Or he reproacheth him that would swallow me up from the reproach of him that would swallow me up Selah God shall send forth his mercy and his truth 4 My soul is among lions and I lie even among them that are set on fire even the sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows and their tongue a sharp sword 5 Be thou exalted O God above the heavens let thy glory be above all the earth 6 * Ps 7.16 9.15 They have prepared a net for my steps my soul is bowed down they have digged a pit beford me into the midst whereof they are faln themselves Selah 7 * Ps 108.1 c. My heart is ‖ Or prepared fixed O God my heart is fixed I will sing and give praise 8 Awake up my glory awake psaltery and harp I my self will awake early 9 I will praise thee O Lord among the people I will sing unto thee among the nations 10 * Ps 36.5 and 108.4 For thy mercy is great unto the heavens and thy truth unto the clouds 11 Be thou exalted O God above the heavens let thy glory be above all the earth PSAL. LVIII 1 David reproveth wicked judges 3 describeth the nature of the wicked 6 devoteth them to Gods judgements 10 whereat the righteous shall rejoyce ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or destroy not a golden plasm of David Al-taschith Michtam of David DO ye indeed speak righteousness O congregation do ye judge uprightly O ye sons of men Yea in heart you work wickedness you weigh the violence of your hands in the earth 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb they go astray †Heb. from the belly assoon as they be born speaking lies 4 Their poison is †Heb. according to the likeness like the poison of a serpent they are like the deaf ‖ Or asp adder that stoppeth her ear 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers ‖ Or. be the charmer never so cunning charming never so wisely 6 Break their teeth O God in their mouth break out the great teeth of the young lions O LORD 7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually when he bendeth his bowe to shoot his arrows let them be as cut in pieces 8 As a snail which melteth let every one of them pass away like the untimely birth of a woman that they may not see the sun 9 Before your pots can feel the thorns he shall take them away as with a whirlwind †Heb. as living as wrath both living and in his wrath 10 The righteous shall rejoyce when he seeth the vengeance he shall wash his feet in the bloud of the wicked 11 So that a man shall say Verily there is †Heb. fruit of the c. a reward for the righteous verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth PSAL. LIX 1 David prayeth to be delivered from his enemies 6 He complaineth of their cruelty 8 He trusteth in God 11 He prayeth against them 16 He praâ—seth God ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or destroy not a golden psalm of David Al-taschith Michtam of David * 1 Sam. 19.11 when Saul sent and they watched the house to kill him DEliver me from mine enemies O my God †Heb. set me on high defend me from them that rise up against me 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity and save me from bloudy men 3 For lo they lie in wait for my soul the mighty are gathered against me not for my transgression nor for my sin O LORD 4 They run and prepare themselves without my fault awake †Heb. to meet me to help me and behold 5 Thou therefore O LORD God of hosts the God of Israel awake to visit all the heathen be not merciful to any wicked trangressours Selâ—h 6 They return at evening they make a noise like a dog and go round about the city 7 Behold they belch out with their mouth swords are in their lips for * Ps 10.11 73.11 94.7 who say they do hear 8 But thou O LORD shalt laugh at them thou shalt have all the heathen in derision 9 Because of his strength will I wait upon thee for God is †Heb. 〈◊〉 high place my defence 10 The God of my mercy shall prevent me God shall let me see my desire upon †Heb. mine observers mine enemies 11 Slay them not lest my people forget scatter them by thy power and bring them down O Lord our shield 12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride and for cursing and lying which they speak 13 Consume them in wrath consume them that they may not be and let them know that God ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth Selah 14 And at evening let them return and let them make a noise like a dog and go round about the city 15 Let them wander up and down †Heb. to eat for meat ‖ Or if â—ley be not satisfied then they will stay all night and grudge if they be not satisfied 16 But I will sing of thy power yea I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble 17 Unto thee O my strength will I sing for God is my defence and the God of my mercy PSAL. LX. 1 David complaining to God of former judgement 4 now upon better hope prayeth for deliverance 6 Conforting himself in Gods promises be craveth that help whereon he trusteth ¶ To the chief mutician upon Shushan eduth ‖ Or a golden Psalm Michtam of David to teach * 2 Sam. 8.3 13. 1 Chr. 18.3 when he strove with Aram-naharaim and with Aram-zobah when Joab returned and smote of Edom in the valley of salt twelve thousand O God * Psal 44.9 thou hast cast us off thou hast †Heb. broken scattered us thou hast been displeased O turn thy self to us again 2 Thou hast made the earth to tremble thou hast broken it heal the breaches thereof for it shaketh 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee that it may be displayed
David praiseth God for his grace 4 The blessedness of Gods chosen by reason of benefits ¶ To the chief musician A psalm and song of David PRaise †Heb. is silent waiteth for thee O God in Sion and unto thee shall the vow be performed 2 O thou that hearest prayer unto thee shall all flesh come 3 †Heb. words or matters of iniquities Iniquities prevail against me as for our transgressions thou shalt purge them away 4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest and causest to approach unto thee that he may dwell in thy courts we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house even of thy holy temple 5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us O God of our salvation who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth and of them that are afar off upon the sea 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains being girded with power 7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas the noise of their waves and the tumult of the people 8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening ‖ Or to sing to rejoyce 9 Thou visitest the earth and ‖ Or after thou hadst nude it to desire rain waterest it thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God which is full of water thou preparest them corn when thou hast so provided for it 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly ‖ Or thou caustâ— rain to destend into the furrows thereof thou settlest the furrows thereof †Heb. thou dissolvest it thou makest it soft with showres thou blessest the springing thereof 11 Thou crownest †Heb. the year of thy goodness the year with thy goodness and thy paths drop fatness 12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness and the little hills †Heb. are girded with joy rejoyce on every side 13 The pastures are clothed with flocks the valleys also are covered over with corn they shout for joy they also sing PSAL. LXVI 1. David exhorteth to praise God 5 to observe his great words 8 to bless him for his gracious benefits 12 He voweth for himself religious service to God 16 He declareth Gods special goodness to himself ¶ To the chief musician A song or psalm MAke a joyful noise unto God †Heb. all the earth all ye lands 2 Sing forth the honour of his name make his praise glorious 3 Say unto God How terrible art thou in thy works through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies ‖ Or yeeld sâ—â—â—â—ed obedience †Heb. lie submit themselves unto thee 4 All the earth shall worship thee and shall sing unto thee they shall sing to thy name Selah 5 Come and see the works of God be is terrible in his doing toward the children of men 6 He turned the sea into dry land they went through the flood on foot there did we rejoyce in him 7 He ruleth by his power for ever his eyes behold the nations let not the rebellious exalt themselves Selah 8 O bless our God ye people and make the voice of his Praise to be heard 9 Which †Heb. putteth holdeth our soul in life and suffereth not our feet to be moved 10 For thou O God hast proved us thou hast tried us as silver is tried 11 Thou broughtest us into the net thou laidst affliction upon our loyns 12 Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads we went through fire and through water but thou broughtest us out into a †Heb. waist wealthy place 13 I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings I will pay thee my vows 14 Which my lips have †Heb. opened uttered and my mouth hath spoken when I was in trouble 15 I will offer unto thee burnt-sacrifices of †Heb. morrow fatlings with the incense of rams I will offer bullocks with goats Selah 16 Come and hear all ye that fear God and I will declare what he hath done for my soul 17 I cryed unto him with my mouth and he was extolled with my tongue 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me 19 But verily God hath heard me he hath attended to the voice of my prayer 20 Blessed he God which hath not turned away my prayer nor his mercy from me PSAL. LXVII 1 A prayer for the enlargement of Gods kingdom 3 to the joy of the people 6 and the increase of Gods blessings ¶ To the chief musician on Neginoth A psalm or song GOd be merciful unto us and bless us and cause his face to shine †Heb. with us upon us Selah 2 That thy way may be known upon earth thy saving health among all nations 3 Let the people praise thee O God let all the people praise thee 4 O let the nations be glad and sing for joy for thou shalt judge the people righteously and †Heb. lead govern the nations upon earth Selah 5 Let the people praise thee O God let all the people praise thee 6 Then shall the earth yeeld her increase and God even our own God shall bless us 7 God shall bless us and all the ends of the earth shall fear him PSAL. LXVIII 1 A prayer at the removing of the ark 4 An exhortation to praise God for his mercies 7 for his care of the church 19 for his great works ¶ To the chief musician A psalm or song of David LEt * Numb 10.35 God arise let his enemies be scattered let them also that hate him flee †Heb. from his fait before him 2 As smoke is driven away so drive them away as wax melteth before the fire so let the wicked perish at the presence of God 3 But let the righteous be glad let them rejoyce before God yea let them †Heb. rejoyce with gladness exceedingly rejoyce 4 Sing unto God sing praises to his name extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH and rejoyce before him 5 A father of the fatherless and a judge of the widows is God in his holy habitation 6 God setteth the solitary †Heb. in a house in families he bringeth out those which are bound with chains but the rebellious dwell in a dry land 7 O God when thou wentest forth before thy people when thou didst march through the wilderness Selah 8 The earth shook the heavens also dropped at the presence of God even Sinai it self was moved at the presence of God the God of Israel 9 Thou O God didst †Heb. stake out send a plentiful rain whereby thou didst †Heb. confirm it confirm thine inheritance when it was weary 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein thou O God hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor 11 The Lord gave the word great was the †Heb. army company of those that published it 12 Kings of armies
†Heb. did flee did flee did flee apace and she that tarried at home divided the spoil 13 Though ye have lien among the pots yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver and her feathers with yellow gold 14 When the Almighty scattered kings ‖ Or for her she was in it it was white as snow in Salmon 15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan an high hill as the hill of Bashan 16 Why leap ye ye high hills this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in yea the LORD will dwell in it for ever 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand ‖ Or even many thousands even thousands of angels the Lord is among them as in Sinai in the holy place 18 * Eph. 4.8 Thou hast ascended on high thou hast led captivity captive thou hast received gifts †Heb. in the man for men yea for the rebellious also that the LORD God might dwell among them 19 Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits even the God of our salvation Selah 20 He that is our God is the God of salvation and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death 21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies and the hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his trespasses 22 The Lord said I will bring again from Bashan I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea 23 That thy foot may be ‖ Or râ—d dipped in the bloud of thine enemies and the tongue of thy dogs in the same 24 They have seen thy goings O God even the goings of my God my King in the sanctuary 25 The singers went before the players on instruments followed after amongst them were the damsels playing with timbress 26 Bless ye God in the congregations even the Lord ‖ Or ye that are of the fountain of Israel from the fountain of Israel 27 There is little Benjamin with their ruler the princes of Judah ‖ Or with their company and their council the princes of Zebulun and the princes of Naphtali 28 Thy God hath commanded thy strength strengthen O God that which thou hast wrought for us 29 Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee 30 Rebuke ‖ Or the beast of the reeds the company of spear-men the multitude of the bulls with the calves of the people till every one submit himself with pieces of silver ‖ Or he scattereth scatter thou the people that delight in war 31 Princes shall come out of Egypt Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God 32 Sing unto God ye kingdoms of the earth O sing praises unto the Lord Selah 33 To him that rideth upon the heavens of heavens which were of old so he doth †Heb. give send out his voice and that a mighty voice 34 Ascribe ye strength unto God his excellency is over Israel and his strength is in the ‖ Or heavens clouds 35 O God thou art terrible out of thy holy places the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people blessed be God PSAL. LXIX 1 David complaineth of his affliction 13 He prayeth for deliverance 22 He devoteth his enemies to dectruction 30 He praiseth God with thanksgiving ¶ To the chief musician upon Shoshannim A psalm of David SAve me O God for the waters are come in unto my soul 2 I sink in †Heb. the mire of depth deep mire where there is no standing I am come into †Heb. depth of waters deep waters where the flouds everflow me 3 I am weary of my crying my throat is dried mine eyes fail while I wait for my God 4 They that hate me without a cause are mo then the hairs of mine head they that would destroy me being mine enemies wrongfully are mighty then I restored that which I took not away 5 O God thou knowest my foolishness and my †Heb. guiltiness sins are not hid from thee 6 Let not them that wait on thee O Lord GOD of hosts he ashamed for my lake let not those that seek thee be confounded for my sake O God of Israel 7 Because for thy sake I have born reproach shame hath covered my face 8 I am become a stranger unto my brethren and an aliant unto my mothers children 9 * Joh. 2. â—â— For the zeal of thine house hath eaten me up * Rom. 15.3 and the reproaches of them that reproached thee are faln upon me 10 When I wept and chastned my soul with fasting that was to my reproach 11 I made sackcloth also my garment and I became a proverb to them 12 They that sit in the gate speak against me and I was the song of the †Heb. drinkers of strong drink drunkards 13 But as for me my prayer is unto thee O LORD in an acceptable time O God in the multitude of thy mercy hear me in the truth of thy salvation 14 Deliver me out of the mire and let me not sink let me be delivered from them that hate me and out of the deep waters 15 Let not the water-flood overflow me neither let the deep swallow me up and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me 16 Hear me O LORD for thy loving kindness is good turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies 17 And hide not thy face from thy servant for I am in trouble †Heb. make haste to hear me hear me speedily 18 Draw nigh unto my soul and redeem it deliver me because of mine enemies 19 Thou hast known my reproach and my shame and my dishonour mine adversaries are all before thee 20 Reproach hath broken my heart and I am full of heaviness and I looked for some †Heb. to lament with me to take pity but there was none and for comforters but I found none 21 They gave me also gall for my meat * Mat. 27.48 Mar. 15.23 Joh. 19.29 and in my thirst they gave me vineger to drink 22 * Rom. 11.9 Let their table become a snare before them and that which should have been for their welfare let it become a trap 23 Let their eyes be darkned that they see not and make their loyns continually to shake 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them 25 Let †Heb. their palace their habitation be desolate †Heb. let there not be a dweller let none dwell in their tents 26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten and they talk to the grief of †Heb. thy wounded those whom thou hast wounded 27 Add ‖ Or punishment of iniquity iniquity to their iniquity and let them not come into thy righteousness 28 Let them be blotted out of the book of the siving and not be written with the righteous 29 But I am
sincere 7 and his life safe from snares ¶ A psalm of David LORD I cry unto thee make Laste unto me give car unto my voice when I cry unto thee 2 Let my prayer be †Heb. directed set forth before thee as incense and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice 3 Set a watch O LORD before my mouth keep the door of my lips 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity and let me not eat of their dainties 5 ‖ Or let the righteous smite me kindly and reprove me let not their pricious oyl break my head c. Let the righteous smite me it shall be a kindness and let him reprove me it shall be an excellent oyl which shall not break my head for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities 6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places they shall hear my words for they are sweet 7 Our bones are scattered at the graves mouth as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth 8 But mine eyes are unto thee O GOD the Lord in thee is my trust †Heb. make not my soul hers leave not my soul destitute 9 Keep me from the snare which they have said for me and the grins of the workers of iniquity 10 Let the wicked fall into their own nets whilest that I withal †Heb. pass over escape PSAL. CXLII David sheweth that in his trouble all his comfort was in prayer unto God ¶ ‖ Or A psalm of David giving instruction Maschil of David a prayer when he was in the cave I Cried unto the LORD with my voice with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication 2 I poured out my complaint before him I shewed before him my trouble 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me then thou knewest my path in the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me 4 ‖ Or look 〈◊〉 the right hand and see I looked on my right hand and beheld but there was no man that would know me refuge †Heb. perished from me sailed me †Heb. no man sought after my soul no man cared for my soul 5 I cried unto thee O LORD I said Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living 6 Attend unto my cry for I am brought very low deliver me from my persecutours for they are stronger then I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison that I may praise thy name the righteous shall compass me about for thou shalt deal bountifully with me PSAL. CXLIII 1 David prayeth for favour in judgement 3 He complaineth of his griefs 5 He strengthneth his faith by meditation and prayer 7 He prayeth for grace 9 for deliverance 10 for sanctification 12 for destruction of his enemies ¶ A psalm of David HEar my prayer O LORD give ear to my supplications in thy faithfulness answer me and in thy righteousness 2 And enter not into judgement with thy servant for * Exod. 34.7 Rom. 3.20 Gal. 2.16 in thy sight shall no man living be justified 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul he hath smitten my life down to the ground he hath made me to dwell in darkness as those that have been long dead 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me my heart within me is desolate 5 I remember the days of old I meditate on all thy works I muse on the work of thy hands 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee my soul thirsteth after thee as a thirsty land Selah 7 Hear me speedily O LORD my spirit saileth hide not thy face from me ‖ Or for I am become like c. lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit 8 Cause me to hear thy loving kindness in the morning for in thee do I trust cause me to know the way wherein I should walk for I lift up my soul unto thee 9 Deliver me O LORD from mine enemies I †Heb. hid me with thee flee unto thee to hide me 10 Teach me to do thy will for thou art my God thy spirit is good lead me into the land of uprightness 11 Quicken me O LORD for thy names sake for thy righteousness sake bring my soul out of trouble 12 And of thy mercy cut off mine enemies and destroy all them that afflict my soul for I am thy servant PSAL. CXLIV 1 David blesseth God for his mercy both to him and to man 5 He prayeth that God would powerfully deliver him from his enemies 9 He promiseth to praise God 11 He prayeth for the happy estate of the kingdom ¶ A psalm of David BLessed be the LORD †Heb. my rock my strength * 2 Sam. 22.35 which teacheth my hands †Heb. to the war c. to war and my fingers to fight 2 * 2 Sam. 22.2 3 40. ‖ Or my mercy My goodness and my fortress my high tower and my deliveter my shield and he in whom I trust who subdueth my people under me 3 * Job 7.17 Psal 8.4 Heb. 2.6 LORD what is man that thou takest knowledge of him or the son of man that thou makest account of him 4 * Job 14.2 Ps 29.5 Man is like to vanity his days are as a shadow that passeth away 5 Bow thy heavens O LORD and come down touch the mountains and they shall smoke 6 * Ps 18.13 14. Cast forth lightning and scatter them shoot out thine arrows and destroy them 7 Send thine †Heb. hands hand from above rid me and deliver me out of great waters from the hand of strange children 8 Whos 's mouth speaketh vanity and their right hand is a right hand of falshood 9 I will sing a new song unto thee O God upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee 10 It is be that giveth ‖ Or victory salvation unto kings who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword 11 Rid me and deliver me from the hand of strange children whose mouth speaketh vanity and their right hand is a right hand of falshood 12 That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth that our daughters may be as corner-stones †Heb. cut polished after the similitude of a palace 13 That our garners may be full affording †Heb. from kinde to kinde all manner of store that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets 14 That our oxen may be †Heb. able to hear burâ—eas or leaden with fiesh strong to labour that there be no breaking in nor going out that there be no complaining in our streets 15 * Psal 33.21 and 65 4. Happy is that people that is in such a case yea happy is that people whose God is the LORD PSAL. CXLV 1 David praiseth God for his fame 8 for his goodness
