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1 10 2 Samuel 005 Solomon
001- Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
002- Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
003- So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
004- David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years.
005- In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah.
006- And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
007- Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David.
008- And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind that are hated of David's soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.
009- So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward.
010- And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him.
011- And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
012- And David perceived that the LORD had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake.
013- And David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was come from Hebron: and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
014- And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammuah, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,
015- Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
016- And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet.
017- But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
018- The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
019- And David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up to the Philistines? wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto David, Go up: for I will doubtless deliver the Philistines into thine hand.
020- And David came to Baalperazim, and David smote them there, and said, The LORD hath broken forth upon mine enemies before me, as the breach of waters. Therefore he called the name of that place Baalperazim.
021- And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
022- And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
023- And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
024- And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
025- And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer.
2 10 2 Samuel 012 Solomon
001- And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
002- The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
003- But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
004- And there came a traveler unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
005- And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
006- And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
007- And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
008- And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
009- Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
010- Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
011- Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbor, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
012- For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
013- And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die.
014- Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die.
015- And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.
016- David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
017- And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.
018- And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
019- But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
020- Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he did eat.
021- Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
022- And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?
023- But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
024- And David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon: and the LORD loved him.
025- And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
026- And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.
027- And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
028- Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.
029- And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.
030- And he took their king's crown from off his head, the weight whereof was a talent of gold with the precious stones: and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance.
031- And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick-kiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. So David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
3 11 1 Kings 001 Solomon
001- Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
002- Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.
003- So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
004- And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
005- Then Adonijah the son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king: and he prepared him chariots and horsemen, and fifty men to run before him.
006- And his father had not displeased him at any time in saying, Why hast thou done so? and he also was a very goodly man; and his mother bare him after Absalom.
007- And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest: and they following Adonijah helped him.
008- But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.
009- And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and called all his brethren the king's sons, and all the men of Judah the king's servants:
010- But Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brother, he called not.
011- Wherefore Nathan spake unto Bathsheba the mother of Solomon, saying, Hast thou not heard that Adonijah the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not?
012- Now therefore come, let me, I pray thee, give thee counsel, that thou mayest save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon.
013- Go and get thee in unto king David, and say unto him, Didst not thou, my lord, O king, swear unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne? why then doth Adonijah reign?
014- Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I also will come in after thee, and confirm thy words.
015- And Bathsheba went in unto the king into the chamber: and the king was very old; and Abishag the Shunammite ministered unto the king.
016- And Bathsheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?
017- And she said unto him, My lord, thou swarest by the LORD thy God unto thine handmaid, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne.
018- And now, behold, Adonijah reigneth; and now, my lord the king, thou knowest it not:
019- And he hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the sons of the king, and Abiathar the priest, and Joab the captain of the host: but Solomon thy servant hath he not called.
020- And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him.
021- Otherwise it shall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.
022- And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in.
023- And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
024- And Nathan said, My lord, O king, hast thou said, Adonijah shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne?
025- For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.
026- But me, even me thy servant, and Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and thy servant Solomon, hath he not called.
027- Is this thing done by my lord the king, and thou hast not showed it unto thy servant, who should sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?
028- Then king David answered and said, Call me Bathsheba. And she came into the king's presence, and stood before the king.
029- And the king sware, and said, As the LORD liveth, that hath redeemed my soul out of all distress,
030- Even as I sware unto thee by the LORD God of Israel, saying, Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit upon my throne in my stead; even so will I certainly do this day.
031- Then Bathsheba bowed with her face to the earth, and did reverence to the king, and said, Let my lord king David live for ever.
032- And king David said, Call me Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada. And they came before the king.
033- The king also said unto them, Take with you the servants of your lord, and cause Solomon my son to ride upon mine own mule, and bring him down to Gihon:
034- And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.
035- Then ye shall come up after him, that he may come and sit upon my throne; for he shall be king in my stead: and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah.
036- And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.
037- As the LORD hath been with my lord the king, even so be he with Solomon, and make his throne greater than the throne of my lord king David.
038- So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule, and brought him to Gihon.
039- And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil out of the tabernacle, and anointed Solomon. And they blew the trumpet; and all the people said, God save king Solomon.
040- And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
041- And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating. And when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet, he said, Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar?
042- And while he yet spake, behold, Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came; and Adonijah said unto him, Come in; for thou art a valiant man, and bringest good tidings.
043- And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king.
044- And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king's mule:
045- And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.
046- And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom.
047- And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
048- And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
049- And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid, and rose up, and went every man his way.
050- And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
051- And it was told Solomon, saying, Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon: for, lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me today that he will not slay his servant with the sword.
052- And Solomon said, If he will show himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die.
053- So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and bowed himself to king Solomon: and Solomon said unto him, Go to thine house.
4 11 1 Kings 002 Solomon
001- Now the days of David drew nigh that he should die; and he charged Solomon his son, saying,
002- I go the way of all the earth: be thou strong therefore, and show thyself a man;
003- And keep the charge of the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself:
004- That the LORD may continue his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.
005- Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abner the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he slew, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the blood of war upon his girdle that was about his loins, and in his shoes that were on his feet.
006- Do therefore according to thy wisdom, and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace.
007- But show kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table: for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother.
008- And, behold, thou hast with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed me with a grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim: but he came down to meet me at Jordan, and I sware to him by the LORD, saying, I will not put thee to death with the sword.
009- Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.
010- So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.
011- And the days that David reigned over Israel were forty years: seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
012- Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father; and his kingdom was established greatly.
013- And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bathsheba the mother of Solomon. And she said, Comest thou peaceably? And he said, Peaceably.
014- He said moreover, I have somewhat to say unto thee. And she said, Say on.
015- And he said, Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine, and that all Israel set their faces on me, that I should reign: howbeit the kingdom is turned about, and is become my brother's: for it was his from the LORD.
016- And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on.
017- And he said, Speak, I pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he will not say thee nay,) that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife.
018- And Bathsheba said, Well; I will speak for thee unto the king.
019- Bathsheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Adonijah. And the king rose up to meet her, and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for the king's mother; and she sat on his right hand.
020- Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee; I pray thee, say me not nay. And the king said unto her, Ask on, my mother: for I will not say thee nay.
021- And she said, Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife.
022- And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother, And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? ask for him the kingdom also; for he is mine elder brother; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
023- Then king Solomon sware by the LORD, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life.
024- Now therefore, as the LORD liveth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day.
025- And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.
026- And unto Abiathar the priest said the king, Get thee to Anathoth, unto thine own fields; for thou art worthy of death: but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest the ark of the LORD God before David my father, and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted.
027- So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
028- Then tidings came to Joab: for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD, and caught hold on the horns of the altar.
029- And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD; and, behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him.
030- And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the LORD, and said unto him, Thus saith the king, Come forth. And he said, Nay; but I will die here. And Benaiah brought the king word again, saying, Thus said Joab, and thus he answered me.
031- And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
032- And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.
033- Their blood shall therefore return upon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever: but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and upon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the LORD.
034- So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.
035- And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar.
036- And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jerusalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither.
037- For it shall be, that on the day thou goest out, and passest over the brook Kidron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die: thy blood shall be upon thine own head.
038- And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good: as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days.
039- And it came to pass at the end of three years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath. And they told Shimei, saying, Behold, thy servants be in Gath.
040- And Shimei arose, and saddled his ass, and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants: and Shimei went, and brought his servants from Gath.
041- And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again.
042- And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me, The word that I have heard is good.
043- Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?
044- The king said moreover to Shimei, Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father: therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head;
045- And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever.
046- So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. And the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon.
5 11 1 Kings 003 Solomon
001- And Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt, and took Pharaoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of David, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the LORD, and the wall of Jerusalem round about.
002- Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.
003- And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places.
004- And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for that was the great high place: a thousand burnt offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar.
005- In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night: and God said, Ask what I shall give thee.
006- And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with thee; and thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day.
007- And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in.
008- And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.
009- Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
010- And the speech pleased the LORD, that Solomon had asked this thing.
011- And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment;
012- Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
013- And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honor: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
014- And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as thy father David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days.
015- And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a feast to all his servants.
016- Then came there two women, that were harlots, unto the king, and stood before him.
017- And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dwell in one house; and I was delivered of a child with her in the house.
018- And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
019- And this woman's child died in the night; because she overlaid it.
020- And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine handmaid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom.
021- And when I rose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead: but when I had considered it in the morning, behold, it was not my son, which I did bear.
022- And the other woman said, Nay; but the living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No; but the dead is thy son, and the living is my son. Thus they spake before the king.
023- Then said the king, The one saith, This is my son that liveth, and thy son is the dead: and the other saith, Nay; but thy son is the dead, and my son is the living.
024- And the king said, Bring me a sword. And they brought a sword before the king.
025- And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
026- Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
027- Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
028- And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
6 11 1 Kings 004 Solomon
001- So king Solomon was king over all Israel.
002- And these were the princes which he had; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest,
003- Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder.
004- And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the host: and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests:
005- And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers: and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer, and the king's friend:
006- And Ahishar was over the household: and Adoniram the son of Abda was over the tribute.
007- And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his household: each man his month in a year made provision.
008- And these are their names: The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim:
009- The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Bethshemesh, and Elonbethhanan:
010- The son of Hesed, in Aruboth; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher:
011- The son of Abinadab, in all the region of Dor; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
012- Baana the son of Ahilud; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Bethshean, which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel, from Bethshean to Abelmeholah, even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam:
013- The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brazen bars:
014- Ahinadab the son of Iddo had Mahanaim:
015- Ahimaaz was in Naphtali; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife:
016- Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
017- Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar:
018- Shimei the son of Elah, in Benjamin:
019- Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the country of Sihon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan; and he was the only officer which was in the land.
020- Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which is by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry.
021- And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
022- And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal,
023- Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, beside harts, and roebucks, and fallowdeer, and fatted fowl.
