it they were afraid of the Philistines 8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel †Heb. Be not silent from us from crying Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines 9 ¶ And Samuel took a sucking lamb and offered it for a burnt-offering wholly unto the LORD and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel and the LORD ‖ Or answered heard him 10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering the Philistines drew near to battel against Israel but the LORD thundred with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines and discomfited them and they were smitten before Israel 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh and pursued the Philistines and smote them until they came under Beth-car 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpeh and Shen and called the name of it ‖ That is The stone of help Eben-ezer saying Hitherto hath the LORD helped us 13 ¶ So the Philistines were subdued and they came no more into the coast of Israel and the hand of the LORD was aganst the Philistines all the days of Samuel 14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel from Ekron even unto Gath and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines and there was peace between Israel and the Amorites 15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life 16 And he went from year to year †Heb. and he circuited in circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpeh and judged Israel in all those places 17 And his return was to Ramah for there was his house and there he judged Israel and there he built an altar unto the LORD CHAP. VIII 1 By occasion of the ill-government of Samuels sons the Israelites ask a king 6 Samuel praying in grief is comforted by God 10 He telleth the manner of a king 19 God willeth Samuel to yeeld unto the importunity of the people ANd it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges over Israel 2 Now the name of his first-born was Joel and the name of his second Abiah they were judges in Beer-sheba 3 And his sons walked not in his ways but turned aside after lucre and * Deut. 16.19 took bribes and perveted judgement 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together and came to Samuel unto Ramah 5 And said unto him Behold thou art old and thy sons walk not in thy ways now * Hos 13.10 Act. 13.21 make us a king to judge us like all the nations 6 ¶ But the thing †Heb. was evilin the eyes of Samuel displeased Samuel when they said Give us a king to judge us and Samuel prayed unto the LORD 7 And the LORD said unto Samuel Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee for they have not rejected thee but they have rejected me that I should not reign over them 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day wherewith they have forsaken me and served other gods so do they also unto thee 9 Now therefore ‖ Or obey hearken unto their voice ‖ Or notwithstanding when thou hast solemnly protested against them then thou shalt shew c. howheit yet protest solemnly unto them and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them 10 ¶ And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king 11 And he said This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you He will take your sons and appoint them for himself for his chariots and to be his horsmen and some shall run before his chariots 12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands and captains over fifties and will set them to ear his ground and to reap his harvest and to make his instruments of war and instruments of his chariots 13 And he will take your daughters to be confectionaries and to be cooks and to be bakers 14 And he will take your fields and your vineyards and your olive-yards even the best of them and give them to his servants 15 And he will take the tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his †Heb. eunuchs officers and to his servants 16 And he will take your men-servants and your maid-servants and your goodliest young men and your asses and put them to his work 17 He will take the tenth of your sheep and ye shall he his servants 18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you and the LORD will not hear you in that day 19 ¶ Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel and they said Nay but we will have a king over us 20 That we also may be like all the nations and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battels 21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD 22 And the LORD said to Samuel Hearken unto their voice and make them a king And Samuel said unto the men of Israel Go ye every man unto his city CHAP. IX 1 Saul despairing to finde his fathers asses 6 by the counsel of his servant 11 and direction of young maidens 15 according to Gods revelation 18 cometh to Samuel 19 Samuel entertaineth Saul at the feast 25 Samuel after secret communication bringeth Saul on his way NOw there was a man of Benjamin whose name was * Ch. 14 51. 1 Chr. 8.33 Kish the son of Abiel the son of Zeror the son of Bechorath the son of Aphiah ‖ Or the son of a man of Jemini a Benjamite a mighty man of ‖ Or substance power 2 And he had a son whose name was Saul a choice young man and a goodly and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person then he from his shoulders and upward he was higher then any of the people 3 And the asses of Kish Sauls father were lost and Kish said to Saul his son Take now one of the servants with thee and arise go seek the asses 4 And he passed through mount Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalisha but they found them not then they passed through the land of Shalim and there they were not and he passed through the land of the Benjamites but they found them not 5 And when they were come to the land of Zuph Saul said to his servant that was with him Come and let us return lest my father leave caring for the asses and take thought for us 6 And he said unto him Behold now there is in this city a man of God and he is an honourable
7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha and against his house even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands in being like the house of Jeroboam and because he killed him 8 ¶ In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah two years 9 And his servant Zimri captain of half his chariots conspired against him as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza †Heb. which was over steward of his house in Tirzah 10 And Zimri went in and smote him and killed him in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his stead 11 ¶ And it came to pass when he began to reign assoon as he sat on his throne that he slew all the house of Baasha he left him not one that pisseth against a wall ‖ Or both his kinsmen and his friends neither of his kinsfolks nor of his friends 12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha according to the word of the LORD which he spake against Baasha †Heb. by the hand of by Jehu the prophet 13 For all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son by which they sinned and by which they made Israel to sin in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities 14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah and all that he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 15 ¶ In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah and the people were encamped against Gibbethon which belonged to the Philistines 16 And the people that were encamped heard say Zimri hath conspired and hath also slain the king wherefore all Israel made Omri the captain of the host king over Israel that day in the camp 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon and all Israel with him and they besieged Tirzah 18 And it came to pass when Zimri saw that the city was taken that he went into the palace of the kings house and burnt the kings house over him with fire and died 19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD in walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he did to make Israel sin 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri and his treason that he wrought are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 21 ¶ Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath to make him king and half followed Omri 22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath so Tibni died Omri reigned 23 ¶ In the thirty and one year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel twelve years six years reigned he in Tirzah 24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver and built on the hill and called the name of the city which he built after the name of Shemer owner of the hill †Heb. Shomâ—roâ— Samaria 25 ¶ But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD and did worse then all that were before him 26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities 27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did and his might that he shewed are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 28 So Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria and Ahab his son reigned in his stead 29 ¶ And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him 31 And it came to pass †Heb. was it a light thing c. as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians and went and served Baal and worshipped him 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he had built in Samaria 33 And Ahab made a grove and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger then all the kings of Israel that were before him 34 ¶ In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his first-born and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub * Josh 6.25 according to the word of the LORD which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. CHAP. XVII 1 Elijah having trophesied against Ahab is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him 8 He is sent to the widow of Zarephath 17 He raiseth the widows son 24 The woman believeth him ANd †Heb. Elijahu Luk. 4.25 he is called Elias Elijah the Tishbite who was of the inhabitants of Gilead said unto Ahab * Ecclus 48.3 Jam. 5.17 As the LORD God of Israel liveth before whom I stand there shall not be dew nor rain these years but according to my word 2 And the word of the LORD came unto him saying 3 Get thee hence and turn thee east-ward and hide thy self by the brook Cherith that is before Jordan 4 And it shall be that thou shalt drink of the brook and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there 5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that is before Jordan 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning and bread and flesh in the evening and he drank of the brook 7 And it came to pass †Heb. at the end of days after a while that the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land 8 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto him saying 9 Arise get thee to * Luk. 4.26 called Sarepta Zarephath which belongeth to Zidon and dwell there behold I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath and when he came to the gate of the city behold the widow woman was there gathering of sticks and he called to her and said Fetch me I pray thee a little water in a vessel that I may drink 11 And as she was going to fetch it he called to her and said Bring me
the king that the Jews which came up from thee to us are come unto Jerusalem building the rebellious and the bad city and have ‖ Or finished set up the walls thereof and †Cald. sowed together joyned the foundations 13 Be it known now unto the king that it this city be builded and the walls set up again then will they not †Cald. â—â—e pay toll tribute and custom and so thou shalt endamage the ‖ Or strength revenue of the kings 14 Now because †Cald. We are salted with the sâ—lt of the palace we have maintenance from the kings palace and it was not meet for us to see the kings dishonour therefore have we sent and certified the king 15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers so shalt thou finde in the book of the records and know that this city is a rebellious city and hurtful unto kings and provinces and that they have †Cald. made moved sedition †Cald. in the midst thereof within the same of old time for which cause was this city destroyed 16 We certifie the king that if this city be builded again and the walls thereof set up by this means thou shalt have no portion on this side the river 17 ¶ Then sent the king an answer unto Rehum the chancellour and to Shimshai the scribe and to the rest of their †Cald. societies companions that dwell in Samaria and unto the rest beyond the river Peace and at such a time 18 The letter which ye sent unto us hath been plainly read before me 19 And †Cald. by me a decree is set I commanded and search hath been made and it is found that this city of old time hath †Cald. lifted up it self made insurrection against kings and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem which have ruled over all countreys beyond the river and full tribute and custom was paid unto them 21 †Cald. maâ—e a decree Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease and that this city be not builded until another commandment shall be given from me 22 Take heed now that ye sail not to do this why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings 23 ¶ Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their companions they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews and made them to cease †Cald. by arm and power by force and power 24 Then ceased the work of the house of God which is at Jerusalem So it ceased unto the second year of the reign of Darius king of Persia CHAP. V. 1 Zerubbabel and Jeshua incited by Haggai and Zechariah set forward the building of the temple 3 Tatnai and Shethar-boznai could not hinder the Jews 6 Their letter to Darius against the Jews THen the prophets * Hag. 1.1 Haggai the prophet and * Zech. 1.1 Zechariah the son of Iddo prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel even unto them 2 Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and Jeshua the son of Jozadak and began to build the house of God which is at Jerusalem and with them were the prophets of God helping them 3 ¶ At the same time came to them Tatnai governour on this side the river and Shethar-boznai and their companions and said thus unto them Who hath commanded you to build this house and to make up this wall 4 Then said we unto them after this manner What are the names of the men †Cald. that build this building that make this building 5 Buâ— the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews that they could not cause them to cease tâ—ll the matter came to Darius and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter 6 ¶ The copy of the letter that Tatnai governour on this side the river and Shethar-boznai and his companions the Apharsachites which were on this side the river sent unto Darius the king 7 They sent a letter unto him †Cald. in the midst whereof wherein was written thus Unto Darius the king all peace 8 Be it known unto the king that we went into the Province of Judea to the house of the great God which is builded with †Cald. stones of rolling great stones and timber is laid in the walls and this work goeth fast on and prospereth in their hands 9 Then asked we those elders and said unto them thus Who commanded you to build this house and to make up these walls 10 We asked their names also to certifie thee that we might write the names of the men that were the chief of them 11 And thus they returned us answer saying We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth and build the house that was builded these many years ago which a great king of Israel builded * 1 King 6.1 and set up 12 But after that our fathers had provoked the God of heaven unto wrath he gave them into the hand of * 2 King 24.2 25.8 Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon the Caldean who destroyed this house and carryed the people away into Babylon 13 But in the first year of * Chap. 1.1 Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God 14 And * Chap. 1.7 8. 6.5 the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem and brought them into the temple of Babylon those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon and they were delivered unto one whose name was Sheshbazzar whom he had made ‖ Or deputy governour 15 And said unto him Take these vessels go carry them into the temple that is in Jerusalem and let the house of God be builded in his place 16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar and laid the foundation of the house of God which is in Jerusalem And since that time even until now hath it been in building and yet it is not finished 17 Now therefore if it seem good to the king let there be search made in the kings treasure-house which is there at Babylon whether it be so that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter CHAP. VI. 1 Darius finding the decree of Cyrus maketh a new decree for the advancement of the building 13 By the help of the enemies and the directions of the prophets the temple is finished 16 The feast of the dedication is kept 19 and the pass-over THen Darius the king made a decree and search was made in the house of the †Cald. books rolls
polished scattered and pâ—eled to a people terrible from their beginning hitherto ‖ Or a nation that metest out and treadeth down †Heb. a nation of line line and treading under foot a nation meted out and troden down ‖ Or whose land the rivers despist whose land the rivers have spoiled 3 All ye inhabitants of the world and dwellers on the earth see ye when he lifteth up an ensigne on the mountains and when he bloweth a trumpet hear ye 4 For so the LORD said unto me I will take my rest and I will consider in my dwelling-place like a clear heat ‖ Or regard my set dwelling upon herbs and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest 5 For afore the harvest when the bud is perfect and the sowre grape is ripening in the flower he shall both cut off the sprâ—gs with pruning-houks and take away and cut down the branches 6 They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains and to the beasts of the earth and the fowls shall summer upon them and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them 7 ¶ In that time shall the present be brought unto the LORD of hosts of a people ‖ Or after rain scattered and peeled and from a people terrible from their beginning hitherto a nation meted out and troden under foot ‖ Or out-spread and polished whole land the rivers have spotled to the place of the name of the LORD of hosts the mount Zion CHAP. XIX 1 The confusion of Egypt 11 The foolishness of their princes 18 The calling of Egypt to the church 23 The covenant of Egypt Aâ—â—â—ria Israel THe burden of Egypt Behold the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud and shall come into Egypt and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it 2 And I will †Heb. mingle set the Egyptians against the Egyptians and they shall fight every one against his brother and every one against his neighbour city against city and kingdom against kingdom 3 And the spirit of Egypt †Heb. shall be emptied shall fail in the midst thereof and I will †Heb. swallow up destroy the counsel thereof and they shall seek to the idols to the charmers and to them that have familiar spirits and to the wizards 4 And the Egyptians will I ‖ Or shut up give over into the hand of a cruel lord and a fierce king shall rule over them saith the Lord the LORD of hosts 5 And the waters shall fail from the sea and the river shall be wasted and dried up 6 And they shall turn the rivers far away and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up the reeds and flags shall wither 7 The paper-reeds by the brooks by the mouth of the brooks and every thing sown by the brooks shall wither be driven away †Heb. aâ—â— shall not be and be no more 8 The fishers also shall mourn and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish 9 Moreover they that work in fine flax and they that weave ‖ Or white works net-works shall be confounded 10 And they shall be broken in the †Heb. foundations purposes thereof all that make sluces and ponds †Heb. of â—â—at 〈…〉 for fish 11 ¶ Surely the princes of Zoan are foâ—ls the counsel of the wise counsellours of Pharaoh is become brutish how say ye unto Pharaoh I am the son of the wise the son of ancient kings 12 Where are they where are thy wise men and let them tell thee now and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt 13 The princes of Zoan are become fools the princes of Noph are deceived they have also seduced Egypt even ‖ Or governours †Heb. corners they that are the stay of the tribes thereof 14 The LORD hath mingled †Heb. a spirit of â—â—â—versities a perverse spirit in the midst thereof and they have caused Egyp to err in every work thereof as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit 15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt which the head or tail branch or rush may do 16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts which he shaketh over it 17 And the land of Judah shall be a terrour unto Egypt every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts which he hath determined against it 18 ¶ In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak †Heb. 〈◊〉 lip the language of Canaan and swear to the LORD of hosts one shall be called the city ‖ Or of Hâ—res or of the 〈◊〉 of destruction 19 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD 20 And it shall be for a signâ— and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressours and he shall send them a saviour and a great one and he shall deliver them 21 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day and shall do sacrifice and oblation yea they shall vow a vow unto the LORD and perform it 22 And the LORD shall smite Egypt he shall smite and heal it and they shall return even to the LORD and he shall be intreated of them and shall heal them 23 ¶ In that dry shall there be a high-way out of Egypt to Assyria and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians 24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria even a blessing in the midst of the land 25 Whom the LORD of host shall bless saying Blessed be Egypt my people and Assyria the work of my hands and Israel mine inheritance CHAP. XX. A type prefiguring the shameful captivity of Egypt and Ethiopia IN the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him and fought against Ashdod and took it 2 At the same time spake the LORD †Heb. by the hand of Isaiâ—â— by Isaiah the son of Amoz saying Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loyns and put off thy shoe from thy foot And he did so walking naked and bare-foot 3 And the LORD said Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and bare-foot three years for a signe and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia 4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away †Heb. the captivity of Egypt the Egyptians prisoners and
hanging of the door to the tabernacle 6 And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt-offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar and shalt put water therein 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about and hang up the hanging at the court-gate 9 And thou shalt take the anointing oyl and anoint the tabernacle and all that is therein and shalt hallow it and all the vessels thereof and it shall be holy 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt-offering and all his vessels and sanctifie the altar and it shall be an altar †Heb. holiness of holinesses most holy 11 And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot and sanctifie it 12 And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and wash them with water 13 And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments and anoint him sanctifie him that he may minister unto me in the priests office 14 And thou shalt bring his sons and clothe them with coats 15 And thou shalt anoint them as thou didst anoint their father that they may minister unto me in the priests office for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priest-hood throughout their generations 16 Thus did Moses according to all that the LORD commanded him so did he 17 ¶ And it came to pass in the first moneth in the second year on the first day of the moneth that the * Num. 7. â—â— tabernacle was reared up 18 And Moses reared up the tabernacle and fastned his sockets and set up the boards thereof and put in the bars thereof and reared up his pillars 19 And he spread abroad the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering of the tent above upon it as the LORD commanded Moses 20 ¶ And he took and put the testimony into the ark and set the staves on the ark and put the mercy-seat above upon the ark 21 And he brought the ark into the tabernacle and * Ch. 35. â—â— set up the vail of the covering and covered the ark of the testimony as the LORD commanded Moses 22 ¶ And he put the table in the tent of the congregation upon the side of the tabernacle north-ward without the vail 23 And he set the bread in order upon it before the LORD as the LORD had commanded Moses 24 ¶ And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation over against the table on the side of the tabernacle south-ward 25 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD as the LORD commanded Moses 26 ¶ And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail 27 And he burnt sweet incense thereon as the LORD commanded Moses 28 ¶ And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle 29 And he put the altar of burnt-offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation and offered upon it the burnt-offering and the meat-offering as the * Ch. 30. â—â— LORD commanded Moses 30 ¶ And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar and put water there to wash withal 31 And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat 32 When they went into the tent of the congregation when they came near unto the altar they washed as the LORD commanded Moses 33 And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar and set up the hanging of the court-gate so Moses finished the work 34 ¶ * Numb 9.15 1 King 8.10 Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle 35 And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation because the cloud abode thereon and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle 36 And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle the children of Israel †Heb. journeyed went onward in all their journeys 37 But if the cloud were not taken up then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up 38 For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day and fire was on it by night in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys The third book of Moses called LEVITICUS CHAP. I. 1 The burnt-offerings 3 of the herd 10 of the fâ—ocks 14 of the fowls ANd the LORD called unto Moses and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD ye shall bring your offering of the cattel even of the herd and of the flock 3 If his offering be a brunt-sacrifice of the herd let him offer a male without blemish he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD 4 * Eâ—od 19.10 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him 5 And he shall kill the bullock before the LORD and the priests Aarons sons shall bring the bloâ—d and sprinkle the bloud round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 6 And he shall flay the burnt-offering and cut it into his pieces 7 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar and lay the wood in order upon the fire 8 And the priests Aarons sons shall lay the parts the head the fat in order upon the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar 9 But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water and the priest shall burn all on the altar to be a burnt-sacrifice an offering made by fire of a sweet favour unto the LORD 10 ¶ And if his offering be of the flocks namely of the sheep or of the goats for a burnt-sacrifice he shall bring it a male without blemish 11 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar north-ward before the LORD and the priests Aarons sons shall sprinkle his bloud round â—â—out upon the altar 12 And he shall cut it into his pieces with his head and his fat and the priest shall lay them in order on the wood that is on the fire which is upon the altar 13 But he shall wash the inwards and the legs with water and the priests shall bring it all and burn it upon the altar it is a burnt-sacrifice an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the LORD 14 ¶ And if the burnt-sacrifice for his offering to the LORD be of fowls then he shall bring his offering of turtle-doves or of young pigeons 15 And the priest shall bring it unto the altar and ‖ Or pinch of the