11 for his kingdom 14 for his providence 17 for his saving mercy ¶ Davids psalm of praise I Will extol thee my God O King and I will bless thy name for ever and ever 2 Every day will I bless thee and I will praise thy name for ever and ever 3 Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised †Heb. and of his greatness there is no searth and his greatness is unsearchable 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another and shall declare thy mighty acts 5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty and of thy wondrous †Heb. thines or words works 6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts and I will †Heb. declare 〈◊〉 declare thy greatness 7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness and shall sing of thy righteousness 8 * Exod. 34.6 7. Nu. 14.18 Psal 86.5 15. and 102.8 The LORD is gracious and full of compassion slow to anger and †Heb. great in mercy of great mercy 9 The LORD is good to all and his tender mercies are over all his works 10 All thy works shall praise thee O LORD and thy saints shall bless thee 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom and talk of thy power 12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts and the glorious majesty of his kingdom 13 Thy kingdom is †Heb. a kingdom of all ages an everlasting kingdom and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations 14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall and raiseth up all those that be bowed down 15 The eyes of all ‖ Or look unto thee wait upon thee and thou-givest them their meat in due season 16 Thou openest thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing 17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and ‖ Or merciful or bâ—â—â—tiful holy in all his works 18 The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him to all that call upon him in truth 19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him he also will hear their cry and will save them 20 The LORD preserveth all them that love him but all the wicked will he destroy 21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the LORD and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever PSAL. CXLVI 1 The psalmist voweth perpetual praises to God 3 He exborteth not to trust in man 5 God for his power justice mercy and kingdom is onely worthy to be trusted †Heb. Hal e lessujah PRaise ye the LORD Praise the LORD O my soul 2 While I live will I praise the LORD I will sing praises unto my God while I have any being 3 * Psal 118.8 9. Put not your trust in princes nor in the son of man in whom there is no ‖ Or salvation help 4 His breath goeth forth he returneth to his earth in that very day his thoughts perish 5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help whose hope is in the LORD his God 6 Which made heaven and earth the sea and all that therein is which keepeth truth for ever 7 Which executeth judgement for the oppressed which giveth food to the hungry the LORD looseth the prisoners 8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blinde the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down the LORD loveth the righteous 9 The LORD preserveth the strangers he relieveth the fatherless and widow but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down 10 * Exod. 15.18 The LORD shall reign for ever even thy God O Zion unto all generations Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXLVII 1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God for his care of the church 4 his power 6 and his mercy 7 to praise him for his providence 12 to praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom 15 for his power over the meteors 19 and for his ordinances in the church PRaise ye the LORD for it is good to sing praises unto our God for it is pleasant and praise is comely 2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel 3 He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their †Heb. griefs wounds 4 He telleth the number of the stars he calleth them all by their names 5 Great is our Lord and of great power †Heb. of his understanding there is no number his understanding is infinite 6 The LORD listeth up the meek he casteth the wicked down to the ground 7 Sing unto the LORD with thanksgiving sing praise upon the harp unto our God 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds who prepareth rain for the earth who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains 9 * Job 38.41 Psal 104.27 28. He giveth to the beast his food and to the young ravens which cry 10 He delighteth not in the strength of the horse he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man 11 The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him in those that hope in his mercy 12 Praise the LORD O Jerusalem praise thy God O Zion 13 For he hath strengthned the bars of thy gates he hath blessed thy children within thee 14 †Heb. who maketh thy border peace He maketh peace in thy borders and filleth thee with the †Heb. fat of wheat finest of the wheat 15 He sendeth forth his commandment upon earth his word runneth very swiftly 16 He giveth snow like wool he scattereth the hoar frost like ashes 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels who can stand before his cold 18 He sendeth out his word and melteth them he causeth his wind to blow and the waters flow 19 He sheweth †Heb. his words his word unto Jacob his statutes and his judgements unto Israel 20 He hath not dealt so with any nation and as for his judgements they have not known them Praise ye the LORD PSAL. CXLVIII 1 The psalmist exhorteth the celestial 7 the terrestrial 11 and the rational creatures to praise God †Heb. Hallelujah PRaise ye the LORD Praise ye the LORD from the heavens praise him in the heights 2 Praise ye him all his angels praise ye him all his hosts 3 Praise ye him sun and moon praise him all ye stars of light 4 Praise him ye heavens of heavens and ye waters that be above the heavens 5 Let them praise the name of the LORD for he commanded and they were created 6 He hath also stablished them for ever and ever he hath made a decree which shall not pass 7 Praise the LORD from the earth ye dragons and all deeps 8 Fire and hail snow and vapour stormy wind fulfilling his word 9 Mountains and all hills fruitful trees and all cedars 10 Beasts and all cattel creeping things and †Heb. birds of wing flying fowl 11 Kings of the earth and all people princes and all judges of the earth 12 Both young
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
so that no man did lift up his head but these are come to fray them to cast out the horns of the Gentiles which lift up their horn over the land of Judah to scatter it CHAP. II. 1 God in the care of Jerusalem sendeth to measure it 6 The redemption of Zion 10 The promise of Gods presence I Lift up mine eyes again and looked and behold a man with a measuring-line in his hand 2 Then said I Whither goest thou And he said unto me To measure Jerusalem to see what is the breadth thereof and what is the length thereof 3 And behold the angel that talked with me went forth and another angel went out to meet him 4 And said unto him Run speak to this young man saying Jerusalem shall be inhabited as towns without walls for the multitude of men and cattle therein 5 For I saith the LORD will be unto her a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst of her 6 ¶ Ho ho come forth and flee from the land of the north saith the LORD for I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heaven saith the LORD 7 Deliver thy self O Zion that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon 8 For thus saith the LORD of hosts After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you for he that * Deu. 32.10 Psa 17.8 toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye 9 For behold I will shake mine hand upon them and they shall be a spoil to their servants and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me 10 ¶ * Isa 12.6 and 54.1 Sing and rejoyce O daughter of Zion for lo I come and I * Lev. 26.12 Ezek. 37.27 2 Cor. 6.16 will dwell in the midst of thee saith the LORD 11 And many nations shall be joyned to the LORD in that day and shall be my people and I will dwell in the midst of thee and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee 12 And the LORD shall inherit Judah his portion in the holy land and shall choose Jerusalem again 13 Be silent O all flesh before the LORD for he is raised up out of †Heb. the habitation of his hâ—liness his holy habitation CHAP. III. 1Vnder the type of Joshua the restauration of the church 8 Christ the Branch is promised ANd he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD and ‖ That is an adversary Satan standing at his right hand †Heb. to â—ebis adversary to resist him 2 And the LORD said unto Satan * Jude 9. The LORD rebuke thee O Satan even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee is not this a brand pluckt out of the fire 3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments and stood before the angel 4 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him saying Take away the filthy garments from him And unto him he said Behold I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee and I will clothe thee with change of raiment 5 And I said Let them set a fair mitre upon his head so they set a fair mitre upon his head and clothed him with garments and the angel of the LORD stood by 6 And the angel of the LORD protested unto Joshua saying 7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts If thou wilt walk in my ways and if thou wilt keep my ‖ Or ordinance charge then thou shalt also judge my house and shalt also keep my courts and I will give thee †Heb. walks places to walk among these that stand by 8 Hear now O Joshua the high priest thou and thy fellows that sit before thee for they are †Heb. men of wonder men wondred at for behold I will bring forth my servant the * Isa 11.1 Jer. 23.5 and 33.15 Ch. 6.12 Luk. 1.78 BRANCH 9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua upon one stone shall be seven eyes behold I will engrave the graving thereof saith the LORD of hosts I will remove the iniquity of that land in one day 10 In that day saith the LORD of hosts shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig-tree CHAP. IV. 1 By the golden candlestick is foreshewed the good success of Zerubbabels foundation 11 By the two olive-trees the two anointed ones ANd the angel that talked with me came again and waked me as a man that is wakened out of his sleep 2 And said unto me What seest thou And I said I have looked and behold a candlestick all of gold †Heb. with her bowl with a bowl upon the top of it and his seven lamps thereon and ‖ Or seven several pipes to the lamps c. seven pipes to the seven lamps which were upon the top thereof 3 And two olive-trees by it one upon the right side of the bowl and the other upon the left side thereof 4 So I answered and spake to the angel that talked with me saying What are these my lord 5 Then the angel that talked with me answered and said unto me Knowest thou not what these be And I said No my lord 6 Then he answered and spake unto me saying This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel saying Not by ‖ Or army might nor by power but by my spirit saith the LORD of hosts 7 Who art thou O great mountain before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain and he shall bring forth the head-stone thereof with shoutings crying Grace grace unto it 8 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me saying 9 The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house his hands shall also finish it and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you 10 For who hath despised the day of small things ‖ Or sith the seven â—es of the LORD shall rejoyce for they shall rejoyce and shall see the †Heb. stone of tin plummet in the hand of Zerubhabel with those seven * Ch. 3.9 they are the eyes of the LORD which run to and fro through the whole earth 11 ¶ Then answered I and said unto him What are these two olive-trees upon the right side of the candlestick upon the left side thereof 12 And I answered again and said unto him What be these two olive-branches which †Heb. by the hand through the two golden pipes ‖ Or empty out of themselves oylinto the gold empty †Heb. the gold the golden oyl out of themselves 13 And he answered me and said Knowest thou not what these be And I said No my lord 14 Then said he These are the two †Heb. sons of oyl anointed ones that stand by the Lord of the whole earth CHAP. V. 1 By the flying roll is shewed the curse of theeves and swearers 5 By a woman pressed
in an ephah the final damnation of Babylon THen I turned and lift up mine eyes and looked and behold a flying roll 2 And he said unto me What seest thou And I answered I see a flying roll the length thereof is twenty cubits and the breadth thereof ten cubits 3 Then said he unto me This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth for ‖ Or every one of this people that stealeth holdeth himself â—uiltless as it doth every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it 4 I will bring it forth saith the LORD of hosts and it shall enter into the house of the thief and into the house of him that sweareth falsly by my name and it shall remain in the midst of his house and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof 5 ¶ Then the angel that talked with me went forth and said unto me Lift up now thine eyes and see what is this that goeth forth 6 And I said What is it And he said This is an ephah that goeth 7 And behold there was lift up a ‖ Or weighty piece talent of lead and this is a woman that sitteth in the midst of the ephah 8 And he said This is wickedness and he cast it into the midst of the ephah and he cast the weight of lead upon the mouth thereof 9 Then lift I up mine eyes and looked and behold there came out two women and the wind was in their wings for they had wings like the wings of a stork and they lift up the ephah between the earth and the heaven 10 Then said I to the angel that talked with me Whither do these bear the ephah 11 And he said unto me To build it an house in the land of Shinar and it shall be established and set there upon her own base CHAP. VI. 1 The vision of the four chariots 9 By the crowns of Joshua is shewed the temple and kingdom of Christ the Branch ANd I turned and lift up mine eyes and looked and behold there came four chariots out from between two mountains and the mountains were mountains of brass 2 In the first chariot were red horses and in the second chariot black horses 3 And in the third chariot white horses and in the fourth chariot grisled and ‖ Or strong bay horses 4 Then I answered and said unto the angel that talked with me What are these my lord 5 And the angel answered and said unto me These are the four ‖ Or windeâ— spirits of the heavens which go forth from standing before the Lord of all the earth 6 The black horses which are therein go forth into the north-countrey and the white go forth after them and the grisled go forth toward the south-countrey 7 And the bay went forth and sought to go that they might walk to and fro through the earth and he said Get ye hence walk to and fro through the earth So they walked to and fro through the earth 8 Then cried he upon me and spake unto me saying Behold these that go toward the north-countrey have quieted my spirit in the north-countrey 9 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto me saying 10 Take of them of the captivity even of Heldai of Tobijah and of Jedaiah which are come from Babylon and come thou the same day and go into the house of Josiah the son of Zephaniah 11 Then take silver and gold and make crowns and set them upon the head of Joshua the son of Josedech the high priest 12 And speak unto him saying Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts saying Behold the man whose name is the * Ch. 3.8 BRANCH and he shall ‖ Or branch up from under him grow up out of his place and he shall built the temple of the LORD 13 Even he shall build the temple of the LORD and he shall bear the glory and shall sit and rule upon his throne and he shall be a priest upon his throne and the counsel of peace shall be between them both 14 And the crowns shall be to Helem and to Tobijah and to Jedaiah and to Hen the son of Zephaniah for a memorial in the temple of the LORD 15 And they that are far off shall come and build in the temple of the LORD and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto you And this shall come to pass if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God CHAP. VII 1 The captives enquire of fasting 4 Zechariah reproveth their fasting 8 Sin the cause of their captivity ANd it came to pass in the fourth year of king Darius that the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah in the fourth day of the ninth moneth even in Chisleu 2 When they had sent unto the house of God Sherezer and Regem-melech and their men †Heb. to intreat the face of the LORD to pray before the LORD 3 And to speak unto the priests which were in the house of the LORD of hosts and to the prophets saying Should I weep in the fifth moneth separating my self as I have done these so many years 4 ¶ Then came the word of the LORD of hosts unto me saying 5 Speak unto all the people of the land and to the priests saying When ye * Is 58.5 fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh moneth even those seventy years did ye at all fast unto me even to me 6 And when ye did eat and when ye did drink ‖ Or be not ye they that c. did not ye eat for your selves and drink for your selves 7 ‖ Or. Are not these the words Should ye not hear the words which the LORD hath cried †Heb. by the hand of c. by the former prophets when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity and the cities thereof round about her when men inhabited the south and the plain 8 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto Zechariah saying 9 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts saying †Heb. judge judgement of truth Execute true judgement and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother 10 And * Ex. 22 21 22. Isa 1.23 Jer. 5.28 oppress not the widow nor the fatherless the stranger nor the poor and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart 11 But they refused to hearken and †Heb. they gave a back-sliding shoulder pulled away the shoulder and †Heb. made heavy stopped their ears that they should not hear 12 Yea they made their hearts as an adamant-stone lest they should hear the law and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit †Heb. by the hand of by the former prophets therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts 13 Therefore it is
father 8 Then he said unto him Go and tarry not So he went in and said to his father Behold I have found one which will go with me Then he said Call him unto me that I may know of what tribe he is and whether he be a trusty man to go with thee 9 So he called him and he came in and they saluted one another 10 Then Tobit said unto him Brother shew me of what tribe and family thou art 11 To whom he said Dost thou seek for a tribe or family or an hired man to go with thy son Then Tobit said unto him I would know brother thy kindred and name 12 Then he said I am Azarias the son of Ananias the great and of thy brethren 13 Then Tobit said Thou art welcome brother be not now angry with me because I have enquired to know thy tribe and thy family for thou art my brother of an honest and good stock for I know Ananias and Jonathas sons of that great Samaias as we went together to Jerusalem to worship and offered the first-born and the tenths of the fruits and they were not seduced with the errour of our brethren my brother thou art of a good stock 14 But tell me what wages shall I give thee wilt thou a drachme a day and things necessary as to mine own son 15 Yea moreover if ye return safe I will add something to thy wages 16 So they were well pleased Then said he to Tobias Prepare thy self for the journey and God send you a good journey And when his son had prepared all things for the journey his father said Go thou with this man and God which dwelleth in heaven prosper your journey and the angel of God keep you company So they went forth both and the young mans dog with them 17 But Anna his mother wept and said to Tobit Why hast thou sent away our son is he not the staff of our hand in going in and out before us 18 ‖ Let not money be added but be the offscouringâ— of our son Be not greedy to add money to money but let it be as refuse in respect of our childe 19 ‖ Or So long as God bath granted us to live this is sufficient For that which the Lord hath given us to live with doth suffice us 20 Then said Tobit to her Take no care my sister he shall return in safety and thine eyes shall see him 21 For the good angel will keep him company and his journey shall be prosperous and he shall return safe 22 Then the made an end of weeping CHAP. VI. 4 The angel biddeth Tobias to take the liver heart and gall out of a fish 10 and to marry Sara the daughter of Raguel 16 and teacheth how to drive the wicked spirit away ANd as they went on their journey they came in the evening to the river Tigris and they lodged there 2 And when the young man went down to wash himself a fish leaped out of the river and would have devoured him 3 Then the angel said unto him Take the fish and the young man laid hold of the fish and ‖ Or cast it upon the â—and drew it to land 4 To whom the angel said Open the fish and take the heart and the liver and the gall and put them up safely 5 So the young man did as the angel commanded him and when they had rosted the fish they did eat it then they both went on their way till they drew near to Ecbatane 6 Then the young man said to the angel Brother Azarias to what use is the heart and the liver and the gall of the fish 7 And he said unto him Touching the heart and the liver if a devil or an evil spirit trouble any we must make a smoke thereof before the man or the woman and the party shall be no more vexed 8 As for the gall it is good to anoint a man that hath whiteness in his eyes and he shall be healed 9 And when they were come near to Rages 10 The angel said to the young man Brother to day we shall lodge with Raguel who is thy cousin he also hath one onely daughter named Sara I will speak for her that she may be given thee for a wife 11 For to thee doth the ‖ Or inheritance * Num. 27.8 36.8 right of her appertain seeing thou onely art of her kindred 12 And the maid is fair and wise now therefore hear me and I will speak to her father and when we return from Rages we will celebrate the marriage for I know that Raguel cannot marry her to another according to the law of Moses but he shall be guilty of death because the right of inheritance doth rather appertain to thee then to any other 13 Then the young man answered the angel I have heard brother Azarias that this maid hath been given to seven men who all died in the marriage-chamber 14 And now I am the onely son of my father and I am afraid lest if I go in unto her I die as the other before for a wicked spirit loveth her which hurteth no body but those which come unto her wherefore I also fear lest I die and bring my fathers and my mothers life because of me to the grave with sorrow for they have no other son to bury them 15 Then the angel said unto him Dost thou not remember the precepts which thy father gave thee that thou shouldest marry a wife of thine own kindred wherefore hear me O my brother for she shall be given thee to wife and make thou no reckoning of the evil spirit for this same night shall she be given thee in marriage 16 And when thou shalt come into the marriage-chamber thou shalt take the ‖ Or embers ashes of perfume and shalt lay upon them some of the heart and liver of the fish and shalt make a smoke with it 17 And the devil shall smell it and flee away and never come again any more but when thou shalt come to her rise up both of you and pray to God which is merciful who will have pity on you and save you fear not for she is appointed unto thee from the beginning and thou shalt preserve her and she shall go with thee moreover I suppose that she shall bear thee children Now when Tobias had heard these things he loved her and his heart was ‖ Or vehemently effectually joyned to her CHAP. VII 11 Raguel telleth Tobias what had happened to his daughter 12 and giveth her in marriage unto him 17 She is conveyed to her chamber and weepeth 18 Her mother comforteth her ANd when they were come to Ecbatane they came to the house of Raguel and Sara met them and after they had saluted one another she brought them into the house 2 Then said Raguel to Edna his wife How like is this young man to Tobit my cousin 3 And Raguel asked them From whence