024- 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.
025- And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beersheba, all the days of Solomon.
026- And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
027- And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month: they lacked nothing.
028- Barley also and straw for the horses and dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge.
029- And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore.
030- And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
031- For he was wiser than all men; than Ethan the Ezrahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol: and his fame was in all nations round about.
032- And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.
033- 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.
034- And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom.
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001- 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.
002- And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
003- 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.
004- But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occurrent.
005- And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.
006- Now therefore command thou that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants: and unto thee will I give hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt appoint: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that can skill to hew timber like unto the Sidonians.
007- And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
008- And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
009- My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
010- So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
011- And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
012- And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
013- And king Solomon raised a levy out of all Israel; and the levy was thirty thousand men.
014- And he sent them to Lebanon, ten thousand a month by courses: a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home: and Adoniram was over the levy.
015- And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and fourscore thousand hewers in the mountains;
016- Beside the chief of Solomon's officers which were over the work, three thousand and three hundred, which ruled over the people that wrought in the work.
017- And the king commanded, and they brought great stones, costly stones, and hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house.
018- And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
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001- And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which is the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD.
002- And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof was threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits.
003- And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.
004- And for the house he made windows of narrow lights.
005- And against the wall of the house he built chambers round about, against the walls of the house round about, both of the temple and of the oracle: and he made chambers round about:
006- The nethermost chamber was five cubits broad, and the middle was six cubits broad, and the third was seven cubits broad: for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house.
007- And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.
008- The door for the middle chamber was in the right side of the house: and they went up with winding stairs into the middle chamber, and out of the middle into the third.
009- So he built the house, and finished it; and covered the house with beams and boards of cedar.
010- And then he built chambers against all the house, five cubits high: and they rested on the house with timber of cedar.
011- And the word of the LORD came to Solomon, saying,
012- Concerning this house which thou art in building, if thou wilt walk in my statutes, and execute my judgments, and keep all my commandments to walk in them; then will I perform my word with thee, which I spake unto David thy father:
013- And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will not forsake my people Israel.
014- So Solomon built the house, and finished it.
015- And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
016- And he built twenty cubits on the sides of the house, both the floor and the walls with boards of cedar: he even built them for it within, even for the oracle, even for the most holy place.
017- And the house, that is, the temple before it, was forty cubits long.
018- And the cedar of the house within was carved with knops and open flowers: all was cedar; there was no stone seen.
019- And the oracle he prepared in the house within, to set there the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
020- And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
021- So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
022- And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
023- And within the oracle he made two cherubim of olive tree, each ten cubits high.
024- And five cubits was the one wing of the cherub, and five cubits the other wing of the cherub: from the uttermost part of the one wing unto the uttermost part of the other were ten cubits.
025- And the other cherub was ten cubits: both the cherubim were of one measure and one size.
026- The height of the one cherub was ten cubits, and so was it of the other cherub.
027- And he set the cherubim within the inner house: and they stretched forth the wings of the cherubim, so that the wing of the one touched the one wall, and the wing of the other cherub touched the other wall; and their wings touched one another in the midst of the house.
028- And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
029- And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
030- And the floors of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
031- And for the entering of the oracle he made doors of olive tree: the lintel and side posts were a fifth part of the wall.
032- The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubim and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubim, and upon the palm trees.
033- So also made he for the door of the temple posts of olive tree, a fourth part of the wall.
034- And the two doors were of fir tree: the two leaves of the one door were folding, and the two leaves of the other door were folding.
035- And he carved thereon cherubim and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
036- And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams.
037- In the fourth year was the foundation of the house of the LORD laid, in the month Zif:
038- And in the eleventh year, in the month Bul, which is the eighth month, was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he seven years in building it.
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001- But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.
002- He built also the house of the forest of Lebanon; the length thereof was an hundred cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits, and the height thereof thirty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars.
003- And it was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty five pillars, fifteen in a row.
004- And there were windows in three rows, and light was against light in three ranks.
005- And all the doors and posts were square, with the windows: and light was against light in three ranks.
006- And he made a porch of pillars; the length thereof was fifty cubits, and the breadth thereof thirty cubits: and the porch was before them: and the other pillars and the thick beam were before them.
007- Then he made a porch for the throne where he might judge, even the porch of judgment: and it was covered with cedar from one side of the floor to the other.
008- And his house where he dwelt had another court within the porch, which was of the like work. Solomon made also an house for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife, like unto this porch.
009- All these were of costly stones, according to the measures of hewed stones, sawed with saws, within and without, even from the foundation unto the coping, and so on the outside toward the great court.
010- And the foundation was of costly stones, even great stones, stones of ten cubits, and stones of eight cubits.
011- And above were costly stones, after the measures of hewed stones, and cedars.
012- 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.
013- And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
014- He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father was a man of Tyre, a worker in brass: and he was filled with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work.
015- For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece: and a line of twelve cubits did compass either of them about.
016- 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:
017- 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.
018- And he made the pillars, and two rows round about upon the one network, to cover the chapiters that were upon the top, with pomegranates: and so did he for the other chapiter.
019- And the chapiters that were upon the top of the pillars were of lily work in the porch, four cubits.
020- And the chapiters upon the two pillars had pomegranates also above, over against the belly which was by the network: and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the other chapiter.
021- And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple: and he set up the right pillar, and called the name thereof Jachin: and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz.
022- And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished.
023- And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
024- And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
025- 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.
026- And it was an hand breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrought like the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies: it contained two thousand baths.
027- And he made ten bases of brass; four cubits was the length of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it.
028- And the work of the bases was on this manner: they had borders, and the borders were between the ledges:
029- And on the borders that were between the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubim: and upon the ledges there was a base above: and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thin work.
030- And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
031- And the mouth of it within the chapiter and above was a cubit: but the mouth thereof was round after the work of the base, a cubit and an half: and also upon the mouth of it were gravings with their borders, foursquare, not round.
032- And under the borders were four wheels; and the axletrees of the wheels were joined to the base: and the height of a wheel was a cubit and half a cubit.
033- And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.
034- And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base: and the undersetters were of the very base itself.
035- 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.
036- For on the plates of the ledges thereof, and on the borders thereof, he graved cherubim, lions, and palm trees, according to the proportion of every one, and additions round about.
037- After this manner he made the ten bases: all of them had one casting, one measure, and one size.
038- Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: and every laver was four cubits: and upon every one of the ten bases one laver.
039- And he put five bases on the right side of the house, and five on the left side of the house: and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over against the south.
040- And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basins. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
041- The two pillars, and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars; and the two networks, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars;
042- And four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, even two rows of pomegranates for one network, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were upon the pillars;
043- And the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
044- And one sea, and twelve oxen under the sea;
045- And the pots, and the shovels, and the basins: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
046- In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
047- And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed, because they were exceeding many: neither was the weight of the brass found out.
048- 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 shewbread was,
049- 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,
050- And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.
051- So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.
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001- Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto king Solomon in Jerusalem, that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
002- And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the month Ethanim, which is the seventh month.
003- And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
004- 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.
005- And king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel, that were assembled unto him, were with him before the ark, sacrificing sheep and oxen, that could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
006- And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, into the oracle of the house, to the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim.
007- For the cherubim spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
008- And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy place before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day.
009- There was nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt.
010- And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
011- 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.
012- Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
013- I have surely built thee an house to dwell in, a settled place for thee to abide in for ever.
014- And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
015- 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,
016- Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house, that my name might be therein; but I chose David to be over my people Israel.
017- And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
018- 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.
019- Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house; but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house unto my name.
020- 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.
021- 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.
022- And Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:
023- And he said, LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart:
024- 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.
025- Therefore now, LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me.
026- And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.
027- But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
028- Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant prayeth before thee to day:
029- That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, even toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place.
030- And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, when they shall pray toward this place: and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place: and when thou hearest, forgive.
031- If any man trespass against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house:
032- Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.
033- When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess thy name, and pray, and make supplication unto thee in this house:
034- Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers.
035- When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou afflictest them:
036- Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.
037- If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpillar; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be;
038- What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man, or by all thy people Israel, which shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread forth his hands toward this house:
039- Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and do, and give to every man according to his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou, even thou only, knowest the hearts of all the children of men;)
040- That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
041- Moreover concerning a stranger, that is not of thy people Israel, but cometh out of a far country for thy name's sake;
042- (For they shall hear of thy great name, and of thy strong hand, and of thy stretched out arm;) when he shall come and pray toward this house;
043- Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.
044- If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, whithersoever thou shalt send them, and shall pray unto the LORD toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house that I have built for thy name:
045- Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
046- If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
047- Yet if they shall bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives, and repent, and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives, saying, We have sinned, and have done perversely, we have committed wickedness;
048- And so return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:
049- Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause,
050- And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:
051- For they be thy people, and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt, from the midst of the furnace of iron:
052- That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant, and unto the supplication of thy people Israel, to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee.
053- For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth, to be thine inheritance, as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant, when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt, O LORD God.
054- And it was so, that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD, he arose from before the altar of the LORD, from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven.
055- And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
056- Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant.
057- The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:
058- That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
059- And let these my words, wherewith I have made supplication before the LORD, be nigh unto the LORD our God day and night, that he maintain the cause of his servant, and the cause of his people Israel at all times, as the matter shall require:
060- That all the people of the earth may know that the LORD is God, and that there is none else.
061- Let your heart therefore be perfect with the LORD our God, to walk in his statutes, and to keep his commandments, as at this day.
062- And the king, and all Israel with him, offered sacrifice before the LORD.
063- And Solomon offered a sacrifice of peace offerings, which he offered unto the LORD, two and twenty thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the children of Israel dedicated the house of the LORD.
064- The same day did the king hallow the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings: because the brazen altar that was before the LORD was too little to receive the burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings.