of Argob which is in Bashan threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars 14 Ahinadab the son of Iddo bad ‖ Or to Mahanaim Mahanaim 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali he also took Basinath the daughter of Solomon to wife 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah in Issachar 18 Shimei the son of Elah in Benjamin 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the countrey of Gilead in the countrey of Sihon king of the Amorites and of Og king of Bashan and he was the onely officer which was in the land 20 ¶ Judah and Israel were many as the sand which is by the sea in multitude eating and drinking and making merry 21 And * Ecclus 4â— 13 Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines and unto the border of Egypt they brought presents and served Solomon all the days of his life 22 ¶ And Solomons †Heb. bread provision for one day was thirty †Heb. â—â—rs measures of fine flour and threescore measures of meal 23 Ten fat oxen and twenty oxen out of the pastures and an hundred sheep beside harts and roe-bucks and fallow deer and fatted fowl 24 For he had dominion over all the region on this side the river from Tiphsah even to Azzah over all the kings on this side the river and he had peace on all sides round about him 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt †Heb. confidently safely every man under his vine and under his fig-tree from Dan even to Beer-sheba all the days of Solomon 26 ¶ And * 2 Chr. 9.25 Solomon had fourty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots and twelve thousand hors-men 27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon and for all that came unto king Solomons table every man in his moneth they lacked nothing 28 Barley also and straw for the horses and ‖ Or mules or swift beasts dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were every man according to his charge 29 ¶ And * Ecclus 47.14 15 16. God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much and largeness of heart even as the sand that is on the sea-shore 30 And Solomons wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east-countrey and all the wisdom of Egypt 31 For he was wiser then all men then Ethan the Ezrahite and Heman and Chalcol and Darda the sons of Mahol and his fame was in all nations round about 32 And he spake three thousand proverbs and his songs were a thousand and five 33 And he spake of trees from the cedar-tree that is in Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the wall he spake also of beasts and of fowl and of creeping things and of fishes 34 And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon from all kings of the earth which had heard of his wisdom CHAP. V. 1 Hiram sending to congratulate Solomon is certified of his purpose to build the temple and desired to furnish him with timber thereto 7 Hiram blessing God for Solomon and requesting food for his family furnisheth him with frees 13 The number of Solomons workmen and labourers ANd Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father for Hiram was ever a lover of David 2 And * 1 Chr. 2.3 Solomon sent to Hiram saying 3 Thou knowest how that David my father could not build an house unto the name of the LORD his God for the wars which were about him on every side until the LORD put them under the soles of his feet 4 But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent 5 And behold I †Heb. say purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God * 2 Sam. 7.13 1 Chr. 12.10 as the LORD spake unto David my father saying Thy son whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room he shall build an house unto my name 6 Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar-trees out of Lebanon and my servants shall be with thy servants and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt †Heb. say appoint for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians 7 ¶ And it came to pass when Hiram heard the words of Solomon that he rejoyced greatly and said Blessed be the LORD this day which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon saying I have †Heb. heard considered the things which thou sentest to me for and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar and concerning timber of fir 9 My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea and I will convey them by sea in flotes unto the place that thou shalt †Heb. send appoint me and will cause them to be discharged there and thou shalt receive them and thou shalt accomplish my desire in giving food for my houshold 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and fir-trees according to all his desire 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand †Heb. cors measures of wheat for food to his houshold and twenty measures of pure oyl thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year 12 And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom * Chap. 3.12 as he promised him and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon and they two made a league together 13 ¶ And king Solomon raised a †Heb. tribute of men levy out of all Israel and the levy was thirty thousand men 14 And he sent them to Lebanon ten thousand a moneth by courses a moneth they were in Lebanon and two moneths at home and * Chap. 4.6 Adoniram was over the levy 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains 16 Besides the chief of Solomons officers which were over the work three thousand and three hundred which ruled over the people that wrought in the work 17 And the king commanded and they brought great stones costly stones and hewed stones to lay the foundation of the house 18 And Solomons builders and Hirams builders did hew them and the ‖ Or Giblites 2â— Ezek. 27 9. stone-squarers so they prepared timber and stones to build the house CHAP. VI. 1 The building of Solomons temple 5 The chambers thereof 11 Gods promise unto it 15 The cieling and adorning of it 23 The cherubims 31 The doors 36 The court 37 The time of building of it ANd * 2 Chr. 3.1 it came to pass in the four hundred and fourscore year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt in the fourth
all his house 2 ¶ He built also the house of the forrest of Lebanon the length thereof was a hundred cubits and the breadth thereof fifty cubits and the height thereof thirty cubits upon four rows of cedar-pillars with cedar-beams upon the pillars 3 And it was covered with cedar above upon the †Heb. ribs beams that lay on fourty five pillars fifteen in a row 4 And there were windows in three rows and †Heb. sight against sight light was against light in three ranks 5 And all the ‖ Or spaces and pillars were square in prospect doors and posts were square with the windows and light was against light in three ranks 6 ¶ And he made a porch of pillars the length thereof was fifty cubits and the breadth thereof thirty cubits and the porch was ‖ Or according to them before them and the other pillars and the thick beam were ‖ Or according to them before them 7 ¶ Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge even the porch of judgement and it was covered with cedar †Heb. from floor to floor from one side of the floor to the other 8 ¶ And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch which was of the like work Solomon made also an house for Pharaohs daughter * Chap. 3.1 whom he had taken to wife like unto this porch 9 All these were of costly stones according to the measures of hewed stones sawed with saw within and without even from the foundation unto the coping and so on the outside toward the great court 10 And the foundation was of costly stones even great stones stones of ten cubits and stones of eight cubits 11 And above were costly stones after the measures of hewed stones and cedars 12 And the great court round about was with three rows of hewed stones and a row of cedar beams both for the inner court of the house of the LORD and for the porch of the house 13 ¶ And king Solomon sent and see Hiram out of Tyre 14 He was †Heb. the â—â—n of a widow woman a widows son of the tribe of Naphtali and his father was a man of Tyre a worker in brass and he was filled with wisdom and understanding and cunning to work all works in brass and he came to king Solomon and wrought all his work 15 For he †Heb. fashioned cast two pillars of brass of eighteen cubits high apiece and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about 16 And he made two chapiters of molten brass to set upon the tops of the pillars the height of the one chapiter was five cubits and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits 17 And nets of checker-work and wreaths of chain-work for the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars seven for the one chapiter and seven for the other chapiter 18 And he made the pillars and two rows round about upon the one net-work to cover the chapiters that were upon the top with pomegranates and so did he for the other chapiter 19 And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lilie-work in the porch four cubits 20 And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above over against the belly which was by the net-work and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon that other chapiter 21 * 2 Chr. 2.17 And he se up the pillars in the porch of the temple and he set up the right pillar and called the name thereof ‖ That is He shall establish Jachin and he set up the left pillar and called the name thereof ‖ That is In it is strength Boaz. 22 And upon the top of the pillars was lilie-work so was the work of the pillars finished 23 ¶ And he made a molten sea ten cubits †Heb. from his brim to his 〈◊〉 from the one brim to the other it was round all about and his height was five cubits and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about 24 And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it ten in a cubit * 2 Câ—â—â— 4.3 compassing the sea round about the knops were cast in two rows when it was cast 25 It stood upon twelve oxen three looking toward the north and three looking toward the west and three looking toward the south and three looking toward the east and the sea was set above upon them and all their hinder parts were inward 26 And it was an hand-breadth thick and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim or a cup with flowers of lilies it contained two thousand baths 27 ¶ And he made ten bases of brass four cubits was the length of one base four cubits the breadth thereof and three cubits the height of it 28 And the work of the bases was on this manner They had borders and the borders were between the ledges 29 And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions oxen and cherubims and upon the ledges there was a base above and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work 30 And every base had four brasen wheels and plates of brass and the four corners thereof had undersetters under the laver were undersetters molten at the side of every addition 31 And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base a cubit and an halt and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders four-square not round 32 And under the borders were four wheels and the axle-trees of the wheels were †Heb. in the base joyned to the base and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit 33 And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel their axle-trees and their naves and their felloes and their spokes were all molten 34 And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base and the undersetters were of the very base it self 35 And in the top of the base was there a round compass of half a cubit high and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and the borders thereof were of the same 36 For on the plates of the ledges thereof and on the borders thereof he graved cherubims lions and palm-trees according to the †Heb. nakedness proportion of every one and additions round about 37 After this manner he made the ten bases all of them had one casting one measure and one cise 38 ¶ Then made he ten lavers of brass one laver contained fourty baths and every laver was four cubits and upon every one of the ten bases one laver 39 And he put five bases on the right †Heb. stouâ—â—â— side of the house and five on the left side of the house and he set the
sea on the right side of the house east ward over against the south 40 ¶ And Hiram made the lavers and the shovels and the basons so Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD 41 The two pillars and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars and the two net-works to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars 42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two net-works even two rows of pomegranates for one net-work to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were †Heb. upon the face of 〈◊〉 pillars upon the pillars 43 And the ten bases and ten lavers on the bases 44 And one sea and twelve oxen under the sea 45 And the pots and the shovels and the basons and all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD were of †Heb. made bright oâ— sâ—oures bright brass 46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them †Heb. in the thickâ—â—â— of the ground in the clay-ground between Succoth and Zarthan 47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed †Heb. for the exceeding multitude because they were exceeding many neither was the weight of the brass †Heb. searched found out 48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD the altar of gold and the table of gold whereupon the shew-bread was 49 And the candlesticks of pure gold five on the right side and five on the left before the oracle with the flowers and the lamps and the tongs of gold 50 And the bowls and the snuffers and the basons and the spoons and the †Heb. asâ—â—pans censers of pure gold and the hinges of gold both for the doors of the inner house the most holy place and for the doors of the house to wit of the temple 51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD and Solomon brought in the †Heb. 〈◊〉 thâ—â—â—s of David things * 2 Chrâ— 5.1 which David his father had dedicated even the silver and the gold and the vessels did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD CHAP. VIII 1 The feast of the dedication of the temple 12 54 Solomons blessing 22 Solomons prayer 62 His sacrifice of peace offerings THen * 2 Chro. 5.2 Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes the †Heb. priâ—â—â—â— chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto king Solomon in Jerusalem that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the moneth Ethanim which is the seventh moneth 3 And all the elders of Israel came and the priests took up the ark 4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD and the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle even those did the priests and the Levites bring up 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him were with him before the ark sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be told nor numbred for multitude 6 And the priest-brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place into the oracle of the house to the most holy place even under the wings of the cherubims 7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark and the cherubims covered the ark the staves thereof above 8 And they drew out the staves that the †Heb. heard ends of the staves were seen out in the ‖ Or arkâ— as 2 Chr. 5. â— holy place before the oracle and they were not seen without and there they are unto this day 9 There was nothing in the ark * Deu. 10.5 save the two tables of stone which MOses put there at Horeb ‖ Or where when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt 10 And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place that the cloud * Exod. 4â— 34 filled the house of the LORD 11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD 12 ¶ Then spake Solomon The LORD * 2 Chr. 6.1 said that he would dwell in the thick darkness 13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in a settled place for thee to abide in for ever 14 And the king turned his face about and blessed all the congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stood 15 And he said Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which spake with his mouth unto David my father and hath with his hand fulfilled it saying 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house that my name might be therein but I chose * 2 Sam. 7.8 David to be over my people Israel 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 18 And the LORD said unto David my father Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name thou didst well that it was in thine heart 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loyns he shall build the house unto my name 20 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake and I am risen up in the room of David my father and sit on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 21 And I have set there a place for the ark wherein is the covenant of the LORD which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt 22 ¶ And Solomon stood before * 2 Chr. 6.12 the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands toward heaven 23 And he said * 2 Mac. 2.8 LORD God of Israel there is no God like thee in heaven above or on earth beneath who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him thou spakest also with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand as it is this day 25 Therefore now LORD God of Israel keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him saying * Chap. 2.4 2 Sâ—m 7.12 †Heb. There shall
unto the children of Israel and he offered upon the altar †Heb. to burn incense and burnt incense CHAP. XIII 1 Jeroboams hand that offered violence to him that prophesied against his altar at Beth-el withereth 6 and at the prayer of the prophet is restored 7 The prophet refusing the kings entertainment departeth from Beth-el 11 An old prophet seducing him bringeth him back 20 He is reproved by God 23 slain by a lion 26 buried by the old prophet 31 who confirmeth his prophesie 33 Jeroboams obstinacy ANd behold there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Beth-el and Jeroboam stood by the altar ‖ Or to offer to burn incense 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD and said O altar altar thus saith the LORD Behold a childe shall be born unto the house of David * 2 King 23.16 Josiah by name and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee and mens bones shall be burnt upon thee 3 And he gave a signe the same day saying This is the signe which the LORD hath spoken Behold the altar shall be rent and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out 4 And it came to pass when king Jeroboam heard the saying of the man of God which had cryed against the altar in Beth-el that he put forth his hand from the altar saying Lay hold on him And his hand which he put forth against him dried up so that he could not pull it in again to him 5 The altar also was rent and the ashes poured out from the altar according to the signe which the man of God had given by the word of the LORD 6 And the king answered and said unto the man of God Intreat now the face of the LORD thy God and pray for me that my hand may be restored me again And the man of God besought †Heb. the fate of the LORD the LORD and the kings hand was restored him again and became as it was before 7 And the king said unto the man of God Come home with me and refresh thy self and I will give thee a reward 8 And the man of God said unto the king If thou wilt give me half thine house I will not go in with thee neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place 9 For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD saying Eat no bread nor drink water nor turn again by the same way that thou camest 10 So he went another way and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el 11 ¶ Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Bethâ—el the words which he had spoken unto the king them they told also to their father 12 And their father said unto them What way went he for his sons had seen what way the man of God went which came from Judah 13 And he said unto his sons Saddle me the ass So they saddled him the ass and he rode thereon 14 And went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak and he said unto him Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah And he said I am 15 Then he said unto him Come home with me and eat bread 16 And he said I may not return with thee nor go in with thee neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place 17 For †Heb. 〈◊〉 word was it was said to me by the word of the LORD Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest 18 He said unto him I am a prophet also as thou art and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD saving Bring him back with thee into thine house that he may eat bread and drink water But he lied unto him 19 So he went back with him and did eat bread in his house and drank water 20 ¶ And it came to pass as they sat at the table that the word of the LORD came unto the prophet that brought him back 21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah saying Thus faith the LORD Forasmuch as thou hast disobeyed the mouth of the LORD and hast not kept the commandment which the LORD thy God commanded thee 22 But camest back and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place of the which the LORD did say to thee Eat no bread and drink no water thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers 23 ¶ And it came to pass after he had eaten bread and after he had drunk that he saddled for him the ass to wit for the prophet whom he had brought back 24 And when he was gone a lion met him by the way and slew him and his carcase was cast in the way and the ass stood by it the lion also stood by the carcase 25 And behold men passed by and saw the carcase cast in the way and the lion standing by the carcase and they came and told it in the city where the old prophet dwelt 26 And when the prophet that brought him back from the way heard thereof he said It is the man of God who was disobedient unto the word of the LORD therefore the LORD hath delivered him unto the lion which hath †Heb. broken torn him and slain him according to the word of the LORD which he spake unto him 27 And he spake to his sons saying Saddle me the ass And they saddled him 28 And he went and sound his carcase cast in the way and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase the lion had not eaten the carcase nor †Heb. broken torn the ass 29 And the prophet took up the carcase of the man of God and laid it upon the ass and brought it back and the old prophet came to the city to mourn and to bury him 30 And he laid his carcase in his own grave and they mourned over him saying A las my brother 31 And it came to pass after he had buried him that he spake to his sons saying When I am dead then bury me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is buried lay my bones beside his bones 32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Beth-el and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria shall surely come to pass 33 ¶ After this thing Jeroboam returned not from his evil way but †Heb. returned and made made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places whosoever would he †Heb. filled his hand consecrated him and he became one of the priests of the high places 34 And this thing became
called Josias Josiah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXII 1 Josiah his good reign 3 He taketh care for the repair of the temple 8 Hilkiab having found a book of the law Josiah sendeth to Husdah to enquire of the Lord. 15 Huldah prophesiâ—th the destruction of Jerusalem but respite thereof in Josiahs time JOsiah * 2 Chr. 34.1 was eight years old when he began to reign and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Jedidah the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD and walked in all the way of David his father and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left 3 ¶ And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam the scribe to the house of the LORD saying 4 Go up to Hilkiah the high priest that he may sum the silver which is brought into the house of the LORD which the keepers of the †Heb. threshold door have gathered of the people 5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work that have the oversight of the house of the LORD and let them give it to the doers of the work which is in the house of the LORD to repair the breaches of the house 6 Unto carpenters and builders and masons and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house 7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand because they dealt faithfully 8 ¶ And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD and Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan and he read it 9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought the king word again and said Thy servants have †Heb. â—â—â—ted gathered the money that was found in the house and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work that have the oversight of the house of the LORD 10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king saying Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book and Shaphan read it before the king 11 And it came to pass when the king had heard the words of the book of the law that he rent his clothes 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest and Ahikam the son of Shaphan and Achbor the son of Michaiah and Shaphan the scribe and Asahiah a servant of the kings saying 13 Go ye enquire of the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah concerning the words of this book that is found for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us because our fathers have not hearkned unto the words of this book to do according unto all that which is written concerning us 14 So Hilkiah the priest and Ahikam and Achbor and Shaphan and Asahiah went unto Huldah the prophetess the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah the son of Harhas keeper of the †Heb. â—aâ—ments wardrobe now she dwelt in Jerusalem ‖ Or in the second put in the colledge and they communed with her 15 ¶ And she said unto them Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Tell the man that sent you to me 16 Thus saith the LORD Behold I will bring evil upon this place and upon the inhabitants thereof even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read 17 Because they have forsaken me and have burnt incense unto other gods that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place and shall not be quenched 18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD thus shall ye say to him Thus saith the LORD God of Israel As touching the words which thou hast heard 19 Because thine heart was tender and thou hast humbled thy self before the LORD when thou heardest what I spake against this place and against the inhabitants thereof that they should become a desolation and a curse and hast rent thy clothes and wept before me I also have heard thee saith the LORD 20 Behold therefore I will gather thee unto thy fathers and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place And they brought the king word again CHAP. XXIII 1 Josiah causeth the book to be read in a solemn assembly 3 He reneweth the covenant of the Lord. 4 He destroyeth idolatry 15 He burneth dead mens bones upon the altar of Beth-el as was fore-prophesied 21 He keepeth a most solemn pass-over 24 He putteth away witches and all abomination 26 Gods final wrath against Judah 29 Josiah provoking Pharaoh-nechoh is slain at Megiddo 31 Jehoahaz succeeding him is imprisoned by Pharaoh-nechoh who made Jehoiakim king 36 Jehoiakim his wicked reign ANd * 2 Chron. 34.30 the king sent and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem 2 And the king went up into the house of the LORD and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him and the priests and the prophets and all the people †Heb. from small 〈◊〉 unto great both small and great and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD 3 ¶ And the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book and all the people stood to the covenant 4 And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest and the priests of the second order and the keepers of the door to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal and for the grove and for all the host of heaven and he burnt them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried the ashes of them unto Beth-el 5 And he †Heb. â—â—â—sed to â—â—ase put down the †Heb. â—â—â—marâ—m idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah and in the places round about Jerusalem them also that burnt incense unto Baal to the sun and to the moon and to the ‖ Or twelve signâ— or constellations planets and to all the host of heaven 6 And he brought out the * Chap. 21. â— grove from the house of the LORD without Jerusalem unto the brook Kidron and burnt it at the brook Kidron and stampt it small to powder and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people 7
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
that was in the front of the house the length of it was according to the breadth of the house twenty cubits the height was an hundred and twenty and he overlaid it within with pure gold 5 And the greater house he cieled with fir tree which he overlaid with fine gold and set thereon palm-trees and chains 6 And he †Heb. covered garnished the house with precious stones for beauty and the gold was gold of Parvaim 7 He overlaid also the house the beams the posts and the walls thereof and the doors thereof with gold and graved cherubims on the walls 8 And he made the most holy house the length whereof was accordâ—â— to the breadth of the house twenty cubits and the breadth thereof twenty cubits and he overlaid it with fine gold amounting to six hundred talents 9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold and he overlaid the upper chambers with gold 10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims ‖ Or as some think of moveable work of image-work and overlaid them with gold 11 ¶ And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long one wing of the one cherub was five cubits reaching to the wall of the house and the other wing was likewise five cubits reaching to the wing of the other cherub 12 And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits reaching to the wall of the house and the other wing was five cubits also joyning to the wing of the other cherub 13 The wings of these cherubims spread themselves forth twenty cubits and they stood on their feet and their faces were ‖ Or toward the house inward 14 ¶ And he made the * Matth. 27.51 vail of blue and purple and crimson and fine linen and †Heb. caused to ascend wrought cherubims thereon 15 Also he made before the house * 1 King 7.15 Jer. 52.21 two pillars of thirty and five cubits †Heb. long high and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits 16 And he made chains as in the oracle and put them on the heads of the pillars and made an hundred pomegranates and put them on the chains 17 And he * 1 King 7.21 reared up the pillars before the temple one on the right hand and the other on the left and called the name of that on the right hand ‖ That is he shall establish Jachin and the name of that on the left ‖ That is in it is strength Boaz. CHAP. IV. 1 The altar of brass 2 The molten sea upon twelve oxen 6 The ten lavers candlesticks and tables 9 The courts and the instrumants of brass 19 The instruments of gold MOreover he made an altar of brass twenty cubits the length thereof and twenty cubits the breadth thereof and ten cubits the height thereof 2 ¶ * 1 King 7.23 Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits †Heb. from his brim to his brim from brim to brim round in compass and five cubits the height thereof and a fine of thirty cubits did compass it round about 3 * 1 King 7.24 And under it was the similitude of oxen which did compass it round about ten in a cubit compassing the sea round about Two rows of oxen were cast when it was cast 4 It stood upon twelve oxen three looking toward the north and three looking toward the west and three looking toward the south and three looking toward the east and the sea was set above upon them and all their hinder parts were inward 5 And the thickness of it was an hand-breadth and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup ‖ Or â—â—â—e a lily-flower with flowers of lilies and it received and held threâ— thousand baths 6 ¶ He made also ten lavers and put five on the right hand and five on the left to wash in them †Heb. the work of burnt-offering such things as they offered for the burnt-offering they washed in them but the sea was for the priests to wash in 7 And he made ten candlesticks of gold according to their form and set them in the temple five on the right hand and five on the left 8 He made also ten tables and placed them in the temple five on the right side and five on the left and he made an hundred ‖ Or hands basons of gold 9 ¶ Furthermore he made the court of the priests the great court and doors for the court and overlaid the doors of them with brass 10 And he set the sea on the right side of the east-end over against the south 11 And Huram made the pots and the shovels and the ‖ Or bowls basons and Huram †Heb. finished to make finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God 12 To wit the two pillars and the pommels and the chapiters which were on the top of the two pillars and the two wreaths to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars 13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths two rows of pomegranates on each wreath to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were †Heb. upon the face upon the pillars 14 He made also bases and ‖ Or caldrons lavers made he upon the bases 15 One sea and twelve oxen under it 16 The pots also and the shovels and the flesh hooks and all their instruments did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of †Heb. made bright or scoured bright brass 17 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them in the †Heb. thicknesses of the ground clay-ground between Succoth and and Zeredathah 18 Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance for the weight of the brass could not be found out 19 ¶ And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God the golden altar also the tables whereon the shew-bread was set 20 Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps that they should burn after the manner before the oracle of pure gold 21 And the flowers and the lamps and the tongs made he of gold and that †Heb. perfections of gold perfect gold 22 And the snuffers and the ‖ Or bowls basons and the spoons and the censers of pure gold and the entry of the house the inner doors thereof for the most holy place and the doors of the house of the temple were of gold CHAP. V. 1 The dedicated treasures 2 The solemn induction of the ark into the cracle 11 God being praised giveth a visible signe of his favour THus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished * 1 King 7.51 and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated and the silver and the gold