same out of the which he was taken when his * Luk. 12.20 lise which was lent him shall be demanded 9 Notwithstanding his care is not that he shall ‖ Or be sick or die have much labour nor that his life is short but striveth to excel gold-smiths and silver-smiths and endeavoureth to do like the workers in brass and counteth it his glory to make counterfeit things 10 His heart is ashes his hope is more vile then earth and his life of less value then clay 11 Forasmuch as he knew not his Maker and him that inspired into him an active soul and breathed in a living spirit 12 But they counted our life a pastime and out †Gr life time here a market for gain for say they we must be getting every way though it be by evil means 13 ‖ Or so For this man that of earthly matter maketh brickle vessels and graven images knoweth himself to offend above all others 14 And all the enemies of thy people that hold them in subjection are most foolish and are more miserable then very babes 15 For they counted all the idols of the heathen to be gods which neither have the use of eyes to see nor noses to draw ‖ Or â—ir breath nor ears to hear nor singers of hands to handle and as for their feet they are slow to go 16 For man made them and he that borrowed his own spirit fashioned them but no man can make a god like unto himself 17 For being mortal he worketh a dead thing with wicked hands for he himself is better then the things which he worshippeth whereas he lived once but they never 18 Yea they worshipped those beasts also that are most hateful for being compared together some are worse then others 19 Neither are they beautiful so much as to be desired in respect of beasts but they went without the praise of God and his blessing CHAP. XVI 2 God gave strange meat to his people to stir up their appetite and vile beasts to their enemies to take it from them 5 He stung with his serpents 12 but soon healed them by his word ontly 17 The creatures altered their nature to pleasure Gods people and to offend their enemies THerefore by the like were they punished worthily and by the multitude of beasts * Num. 21. â— Ch. 11.15 16. tormented 2 In stead of which punishment dealing graciously with thine own people thou preparedst for them meat of a strange taste even * Num. 11.31 quails to stir up their appetite 3 To the end that they desiring food might for the ugly sight of the beasts sent among them lothe even that which they must needs desire but these suffering penury for a short space might be made partakers of a strange taste 4 For it was requisite that upon them exercising tyranny should come penury which they could not avoid but to these it should onely be shewed how their enemies were tormented 5 For when the horrible fierceness of beasts came upon ‖ Or thy people these and they perished with the * Num. 21.6 1 Cor. 10.9 stings of crooked serpents thy wrath endured not for ever 6 But they were troubled for a small season that they might be admonished having a * Num. 21.9 signe of salvation to put them in remembrance of the commandment of thy law 7 For he that turned himself towards it was not saved by the thing that he saw but by thee that art the Saviour of all 8 And in this thou madest thine enemies confess that it is thou who deliverest from all evil 9 For * Ex. 8.26 10.4 Rev. 9.3 c. them the bitings of grashoppers and flies killed neither was there found any remedy for their life for they were worthy to be punished by such 10 But thy sons not the very teeth of venemous dragons overcame for thy mercy was ever by them and healed them 11 For they were †Gr. stunâ— pricked that they should remember the words and were quickly saved that not falling into deep forgetfulness they might be ‖ Or never drawn from continually mindful of thy goodness 12 For it was neither herb nor mollifying plaister that restored them to health but thy word O Lord which healeth all things 13 For thou hast power of life and death thou * Deut. 32.39 1 Sam. 2.6 Ps 105. leadest to the gates of hell and bringest up again 14 A man indeed killeth through his malice and the spirit when it is gone forth returneth not neither the soul received up cometh again 15 But it is not possible to escape thine hand 16 * Exod 9.23 For the ungodly that denied to know thee were scourged by the strength of thine arm with strange rains hails and showers were they persecuted that they could not avoid and through fire were they consumed 17 For which is most to be wondred at the fire had more force in the water that quencheth all things for the world * Judg. 5.20 fighteth for the righteous 18 For sometime the flame was mitigated that it might not burn up the beasts that were sent against the ungodly but themselves might see and perceive that they were persecuted with the judgement of God 19 And at another time it burneth even in the midst of water above the power of fire that it might destroy the fruits of an unjust land 20 * Ex. 16 1â— Num. 11.7 Ps 78.25 John 6.31 In stead whereof thou feddest thine own people with angels food and didst send them from heaven bread prepared without their labour able to content every mans delight and agreeing to every taste 21 For thy * Judg. 6.4 ‖ Or manna sustenance declared thy sweetness unto thy children and serving to the appetite of the eater ‖ Or was tempered tempered it self to every mans liking 22 * Ch. 19.20 But snow and ice endured the fire and melted not that they might know that fire burning in the hail and sparkling in the rain did destroy the fruits of the enemies 23 But this again did even forget his own strength that the righteous might be nourished 24 For the creature that seveth thee who art the Maker increaseth his strength against the unrighteous for their punishment and abateth his strength for the benefit of such as put their trust in thee 25 Therefore even then was it altered into all ‖ Or things fashions and was obedient to thy grace that nourisheth all things according to the desire ‖ Or of them that prayed of them that had need 26 That thy children O Lord whom thou lovest might know that * Deut. 8.3 Matth. 4.4 it is not the growing of fruits that nourisheth man but that it is thy word which preserveth them that put their trust in thee 27 For that which was not destroyed of the fire being warmed with a little sun-beam soon melted away 28 That it might be known that
In the words of the Lord are his works 16 The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things and the work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord. 17 The Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all his marvellous works which the almighty Lord firmly settled that whatsoever is might be established for his glory 18 He seeketh out the deep and the heart and considereth their crafty devices for ‖ Or the Highest the Lord knoweth all that may be known and he beholdeth the signs of the world 19 He declareth the things that are past and for to come and revealeth the steps of hidden things 20 * Job 42. â— Isa 29.15 No thought escapeth him neither any word is hidden from him 21 He hath garnished the excellent works of his wisdom and he is from everlasting to everlasting unto him may nothing be added neither can he be diminished and he hath no need of any counsellour 22 Oh how desirable are all his works and that a man may see even to a spark 23 All these things live and remain for ever for all uses and they are all obedient 24 All things are double one against another and he hath made nothing imperfect 25 One thing establisheth the good of another and who shall be filled with beholding his glory CHAP. XLIII 1 The works of God in heaven and in earth and in the sea are exceeding glorious and wonderful 29 Yet God himself in his power and wisdom is above all THe pride of the height the clear firmament the beauty of heaven with his glorious shew 2 The sun when it appeareth declaring at his rising a marvellous ‖ Or vessel instrument the work of the most High 3 At noon it parcheth the countrey and who can abide the burning heat thereof 4 A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat but the sun burneth the mountains three times more breathing out fiery vapours and sending forth bright beams it dimmeth the eyes 5 Great is the Lord that made it and at his commandment ‖ Or he stayed his course it runneth hastily 6 * Gen. 1.16 He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times and a signe of the world 7 * Ex. 12.2 From the moon is the signe of the feasts a light that decreaseth in her perfection 8 The moneth is called after her name increasing wonderfully in her changing being an instrument of the armies above shining in the firmament of heaven 9 The beauty of heaven the glory of the stars an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord. 10 At the commandment of the holy One they will stand in their order and never saint in their watches 11 * Gen. 9.13 Look upon the rainbowe and praise him that made it very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof 12 It compasseth the heaven about with a glorious circle and the * Is 40.12 c. hands of the most High have bended it 13 By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace and sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgement 14 Through this the treasures are opened and clouds flie forth as fowls 15 By his great power he maketh the clouds firm and the hailstones are broken small 16 At his sight the mountains are shaken and at his will the south-wind bloweth 17 The noise of the thunder maketh the earth ‖ Or to gâ—oan aâ— a woman in her travail to tremble so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind as birds flying he scattereth the snow and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers 18 The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof and the heart is astonished at the raining of it 19 The hoar-frost also as salt he poureth on the earth and being congealed ‖ Or it is as the point of sharp stakes it lieth on the top of sharp stakes 20 When the cold north-wind bloweth and the water is congealed into ice it abideth upon every gathering together of water and clotheth the water as with a breast-plate 21 It devoureth the mountains and burneth the wilderness and consumeth the grass as fire 22 A present remedy of all is a mist coming speedily a dew coming ‖ Or upon the heat alter heat refresheth 23 By his counsel he appeaseth the deep and planteth islands therein 24 * Psal 107.23 They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof and when we hear it with our ears we marvel thereat 25 * Psal 104.25 26. For therein be strange and wondrous works variety of all kinds of breasts and whales created 26 By him the end of them hath prosperous success and by his word all things consist 27 We may speak much and yet come short wherefore in sum he is all 28 How shall we be able to magnifie him for he is great above all his works 29 * Psal 95.4 The Lord is terrible and very great and marvellous in his power 30 When you glorifie the Lord exalt him as much as you can for even yet will he far exceed and when you exalt him put forth all your strength and be not weary for you can never go far enough 31 * Ps 106.2 Joh. 1.18 Who hath seen him that he might tell us and who can magnifie him as he is 32 There are yet hid greater things then these be for we have seen but a few of his works 33 For the Lord hath made all things and to the godly hath he given wisdom CHAP. XLIV 1 The praise of certain holy men 16 Of Enoch 17 Noah 19 Abraham 22 Isaac 23 and Jacob. The praise of the fathers LEt us now praise famous men and our fathers that begat us 2 The Lord hath wrought great glory by them through his great power from the beginning 3 Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms men renowned for their power giving counsel by their understanding and declaring prophesies 4 Leaders of the people by their counsels and by their knowledge of learning meet for the people wise and eloquent in their instructions 5 Such as found out musical tunes and recited ‖ Or ditties verses in writing 6 Rich men furnished with ability living peaceably in their habitations 7 All these were honoured in their generations and were the glory of their times 8 There be of them that have left a name behinde them that their praises might be reported 9 And some there be which have no memorial * Gen. 7.22 who are perished as though they had never been and are become as though they had never been born and their children after them 10 But these were merciful men whose righteousness hath not been forgotten 11 With their seed shall continually remain a good inheritance and their children are within the covenant 12 Their seed stands fast and their children ‖ Or after them for their sakes 13 Their seed shall remain for ever
burnt-offering or sacrifice or oblation or incense or place to sacrifice before thee and to finde mercy 16 Nevertheless in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted 17 Like as in the burnt-offerings of rams and bullocks and like as in ten thousands of fat lambs so let our sacrifice be in thy sight this day and grant that we may wholly go after thee for they shall not be confounded that put their trust in thee 18 And now we follow thee with all our heart we fear thee and seek thy face 19 Put us not to shame but deal with us after thy loving kindness and according to the multitude of thy mercies 20 Deliver us also according to thy marvellous works give glory to thy name O Lord let all them that do thy servants hurt be ashamed 21 And let them be confounded ‖ Or by thy power and might in all their power and might and let their strength be broken 22 And let them know that thou art Lord the onely God and glorious over the whole world 23 And the kings servants that put them in ceased not to make the oven hot with ‖ Or naphtha which is a certain kinde of fat and chalky clay Plin. lib. 2 cap. 105. rosin pitch tow and small wood 24 So that the flame streamed forth above the furnace fourty and nine cubits 25 And it passed through and burnt those Caldeans it found about the furnace 26 But the angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and his fellows and smote the flame of the fire out of the oven 27 And made the mids of the furnace as it had been a ‖ Or 〈◊〉 moist whistling wind so that the fire touched them not at all neither hurt nor troubled them 28 Then the three as out of one mouth praised glorified and blessed God in the furnace saying 29 Blessed art thou O Lord God of our fathers and to be praised and exalted above all for ever 30 And blessed is thy glorious and holy name and to be praised and exalted above all for ever 31 Blessed art thou in the temple of thine holy glory and to be praised and glorified above all for ever 32 Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths and sittest upon the cherubims and to be praised and exalted above all for ever 33 Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom and to be praised and glorified above all for ever 34 Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven and above all to be praised and glorified for ever 35 O all ye works of the Lord bless ye the Lord Praise and ‖ Or highly exalt and so in the rest exalt him above all for ever 36 * Ps 148.4 O ye heavens bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 37 O ye angels of the Lord bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 38 O all ye waters that be above the heaven bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 39 O all ye powers of the Lord bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 40 O ye sun and moon bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 41 O ye stars of heaven bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 42 O every showre and dew bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 43 O all ye winds bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 44 O ye fire and heat bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 45 O ye winter and summer bless ye the Lord praise him and exalt him above all for ever 46 O ye dews and storms of snow bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 47 O ye nights and days bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 48 O ye light and darkness bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 49 O ye ice and cold bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 50 O ye frost and snow bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 51 O ye lightnings and clouds bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 52 O let the earth bless the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 53 O ye mountains and little hills bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 54 O all ye things that grow on the earth bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 55 O ye fountains bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 56 O ye seas and rivers bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 57 O ye whales and all that move in the waters bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 58 O all ye fowls of the †Gr. heaven air bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 59 O all ye beasts and cattel bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 60 O ye children of men bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 61 O Israel bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 62 O ye priests of the Lord bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 63 O ye servants of the Lord bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 64 O ye spirits and souls of the righteous bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 65 O ye ‖ Or saints holy and humble men of heart bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever 66 O Ananias Azarias and Misael bless ye the Lord praise and exalt him above all for ever for he hath delivered us from ‖ Or grave hell and saved us from the hand of death and delivered us out of the midst of the furnace and burning flame even out of the midst of the fire hath he delivered us 67 O give thanks unto the Lord because he is gracious for his mercy endureth for ever 68 O all ye that worship the Lord bless the God of gods praise him and give him thanks for his mercy endureth for ever ¶ The history of Susanna set apart from the beginning of Daniel because it is not in the Hebrew as neither the narration of †Gr. Bels dragon Bel and the Dragon 16 Two judges hide themselves in the garden of Susanna to have their pleasure of her 28 which when they could not obtain they accuse and cause her to be condemned for adultery 45 But Daniel examineth the matter again and findeth the two judges false THere dwelt a man in Babylon called Joacim 2 And he took a wife whose name was Susanna the daughter of Chelcias
a very fair woman and one that feared the Lord. 3 Her parents also were righteous and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses 4 Now Joacim was a great rich man and had a fair garden joyning unto his house and to him resorted the Jews because he was more honourable then all others 5 The same year were appointed two of the ancients of the people to be judges such as the Lord spake of that wickedness came from Babylon from ancient judges who seemed to govern the people 6 These kept much at Joacims house and all that had any suits in law came unto them 7 Now when the people departed away at noon Susanna went into her husbands garden to walk 8 And the two elders saw her going in every day and walking so that their lust was inflamed toward her 9 And they perverted their own minde and turned away their eyes that they might not look unto heaven nor remember just judgements 10 And albeit they both were wounded with her love yet durst not one shew another his grief 11 For they were ashamed to declare their lust that they desired to have to do with her 12 Yet they watched diligently from day to day to see her 13 And the one said to the other Let us now go home for it is dinner-time 14 So when they were gone out they parted the one from the other and turning back again they came to the same place and after they had asked one another the cause they acknowledged their lust then appointed they a time both together when they might finde her alone 15 And it fell out as they watched a fit time she went in †Gr. as yesterday and the day before as before with two maids onely and she was desirous to wash her self in the garden for it was hot 16 And there was no body there save the two elders that had hid themselves and watched her 17 Then she said to her maids Bring me oyl and washing-balls and shut the garden doors that I may wash me 18 And they did as she bade them and shut the garden-doors and went out themselves at ‖ Or side-doors privy doors to fetch the things that she had commanded them but they saw not the elders because they were hid 19 Now when the maids were gone forth the two elders rose up and ran unto her saying 20 Behold the garden-doors are shut that no man can see us and we are in love with thee therefore consent unto us and lie with us 21 If thou wilt not we will bear witness against thee that a young man was with thee and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee 22 Then Susanna sighed and said I am straighted on every side for if I do this thing it is death unto me and if I do it not I cannot escape your hands 23 It is better for me to fall into your hands and not to do it then to sin in the sight of the Lord. 24 With that Susanna cried with a loud voice and the two elders cried out against her 25 Then ran the one and opened the garden-door 26 So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the garden they rushed in at a privy door to see what was done unto her 27 But when the elders had declared their matter the servants were greatly ashamed for there was never such a report made of Susanna 28 And it came to pass the next day when the people were assembled to her husband Joacim the two elders came also full of mischievous imagination against Susanna to put her to death 29 And said before the people Send for Susanna the daughter of Chelcias Joacims wife and so they sent 30 So she came with her father and mother her children and all her kindred 31 Now Susanna was a very delicate woman and beauteous to behold 32 And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face for she was covered that they might be filled with her beauty 33 Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept 34 Then the two elders stood up in the mids of the people and said their hands upon her head 35 And she weeping looked up towards heaven for her heart trusted in the Lord. 36 And the elders said As we walked in the garden alone this woman came in with two maids and shut the garden doors and sent the maids away 37 Then a young man who there was hid came unto her and lay with her 38 Then we that stood in a corner of the garden seeing this wickedness ran unto them 39 And when we saw them together the man we could not hold for he was stronger then we and opened the door and leaped out 40 But having taken this woman we asked who the young man was but she would not tell us these things do we testifie 41 Then the assembly beleeve them as those that were the elders and judges of the people so they condemned her to death 42 Then Susanna cried out with a loud voice and said O everlasting God that knowest the secrets and knowest all things before they be 43 Thou knowest that they have born false witness against me and behold I must die whereas I never did such things as these men have maliciously invented against me 44 And the Lord heard her voice 45 Therefore when she was led to be put to death the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young youth whose name was Daniel 46 Who cried with a loud voice I am clear from the bloud of this woman 47 Then all the people turned them towards him and said What mean those words that thou hast spoken 48 So he standing in the midst of them said Are ye such fools ye sons of Israel that without examination or knowledge of the truth ye have condemned a daughter of Israel 49 Return again to the place of judgement for they have born false witness against her 50 Wherefore all the people turned again in haste and the elders said unto him Come sit down among us and shew it us seeing God hath given thee the honour of an elder 51 Then said Daniel unto them Put these two aside one far from another and I will examine them 52 So when they were put asunder one from another he called one of them and said unto him O thou that art waxen old in wickedness now thy sins which thou hast committed aforetime are come to light 53 For thou hast pronounced false judgement and hast condemned the innocent and hast let the guilty go free albeit the Lord saith * Exod. 23.7 The innocent and righteous shalt thou not slay 54 Now then if thou hast seen her tell me Under what tree sawest thou them companying together Who answered Under a †Gr. lentiâ—k-trâ—â— mastick-tree 55 And Daniel said Very well thou hast lied against thine own head for even now the angel of God hath received the sentence of God to cut thee in two 56 So