065- And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the LORD our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days.
066- On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the LORD had done for David his servant, and for Israel his people.
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001- And it came to pass, when Solomon had finished the building of the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all Solomon's desire which he was pleased to do,
002- That the LORD appeared to Solomon the second time, as he had appeared unto him at Gibeon.
003- And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
004- And if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, in integrity of heart, and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded thee, and wilt keep my statutes and my judgments:
005- Then I will establish the throne of thy kingdom upon Israel for ever, as I promised to David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man upon the throne of Israel.
006- But if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments and my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:
007- Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:
008- And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?
009- And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.
010- And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, when Solomon had built the two houses, the house of the LORD, and the king's house,
011- (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
012- And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
013- And he said, What cities are these which thou hast given me, my brother? And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day.
014- And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
015- And this is the reason of the levy which king Solomon raised; for to build the house of the LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
016- For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon's wife.
017- And Solomon built Gezer, and Bethhoron the nether,
018- And Baalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land,
019- And all the cities of store that Solomon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion.
020- And all the people that were left of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which were not of the children of Israel,
021- Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
022- But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no bondmen: but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of his chariots, and his horsemen.
023- These were the chief of the officers that were over Solomon's work, five hundred and fifty, which bare rule over the people that wrought in the work.
024- But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house which Solomon had built for her: then did he build Millo.
025- And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that was before the LORD. So he finished the house.
026- And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Eziongeber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
027- And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
028- And they came to Ophir, and fetched from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king Solomon.
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001- And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.
002- And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
003- And Solomon told her all her questions: there was not any thing hid from the king, which he told her not.
004- And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built,
005- And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
006- And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.
007- Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the half was not told me: thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame which I heard.
008- Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
009- Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.
010- And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
011- And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
012- And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the house of the LORD, and for the king's house, harps also and psalteries for singers: there came no such almug trees, nor were seen unto this day.
013- And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she and her servants.
014- Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred threescore and six talents of gold,
015- Beside that he had of the merchantmen, and of the traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of the governors of the country.
016- And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
017- And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
018- Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
019- The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne was round behind: and there were stays on either side on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the stays.
020- And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps: there was not the like made in any kingdom.
021- And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold; none were of silver: it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
022- For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
023- So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth for riches and for wisdom.
024- And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.
025- And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
026- And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem.
027- And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees that are in the vale, for abundance.
028- And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
029- And a chariot came up and went out of Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, did they bring them out by their means.
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001- But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites:
002- Of the nations concerning which the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither shall they come in unto you: for surely they will turn away your heart after their gods: Solomon clave unto these in love.
003- And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines: and his wives turned away his heart.
004- For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned away his heart after other gods: and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God, as was the heart of David his father.
005- For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
006- And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD, and went not fully after the LORD, as did David his father.
007- Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.
008- And likewise did he for all his strange wives, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods.
009- And the LORD was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,
010- And had commanded him concerning this thing, that he should not go after other gods: but he kept not that which the LORD commanded.
011- Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes, which I have commanded thee, I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to thy servant.
012- Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy father's sake: but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son.
013- Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom; but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen.
014- And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite: he was of the king's seed in Edom.
015- For it came to pass, when David was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom;
016- (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off every male in Edom:)
017- That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to go into Egypt; Hadad being yet a little child.
018- And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran: and they took men with them out of Paran, and they came to Egypt, unto Pharaoh king of Egypt; which gave him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land.
019- And Hadad found great favor in the sight of Pharaoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife, the sister of Tahpenes the queen.
020- And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son, whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaoh's house: and Genubath was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Pharaoh.
021- And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers, and that Joab the captain of the host was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, that I may go to mine own country.
022- Then Pharaoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked with me, that, behold, thou seekest to go to thine own country? And he answered, Nothing: howbeit let me go in any wise.
023- And God stirred him up another adversary, Rezon the son of Eliadah, which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah:
024- And he gathered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah: and they went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus.
025- And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mischief that Hadad did: and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria.
026- And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's servant, whose mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
027- And this was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king: Solomon built Millo, and repaired the breaches of the city of David his father.
028- And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
029- And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way; and he had clad himself with a new garment; and they two were alone in the field:
030- And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces:
031- And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:
032- (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel:)
033- Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.
034- Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand: but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my commandments and my statutes:
035- But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, even ten tribes.
036- And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.
037- And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth, and shalt be king over Israel.
038- And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right in my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee.
039- And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever.
040- Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
041- And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in the book of the acts of Solomon?
042- And the time that Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel was forty years.
043- And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
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001- And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.
002- And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;)
003- That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,
004- Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
005- And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.
006- And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?
007- And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
008- But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
009- And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?
010- And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
011- And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
012- So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.
013- And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
014- And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
015- Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
016- So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.
017- But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
018- Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
019- So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
020- And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
021- And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.
022- But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
023- Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
024- Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.
025- Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.
026- And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:
027- If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.
028- Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
029- And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.
030- And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.
031- And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.
032- And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.
033- So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.
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001- At that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam fell sick.
002- And Jeroboam said to his wife, Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam; and get thee to Shiloh: behold, there is Ahijah the prophet, which told me that I should be king over this people.
003- And take with thee ten loaves, and cracknels, and a cruse of honey, and go to him: he shall tell thee what shall become of the child.
004- And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age.
005- And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
006- And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.
007- Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel,
008- And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only which was right in mine eyes;
009- But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:
010- Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.
011- Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat; and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat: for the LORD hath spoken it.
012- Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
013- And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
014- Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now.
015- For the LORD shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their groves, provoking the LORD to anger.
016- And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and who made Israel to sin.
017- And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah: and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died;
018- And they buried him; and all Israel mourned for him, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet.
019- And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
020- And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.
021- And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
022- And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
023- For they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
024- And there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
025- And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
026- And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
027- And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king's house.
028- And it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
029- Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
030- And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
031- And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
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001- Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hephzibah.
002- And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
003- For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
004- And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name.
005- And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
006- And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
007- And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
008- Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.
009- But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
010- And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying,
011- Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:
012- Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle.
013- And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.
014- And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies;
015- Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day.
016- Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
017- Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
018- And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
019- Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
020- And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did.
021- And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them:
022- And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
023- And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house.
024- And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
025- Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
026- And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
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001- And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.
002- And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD.
003- 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.
004- And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
005- And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
006- And he brought out the grove from the house of the LORD, without Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burned it at the brook Kidron, and stamped it small to powder, and cast the powder thereof upon the graves of the children of the people.
007- And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
008- And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
009- Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren.
010- And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom, that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech.
011- And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the LORD, by the chamber of Nathanmelech the chamberlain, which was in the suburbs, and burned the chariots of the sun with fire.
012- And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the kings of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD, did the king beat down, and brake them down from thence, and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron.
013- And the high places that were before Jerusalem, which were on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.
014- And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.
015- Moreover the altar that was at Bethel, and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, and stamped it small to powder, and burned the grove.
016- And as Josiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones out of the sepulchres, and burned them upon the altar, and polluted it, according to the word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words.
017- Then he said, What title is that that I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Bethel.
018- And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria.
019- And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the Lord to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
020- And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars, and burned men's bones upon them, and returned to Jerusalem.
021- And the king commanded all the people, saying, Keep the passover unto the LORD your God, as it is written in the book of this covenant.
022- Surely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah;
023- But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem.
024- Moreover the workers with familiar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words of the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD.
025- And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.
026- Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.
027- And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.
028- Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
029- In his days Pharaohnechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates: and king Josiah went against him; and he slew him at Megiddo, when he had seen him.
030- And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in his father's stead.
031- Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
032- And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
033- And Pharaohnechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.
034- And Pharaohnechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father, and turned his name to Jehoiakim, and took Jehoahaz away: and he came to Egypt, and died there.
035- And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaohnechoh.
036- Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
037- And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his fathers had done.
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001- In his days Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim became his servant three years: then he turned and rebelled against him.
002- And the LORD sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by his servants the prophets.
003- Surely at the commandment of the LORD came this upon Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Manasseh, according to all that he did;
004- And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.
005- Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
006- So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead.
007- And the king of Egypt came not again any more out of his land: for the king of Babylon had taken from the river of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt.
008- Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
009- And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father had done.
010- At that time the servants of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was besieged.
011- And Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came against the city, and his servants did besiege it.
012- And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the king of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers: and the king of Babylon took him in the eighth year of his reign.
013- And he carried out thence all the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and cut in pieces all the vessels of gold which Solomon king of Israel had made in the temple of the LORD, as the LORD had said.
014- And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valor, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.
015- And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon.
016- And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon.
017- And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
018- Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
019- And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
020- For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
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001- And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
002- And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
003- And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.
004- And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.
005- And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
006- So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.
007- And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.
008- And in the fifth month, on the seventh day of the month, which is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, a servant of the king of Babylon, unto Jerusalem:
009- And he burnt the house of the LORD, and the king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and every great man's house burnt he with fire.
010- And all the army of the Chaldees, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalem round about.
011- Now the rest of the people that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Babylon, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carry away.
012- But the captain of the guard left of the door of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
013- And the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the LORD, did the Chaldees break in pieces, and carried the brass of them to Babylon.
014- And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
015- And the firepans, and the bowls, and such things as were of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the captain of the guard took away.
016- The two pillars, one sea, and the bases which Solomon had made for the house of the LORD; the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
017- The height of the one pillar was eighteen cubits, and the chapiter upon it was brass: and the height of the chapiter three cubits; and the wreathed work, and pomegranates upon the chapiter round about, all of brass: and like unto these had the second pillar with wreathed work.
018- And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
019- And out of the city he took an officer that was set over the men of war, and five men of them that were in the king's presence, which were found in the city, and the principal scribe of the host, which mustered the people of the land, and threescore men of the people of the land that were found in the city:
020- And Nebuzaradan captain of the guard took these, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah:
021- And the king of Babylon smote them, and slew them at Riblah in the land of Hamath. So Judah was carried away out of their land.