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
his work cease 6 Then Asa the king took all Judah and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timber thereof wherewith Baasha was a building and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah 7 ¶ And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said unto him Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria and not relied on the LORD thy God therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand 8 Were not * Ch. 14.9 the Ethiopians and the Lubims †Heb. in abundance a huge host with very many chariots and hors-men yet because thou didst rely on the LORD he delivered them into thine hand 9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth ‖ Or strongly to hold with them c. to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect towards him Herein thou hast done foolishly therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars 10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer and put him in a prison-house for he was in a rage with him because of this thing And Asa †Heb. crushed oppressed some of the people the same time 11 ¶ And behold the acts of Asa first and last lo they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel 12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet until his disease was exceeding great yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD but to the physicians 13 ¶ And Asa slept with his fathers and died in the one and fourtieth year of his reign 14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres which he had †Heb. digged made for himself in the city of David and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries art and they made a very great burning for him CHAP. XVII 1 Jehoshaphat succeeding Asa reigneth well and prospereth 7 He sendeth Levites with the princes to teach Judah 10 His enemies being terrified by God some of them bring him presents and tribute 12 His greatness captains and armies ANd * 1 Kin. 15. â—4 Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead and strengthned himself against Israel 2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah and set garisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had taken 3 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the first ways of his father David and sought not unto Baalim 4 But sought to the LORD God of his father and walked in his commandments and not after the doings of Israel 5 Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand and all Judah †Heb. gave brought to Jehoshaphat presents and he had riches and honour in abundance 6 And his heart ‖ That is was â—ncourazed was lift up in the ways of the LORD moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah 7 ¶ Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes even to Ben-hail and to Obadiah and to Zechariah and to Nethaneel and to Michaiah to teach in the cities of Judah 8 And with them he sent Levites even Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah Levites and with them Elishama and Jehoram priests 9 And they taught in Judah and had the book of the law of the LORD with them and went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people 10 ¶ And the fear of the LORD †Heb. was fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat 11 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and tribute-silver and the Arabians brought him flocks seven thousand and seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats 12 ¶ And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly and he built in Judah ‖ Or â—pâ—laâ—â—â— castles and cities of store 13 And he had much business in the cities of Judah and the men of war mighty men of valour were in Jerusalem 14 And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers Of Judah the captains of thousands Adnah the chief and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand 15 And †Heb. aâ— his hand next to him was Jehohanan the captain and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand 16 And next him was â—masiah the son of Zichri who willingly offered himself unto the LORD and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour 17 And of Benjamin Eliada a mighty man of valour and with him armed men with bowe and shield two hundred thousand 18 And next him was Jehozabad and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war 19 These waited on the king besides those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah CHAP. XVIII 1 Jehoshaphat joyned in affinity with Ahab is perswaded to go with him against Ramoth-gilead 4 Ahab seduced by false prophets according to the word of Michiah is slain there NOw Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance and joyned affinity with Ahab 2 * 1 Kin. 22.2 And †Heb. at the end of years after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria and Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance and for the people that he had with him and perswaded him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead 3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead And he answered him I am a thou art and my people as thy people and we will be with thee in the war 4 ¶ And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel Enquire I pray thee at the word of the LORD to day 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men and said unto them Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battel or shall I forbear And they said Go up for God will deliver it into the kings hand 6 But Jehoshaphat said Is there not here a prophet of the LORD †Heb. yet or more besides that we might enquire of him 7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat There is yet one man by whom we may enquire of the LORD but I hate him for he never prophesieth good unto me but always evil the same is Micaiah the son of Imla And Jehoshaphat said Let not the king say so 8 And the king of Israel called for one of his ‖ Or eunucht officers and said †Heb. hasten Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla 9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne clothed in their robes and they sat in a ‖ Or floor void place at the
he gathered together the priests and the Levites and said to them Go out unto the cities of Judah and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year and see that ye haste the matter howbeit the Levites hastned it not 6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief and said unto him Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection according to the commandment of * Ex. 30 12.13 14. Moses the servant of the LORD and of the congregation of Israel for the tabernacle of witness 7 For the sons of Athaliah that wicked woman had broken up the house of God and also all the dedicate things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim 8 And at the kings commandment they made a chest and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD 9 And they made †Heb. a voice a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness 10 And all the princes and all the people rejoyced and brought in and cast into the chest until they had made an end 11 Now it came to pass that at what time the chest was brought unto the kings office by the hand of the Levites and when they saw that there was much money the kings scribe and the high priests officer came and emptied the chest and took it and carried it to his place again Thus they did day by day and gathered money in abundance 12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD 13 So the workmen wrought and †Heb. the healing went upon the work the work was perfected by them and they set the house of God in his state and strengthned it 14 And when they had finished it they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD even vessels to minister and ‖ Or pesâ—â—â—s to offer withal and spoons and vessels of gold and silver and they offered burnt-offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada 15 ¶ But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days when he died an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings because he had done good in Israel both towards God and towards his house 17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah and made obeysance to the king then the king hearkned unto them 18 And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers and served groves and idols and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass 19 Yet he sent prophets to them to bring them again unto the LORD and they testified against them but they would not give ear 20 And the spirit of God ‡ Heb. clothed came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest which stood above the people and said unto them Thus saith God Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD that ye cannot prosper because ye have forsaken the LORD he hath also forsaken you 21 And they conspired against him and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD 22 Thus Joash the king remembred not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him but slew his son and when he died he said The LORD look upon it and require it 23 ¶ And it came to pass †Heb in the revolution of the Jur. at the end of the year that the host of Syria came up against him and they came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of †Heb. Darmesek Damascus 24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers so they executed judgement against Joain 25 And when they were departed from him for they left him in great diseases his own servants conspired against him for the bloud of the sons of Jehoiada the priest and slew him on his bed and he died and they buried him in the city of David but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings 26 And these are they that conspired against him ‖ Or Jozachar 2 King 12.21 Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess and Jehozabad the son of ‖ Or Sâ—omer Shimrith a Moabitess 27 ¶ Now concerning his sons and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him and the †Heb. sâ—unding repairing of the house behold they are written in the ‖ Or commentery story of the book of the kings And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXV 1 Amaziah beginneth to reign well 3 He executeth justice on the traitours 5 Having hired an army of Israelites against the Edomites at the word of a prophet he loseth the hundred talents and dismisseth them 11 He overthroweth the Edomites 10 13 The Israelites discontented with their dismission spoil as they return home 14 Amaziah proud of his victory serveth the gods of Edom and despiseth the admonitions of the prophet 17 He provoketh Joash to his overthrow 25 His reign 27 He is slain by conspiracy AMaziah * Kin. 14.1 c. was twenty and five years old when he began to reign and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD but not with a perfect heart 3 ¶ Now it came to pass when the kingdom was †Heb. confirmed upon him established to him that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father 4 But he slew not their children but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses where the LORD commanded saying * Deut. 24.16 2 Kin. 14.6 Jer. 31.30 Ezek 18.20 The fathers shall not die for the children neither shall the children die for the fathers but every man shall die for his own sin 5 ¶ Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and made them captains over thousands and captains over hundreds according to the houses of their fathers throughout all Judah and Benjamin and he numbred them from twenty years old and above and found them three hundred thousand choice men able to go forth to war that could handle spear and shield 6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for
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
¶ For in the eighth year of his reign while he was yet young he began to seek after the God of David his father and in the twelfth year he began * 1 Kin. 13.2 to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places and the groves and the carved images and the molten images 4 * Levit. 26.30 And they brake down the altars of Baalim in his presence and the ‖ Or suâ—-images images that were on high above them he cut down and the groves and the carved images and the molten images he brake in pieces and made dust of them and strowed it upon the †Heb. face of the graves graves of them that had sacrificed unto them 5 And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem 6 And so did he in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon even unto Naphtali with their ‖ Or mauls mattocks round about 7 And when he had broken down the altars and the groves and had beaten the graven images †Heb. to make powder into powder and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel he returned to Jerusalem 8 ¶ Now in the eighteenth year of his reign when he had purged the land and the house he sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the governour of the city and Joah the son of Joahaz the recorder to repair the house of the LORD his God 9 And when they came to Hilkiah the high priest they delivered the money that was brought into the house of God which the Levites that kept the doors had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim and of all the remnant of Israel and of all Judah and Benjamin and they returned to Jerusalem 10 And they put it in the hand of the workmen that had the oversight of the house of the LORD and they gave it to the workmen that wrought in the house of the LORD to repair and mend the house 11 Even to the artificers and builders gave they it to buy hewn stonâ— and timber for couplings and ‖ Or to rafter to floor the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed 12 And the men did the work faithfully and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah the Levites of the sons of Merari and Zechariah and Meshullam of the sons of the Kohathites to set it forward and other of the Levites all that could skill of instruments of muâ—ick 13 Also they were over the bearers of burdens and were overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service and of the Levites there were scribes and officers and porters 14 ¶ And when they â—rought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD Hilkiah the priest * 2 Kin. 22.8 c. found a book of the law of the LORD given †Heb. by the hand of by Moses 15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan 15 And Shaphan carried the book to the king and brought the king word back again saying All that was committed †Heb. to the hand of to thy servants they do it 17 And they have †Heb. poured out or melted gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers and to the hand of the workmen 18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king saying Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book And Shaphan read †Heb. â—â—it it before the king 19 And it came to pass when the king had heard the words of the law that he rent his clothes 20 And the king commanded Hilkiah and Ahikam the son of Shaphan and ‖ Or Athbor 2 King 2â— 12 Abdon the son of Micah and Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah a servant of the kings saying 21 Go enquire of the LORD for me and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah concerning the words of the book that is found for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD to do after all that is written in this book 22 And Hilkiah and they that the king had appointed went to Huldah the prophetess the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath the son of ‖ Or Hâ—rbaâ— 2 King 22.14 Hasrah keeper of the †Heb. â—â—â—ments wardrobe now she dwelt in Jerusalem ‖ Or in the sâ—â—â—ol or in the second part in the colledge and they spake to her to that effect 23 ¶ And she answered them Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Tell ye the man that sent you to me 24 Thus saith the LORD Behold I will bring evil upon this place and upon the inhabitants thereof even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah 25 Because they have forsaken me and have burned incense unto other gods that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place and shall not be quenched 26 And as for the king of Judah who sent you to enquire of the LORD so shall ye say unto him Thus saith the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which thou hast heard 27 Because thine heart was tendâ—r and thou didst humble thy self before God when thou heardest his words against this place and against the inhabitants thereof and humbledst thy self beâ—ore me and didst rend thy clothes and weep before me I have even heard thee also saith the LORD 28 Behold I will gather thee to thy fathers and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place and upon the inhabitants of the same So they brought the king word again 29 ¶ * 2 King 23.1 Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem 30 And the king went up into the house of the LORD and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the Levites and all the people †Heb. som â—reat can to â—â—ull great and small and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD 31 And the king stood in his place and made a covenant before the LORD to walk after the LORD and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book 32 And he caused all that were †Heb. â—â—und present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God
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
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
27 Therefore thou deliveredst them into the hand of their enemies who vexed them and in the time of their trouble when they cried unto thee thou heardest them from heaven and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them saviours who saved them out of the hand of their enemies 28 But after they had rest †Heb. they returned to do veil they did evil again before thee therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies so that they had the dominion over them yet when they returned and cried unto thee thou heardest them from heaven and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies 29 And testifiedst against then that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law yet they dealt proudly and hearkned not unto thy commandments but sinned against thy judgements which if a man do he shall live in them and †Heb. they cave a withdrawing shoulder withdrew the shoulder and hardned their neck and would not hear 30 Yet many years didst thou †Heb. protract oâ—er them forbear them and testifiedst * 2 Km. 17.12 2 Chr. 36.15 against them by thy spirit †Heb. in the hand of thy prophets in thy prophets yet would they not give ear therefore gavest thou them into the hand of the people of the lands 31 Nevertheless for thy great mercies sake thou didst not utterly consume them nor forsake them for thou art a gracious and merciful God 32 Now therefore our God the great the * Ex. 34.6 7. mighty and the terrible God who keepest covenant and mercy let not all the †Heb. â—â—ariness trouble seem little before thee †Heb. that hath â—â—und us that hath come upon us on our kings on our princes and on our priests and on our prophets and on our fathers on all thy people since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day 33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us for thou hast done right but we have done wickedly 34 Neither have our kings our princes our priests nor our fathers kept thy law nor hearkned unto thy commandments and thy testimonies wherewith thou didst testifie against them 35 For they have not served thee in their kingdom and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them neither turned they from their wicked works 36 Behold we are servants this day and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof behold we are servants in it 37 And it yeeldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins also they have dominion over our bodies and over our cattel at their pleasure and we are in great distress 38 And because of all this we make a sure covenant and write it and our princes Levites and priests †Heb. are at the sâ—â—lâ—nâ— or â—â—led seal unto it CHAP. X. 1 The names of them that sealed the covenant 29 The points of the covenant NOw †Heb. at the sealings those that sealed were Nehemiah ‖ Or the coveâ—â—our the Tirshatha the son of Hachaliah and Zidkijah 2 Seraiah Azariah Jeremian 3 Pashur Amariah Malchijah 4 Hattush Shebaniah Malluch 5 Ilarim Meremoth Obadiah 6 Daniel Ginnethon Baruch 7 Meshullam Abijah Mijamin 8 Maâ—ziah Bilgai Shemaiah these were the priests 9 And the Levites both Jeshua the son of Azaniah Binnui of the sons of Henadad Kadmiel 10 And their brethren Shebaniah Hodijah Kelita Pelaiah Hanan 11 Micha Rehob Halhabiah 12 Zaccur Sherebiah Shebaniah 13 Hodijah Bani Beninu 14 The chief of the people Parosh Pahath-moab Elam Zatthu Bani 15 Bunni Azgad Bâ—bâ—i 16 Adonijah Bigvai Adin 17 Ater Hizkijah Azzur 18 Hodijah Haâ—hum Bezai 19 Hariph Anathoth Nehai 20 Maâ—piaâ—h Meshullam Hezir 21 Meâ—â—â—ezabeel Zadok Jaddua 22 Pesatiaâ— Hanan Anaiah 23 Hoshea Hanamah Hashub 24 Halloheâ—h Pileha Shobek 25 Rehum Hashabnah Maaseiah 26 And Ahijah Hanan Anan 27 Malâ—uch Harim Baanah 28 ¶ * Ezra 2. And the rest of the people the priests the Levites the porters the singers the Nethinims and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God their wives their sons and their daughters every one having knowledge and having understanding 29 They clave to their brethren their nobles and entred into a curse and into an oath to walk in Gods law which was given †Heb. by the hand of by Moses the servant of God and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord and his judgements and his statutes 30 And that we would not give * Ex. 34 16 Deu. 7.3 our daughters unto the people of the land nor take their daughters for our sons 31 * Ex. 20.10 Lev. 23.3 Deut. 5.12 Ch. 13.15 c. And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath-day to sell that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath or on the holy-day and that we would leave the * Lev. 25.4 seventh year and the * Deu. 15.2 exaction of †Heb. every hand every debt 32 Also we made ordinances for us to charge our selves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God 33 For the shew-bread and for the continual meat-offering and for the continual burnt-offering * See Nu. 28 29. of the sabbaths of the new-moons for the set feasts and for the holy things and for the sin-offerings to make an atonement for Israel for all the work of the house of our God 34 And we cast the lots among the priests the Levites and the people for the wood-offering to bring it into the house of our God after the houses of our fathers at times appointed year by year to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God as it is written in the law 35 And * Ex. 23.19 Lev. 19.23 to bring the first-fruits of our ground and the first-fruits of all fruit of all trees year by year unto the house of the LORD 36 Also the first-horn of our sons and of our cattel as it is written * Ex. 13.2 in the law and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks to bring to the house of our God unto the priests that minister in the house of our God 37 * Lev. 23.17 Nu. 15.19 18.12 c. And that we should bring the first-fruits of our dough and our offerings and the fruit of all manner of trees of wine and of oyl unto the priests to the chambers of the house of our God and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage 38 And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites * Nu. 18.26 when the Levites take tithes and the Levites shall
21 Blessed be the LORD for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a ‖ Or fenced city strong city 22 For I said in my haste I am cut off from before thine eyes nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee 23 O love the LORD all ye his saints for the LORD preserveth the faithful and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer 24 * Psal 27.14 Be of good courage and he shall strengthen your heart all ye that hope in the LORD PSAL. XXXII 1 Blessedness consisteth in remission of sins 3 Confession of sins giveth ease to the conscience 8 Gods promises bring joy ¶ ‖ Or a psalm of David giving instruction A psalm of David Maschil BLessed is he whose * Rom. 4.7 transgression is forgiven whose sin is covered 2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity and in whose spirit there is no guile 3 When I kept silence my bones waxed old through my roaring all the day long 4 For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me my moisture is turned into the drought of summer Selah 5 I acknowledged my sin unto thee and mine iniquity have I not hid * Prov. 28.13 Isa 65.24 1 John 1.9 I said I will confess my transgressions unto the LORD and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin Selah 6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee †Heb. in a time of finding in a time when thou mayest be found surely in the stouds of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him 7 * Psal 9.9 Thou art my hiding place thou shalt preserve me from trouble thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance Selah 8 I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go †Heb. I will counsel thee mine eye shall be upon thee I will guide thee with mine eye 9 * Prov. 26.3 .. Be ye not as the horse or as the mule which have no understanding whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle lest they come near unto thee 10 Many sorrows shall be to the wicked but he that trusteth in the LORD mercy shall compass him about 11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoyce ye righteous and shout for joy all ye that are upright in heart PSAL. XXXIII 1 God is to be praised for his goodness 6 for his power 12 and for his providence 20 Confidence is to be placed in God REjoyce in the LORD O ye righteous for praise is comely for the upright 2 Praise the LORD with harp sing unto him with the psaltery and an instrument of ten strings 3 Sing unto him a new song play skilfully with a loud noise 4 For the word of the LORD is right and all his works are done in truth 5 He loveth righteousness and judgement * Psal 119.64 the earth is full of the ‖ Or mercy goodness of the LORD 6 * Gen. 1.6 7. By the word of the LORD were the heavens made and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap he layeth up the depth in store-houses 8 Let all the earth fear the LORD let all the inhabitants of the world stand in aw of him 9 For he spake and it was done he commanded and it stood fast 10 * Isa 19.3 The LORD †Heb. maketh frustrate bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought he maketh the devices of the people of none effect 11 * Prov. 19.21 Isa 46.10 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever the thoughts of his heart †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations 12 * Psal 65.4 144.15 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance 13 The LORD looketh from heaven he beholdeth all the sons of men 14 From the place of his habitation he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth 15 He fashioneth their hearts alike he considereth all their works 16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host a mighty man is not delivered by much strength 17 An horse is a vain thing for safety neither shall he deliver any by his great strength 18 * Job 36.7 Psal 34.15 1 Pet. 3.12 Behold the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him upon them that hope in his mercy 19 To deliver their soul from death to keep them alive in famine 20 Our soul waiteth for the LORD he is our help and our shield 21 For our heart shall rejoyce in him because we have trusted in his holy name 22 Let thy mercy O LORD be upon us according as we hope in thee PSAL. XXXIV 1 David praiseth God and exhorteth others thereto by his experience 8 They are blessed that trust in God 11 He exhorteth to the fear of God 15 The priviledges of the righteous ¶ A psalm of David when he changed his behaviour before ‖ Or Achis◠1 Sam. 21.11 Abimelech who drove him away and he departed I Will bless the LORD at all times his praise shall continually be in my mouth 2 My soul shall make her boast in the LORD the humble shall hear thereof and be glad 3 O magnifie the LORD with me and let us exalt his name together 4 I sought the LORD and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears 5 They looked unto him and ‖ Or they flowed unto him were lightned and their faces were not ashamed 6 This poor man cried and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles 7 The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him and delivereth them 8 O taste and see that the LORD is good blessed is the man that trusteth in him 9 O fear the LORD ye his saints for there is no want to them that fear him 10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing 11 Come ye children hearken unto me I will teach you the fear of the LORD 12 * 1 Pet 3.10 What man is he that desireth life and loveth many days that he may see good 13 Keep thy tongue from evil and thy lips from speaking guile 14 Depart from evil and do good seek peace and pursue it 15 * Job 36.7 Psal 33.18 1 Pet. 3.12 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous and his ears are open unto their cry 16 The face of the LORD is against them that do evil to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth 17 The righteous cry and the LORD heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles 18 The LORD is nigh †Heb. to the broken of heart unto them that are of a broken heart and saveth †Heb. contrite of spirit such as be of a contrite spirit 19