called the ladder of Tyrus unto the borders of Egypt 60 Then Jonathan ‖ Or want beyond the river passed through the cities Or went passed beyond the river and through the cities Gr. went forth and passed through the cities beyond the water and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves unto him for to help him and when he came to Ascalon they of the city met him honourably 61 From whence he went to Gaza but they of Gaza shut him out wherefore he said siege unto it and burned ‖ Or the places thereabout the suburbs thereof with fire and spoiled them 62 Afterward when they of Gaza made supplication unto Jonathan †Gr. be gave them the right hand he made peace with them and took the sons of their chief men for hostages and sent them to Jerusalem and passed through the countrey unto Damascus 63 Now when Jonathan heard that Demetrius princes were come to Cades which is in Galilee with a great power purposing ‖ Or to remove him from the affairs of the kingdom to remove him out of the countrey 64 He went to meet them and left Simon his brother in the countrey 65 Then Simon encamped against Bethsura and sought against it a long season and shut it up 66 But they desired to have peace with him w e he granted them and then put them out from thence and took the city set a garison in it 67 As for Jonathan and his host they pitched at the water of Genesar from whence betimes in the morning they gat them to the plain of Nasor 68 And behold the host of strangers met them in the plain who having laid men in ambush for him in the mountains came themselves over against him 69 So when they that say in ambush rose out of their places and joyned battel all that were of Jonathans side sled 70 Insomuch as there was not one of them lest except Mattathias the son of Absalom and Judas the son of Calphi the captains of the host 71 Then Jonathan rent his clothes and cast earth upon his head and prayed 72 Afterwards turning again to battel he put them to flight and so they ran away 73 Now when his own men that were fled saw this they turned again unto him and with him pursued them to Cades even unto their own tents and there they camped 74 So there were slain of the heathen that day about three thousand men but Jonathan returned to Jerusalem CHAP. XII 1 Jonathan reneweth his league with the Romanes and Lacedemonians 28 The sorees of Demetrius thinking to surprise Jonathan flee away for fear 35 Jonathan fortifieth the castles in Judea 48 and is shut up by the â—raâ—â— of Tryphon in Ptolemais NOw when Jonathan saw that the time served him he chose certain men and sent them to Rome for to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them 2 He sent letters also to the Lacedemonians and to other places for the same purpose 3 So they went unto Rome and entred into the Senate and said Jonathan the high priest and the people of the Jews sent us unto you to the end you should renew the friendship which you had with them and league as in former time 4 Upon this the Romanes gave them letters unto the governours of every place that they should bring them into the land of Judea peaceably 5 And this is the copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote unto the Lacedemonians 6 Jonathan the high priest and the elders of the nation and the priests and the other people of the Jews unto the Lacedemonians their brethren send greeting 7 There were letters sent in times past unto Onias the high priest from ‖ Areus Look Joseph Antiq l. 13. c. 8 Darius who reigned then among you to signifie that you are our brethren as the copy here under-written doth specifie 8 At which time Onias entreated the embassadour that was sent honorably and received the letters wherein declaration was made of the ‖ Or kindred Joâ— Antiâ— league and friendship 9 Therefore we also albeit we need none of these things for that we have the holy books of scripture in our hands to comfort us 10 Have nevertheless attempted to send unto you for the renewing of brotherhood friendship lest we should become strangers unto you altogether for there is a long time passed since you sent unto us 11 We therefore at all times without ceasing both in our feasts and other convenient days do remember you in the sacrifices which we offer and in our prayers as reason is and as it becometh us to think upon our brethren 12 And we are right glad of your honour 13 As for our selves we have had great troubles and wars on every side forsomuch as the kings that are round about us have sought against us 14 Howbeit we would not be troublesom unto you nor to others of our confederates and friends in these wars 15 For we have help from heaven that succoureth us so as we are delivered from our enemies and our enemies are brought under foot 16 For this cause we chose Numenius the son of Antiochus and Antipater the son of Jason and sent them unto the Romanes to renew the amity that we had with them and the former league 17 We commanded them also to go unto you and to salute you to deliver you our letters concerning the renewing of our brotherhood 18 Wherefore now ye shall do well to give us an answer thereto 19 And this is the copy of the letters ‖ Read out of Joseph which Areâ—â— sent to Oâ—â—as which Oniares sent 20 Areus king of the Lacedemonians to Onias the high priest greeting 21 It is found in writing that the Lacedemonians and Jews are brethren and that they are of the stock of Abraham 22 Now therefore since this is come to our knowledge you shall do well to write unto us of your †Gr. pean prosperity 23 We do write back again to you that your cattel and goods are ours and ours are yours We do command therefore our ambassadours to make report unto you on this wife 24 Now when Jonathan heard that Demetrius princes were come to fight against him with a greater host then afore 25 He removed from Jerusalem and met them in the land of Amathis for he gave them no respite ‖ Or tâ— set foot in his countrey or to invade his countrey to enter his countrey 26 He sent spies also unto their tents who came again and told him that they were appointed to come upon them in the night-season 27 Wherefore so soon as the sun was down Jonathan commanded his men to watch and to be in arms that all the night long they might be ready to fight also he sent forth sentiness round about the host 28 But when the adversaries heard that Jonathan and his men were ready for battel they feared and trembled in their hearts and
you * Luk. 6.27 Love your enemies bless them that curse you do good to them that hate you and pray * Luk. 23.34 Acts 7. â—â— for them which despightfully use you and persecute you 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven for he maketh the sun to rise on the evil and on the good and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust 46 * Luk. 6.32 For if ye love them which love you what reward have ye do not even the publicans the same 47 And if ye salute your brethren onely what do you more then others do not even the publicans so 48 Be ye therefore perfect even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect CHAP. VI. 1 Christ continueth his sermon in the mount speaking of alms 5 prayer 14 forgiving our brethren 16 fasting 19 where our treasure is to be laid up 24 of serving God and mammon 25 exhorteth not to be careful for wordly things 33 but to seek Gods kingdom TAke heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them otherwise ye have no reward ‖ Or with of your Father which is in heaven 2 Therefore * Rom. 12.8 when thou doest thine alms ‖ Or cause not a trumpet to be sounded do not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets that they may have glory of men Verily I say unto you they have their reward 3 But when thou doest alms let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth 4 That thine alms may be in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly 5 ¶ And when thou prayest thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets that they may be seen of men Verily I say unto you they have their reward 6 But thou when thou prayest enter into thy closet and when thou hast shut thy door pray to thy Father which is in secret and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly 7 But when ye pray use not vain * Ecclus 7.14 repetitions as the heathen do for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking 8 Be not ye therefore like unto them for your father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him 9 After this manner therefore pray ye * Luk. 11. â— Our Father which art in heaven Hallowed be thy name 10 Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven 11 Give us this day our daily bread 12 And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debters 13 And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever Amen 14 * Mark 11.25 For if ye forgive men their trespasses your heavenly Father will also forgive you 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses neither will your Father forgive your trespasses 16 ¶ Moreover when ye fast be not as the hypocrites of a sad countenance for they disfigure their faces that they may appear unto men to fast Verily I say unto you they have their reward 17 But thou when thou fastest anoint thine head and wash thy face 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast but unto thy Father which is in secret thy father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly 19 ¶ Lay not up for your selves treasures upon earth where moth and rust doth corrupt and where theeves break through and steal 20 * Luke 12.32 1 Tim. 6.19 But lay up for your selves treasures in heaven where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt and where theeves do not break through nor steal 21 For where your treasure is there will your heart be also 22 * Luke 11.34 The light of the body is the eye if therefore thine eye be single thy whole body shall be full of light 23 But if thine eye be evil thy whole body shall be full of darkness If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness how great is that darkness 24 ¶ * Luke 16.13 No man can serve two masters for either he will hate the one and love the other or else he will hold to the one and despise the other Ye cannot serve God and mammon 25 Therefore I say unto you * Ps 55.22 Luk 12.22 1 Pet. 5.7 Take no thought for your life what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink nor yet for your body what ye shall put on Is not the life more then meat and the body then raiment 26 Behold the fowls of the air for they sowe not neither do they reap nor gather into barns yet your heavenly Father feedeth them Are ye not much better then they 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature 28 And why take ye thought for raiment Consider the lillies of the field how they grow they toil not neither do they spin 29 And yet I say unto you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arayed like one of these 30 Wherefore if God so clothe the grass of the field which to day is and to morrow is cast into the oven shall be not much more clothe you O ye of little faith 31 Therefore take no thought saying What shall we eat or what shall we drink or wherewithal shall we be clothed 32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow for the morrow shall take thought for the things of it self sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof CHAP. VII 1 Christ ending his sermon in the mount reproveth rash judgement 6 forbiddeth to cast holy things to dogs 7 exhorteth to prayer 13 to enter in at the strait gate 15 to beware of false prophets 21 not to be hearers but doâ—rs of the word 24 like houses builded on a rock 26 and not on the sand * Luk. 6.37 Rom. 2.1 JUdge not that ye be not judged 2 For with what judgement ye judge ye shall be judged * Mar. 4.24 Luk. 6.38 and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again 3 * Luk. 6.41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brothers eye but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye and behold a beam is in thine own eye 5 Thou hypocrite first cast out the beam out of thine own eye and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brothers eye 6 ¶ Give not that which is holy
his Father with his angels * Ps 62.12 Rom. 2.6 and then he shall reward every man according to his works 28 Verily I say unto you * Mar. 9.1 Luk. 9.27 There be some standing here which shall not taste of death till they see the son of man coming in his kingdom CHAP. XVII 1 The transfiguration of Christ 14 He healeth the lunatick 22 foretelleth his own passion 24 and payeth tribute ANd * Mar. 9.2 Luk. 9.28 after six days Jesus taketh Peter James and John his brother and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart 2 And was transfigured before them and his face did shine as the sun and his raiment was white as the light 3 And behold there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him 4 Then answered Peter and said unto Jesus Lord it is good for us to be here if thou wilt let us make here three tabernacles one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elias 5 * 2 Pet. 1.17 While he yet spake behold a bright cloud overshadowed them and behold a voice out of the cloud which said This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased hear ye him 6 And when the disciples heard it they fell on their face and were sore afraid 7 And Jesus came touched them and said Arise and be not afraid 8 And when they had lift up their eyes they saw no man save Jesus onely 9 And as they came down from the mountain Jesus charged them saying Tell the vision to no man until the Son of man be risen again from the dead 10 And his disciples asked him saying * Ch. 11.14 Mar. 9.11 Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come 11 And Jesus answered and said unto them Elias truly shall first come and restore all things 12 But I say unto you that Elias is come already and they knew him not but have done unto him whatsoever they listed likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them 13 Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist 14 ¶ * Mar. 9.17 Luk. 9.38 And when they were come to the multitude there came to him a certain man kneeling down to him and saying 15 Lord have mercy on my son for he is lunatick and sore vexed for oft-times he falleth into the fire and oft into the water 16 And I brought him to thy disciples and they could not cure him 17 Then Jesus answered and said O faithless and perverse generation how long shall I be with you how long shall I suffer you bring him hither to me 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil and he departed out of him and the childe was cured from that very hour 19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart and said Why could not we cast him out 20 And Jesus said unto them Because of your unbelief for verily I say unto you * Luk. 17.6 If ye have faith as a grain of mustard-seed ye shall say unto this mountain Remove hence to yonder place and it shall remove and nothing shall be unpossible unto you 21 Howbeit this kinde goeth not out but by prayer and fasting 22 ¶ * Ch. 20.17 Mar. 9.31 Luk. 9.44 And while they abode in Galilee Jesus said unto them The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men 23 And they shall kill him and the third day he shall be raised again and they were exceeding sorry 24 ¶ And when they were come to Capernaum they that received ‖ Called in the original didrachma being in value fifteen pence tribute money came to Peter and said Doth not your master pay tribute 25 He saith Yes And when he was come into the house Jesus prevented him saying What thinkest thou Simon of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute of their own children or of strangers 26 Peter saith unto him Of strangers Jesus saith unto him Then are the children free 27 Notwithstanding lest we should offend them go thou to the sea and cast an hook and take up the fish that first cometh up and when thou hast opened his mouth thou shalt finde ‖ Or a stater It is half an ounce of silver in value two shillings six pence after five shillings the ounce a piece of money that take and give unto them for me and thee CHAP. XVIII 1 Christ warneth his disciples to be humble and harmless 7 to avoid offences and not to despise the little ones 15 teacheth how we are to deal with our brethren when they offend us 21 and how oft to forgive them 23 which he setteth forth by a parable of the king that took account of his servants 32 and punished him who shewed no mercy to his fellow AT * Mar. 9. â—â— Luk. 9.46 the same time cause the disciples unto Jesus saying Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven 2 And Jesus called a little childe unto him and set him in the midst of them 3 And said Verily I say unto you * Ch. 19.14 1 Cor. 14.20 Except ye be converted and become as little children ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven 4 Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little childe the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven 5 And whoso shall receive one such little childe in my name receiveth me 6 * Mar 9.42 Luke 17.1 2. But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me it were better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea 7 ¶ Wo unto the world because of offences for it must needs be that offences come but wo to that man by whom the offence cometh 8 * Ch. 5.30 Mar. 9.45 Wherefore if thy hand or thy foot offend thee cut them off and cast them from thee it is better for thee to enter into life halt or maimed rather then having two hands or two feet to be cast into everlasting fire 9 And if thine eye offend thee pluck it out and cast it from thee it is better for thee to enter into life with one eye rather then having two eyes to be cast into hell-fire 10 Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones for I say unto you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven 11 * Luke 19.10 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost 12 * Luk. 15.4 How think ye if a man have an hundred sheep and one of them be gone astray doth he not leave the ninety and nine and goeth into the mountains and seeketh that which is gone astray 13 And if so be that he finde it verily I say unto you he rejoyceth more of that sheep then of the ninety and nine which went not astray 14 Even so it is not the will of your Father which is
named Joseph who also himself was Jesus disciple 58 He went to Pilate and begged the body of Jesus then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered 59 And when Joseph had taken the body he wrapped it in a clean linen colth 60 And laid it in his own new tomb which he had hewn out in the rock he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre departed 61 And there was Mary Magdalene and the other Mary sitting over against the sepulchre 62 ¶ Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate 63 Saying Sir we remember that that deceiver said while he was yet alive After three days I will rise again 64 Command therefore that the sepulchre be made sure until the third day lest his disciples come by night and steal him away and say unto the people He is risen from the dead so the last errour shall be worse then the first 65 Pilate said unto them Ye have a watch go your way make it as sure as you can 66 So they went and made the sepulchre sure sealing the stone and setting a watch CHAP. XXVIII 1 Christs resurrection is declared by an angel to the women 9 He himself appeareth unto them 11 The high priests give the souldiers money to say that he was stolen out of his sepulchre 16 Christ appeareth to his disciples 19 and sendeth them to baptize and teach all nations IN the * Mark 16.1 Joh. 20.1 end of the sabbath as it began to dawn towards the first day of the week came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre 2 And behold there ‖ Or had been was a great earthquake for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door and sat upon it 3 His countenance was like lightning his raiment white as snow 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake became as dead men 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women Fear not ye for I know that ye seek Jesus which was crucified 6 He is not here for he is risen as he said come see the place where the Lord lay 7 And go quickly tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead and behold he goeth before you into Galilee there shall ye see him lo I have told you 8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy and did run to bring his disciples word 9 ¶ And as they went to tell his disciples behold Jesus met them saying All hail And they came and held him by the feet and worshipped him 10 Then said Jesus unto them Be not afraid go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee and there shall they see me 11 ¶ Now when they were going behold some of the watch came into the city and shewed unto the chief priests all the things that were done 12 And when they were assembled with the elders and had taken counsel they gave large money unto the souldiers 13 Saying Say ye His disciples came by night and stole him away while we slept 14 And if this come to the governours ears we will perswade him and secure you 15 So they took the money and did as they were taught and this saying is commonly reported among the Jews until this day 16 ¶ Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them 17 And when they saw him they worshipped him but some doubted 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them saying All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth 19 ¶ * Mark 16.15 Go ye therefore and teach all nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy Ghost 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and lo I am with you alway even unto the end of the world Amen ¶ The Gospel according to S. MARK CHAP. I. 1 The office of John the Baptist 9 Jesus is baptized 12 tempted 14 he preacheth 16 calleth Peter Andrew James and John 23 healeth one that had a devil 29 Peters mother in law 32 many diseased persons 41 and cleanseth the leper THe beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God 2 As it is written in the prophets * Mat. 3.1 Behold I send my messenger before thy face which shall preprae thy way before thee 3 * Isa 40.3 Luke 3.4 Joh. 1.23 The voice of one crying in the wilderness Prepare ye the way of the Lord make his paths straight 4 * Mat. 3.1 John did baptize in the wilderness and preach the baptism of repentance ‖ Or unto for the remission of sins 5 * Matt. 3.5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judea and they of Jerusalem and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan confessing their sins 6 And John was * Mat. 3.4 clothed with camels hair and with a girdle of a skin about his loyns and he did eat locusts and wilde honey 7 And preached saying There cometh one mightier then I after me the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down unloose 8 I indeed have baptized you with water but he shall baptize you with the holy Ghost 9 * Matth. 3.13 And it came to pass in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized of John in Jordan 10 And straightway coming up out of the water he saw the heavens ‖ Or eleven or rent opened and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him 11 And there came a voice from heaven saying Thou art my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased 12 * Matth. 4.1 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness 13 And he was there in the wilderness fourty days tempted of Satan and was with wilde beasts and the angels ministred unto him 14 Now after that John was put in prison * Matth. 4.12 Jesus came into Galilee preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God 15 And saying The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God is at hand repent ye and beleeve the gospel 16 * Matth. 4.18 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea for they were fishers 17 And Jesus said unto them Come ye after me and I will make you to become fishers of men 18 And straightway they forsook their nets and followed him 19 And when he had gone a little further thence he saw James the son of Zebedee and John his brother who also were in the ship mending their nets 20 And straightway he called them and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and went after him 21 * Matth. 4.13 And they went into Capernaum and straightway on the sabbath-day he