022- And as for the people that remained in the land of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had left, even over them he made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, ruler.
023- And when all the captains of the armies, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah governor, there came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan the son of Careah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth the Netophathite, and Jaazaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.
024- And Gedaliah sware to them, and to their men, and said unto them, Fear not to be the servants of the Chaldees: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon; and it shall be well with you.
025- But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
026- And all the people, both small and great, and the captains of the armies, arose, and came to Egypt: for they were afraid of the Chaldees.
027- And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the year that he began to reign did lift up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah out of prison;
028- And he spake kindly to him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon;
029- And changed his prison garments: and he did eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
030- And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life.
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001- Now these were the sons of David, which were born unto him in Hebron; the firstborn Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess; the second Daniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess:
002- The third, Absalom the son of Maachah the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur: the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith:
003- The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital: the sixth, Ithream by Eglah his wife.
004- These six were born unto him in Hebron; and there he reigned seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years.
005- And these were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shimea, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon, four, of Bathshua the daughter of Ammiel:
006- Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eliphelet,
007- And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
008- And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphelet, nine.
009- These were all the sons of David, beside the sons of the concubines, and Tamar their sister.
010- And Solomon's son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
011- Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
012- Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
013- Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
014- Amon his son, Josiah his son.
015- And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.
016- And the sons of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, Zedekiah his son.
017- And the sons of Jeconiah; Assir, Salathiel his son,
018- Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hoshama, and Nedabiah.
019- And the sons of Pedaiah were, Zerubbabel, and Shimei: and the sons of Zerubbabel; Meshullam, and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister:
020- And Hashubah, and Ohel, and Berechiah, and Hasadiah, Jushabhesed, five.
021- And the sons of Hananiah; Pelatiah, and Jesaiah: the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Obadiah, the sons of Shechaniah.
022- And the sons of Shechaniah; Shemaiah: and the sons of Shemaiah; Hattush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neariah, and Shaphat, six.
023- And the sons of Neariah; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three.
024- And the sons of Elioenai were, Hodaiah, and Eliashib, and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Dalaiah, and Anani, seven.
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001- The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
002- And the sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
003- And the children of Amram; Aaron, and Moses, and Miriam. The sons also of Aaron; Nadab, and Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
004- Eleazar begat Phinehas, Phinehas begat Abishua,
005- And Abishua begat Bukki, and Bukki begat Uzzi,
006- And Uzzi begat Zerahiah, and Zerahiah begat Meraioth,
007- Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
008- And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
009- And Ahimaaz begat Azariah, and Azariah begat Johanan,
010- And Johanan begat Azariah, (he it is that executed the priest's office in the temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem:)
011- And Azariah begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,
012- And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Shallum,
013- And Shallum begat Hilkiah, and Hilkiah begat Azariah,
014- And Azariah begat Seraiah, and Seraiah begat Jehozadak,
015- And Jehozadak went into captivity, when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar.
016- The sons of Levi; Gershom, Kohath, and Merari.
017- And these be the names of the sons of Gershom; Libni, and Shimei.
018- And the sons of Kohath were, Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel.
019- The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers.
020- Of Gershom; Libni his son, Jahath his son, Zimmah his son,
021- Joah his son, Iddo his son, Zerah his son, Jeaterai his son.
022- The sons of Kohath; Amminadab his son, Korah his son, Assir his son,
023- Elkanah his son, and Ebiasaph his son, and Assir his son,
024- Tahath his son, Uriel his son, Uzziah his son, and Shaul his son.
025- And the sons of Elkanah; Amasai, and Ahimoth.
026- As for Elkanah: the sons of Elkanah; Zophai his son, and Nahath his son,
027- Eliab his son, Jeroham his son, Elkanah his son.
028- And the sons of Samuel; the firstborn Vashni, and Abiah.
029- The sons of Merari; Mahli, Libni his son, Shimei his son, Uzza his son,
030- Shimea his son, Haggiah his son, Asaiah his son.
031- And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD, after that the ark had rest.
032- And they ministered before the dwelling place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing, until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem: and then they waited on their office according to their order.
033- And these are they that waited with their children. Of the sons of the Kohathites: Heman a singer, the son of Joel, the son of Shemuel,
034- The son of Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliel, the son of Toah,
035- The son of Zuph, the son of Elkanah, the son of Mahath, the son of Amasai,
036- The son of Elkanah, the son of Joel, the son of Azariah, the son of Zephaniah,
037- The son of Tahath, the son of Assir, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah,
038- The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, the son of Israel.
039- And his brother Asaph, who stood on his right hand, even Asaph the son of Berachiah, the son of Shimea,
040- The son of Michael, the son of Baaseiah, the son of Malchiah,
041- The son of Ethni, the son of Zerah, the son of Adaiah,
042- The son of Ethan, the son of Zimmah, the son of Shimei,
043- The son of Jahath, the son of Gershom, the son of Levi.
044- And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand: Ethan the son of Kishi, the son of Abdi, the son of Malluch,
045- The son of Hashabiah, the son of Amaziah, the son of Hilkiah,
046- The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,
047- The son of Mahli, the son of Mushi, the son of Merari, the son of Levi.
048- Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God.
049- But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
050- And these are the sons of Aaron; Eleazar his son, Phinehas his son, Abishua his son,
051- Bukki his son, Uzzi his son, Zerahiah his son,
052- Meraioth his son, Amariah his son, Ahitub his son,
053- Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.
054- Now these are their dwelling places throughout their castles in their coasts, of the sons of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites: for theirs was the lot.
055- And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah, and the suburbs thereof round about it.
056- But the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
057- And to the sons of Aaron they gave the cities of Judah, namely, Hebron, the city of refuge, and Libnah with her suburbs, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, with their suburbs,
058- And Hilen with her suburbs, Debir with her suburbs,
059- And Ashan with her suburbs, and Bethshemesh with her suburbs:
060- And out of the tribe of Benjamin; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth with her suburbs, and Anathoth with her suburbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.
061- And unto the sons of Kohath, which were left of the family of that tribe, were cities given out of the half tribe, namely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities.
062- And to the sons of Gershom throughout their families out of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
063- Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, throughout their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
064- And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs.
065- And they gave by lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, and out of the tribe of the children of Benjamin, these cities, which are called by their names.
066- And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim.
067- And they gave unto them, of the cities of refuge, Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs; they gave also Gezer with her suburbs,
068- And Jokmeam with her suburbs, and Bethhoron with her suburbs,
069- And Aijalon with her suburbs, and Gathrimmon with her suburbs:
070- And out of the half tribe of Manasseh; Aner with her suburbs, and Bileam with her suburbs, for the family of the remnant of the sons of Kohath.
071- Unto the sons of Gershom were given out of the family of the half tribe of Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, and Ashtaroth with her suburbs:
072- And out of the tribe of Issachar; Kedesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suburbs,
073- And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburbs:
074- And out of the tribe of Asher; Mashal with her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs,
075- And Hukok with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs:
076- And out of the tribe of Naphtali; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hammon with her suburbs, and Kirjathaim with her suburbs.
077- Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rimmon with her suburbs, Tabor with her suburbs:
078- And on the other side Jordan by Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, were given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
079- Kedemoth also with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs:
080- And out of the tribe of Gad; Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
081- And Heshbon with her suburbs, and Jazer with her suburbs.
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001- Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
002- And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel, for his kingdom was lifted up on high, because of his people Israel.
003- And David took more wives at Jerusalem: and David begat more sons and daughters.
004- Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, Nathan, and Solomon,
005- And Ibhar, and Elishua, and Elpalet,
006- And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
007- And Elishama, and Beeliada, and Eliphalet.
008- And when the Philistines heard that David was anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard of it, and went out against them.
009- And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.
010- And David inquired of God, saying, Shall I go up against the Philistines? And wilt thou deliver them into mine hand? And the LORD said unto him, Go up; for I will deliver them into thine hand.
011- So they came up to Baalperazim; and David smote them there. Then David said, God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters: therefore they called the name of that place Baalperazim.
012- And when they had left their gods there, David gave a commandment, and they were burned with fire.
013- And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley.
014- Therefore David inquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.
015- And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines.
016- David therefore did as God commanded him: and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer.
017- And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
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001- Now after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines.
002- And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
003- And David smote Hadarezer king of Zobah unto Hamath, as he went to stablish his dominion by the river Euphrates.
004- And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven thousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: David also houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them an hundred chariots.
005- And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadarezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
006- Then David put garrisons in Syriadamascus; and the Syrians became David's servants, and brought gifts. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
007- And David took the shields of gold that were on the servants of Hadarezer, and brought them to Jerusalem.
008- Likewise from Tibhath, and from Chun, cities of Hadarezer, brought David very much brass, wherewith Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the vessels of brass.
009- Now when Tou king of Hamath heard how David had smitten all the host of Hadarezer king of Zobah;
010- He sent Hadoram his son to king David, to enquire of his welfare, and to congratulate him, because he had fought against Hadarezer, and smitten him; (for Hadarezer had war with Tou;) and with him all manner of vessels of gold and silver and brass.
011- Them also king David dedicated unto the LORD, with the silver and the gold that he brought from all these nations; from Edom, and from Moab, and from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines, and from Amalek.
012- Moreover Abishai the son of Zeruiah slew of the Edomites in the valley of salt eighteen thousand.
013- And he put garrisons in Edom; and all the Edomites became David's servants. Thus the LORD preserved David whithersoever he went.
014- So David reigned over all Israel, and executed judgment and justice among all his people.
015- And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder.
016- And Zadok the son of Ahitub, and Abimelech the son of Abiathar, were the priests; and Shavsha was scribe;
017- And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
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001- Then David said, This is the house of the LORD God, and this is the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.