knowledge aright * Verse 28. Ch. 12.23 13.16 but the mouth of fools †Heb. belcheth or bubbleth poureth out foolishness 3 * Job 34.21 Chap. 5.21 Jer. 16.17 32.19 Heb. 4.13 The eyes of the LORD are in every place beholding the evil and the good 4 †Heb. the healing of the tongue A wholesom tongue is a tree of life but perversness therein is a breaâ—h in the spirit 5 * Ch. 10.1 A fool despiseth his fathers instruction but he that regardeth reproof is prudent 6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge but the heart of the foolish doth not so 8 * Ch. 21.27 Isa 1.11 66.3 Jer. 6.20 7 22. Amos 5.22 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD but the prayer of the upright is his delight 9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness 10 ‖ Or instruction Correction is grievous unto him that forsaketh the way and he that hateth reproof shall die 11 * Job 26.6 Hell and destruction are before the LORD how much more then the hearts of the children of men 12 A scorner loveth not one that reproveth him neither will he go unto the wise 13 * Ch. 17.22 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken 14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast 16 * Ps 37.16 Chap. 16.8 1 Tim. 6.6 Better is little with the fear of the LORD then great treasure and trouble therewith 17 * Ch. 17.1 Better is a dinner of herbs where love is then a stalled ox and hatred therewith 18 * Ch. 26.21 29.22 A wrathful man stirreth up strife but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife 19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns but the way of the righteous †Heb. is raised up as a causey is made plain 20 * Ch. 10.1 A wise son maketh a glad father but a foolish man despiseth his mother 21 * Ch. 10.23 Folly is joy to him that is †Heb. void of heart destitute of wisdom but a man of understanding walketh uprightly 22 * Ch. 11.14 Without counsel purposes are disappointed but in the multitude of counsellours they are established 23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth and a word spoken †Heb. in his season in due season how good is it 24 * Phil. 3.20 Col. 3.1 2. The way of life is above to the wise that he may depart from hell beneath 25 * Chap. 12.7 14.11 The LORD will destroy the house of the proud but he will establish the border of the widow 26 * Ch. 6.18 The thought of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD but the words of the pure are †Heb. words of pleasantness pleasant words 27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house but he that hateth gifts shall live 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things 29 * Ps 34.16 The LORD is far from the wicked but * Ps 145.18 he heareth the prayer of the righteous 30 The light of the eyes rejoyceth the heart and a good report maketh the bones fat 31 The ear that heareth the reproof of â—ife abideth among the wise 32 He that refuseth ‖ Or correction instruct on despiseth his own soul but he that ‖ Or obeâ—eth heareth reproof †Heb. possesseth an heart getteth understanding 33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom and * Ch. 18.12 before honour is humility CHAP. XVI THe * Verse 9. Ch. 19.21 20.24 Jer. 10.23 ‖ Or disposings preparations of the heart in man and the answer of the tongue is from the LORD 2 * Chap. 21.2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes but the LORD weigheth the spirits 3 * Psal 37.5 and 55.22 Mat. 6.25 Luk. 12.22 1 Pet. 5.7 †Heb. roll Commit thy works unto the LORD and thy thoughts shall be established 4 The LORD hath made all things for himself * Job 21.30 yea even the wicked for the day of evil 5 * Chap. 6.17 8.13 Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD though hand joyn in hand he shall not be †Heb. held innocent unpunished 6 By mercy and truth iniquity is purged and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil 7 When a mans ways please the LORD he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him 8 * Ps 37.16 Chap. 15.16 Better is a little with righteousness then great revenues without right 9 * Verse 1. A mans heart deviseth his way but the LORD directeth his steps 10 †Heb. Divination A divine sentence is in the lips of the king his mouth transgresseth not in judgement 11 * Lev. 19.36 Chap. 11.1 A just weight and balance are the LORDS †Heb. all the stones all the weights of the bag are his work 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness for the throne is established by righteousness 13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings and they love him that speaketh right 14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death but a wise man will pacifie it 15 In the light of the kings countenance is life and * Chap. 19.12 his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain 16 * Chap. 8.11 How much better is it to get wisdom then gold and to get understanding rather to be chosen then silver 17 The high-way of the upright is to depart from evil he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul 18 * Chap. 11.2 18.12 Pride goeth before destruction an haughty spirit before a fall 19 Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly then to divide the spoil with the proud 20 ‖ Or He that understandeth a matter He that handleth a matter wisely shall finde good and whoso * Psal 2.12 34.8 and 125.1 Isa 30.18 Jer. 17.7 trusteth in the LORD happy is he 21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning 22 * Ch. 13.14 Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it but the instruction of fools is folly 23 The heart of the wise †Heb. maketh wise teacheth his mouth and addeth learning to his lips 24 Pleasant words are as an honey-comb sweet to the soul and health to the
your glory 4 Without me they shall bow down under the priseners and they shall fall under the slain * Ch. 5.25 and 9.12 For all this his anger is not turned away but his hand is stretched out still 5 ¶ ‖ Or Wo to the Assyrian O †Heb. Asâ—ur Assyrian the rod of mine anger ‖ Or thâ—uth and the staff in their hand is mine indignation 6 I will send him against an hypocritical nation and against the people of my wrath will I give him a charge to take the spoil and to take the prey and †Heb. to lar them a treading to tread them down like the mire of the streets 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so neither doth his heart think so but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few 8 * 2 Kin. 18.24 33. and 19 10 c. For he saith Are not my princes altogether kings 9 Is not Calno as Carchemish is not Hamath as Arphad is not Samaria as Damascus 10 As my hand hath found the kingdoms of the idols and whose graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria 11 Shall I not as I have done unto Samaria and her idols so do to Jerusalem and her idols 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass that when the Lord hath performed his whole work * 2 Kin. 19.31 upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem I will †Heb. visit upon punish the fruit †Heb. of the treatness of the heart of the stout heart of the king of Assyria and the glory of his high looks 13 For he saith By the strength of my hand I have done it and by my wisdom for I am prudent and I have removed the bounds of the people and have robbed their treasures and I have put down the inhabitans ‖ Or like many people like a valiant man 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people and as one gathereth eggs that are left have I gathered all the earth and there was none that moved the wing or opened the mouth or peeped 15 Shall the ax boast it self against him that heweth therewith or shall the saw magnifie it self against him that shaketh it ‖ Or as if 〈◊〉 rod should shake them that lift it up as if the rod should shake it self against them that lift it up or as if the staff should lift up ‖ Or that which is not wood it self as if it were no wood 16 Therefore shall the Lord the LORD of hosts send among his fat ones leanness and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire 17 And the light of Israel shall be for a fire and his holy One for a flame and it shall burn devour his thorns and his briers in one day 18 And shall consume the glory of his forest and of his fruitful field †Heb. from the soul and even to the flesh both soul and body and they shall be as when a standard-bearer fainteth 19 And the rest of the trees of his forest shall be †Heb. number few that a childe may write them 20 ¶ And it shall come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob shall no more again stay upon him that smote them but shall stay upon the LORD the holy One of Israel in truth 21 The remnant shall return even the remnant of Jacob unto the might God 22 * Ro. 9.27 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea yet a remnant †Heb. in or amongst of them shall return * Ch. 28.22 the consumption decreed shall overflow ‖ Or in with righteousness 23 For the Lord GOD of hosts shall make a consumption even determined in the midst of all the land 24 ¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD of hosts O my people that dwellest in Zion be not afraid of the Assyrian he shall smite thee with a rod ‖ Or but be shall lift up his staff for thee and shall lift up his staff against thee after the manner of * Exod. 14. Egypt 25 For yet a very little while and the indignation shall cease and mine anger in their destruction 26 And the LORD of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaughter of * Judg. 7 2â— Chap. 9.4 Midian at the rock of Oreb and as his rod was upon the sea so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt 27 And it shall come to pass in that day that his burden †Heb. shall remove shall be taken away from off thy shoulder and his yoke from off thy neck and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing 28 He is come to Aiath he is passed to Migron at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages 29 They are gone over the passage they have taken up their lodging at Geba Ramah is afraid Gibeah of Saul is fled 30 †Heb. Cryst â—ill with thy voice Lift up thy voice O daughter of Gallim cause it to be heard unto Laish O poor Anathoth 31 Madmenah is removed the inhabitants of Gebim gather themselves to flee 32 As yet shall he remain at Nob that day he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion the hill of Jerusalem 33 Behold the Lord the LORD of hosts shall top the bough with terrour and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down and the haughty shall be humbled 34 And he shall cut down the thickets of the forests with iron and Lebanon shall fall ‖ Or mightily by a mighty one CHAP. XI 1 The peaceable kingdom of the branch out of the root of Jesse 10 The victorious restauration of Israel and vocation of the Gentiles ANd there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of * Act. 13. â—3 Jesse and a branch shall grow out of his roots 2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him the spirit of wisdom and understanding the spirit of counsel and might the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD 3 And shall make him of †Heb. sent or smell quick understanding in the fear of the LORD and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes neither reprove after the hearing of his ears 4 But with righteousness shall he judge the poor and ‖ Or argue reprove with equity for the meek of the earth and he shall * Job 4.9 2 Thes 2.8 smite the earth with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked 5 And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loyns and faithfulness the girdle of his reins 6 * Ch. 65 2â— The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb and the leopard shall lie down with the kid and the calf and the young lion and the
windows and is entred into our palaces to cut off the children from without and the young men from the streets 22 Speak Thus saith the LORD Ever the carcases of men shall fall as dung upon the open field and as the handful after the harvest-man and none shall gather them 23 ¶ Thus saith the LORD Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom neither let the mighty man glory in his might let not the rich man glory in his riches 24 But * 1 Cor. 1.21 2 Cor. 10.17 let him that glorieth glory in this that he understandeth and knoweth me that I am the LORD which exercise loving kindness judgement and righteousness in the earth for in these things I delight saith the LORD 25 ¶ Behold the days come saith the LORD that I will †Heb. visit upon punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised 26 Egypt and Judah and Edom and the children of Ammon and Moab and all that are †Heb. cut off into corners or having the corners of their hair polled in the * Chap. 25.23 utmost corners that dwell in the wilderness for all these nations are uncircumcised and all the house of Israel are * Rom. 2.28 29. uncircumcised in the heart CHAP. X. 1 The unequal comparison of God and idols 17 The prophet exhorteth to flee from the calamity to come 19 He lamenteth the spoil of the tabernacle by foolish pastours 23 He maketh an bumble supplication HEar ye the word which the LORD speaketh unto you O house of Israel 2 Thus saith the LORD Learn not the way of the heathen and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven for the heathen are dismayed at them 3 For the †Heb. statutes or ordinances are vanity customs of the people are vain for one cutteth a tree out of the forest the work of the hands of the workman with the ax 4 They deck it with silver and with gold they fasten it with nails and with hammers that it move not 5 They are upright as the palm-tree * Ps 15.5 but speak not they must needs be * Isa 45.1 7. born because they cannot go be not afraid of them for * Isa 41.13 they cannot do evil neither also is it in them to do good 6 Forasmuch as there is none * Psal 86.1 10. like unto thee O LORD thou art great and thy name is great in might 7 * Rev. 15.4 Who would not fear thee O king of nations for ‖ Or it liketh thee to thee doth it appertain forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms there is none like unto thee 8 But they are †Heb. in one or at once altogether * Isa 41 2â— Hab. 2.18 Zec. 10.2 brutish and foolish the stock is a doctrine of vanities 9 Silver spread into plates is brought from Tarshish and gold from Uphaz the work of the work man and of the hands of the founder blue and purple is their clothing they are all the work of cunning men 10 But the LORD is the †Heb. God of truth true God he is the living God and an †Heb. King of eternity everlasting King at his wrath the earth shall tremble and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation 11 Thus shall ye say unto them The gods that have not made the heavens and the earth even they shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens 12 He * Gen. 1.1 6. Ch. 51.15 hath made the earth by his power he hath established the world by his wisdom and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion 13 When he uttereth his voice there is a ‖ Or nâ—ise multitude of waters in the heavens and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth he maketh lightnings ‖ Or for rain with rain and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures 14 Every man ‖ Or is more brutish then to know is * Chap. 51.17 18. brutish in his knowledge every founder is confounded by the graven image for his molten image is falshood and there is no breath in them 15 They are vanity and the work of errours in the time of their visitation they shall perish 16 * Chap. 51.19 The portion of Jacob is not like them for he is the former of all things and Israel is the rod of his inheritance the LORD of hosts is his name 17 ¶ Gather up thy wares out of the land O †Heb. inhabitress inhabitant of the fortress 18 For thus saith the LORD Behold I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this once and will distress them that they may finde it so 19 ¶ Wo is me for my hurt my wound is grievous but I said Truly this is a grief and I must bear it 20 My tabernacle is spoiled and all my cords are broken my children are gone forth of me and they are not there is none to stretch forth my tent any more and to set up my curtains 21 For the pastours are become brutish and have not sought the LORD therefore they shall not prosper and all their flocks shall be scattered 22 Behold the noise of the bruit is come and a great commotion out of the * Chap. 1.15 5.15 6.22 north-countrey to make the cities of Judah desolate and a * Chap. 9.11 den of dragons 23 ¶ O LORD I know that the * Prov. 16.1 20.24 way of man is not in himself it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps 24 O LORD * Psal 6.1 38. â— Chap. 30.11 correct me but with judgement not in thine anger lest thou †Heb. diminish me bring me to nothing 25 * Psal 79.6 Pour out thy fury upon the heathen that know thee not and upon the families that call not on thy name for they have eaten up Jacob and devoured him and consumed him and have made his habitation desolate CHAP. XI 1 Jeremiah proclaimeth Gods covenant 8 rebuketh the Jews disobeying thereof 11 prophesieth evils to come upon them 18 and upon the men of Anathoth for conspiring to kill Jeremiah THe word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD saying 2 Hear ye the words of this covenant and speak unto the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem 3 And say thou unto them Thus saith the LORD God of Israel * Deut. 27.26 Gal. 3.10 Curled be the man that obeyeth not the words of this covenant 4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt from the iron furnace saying * Lev. 26.3 12. Obey my voice and do them according to all which I command you so shall ye be my people and I will be your God 5 That I may perform the * Deut. 7 1â— oath which I have sworn unto your
of your altars 2 Whilest their children remember their altars and their * Judg. 2.7 Isa 1.29 groves by the green trees upon the high hills 3 O my mountain in the field * Ch. 15.13 I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil and thy high places for sin throughout all thy borders 4 And thou even †Heb. in thy self thy self shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger which shall burn for ever 5 ¶ Thus saith the LORD Cursed be the man that trusteth in man and maketh flesh his arm and whose heart departeth from the LORD 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert and shall not see when good cometh but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness in a salt land and not inhabited 7 * Ps 2.12 24.10 and 125.1 Pr. 16.20 Isa 30.18 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD and whose hope the LORD is 8 For he shall be * Ps 1.3 as a tree planted by the waters and that spreadeth out her roots by the river and shall not see when heat cometh but her leaf shall be green and shall not be careful in the year of ‖ Or restraint drought neither shall cease from yeelding fruit 9 ¶ The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked who can know it 10 I the LORD * 1 Sa. 16.7 Psa 7.9 Ch. 11.20 and â—0 12 search the heart I try the reins even to give every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings 11 As the partridge ‖ Or gathereth young which she hath not brought forth sitteth on eggs and hatcheth them not so he that getteth riches and not by right shall leave them in the midst of his days and at his end shall be a fool 12 ¶ A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary 13 O LORD the hope of Israel * Ps 74 27. Isa 1.28 all that forsake thee shall be ashamed and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth because they have forsaken the LORD the * Ca. 2.12 fountain of living waters 14 Heal me O LORD and I shall be healed save me and I shall be saved for thou art my praise 15 ¶ Behold they say unto me * Isa 5.19 Where is the word of the LORD let it come now 16 As for me * Ch. 1 4 c. I have not hastned from being a pastour †Heb. after thee to follow thee neither have I desired the woful day thou knowest that which came our of my lips was right before thee 17 Be not a terrour unto me thou art my hope in the day of evil 18 * Ps 35.4 and 40.14 Let them be confounded that persecute me but set not me be confounded let them be dismayed but let not me be dismayed bring upon them the day of evil and †Heb. break them with a double breach * Ch. 11.20 destroy them with double destruction 19 ¶ Thus said the LORD unto me Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people whereby the kings of Judah come in and by the which they go out and in all the gates of Jerusalem 20 And say unto them Hear ye the word of the LORD ye kings of Judah and all Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem that enter in by these gates 21 Thus saith the LORD * Neh. 13.19 Take heed to your selves and bear no burden on the sabbath-day nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem 22 Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath-day neither do ye any work but hallow ye the sabbath-day as I * Ex. 208. and 23.12 and 31.13 Ezek. 20.12 commanded your fathers 23 But they obeyed not neither inclined their ear but made their neck stiff that they might not hear nor receive instruction 24 And it shall come to pass if ye diligently hearken unto me saith the LORD to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath-day but hallow the sabbath-day to do no work therein 25 * Ch. 22.4 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David riding in chariots and on horses they and their princes the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and this city shall remain for ever 26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from the places about Jerusalem and from the land of Benjamin and from the plain and from the mountains and from the south bringing burnt-offerings and sacrifices and meat-offerings and incense and bringing sacrifices of praise unto the house of the LORD 27 But if you will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath-day and not to bear a burden even entring in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath-day then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and it shall not be quenched CHAP. XVIII 1Vnder the type of a potter is shewel Gods absolute power in disposing of nations 11 Judgements threatned to Judah for her strange revolt 18 Jeremiah prayeth against his conspiratours THe word which came to Jerennah from the LORD saying 2 Arise and go down to the potters house and there I will cause thee to hear my words 3 Then I went down to the potters house and behold he wrought a work on the ‖ Or frames or seats wheels 4 And the vessel ‖ Or that he made was marred as clay in the hand of the potter that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter so he †Heb. returned made made it again another vessel as seemed good to the potter to make it 5 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying 6 O house of Israel * Isa 45.9 Wisd 15.7 Rom 9 20. cannot I do with you as this potter saith the LORD Behold as the clay is in the potters hand so are ye in mine hand O house of Israel 7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom to * Ch. 1.10 pluck up and to pull down and to destroy it 8 If that nation against whom I have pronounced turn from their evil * Joh. 3.10 I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them 9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom to build and to plant it 10 If it do evil in my sight that it obey not my voice then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them 11 ¶ Now therefore go to speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying Thus saith the LORD Behold I frame
round about Magot-missabib 4 For thus saith the LORD Behold I will make thee a terrour to thy self and to all thy friends and they shall fall by the sword of their enemies and thine eyes shall behold it and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon and he shall carry them captive into Babylon and shall slay them with the sword 5 Moreover I * 2 Kin. 20. â—7 will deliver all the strength of this city and all the labours thereof and all the precious things thereof all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies which shall spoil them and take them and carry them to Babyson 6 And thou Pashur and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity and thou shalt come to Babylon and there thou shalt die and shalt be buried there thou and all thy friends to whom thou hast prophesied lies 7 ¶ O LORD thou hast deceived me and I was ‖ Or enticed deceived thou art stronger then I and hast prevailed I am in derision daily every one mocketh me 8 For since I spake I cried out I cried violence and spoil because the word of the LORD was made a reproach unto me and a derision daily 9 Then I said I will not make mention of him nor speak any more in his name But his word was in mine heart as a * Ps 39.3 burning fire shut up in my bones and I was weary with forbearing and * Job 32.18 I could not stay 10 ¶ For I heard the defaming of many fear on every side Report say they and we will report it †Heb. every man of my peace all my familiars watched for my halting saying Peradventure he will be enticed and we shall prevail against him and we shall take our revenge on him 11 But the LORD is with me as a mighty terrible one therefore my perfecutour shall stumble and they shall not * Ch. 15.20 and 17.18 prevail they shall be greatly ashamed for they shall not prosper their * Chap. 40 everlasting confusion shall never be forgotten 12 But O LORD of hosts that * Ch. 1â— 20 and 17.10 triest the righteous and seest the reins and the heart let me see thy vengeance on them for unto thee have I opened my cause 13 Sing unto the LORD praise ye the LORD for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evil doers 14 ¶ * Job 2.3 Ch. 15.10 Cursed be the day wherein I was born let not the day wherein my mother bare me be blessed 15 Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father saying A man-childe is born unto thee making him very glad 16 And let that man be as the cities which the LORD * Gen. 19 25. overthrew and repented not and let him hear the cry in the morning and the shouting at noun-tide 17 Because he slew me not from the womb or that my mother might have been my grave and her womb to be always great with me 18 * Job 3. â—0 Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow that my days should be confirmed with shame CHAP. XXI 1 Zedekiah sendeth to Jeremiah to enquire the event of Nebuchadrezzars war 3 Jeremiah foretelleth a hard siege and miserable captivity 8 He counselleth the people to fall to the Caldeans 11 and upbraideth the kings bouse THe word which came unto Jeremiah from the LORD when king Zedekiah sent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah and Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest saying 2 Enquire I pray thee of the LORD for us for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon maketh war against us if so be that the LORD will deal with us according to all his wondrous works that he may go up from us 3 ¶ Then said Jeremiah unto them Thus shall ye say to Zedekiah 4 Thus saith the LORD God of Israel Behold I will turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands wherewith ye fight against the king of Babylon and against the Caldeans which besiege you without the walls and I will assemble them into the midst of this city 5 And I my self will fight against you with an * Ex. 6.6 outstretched hand and with a strong arm even in anger and in fury and in great wrath 6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city both man and beast they shall die of a great pestilence 7 And afterwards saith the LORD I will deliver Zedekiah king of Judah and his servants and the people and such as are left in this city from the pestilence from the sword and from the famine into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those that seek their life and he shall smite them with the edge of the sword he shall not spare them neither have pity nor have mercy 8 ¶ And unto this people thou shalt say Thus saith the LORD Behold I set before you the way of life and the way of death 9 He that * Ch. 38.2 abideth in this city shall die by the sword and by the famine and by the pestilence but he that goeth out and falleth to the Caldeans that besiege you he shall live and * Ch. 39 1â— and 45.5 his life shall be unto him for a prey 10 For I have set my face against this city for evil and not for good saith the LORD it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon and he shall burn it with fire 11 ¶ And touching the house of the king of Judah say Hear ye the word of the LORD 12 O house of David thus saith the LORD * Ch. 22.3 †Heb. Judge Execute judgement in the morning and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the oppressour left my fury go out like fire and burn that none can quench it because of the evil of your doings 13 Behold I am against thee O †Heb. inhabitress inhabitant of the valley and rock of the plain saith the LORD which say Who shall come down against us or who shall enter into our habitations 14 But I will †Heb. visit upon punish you according to the * Pr. 1.31 fruit of your doings saith the LORD and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof and it shall devour all things round about it CHAP. XXII 1 He exhorteth to repentance with promises and threats 10 The judgement of Shallum 13 of Jehoiakim 20 and of Coniah THus saith the LORD Go down to the house of the king of Judah and speak there this word 2 And say Hear the word of the LORD O king of Judah that sittest upon the throne of David thou and thy servants and thy people that enter in by these gates 3 Thus saith the LORD * Ch. 21.12 execute ye judgement and righteousness and
I will build them and not pull them down and I will plant them and not pluck them up 7 And I will give them * Deu. 30.6 Ch. 32.39 Ezek. 1â— 19 and 35.25.27 an heart to know me that I am the LORD and they shall be * Ch. 30.12 and 31.33 and 32.38 my people and I will be their God for they shall return unto me with their whole heart 8 ¶ And as the evil * Ch. 29.17 figs which cannot be eaten they are so evil surely thus saith the LORD So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah and his princes and the residue of Jerusalem that remain in this land and them that dwell in the land of Egypt 9 And I will deliver them †Heb. for removing or vexation to * Deu. 28.25 Ch. 11. â— be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt to be a reproach and a proverb a taunt and a curse in all places whither I shall drive them 10 And I will send the sword the famine and the pestilence among them till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers CHAP. XXV 1 Jeremiah reproving the Jews disobedience to the prophets 8 foretelleth the seventy years captivity 12 and after that the destruction of Babylon 15Vnder the type of a cup of wine be foresheweth the destruction of all nations 34 The howling of the shepherds THe word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon 2 The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah even unto this day that is the three and twentieth year the word of the LORD hath come unto me and I have spoken unto you rising early and speaking but ye have not hearkned 4 And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets * Ch. 29.19 rising early and sending them but ye have not hearkned nor inclined your ear to hear 5 They said * 2 Kin. 17.13 Ch. 18.11 and 35.15 Jon. 3.8 Turn ye again now every one from his evil way and from the evil of your doings and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever 6 And go not after other gods to serve them and to worship them and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands and I will do you no hurt 7 Yet ye have not hearkned unto me saith the LORD that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt 8 ¶ Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts Because ye have not heard my words 9 Behold I will send and take all the families of the north saith the LORD and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon my servant and will bring them against this land and against the inhabitants thereof and against all these nations round about and will utterly destroy them and make them an astonishment and an hissing and perpetual desolations 10 Moreover †Heb. I will cause to perish from them I will take from them the * Gâ—l 7.34 and 16.9 Ezek. 26.13 Hos 2.11 voice of mirth and the voice of gladness the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride the sound of the milstones and the light of the candle 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years 12 And it shall come to pass * 2 Chr. 36.21.22 Ezt. 1.1 Ch. 29.10 Dan. 9.2 when seventy years are accomplished that I will †Heb. visit upon punish the king of Babylon and that nation saith the LORD for their iniquity and the land of the Caldeans and will make it perpetual desolations 13 And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it even all that is written in this book which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations 14 For many nations and great kings shall * Ch. 27.7 serve themselves of them also and I will recompense them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands 15 ¶ For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me Take the * Job 21.20 Ps 75.8 Is 51.17 wine-cup of this fury at my hand and cause all the nations to whom I send thee to drink it 16 And they shall drink and be moved and be mad because of the sword that I will send among them 17 Then took I the cup at the LORDS hand and made all the nations to drink unto whom the LORD had sent me 18 To wit Jerusalem and the cities of Judah and the kings thereof and the princes thereof to make them a desolation an astonishment an hissing and a curse as it is this day 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt and his servants and his princes and all his people 20 And all the mingled people and all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines and Ashkelon and Azzah and Ekron and the remnant of Ashdod 21 * Ch. 49.7 c. Edom and * Ch. 48. Moah and the children of * Ch. 49.1 Ammon 22 And all the kings of * Ch. 47.4 Tyrus and all the kings of Zidon and the kings of the ‖ Or region by the sea-side isles which are beyond the * Ch. 49.23 sea 23 * Ch. 49.28 Dedan and Tema and Buz and all †Heb. cut off into corners or having the corners of the hair polled Ch. 9.26 that are in the utmost corners 24 And all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the * Ch. 49.31 mingled people that dwell in the desert 25 And all the kings of Zimri and all the kings of * Ch. 49.34 Elam and all the kings of the Medes 26 And all the kings of the north far and near one with another and all the kingdoms of the world which are upon the face of the earth and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them 27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Drink ye and be drunken and spue and fall and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you 28 And it shall be if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink then shalt thou say unto them Thus saith the LORD of hosts Ye shall certainly drink 29 For lo I begin to bring evil on the * 1 Pet. 4.17 city †Heb. upon which my name is called which is called by my name and should ye be utterly unpunished ye shall not be unpunished for I will call for a sword