counted John that he was a prophet indeed 33 And they answered and said unto Jesus We cannot tell And Jesus answering saith unto them Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things CHAP. XII 1 In a parable of the vineyard let out to unthankful husbandmen Christ foretelleth the reprobation of the Jews and the calling of the Gentiles 13 He avoideth the snare of the Pharisees and Herodians about paying tribute to Cesar 18 convinceth the errour of the Sadducees who denied the resurrection 28 resolveth the seribe who questioned of the first commandment 35 resuteth the opinion that the scribes held of Christ 38 bidding the people to beware of their ambition and hâ—pocrisy 41 and commendeth the poor widow for her two mites above all ANd * Mat. 27.33 he began to speak unto them by parables 〈◊〉 certain man planted a vineyard and set an hedge about it and digged a place for the wine-fat and built a towre and let it out to husbandmen and went into a far countrey 2 And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard 3 And they caught him and beat him and sent him away empty 4 And again he sent unto them another servant and at him they cast stoney and wounded him in the head and sent him away shamefully handled 5 And again he sent another and him they killed and many others beating some and killing some 6 Having yet therefore one son his welbeloved he sent him also last unto them saying They will reverence my son 7 But those husbandmen said amongst themselves This is the heir come let us kill him and the inheritance shall be ours 8 And they took him and killed him and cast him out of the vineyard 9 What shall therefore the Lord of the vineyard do he will come and destroy the husbandmen and will give the vineyard unto others 10 And have ye not read this scripture * Psal 118.22 The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner 11 This was the Lords doing and it is marvellous in our eyes 12 And they sought to lay hold on him but feared the people for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them and they lest him and went their way 13 ¶ * Mat. 22.25 And they send unto him certain of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to catch him in his words 14 And when they were come they say unto him Master we know that thou art true and carest for no man for thou regardest not the person of men but teachest the way of God in truth Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar or not 15 Shall we give or shall we not give But he knowing their hypocrisie said unto them Why tempt ye me bring me a ‖ Valuing of our money seven pence halspeny as Mat. 18.28 peny that I may see it 16 And they brought it and he saith unto them Whose is this image and superscription And they said unto him Cesars 17 And Jesus answering said unto them Render to Cesar the things that are Cesars and to God the things that are Gods And they marvelled at him 18 ¶ * Mat. 22.23 Then come unto him the Sadducees which say there is no resurrection and they asked him saying 19 Master Moses wrote unto us if a mans brother die and leave his wife behinde him and leave no children that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother 20 Now there were seven brethren and the first took a wife and dying lest no seed 21 And the second took her and died neither left he any seed and the third likewise 22 And the seven had her and left no seed last of all the woman died also 23 In the resurrection therefore when they shall rise whose wife shall she be of them for the seven had her to wife 24 And Jesus answering said unto them Do ye not therefore err because ye know not the scriptures neither the power of God 25 For when they shall rise from the dead they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are as the angels which are in heaven 26 And as touching the dead that they rise have ye not read in the book of Moses how in the bush God spake unto him saying I am the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob 27 He is not the God of the dead but the God of the living ye therefore do greatly err 28 ¶ * Mat. 22 3â— And one of the scribes came and having heard them reasoning together and perceiving that he had answered them well asked him Which is the first commandment of all 29 And Jesus answered him The first of all the commandments is Hear O Israel the Lord our God is one Lord 30 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy minde and with all thy strength this is the first commandment 31 And the second is like namely this Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself there is none other commandment greater then these 32 And the scribe said unto him Well Master thou hast said the truth for there is one God and there is none other but he 33 And to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the soul and with all the strength to love his neighbour as himself is more then all whose burnt-offerings and sacrifices 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly he said unto him Thou art not far from the kingdom of God And no man after that durst ask him any question 35 ¶ * Mat. 22 4â— And Jesus answered and said while he taught in the temple How say the scribes that Christ is the son of David 36 For David himself said by the holy Ghost * Ps 110.1 The LORD said to my Lord Sit thou on my right hand till I make thine enemies thy footstool 37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord and whence is he then his son And the common people heard him gladly 38 ¶ And he said unto them in his doctrine * Mat. 23.5 Beware of the scribes which love to go in long clothing love salutations in the market-places 39 And the chief seats in the synagogues and the uppermost rooms at feasts 40 * Mat. 23.14 Which devour widows houses and for a pretence make long prayers these shall receive greater damnation 41 ¶ * Luk. 21.1 And Jesus sat over against the treasury and beheld how the people cast ‖ A piece of brass money See Mat. 10.29 money into the treasury and many that were rich cast in much 42 And there came a certain poor widow and she threw in two ‖ It is the seventh part of one piece of that brass money mites which make a farthing 43 And he called unto
and ministred unto him many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem 42 ¶ * Mat. 27 5â— And now when the even was come because it was the preparation that is the day before the sabbath 43 Joseph of Arimathea an honourable counsellour which also waited for the kingdom of God came and went in boldly unto Pilate and craved the body of Jesus 44 And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead and calling unto him the centurion he asked him whether he had been any while dead 45 And when he knew it of the centurion he gave the body to Joseph 46 And he bought fine linen and took him down and wrapped him in the linen and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre 47 And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid CHAP. XVI 1 An angel declareth the resurrection of Christ to three women 9 Christ himself appeareth to Mary Magdalene 12 to two going into the countrey 14 then to the apostles 15 whom he sendeth forth to preach the gospel 19 and ascendeth into heaven ANd when the sabbath was past Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome had bought sweet spices that they might come and anoint him 2 * Luk. 24.1 Joh. 20.1 And very early in the morning the first day of the week they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun 3 And they said among themselves Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre 4 And when they looked they saw that the stone was rolled away for it was very great 5 * Joh 20.11 And entring into the sepulchre they saw a young man sitting on the right side clothed in a long white garment they were affrighted 6 And he saith unto them Be not affrighted ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified he is risen he is not here behold the place where they laid him 7 But go your way tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee there shall ye see him * Mat 26.32 as he said unto you 8 And they went out quickly and fled from the sepulchre for they trembled and were amazed neither said they any thing to any man for they were afraid 9 ¶ Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week * Joh. 20.14 he appeared first to Mary Magdalene * Luk. 8.2 out of whom he had cast seven devils 10 And she went and told them that had been with him as they mourned and wept 11 And they when they had heard that he was alive and had been seen of her beleeved not 12 ¶ After that he appeared in another form * Luk. 24.13 unto two of them as they walked and went into the countrey 13 And they went and told it unto the residue neither beleeved they them 14 ¶ * Luk. 24.36 Joh. 20.19 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat ‖ Or together at meat and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart because they beleeved not them which had seen him after he was risen 15 * Mat. 28.19 And he said unto them Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature 16 He that beleeveth and is baptized shall be saved * Joh. 12.48 but he that beleeveth not shall be damned 17 And these signs shall follow them that beleeve * Act. 16.18 In my name shall they cast out devils * Act. 2.4 they shall speak with new tongues 18 * Act. 28 5. They shall take up serpents and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them * Act. 18.8 they shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover 19 ¶ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them he was * Luk. 24. â—1 received up into heaven and sat on the right hand of God 20 And they went forth and preached every where the Lord working with them * Heb. â— 4 and confirming the word with signs following Amen ¶ The Gospel according to S. LUKE CHAP. I. 1 The preface of Luke to his whole gospel 5 The conception of John the Baptist 2â— and of Christ 39 The prophesie of Elisabeth and of Mary concerning Christ 57 The nativity and circumcision of John 67 The prophesie of Zachary both of Christ 76 and of John FOrasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely beleeved among us 2 Even as they delivered them unto us which from the beginning were eye-witnesses and ministers of the word 3 It seemed good to me also having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first to write unto thee in order most excellent Theophilus 4 That thou mightest know the certainty of those things wherein thou hast been instructed 5 ¶ THere was in the days of Herod the king of Judea a certain priest named Zacharias of the course of Abia and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron and her name was Elisabeth 6 And they were both righteous before God walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless 7 And they had no childe because that Elisabeth was barren and they both were now well stricken in years 8 And it came to pass that while he executed the priests office before God in the order of his course 9 According to the custom of the priests office his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. 10 * Ex. 30.7 Lev. 1â— 17 And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense 11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense 12 And when Zacharias saw him he was troubled and fear fell upon him 13 But the angel said unto him Fear not Zacharias for thy prayer is heard and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son and thou shalt call his name John 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness and many shall rejoyce at his birth 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink and he shall be filled with the holy Ghost even from his mothers womb 16 * Mal. 4.6 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children and the disobedient ‖ Or by to the wisdom of the just to make ready a people prepated for the Lord. 18 And Zacharias said unto the angel Whereby shall I know this for I am an old man and my wife well stricken in years 19 And the angel answering said unto him I am Gabriel that stand in the presence of God and
full of the holy Ghost retumed from Jordan and was led by the spirit into the wilderness 2 Being fourty days tempted of the devil and in those days he did eat nothing and when they were ended he afterward hungred 3 And the devil said unto him It thou be the Son of God command this stone that it be made bread 4 And Jesus answered him saying It is written That man shall not live by bread alone but by every word of God 5 And the devil taking him up into an high mountain shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time 6 And the devil said unto him All this power will I give thee and the glory of them for that is delivered unto me and to whomsoever I will I give it 7 If thou therefore wilt ‖ Or fall down before me worship me all shall be thine 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him Get thee behinde me Satan for it is written Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him onely shalt thou serve 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem and set him on a pinacle of the temple and said unto him If thou be the Son of God cast thyself down from hence 10 For it is written He shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee 11 And in their hands they shall bear thee up lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone 12 And Jesus answering said unto him It is said Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God 13 And when the devil had ended all the temptation he departed from him for a season 14 ¶ And Jesus returned in the power of the spirit into Galilee and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about 15 And he taught in their synagogues being glorified of all 16 ¶ And he came to * Mat. 13.54 Nazareth wherâ— he had been brought up and as his custom was he went into the â—ynagogue on the sabbath-day and stood up for to read 17 And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias and when he had opened the book he found the place where it was written 18 * Jsa 61.1 The spirit of the Lord is upon me because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor he hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted to preach deliverance to the captives and recovering of sight to the blinde to set at liberty them that are bruised 19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 20 And he closed the book and he gave it again to the minister and sat down and the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastned on him 21 And he began to say unto them This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears 22 And all bare him witness and wondred at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth And they said Is not this Josephs son 23 And he said unto them Ye will surely say unto me this proverb Physician heal thyself whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum do also here in thy countrey 24 And he said Verily I say unto you No * Mat. 13.57 prophet is accepted in his own countrey 25 But I tell you of a truth * 1 Kin. 17.9 many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias when the heaven was shut up three years and six moneths when great famine was throughout all the land 26 But unto none of them was Elias sent save unto Sarepta a city of Sidon unto a woman that was a widow 27 * 2 Kin. 5.14 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet and none of them was cleansed saving Naaman the Syrian 28 And all they in the synagogue when they heard these things were filled with wrath 29 And rose up and thrust him out of the city and led him unto the ‖ Or edge brow of the hill whereon their city was built that they might cast him down headlong 30 But he passing through the midst of them went his way 31 And came down to Capernaum a city of Galilee and taught them on the sabbath-days 32 And they were astonished at his doctrine * Mat. 7.29 for his word was with power 33 ¶ * Mar. 1.23 And in the synagogue there was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil and cried out with a loud voice 34 Saying ‖ Or Away Let us alone what have we to do with thee thou Jesus of Nazareth art thou come to destroy us I know thee who thou art the holy One of God 35 And Jesus rebuked him saying Hold thy peace and come out of him And when the devil had thrown him in the midst he came out of him and hurt him not 36 And they were all amazed and spake among themselves saying What a word is this for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits and they come out 37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the countrey round about 38 ¶ * Mat. 8.14 And he arose out of the synagogue and entred into Simons house and Simons wives mother was taken with a great fever and they besought him for her 39 And he stood over her and rebuked the fever and it left her And immediately she arose and ministred unto them 40 ¶ Now when the sun was setting all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto him and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them 41 * Mar. 1.34 And devils also came out of many crying out and saying Thou art Christ the Son of God And he rebuking them suffered them not ‖ Or to say that they knew him to be Christ to speak for they knew that he was Christ 42 And when it was day he departed and went into a desert place and the people fought him and came unto him and stayed him that he should not depart from them 43 And he said unto them I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also for therefore am I sent 44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee CHAP. V. 1 Christ teacheth the people out of Peters ship 4 in a miraculous taking of fishes sheweth how he will make him and his partners fishers of men 12 cleanseth the leper 16 prayeth in the wilderness 18 healeth one sick of the palsie 27 calleth Matthew the publican 29 eateth with sinners as being the physician of souls 34 foretelleth the fastings and afflictions of the apostles after his ascension 36 and likeneth faint-hearted and weak disciples to old bottles and worn garments ANd * Mat. 4.18 it came to pass that as the people preassed upon him to hear the word of God he stood by the lake of Gennesareth 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake but the fishermen were gone out of them and were washing their nets 3 And he entred into one of the ships which was Simons and
and let us make three tabernacles one for thee and one for Moses and one for Elias not knowing what he said 34 While he thus spake there came a cloud and overshadowed them and they feared as they entred into the cloud 35 And there came a voice out of the cloud saying This is my beloved Son hear him 36 And when the voice was past Jesus was found alone and they kept it close and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen 37 ¶ * Mat. 17. â—4 And it came to pass that on the next day when they were come down from the hill much people met him 38 And behold a man of the company cried out saying Master I beseech thee look upon my son for he is mine onely childe 39 And so a spirit taketh him he suddenly crieth out it teareth him that he someth again bruising him hardly departeth from him 40 And I besought thy disciples to cast him out they could not 41 And Jesus answering said O faithless and perverse generation how long shall I be with you and suffer you Bring thy son hither 42 And as he was yet a coming the devil threw him down and tare him and Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the childe and delivered him again to his father 43 ¶ And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God But while they wondred every one at all things which Jesus did he said unto his disciples 44 * Mat. 1â— 22 Let these sayings sink down into your ears for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men 45 But they understood not this saying and it was hid from them that they perceived it not and they feared to ask him of that saying 46 ¶ * Mat. 18.1 Mar. 9. â—4 Then there arose a reasoning among them which of them should be greatest 47 And Jesus perceiving the thought of their heart took a childe and set him by him 48 And said unto them Whosoever shall receive this childe in my name receiveth me and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me for he that is least among you all the same shall be great 49 ¶ * Mar. 9.33 And John answered and said Master we saw one casting out devils in thy name and we forbad him because he followeth not with us 50 And Jesus said unto him Forbid him not for he that is not against us is for us 51 ¶ And it came to pass when the time was come that he should be received up he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem 52 And sent messengers before his face and they went and entred into a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him 53 And they did not receive him because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem 54 And when his disciples James and John saw his they said Lord wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven and confirme them even as * 2 Kin. 1.10 Elias did 55 But he turned and rebuked them and said Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of 56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy mens lives but to save them And they went to another village 57 ¶ * Mat. 8. â—9 And it came to pass that as they went in the way a certain man said unto him Lord I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest 58 And Jesus said unto him Foxes have hoses and birds of the air have nests but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head 59 * Mat. 8 2â— And he said unto another Follow me But he said Lord suffer me first to go bury my father 60 Jesus said unto him Let the dead bury their dead but go thou and preach the kingdom of God 61 And another also said Lord I will follow thee but let me first go bid them farewel which are at home at my house 62 And Jesus said unto him No man having put his hand to the plough and looking back is fit for the kingdom of God CHAP. X. 1 Christ sendeth out at once seventy disciples to work miracles and to preach 17 admonisheth them to be humble and wherein to rejoyce 21 thanketh his Father for his grace 23 magnifieth the happy estate of his church 25 teacheth the lawyer how to attain eternal life and to take every one for his neighbour that needeth his mercy 41 reprehendeth Martha and commendeth Mary her sister AFter * Mat. 10. â— these things the Lord appointed other seventy also and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place whither he himself would come 2 Therefore said he unto them * Mat. 9.37 The harvest truly is great but the labourers are few pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest that he would send forth labourers into his harvest 3 Go your ways * Mat. 10.16 behold I send you forth as lambs among wolves 4 Carry neither purse nor scrip nor shoes and salute no mam by the way 5 * Mat. 10.11 And into whatsoever house ye enter first say Peace be to this house 6 And if the son of peace be there your peace shall rest upon it if not it shall turn to you again 7 And in the same house remain eating and drinking such things as they give for the labourer is worthy of his hire Go not from house to house 8 And into whatsoever city ye enter and they receive you eat such things as are set before you 9 And heal the sick that are therein and say unto them The kingdom of God is come high unto you 10 But into whatsoever city ye enter and they receive you not go your ways out into the streets of the same and say 11 Even the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us we do wipe off against you notwithstanding be ye sure of this that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you 12 But I say unto you that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom then for that city 13 * Mat. 15.21 Wo unto thee Chorazin wo unto thee Bethsaida for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which have been done in you they had a great while ago repented sitting in sackcloth ashes 14 But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgement then for you 15 And thou Capernatim which art exalted to heaven shalt be thrust down to hell 16 * Mat. 10.40 He that heareth you heareth me and he that despiseth you despiseth me and he that despiseth me despiseth him that sent me 17 ¶ And the seventy returned again with joy saying Lord even the devils are subject unto us through thy name 18 And he said unto them I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven 19 Behold I give unto you power to tread on serpents scorpions over all the power of the enemy