002- And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew wrought stones to build the house of God.
003- And David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the joinings; and brass in abundance without weight;
004- Also cedar trees in abundance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought much cedar wood to David.
005- And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and the house that is to be builded for the LORD must be exceeding magnificent, of fame and of glory throughout all countries: I will therefore now make preparation for it. So David prepared abundantly before his death.
006- Then he called for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the LORD God of Israel.
007- And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mind to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God:
008- But the word of the LORD came to me, saying, Thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.
009- Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and quietness unto Israel in his days.
010- He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I will be his father; and I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel for ever.
011- Now, my son, the LORD be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the LORD thy God, as he hath said of thee.
012- Only the LORD give thee wisdom and understanding, and give thee charge concerning Israel, that thou mayest keep the law of the LORD thy God.
013- Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
014- Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.
015- Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work.
016- Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
017- David also commanded all the princes of Israel to help Solomon his son, saying,
018- Is not the LORD your God with you? and hath he not given you rest on every side? for he hath given the inhabitants of the land into mine hand; and the land is subdued before the LORD, and before his people.
019- Now set your heart and your soul to seek the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build ye the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
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001- So when David was old and full of days, he made Solomon his son king over Israel.
002- And he gathered together all the princes of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.
003- Now the Levites were numbered from the age of thirty years and upward: and their number by their polls, man by man, was thirty and eight thousand.
004- Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:
005- Moreover four thousand were porters; and four thousand praised the LORD with the instruments which I made, said David, to praise therewith.
006- And David divided them into courses among the sons of Levi, namely, Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
007- Of the Gershonites were, Laadan, and Shimei.
008- The sons of Laadan; the chief was Jehiel, and Zetham, and Joel, three.
009- The sons of Shimei; Shelomith, and Haziel, and Haran, three. These were the chief of the fathers of Laadan.
010- And the sons of Shimei were, Jahath, Zina, and Jeush, and Beriah. These four were the sons of Shimei.
011- And Jahath was the chief, and Zizah the second: but Jeush and Beriah had not many sons; therefore they were in one reckoning, according to their father's house.
012- The sons of Kohath; Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
013- The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.
014- Now concerning Moses the man of God, his sons were named of the tribe of Levi.
015- The sons of Moses were, Gershom, and Eliezer.
016- Of the sons of Gershom, Shebuel was the chief.
017- And the sons of Eliezer were, Rehabiah the chief. And Eliezer had none other sons; but the sons of Rehabiah were very many.
018- Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith the chief.
019- Of the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, and Jekameam the fourth.
020- Of the sons of Uzziel; Micah the first and Jesiah the second.
021- The sons of Merari; Mahli, and Mushi. The sons of Mahli; Eleazar, and Kish.
022- And Eleazar died, and had no sons, but daughters: and their brethren the sons of Kish took them.
023- The sons of Mushi; Mahli, and Eder, and Jeremoth, three.
024- These were the sons of Levi after the house of their fathers; even the chief of the fathers, as they were counted by number of names by their polls, that did the work for the service of the house of the LORD, from the age of twenty years and upward.
025- For David said, The LORD God of Israel hath given rest unto his people, that they may dwell in Jerusalem for ever:
026- And also unto the Levites; they shall no more carry the tabernacle, nor any vessels of it for the service thereof.
027- For by the last words of David the Levites were numbered from twenty years old and above:
028- Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God;
029- Both for the shewbread, and for the fine flour for meat offering, and for the unleavened cakes, and for that which is baked in the pan, and for that which is fried, and for all manner of measure and size;
030- And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at even:
031- And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:
032- And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brethren, in the service of the house of the LORD.
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001- And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
002- Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
003- But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
004- Howbeit the LORD God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
005- And of all my sons, (for the LORD hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the LORD over Israel.
006- And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
007- Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
008- Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the LORD, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the LORD your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
009- And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
010- Take heed now; for the LORD hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
011- Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlors thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
012- And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the LORD, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
013- Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the LORD.
014- He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
015- Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
016- And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
017- Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basins he gave gold by weight for every basin; and likewise silver by weight for every basin of silver:
018- And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubim, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the LORD.
019- All this, said David, the LORD made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
020- And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
021- And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skillful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.
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001- Furthermore David the king said unto all the congregation, Solomon my son, whom alone God hath chosen, is yet young and tender, and the work is great: for the palace is not for man, but for the LORD God.
002- Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colors, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
003- Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.
004- Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
005- The gold for things of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and for all manner of work to be made by the hands of artificers. And who then is willing to consecrate his service this day unto the LORD?
006- Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers of the king's work, offered willingly,
007- And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thousand talents of iron.
008- And they with whom precious stones were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite.
009- Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered willingly, because with perfect heart they offered willingly to the LORD: and David the king also rejoiced with great joy.
010- Wherefore David blessed the LORD before all the congregation: and David said, Blessed be thou, LORD God of Israel our father, for ever and ever.
011- Thine, O LORD is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.
012- Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
013- Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thy glorious name.
014- But who am I, and what is my people, that we should be able to offer so willingly after this sort? for all things come of thee, and of thine own have we given thee.
015- For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.
016- O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name cometh of thine hand, and is all thine own.
017- I know also, my God, that thou triest the heart, and hast pleasure in uprightness. As for me, in the uprightness of mine heart I have willingly offered all these things: and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee.
018- O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
019- And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all these things, and to build the palace, for the which I have made provision.
020- And David said to all the congregation, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the congregation blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshipped the LORD, and the king.
021- And they sacrificed sacrifices unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings unto the LORD, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand bullocks, a thousand rams, and a thousand lambs, with their drink offerings, and sacrifices in abundance for all Israel:
022- And did eat and drink before the LORD on that day with great gladness. And they made Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed him unto the LORD to be the chief governor, and Zadok to be priest.
023- Then Solomon sat on the throne of the LORD as king instead of David his father, and prospered; and all Israel obeyed him.
024- And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.
025- And the LORD magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such royal majesty as had not been on any king before him in Israel.
026- Thus David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel.
027- And the time that he reigned over Israel was forty years; seven years reigned he in Hebron, and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem.
028- And he died in a good old age, full of days, riches, and honor: and Solomon his son reigned in his stead.
029- Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
030- With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.
28 14 2 Chronicles 001 Solomon
001- And Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the LORD his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly.
002- Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.
003- So Solomon, and all the congregation with him, went to the high place that was at Gibeon; for there was the tabernacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant of the LORD had made in the wilderness.
004- But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjathjearim to the place which David had prepared for it: for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem.
005- Moreover the brazen altar, that Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the LORD: and Solomon and the congregation sought unto it.
006- And Solomon went up thither to the brazen altar before the LORD, which was at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand burnt offerings upon it.
007- In that night did God appear unto Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee.
008- And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast showed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead.
009- Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
010- Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, that is so great?
011- And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honor, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
012- Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
013- 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.
014- And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen: and he had a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
015- And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as plenteous as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the vale for abundance.
016- And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn: the king's merchants received the linen yarn at a price.
017- And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Egypt a chariot for six hundred shekels of silver, and an horse for an hundred and fifty: and so brought they out horses for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of Syria, by their means.
29 14 2 Chronicles 002 Solomon
001- And Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
002- 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.
003- And Solomon sent to Huram the king of Tyre, saying, As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, even so deal with me.
004- Behold, I build an house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn before him sweet incense, and for the continual shewbread, 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.
005- And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gods.
006- But who is able to build him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain him? who am I then, that I should build him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before him?
007- Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.
008- Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants shall be with thy servants,
009- Even to prepare me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful great.
010- And, behold, I will give to thy servants, the hewers that cut timber, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twenty thousand baths of oil.
011- 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.
012- Huram said moreover, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, that might build an house for the LORD, and an house for his kingdom.
013- And now I have sent a cunning man, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's,
014- The son of a woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre, skillful to work in gold, and in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson; also to grave any manner of graving, and to find out every device which shall be put to him, with thy cunning men, and with the cunning men of my lord David thy father.
015- Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:
016- And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
017- And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Israel, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numbered them; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred.
018- And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of burdens, and fourscore thousand to be hewers in the mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work.
30 14 2 Chronicles 003 Solomon
001- Then Solomon began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah, where the Lord appeared unto David his father, in the place that David had prepared in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.
002- And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign.
003- Now these are the things wherein Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits.
004- And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
005- And the greater house he cieled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold, and set thereon palm trees and chains.
006- And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
007- He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold; and graved cherubim on the walls.
008- And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits: and he overlaid it with fine gold, amounting to six hundred talents.
009- And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the upper chambers with gold.
010- And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
011- And the wings of the cherubim 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.
012- And one wing of the other cherub was five cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing was five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub.
013- The wings of these cherubim spread themselves forth twenty cubits: and they stood on their feet, and their faces were inward.
014- And he made the vail of blue, and purple, and crimson, and fine linen, and wrought cherubim thereon.
015- Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter that was on the top of each of them was five cubits.
016- 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.
017- And he reared up the pillars before the temple, one on the right hand, and the other on the left; and called the name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on the left Boaz.
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001- Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.
002- Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
003- 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.
004- 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.
005- And the thickness of it was an handbreadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lilies; and it received and held three thousand baths.
006- He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and five on the left, to wash in them: such things as they offered for the burnt offering they washed in them; but the sea was for the priests to wash in.
007- 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.
008- He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basins of gold.
009- Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
010- And he set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south.
011- And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basins. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
012- 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;
013- And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths; two rows of pomegranates on each wreath, to cover the two pommels of the chapiters which were upon the pillars.
014- He made also bases, and lavers made he upon the bases;
015- One sea, and twelve oxen under it.
016- The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
017- In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.
018- Thus Solomon made all these vessels in great abundance: for the weight of the brass could not be found out.