Heb. sons of the people common people 24 Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah that they should not give him into the hand of the people to put him to death CHAP. XXVII 1Vnder the type of bonds and yokes be prophesieth the subduing of the neighbour kings unto Nehuchadnezzar 8 He exhorteth them to yield and not to beleeve the false prophets 12 The like he doth to Zedekiah 19 He foretelleth the remnant of the vessels shall be carried to Babylon and there continue until the day of visitation IN the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the LORD saying 2 Thus saith the LORD to me Make thee bonds and yokes and put them upon thy neck 3 And send them to the king of Edom and to the king of Moab and to the king of the Ammonites and to the king of Tyrus and to the king of Zidon by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah 4 And command them ‖ Or concerning their masters saying to say unto their masters Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Thus shall ye say unto your masters 5 I have made the earth the man and the beast that are upon the ground by my great power and by my outstretched arm and * Dan. 4.17 25. have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me 6 And now have I given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon * Ch. 25.9 43.10 my servant and the beasts of the field have I given him also to serve him 7 And all nations shall serve him and his son and his sons son until the very time of his land come and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him 8 And it shall come to pass that the nation and kingdom which will not serve the same Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon and that will not put their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon that nation will I punish saith the LORD with the sword and with the famine and with the pestilence until I have consumed them by his hand 9 Therefore hearken not ye to your prophets nor to your diviners nor to your †Heb. deâ—ams dreamers nor to your enchanters nor to your sorcerers which speak unto you saying Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon 10 For they prophesie a lie unto you to remove you far from your land and that I should drive you out and ye should perish 11 But the nations that bring their neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him those will I let remain still in their own land saith the LORD and they shall till it and dwell therein 12 ¶ I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words saying Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him and his people and live 13 Why will ye die thou and thy people by the sword by the famine and by the pestilence as the LORD hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon 14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you saying Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon for they prophesie * Ch. 14.14 and 23.21 and 27.8 a lie unto you 15 For I have not sent them saith the LORD yet they prophesie †Heb. in a lie or lyingly a lie in my name that I might drive you out and that ye might perish ye and the prophets that prophesie unto you 16 Also I spake to the priests and to all this people saying Thus saith the LORD Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesie unto you saying Behold the vessels of the LORDS house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon for they prophesie a lie unto you 17 Hearken not unto them serve the king of Babylon and live wherefore should this city be laid waste 18 But if they be prophets and if the word of the LORD be with them let them now make intercession to the LORD of hosts that the vessels which are lest in the house of the LORD and in the house of the king of Judah and at Jerusalem go not to Babylon 19 ¶ For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars and concerning the sea and concerning the bases and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city 20 Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not when he carried away * 2 Kin. 24.14 15. captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem 21 Yea thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel concerning the vessels that remain in the house of the LORD and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem 22 They shall be * 2 Kim 25.13 2 Chr. 36.18 carried to Babylon and there shall they be until the day that I * 2 Chr. 36.22 Ch. 29.10 visit them saith the LORD then will I bring them up and restore them to this place CHAP. XXVIII 1 Hananiah prophesieth falsly the return of the vessels and of Jeconiah 5 Jeremiah wishing it to be true sheweth that the event will declare who are true prophets 10 Hananiah breaketh Jeremiahs yoke 12 Jeremiah telleth of an iron yoke 15 and foretelleth Hananiahs death ANd it came to pass the same year in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah in the fourth year and in the fifth moneth that Hananiah the son of Azur the prophet which was of Gibeon spake unto me in the house of the LORD in the presence of the priests and of all the people saying 2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts the God of Israel saying I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon 3 Within †Heb. two years of days two full years will I bring again into this place all the vessels of the LORDs house that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took away from this Place and carried them to Babylon 4 And I will bring again to this place Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah with all the †Heb. captivity captives of Judah that went into Babylon saith the LORD for I will break the yoke of the king of Babalon 5 ¶ Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and in the presence of all the people that stood in the house of the LORD 6 Even the prophet Jeremiah said Amen The LORD do so the LORD perform thy words which thou hast prophesied to bring again the vessels of the LORDS house and all that is carried away captive from Babylon into this place 7 Nevertheless hear thou now this word that I speak in thine ears and in the ears of all the people 8 The prophets that have
had made that the prison 16 ¶ When Jeremiah was entred into the dungeon and into the ‖ Or 〈◊〉 cabins and Jeremiah had remained there many days 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out and the king asked him secretly in his house and said Is there any word from the LORD And Jeremiah said There is for said he thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon 18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah What have I offended against thee or against thy servants or against this people that ye have put me in prison 19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you saying The king of Babylon shall not come against you nor against this land 20 Therefore hear now I pray thee O my lord the king †Heb. let my supplication fall let my supplication I pray thee be accepted before thee that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe lest I die there 21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers street until all the bread in the city were spent Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison CHAP. XXXVIII 1 Jeremiah by a false suggestion is put into the dungeon of Malebiah 7 Ebed meleab by suit getteth him some enlargement 14Vpon secret conference be counselleth the king by yeelding to save his life 24 By the kings instructions be concealeth the conference from the princes THen Shephatiah the son of Mattan and Gedasiah the son of Pashur and Jucal the son of Shelemiah and Pashur the son of Maichiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people saying 2 Thus saith the LORD * Chap. 21.9 He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword by the famine and by the pestilence but he that goeth forth to the Caldeans shall live for he shall have his life for a prey and shall live 3 Thus saith the LORD This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylons army which shall take it 4 Therefore the Princes said unto the king We beseech thee let this man be put to death for thus he weakneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city and the hands of all the people in speaking such words unto them for this man seeketh not the †Heb. peace welfare of this people but the hurt 5 Then Zedekiah the king said Behold he is in your hand for the king is not be that can do any thing against you 6 Then took they Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son ‖ Or of the king of Hammelech that was in the court of the prison and they let down Jeremiah with cords And in the dungeon there was no water but mire So Jeremiah sunk in the mire 7 ¶ Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian one of the eunuchs which was in the kings house heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin 8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the kings house and spake to the king saying 9 My lord the king these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon and †Heb. be will die he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is for there is no more bread in the city 10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethioplan saying Take from hence thirty men †Heb. in thin◠hand with thee and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he die 11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king under the treasury and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah 12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine arm-holes under the cords And Jeremiah did so 13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords and took him up out of the dungeon and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison 14 ¶ Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the ‖ Or principal third entry that is in the house of the LORD and the king said unto Jeremiah I will ask thee a thing hide nothing from me 15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah If I declare it unto thee wilt thou not surely put me to death and if I give thee counsel wilt thou not hearken unto me 16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah saying As the LORD liveth that made us this soul I will not put thee to death neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life 17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah Thus saith the LORD the God of hosts the God of Israel If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylons princes then thy soul shall live and this city shall not be burnt with fire and thou shalt live and thine house 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylons princes then shall this city be given into the hand of the Caldeans and they shall burn it with fire and thou shalt not escape out of their hand 19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah I am afraid of the Jews that are faln to the Caldeans lest they deliver me into their hand and they mock me 20 But Jeremiah said They shall not deliver thee obey I beseech thee the voice of the LORD which I speak unto thee so it shall be well unto thee and thy soul shall live 21 But if thou refuse to go forth this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me 22 And behold all the women that are left in the king of Judahs house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylons princes and those women shall say †Heb. Men of thy peace Thy friends have set thee on and have prevailed against thee thy feet are sunk in the mire and they are turned away back 23 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Caldeans and thou shalt not escape out of their hand but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon and †Heb. thou shalt burn c thou shalt cause this city to be burnt with fire 24 ¶ Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah Let no man know of these words and thou shalt not die 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee and they come unto thee and say unto thee Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king hide it not from us and we will not put thee to death also what the king said unto thee 26 Then thou shalt say unto them I presented my supplication before the king that he would
of hosts in the land of the Caldeans 26 Come against her †Heb. from the and. from the utmost border open her store-houses ‖ Or tread her cast her up as heaps and destroy her utterly let nothing of her be left 27 Slay all her bullocks let them go down to the slaughter wo unto them for their day is come the time of their visitation 28 The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon to declare in Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God the vengeance of his temple 29 Call together the archers against Babylon all ye that bend the bowe camp against it round about set none thereof escape recompense her according to her work according to all that she hath done do unto her for she hath been proud against the LORD against the holy One of Israel 30 Therefore shall her young men fall in the streets and all her men of war shall be cut off in that day saith the LORD 31 Behold I am against thee O thou †Heb. tride most proud saith the Lord GOD of hosts for thy day is come the time that I will visit thee 32 And †Heb. tride the most proud shall stumble and fall and none shall raise him up and I will kindle a fire in his cities and it shall devour all round about him 33 ¶ Thus saith the LORD of hosts The children of Israel and the children of Judah were oppressed together and all that took them caprives held them fast they refused to let them go 34 Their redeemer is strong the LORD of hosts is his name he shall throughly plead their cause that he may give rest to the land and disquiet the inhabitants of Babylon 35 ¶ A sword is upon the Caldeans saith the LORD and upon the inhabitants of Babylon and upon her princes and upon her wise men 36 A sword is upon the ‖ Or. chief stays †Heb. bars liars and they shall dote a sword is upon her mighty men and they shall be dismayed 37 A sword is upon their horses and upon their chariots and upon all the mingled people that are in the midst of her and they shall become as women a sword is upon her treasures and they shall be robbed 38 A drought is upon her waters and they shall be dried up for it is the land of graven images and they are mad upon their idols 39 Therefore the wilde beasts of the desert with the wilde beasts of the islands shall dwell there and the owls shall dwell therein and it shall be no more inhabited for ever neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation 40 * Gen. 19. â—5 Chap. 49. â—8 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour cities thereof saith the LORD so shall no man abide there neither shall any son of man dwell therein 41 Behold a people shall come from the north and a great nation and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth 42 They shall hold the bowe and the lance they are cruel and will not shew mercy their voice shall roar like the sea and they shall ride upon horses every one put in aray like a man to the battel against thee O daughter of Babylon 43 The king of Babylon hath heard the report of them and his hands waxed feeble anguish took hold of him and pangs as of a woman in travail 44 Behold he shall come up * Chap. 49.39 like a lion from the swelling of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong but I will make them suddenly run away from her and whom a chosen man that I may appoint over her for who is like me and * Job 41.10 Ch. 49.19 who will ‖ Or convent me 〈◊〉 plead appoint me the time and who is that shepherd that will stand before me 45 Therefore hear ye the counsel of the LORD that he hath taken against Babylon and his purposes that he hath purposed against the land of the Caldeans surely the least of the flock shall draw them out surely he shall make their habitation desolate with them 46 At the noise of the taking of Babylon the earth is moved and the cry is heard among the nations CHAP. LI. 1 The severe judgement of God against Babylon in revence of Israel 50 Jeremiah delivereth the book of this prophesit to Seraiah to be east into Euptrates in token of the perpetual sinking of Babylon THus saith the LORD Behold I will raise up against Babylon and against them that dwell in the †Heb 〈◊〉 midst of them that rise up against me a destroying wind 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners that shall fan her and shall empty her land for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about 3 Against him that bendeth set the archer bend his bowe and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine and spare ye not her young men destroy ye utterly all her host 4 Thus the slain shall fall in the land of the Caldeans and they that are thrust through in her streets 5 For Israel hath not been forsaken nor Judah of his God of the LORD of hosts though their land was filled with sin against the holy One of Israel 6 * Ch. 30.8 Rev. 18.4 Fiee our of the midst of Babylon and deliver every man his soul be not cut off in her iniquity for this is the time of the LORD vengeance he will render unto her a recompence 7 Babylon hath been a golden cup in the LORDS hand that made all the earth drunken the nations have drunken of her wine therefore the nations are mad 8 Babylon is suddenly * Isa 23.9 Rev. 14.8 18.2 faln and destroyed howl for her take balm for her pain if so be she may be healed 9 We would have healed Babylon but she is not healed forsake her and let us go every one into his own countrey for her judgement reacheth unto heaven and is lifted up even to the skies 10 The LORD hath brought forth our righteousness come and let us declare in Zion the work of the LORD our God 11 Make †Heb â—urâ— bright the arrows gather the shields the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes for his device is against Babylon to destroy it because it is the vengeance of the LORD the vengeance of his temple 12 Set up the standard upon the walls of Babylon make the watch strong set up the watchmen prepare the †Heb. liers in wait ambushes for the LORD hath both devised and done that which he spake against the inhabitants of Babylon 13 O thou that dwellest upon many waters abundant in treasures thine end is come and the measure of thy covetousness 14 * Am. 6.8 The LORD of hosts hath sworn †Heb. by his soul by himself saying Surely I will fill thee with men as with caterpillers
image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up 8 ¶ Wherefore at that time certain Caldeans came â—â—â—r and accused the Jews 9 They spake and said to the king Nebuchadnezzar O king live for ever 10 Thou O king hast made a decree that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet flute harp sackbut psaltery and dulcimer and all kinds of musick shall fall down and worship the golden image 11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth that he should be cast into the midst of a burning fierâ— furnace 12 There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego these men O king †Cald. have sâ—t never and upon thâ—s have not regarded thee they serve not thy gods nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up 13 ¶ Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego then they brought these men before the king 14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them Is it ‖ Or of purpose at Ex. 21.23 true O Shadrath Meshach and Abed-nego do not ye serve my gods nor worship the golden image which I have set up 15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet flute harp sackbut psaltery and dulcimer and all kinds of musick ye fall down and worship the image which I have made well but if ye worship not ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands 16 Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego answered and said to the king O Nebuchadnezzar we are not careful to answer thee in this matter 17 If it be so our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace and he will deliver us out of thine hand O king 18 But if not be it known unto thee O king that we will not serve thy gods nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up 19 ¶ Then was Nebuchadnezzar †Cald. filled full of fury and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego therefore he spake and commanded that they should hear the furnace one seven times more then it was wont to be heat 20 And he commanded the †Cald. mighty of strengh most mighty men that were in his army to binde Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace 21 Then these men were bound in their ‖ Or mantles coats their hosen and their ‖ Or turbants hats and their other garments and were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace 22 Therefore because the kings †Cald. word commandment was urgent and the furnace exceeding hot the ‖ Or spark flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego 23 And these three men Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied and rose up in haste and spake and said unto his ‖ Or governours counsellours Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire They answered and said unto the king True O king 25 He answered and said Lo I see four men loose walking in the midst of the fire and †Cald. â—oâ—re is no â—urt in â—com they have no hurt and the form of the fourth is like the son of God 26 ¶ Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the †Cald. 〈◊〉 mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spake and said Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego ye servants of the most high God come forth and come hither Then Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego came forth of the midst of the fire 27 And the princes governours and captains and the kings counsellours being gathered together saw these men upon whose bodies the fire had no power nor was an hair of their head singed neither were their coats changed nor the smell of fire had passed on them 28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake and said Blessed be the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego who hath sent his angel and delivered his servants that trusted in him and have changed the kings word and yeelded their bodies that they might not serve nor worship any god except their own God 29 Therefore †Gold a decree is made by me I make a decree That every people nation and language which speak †Cald. â—â—our â— any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego shall be * Ch. 2.5 †Cald. made pieces cut in pieces and their houses shall be made a dunghil because there is no other god that can deliver after this sort 30 Then the king †Cald. made to prosper promoted Shadrach Meshach and Abed-nego in the province of Babylon CHAP. IV. 1 Nebuchadnezzar confesseth Gods kingdom 4 maketh relation of his dream which the Magitians could not interpret 8 Daniel beareth the dream 19 He interprets it 28 The story of the event NEbuchadnezzar the king unto all people nations and languages that dwell in all the earth Peace be multiplied unto you 2 †Cald. It was feemly before me I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me 3 How great are his signs and how mighty are his wonders his kingdom is * Ch. 2.44 an everlasting kingdom and his dominion is from generation to generation 4 ¶ I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house and flourishing in my palace 5 I saw a dream which made me afraid and the thoughts upon my bed and the visions of my head troubled me 6 Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream 7 Then came in the magicians the astrologers the Caldeans and the soothsayers and I told the dream before them but they did not make known unto me the interpretation thereof 8 ¶ But at the last Daniel came in before me whose name was Belteshazzar according to the name of my God and in whom is the spirit of the holy gods and before him I told the dream saying 9 O Belteshazzar * Ch. 2.48 master of the magicians Because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee and no secret troubleth thee tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen and the interpretation thereof 10 Thus were the visions of mine head in my bed †Cald. I was seeing I saw and behold a tree in the midst of the earth and the height thereof was great 11 The tree grew and was strong and the height thereof reached unto heaven and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth 12 The leaves thereof were fair and the fruit thereof much and in it was meat for all the beasts
of the field had shadow under it and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof and all flesh was fâ—d of it 13 I saw in the visions of my head upon my bed and behold a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven 14 He cried †Cald. with might aloud and faid thus How down the tree and cut off his branches shake off his leaves and scatter his fruit let the beasts get away from under it and the fowls from his branches 15 Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth even with a band of iron and brass in the tender grass of the field and let it be wet with the dew of heaven and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth 16 Let his heart be changed from mans and let a beasts heart be given unto him and let seven times pass over him 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers and the demand by the word of the holy ones to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whomsoever he will and setteth up over it the basest of men 18 This dream I king Nebuchadnezzar have seen now thou O Belteshazzar declare the interpretation thereof forasmuch as all the wise men of my kingdom are not able to make known unto me the interpretation but thou art able for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee 19 ¶ Then Daniel whose name was Belteshazzar was astonied for one hour and his thoughts troubled him the king spake and said Belteshazzar let not the dream or the interpretation thereof trouble thee Belteshazzar answered and said My lord the dream be to them that hate thee and the interpretation thereof to thine enemies 20 The tree that thou sawest which grew was strong whose height reached unto the heaven and the â—ight thereof to all the earth 21 Whose leaves were fair and the fruit thereof much and in it was meat for all under which the beasts of the field dwelt and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation 22 It is thou O king that art grown and become strong for thy greatness is grown and reacheth unto heaven and thy dominion to the end of the earth 23 And whereas the king saw a watcher and an holy one coming down from heaven and saying Hew the tree down and destroy it yet leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth even with a band of iron and brass in the tender grass of the field and let it be wet with the dew of heaven and let his portion be with the beasts of the field till seven times pass over him 24 This is the interpretation O king and this is the decree of the most High which is come upon my lord the king 25 That they shall * Ch. 5.21 c. drive thee from men and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven and seven times shall pass over thee till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whomsoever he will 26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree-roots thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee after that thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule 27 Wherefore O king let my counsel be acceptable unto thee and break off thy sins by righteousness and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor if it may be ‖ Or an beaâ—ing of thineerroâ—â— a lengthning of thy tranquillity 28 ¶ All this came upon the king Nebuchadnezzar 29 At the end of twelve moneths he walked ‖ Or upon in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon 30 The king spake and said Is not this great Babylon that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power and for the honour of my majesty 31 While the word was in the kings mouth there fell a voice from heaven saying O king Nebuchadnezzar to thee it is spoken The kingdom is departed from thee 32 And they shall drive thee from men and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen and seven times shall pass over thee until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men and giveth it to whomsoever he will 33 The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar and he was driven from men and did eat grass as oxen and his body was wet with the dew of heaven till his hairs were grown like eagles feathers and his nails like birds claws 34 And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lift up mine eyes unto heaven and mine understanding returned unto me and I blessed the most High and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever whose dominion is * Ch. 7.14 Mic. 4.7 Lu. 1.33 an everlasting dominion and his kingdom is from generation to generation 35 And all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth and none can stay his hand or say unto him * Job 9.12 If. 45.9 What doest thou 36 At the same time my reason returned unto me and for the glory of my kingdom mine honour and brightness returned unto me and my counsellours and my lords sought unto me and I was established in my kingdom and excellent majesty was added unto me 37 Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven all whose works are truth and his ways judgement and those that walk in pride he is able to abase CHAP. V. 1 Belshazzars impious â—east 5 A â—and-writing unknown to the magicians troubleth the king 10 At the commendation of the queen Daniel is brought 17 He reproving the king of pride and idolatry 25 readeth and interpreteth the writing 30 The monarchy is translated to the Medes BElshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords and drank wine before the thousand 2 Belshazzar whiles he tasted the wine commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had †Cald. brought forth taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem that the king and his princes his wives and his concubines might drink therein 3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem and the king and his princes his wives and his concubines drank in them 4 They drunk wine and praised the gods of gold and of silver of brass of iron of wood and of stone 5 ¶ In the same hour came forth fingers of a mans hand and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the kings palace and the king saw the