foretelleth of the traitour 24 dehorteth the rest of his aposties from ambition 32 assureth Peter his faith should not sail 34 and yet he should deny him thrice 39 He prayeth in the mount and sweateth bloud 47 is betrayed with a kiss 50 he healeth Maschus ear 54 He is thrice denied of Peter 63 shamefully abused 66 and confesseth himself to be the Son of God NOw * Matth. 26.2 the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh which is called the pass-over 2 And the chief priests and scribes sought how they might kill him for they feared the people 3 ¶ * Matth. 26.14 Then entred Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot being of the number of the twelve 4 And he went his way and communed with the chief priests and captains how he might betray him unto them 5 And they were glad and covenanted to give him money 6 And he promised and sought opportunity to betray him unto them ‖ Or without tumult in the absence of the muâ—titude 7 ¶ * Matth. 26.17 Then came the day of unleavened bread when the pass-over must be killed 8 And he sent Peter and John saying Go and prepare us the pass-over that we may eat 9 And they said unto him Where wilt thou that we prepare 10 And he said unto them Behold when ye are entred into the city there shall a man meet you bearing a pitcher of water follow him into the house where he entreth in 11 And ye shall say unto the good man of the house The Master saith unto thee Where is the guest-chamber where I shall eat the pass-over with my disciples 12 And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished there make ready 13 And they went and found as he had said unto them and they made ready the pass over 14 * Matth. 26.20 And when the hour was come he sat down and the twelve apostles with him 15 And he said unto them ‖ Or I have heartily desires With desire I have desired to eat this pass-over with you before I suffer 16 For I say unto you I will not any more eat thereof until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God 17 And he took the cup and gave thanks and said Take this and divide it among yourselves 18 For I say unto you I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God shall come 19 ¶ * Matth. 26.26 And he took bread and gave thanks and brake it and gave unto them saying This is my body which is given for you this do in remembrance of me 20 Likewise also the cup after supper saying This cup is the new testament in my blood which is shed for you 21 ¶ * Matth. 26.21 But behold the hand of him that betrayeth me is with me on the table 22 And truly the Son of man goeth as it was determined but wo unto that man by whom he is betrayed 23 And they began to enquire among themselves which of them it was that should do this thing 24 ¶ And there was also a strife among them which of them should be accounted the greatest 25 * Matth. 20.25 And he said unto them The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactours 26 But ye shall not be so but he that is greatest among you let him be as the younger and he that is chief as he that doth serve 27 For whether is greater he that sitteth at meat or he that serveth is not he that sitteth at meat but I am among you as he that serveth 28 Ye are they which have continued with me in my temptations 29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom as my Father hath appointed unto me 30 That ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom * Matth. 19.28 and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel 31 ¶ And the Lord said Simon Simon behold * 1 Pet. 5.8 Satan hath desired to have you that he may sift you as wheat 32 But I have prayed for thee that thy faith fail not and when thou art converted strengthen thy brethren 33 And he said unto him Lord I am ready to go with thee both into prison and to death 34 * Matth. 26.34 And he said I tell thee Peter the cock shall not crow this day before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me 35 * Matth. 10.9 And he said unto them When I sent you without purse and scrip and shoes lacked ye any thing And they said Nothing 36 Then said he unto them But now he that hath a purse let him take it and likewise his scrip and he that hath no sword let him sell his garment and buy one 37 For I say unto you that this that is written must yet be acomplished in me * Isa 53.12 And he was reckoned among the transgressours for the things concerning me have an end 38 And they said Lord behold here are two swords And he said unto them It is enough 39 ¶ * Matth. 26.36 And he came out and went as he was wont to the mount of Olives and his disciples also followed him 40 * Matth. 26.41 And when he was at the place he said unto them Pray that ye enter not into temptation 41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stones cast and kneeled down and prayed 42 Saying Father if thou be willing remove this cup from me nevertheless not my will but thine be done 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven strengthning him 44 And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly and his sweat was as it were great drops of bloud falling down to the ground 45 And when he rose up from prayer and was come to his disciples he found them sleeping for sorrow 46 And said unto them Why sleep ye rise and pray lest ye enter into temptation 47 ¶ And while he yet spake * Matth. 26.47 behold a multitude and he that was called Judas one of the twelve went before them and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him 48 But Jesus said unto him Judas betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss 49 When they which were about him saw what would follow they said unto him Lord. shall we smite with the sword 50 ¶ And one of them smote the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear 51 And Jesus answered and said Suffer ye thus far And he touched his ear and healed him 52 Then Jesus said unto the chief priests and captains of the temple and the elders which were come to him Be ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves 53 When I was daily with you in the temple ye stretched forth no hands against me but this is your hour and the power of darkness 54 ¶ * Matth. 26.57 Then took they him and led him and brought him into the high
in the midst of them and saith unto them Peace be unto you 37 But they were terrified and affrighted and supposed that they had seen a spirit 38 And he said unto them Why are ye troubled and why do thoughts arise in your hearts 39 Behold my hands and my feet that it is I my self handle me and see for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye see me have 40 And when he had thus spoken he shewed them his hands his feet 41 And while they yet beleveed not for joy and wondred he said unto them Have ye here any meat 42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish of an honey-comb 43 And he took it and did eat before them 44 And he said unto them These are the words which I spake unto you while I was yet with you that all things must be fulfilled which were written in the law of Moses and in the prophets and in the psalms concerning me 45 Then opened he their understanding that they might understand the scriptures 46 And said unto them Thus it is written and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day 47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations beginning at Jerusalem 48 And ye are witnesses of these things 49 ¶ * John 1â— 26 Act. 1.4 And behold I send the promise of my Father upon you but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be indued with power from on high 50 ¶ And he led them out as far as to Bethanie and he lift up his hands and blessed them 51 * Mark 16.19 Acts 1.9 And it came to pass while he blessed them he was parted from them and carried up into heaven 52 And they worshipped him returned to Jerusalem with great joy 53 And were continually in the temple praising blessing God Amen ¶ The Gospel according to S. JOHN CHAP. I. 1 The divinity â—â—wanâ—ty and office of Jesus Christ 15 The testimony of John 39 The calâ—ing of Anâ—â—â—w Peter c. IN the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God 2 * Gen. 1.1 The same was in the beginning with God 3 * Col. 1. â—6 All things were made by him and without him was not any thing made that was made 4 In him was life and the life was the light of men 5 And the light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not 6 ¶ * Mat. â— 1 There was a man sent from God whose name was John 7 The same came for a witness to bear witness of the light that all men through him might beleeve 8 He was not that light but was sent to bear witness of that light 9 That was the true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world 10 He was in the world and * Hebr. 11.3 the world was made by him and the world knew him not 11 He came unto his own and his own received him not 12 But as many as received him to them gave he ‖ Or the right or privileâ—ie power to become the sons of God even to them that beleeve on his name 13 Which were born not of bloud nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man but of God 14 * Mat. 1.16 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory the glory as of the onely begotten of the Father full of grace and truth 15 ¶ John bare witness of him and cried saying This was he of whom I spake He that cometh after me is preferred before me for he was before me 16 And of his * Col. 1.19 fulness have all we received and grace for grace 17 For the law was given by Moses but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ 18 * 1 Tim. 6.16 1 John 4.12 No man hath seen God at any time the only begotten Son which is in the bosom of the Father he hath declared him 19 ¶ And this is the record of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him Who art thou 20 And he confessed and denied not but confessed I am not the Christ 21 And they asked him What then Art thou Elias And he saith I am not Art thou ‖ Or a prophet that prophet And he answered No. 22 Then said they unto him Who art thou that we may give an answer to them that sent us What sayest thou of thy self 23 * Mat. 3.3 He said I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness Make strait the way of the Lord as said the prophet Esaias 24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees 25 And they asked him and said unto him Why baptizest thou then if thou be not that Christ nor Elias neither that prophet 26 John answered them saying I baptize with water but there standeth one among you whom ye know not 27 * Mat. 3.11 Acts 19.4 He it is who coming after me is preferred before me whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to unloose 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan where John was baptizing 29 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him and saith Behold the Lamb of God which ‖ Or heareth taketh away the sin of the world 30 This is he of whom I said After me cometh a man which is preferred before me for he was before me 31 And I knew him not but that he should be made manifest to Israel therefore am I come baptizing with water 32 * Mat. 3.16 And John bare record saying I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and it abode upon him 33 And I knew him not but he that sent me to baptize with water the same said unto me Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending and remaining on him the same is he which baptizeth with the holy Ghost 34 And I saw and bare record that this is the Son of God 35 ¶ Again the next day after John stood and two of his disciples 36 And looking upon Jesus as he walked he saith Behold the Lamb of God 37 And the two disciples heard him speak and they followed Jesus 38 Then Jesus turned and saw them following and saith unto them What seek ye They said unto him Rabbi which is to say being interpreted Master where ‖ Or abâ—dest dwellest thou 39 He saith unto them Come and see They came and saw where he dwelt and abode with him that day for it was ‖ that was two hours before right about the tenth hour 40 One of the two which heard John speak and followed him was Andrew Simon Peters brother 41 He first findeth his own brother Simon and saith unto him We have found the Messias which is being interpreted ‖ Or the 〈◊〉 the Christ 42 And he brought him to Jesus And when Jesus
* Chap. 22.47 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through him might be saved 18 ¶ He that believeth on him is not condemned but he that believeth not is condemned already because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God 19 And this is the condemnation * Chap. 1.4 that light is come into the world men loved darkness rather then light because their deeds were evil 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light neither cometh to the light lest his deeds should be ‖ Or discovered reproved 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light that his deeds may be made manifest that they are wrought in God 22 ¶ After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea and there he tarried with them * Chap. 4.2 and baptized 23 ¶ And John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim because there was much water there and they came and were baptized 24 For John was not yet cast into prison 25 ¶ Then there arose a question between some of Johns disciples and the Jews about purifying 26 And they came unto John and said unto him Rabbi he that was with thee beyond Jordan * Chap 1.7 34. to whom thou bearest witness behold the same baptizeth and all men come to him 27 John answered and said * Hebr. 9.4 A man can ‖ Or take unto himself receive nothing except it be given him from heaven 28 Ye your selves bear me witness that I said * Chap. ◠20 I am not the Christ but that I am sent before him 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom but the friend of the bridegroom which standeth and heareth him rejoyceth greatly because of the bridegrooms voice this my joy therefore is fulfilled 30 He must increase but I must decrease 31 He that cometh from above is above all he that is of the earth is earthly and speaketh of the earth he that cometh from heaven is above all 32 And what he hath seen and heard that he testifieth and no man receiveth his testimony 33 He that hath received his testimony * Rom. 3.4 hath set to his seal that God is true 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God for God giveth not the spirit by measure unto him 35 * Mat. 11.27 The Father loveth the Son hath given all things into his hand 36 * Hab. 2.4 1 John 5.10 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him CHAP. IV. 1 Christ talketh with a woman of Samaria and revealeth himself unto her 27 His disciples marvel 21 He declareth to them his zeal to Gods glory 39 Many Samaritans believe on him 43 He departeth into Galilee and healeth the rulers son that lay sick at Capernaum WHen therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized mo disciples then John 2 Though Jesus himself baptized not but his disciples 3 He left Judea and departed again into Galilee 4 And he must needs go through Samaria 5 Then cometh he to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar near to the parcel of ground * Gen. 33.19 48.22 Josh 24.32 that Jacob gave to his son Joseph 6 Now Jacobs well was there Jesus therefore being wearied with his journey sat thus on the well and it was about the sixth hour 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water Jesus saith unto her Give me to drink 8 For his disciples were gone away unto the city to buy meat 9 Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him How is it that thou being a Jew askest drink of me which am a woman of Samaria for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans 10 Jesus answered and said unto her If thou knewest the gift of God and who it is that saith to thee Give me to drink thou wouldest have asked of him and he would have given thee living water 11 The woman saith unto him Sir thou hast nothing to draw with and the well is deep from whence then hast thou that living water 12 Art thou greater then our father Jacob which gave us the well and drank thereof himself and his children and his cattel 13 Jesus answered and said unto her Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again 14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life 15 The woman saith unto him Sir give me this water that I thirst not neither come hither to draw 16 Jesus saith unto her Go call thy husband and come hither 17 The woman answered and said I have no husband Jesus said unto her Thou hast well said I have no husband 18 For thou hast had five husbands and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband in that saidst thou truly 19 The woman saith unto him Sir I perceive that thou art a prophet 20 Our fathers worshipped in this mountain and ye say that in * Deut. 1 5. Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship 21 Jesus saith unto her Woman believe me the hour cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain nor yet at Jerusalem worship the Father 22 Ye worship ye know not what we know what we worship for salvation is of the Jews 23 But the hour cometh and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth for the Father seeketh such to worship him 24 * 2 Cor. 3.17 God is a Spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth 25 The woman saith unto him I know that Messias cometh which is called Christ when he is come he will tell us all things 26 Jesus saith unto her I that speak unto thee am he 27 ¶ And upon this came his disciples and marvelled that he talked with the woman yet no man said What seekest thou or Why talkest thou with her 28 The woman then left her water-pot and went her way into the city and saith to the men 29 Come see a man which told me all things that ever I did is not this the Christ 30 Then they went out of the city and came unto him 31 ¶ In the mean while his disciples prayed him saying Master eat 32 But he said unto them I have meat to eat that ye know not of 33 Therefore said the disciples one to another Hath any man brought him ought to eat 34 Jesus saith unto them My meat is to do the will of him that sent me and to finish his work 35 Say not ye There are yet four moneths and then cometh harvest behold I say unto you Lift up your eyes and look on the
36 But I said unto you that ye also have seen me and beleeve not 37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out 38 For I came down from heaven not to do mine own will but the will of him that sent me 39 And this is the Fathers will which hath sent me that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing but should raise it up again at the last day 40 And this is the will of him that sent me that every one which seeth the Son and beleeveth on him may have everlasting life and I will raise him up at the last day 41 The Jews then murmured at him because he said I am the bread which came down from heaven 42 And they said * Mat. 23.55 Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph whose father and mother we know how is it then that he saith I came down from heaven 43 Jesus therefore answered and said unto them Murmure not among yourselves 44 No man can come to me except the Father which hath sent me draw him and I will raise him up at the last day 45 * Is 54.13 Jer. 31.34 It is written in the prophets And they shall be all taught of God Every man therefore that hath heard and hath learned of the Father cometh unto me 46 Not that any man hath seen the Father * Mat. 11.27 save he which is of God he hath seen the Father 47 Verily verily I say unto you He that beleeveth on me hath everlasting life 48 I am that bread of life 49 Your fathere did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead 50 This is the bread which cometh down from heaven that a man may eat thereof and not die 51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven if any man eat of this bread he shall live for ever and the bread that I will give is my flesh which I will give for the life of the world 52 The Jews therefore strove amongst themselves saying How can this man give us his flesh to eat 53 Then Jesus said unto them Verily verily I say unto you Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blond ye have no life in you 54 Whoso eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud hath eternal life and I will raise him up at the last day 55 For my flesh is meat indeed and my blond is drink indeed 56 He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blond dwelleth in me and I in him 57 As the living Father hath sent me and I live by the Father so he that eateth me even he shall live by me 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven not as your fathers did eat manna and are dead he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever 59 These things said he in the synagogue as he taught in Capernaum 60 Many therefore of his disciples when they had heard this said This is an hard saying who can hear it 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it he said unto them Doth this offend you 62 * Chap. 3 1â— What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before 63 It is the spirit that quickneth the flesh profiteth nothing the words that I speak unto you they are spirit and they are life 64 But there are some of you that beleeve not For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that beleeved not and who should betray him 65 And he said Therefore said I unto you that no man can come unto me except it were given unto him of my Father 66 ¶ From that time many of his disciples went back and walked no more with him 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve Will ye also go away 68 Then Simon Peter answered him Lord to whom shall we go thou hast the words of eternal life 69 * Mat. 16 1â— And we beleeve and are sure that thou art that Christ the Son of the living God 70 Jesus answered them Have not I chosen you twelve and one of you is a devil 71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon for he it was that should betray him being one of the twelve CHAP. VII 1 Jesus reproveth the ambition and heldness of his kinsmen 10 goeth up from Galilee to the feast of tabernacles 14 teacheth in the temple 40 Divers opinions of him among the people 45 The Pharisees are angry that their officers took him not chide with Nicodemus for taking his part AFter these things Jesus walked in Galilee for he would not walk in Jury because the Jews sought to kill him 2 * Levit. 23.34 Now the Jews feast of tabernacles was at hand 3 His brethren therefore said unto him Depart hence and go into Judea that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest 4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret and he himself seeketh to be known openly If thou do these things shew thy self to the world 5 For neither did his brethren beleeve in him 6 Then Jesus said unto them My time is not yet come but your time is alway ready 7 The world cannot hate you but me it hateth because I testifie of it that the works thereof are evil 8 Go ye up unto this feast I go not up yet unto this feast * Chap. 8.20 for my time is not yet full come 9 When he had said these words unto them he abode still in Galilee 10 ¶ But when his brethren were gone up then went he also up unto the feast not openly but as it were in secret 11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast and said Where is he 12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him for some said He is a good man others said Nay but he deceiveth the people 13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews 14 ¶ Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple and taught 15 And the Jews marvelled saying How knoweth this man ‖ Or learning letters having never learned 16 â—esus answered them and said My doctrine is not mine but his that sent me 17 If any man will do his will he shall know of the doctrine whether it be of God or whether I speak of my self 18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory but he that seeketh his glory that sent him the same is true and no unrighteousness is in him 19 * Exod. 24.2 Did not Mosâ—s give you the law and yet none of you keepeth the law * Ch. 5.18 Why go ye about to kill me 20 The people anâ—wered and said Thou hast a devil who goeth about to kill thee 21 Jesus answered and said unto them I have done one work and ye all marvel 22 * Levit. 12.3 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision not