019- And Solomon made all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shewbread was set;
020- Moreover the candlesticks with their lamps, that they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pure gold;
021- And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;
022- And the snuffers, and the basins, and the spoons, and the censers, of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold.
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001- Thus all the work that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon brought in all the things that David his father had dedicated; and the silver, and the gold, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God.
002- Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel, and all the heads of the tribes, the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David, which is Zion.
003- Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh month.
004- And all the elders of Israel came; and the Levites took up the ark.
005- And they brought up the ark, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle, these did the priests and the Levites bring up.
006- Also king Solomon, and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark, sacrificed sheep and oxen, which could not be told nor numbered for multitude.
007- And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy place, even under the wings of the cherubim:
008- For the cherubim spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, and the cherubim covered the ark and the staves thereof above.
009- And they drew out the staves of the ark, that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day.
010- There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses put therein at Horeb, when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt.
011- And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place: (for all the priests that were present were sanctified, and did not then wait by course:
012- Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of the altar, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets:)
013- It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;
014- So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God.
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001- Then said Solomon, The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.
002- But I have built an house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling for ever.
003- And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
004- And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying,
005- Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there; neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel:
006- But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might be there; and have chosen David to be over my people Israel.
007- Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
008- But the LORD said to David my father, Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name, thou didst well in that it was in thine heart:
009- Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loins, he shall build the house for my name.
010- The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken: for I am risen up in the room of David my father, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the LORD promised, and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel.
011- And in it have I put the ark, wherein is the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.
012- And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands:
013- For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold of five cubits long, and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven.
014- And said, O LORD God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, nor in the earth; which keepest covenant, and showest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts:
015- Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it is this day.
016- Now therefore, O LORD God of Israel, keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him, saying, There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel; yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me.
017- Now then, O LORD God of Israel, let thy word be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David.
018- But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!
019- Have respect therefore to the prayer of thy servant, and to his supplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee:
020- That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night, upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there; to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth toward this place.
021- Hearken therefore unto the supplications of thy servant, and of thy people Israel, which they shall make toward this place: hear thou from thy dwelling place, even from heaven; and when thou hearest, forgive.
022- If a man sin against his neighbor, and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house;
023- Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.
024- And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before the enemy, because they have sinned against thee; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and make supplication before thee in this house;
025- Then hear thou from the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers.
026- When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee; yet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost afflict them;
027- Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way, wherein they should walk; and send rain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance.
028- If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be:
029- Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house:
030- Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling place, and forgive, and render unto every man according unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the children of men:)
031- That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, so long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers.
032- Moreover concerning the stranger, which is not of thy people Israel, but is come from a far country for thy great name's sake, and thy mighty hand, and thy stretched out arm; if they come and pray in this house;
033- Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
034- If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name;
035- Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication, and maintain their cause.
036- If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
037- Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly;
038- If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:
039- Then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee.
040- Now, my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears be attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
041- Now therefore arise, O LORD God, into thy resting place, thou, and the ark of thy strength: let thy priests, O LORD God, be clothed with salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in goodness.
042- O LORD God, turn not away the face of thine anointed: remember the mercies of David thy servant.
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001- Now when Solomon had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the LORD filled the house.
002- And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD, because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORD's house.
003- And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement, and worshipped, and praised the LORD, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.
004- Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD.
005- And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen, and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep: so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.
006- And the priests waited on their offices: the Levites also with instruments of music of the LORD, which David the king had made to praise the LORD, because his mercy endureth for ever, when David praised by their ministry; and the priests sounded trumpets before them, and all Israel stood.
007- Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD: for there he offered burnt offerings, and the fat of the peace offerings, because the brazen altar which Solomon had made was not able to receive the burnt offerings, and the meat offerings, and the fat.
008- Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
009- And in the eighth day they made a solemn assembly: for they kept the dedication of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days.
010- And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the LORD had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people.
011- Thus Solomon finished the house of the LORD, and the king's house: and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the LORD, and in his own house, he prosperously effected.
012- And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.
013- 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;
014- If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
015- Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
016- For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
017- And as for thee, if thou wilt walk before me, as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have commanded thee, and shalt observe my statutes and my judgments;
018- Then will I stablish the throne of thy kingdom, according as I have covenanted with David thy father, saying, There shall not fail thee a man to be ruler in Israel.
019- 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;
020- Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
021- And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?
022- 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.
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001- And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, wherein Solomon had built the house of the LORD, and his own house,
002- That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
003- And Solomon went to Hamathzobah, and prevailed against it.
004- And he built Tadmor in the wilderness, and all the store cities, which he built in Hamath.
005- Also he built Bethhoron the upper, and Bethhoron the nether, fenced cities, with walls, gates, and bars;
006- And Baalath, and all the store cities that Solomon had, and all the chariot cities, and the cities of the horsemen, and all that Solomon desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and throughout all the land of his dominion.
007- 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,
008- 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.
009- But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no servants for his work; but they were men of war, and chief of his captains, and captains of his chariots and horsemen.
010- And these were the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule over the people.
011- And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had built for her: for he said, My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy, whereunto the ark of the LORD hath come.
012- Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,
013- Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.
014- And he appointed, according to the order of David his father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Levites to their charges, to praise and minister before the priests, as the duty of every day required: the porters also by their courses at every gate: for so had David the man of God commanded.
015- And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures.
016- 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.
017- Then went Solomon to Eziongeber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom.
018- And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
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001- And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.
002- And Solomon told her all her questions: and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not.
003- And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdom of Solomon, and the house that he had built,
004- And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel; his cupbearers also, and their apparel; and his ascent by which he went up into the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her.
005- And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in mine own land of thine acts, and of thy wisdom:
006- Howbeit I believed not their words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen it: and, behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me: for thou exceedest the fame that I heard.
007- Happy are thy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and hear thy wisdom.
008- Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the LORD thy God: because thy God loved Israel, to establish them for ever, therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice.
009- And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
010- And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
011- And the king made of the algum trees terraces to the house of the LORD, and to the king's palace, and harps and psalteries for singers: and there were none such seen before in the land of Judah.
012- And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoever she asked, beside that which she had brought unto the king. So she turned, and went away to her own land, she and her servants.
013- Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was six hundred and threescore and six talents of gold;
014- Beside that which chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the country brought gold and silver to Solomon.
015- And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
016- And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
017- Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
018- And there were six steps to the throne, with a footstool of gold, which were fastened to the throne, and stays on each side of the sitting place, and two lions standing by the stays:
019- And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on the other upon the six steps. There was not the like made in any kingdom.
020- And all the drinking vessels of king Solomon were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was not any thing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
021- For the king's ships went to Tarshish with the servants of Huram: every three years once came the ships of Tarshish bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
022- And king Solomon passed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom.
023- And all the kings of the earth sought the presence of Solomon, to hear his wisdom, that God had put in his heart.
024- And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, harness, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
025- And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
026- And he reigned over all the kings from the river even unto the land of the Philistines, and to the border of Egypt.
027- And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycamore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.
028- And they brought unto Solomon horses out of Egypt, and out of all lands.
029- Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
030- And Solomon reigned in Jerusalem over all Israel forty years.
031- And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.
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001- And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.
002- And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
003- And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,
004- Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
005- And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.
006- And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?
007- And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.
008- But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.
009- And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?
010- And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.
011- For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
012- So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.
013- And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
014- And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
015- So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
016- And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.
017- But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
018- Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
019- And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.
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001- And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
002- But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
003- Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
004- Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
005- And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
006- He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
007- And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
008- And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
009- And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
010- And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
011- And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
012- And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
013- And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
014- For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the LORD:
015- And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
016- And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
017- So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
018- And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
019- Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
020- And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
021- And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
022- And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.
023- And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.
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001- And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
002- And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,
003- With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
004- And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
005- Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
006- Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.
007- And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
008- Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
009- So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
010- Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.
011- And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
012- And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
013- So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
014- And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
015- Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
016- And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
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001- Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.
002- He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
003- And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valor.
004- And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;
005- Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?
006- Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.
007- And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
008- And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with your golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
009- Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.
010- But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:
011- And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.
012- And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
013- But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.
014- And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.
015- Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.
016- And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.
017- And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.
018- Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.
019- And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephraim with the towns thereof.
020- Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.
021- But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
022- And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
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001- And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.
002- For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
003- For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
004- And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
005- So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.
006- So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
007- And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.
008- Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.
009- For if ye turn again unto the LORD, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
010- So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
011- Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
012- Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
013- And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.
014- And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.
015- Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.
016- And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
017- For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.
018- For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one
019- That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
020- And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
021- And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the LORD.
022- And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD God of their fathers.
023- And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
024- For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
025- And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.
026- So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.
027- Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
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001- Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
002- But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.
003- For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
004- Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
005- And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD.
006- And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.
007- And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
008- Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.
009- So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.
010- And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
011- Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
012- And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
013- And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
014- Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
015- And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
016- And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.
017- Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.
018- Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
019- His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
020- So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
021- Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.
022- But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;
023- And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
024- And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
025- But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
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001- Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the LORD in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.
002- And he set the priests in their charges, and encouraged them to the service of the house of the LORD,
003- And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,
004- And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers, after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.
005- And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.
006- So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
007- And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.
008- And his princes gave willingly unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle and three hundred oxen.
009- Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for passover offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
010- So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.
011- And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.
012- And they removed the burnt offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer unto the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.
013- And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings sod they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.
014- And afterward they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.
015- And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
016- So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.
017- And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.
018- And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
019- In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
020- After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Necho king of Egypt came up to fight against Charchemish by Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.
021- But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he destroy thee not.
022- Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and hearkened not unto the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.
023- And the archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.
024- His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.
025- And Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and the singing women spake of Josiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.
026- Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his goodness, according to that which was written in the law of the LORD,
027- And his deeds, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
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001- Now these are the children of the province that went up out of the captivity, of those which had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judah, every one unto his city;
002- Which came with Zerubbabel: Jeshua, Nehemiah, Seraiah, Reelaiah, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehum, Baanah. The number of the men of the people of Israel:
003- The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
004- The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
005- The children of Arah, seven hundred seventy and five.