unto us your minde concerning the writings Then began the first who had spoken of the strength of wine 18 And he said thus O ye men how exceeding strong is wine it causeth all men to err that drink it 19 It maketh the minde of the king and of the fatherless childe to be all one of the bond-man and of the freeman of the poor man and of the rich 20 It turneth also every thought into jollity and mirth so that a man remembreth neither sorrow nor debt 21 And it maketh every heart rich so that a man remembreth neither king nor governour and it maketh to speak all things by talents 22 And when they are in their cups they forget their love both to friends and brethren and a little after draw out swords 23 But when they are from the wine they remember not what they have done 24 O ye men is not wine the strongest that enforceth to do thus And when he had so spoken he held his peace CHAP. IV. 1 The second declareth the power of a king 14 The third the force of women 33 and of truth 41 The third is judged to be wisest 47 and obtaineth letters of the king to build Jerusalem 58 He praiseth God and sheweth his brethren what he had done THen the second that had spoken of the strength of the king began to say 2 O ye men do not men excel in strength that ‖ Or have the command bear rule over sea and land and all things in them 3 But yet the king is more mighty for he is lord of all these things and hath dominion over them and whatsoever he commandeth them they do 4 If he bid them make war the one against the other they do it if he send them out against the enemies they go and break down mountains walls and towers 5 They slay and are slain and transgress not the kings commandment if they get the victory they bring all to the king as well the spoil as all things else 6 Likewise for those that are no souldiers and have not to do with wars but use husbandry when they have reaped again that which they had sown they bring it to the king and compel one another to pay tribute unto the king 7 And yet he is but one man if he command to kill they kill if he command to spare they spare 8 If he command to smite they smite if he command to make desolate they make desolate if he command to build they build 9 If he command to cut down they cut down if he command to plant they plant 10 So all his people and his armies obey him furthermore he lieth down he eateth and drinketh and taketh his rest 11 And these keep watch round about him neither ‖ Or can may any one depart and do his own business neither disobey they him in any thing 12 O ye men how should not the king be mightiest when in such sort he is obeyed And he held his tongue 13 ¶ Then the third who had spoken of women and of the truth this was Zorobabel began to speak 14 O ye men it is not the great king nor the multitude of men neither is it wine that †Heb. is of force excelleth who is it then that ruleth them or hath the lordship over them are they not women 15 Women have born the king and all the people that bear rule by sea and land 16 Even of them came they and they nourished them up that planted the vineyards from whence the wine cometh 17 These also make garments for men these bring glory unto men and without women cannot men be 18 Yea and if men have gathered together gold and silver or any other goodly thing do they not love a woman which is comely in favour and beauty 19 And letting all those things go do they not gape and even with open mouth fix their eyes fast on her and have not all men more desire unto her then unto silver or gold or any goodly thing whatsoever 20 A man leaveth his own father that brought him up and his own countrey and cleaveth unto his wife 21 He sticks not to spend his life with his wife and remembreth neither father nor mother nor countrey 22 By this also you must know that women have dominion over you do ye not labour and toil and give and bring all to the woman 23 Yea a man taketh his sword and goeth his way to rob and to steal to sail upon the sea and upon rivers 24 And looketh upon a lion and goeth in the darkness and when he hath stoln spoiled and robbed he bringeth it to his love 25 Wherefore a man loveth his wife better then father or mother 26 Yea many there be that have ‖ Or grown desperate run out of their wits for women and become servants for their sakes 27 Many also have perished have erred and sinned for women 28 And now do you not beleeve me is not the king great in his power do not all regions fear to touch him 29 Yet did I see him and Apame the kings concubine the daughter of the admirable ‖ Jos antiq l. 11. c. 4. Rabsaces Themasiu◠Bartacus sitting at the right hand of the king 30 And taking the crown from the kings head and setting it upon her own head she also stroke the king with her left hand 31 And yet ‖ Or hereat for all this the king gaped and gazed upon her with open month if she laughed upon him he laughed also but if she took any displeasure at him the king was fain to flatter that she might ‖ Or be friends with him be reconciled to him again 32 O ye men how can it be but women should be strong seeing they do thus 33 Then the king and the princes looked one upon another so he began to speak of the truth 34 O ye men are not women strong great is the earth high is the heaven swift is the sun in his course for he compasseth the heavens round about and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day 35 Is he not great that maketh these things therefore great is the truth and stronger then all things 36 All the earth ‖ Or praiseth the truth Athanasius calleth upon the truth and the heaven blesseth it all works shake and tremble at it and with it is no unrighteous thing 37 Wine is wicked the king is wicked women are wicked all the children of men are wicked and such are all their wicked works and there is no truth in them in their unrighteousness also they shall perish 38 As for the truth it endureth and is always strong it liveth and conquereth for evermore 39 With her there is no accepting of persons or rewards but she doeth the things that are just and refraineth from all unjust and wicked things and all men do well like of her works 40 Neither in her judgement is any
of Israel which is in heaven he gave them over into the power of Nebuchodonosor king of Babylon of the Caldees 16 Who pulled down the house and burnt it and carried away the people captives unto Babylon 17 But in the first year that king Cyrus reigned over the countrey of Babylon Cyrus the king wrote to build up this house 18 And the holy vessels of gold and of silver that Nebuchodonosor had carried away out of the house at Jerusalem and had set them in his own temple those Cyrus the king brought forth again out of the temple at Babylon and they were delivered to ‖ Or Zorobabel which is also Sanabassar the ruler so as Zorobabel seemeth to be added to the text Ezra 1.8 Zorobabel and to Sanabassarus the ruler 19 With commandment that he should carry away the same vessels and put them in the temple at Jerusalem and that the temple of the Lord should be built in his place 20 Then the same Sanabassarus being come hither laid the foundations of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem and from that time to this being still a building it is not yet fully ended 21 Now therefore if it seem good unto the king let search be made among the ‖ Or rolls records of king Cyrus 22 And if it be found that the building of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem hath been done with the consent of king Cyrus and if our lord the king be so minded let him signifie unto us thereof 23 Then commanded king Darius to seek among the records at Babylon and so at Echatana the palace which is in the countrey of Media there was found a ‖ Or place roll wherein these things were recorded 24 In the first year of the reign of Cyrus king Cyrus commanded that the house of the Lord at Jerusalem should be built again where they do sacrifice with continual fire 25 Whos 's height shall be sixty cubits and the breadth sixty cubits with three rowes of hewn stones and one row of new wood of that countrey and the expenses thereof to be given out of the house of king Cyrus 26 And that the holy vessels of the house of the Lord both of gold and silver that Nebuchodonosor took out of the house at Jerusalem and brought to Babylon should be restored to the house at Jerusalem and be set in the place where they were before 27 And also he commanded that Sisinnes the governour of Syria and Phenice and Sathrabuzanes and their companions and those which were appointed rulers in Syria and Phenice should be careful not to meddle with the place but suffer Zorobabel the servant of the Lord and governour of Judea and the elders of the Jews to build the house of the Lord in that place 28 I have commanded also to have it built up whole again and that they look diligently to help those that be of the captivity of the Jews till the house of the Lord be finished 29 And out of the tribute of Celosyria and Phenice a portion carefully to be given these men for the sacrifices of the Lord that is to Zorobabel the governour for bullocks and rams and lambs 30 And also corn salt wine and oyl and that continually every year without further question according as the priests that be in Jerusalem shall signifie to be daily spent 31 That ‖ Or drink-offerings offerings may be made to the most high God for the king and for his children and that they may pray for their lives 32 And he commanded that whosoever should transgress yea or make light of any thing afore spoken or written out of his own house should a tree be taken and he thereon be hanged and all his goods seised for the king 33 The Lord therefore whose name is there called upon utterly destroy every king and nation that stretcheth out his hand to hinder or endamage that house of the Lord in Jerusalem 34 I Darius the king have ordained that according unto these things it be done with diligence CHAP. VII 1 Sisinnes and others help forward the building 5 The temple is finished and dedicated 10 The pass-over is kept THen * Ezra 6.13 Sisinnes the governour of Celosyria and Phenice and Sathrabuzanes with their companions following the commandments of king Darius 2 Did very carefully oversee the holy works assisting the ancients of the Jews and governours of the temple 3 And so the holy works prospered when Aggeus and Zacharias the prophets prophesied 4 And they finished these things by the commandment of the Lord God of Israel and with ‖ Or the decrâ—â— the consent of Cyrus Darius and Artaxerxes kings of Persia 5 And thus was the holy house finished in †Heb. the third day Ezra 6.15 the three and twentieth day of the moneth Adar in the sixth year of Darius king of the Persians 6 And the children of Israel the priests and the Levites and other that were of the captivity that were added unto them did according to the things written in the book of Moses 7 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord they offered an hundred bullocks two hundred rams four hundred lambs 8 And twelve goats for the sin of all Israel according to the number of the ‖ Or tribes chief of the tribes of Israel 9 The priests also and the Levites stood arayed in their vestments according to their †Heb. divisions Ezra 6.18 kindreds in the services of the Lord God of Israel according to the book of Moses and the porters at every gate 10 And the children of Israel ‖ Or with those that c. that were of the captivity held the pass-over the fourteenth day of the first moneth after that the priests and the Levites were sanctified 11 They that were of the captivity were not all sanctified together but the Levites were all sanctified together 12 And so they offered the pass-over for all them of the captivity and for their brethren the priests and for themselves 13 And the children of Israel that came out of the captivity did eat even all they that had separated themselves from the abominations of the people of the land and sought the Lord. 14 And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days making merry before the Lord 15 For that he had turned the ‖ Or minde counsel of the king of Assyria towards them to strengthen their hands in the works of the Lord God of Israel CHAP. VIII 1 Esdras bringeth the kings commistion to build 8 The copy of it 28 He declareth the names and number of those that came with him 61 and his journey 71 He lamenteth the sins of his people 96 and sweareth the priests to put away their strange wives ANd after these things when Artaxerxes the king of the Persians reigned came Esdras the son of Saraias the son of ‖ Aâ—ariat Ezerias the son of Helchiah the son of Salum 2 The son of
the truth witnessâ—th 24 O hear the prayer of thy servant and give ear to the petition of thy creature 25 For while I live I will speak and so long as I have understanding I will answer 26 O look not upon the sins of thy people but on them which serve thee in truth 27 Regard not the wicked inventions of the heathen but the desire of those that keep thy testimonies in afflictions 28 Think not upon those that have walked feignedly before thee but remember them which according to thy will have known thy fear 29 Let it not be thy will to destroy them which have lived like beasts but to look upon them that have clearly taught thy law 30 Take thou no indignation at them which are deemed worse then beasts but love them that alway put their trust in thy righteousness and glory 31 For we and our fathers ‖ Or are sick do languish of such diseases but because of us sinners thou shalt be called merciful 32 For if thou ‖ Or be willing hast a desire to have mercy upon us thou shalt be called merciful to us namely that have no works of righteousness 33 For the just which have many good works laid up with thee shall out of their own deeds receive reward 34 For what is man that thou shouldest take displeasure at him or what is a corruptible generation that thou shouldest be so bitter toward it 35 * 1 King 8.46 2 Chr. 6.36 For in truth there is no man among them that be born but he hath dealt wickedly and among the faithful there is none which hath not done amiss 36 For in this O Lord thy righteousness and thy goodness shall be declared if thou be merciful unto them which have not the ‖ Or substance confidence of good works 37 Then answered he me and said Some things hast thou spoken aright and according unto thy words it shall be 38 For indeed I will not think on the disposition of them which have sinned before death before judgement before destruction 39 But * Gen. 4.4 I will rejoyce over the disposition of the righteous and I will remember also their pilgrimage and the salvation and the reward that they shall have 40 Like as I have spoken now so shall it come to pass 41 For as the husbandman soweth much seed upon the ground and planteth many trees and yet the thing that is sown good in his season cometh not up neither doth all that is planted take root even so is it of them that are sown in the world they shall not all be saved 42 I answered then and said If I have found grace let me speak 43 Like as the husbandmans seed perisheth if it come not up and receive not thy rain in due season or if there come too much rain and corrupt it 44 Even so perisheth man also which is formed with thy hands and is called thine own image because thou art like unto him for whose sake thou hast made all things and likened him unto the husbandmans seed 45 Be not wroth with us but spare thy people and have mercy upon thine own inheritance for thou art merciful unto thy creature 46 Then answered he me and said Things present are for the present and things to come for such as be to come 47 For thou comest far short that thou shouldest be able to love my creature more then I but I have oft-times drawn nigh unto thee and unto it but never to the unrighteous 48 In this also thou art marvellous before the most High 49 In that thou hast humbled thy self as it becometh thee and hast not judged thy self worthy to be much glorified among the righteous 50 For many great miseries shall be done to them that in the latter time shall dwell in the world because they have walked in great pride 51 But understand thou for thy self and seek out the glory for such as be like thee 52 For unto you is paradise opened the tree of life is planted the time to come is prepared plenteousness is made ready a city is builded and rest is allowed yea perfect goodness and wisdom 53 The root of evil is sealed up from you weakness and the moth is hid from you and corruption is fled into ‖ Or the grave hell to be forgotten 54 Sorrows are passed and in the end is shewed the treasure of immortality 55 And therefore ask thou no more questions concerning the multitude of them that perish 56 For when they had taken liberty they despised the most High thought scorn of his law and forsook his ways 57 Moreover they have troden down his righteous 58 And * Ps 14. â— and 53.1 said in their heart that there is no God yea and that knowing they must die 59 For as the things aforesaid shall receive you so thirst and pain are prepared for them for it was not his will that men should come to nought 60 But they which be created have defiled the name of him that made them were unthankful unto him which prepared life for them 61 And therefore is my judgement now at hand 62 These things have I not shewed unto all men but unto thee and a few like thee Then answered I and said 63 Behold O Lord now hast thou shewed me the multitude of the wonders which thou wilt begin to do in the last times but at what time thou hast not shewed me CHAP. IX 7 Who shall be saved and who not 10 All the world is now corrupted 22 yet God doth save a few 33 He complaineth that those perish which keep Gods law 38 and seeth a woman lamenting in a field HE answered me then and said Measure thou the time diligently in it self and when thou seest part of the signs past which I have told thee before 2 Them shalt thou understand that it is the very same time wherein the Highest will begin to visit the world which he made 3 Therefore when there shall be seen * Matth. 14.7 earthquakes and uproars of the people in the world 4 Then shalt thou well understand that the most High spake of those things from the days that were before thee even from the beginning 5 For like as all that is made in the world hath a beginning and an end and the end is manifest 6 Even so the times also of the Highest have plain beginnings in wonders and powerful works and endings in effects and signs 7 And every one that shall be saved and shall be able to escape by his works and by saith whereby ye have beleeved 8 Shall be preserved from the said perils and shall see my salvation in my sand and within my borders for I have sanctified them for me from the beginning 9 Then ‖ Or. they shall marvel shall they be in pitiful case which now have abused my ways and they that have cast them away despitefully shall dwell in torments 10 For such as in their
But she said Hold thy peace and deceive me not my son is dead and she want out every day into the way which they went and did eat no meat on the day-time and ceased not whole nights to bewail her son Tobias until the fourteen days of the wedding were expired which Raguel had sworn that he should spend there Then Tobias said to Raguel Let me go for my father and my mother look no more to see me 8 But his father in law said unto him Tarry with me and I will send to thy father and they shall declare unto him how things go with thee 9 But Tobias said No but let me go to my father 10 Then Raguel arose and gave him Sara his wife and half his goods servants and cattel and money 11 And he blessed them and sent them away saying The God of heaven give you a prosperous journey my children 12 And he said to his daughter Honour thy father and thy mother in law which are now thy parents that I may hear good report of thee and he kissed her Edna also said to Tobias The Lord of heaven restore thee my dear brother and grant that I may see thy children of my daughter Sara before I die that I may rejoyce before the Lord behold I commit my daughter unto thee ‖ Or to be safely â—â—pt of special trust wherefore do not entreat her evil CHAP. XI 6 Tobias mother spieth her son coming 10 His father meeteth him at the door and recovereth his sight 14 He praiseth God 17 and welcometh his daughter in law AFter these things Tobias went his way praising God that he had given him a prosperous journey and blessed Raguel and Edna his wife and went on his way till they drew near unto Nineve 2 Then Raphael said to Tobias Thou knowest brother how thou didst leave thy father 3 Let us haste before thy wife and prepare the house 4 And take in thine hand the gall of the fish So they went their way and the dog went after them 5 Now Anna sat looking about towards the way for her son 6 And when she espied him coming she said to his father Behold thy son cometh and the man that went with him 7 Then said Raphael I know Tobias that thy father will open his eyes 8 Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall and being pricked therewith he shall rub and the whiteness shall fall away and he shall see thee 9 Then Anna ran forth and fell upon the neck of her son and said unto him Seeing I have seen thee my son from henceforth I am content to die and they wept both 10 Tobit also went forth toward the door and stumbled but his son ran unto him 11 And took hold of his father and he strake of the gall on his fathers eyes saying Be of good hope my father 12 And when his eyes began to smart he rubbed them 13 And the whiteness pilled away from the corners of his eyes and when he saw his son he fell upon his neck 14 And he wept and said Blessed art thou O God and blessed is thy name for ever and blessed are all thine holy angels 15 For thou hast scourged and hast taken pity on me for behold I see my son Tobias And his son went in rejoycing and told his father the great things that had hapned to him in Media 16 Then Tobit went out to meet his daughter in law at the gate of Nineve rejoycing and praising God and they which saw him go marvelled because he had received his sight 17 But Tobit gave thanks before them because God had mercy on him And when he came near to Sara his daughter in law he blessed her saying Thou art welcome daughter God be blessed which hath brought thee unto us and blessed be thy father and thy mother And there was joy amongst all his brethren which were at Nineve 18 And Achiacharus ‖ Junius who is also called Nasbas and Nasbas his brothers son came 19 And Tobias wedding was kept seven days with great joy CHAP. XII 5 Tobit offereth half to the angel for his pains 6 But he calleth them both aside and exhorteth them 15 and telleth them that he was an angel 21 and was seen no more THen Tobit called his son Tobias and said unto him My son see that the man have his wages which went with thee and thou must give him more 2 And Tobias said unto him O Father it is no harm to me to give him half of those things which I have brought 3 For he hath brought me again to thee in safety and made whole my wife and brought me the money and likewise healed thee 4 Then the old man said It is due unto him 5 So he called the angel and he said unto him Take half of all that ye have brought and go away in safety 6 Then he took them both apart and said unto them Bless God praise him and magnify him and praise him for the things which he hath done unto you in the sight of all that live It is good to praise God and exalt his name and ‖ Or with honour honourably to shew forth the works of God therefore be not slack to praise him 7 It is good to keep close the secrets of a king but it is honourable to reveal the works of God do that which is good and no evil shall touch you 8 Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness a little with righteousness is better then much with unrighteousness it is better to give alms then to lay up gold 9 For alms doth deliver from death and shall purge away all sin Those that exercise alms and righteousness shall be filled with life 10 But they that sin are enemies to their own life 11 Surely I will keep close nothing from you For I said it was good to keep close the secrets of a king but that it was honourable to reveal the works of God 12 Now therefore when thou didst pray and Sara thy daughter in law I did bring the remembrance of your prayers before the holy One and when thou didst bury the dead I was with thee likewise 13 And when thou didst not delay to rise up and leave thy dinner †Gr. to go and bury to go and cover the dead thy good deed was not hid from me but I was with thee 14 And now God hath sent me to heal thee and Sara thy daughter in law 15 I am Raphael one of the seven holy angels which present the prayers of the saints and which go in and out before the glory of the holy One 16 Then they were both troubled and fell upon their faces for they feared 17 But he said unto them Fear not for it shall go well with you praise God therefore 18 For not of any favour of mine but by the will of our God I came wherefore praise him for ever 19 * Gen. 18.8 19.3 Judges 13.16 All
these days I did appear unto you but I did neither eat nor drink but you did see a vision 20 Now therefore give God thanks for I go up to him that sent me but write all things which are done in a book 21 And when they arose they saw him no more 22 Then they confessed the great and wonderful works of God and how the angel of the Lord had appeared unto them CHAP. XIII The thanksgiving unto God which Tobit wrote THen Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoycing and said Blessed be God that liveth for ever and blessed be his kingdom 2 * Deut. 32.39 1 Sam. 2.6 Wisd 16.13 For he doth scourge and hath mercy he leadeth down to hell and bringeth up again neither is there any that can avoid his hand 3 Confess him before the Gentiles ye children of Israel for he hath scattered us among them 4 There declare his greatness and extol him before all the living for he is our Lord and he is the God our father for ever 5 And he will scourge us for our iniquities and will have mercy again and will gather us out of all nations among whom he hath scattered us 6 If you turn to him with your whole heart and with your whole minde and deal uprightly before him then will he turn unto you and will not hide his face from you Therefore see what he will do with you and confess him with your whole mouth and praise the Lord of might and extol the everlasting King In the land of my captivity do I praise him and declare his might and majesty to a sinful ration O ye sinners turn and do justice before him who can tell if he will accept you and have mercy on you 7 I will extol my God and my soul shall praise the king of heaven and shall rejoyce in his greatness 8 Let all men speak and let all praise him for his righteousness 9 O Jerusalem the holy city ‖ Or he will lay a scourge upon the works of thy children he will scourge thee for thy childrens works and will have mercy again on the sons of the righteous 10 Give praise to the Lord for he is good and praise the everlasting King that his tabernacle may be builded in thee again with joy and ‖ Or to make let him make joyful there in thee those that are captives and love in thee for ever those that are miserable 11 Many nations shall come from far to the name of the Lord God with gifts in their hands even gifts to the King of heaven all generations shall praise thee with great joy 12 Cursed are all they which hate thee and blessed shall all be which love thee for ever 13 Rejoâ—ce and be glad for the children of the just for they shall be gathered together and shall bless the Lord of the just 14 O blessed are they which love thee for they shall rejoyce in thy ‖ Or prosperity peace blessed are they which have been sorrowful for all thy scourges for they shall rejoyce for thee when they have seen all thy glory and shall be glad for ever 15 Let my soul bless God the great King 16 For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires and emeralds and precious stone thy walls and towers and battlements with pure gold 17 And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl and carbuncle and stones of Ophir 18 And all her streets shall say Alleluja and they shall praise him saying Blessed be God which hath extolled it for ever CHAP. XIV 3 Tobit giveth instructions to his son 8 specially to leave Nineve 11 He and his wise die and are buried 12 Tobias removeth to Ecbatane 14 and there died after he had heard of the destruction of Nineve SO Tobit made an end of praising God 2 And he was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight which was restored to him after eight years and he gave alms and he ‖ Or did more and more fâ—â—r increased in the fear of the Lord God and praised him 3 And when he was very aged he called his son and the six sons of his son and said to him My son take thy children for behold I am aged and am ready to depart out of this life 4 Go into Media my son for I surely beleeve those things which Jonas the prophet spake of Nineve that it shall be overthrown and that for a time peace shall rather be in Media and that our brethren shall lie scattered in the earth from that good land and Jerusalem shall be desolate and the house of God in it shall be burned and shall be desolate for a time 5 * Ezc. 3. â— 6.14 And that again God will have mercy on them and bring them again into the sand where they shall build a temple but not like to the first until the time of that age be fulfilled and afterward they shall return from all places of their captivity and build up Jerusalem gloriously and the house of God shall be built in it ‖ For ever is not in the Romane copy for ever with a glorious building as the prophets have spoken thereof 6 And all nations shall turn and fear the Lord God truly and shall bury their idols 7 So shall all nations praise the Lord and his people shall confess God and the Lord shall exalt his people and all those which love the Lord God in truth and justice shall rejoyce shewing mercy to our brethren 8 And now my son depart out of Nineve because that those things which the prophet Jonas spake shall surely come to pass 9 But keep thou the law and the commandments and shew thy self merciful and just that it may go well with thee 10 And bury me decently and thy mother with me but tarry no longer at Nineve Remember my son how Aman handled Achiacharuâ— that brought him up how out of light he brought him into darkness and how he rewarded him again yet Achiacharus was ‖ Or preserved saved but the other had his reward for he went down into darkness ‖ Jutus readeth Nitzha Manasses gave alms and escaped the snares of death ‖ Rom. which he had set which they had set for him but Aman fell into the snare and perished 11 Wherefore now my son consider what alms doeth and how righteousness doth deliver When he had said these things he gave up the Ghost in the bed being an hundred and eight and fifty years old and ‖ Or. they he buried him honourably 12 And when Anna his mother was dead he buried her with his father but Tobias departed with his wife and children to Ecbatane to Raguel his father in law 13 Where he became old with honour and he buried his father and mother in law honourably and he ‖ Or. possissed inherited their substance and his father Tobits 14 And he died at Ecbatane in Media being an hundred and seven and twenty years