my throne and earth is my footstool what house will ye build me saith the Lord or what is the place of my rest 50 Hath not my hand made all these things 51 ¶ Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears ye do always resist the holy Ghost as your fathers did so do ye 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the just One of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers 53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels and have not kept it 54 ¶ When they heard these things they were cut to the heart and they gnashed on him with their teeth 55 But he being full of the holy Ghost looked up stedfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God 56 And said Behold I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and ran upon him with one accord 58 And cast him out of the city and stoned him and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young mans feet whose name was Saul 59 And they stoned Stephen calling upon God and saying Lord Jesus receive my spirit 60 And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice Lord lay not this sin to their charge And when he had said this he sell asleep CHAP. VIII By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem the church being planted in Samar a 6 by Philip the deacon who preached did miracles and baptized many among the rest Simon the sorcerer a great seducer of the people 14 Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church where by prayer and imposition of hands giving the holy Ghost 18 when Simon would have bought the like power of them 20 Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisie and covetousness and exhorting him to repentance together with John preaching the word of the Lord return to Jerusalem 26 But the angel sendeth Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian eunuch ANd Saul was consenting unto his death And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria except the apostles 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him 3 As for Saul he made havock of the church entring into every house and haling men and women committed them to prison 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ unto them 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake hearing and seeing the miracles which he did 7 For unclean spirits crying with loud voice came out of many that were possessed with them and many taken with palsies and that were lame were healed 8 And there was great joy in that city 9 But there was a certain man called Simon which before-time in the same city used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria giving out that himself was some great one 10 To whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest saying This man is the great power of God 11 And to him they had regard because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries 12 But when they beleeved Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ they were baptized both men and women 13 Then Simon himself beleeved also and when he was baptized he continued with Philip and wondred beholding the miracles and signs which were done 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God they sent unto them Peter John 15 Who when they were come down prayed for them that they might receive the holy Ghost 16 For as yet he was faâ—n upon none of them onely they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus 17 Then laid they their hands on them and they received the holy Ghost 18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles hands the holy Ghost was given he offered them money 19 Saying Give me also this power that on whomsoever I lay hands he may receive the holy Ghost 20 But Peter said unto him Thy money perish with thee because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter for thy heart is not right in the sight of God 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness and pray God if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee 23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of imquity 24 Then answered Simon and said Pray ye to the Lord for me that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me 25 And they when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord returned to Jerusalem and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip saying Arise and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza which is desert 27 And he arose and went and behold a man of Ethiopia an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians who had the charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem for to worship 28 Was returning and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip Go near and joyn thy self to this chariot 30 And Philip ran thither to him and heard him read the prophet Esaias and said Understandest thou what thou readest 31 And he said How can I except some man should guide me and he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him 32 The place of the scripture which he read was this * Isa 53.7 He was led as a sheep to the slaughter and like a lamb dumb before his shearer so opened he not his mouth 33 In his humiliation his judgement was taken away and who shall declare his generation for his life is taken from the earth 34 And the eunuch answered Philip and said I pray thee of whom speaketh the prophet this of himself or of some other man 35 Then Philip opened his mouth and began at the same scripture and preached unto him Jesus 36 And as they went on their way they came unto a certain water and the eunuch said See here is water what doth hinder me to be baptized 37 And Philip said If thou beleevest with all thine heart thou mayest And he answered and said I beleeve that Jesus Christ is the Son of God 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still and they went down both into the water both Philip and the eunuch and he baptized
are baptized THere was a certain man in Cesarea called Cornelius a centurion of the band called the Italian band 2 A devout man and one that feared God with all his house which gave much alms to the people and prayed to God alway 3 He saw in avision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him and saying unto him Cornelius 4 And when he looked on him he was afraid and said What is it Lord And he said unto him Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God 5 And now send men to Joppa and call for one Simon whose surname is Peter 6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner whose house is by the sea-side he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do 7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed he called two of his houshold-servants and a devout souldier of them that waited on him continually 8 And when he had declared all these things unto them he sent them to Joppa 9 ¶ On the morrow as they went on their journey and drew nigh unto the city Peter went up upon the house-top to pray about the sixth hour 10 And he became very hungry and would have eaten but while they made ready he fell into a trance 11 And saw heaven opened and a certain vessel descending unto him as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners and let down to the earth 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth and wilde beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air 13 And there came a voice to him Rise Peter kill and eat 14 But Peter said Not so Lord for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time What God hath cleansed that call not thou common 16 This was done thrice and the vessel was received up again into heaven 17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean behold the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simons house and stood before the gate 18 And called and asked whether Simon which was surnamed Peter were lodged there 19 ¶ While Peter thought on the vision the spirit said unto him Behold three men seek thee 20 Arise therefore and get the down and go with them doubting nothing for I have sent them 21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius and said Behold I am he whom ye seek what is the cause wherefore ye are come 22 And they said Cornelius the centurion a just man and one that feareth God and of good report among all the nation of the Jews was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house and to hear words of thee 23 Then called he them in and lodged them And on the morrow Peter went away with them and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him 24 And the morrow after they entred into Cesarea and Cornelius waited for them and had called together his kinsmen near friends 25 And as Peter was coming in Cornelius met him and fell down at his feet and worshipped him 26 But Peter took him up saying Stand up I my self also am a man 27 And as he talked with him he went in and found many that were come together 28 And he said unto them Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company or come unto one of another nation but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean 29 Therefore came I unto you without gainsaying assoon as I was sent for I ask therefore for what intent ye have sent for me 30 And Cornelius said Four days ago I was fasting until this hour and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house and behold a man stood before me in bright clothing 31 And said Cornelius thy prayer is heard and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God 32 Send therefore to Joppa and call hither Simon whose surname is Peter he is lodged in the house of one Simon a tanner by the sea-side who when he cometh shall speak unto thee 33 Immediately therefore I sent to thee and thou hast well done that thou art come Now therefore are we all here present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God 34 ¶ Then Peter opened his mouth and said * Deut. 10.17 Rom. 2.11 1 Pet 1 17. Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons 35 But in every nation he that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted with him 36 The word which God sent unto the children of Israel preaching peace by Jesus Christ he is Lord of all 37 That word I say you know which was published throughout all Judea and began from Galilee after the baptism which John preached 38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the holy Ghost and with power who went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed of the devil for God was with him 39 And we are witnesses of all things which he did both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem whom they slew and hanged on a tree 40 Him God raised up the third day and shewed him openly 41 Not to all the people but unto witnesses chosen before of God even to us who did eat and drink with him after he rose from the dead 42 And he commanded us to preach unto the people and to testifie that it is he which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead 43 * Jer. 31.34 Mic. 7.18 To him give all the prophets witness that through his name whosoever beleeveth in him shall receive remission of sins 44 ¶ While Peter yet spake these words the holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word 45 And they of the circumcision which beleeved were astonished as many as came with Peter because that on the Gentiles also was poured out the gift of the holy Ghost 46 For they heard them speak with tongues and magnifie God Then answered Peter 47 Can any man forbid water that these should not be baptized which have received the holy Ghost as well as we 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord. Then prayed they him to tarry certain days CHAP. XI 1 Peter being accused for going in to the Gentiles 5 maketh his defence 18 which is accepted 19 The gospel being spread into Phenice and Cyprus and Antâ—och Barnabas is sent to confirm them 26 The disciples there are first called Christians 27 They send relief to the brethren in Judea in time of famine ANd the apostles and brethren that were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also received the word of God 2 And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem they that were of the circumcision
contended with him 3 Saying Thou wentest in to men uncircumcised and didst eat with them 4 But Peter rehearsed the matter from the beginning and expounded it by order unto them saying 5 I was in the city of Joppa praying and in a trance I saw a vision A certain vessel descend as it had been a great sheet let down from heaven by four corners and it came even to me 6 Upon the which when I had fastned mine eyes I considered and saw four-footed beasts of the earth and wilde beasts and creeping things and fowls of the air 7 And I heard a voice saying unto me Arise Peter slay and eat 8 But I said Not so Lord for nothing common or unclean hath at any time entred into my mouth 9 But the voice answered me again from heaven What God hath cleansed that call not thou common 10 And this was done three times and all were drawn up again into heaven 11 And behold immediately there were three men already come unto the house where I was sent from Cesarea unto me 12 And the Spirit bade me go with them nothing doubting Moreover these six brethren accompanied me we entred into the mans house 13 And he shewed us how he had seen an angel in his house which stood and said unto him Send men to Joppa and call for Simon whose surname is Peter 14 Who shall tell the words whereby thou and all thy house shall be saved 15 And as I began to speak the holy Ghost fell on them * Chap. 2.4 as on us at the beginning 16 Then remembred I the word of the Lord how that he said * John 1. 〈◊〉 John indeed baptized with water but ye shall be baptized with the holy Ghost 17 Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us who beleeved on the Lord Jesus Christ what was I that I could withstand God 18 When they heard these things they held their peace and glorified God saying Then hath God also to the Gentiles granted repentance unto life 19 ¶ * Chap. 8.17 Now they which were scattered abroad upon the persecution that arose about Stephen travelled as far as Phenice and Cyprus Antioch preaching the word to none but unto the Jews onely 20 And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene which when they were come to Antioch spake unto the Grecians preaching the Lord Jesus 21 And the hand of the Lord was with them and a great number beleeved and turned unto the Lord. 22 ¶ Then tidings of these things came unto the ears of the church which was in Jerusalem and they sent forth Barnabas that he should go as far as Antioch 23 Who when he came and had seen the grace of God was glad and exhorted them all that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord. 24 For he was a good man and full of the holy Ghost and of faith and much people was added unto the Lord. 25 Then departed Barnabas to Tarsus for to seek Saul 26 And when he had found him he brought him unto Antioch And it came to pass that a whole year they assembled themselves ‖ Or. in the church with the church and taught much people and the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch 27 ¶ And in these days came prophets from Jerusalem unto Antioch 28 And there stood up one of them named Agabus and signified by the spirit that there should be great dearth throughout all the world which came to pass in the days of Claudius Cesar 29 Then the disciples every man according to his ability determined to send relief unto the brethren which dwelt in Judea 30 Which also they did and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul CHAP. XII 1 King Herod persecuteth the christians killeth James and imprisoneth Peter whom an angel delivereth upon the prayers of the church 20 In his pride taking to himself the honour due to God he is stricken by an angel and dieth miserably 24 After his death the word of God prospereth NOw about that time Herod the king ‖ Or began stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church 2 And he killed James the brother of John with the sword 3 And because he saw it pleased the Jews he proceeded further to take Peter also Then were the days of unleavened bread 4 And when he had apprehended him he put him in prison and delivered him to four quaternions of souldiers to keep him intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people 5 Peter therefore was kept in prison but ‖ Or instant and earnest prayer was made prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him 6 And when Herod would have brought him forth the same night Peter was sleeping between two souldiers bound with two chains and the keepers before the door kept the prison 7 And behold the angel of the Lord came upon him and a light shined in the prison and he smote Peter on the side and raised him up saying Arise up quickly And his chains fell off from his hands 8 And the angel said unto him Gird thy self and binde on thy sandals And so he did And he saith unto him Cast thy garment about thee and follow me 9 And he went out and followed him and wist not that it was true which was done by the angel but thought he saw a vision 10 When they were past the first and the second ward they came unto the iron gate that leadeth unto the city which opened to them of his own accord and they went out and passed on through one street and forthwith the angel departed from him 11 And when Peter was come to himself he said Now I know of a surety that the Lord hath sent his angel and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod and from all the expectation of the people of the Jews 12 And when he had considered the thing he came to the house of Mary the Mother of John whose surname was Mark where many were gathered together praying 13 And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate a damsel came ‖ Or to ask who was there to hearken named Rhoda 14 And when she knew Peters voice she opened not the gate for gladness but ran in and told how Peter stood before the gate 15 And they said unto her Thou art mad But she constantly affirmed that it was even so Then said they It is his angel 16 But Peter continued knocking and when they had opened the door and saw him they were astonished 17 But he beckning unto them with the hand to hold their peace declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison And he said Go shew these things unto James and to the brethren And he departed and went into another place 18 Now assoon as it was day there was no small stir among the souldiers what was become of
honest though we be as reprobates 8 For we can do nothing against the truth but for the truth 9 For we are glad when we are weak and ye are strong and this also we wish even your perfection 10 Therefore I write these things being absent lest being present I should use sharpness according to the power which the Lord hath given me to edification and not to destruction 11 Finally brethren farewel Be perfect be of good comfort be of one minde live in peace and the God of love and peace shall be with you 12 * Rom. 16.16 Greet one another with an holy kiss 13 All the saints salute you 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the holy Ghost be with you all Amen ¶ The second epistle to the Corinthians was written from Philippi a city of Macedonia by Titus and Lucas ¶ The epistle of PAUL the Apostle to the GALATIANS CHAP. I. 6 He wondreth that they have so soon lest him and the gospel 8 and accurseth those that preath any other gospel then he did 11 He learned the gospel not of men but of God 13 and sheweth what he was before his calling 17 and what he did presently after it PAul an apostle not of men neither by man but by Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised him from the dead 2 And all the brethren which are with me unto the churches of Galatia 3 Grace be to you and peace from God the Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ 4 Who gave himself for our sins that he might deliver us from this present evil world according to the will of God and our Father 5 To whom be glory for ever and ever Amen 6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel 7 Which is not another but there be some that trouble you and would pervert the gospel of Christ 8 But though we or an angel from heaven preach any other gospel unto you then that which we have preached unto you let him be accursed 9 As we said before so say I now again If any man preach any other gospel unto you then that ye have received let him be accursed 10 For do I now perswade men or God or do I seek to please men for if I yet pleased men I should not be the servant of Christ 11 But I certifie you brethren that the gospel which was preached of me is not after man 12 For I neither received it of man neither was I taught it but by the revelation of Jesus Christ 13 For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews religion how that * Act. 9.1 beyond measure I persecuted the church of God and wasted it 14 And profited in the Jews religion above many my †Gr. equals in years equals in mine own nation being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers 15 But when it pleased God who separated me from my mothers womb and called me by his grace 16 To reveal his Son in me that * Eph. 3 8. I might preach him among the heathen immediately I conferred not with flesh and bloud 17 Neither went I up to Jerusalem to them which were apostles before me but I went into Arabia and returned again unto Damascus 18 Then after three years I ‖ Or returned went up to Jerusalem to see Peter and abode with him fifteen days 19 But other of the apostles saw I none save James the Lords brother 20 Now the things which I write unto you behold before God I lie not 21 Afterwards I came into the regions of Syria and Cilicia 22 And was unknown by face unto the churches of Judea which were in Christ 23 But they had heard onely That he which persecuted us in times past now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed 24 And they glorified God in me CHAP. II. 1 He sheweth when he went up again to Jerusalem and for what pur-purpose and that Titus was not circumcised 11 and that he resisted Peter and told him the reason 14 why he and other being Jews do beleeve in Christ to be justified by faith and not by works 20 and that they live not in sin who are so justified THen fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas and took Titus with me alse 2 And I went up by revelation and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles but ‖ Or severally privately to them which were of reputation lest by any means I should run or had run in vain 3 But neither Titus who was with me being a Greek was compelled to be circumcised 4 And that because of false brethren unawares brought in who came in privily to spie out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus that they might bring us into bondage 5 To whom we gave place by subjection no not for an hour that the truth of the gospel might continue with you 6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat whatsoever they were it maketh no matter to me * Rom 2.12 God accepteth no mans person for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me 7 But contrariwise when they saw that the gospel of the uncircumcision was committed unto me as the gospel of the circumcision was unto Peter 8 For he that wrought effectually in Peter to the apostleship of the circumcision the same was mighty in me towards the Gentiles 9 And when James Cephas and John who seemed to be pillars perceived the grace that was given unto me they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship that we should go unto the heathen and they unto the circumcision 10 Onely they would that we should remember the poor the same which I also was forward to do 11 But when Peter was come to Antioch I withstood him to the face because he was to be blamed 12 For before that certain came from James he did eat with the Gentiles but when they were come he withdrew and separated himself fearing them which were of the circumcision 13 And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation 14 But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel I said unto Peter before them all If thou being a Jew livest after the manner of Gentiles and not as do the Jews why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews 15 We who are Jews by nature and not sinners of the Gentiles 16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law but by the faith of Jesus Christ even we have believed in Jesus Christ that we might be justified by the faith of Christ and not by the works of the law for * Rom. 3.20 by the works of the law shall no flesh be