006- The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand eight hundred and twelve.
007- The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
008- The children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and five.
009- The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
010- The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
011- The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three.
012- The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two.
013- The children of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six.
014- The children of Bigvai, two thousand fifty and six.
015- The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.
016- The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
017- The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and three.
018- The children of Jorah, an hundred and twelve.
019- The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three.
020- The children of Gibbar, ninety and five.
021- The children of Bethlehem, an hundred twenty and three.
022- The men of Netophah, fifty and six.
023- The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
024- The children of Azmaveth, forty and two.
025- The children of Kirjatharim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred and forty and three.
026- The children of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
027- The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two.
028- The men of Bethel and Ai, two hundred twenty and three.
029- The children of Nebo, fifty and two.
030- The children of Magbish, an hundred fifty and six.
031- The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
032- The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
033- The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and five.
034- The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
035- The children of Senaah, three thousand and six hundred and thirty.
036- The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
037- The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
038- The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
039- The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
040- The Levites: the children of Jeshua and Kadmiel, of the children of Hodaviah, seventy and four.
041- The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight.
042- The children of the porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine.
043- The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
044- The children of Keros, the children of Siaha, the children of Padon,
045- The children of Lebanah, the children of Hagabah, the children of Akkub,
046- The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,
047- The children of Giddel, the children of Gahar, the children of Reaiah,
048- The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam,
049- The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai,
050- The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the children of Nephusim,
051- The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
052- The children of Bazluth, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
053- The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Thamah,
054- The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
055- The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda,
056- The children of Jaalah, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
057- The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Ami.
058- All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
059- And these were they which went up from Telmelah, Telharsa, Cherub, Addan, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, and their seed, whether they were of Israel:
060- The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two.
061- And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai; which took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name:
062- These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but they were not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
063- And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and with Thummim.
064- The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
065- Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and there were among them two hundred singing men and singing women.
066- Their horses were seven hundred thirty and six; their mules, two hundred forty and five;
067- Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
068- And some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the LORD which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place:
069- They gave after their ability unto the treasure of the work threescore and one thousand drams of gold, and five thousand pound of silver, and one hundred priests' garments.
070- So the priests, and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel in their cities.
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001- Now it came to pass, when the wall was built, and I had set up the doors, and the porters and the singers and the Levites were appointed,
002- That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
003- And I said unto them, Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun be hot; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and bar them: and appoint watches of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, every one in his watch, and every one to be over against his house.
004- Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
005- And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I found a register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein,
006- These are the children of the province, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Judah, every one unto his city;
007- Who came with Zerubbabel, Jeshua, Nehemiah, Azariah, Raamiah, Nahamani, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel was this;
008- The children of Parosh, two thousand an hundred seventy and two.
009- The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two.
010- The children of Arah, six hundred fifty and two.
011- The children of Pahathmoab, of the children of Jeshua and Joab, two thousand and eight hundred and eighteen.
012- The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
013- The children of Zattu, eight hundred forty and five.
014- The children of Zaccai, seven hundred and threescore.
015- The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.
016- The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and eight.
017- The children of Azgad, two thousand three hundred twenty and two.
018- The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven.
019- The children of Bigvai, two thousand threescore and seven.
020- The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five.
021- The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight.
022- The children of Hashum, three hundred twenty and eight.
023- The children of Bezai, three hundred twenty and four.
024- The children of Hariph, an hundred and twelve.
025- The children of Gibeon, ninety and five.
026- The men of Bethlehem and Netophah, an hundred fourscore and eight.
027- The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight.
028- The men of Bethazmaveth, forty and two.
029- The men of Kirjathjearim, Chephirah, and Beeroth, seven hundred forty and three.
030- The men of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one.
031- The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two.
032- The men of Bethel and Ai, an hundred twenty and three.
033- The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.
034- The children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four.
035- The children of Harim, three hundred and twenty.
036- The children of Jericho, three hundred forty and five.
037- The children of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred twenty and one.
038- The children of Senaah, three thousand nine hundred and thirty.
039- The priests: the children of Jedaiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hundred seventy and three.
040- The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and two.
041- The children of Pashur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven.
042- The children of Harim, a thousand and seventeen.
043- The Levites: the children of Jeshua, of Kadmiel, and of the children of Hodevah, seventy and four.
044- The singers: the children of Asaph, an hundred forty and eight.
045- The porters: the children of Shallum, the children of Ater, the children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, the children of Hatita, the children of Shobai, an hundred thirty and eight.
046- The Nethinims: the children of Ziha, the children of Hashupha, the children of Tabbaoth,
047- The children of Keros, the children of Sia, the children of Padon,
048- The children of Lebana, the children of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai,
049- The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,
050- The children of Reaiah, the children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda,
051- The children of Gazzam, the children of Uzza, the children of Phaseah,
052- The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim,
053- The children of Bakbuk, the children of Hakupha, the children of Harhur,
054- The children of Bazlith, the children of Mehida, the children of Harsha,
055- The children of Barkos, the children of Sisera, the children of Tamah,
056- The children of Neziah, the children of Hatipha.
057- The children of Solomon's servants: the children of Sotai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Perida,
058- The children of Jaala, the children of Darkon, the children of Giddel,
059- The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the children of Pochereth of Zebaim, the children of Amon.
060- All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two.
061- And these were they which went up also from Telmelah, Telharesha, Cherub, Addon, and Immer: but they could not shew their father's house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel.
062- The children of Delaiah, the children of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two.
063- And of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai, which took one of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and was called after their name.
064- These sought their register among those that were reckoned by genealogy, but it was not found: therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesthood.
065- And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood up a priest with Urim and Thummim.
066- The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and threescore,
067- Beside their manservants and their maidservants, of whom there were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: and they had two hundred forty and five singing men and singing women.
068- Their horses, seven hundred thirty and six: their mules, two hundred forty and five:
069- Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
070- And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. The Tirshatha gave to the treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests' garments.
071- And some of the chief of the fathers gave to the treasure of the work twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand and two hundred pound of silver.
072- And that which the rest of the people gave was twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thousand pound of silver, and threescore and seven priests' garments.
073- So the priests, and the Levites, and the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nethinims, and all Israel, dwelt in their cities; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities.
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001- And the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem: the rest of the people also cast lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerusalem the holy city, and nine parts to dwell in other cities.
002- And the people blessed all the men, that willingly offered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem.
003- Now these are the chief of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, to wit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants.
004- And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin. Of the children of Judah; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechariah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of Mahalaleel, of the children of Perez;
005- And Maaseiah the son of Baruch, the son of Colhozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni.
006- All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant men.
007- And these are the sons of Benjamin; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Kolaiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah.
008- And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty and eight.
009- And Joel the son of Zichri was their overseer: and Judah the son of Senuah was second over the city.
010- Of the priests: Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin.
011- Seraiah the son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, was the ruler of the house of God.
012- And their brethren that did the work of the house were eight hundred twenty and two: and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of Amzi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah.
013- And his brethren, chief of the fathers, two hundred forty and two: and Amashai the son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Meshillemoth, the son of Immer,
014- And their brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight: and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the great men.
015- Also of the Levites: Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Bunni;
016- And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the oversight of the outward business of the house of God.
017- And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer: and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and Abda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduthun.
018- All the Levites in the holy city were two hundred fourscore and four.
019- Moreover the porters, Akkub, Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy and two.
020- And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cities of Judah, every one in his inheritance.
021- But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel: and Ziha and Gispa were over the Nethinims.
022- The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the singers were over the business of the house of God.
023- For it was the king's commandment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day.
024- And Pethahiah the son of Meshezabeel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah, was at the king's hand in all matters concerning the people.
025- And for the villages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjatharba, and in the villages thereof, and at Dibon, and in the villages thereof, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof,
026- And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Bethphelet,
027- And at Hazarshual, and at Beersheba, and in the villages thereof,
028- And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof,
029- And at Enrimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth,
030- Zanoah, Adullam, and in their villages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. And they dwelt from Beersheba unto the valley of Hinnom.
031- The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, and Bethel, and in their villages.
032- And at Anathoth, Nob, Ananiah,
033- Hazor, Ramah, Gittaim,
034- Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
035- Lod, and Ono, the valley of craftsmen.
036- And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin.
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001- Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,
002- Amariah, Malluch, Hattush,
003- Shechaniah, Rehum, Meremoth,
004- Iddo, Ginnetho, Abijah,
005- Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah,
006- Shemaiah, and Joiarib, Jedaiah,
007- Sallu, Amok, Hilkiah, Jedaiah. These were the chief of the priests and of their brethren in the days of Jeshua.
008- Moreover the Levites: Jeshua, Binnui, Kadmiel, Sherebiah, Judah, and Mattaniah, which was over the thanksgiving, he and his brethren.
009- Also Bakbukiah and Unni, their brethren, were over against them in the watches.
010- And Jeshua begat Joiakim, Joiakim also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib begat Joiada,
011- And Joiada begat Jonathan, and Jonathan begat Jaddua.
012- And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers: of Seraiah, Meraiah; of Jeremiah, Hananiah;
013- Of Ezra, Meshullam; of Amariah, Jehohanan;
014- Of Melicu, Jonathan; of Shebaniah, Joseph;
015- Of Harim, Adna; of Meraioth, Helkai;
016- Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshullam;
017- Of Abijah, Zichri; of Miniamin, of Moadiah, Piltai:
018- Of Bilgah, Shammua; of Shemaiah, Jehonathan;
019- And of Joiarib, Mattenai; of Jedaiah, Uzzi;
020- Of Sallai, Kallai; of Amok, Eber;
021- Of Hilkiah, Hashabiah; of Jedaiah, Nethaneel.