the moneth Adar the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the same moneth with an assembly and joy and with gladness before God according to the generations for ever among his people CHAP. XI 2 The sock and quality of Mardocheus 6 He dreameth of two dragons coming forth to fight 10 and of a little fountain which became a great water IN the fourth year of the reign of Ptolomeus and Cleopatra Dositheus who said he was a priest and Levite and Ptolomeus his son brought this epistle of Phurim which they said was the same and that Lysimachus the son of Ptolomeus that was in Jerusalem had interpreted it 2 In the second year of the reign of Anaxerxes the great in the first day of the moneth Nisan Mardocheus the son of Jairus the son of Semei the son of Cisai of the tribe of Benjamin had a dream 3 Who was a Jew and dwelt in the city of Sula a great man being a servitour in the kings court 4 He was also one of the captives which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon carried from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Judea and this was his dream 5 Behold a noise of a tumult with thunder and earthquakes and uproar in the land 6 And behold two great dragons came forth ready to fight and their cry was great 7 And at their cry all nations were prepared to hattel that they might fight against the righteous people 8 And so a day of darkness and obscurity tribulation and anguish affliction and great uproar upon the earth 9 And the whole righteous nation was troubled fearing their own evils and were ready to perish 10 Then they cried unto God and upon their cry as it were from a little fountain was made a great floud even much water 11 The light and the sun rose up and the lowly were exalted and devoured the glorious 12 Now when Mardocheus who had seen this dream and what God had determined to do was awake he bare this dream in minde and until night by all means was desirous to know it CHAP. XII 2 The conspiracy of the two eunuchs is discovered by Mardocheus 5 for which he is entertained by the king and rewarded ANd Mardocheus took his rest in the court with Gabatha and Tharra the two eunuchs of the king and keepers of the palace 2 * Esth 2. â—1 6.2 And he heard their devices and searched out their purposes and learned that they were about to lay hands upon Artaxerxes the king and so he certified the king of them 3 Then the king examined the two eunuchs and after that they had confessed it they were strangled 4 And the king made a record of these things and Mardocheus also wrote thereof 5 So the king commanded Mardocheus to serve in the court and for this he rewarded him 6 Howbeit Aman the son of Amadathus the Agagite who was in great honour with the king sought to molest Mardocheus and his people because of the two eunuchs of the king CHAP. XIII 1 The copy of the kings letters to destroy the Jews 8 The prayer of Mardocheus for them THe copy of the letters was this Joseph Antâ—â— lib. 11. cap. 6. The great king Artaxerxes writeth these things to the princes and governours that are under him from India unto Ethiopia in an hundred and seven and twenty provinces 2 After that I became lord over many nations and had dominion over the whole world not lifted up with presumption of my authority but carrying my self alway with equity and mildness I purposed to settle my subjects continually in a quiet life and making my kingdom ‖ Or â—ildt peaceable and open for passage to the utmost coasts to renew peace which is desired of all men 3 Now when I asked my counsellours how this might be brought to pass Aman that excelled in wisdom among us and was approved for his constant good will and stedfast fidelity and had the honour of the second place in the kingdom 4 Declared unto us that in all nations throughout the world there was scattered a certain malicious people that had laws contrary to all nations and continually despised the commandments of kings so as the uniting of our kingdoms honourably intended by us cannot ‖ Or be settled go forward 5 Seeing then we understand that this people alone is continually in opposition unto all men differing in the strange manner of their laws and evil-affected to our state working all the mischief they can that our kingdom may not be firmly stablished 6 Therefore have we commanded that all they that are signified in writing unto you by Aman who is ordained over the affairs and is ‖ Or second from us next unto us shall all with their wives and children be utterly destroyed by the sword of their enemies without all mercy and pity the fourteenth day of the twelfth moneth Adar of this present year 7 That they who of old and now also are malicious may in one day with violence go into the grave and so ever hereafter cause our affairs to be well settled and without trouble 8 Then Mardocheus thought upon all the works of the Lord and made his prayer unto him 9 Saying O Lord Lord the King Almighty for the whole world is in thy power and if thou hast appointed to save Israel there is no man that can gainsay thee 10 For thou hast made heaven and earth and all the wondrous things under the heaven 11 Thou art Lord of all things and there is no man that can resist thee which art the Lord. 12 Thou knowest all things and thou knowest Lord that it was neither in contempt nor pride nor for any desire of glory that I did not how down to proud Aman. 13 For I could have been content with good will for the salvation of Israel to kiss the soles of his feet 14 But I did this that I might not prefer the glory of man above the glory of God neither will I worship any but thee O God neither will I do it in pride 15 And now O Lord God and King spare thy people for their eyes are upon us to bring us to nought yea they desire to destroy the inheritance that hath been thine from the beginning 16 Despise not the portion which thou hast delivered out of Egypt for thine own self 17 Hear my prayer and be merciful unto thine inheritance turn our sorrow into joy that we may live O Lord and praise thy name and ‖ Or â—â—ut or stop not destroy not the mouths of them that praise thee O Lord. 18 All Israel in like manner cried most †Gr. mightily earnestly unto the Lord because their death was before their eyes CHAP. XIV 1 The prayer of queen Esther for her self and her people QUeen Esther also being in fear of death reforted unto the Lord 2 And laid away her glorious apparel and put on the garments of anguish and mourning and in stead of precious ointments she
is of low degree and * Gen. 41.40 Dan. 6 3â— maketh him to sit among great men 2 Commend not a man for his beauty neither abhor a man for his outward appearance 3 The hee is little among such as flie but her Fruit is the chief of sweet things 4 * Acts 12. â—1 Boast not of thy clothing and raiment and exalt not thy self in the day of honour for the works of the Lord are wonderful and his works among men are hidden 5 Many †Gr. tâ—rants kings have sat down upon the ground and one that was never thought of hath worn the crown 6 * 1 Sam. 15.28 Hith 6.10 Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced and the honourable delivered into other mens hands 7 * Deut. 12.14 17.6 7 Blame not before thou hast examined the truth understand first and then rebuke 8 * Prov. 18 1â— Answer not before thou hast heard the cause neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk 9 Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not and sit not ‖ Or in the judgement of sinners in judgement with sinners 10 My son meddle not with many matters for if thou meddle much thou shalt not be innocent and if thou follow after thou shalt not obtain neither shalt thou ‖ Or escape hurt escape by fleeing 11 * Pro. 10.3 Mat. 19.22 There is one that laboureth and taketh pains and maketh haste and is so much the more behinde 12 Again there is another that is slow and hath need of help wanting ability and full of poverty * Jol 42.10 yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good and set him up from his low estate 13 And lilted up his head from misery so that many that saw it marvelled at him 14 * Job 1.21 Fzek. 28.4 c. Prosperity and adversity life and death poverty and riches come of the Lord. 15 Wisdom knowledge and understanding of the law are of the Lord love and the way of good works are from him 16 Errour and darkness had their beginning together with sinners and evil shall wax old with them that glory therein 17 The gilt of the Lord remaineth with the godly and his favour bringeth prosperity for ever 18 There is that waxeth rich by his wariness and pinching and this is the portion of his reward 19 Whereas he saith * Luke 12.19 I have found rest and now will eat continually of my goods and yet he knoweth not what time shall ‖ Or pass come upon him and that he must leave those things to others and die 20 * Matth. 10.22 Be stedfast in thy covenant and be conversant therein and wax old in thy work 21 Marvel not at the works of sinners but trust in the Lord and abide in thy labour for it is an easie thing in the sight of the Lord on the sudden to make a poor man rich 22 The blesling of the Lord is ‖ Or for a reward in the reward of the godly and suddenly he maketh his blessing to flourish 23 Say not * Mal. 3.14 What prosit is there of my service and what good things shall I have hereafter 24 Again say not I have enough and possess many things and what evil can come to me hereafter 25 In the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of affliction and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity 26 For it is an easie thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man according to his ways 27 The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure and in his end his deeds shall be discovered 28 Judge none blessed before his death for a man shall be known in his children 29 Bring not every man into thine house for the deceitful man hath many trains 30 Like as a partride taken and kept in a cage so is the heart of the proud and like as a spie watcheth he for thy sall 31 For he lieth in wait and turneth good into evil and in things worthy praise will say blame upon thee 32 Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled and a sinful man layeth wait for bloud 33 Take heed of a mischievous man for he worketh wickedness lest he bring upon thee a perpetual blot 34 Receive a stranger into thine house and he will disturb thee and turn thee out of thine own CHAP. XII 2 Be not liberal to the ungodly 10 Trust not thine enemy nor the wicked WHen thou wilt do good know to whom thou doest it so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefits 2 Do good to the godly man and thou shalt finde 2 recompence and if not from him yet from the most High 3 There can no good come to him that is always occupied in evil nor to him that giveth no alms 4 Give to the godly man and help not a sinner 5 Do well unto him that is lowly but give not to the ungodly hold back thy bread and give it not unto him self he over-master thee thereby For else thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him 6 For the most High hateth sinners and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment 7 Give unto the good and help not the sinner 8 A friend cannot be known in prosperity and an enemy cannot be bidden in adversity 9 In the prosperity of a man enemies will be grieved but in his adversity even a friend will depart 10 Never trust thine enemy for like as ‖ Or brasâ— iron rusteth so is his wickedness 11 Though he humble himself and go crouching yet take good heed and beware of him and thou shalt be unto him as it thou hadst wiped a looking-glass and thou shalt know that his rust hath not been altogether wiped away 12 Set him not by thee lest when he hath overthrown thee he stand up in thy place neither let him sit at thy right hand self he seek to take thy seat and thou at the last remember my words and be pricked therewith 13 Who will pity a charmer that is bitten with a serpent or any such as come nigh wilde beasis 14 So one that goeth to a sinner and is ‖ Or mâ—â—gled desiled with him in his sins who will pity 15 For a while he will abide with thee but if thou begin to fall he will not tarry 16 An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips but in his heart he imagineth how to throw thee into a pit he will * Jer. 41.6 weep with his eyes but if he sinde opportunity he will not be satisfied with bloud 17 If adversity come upon thee thou shalt sinde him there first and though he pretend to help thee yet shall he ‖ Or supplant undermine thee 18 He will shake his head and clap his hands and whisper much and change his
of Eliseus 17 and of Ezekias THen stood up * 1 King 17.1 Elias the prophet as fire and his word burnt like a lamp 2 He brought a sore famine upon them and by his zeal he diminished their number 3 By the word of the Lord he ‖ Or made heaven to â—â—liup shut up the heaven * 1 King 18.38 2 King 1.10 12. and also three times brought down fire 4 O Elias how wast thou honoured in thy wondrous deeds and who may glory like unto thee 5 * 1 Kin. 17.21 22. Who didst raise up a dead man from death and his soul from the ‖ Or grave place of the dead by the word of the most High 6 * 2 King 2.16 Who broughtest kings to destruction and honourable men from their ‖ Or seat bed 7 Who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai * 1 King 19.17 and in Horeb the judgement of vengeance 8 * 1 Kin. 19.15 16. Who anointed kings to take vengeance and prophets to succeed after him 9 * 2 King 2.11 Who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire and in a chariot of fiery horses 10 Who wast ‖ Or written of ordained * â—â—al 4.5 for reproofs in their times to pacifie the wrath of the Lords judgement before it brake forth into fury and to turn the heart of the father unto the son and to ‖ Or establâ—sh restore the tribes of Jacob. 11 Blessed are they that saw thee and ‖ Or were â—â—ernâ—â— with love slept in love for we shall surely live 12 * 2 Kings 2.11 15. Elias it was who was covered with a whirlwind and Eliseus was filled with his spirit whilest he lived he was not moved with the presence of any prince neither could any bring him into subjection 13 ‖ Or nothing No word could overcome him * 2 Kings 13.21 and after his death his body prophesied 14 He did wonders in his life and at his death were his works marvellous 15 For all this the people repented not neither departed they from their sins * 2 King 18.11 12. till they were spoiled and carried out of their land and were scattered through all the earth yet there remained a small people and a ruler in the house of David 16 Of whom some did that which was pleasing to God and some multiplied sins 17 Ezekias fortified his city and * 2 King 20.20 brought in water into the midst thereof he digged the hard rock with iron and made wells for waters 18 In his time * 2 King 18.13 Sennacherib came up and sent Rabsaces and lift up his hand against Sion and boasted proudly 19 Then trembled their hearts and hands and they were in pain as women in travail 20 But they called upon the Lord which is merciful and stretched out their hands towards him and immediately the holy One heard them out of heaven and delivered them by the ‖ Or hand ministery of Esay 21 * 2 King 19.35 Isa 37.36 Tob. 1.18 1 Mac. 7.41 2 Mac. 8.19 He smote the host of the Assyrians his angel destroyed them 22 For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord and was strong in the ways of David his father as Esay the prophet who was great and faithful in his vision had commanded him 23 * 2 Kin. 20.10 11. Isa 38.8 In his time the sun went backward and he lengthned the kings life 24 He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last and he comforted them that mourned in Sion 25 He shewed what should come to pass for ever and secret things or ever they came CHAP. XLIX 1 The praise of Josias 4 of David and Ezekias 6 of Jeremy 8 of Ezekiel 11 Zorobabel 12 Jesus the son of Josedee 13 Of Nâ—â—mias Enoch Seth Sem and Adam THe remembrance of * 2 King 22.1 2 Chr. 34 1. Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary it is sweet as honey in all mouths and as musick at a banquet of wine 2 He ‖ Or prâ—shered behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people and took away the abominations of iniquity 3 * 2 〈◊〉 23. â— 2 Chr. 34.3 He directed his heart unto the Lord and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God 4 All except David and Ezekias and Josias were defective for they forsook the law of the most High even the kings of Juda failed 5 Therefore he gave their ‖ Or horn power unto others and their glory unto a strange nation 6 * 2 Kings 25.9 They burnt the chosen city of the sanctuary and made the streets desolate ‖ Or by the hand of Jeremy according to the prophesie of Jeremias 7 For they * Jer. 38.6 entreated him evil who nevertheless was a prophet * Jer. 1. â— sanctified in his mothers womb that he might root out and afflict and destroy and that he might build up also and plant 8 * Ezek. 1.3 15. It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision which was shewed him upon the chariot of the cherubims 9 For he * Ezek. 13.11 38.9 16 22. made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain and ‖ Or did good directed them that went right 10 And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed and * Ch. 46.12 let their bones flourish again out of their place for they comforted Jacob and delivered them by assured hope 11 How shall we magnifie * Ezra 3. â— Hag. 2.24 Zorobabel even he was a signet on the right hand 12 So was * Ezra 3.2 Hag. 1.12 and 2.2 Zech. 3 1. Jesus the son of Josedec who in their time builded the house and set up an holy temple to the Lord which was prepared for everlasting glory 13 * Neh. 7.1 And among the elect was Neemias whose renown is great who raised up for us the walls that were faln and set up the gates and the bars and raised up our ruines again 14 But upon the earth was no man created like * Gen. 5 24. Heb. 11.5 Enoch for he was taken from the earth 15 Neither was there a man born like unto * Gen. 41.44 42.6 45.8 Joseph a governour of his brethren and a stay of the people whose bones were regarded of the Lord. 16 * Gen. 5.3 11.10 Sem and Seth were in great honour among men and so was Adam above every living thing in the creation CHAP. L. 1 Of Simon the son of Onias 22 How the people were taught to praise God and pray 27 The conclusion SImon the high priest the son of Onias who in his life repaired the house again and in his days fortified the temple 2 And by him was built from the foundation the double height the high fortress of the wall about the
him 〈◊〉 upon Bel. bring him and intreat Bel that he may speak as though he were able to understand 42 Yet they cannot understand this themselves and leave them for they have no ‖ Or sense knowledge 43 The women also with cords about them sitting in the ways burn bran for perfume but if any of them drawn by some that passeth by lie with him she reproacheth her fellow that she was not thought as worthy as her self nor her cord broken 44 Whatsoever is done among them is false how may it then be thought or said that they are gods 45 They are made of carpenters and gold-smiths they can be nothing else then the workman will have them to be 46 And they themselves that made them can never continue long how should then the things that are made of them be gods 47 For they left lies and reproaches to them that come after 48 For when there cometh any war or plague upon them the priests consult with themselves where they may be hidden with them 49 How then cannot men perceive that they be no gods which can neither save themselves from war nor from plague 50 * Ps 115.4 Wisd 13.10 For seeing they be but of wood and overlaid with silver and gold it shall be known hereafter that they are false 51 And it shall manifestly appear to all nations and kings that they are no gods but the works of mens hands and that there is no work of God in them 52 Who then may not know that they are no gods 53 For neither can they set up a king in the land nor give rain unto men 54 Neither can they judge their own cause nor redress a wrong being unable for they are as crows between heaven and earth 55 Whereupon when fire falleth upon the house of gods of wood or laid over with gold or silver their priests will flee away and escape but they themselves shall be burnt asunder like beams 56 Moreover they cannot withstand any king or enemies how can it then be thought or said that they be gods 57 Neither are those gods of wood and laid over with silver or gold able to escape either from theeves or robbers 58 Whos 's gold and silver and garments wherewith they are clothed they that are strong do take and go away withal neither are they able to help themselves 59 Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power or else a profitable vessel in an house which the owner shall have use of then such false gods or to be a door in an house to keep such things safe as be therein then such false gods or a pillar of wood in a palace then such false gods 60 For sun moon and stars being bright and sent to do their offices are obedient 61 In like manner the lightning when it breaketh forth is easie to be seen and ‖ Or the same â—ind after the same manner the wind bloweth in every countrey 62 And when God commandeth the clouds to go over the whole world they do as they are bidden 63 And the fire sent from above to consume hills and woods doeth as it is commanded but these are like unto them neither in shew nor power 64 Wherefore it is neither to be supposed nor said that they are gods seeing they are able neither to judge causes nor to do good unto men 65 Knowing therefore that they are no gods fear them not 66 For they can neither curse nor bless kings 67 Neither can they shew signs in the heavens among the heathen nor shine as the sun nor give light as the moon 68 The beasts are better then they for they can get under a covert and help themselves 69 It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are gods therefore fear them not 70 For as a scar-crow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing so are their gods of wood and laid over with silver and gold 71 And likewise their gods of wood and laid over with silver and gold are like to a whitethorn in an orchard that every bird sitteth upon as also to a dead body that is cast into the dark 72 And you shall know them to be no gods by the ‖ Or purple and brightness bright purple that rotteth upon them and they themselves afterward shall be eaten and shall be a reproach in the countrey 73 Better therefore is the just man that hath none idols for he shall be far from reproach ¶ The song of the three holy children which followeth in the third chapter of DANIEL after this place fell down bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace That which followeth is not in the Hebrew to wit And they walked unto these words Then Nebuchadnezzar verse 24. 2 Azarias his prayer and confession in the flame 24 wherewith the Caldeans about the oven were consumed but the three children within it were not hurt 28 The song of the three children in the oven ANd they walked in the midst of the fire praising God and blessing the Lord. 2 Then Azarias stood up and prayed on this manner and opening his mouth in the midst of the fire said 3 Blessed art thou O Lord God of our fathers thy name is worthy to be praised and glorified for evermore 4 For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us yea true are all thy works thy ways are right and * Psal â—â— 1â— all thy judgements truth 5 In all the things which thou hast brought upon us and upon the holy city of our fathers even Jerusalem thou hast executed true judgement for according to truth and judgement didst thou bring all these things upon us because of our sins 6 For we have sinned and committed iniquity departing from thee 7 In all things have we trespassed and not obeyed thy commandments nor kept them neither done as thou hast commanded us that it might go well with us 8 Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us and every thing that thou hast done to us thou hast done in true judgement 9 And thou didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies most hateful forsakers of God and to an unjust king and the most wicked in all the world 10 And now we cannot open our mouths we are become a shame and reproach to thy servants and to them that worship thee 11 Yet deliver us not up wholly for thy names sake neither disanul thou thy covenant 12 And cause not thy mercy to depart from us for thy beloved Abrahams sake for thy servant Isaacs sake and for thy holy Israels sake 13 To whom thou hast spoken and promised That thou wouldest multiply their seed as the stars of heaven and as the sand that lieth upon the sea-shore 14 For we O Lord are become less then any nation and be kept under this day in all the world because of our sins 15 Neither is there at this time prince or prophet or leader or
hath not had a part in her kingdom and gotten of her spoils 11 All her ornaments are taken away of a fret-woman she is become a bond-slave 12 And behold our ‖ Or 〈◊〉 thing sanctuary even our beauty and our glory is laid waste and the Gentiles have profaned it 13 To what end therefore shall we live any longer 14 Then Mattathias and his sons rent their clothes and put on sackcloth and mourned very sore 15 In the mean while the kings officers such as compelled the people to revolt came into the city Modin to make them sacrifice 16 And when many of Israel came unto them Mattathias also and his sons came together 17 Then answered the kings officers and said to Mattathias on this wise Thou art a ruler and an honourable and great man in this city and strengthned with sons and brethren 18 Now therefore come thou first and fulfil the kings commandment like as all the heathen have done yea and the men of Juda also and such as remain at Jerusalem so shalt thou and thy house be in the number of the kings friends and thou and thy children shall be honoured with silver and gold and many rewards 19 Then Mattathias answered and spake with a loud voice Though all the nations that are under the kings dominion obey him and fall away every one from the religion of their fathers and give consent to his commandments 20 Yet will I and my sons and my brethren walk in the covenant of our fathers 21 God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances 22 We will not hearken to the kings words to go from our religion either on the right hand or the left 23 Now when he had left speaking these words there came one of the Jews in the light of all to sacrifice on the altar which was at Modin according to the kings commandment 24 Which thing when Mattathias saw he was inflamed with zeal and his reins trembled neither could he forbear to shew his anger according to judgement wherefore he ran and slew him upon the altar 25 Also the kings commissioner who compelled men to sacrifice he killed at that time and the altar he pulled down 26 Thus dealt he zealously for the law of God like as * Numb 25.7 Phinees did unto Zambri the son of Salom. 27 And Mattathias cried throughout the city with a loud voice saying Whosoever is Zealous of the law and maintaineth the covenant let him follow me 28 So he and his sons fled into the mountains and left all that ever they had in the city 29 Then many that sought after justice and judgement went down into the wilderness to †Gr. sit or abide dwell there 30 Both they and their children and their wives and their cattel because †Gr. evils were multiplied upon them afflictions increased sore upon them 31 Now when it was told the kings servants and the host that was at Jerusalem in the city of David that certain men who had broken the kings commandment were gone down into the secret places in the wilderness 32 They pursued after them a great number and having overtaken them they camped against them and made war against them on the sabbath-day 33 And they said unto them Let that which you have done hitherto suffice come forth and do according to the commandment of the king and you shall live 34 But they said We will not come forth neither will we do the kings commandment to profane the sabbath-day 35 So then they gave ‖ Of the Jews them the battel with all speed 36 Howbeit they answered them not neither cast they a stone at them nor stopped the places where they lay hid 37 But said Let us die all in our †Gr. simplicity innocency heaven and earth shall testifie for us that you put us to death wrongfully 38 So they rose up against them in battel on the sabbath and they slew them with their wives and children and their cattel to the number of a thousand †Gr. souls of men people 39 Now when Mattathias and his friends understood hereof they mourned for them right sore 40 And one of them said to another If we all do as our brethren have done and fight not for our lives and laws against the heathen they will now quickly root us out of the earth 41 At that time therefore they decreed saying Whosoever shall come to make battel with us on the sabbath-day we will fight against him neither will we die all as our brethren that were murdered in the secret places 42 Then came there unto him a company of Assideans who were mighty men of Israel even all such as were voluntarily devoted unto the law 43 Also all they that fled for persecution joyned themselves unto them and were a stay unto them 44 So they joyned their forces and smote sinful men in their anger and wicked men in their wrath but the rest fled to the heathen for succour 45 Then Mattathias and his friends went round about and pulled down the altars 46 And what children soever they found within the coast of Israel uncircumcised those they circumcised ‖ Or by force valiantly 47 They pursued also after the proud men and the work prospered in their hand 48 So they recovered the law out of the hand of the Gentiles and out of the hand of kings neither †Gr. gaâ—â— they the born to the finner suffered they the sinner to triumph 49 Now when the time drew near that Mattathias should die he said unto his sons Now hath pride and rebuke gotten strength and the time of destruction and the wrath of indignation 50 Now therefore my sons be ye zealous for the law and give your lives for the covenant of your fathers 51 Call to remembrance what acts our fathers did in their †Gr. generations time so shall ye receive great honour and an everlasting name 52 * Gen 22 9 10. Rom. 4.3 Was not Abraham found faithful in tentation and it was imputed unto him for righteousness 53 * Gr. 41 40. Joseph in the time of his distress kept the commandment and was made lord of Egypt 54 * Numb 25.13 Ecclus 45.23 24. Phinees our father in being zealous and fervent obtained the covenant of an everlasting priesthood 55 * Josh 1.2 Jesus for fulfilling the word was made a judge in Israel 56 * Numb 14.6 7. Josh 14.13 Caleb for bearing witness before the congregation received the heritage of the land 57 * 2 Sam. 2.4 David for being merciful possessed the throne of an everlasting kingdom 58 * 2 King 2.11 Elias for being zealous and fervent for the law was taken up into heaven 59 * Dan. 3.16 17 18 26. Ananias Azarias and Misael by beleeving were saved out of the flame 60 * Dan. 6.22 Daniel for his innocency was delivered from the mouth of lionâ— 61 And thus consider