Ex. 12.21 c. he kept the pass-over and the sprinkling of bloud lest he that destroyed the first-born should touch them 29 By faith * Ex. 14.22 they passed through the Red sea as by dry land which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned 30 By faith * Josh 6.20 the walls of Jericho fell down after they were compassed about seven days 31 By faith * Josh 6.23 the harlot Rahab perished not with them ‖ Or that were disobedient that beleeved not when * Josh 2. 〈◊〉 she had received the spies with peace 32 And what shall I more say for the time would fail me to tell of Gideon and of Barak and of Sampson and of Jephthae of David also and Samuel and of the prophets 33 Who through faith subdued kingdoms wrought righteousness obtained promises stopped the mouths of lions 34 Quenched the violence of fire escaped the edge of the sword out of weakness were made strong waxed valiant in fight turned to flight the armies of the aliens 35 Women received their dead raised to life again and others were * 2 Macc 7.7 tortured not accepting deliverance that they might obtain a better resurrection 36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings yea moreover of bonds and imprisonment 37 They were stoned they were sawn asunder were tempted were slain with the sword they wandred about in sheep-skins and goat-skins being destitute afflicted tormented 38 Of whom the world was not worthy they wandred in deserts and in mountains and in dens and caves of the earth 39 And these all having obtained a good report through faith received not the promise 40 God having ‖ Or for seer provided some better thing for us that they without us should not be made perfect CHAP. XII 1 An exhortation to constant faith patience and godliness 22 A commendation of the new testament above the old WHerefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses let us lay aside every weight the sin which doth so easily beset us let us run with patience the race that is set before us 2 Looking unto Jesus the ‖ Or beginner authour and finisher of our faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross despising the shame and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God 3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds 4 Ye have not yet resisted unto bloud striving against sin 5 And ye have forgotten the exhortation which speaketh unto you as unto children * Job 5.17 Prov. 3.11 My son despise not thou the chastening of the Lord nor faint when thou art rebuked of him 6 For * Rev. 3.19 whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth 7 If ye endure chastening God dealeth with you as with sons for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not 8 But if ye be without chastisement whereof all are partakers then are ye bastards and not sons 9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us and we gave them reverence shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits and live 10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure but he for our profit that we might be partakers of his holiness 11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous but grievous nevertheless afterward it yeeldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby 12 Wherefore * Isa 35. â— lift up the hands which hang down and the feeble knees 13 And make ‖ Or evâ—n strait paths for your feet lest that which is lame be turned out of the way but let it rather be healed 14 * Rom. 12.18 Follow peace with all men and holiness without which no man shall see the Lord 15 Looking diligently lest any man ‖ Or fall from fail of the grace of God lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you thereby many be defiled 16 Lest there be any fornicatour or profane person as Esau * Gen. 25.33 who for one morsel of meat sold his birth right 17 For ye know how that afterward * Gen. 27.28 when he would have inherited the blessing he was rejected for he found no ‖ Or way to change his minde place of repentance though he sought it carefully with tears 18 For ye are not come unto * Exod. 19.12 18 19. the mount that might be touched and that burned with fire nor unto blackness and darkness tempest 19 And the sound of a trumpet and the voice of words which voice they that heard * Exod. 20.19 intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more 20 For they could not endure that which was commanded * Exod. 19.13 And if so much as a beast touch the mountain it shall be stoned or thrust through with a dart 21 And so terrible was the sight that Moses said I exceedingly fear and quake 22 But ye are come unto mount Sion and unto the city of the living God the heavenly Jerusalem to an innumerable company of angels 23 To the general assembly and church of the first-born which are ‖ Or enrolled written in heaven and to God the judge of all and to the spirits of just men made perfect 24 And to Jesus the mediatour of the new ‖ Or testament covenant and to * 1 Pet. 1.2 the bloud of sprinkling that speaketh better things then that of Abel 25 Se that ye refuse not him that speaketh for if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth much more shall not we escape if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven 26 Whos 's voice then shook the earth but now he hath promised saying * Hag. 2.6 Yet once more I shake not the earth onely but also heaven 27 And this word Yet once more signifieth the removing of those things that ‖ Or may be shaken are shaken as of things that are made that those things which cannot be shaken may remain 28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved ‖ Or let us hold fast let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear 29 For * Deut. 4.24 9.3 our God is a consuming fire CHAP. XIII 1 Divers admonitions as to charity 4 to honest life 5 to avoid coveteousness 7 to regard Gods preachers 9 to take heed of strange doctrines 10 to confess Christ 16 to give alms 17 to obey governours 18 to pray for the apostle 20 The conclusion LEt * Rom. 12.10 brotherly love continue 2 * Rom. 12.13 1 Pet. 4.9 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers for thereby * Gen. 18.3 19.2 some have entertained angess unawares 3 Remember
my name 9 Behold I will make them of the synagogue of Satan which say they are Jews and are not but do lie behold I will make them to come and worship before thy feet and to know that I have loved thee 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the earth 11 Behold I come quickly hold that fast which thou hast that no man take thy crown 12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God and he shall go no more out and I will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God which it new Jerusalem which cometh down out of heaven from my God and I will write upon him my new name 13 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write ‖ Or in Laodius These things saith the Amen the faithful and true witness the beginning of the creation of God 15 I know thy works that thou art neither cold nor hot I would thou wert cold or hot 16 So then because thou art luke-warm and neither cold nor hot I will spue thee out of my mouth 17 Because thou sayest I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blinde and naked 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire that thou mayest be rich and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou mayest see 19 * Pr. 2. â—â— Heb. 12. â— As many as I love I rebuke and chasten be zealous therefore and repent 20 Behold I stand at the door and knock If any man hear my voice and open the door I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne even as I also overcame and am set down with my Father in his throne 22 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches CHAP. IV. 2 John seeth the throne of God in heaven 4 The four and twenty elders 6 The four beasts full of eves before and behinde 10 The elders lay down their crowns and worship him that sat on the throne AFter this I looked and behold a door was opened in heaven and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me which said Come up hither and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter 2 And immediately I was in the spirit and behold a throne was set in heaven and one sat on the throne 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper a sardine stone there was a rainbowe round about the throne in sight like unto an emerald 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of gold 5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thundrings and voices And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne which are the seven Spirits of God 6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal And in the midst of the throne and round about the throne were four beasts full of eyes before and behinde 7 And the first beast was like a lion and the second beast like a calf and the third beast had a face as a man and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle 8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him and they were full of eyes within and †Gr. they have no rest they rest not day and night saying * Isa 6.3 Holy holy holy Lord God Almighty which was and is is to come 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne who liveth for ever and ever 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne and worship him that liveth for ever and ever and cast their crowns before the throne saying 11 * Ch. 5.12 Thou art worthy O Lord to receive glory and honour and power for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created CHAP. V. 1 The book sealed with seven seals 9 which onely the Lamb that was slain is worthy to open 12 Therefore the elders praise him 9 and confess that he redeemed them with his blood ANd I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside sealed with seven seals 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice Who is worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof 3 And no man in heaven nor in earth neither under the earth was able to open the book neither to look thereon 4 And I wept much because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book neither to look thereon 5 And one of the elders saith unto me Weep not behold * Gen. 19.9 the Lion of the tribe of Judah the root of David hath prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals thereof 6 And I behold and lo in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts and in the midst of the elders stood a Lamb as it had been slain having seven horns and seven eyes which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne 8 And when he had taken the book the four beasts and four and twenty eiders fell down before the Lamb having every one of them harps and golden vials full of ‖ Or inâ—nse odours which are the prayers of saints 9 And they sung a new song saying Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy bloud out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation 10 * 1 Pet. 2.9 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth 11 And I beheld and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders and the number of them was * Dan. 7.10 ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands 12 Saying with a loud voice Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing 13 And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under
hour so great riches is come to nought And every ship-master and all the company in ships and sailors and as many as trade by sea stood afar off 18 And cried when they saw the smoke of her burning saying What city is like unto this great city 19 And they cast duâ—t on their heads and cried weeping and wailing saying Alas alas that great city wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness for in one hour is she made desolate 20 Rejoyce over her thou heaven and ye holy apostles and prophets for God hath avenged you on her 21 And a mighty angel took up a stone like a great milstone and cast it into the sea saying Thus with violence shall that great city Babylon be thrown down and shall be found no more at all 22 And the voice of harpers and musicians and of pipers and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee and no craftsman of whatsoever craft he be shall be sound any more in thee and the sound of a milstone shall be heard no more at all in thee 23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee for thy merchants were the great men of the earth for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived 24 And in her was found the bloud of prophets and of saints and of all that were slain upon the earth CHAP. XIX 1 God is praised in heaven for judging the great whore and avenging the bloud of his saints 7 The marriage of the Lamb. 10 The angel will not be worshipped 17 The fowls called to the great slaughter ANd after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven saying Alleluia Salvation and glory and honour and power unto the Lord our God 2 For true and righteous are his judgements for he hath judged the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her sâ—rnication and hath avenged the bloud of his servants at her hand 3 And again they said Alleluia And her smoke rose up for ever and ever 4 And the four and twenty elders and the four beasts fell down and worshipped God that sat on the throne saying Amen Alleluia 5 And a voice came out of the throne saying Praise our God all ye his servants and ye that fear him both small and great 6 And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude and as the voice of many waters and as the voice of mighty thundrings saying Alleluia for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth 7 Let us be glad and rejoyce and give honour to him for the marriage of the Lamb is come and his wife hath made her self ready 8 And to her was granted that she should be arayed in fine linen clean and white for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints 9 And he saith unto me Write * Mat. 22.2 Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage-supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me These are the true sayings of God 10 And I fell at his feet to worship him and he said unto me * Chap. 22 9. See thou do it not I am thy fellow-servant and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus worship God for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophesie 11 And I saw heaven opened and behold a white horse and he that sat upon him was called faithful and true and in righteousness he doth judge and make war 12 His eyes were as a flame of fire and on his head were many crowns and he had a name written that no man knew but he himself 13 * Isa 63.2 And he was clothed with a vesture dipt in bloud and his name is called The Word of God 14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses clothed in fine linen white and clean 15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword that with it he should smite the nations and he shall rule them with a rod of iron and he treadeth the wine-press of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God 16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written * Chap. 17.14 KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS 17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun and he cried with a loud voice saying to all the fowls that flie in the midst of heaven Come and gather your selves together unto the supper of the great God 18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of captains and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of them that sit on them and the flesh of all men both free and bond both small and great 19 And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse and against his army 20 And the beast was taken and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone 21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse which sword proceeded out of his mouth and all the fowls were filled with their flesh CHAP. XX. 2 Satan bound for a thousand years 5 The first resurrection 6 they blessed that have part therein 7 Satan let loose again 8 God and Magog 10 The devil cast into the lake of fire and brimstone 12 The last and general resurrection ANd I saw an angel come down from heaven having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand 2 And he laid hold on the dragon that old serpent which is the devil and Satan and bound him a thousand years 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit and shut him up and set a seal upon him that he should deceive the nations no more till the thousand years should be fulfilled and after that he must be loosed a little season 4 And I saw thrones and they sat upon them and judgement was given unto them and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the word of God and which had not worshipped the beast neither his image neither had received his mark upon their forcheads or in their hands and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years 5 But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished This is the first resurrection 6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection on such the second death hath no power but they shall be priests of God and of Christ and shall reign with him a thousand years 7 And when the thousand years are expired Satan shall be loosed out of his prison 8
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
free will to go up to Jerusalem go with thee 14 Forasmuch as thou art sent †Cald. from before the king of the king and of his * Est 3.14 seven counsellours to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand 15 And to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counsellours have freely offered unto the God of Israel whose habitation is in Jerusalem 16 * Chap. â— 25 And all the silver and gold that thou canst finde in all the province of Babylon with the free-will-offering of the people and of the priests offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem 17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks rams lambs with their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and gold that do after the will of your God 19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem 20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God which thou shalt have occasion to bestow bestow it out of the kings treasure-house 21 And I even I Artaxerxes the king do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river that whatsoever Ezra the priest the scribe of the law of the God of heaven shall require of you it be done speedily 22 Unto an hundred talents of silver and to an hundred †Cald. â—â—rs measures of wheat and to an hundred baths of wine and to an hundred baths of oâ—l and salt without prescribing how much 23 †Heb. whatsoever is of thâ—◠〈◊〉 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons 24 Also we certifie you that touching any of the priests and Levites singers porters Nethinims or ministers of this house of God it shall not be lawful to impose toll tribute or custom upon them 25 And thou Ezra alter the wisdom of thy God that is in thine hand set magistrates and judges which may judge all the people that are beyond the river all such as know the laws of thy God and teach ye them that know them not 26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God and the law of the king let judgement be executed speedily upon him whether it be unto death or †Cald. to rooting out to banishment or to confiscation of goods or to imprisonment 27 ¶ Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers which hath put such a thing as this in the kings heart to beautifie the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem 28 And hath extended mercy unto me before the king and his counsellours and before all the kings mighty princes and I was strengthned as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me CHAP. VIII 1 The companions of Ezra who returned from Babylon 15 He sendeth to Iddo for ministers for the temple 21 He keepeth a fast 24 He committeth the treasures to the custody of the priests 31 From Ahava they come to Jerusalem 33 The treasure is weighed in the temple 36 The commission is delivered THese are now the chief of their fathers and this is the genealogie of them that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king 2 Of the sons of Phinehas Gershom of the sons of Ithamar Daniel of the sons of David Hattush 3 Of the sons of Shechaniah of the sons of Pharosh Zechariah and with him were reckoned by genealogie of the males an hundred and fifty 4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah and with him two hundred males 5 Of the sons of Shechaniah the son of Jahaziel and with him three hundred males 6 Of the sons also of Adin Ebed the son of Jonathan and with him fifty males 7 And of the sons of Elam Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and with him seventy males 8 And of the sons of Shephatiah Zebadiah the son of Michael and with him fourscore males 9 Of the sons of Joab Obadiah the son of Jehiel and with him two hundred and eighteen males 10 And of the sons of Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and with him an hundred and threescore males 11 And of the sons of Bebai Zechariah the son of Bebai and with him twenty and eight males 12 And of the sons of Azgad Johanan ‖ Or the youngest son the son of Hakkatan and with him an hundred and ten males 13 And of the last sons of Adonikam whose names are these Eliphelet Jeiel and Shemaiah and with them threescore males 14 Of the sons allo of Bigvai Uthai and ‖ Or Zaccur as some read Zabbud and with them seventy males 15 ¶ And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava and there ‖ Or pitched abode we in tents three days and I viewed the people and the priests and found there none of the sons of Levi. 16 Then sent I for Eliezer for Ariel for Shemaiah and for Elnathan and for Jarib and for Elnathan and for Nathan and for Zechariah and for Meshullam chief men also for Joiarib and for Elnathan men of understanding 17 And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia and †Heb. I put words in their mouth I told them what they should say unto Iddo and to his brethren the Nethinims at the place Casiphia that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God 18 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi the son of Israel and Sherebiah with his sons and his brethren eighteen 19 And Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari his brethren and their sons twenty 20 * See chap. 2.43 Also of the Nethinims whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites two hundred and twenty Nethinims all of them were expressed by name 21 ¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava that we might afflict our selves before our God to seek of him a right way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance 22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of souldiers and hors-men to help us against the enemy in the way because we had spoken unto the king saying The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him 23 So we fasted and besought