they went unto the king and said How long will it be ere thou execute judgement and avenge our brethren 23 We have been willing to serve thy father and do as he would have us and to obey his commandments 24 For which cause they of our nation besiege the towre and are alienated from us moreover as many of us as they could light on they slew and spoiled our inheritance 25 Neither have they stretched out their hand against us onely but also against all their borders 26 And behold this day are they besieging the towre at Jerusalem to take it the sanctuary also and Bethsura have they fortified 27 Wherefore if thou dost not prevent them quickly they will do greater things then these neither shalt thou be able to rule them 28 Now when the king heard this he was angry and gathered together all his friends and the captains of his army and those that had charge of the horse 29 There came also unto him from other kingdoms and from the isles of the sea bands of hired souldiers 30 So that the number of his army was an hundred thousand footmen and twenty thousand hors-men and two and thirty elephants exercised in battel 31 These went through Idumea and pitched against Bethsura which they assaulted many days making engines of war but they of Bethsura came out and burnt them with fire and sought valiantly 32 Upon this Judas removed from the towre and pitched in Bathzacharias over against the kings camp 33 Then the king rising very early marched fiercely with his host toward Bathzacharias where his armies made them ready to battel and sounded the trumpets 34 And to the end they might provoke the elephants to fight they shewed them the bloud of grapes and mulberries 35 Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies and for every elephant they appointed a thousand men armed with coats of male and with helmets of brass on their heads and besides this for every beast were ordained five hundred hors-men of the best 36 These were ready at every occasion wheresoever the beast was and whithersoever the beast went they went also neither departed they from him 37 And upon the beasts there were strong towres of wood which covered every one of them and were girt fast unto them with devices there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men that sought upon them besides the Indian that ruled him 38 As for the remnant of the hors-men they set them on this side and that side at the two parts of the host ‖ Or stâ—â—ring them up being compassed with the ranks or defended with the vâ—â—leys giving them signs what to do and being harnessed all over amidst the ranks 39 Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass the mountains glistred therewith and shined like lamps of fire 40 So part of the kings army being spread upon the high mountains part on the valleys below they marched on safely in order 41 Wherfore all that heard the noise of their multitude and the marching of the company and the rattling of the harness were moved for the army was very great and mighty 42 Then Judas and his host drew neat and entred into battel and there were slain of the kings army six hundred men 43 ¶ Eleazar also surnamed Savaran perceiving that one of the beasts armed with royal harness was higher then all the rest and supposing that the king was upon him 44 Put himself in jeopardy to the end he might deliver his people and get him a perpetual name 45 Wherefore he ran upon him couragiously through the midst of the battel slaying on the right hand and on the left ‖ Or so that it cut them in pâ—â—ces so that they were divided from him on both sides 46 Which done he crept under the elephant and thrust him under and slew him whereupon the elephant fell down upon him and there he died 47 Howbeit the rest of the Jews seeing the strength of the king and the violence of his forces turned away from them 48 ¶ Then the kings army went up to Jerusalem to meet them and the king pitched his tents ‖ Or in Judea against Judea and against mount Sion 49 But with them that were in Bethsura he made peace ‖ Add out of Josephus and they yeelded themselves for they came out of the city because they had no victuals there to endure the siege it being a year of rest to the land 50 So the king took Bethsura and set a garison there to keep it 51 As for the sanctuary he besieged it many days ‖ Or made there mounts for shot and set there artillery with engines and instruments to cast fire and stones and pieces to cast darts and slings 52 Whereupon ‖ Or the Jews they also made engines against their engines and held them battel a long season 53 Yet at the last their vessels being without victuals for that it was the seventh year and they in Judea that were delivered from the Gentiles had eaten up the residue of the store 54 There were but a few left in the sanctuary because the famine did so prevail against them that they were fain to disperse themselves every man to his own place 55 At that time Lysias heard say that Philip whom Antiochus the king whiles he lived had appointed to bring up his son Antiochus that he might be king 56 Was returned out of Persia and Media and the kings host also the went with him that he sought to take unto him the ruling of the affairs 57 Wherefore he went in all haste and said to the king and the captains of the host and the company we decay daily and our victuals are but small and the place we lay siege unto is strong and the affairs of the kingdom lie upon us 58 Now therefore let us †Gr. give 〈◊〉 be friends with these men and make peace with them and with all their nation 59 And covenant with them that they shall live after their laws as they did before for they are therefore displeased and have done all these things because we abolished their laws 60 So the king and the princes were content wherefore he sent unto them to make peace and they accepted thereof 61 Also the king and the princes made an oath unto them whereupon they went out of the strong hold 62 Then the king entred into mount Sion but when he saw the strength of the place he brake his oath that he had made and gave commandment to pull down the wall round about 63 Afterward departed he in all haste and returned unto Antiochia where he found Philip to be master of the city So he sought against him and took the city by force CHAP. VII 1 Antiochus is slain and Demetrius reigneth in his stead 5 Alcimus would be high priest and complaineth of Judas to the king 16 He sâ—ayeth threescore Assideans 43 Nicanor is slain
a letter and sent it unto him according to these words saying 18 King Alexander to his brother Jonathan sendeth greeting 19 We have heard of thee that thou art a man of great power and meet to be our friend 20 Wherefore now this day we ordain thee to be the high priest of thy nation and to be called the kings friend and there withal he sent him a purple robe and a crown of gold and require thee to take our part and keep friendship with us 21 So in the seventh moneth of the hundred and sixtieth year at the feast of the tabernacles Jonathan put on the holy robe and gathered together forces and provided much armour 22 Whereof when Demetrius heard he was very sorry and said 23 What have we done that Alexander hath prevented us in making amity with the Jews to strengthen himself 24 I also will write unto them words of encouragement and promise them dignities and gifts that I may have their aid 25 He sent unto them therefore to this effect King Demetrius unto the people of the Jews sendeth greeting 26 Whereas you have kept covenants with us and continued in our friendship not joyning your selves with our enemies we have heard hereof and are glad 27 Wherefore now continue ye still to be faithful unto us and we will well recompense you for all things you do in our behalf 28 And will grant you many immunities and give you rewards 29 And now do I free you for your sake I release all the Jews from tributes and from the customs of salt and from crown taxes 30 And from that which appertaineth unto me to receive for the third part of the seed and the half of the fruit of the trees I release it from this day forth so that they shall not be taken of the land of Judea nor of the three governments which are added thereunto out of the countrey of Samaria and Galilee from this day forth for evermore 31 Let Jerusalem also be holy and free with the burders thereof both from tenths and tributes 32 And as for the towre which is at Jerusalem I yeeld up my authority over it and give it to the high priest that he may set in it such men as he shall choose to keep it 33 Moreover I freely set at liberty every one of the Jews that were carried captives out of the land of Judea into any part of my kingdom and I will that all my officersremit their tributes even of their cattel 34 Furthermore I will that all the feasts and sabbaths and new-moons and solemn days and the three days before the feast and the three days after the feast shall be all days of immunity and freedom for all the Jews in my realm 35 Also no man shall have authority to meddle with them or to molest any of them in any matter 36 I will further that there be enrolled amongst the kings forces about thirty thousand men of the Jews unto whom pay shall be given as belongeth to all the kings forces 37 And of them some shall be placed in the kings strong holds of whom also some shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom which are of trust and I will that their overseers and governours be of themselves and that they †Gr. walk live after their own laws even as the king hath commanded in the land of Judea 38 And concerning the three governments that are added to Judea from the countrey of Samaria let them be joyned with Judea that they may be reckoned to be under one nor bound to obey other authority then the high priests 39 As for Ptolemais and the land pertaining thereto I give it as a free gift to the sanctuary at Jerusalem for the necessary expenses ‖ Or of the holy thing◠of the sanctuary 40 Moreover I give every year fifteen thousand shekels of silver out of the kings accounts from the places appertaining 41 And all the overplus which the officers payed not in as in former time from henceforth shall be given towards the works of the temple 42 And besides this the five thousand shekels of silver which they took from the uses of the temple out of the accounts year by year even those things shall be released because they appertain to the priests that minister 43 And whosoever they be that flee unto the temple at Jerusalem or be within the liberties thereof being indebted unto the king or for any other matter let them be at liberty and all that they have in my realm 44 For the building also and repairing of the works of the sanctuary expenses shall be given of the kings accounts 45 Yea and for the building of the walls of Jerusalem and the fortifying thereof round about expenses shall be given out of the kings accounts as also for the building of the walls in Judea 46 Now when Jonathan and the people heard these word◠they gave no credit unto them nor received them because they remembred the great evil that he had done in Israel for he had afflicted them very fore 47 But with Alexander they were well pleased because he was the first that entreateth of true peace with them and they were confederate with him always 48 Then gathered king Alexander great forces and camped over against Demetrius 49 And after the two kings had joyned battel Demetrius host fled but Alexander followed after him and prevaised against them 50 And he continued the battel very fore until the fun went down and that day was Demetrius flain 51 Afterward Alexander sent ambassadours to Ptolemee king of Egypt with a message to this effect 52 Forasmuch as I am come again to my realm and am set in the throne of my progenitours and have gotten the dominion and overthrown Demetrius and recovered our countrey 53 For after I had joyned battel with him both he and his host was discomfited by us so that we sit in the throne of his kingdom 54 Now therefore set us make a league of amity together and give me now thy daughter to wife and I will be thy son in law and will give both thee and her gifts according to thy dignity 55 Then Ptolemee the king gave answer saying Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fathers and satest in the throne of their kingdom 56 And now will I do to thee as thou hast written meet me therefore at Ptolemais that we may see one another for I will marry my daughter to thee according to thy desire 57 So Ptolemee went out of Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra and they came unto Ptolemais in the hundred threescore and second year 58 Where king Alexander meeting him gave unto him his daughter Cleopatra and celebrated her matriage at Ptolemais with great glory as the manner of kings is 59 Now king Alexander had written unto Jonathan that he should come and meet him 60 Who thereupon went honourably to Ptolemais where he met the two
which a little afore was full of fear and trouble when the almighty Lord appeared was filled with joy and gladness 31 Then straightways certain of Heliodorus friends prayed Onias that he would call upon the most High to grant him his life who lay ready to give up the ghost 32 So the high priest suspecting lest the king should misconceive that some treachery had been done to Heliodorus by the Jews offered a sacrifice for the health of the man 33 Now as the high priest was making an atonement the same young men in the same clothing appeared and stood beside Heliodorus saying Give Onias the high priest great thanks insomuch as for his sake the Lord hath granted thee life 34 And seeing that thou hast been scourged from heaven declare unto all men the mighty power of God and when they had spoken these words they appeared no more 35 So Heliodorus after he had offered sacrifice unto the Lord and made great vows unto him that had saved his life and saluted Onias returned with his host to the king 36 Then testified he to all men the works of the great God which he had seen with his eyes 37 And when the king asked Heliodorus who might be a fit man to be yet sent once again to Jerusalem he said 38 If thou hast any enemy or traitour send him thither and thou shalt receive him well scourged if he escape with his life for in that place no doubt there is an especial power of God 39 For he that dwelleth in heaven hath his eye on that place and defendeth it and he beateth and destroyeth them that come to hurt it 40 And the things concerning Heliodorus and the keeping of the treasury fell out on this sort CHAP. IV. 1 Simon slandereth Onias 7 Jason by corrupting the king obtaineth the office of the high priest 24 Menelaus getteth the same from Jason by the like corruption 34 Andronicus traiterously murdereth Onias 36 The king being informed thereof causeth Andronicus to be put to death 39 The wickedness of Lysimachus by the instigation of Menelaus THis Simon now of whom we spake afore having been a bewrayer of the money and of his countrey slandered Onias as if he had terrified Heliodorus and been the worker of these evils 2 Thus was he bold to call him a traitour that had deserved well of the city and tendred his own nation and was so zealous of the laws 3 But when their hatred went so far that by one of Simons â—â—ction murders were committed 4 Onias seeing the danger of this contention and that Apollonius as being the governour of Celosyria and Phenice did rage and increase Simons malice 5 He went to the king not to be an accuser of his countrey-men but seeking the good of all both publick and private 6 For he saw that it was impossible that the state should continue quiet and Simon leave his folly unless the king did look thereunto 7 But after the death of Seleucus when Antiochus called Epiphanes took the kingdom Jason the brother of Onias laboured underhand to be high priest 8 Promising unto the king by intercession three hundred and threescore talents of silver and of another revenue eighty talents 9 Besides this he promised to assigne an hundred and fifty more if he might have licence to set him up a place for exercise and for the training up of youth in the fashions of the heathen and to write them of Jerusalem by the name of Antiochians 10 Which when the king had granted and he had gotten into his hand the rule he forthwith brought his own nation to the Greekish fashion 11 And the royal priviledges granted of special favour to the Jews by the means of John the father of Eupolemus who went ambassadour to Rome for amity and aid he took away and putting down the governments which were according to the law he brought up new customs against the law 12 For he built gladly a place of exercise under the towre it self and brought the chief young men under his subjection and made them wear a hat 13 Now such was the height of Greek fashions and increase of heathenish manners through the exceeding profaneness of Jason that ungodly wretch and not high priest 14 That the priests had no courage to serve any more at the altar but despising the temple and neglecting the sacrifices hastned to be partakers of the unlawful allowance in the place of exercise after the game of ‖ Or the Discus which was a stone with an hole in the midst Discus called them forth 15 Not setting by the honours of their fathers but liking the glory of the Grecians best of all 16 By reason whereof sore calamity came upon them for they had them to be their enemies and avengers whose custom they followed so earnestly and unto whom they desired to be like in all things 17 For it is not a light thing to do wickedly against the laws of God but the time following shall declare these things 18 Now when the game that was used every fifth year was kept at Tyrus the king being present 19 This ungracious Jason sent †Gr. who were religious ambassadours special messengers from Jerusalem who were Antiochians to carry three hundred drachmes of silver to the sacrifice of Hercules which even the bearers thereof thought fit not to bestow upon the sacrifice because it was not convenient but to be reserved for other charges 20 This money then in regard of the sender was appointed to Herculeâ— sacrifice but because of the bearers thereof it was employed to the making of galleys 21 Now when Apollonius the son of Menestheus was sent into Egypt for the ‖ Or enthronizing coronation of king Ptolemeus Philometor Antiochus understanding him not to be well affected to his affairs provided for his own safety whereupon he came to Joppe and from thence to Jerusalem 22 Where he was honourably received of Jason and of the city and was brought in with torch-light and with great shoutings and so afterward went with his host unto Phenice 23 Three year afterward Jason sent Menelaus the aforesaid Simons brother to bear the money unto the king and to put him in minde of certain necessary matters 24 But he being brought to the presence of the king when he had magnified him for the glorious appearance of his power got the priesthood to himself offering more then Jason by three hundred talents of silver 25 So he came with the kings mandate bringing nothing worthy the high priesthood but having the fury of a cruel tyrant and the rage of a savage beast 26 Then Jason who had undermined his own brother being undermined by another was compelled to flee into the countrey of the Ammonites 27 So Menelaus got the principality but as for the money that he had promised unto the king he took no good order for it albeit Sostratus the ruler of the castle required it 28 For unto him appertained the gathering
he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethanie at the mount called the mount of Olives he sent two of his disciples 30 Saying Go ye into the village over against you in the which at your entâ—ing ye shall finde a colt tyed whereon yet never man sat loose him and bring him hither 31 And if any man ask you Why do ye loose him thus shall ye say unto him Because the Lord hath need of him 32 And they that were sent went their way and found even as he had said unto them 33 And as they were loosing the colt the owners thereof said unto them Why loose ye the colt 34 And they said The Lord hath need of him 35 And they brought him to Jesus and they cast their garments upon the colt and they set Jesus thereon 36 And as he went they spread their clothes in the way 37 And when he was come nigh even now at the descent of the mount of Olives the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoyce and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen 38 Saying Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord peace in heaven and glory in the highest 39 And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto him Master rebuke thy disciples 40 And he answered and said unto them I tell you that if these should hold their peace the stones would immediately cry out 41 ¶ And when he was come near he beheld the city wept over it 42 Saying If thou hadst known even thou at least in this thy day the things which belong unto thy peace but now they are hid from thine eyes 43 For the days shall come upon thee that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee and compass thee round and keep thee in on every sidâ— 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground and thy children within thee and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation 45 * Matth. 21.12 And he went into the temple and began to cast out them that sold therein and them that bought 46 Saying unto them It is written My house is the house of prayer but ye have made it a den of theeâ—es 47 And he taught daily in the temple But the chief priests and the scribes and the chief of the people sought to destroy him 48 And could not finde what they might do for all the people ‖ Or hanged on him were very attentive to hear him CHAP. XX. 1 Christ avoucheth his authority by a question of Johns baptison 9 The parable of the vineyard 19 Of giving tribute to Cesar 27 He convinceth the Sadducees that denied the resurrection 41 How Christ is the son of David 45 He warneth his disciples to beware of the scribes ANd * Matth. 21.23 it came to pass that on one of those days as he taught the people in the temple and preached the gospel the chief priests and the scribes came upon him with the elders 2 And spake unto him saying Tell us By what authority doest thou these things or who is he that gave thee this authority 3 And he answered and said unto them I will also ask you one thing and answer me 4 The baptism of â—ohn was it from heaven or of men 5 And they reasoned with themselves saying If we shall say From heaven he will say Why then believed ye him not 6 But and if we say Of men all the people will stone us for they be perswaded that John was a prophet 7 And they answered that they could not tell whence it was 8 And Jesus said unto them Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things 9 Then began he to speak to the people this parable * Matth. 21.33 A certain man planted a vineyard and let it forth to husbandmen and went into a far countrey for a long time 10 And at the season he sent a servant to the husbandmen that they should give him of the fruit of the vineyard but the husbandmen beat him and sent him away empty 11 And again he sent another servant and they beat him also and entreated him shamefully and sent him away empty 12 And again he sent the third and they wounded him also and cast him out 13 Then said the lord of the vineyard What shall I do I will send my beloved son it may be they will reverence him when they see him 14 But when the husbandmen saw him they reasoned among themselves saying This is the heir come let us kill him that the inheritance may be ours 15 So they cast him out of the vineyard and killed him What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them 16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen and shall give the vineyard to others And when they heard it they said God forbid 17 And he beheld them and said What is this then that is written * Psal 11â— 22 The stone which the builders rejected the same is become the head of the corner 18 Whosoever shall fall upon that stone shall be broken but on whomsoever it shall fall it will grinde him to powder 19 ¶ And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him and they feared the people for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them 20 And they watched him and sent forth spies which should seign themselves just men that they might take hold of his words that so they might deliver him unto the power authority of the governour 21 And they asked him saying * Matth. 22.16 Master we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly neither acceptest thou the person of any but teachest the way of God ‖ Or of a truth truly 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar or no 23 But he perceived their craftiness and said unto them Why tempt ye me 24 Shew me a ‖ See Matth. 18.28 peny whose image and superscription hath it They answered and said Cesars 25 And be said unto them Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesars and unto God the things which be Gods 26 And they could not take hold of his words before the people and they marvelled at his answer and held their peace 27 ¶ * Matth. 22.23 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees which deny that there is any resurrection and they asked him 28 Saying Master Moses wrote unto us If any mans brother die having a wife and he die without children that his brother should take his wife and raise up seed unto his brother 29 There were therefore seven brethren and the first took a wife and died without children 30 And the second took her to wife and he died childless 31 And the third took her and in like manner the seven also And they left no children and died 32 Last of
not seen ye love in whom though now ye see him not yet beleeving ye rejoyce with joy unspeakable and full of glory 9 Receiving the end of your faith even the salvation of your souls 10 Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you 11 Searching what or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signifie when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glory that should follow 12 Unto whom it was revealed that not unto themselves but unto us they did minister the things which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the holy Ghost sent down from heaven which things the angels desire to look into 13 Wherefore gird up the loyns of your minde be sober and hope †Gr. perfectly to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ 14 As obedient children not fashioning your selves according to the former lusts in your ignorance 15 But as he which hath called you is holy so be ye holy in all manner of conversation 16 Because it is written * Lev. 11.44 19.2 20.7 Be ye holy for I am holy 17 And if ye call on the Father * Deu. 10.17 Rom. 2.11 who without respect of persons judgeth according to every mans work pass the time of your sojourning here in fear 18 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things as silver and gold from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers 19 But with the precious bloud of Christ as of a Lamb without blemish and without spot 20 * Rom. 16.25 Col. 1.26 1 Tim. 1.10 Tit. 1.2 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world but was manifest in these last times for you 21 Who by him do beleeve in God that raised him up from the dead and gave him glory that your faith and hope might be in God 22 Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned * Rom. 12.10 Ch. 2.17 love of the brethren see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently 23 Being born again not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever 24 ‖ Or for that For * Isa 40.6 Jam. 2.10 all flesh is as grass and all the glory of man as the flower of grass The grass withereth and the flower thereof salleth away 25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you CHAP. II. He deborteth them from the breach of charity 4 shewing that Christ is the foundation whereupon they are built 11 He beseecheth them also to abstain from fleshly lusts 13 to be obedient to magistrates 18 and teacheth servants how to obey their masters 20 patiently suffering for well-doing after the example of Christ WHerefore laying aside all masice and all guile and hypocrifies and envies and all evil-speakings 2 As new born-babes desire the sincere milk of the word that ye may grow thereby 3 It so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious 4 To whom coming as unto a living stone disallowed indeed of men but chosen of God and precious 5 Ye also as lively stones ‖ Or be ye built are built up a spiritual house an holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture * If. 28.16 Rom. 9 3â— Behold I lay in Sion a chief corner-stone elect precious and he that beleeveth on him shall not be confounded 7 Unto you therefore which beleeve he is ‖ Or an honour precious but unto them which be disobedient * Ps 118.22 Mat. 21.42 Act. 4 11. the stone which the builders disallowed the same is made the head of the corner 8 * If. 8.14 Rom. 9.33 And a stone of stumbling a rock of offence even to them which stumble at the word being disobedient whereunto also they were appointed 9 But ye are a chosen generation * Ex. 19.6 Rev. 1.6 c 5.10 a royal priesthood an holy nation ‖ Or a purchased people a peculiar people that ye should shew forth the ‖ Or vertues praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light 10 * Hos 2.23 Rom. 9.25 Which in time past were not a people but are now the people of God which had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy 11 Dearly beloved I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims * Rom. 13.14 Gal. 5. â—6 abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul 12 * On. 2.16 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles that ‖ Or wherein whereas they speak against you as evil-doers * Mat. 5.16 they may by your good works which they shall behold glorifie God in the day of vnitation 13 * Ro. 13.1 Submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the king as supreme 14 Or unto governours as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and for the praise of them that do well 15 For so is the will of God that with wel-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men 16 As free and not †Gr. having using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness but as the servants of God 17 ‖ Or esteem Honour all men Love the brother-hood Fear God Honour the king 18 * Eph. 6.5 Col. 3.22 Tit. 2.9 Servants be subject to your masters with all fear not onely to the good and gentle but also to the froward 19 For this is ‖ Or thank thank-worthy if a man for conscience toward God endure grief suffering wrongfully 20 For what glory is it if when ye be buffeted for your faults ye shall take it patiently but if when ye do well and suffer for it ye take it patiently this is ‖ Or think acceptable with God 21 For even hereunto were ye called because Christ also suffered ‖ Some read for you for us leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps 22 * Is 13.9 Who did no sin neither was guile found in his mouth 23 Who when he was reviled reviled not again when he suffered he threatned not but ‖ Or committed his cause committed himself to him that judgeth righteously 24 * Is 53.4 5 6. Mat. 8.17 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body ‖ Or to on the tree that we being dead to sin should live unto righteousness by whole stripes ye were healed 25 For ye were as sheep going astray but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls CHAP. III. 1
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