022- The Levites in the days of Eliashib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, were recorded chief of the fathers: also the priests, to the reign of Darius the Persian.
023- The sons of Levi, the chief of the fathers, were written in the book of the chronicles, even until the days of Johanan the son of Eliashib.
024- And the chief of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua the son of Kadmiel, with their brethren over against them, to praise and to give thanks, according to the commandment of David the man of God, ward over against ward.
025- Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Obadiah, Meshullam, Talmon, Akkub, were porters keeping the ward at the thresholds of the gates.
026- These were in the days of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in the days of Nehemiah the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe.
027- And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.
028- And the sons of the singers gathered themselves together, both out of the plain country round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophathi;
029- Also from the house of Gilgal, and out of the fields of Geba and Azmaveth: for the singers had builded them villages round about Jerusalem.
030- And the priests and the Levites purified themselves, and purified the people, and the gates, and the wall.
031- Then I brought up the princes of Judah upon the wall, and appointed two great companies of them that gave thanks, whereof one went on the right hand upon the wall toward the dung gate:
032- And after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
033- And Azariah, Ezra, and Meshullam,
034- Judah, and Benjamin, and Shemaiah, and Jeremiah,
035- And certain of the priests' sons with trumpets; namely, Zechariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zaccur, the son of Asaph:
036- And his brethren, Shemaiah, and Azarael, Milalai, Gilalai, Maai, Nethaneel, and Judah, Hanani, with the musical instruments of David the man of God, and Ezra the scribe before them.
037- And at the fountain gate, which was over against them, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going up of the wall, above the house of David, even unto the water gate eastward.
038- And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and I after them, and the half of the people upon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall;
039- And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.
040- So stood the two companies of them that gave thanks in the house of God, and I, and the half of the rulers with me:
041- And the priests; Eliakim, Maaseiah, Miniamin, Michaiah, Elioenai, Zechariah, and Hananiah, with trumpets;
042- And Maaseiah, and Shemaiah, and Eleazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Elam, and Ezer. And the singers sang loud, with Jezrahiah their overseer.
043- Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
044- And at that time were some appointed over the chambers for the treasures, for the offerings, for the firstfruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Levites: for Judah rejoiced for the priests and for the Levites that waited.
045- And both the singers and the porters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son.
046- For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chief of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving unto God.
047- And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified them unto the children of Aaron.
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001- On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever;
002- Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them: howbeit our God turned the curse into a blessing.
003- Now it came to pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude.
004- And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah:
005- And he had prepared for him a great chamber, where aforetime they laid the meat offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil, which was commanded to be given to the Levites, and the singers, and the porters; and the offerings of the priests.
006- But in all this time was not I at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon came I unto the king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king:
007- And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.
008- And it grieved me sore: therefore I cast forth all the household stuff to Tobiah out of the chamber.
009- Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
010- And I perceived that the portions of the Levites had not been given them: for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled every one to his field.
011- Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
012- Then brought all Judah the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oil unto the treasuries.
013- And I made treasurers over the treasuries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah: and next to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah: for they were counted faithful, and their office was to distribute unto their brethren.
014- Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the offices thereof.
015- In those days saw I in Judah some treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sheaves, and lading asses; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all manner of burdens, which they brought into Jerusalem on the sabbath day: and I testified against them in the day wherein they sold victuals.
016- There dwelt men of Tyre also therein, which brought fish, and all manner of ware, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem.
017- Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?
018- Did not your fathers thus, and did not our God bring all this evil upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath.
019- And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
020- So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice.
021- Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why lodge ye about the wall? if ye do so again, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath.
022- And I commanded the Levites that they should cleanse themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy mercy.
023- In those days also saw I Jews that had married wives of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab:
024- And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews' language, but according to the language of each people.
025- And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, saying, Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves.
026- Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.
027- Shall we then hearken unto you to do all this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wives?
028- And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, was son in law to Sanballat the Horonite: therefore I chased him from me.
029- Remember them, O my God, because they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites.
030- Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one in his business;
031- And for the wood offering, at times appointed, and for the firstfruits. Remember me, O my God, for good.
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001- The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
002- To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding;
003- To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity;
004- To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
005- A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
006- To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
007- The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
008- My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
009- For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
010- My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
011- If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause:
012- Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
013- We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil:
014- Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse:
015- My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:
016- For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
017- Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
018- And they lay wait for their own blood; they lurk privily for their own lives.
019- So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
020- Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:
021- She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, saying,
022- How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
023- Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
024- Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded;
025- But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:
026- I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;
027- When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you.
028- Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:
029- For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:
030- They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.
031- Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
032- For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
033- But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.
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001- The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
002- Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
003- The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
004- He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
005- He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
006- Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
007- The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
008- The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
009- He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
010- He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
011- The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
012- Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
013- In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
014- Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
015- The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
016- The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.
017- He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.
018- He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
019- In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
020- The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
021- The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
022- The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
023- It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
024- The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
025- As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
026- As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
027- The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
028- The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
029- The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.
030- The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.
031- The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
032- The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
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001- These are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.
002- It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
003- The heaven for height, and the earth for depth, and the heart of kings is unsearchable.
004- Take away the dross from the silver, and there shall come forth a vessel for the finer.
005- Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.
006- Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
007- For better it is that it be said unto thee, Come up hither; than that thou shouldest be put lower in the presence of the prince whom thine eyes have seen.
008- Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.
009- Debate thy cause with thy neighbour himself; and discover not a secret to another:
010- Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn not away.
011- A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
012- As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
013- As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
014- Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain.
015- By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
016- Hast thou found honey? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and vomit it.
017- Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbour's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee.
018- A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
019- Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
020- As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs to an heavy heart.
021- If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:
022- For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee.
023- The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
024- It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman and in a wide house.
025- As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country.
026- A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.
027- It is not good to eat much honey: so for men to search their own glory is not glory.
028- He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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001- The song of songs, which is Solomon's.
002- Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
003- Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
004- Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.
005- I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
006- Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.
007- Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedest, where thou makest thy flock to rest at noon: for why should I be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions?
008- If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds' tents.
009- I have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
010- Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels, thy neck with chains of gold.
011- We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver.
012- While the king sitteth at his table, my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof.
013- A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me; he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts.
014- My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the vineyards of Engedi.
015- Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes.
016- Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
017- The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir.
53 22 Song of Solomon 003 Solomon
001- By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
002- I will rise now, and go about the city in the streets, and in the broad ways I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
003- The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?
004- It was but a little that I passed from them, but I found him whom my soul loveth: I held him, and would not let him go, until I had brought him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that conceived me.
005- I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.
006- Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant?
007- Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; threescore valiant men are about it, of the valiant of Israel.
008- They all hold swords, being expert in war: every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night.
009- King Solomon made himself a chariot of the wood of Lebanon.
010- He made the pillars thereof of silver, the bottom thereof of gold, the covering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem.
011- Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.
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001- O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I should find thee without, I would kiss thee; yea, I should not be despised.
002- I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate.
003- His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.
004- I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please.
005- Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth: there she brought thee forth that bare thee.
006- Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.
007- Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.
008- We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts: what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spoken for?
009- If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a door, we will inclose her with boards of cedar.
010- I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.
011- Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.
012- My vineyard, which is mine, is before me: thou, O Solomon, must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof two hundred.
013- Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it.
014- Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.
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001- Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah.
002- And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that Jehoiakim had done.
003- For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his presence, that Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
004- And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.
005- So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah.
006- And in the fourth month, in the ninth day of the month, the famine was sore in the city, so that there was no bread for the people of the land.
007- Then the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled, and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden; (now the Chaldeans were by the city round about:) and they went by the way of the plain.
008- But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
009- Then they took the king, and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; where he gave judgment upon him.
010- And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes: he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah.
011- Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
012- Now in the fifth month, in the tenth day of the month, which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzaradan, captain of the guard, which served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem,
013- And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire:
014- And all the army of the Chaldeans, that were with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about.
015- Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people, and the residue of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, that fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multitude.
016- But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.
017- Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD, and the bases, and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon.
018- The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
019- And the basons, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold in gold, and that which was of silver in silver, took the captain of the guard away.
020- The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD: the brass of all these vessels was without weight.
021- And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits; and a fillet of twelve cubits did compass it; and the thickness thereof was four fingers: it was hollow.
022- And a chapiter of brass was upon it; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with network and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, all of brass. The second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these.
023- And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side; and all the pomegranates upon the network were an hundred round about.
024- And the captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door:
025- He took also out of the city an eunuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the people of the land; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city.
026- So Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah.
027- And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Riblah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land.
028- This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty:
029- In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons:
030- In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
031- And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evilmerodach king of Babylon in the first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachin king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison.
032- And spake kindly unto him, and set his throne above the throne of the kings that were with him in Babylon,
033- And changed his prison garments: and he did continually eat bread before him all the days of his life.
034- And for his diet, there was a continual diet given him of the king of Babylon, every day a portion until the day of his death, all the days of his life.
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001- The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
002- Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;
003- And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;
004- And Aram begat Aminadab; and Aminadab begat Naasson; and Naasson begat Salmon;
005- And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;
006- And Jesse begat David the king; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the wife of Urias;
007- And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa;
008- And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
009- And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias;
010- And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;
011- And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were carried away to Babylon:
012- And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel; and Salathiel begat Zorobabel;
013- And Zorobabel begat Abiud; and Abiud begat Eliakim; and Eliakim begat Azor;
014- And Azor begat Sadoc; and Sadoc begat Achim; and Achim begat Eliud;
015- And Eliud begat Eleazar; and Eleazar begat Matthan; and Matthan begat Jacob;
016- And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
017- So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
018- Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
019- Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
020- But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
021- And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
022- Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,
023- Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.
024- Then Joseph being raised from sleep did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife:
025- And knew her not till she had brought forth her firstborn son: and he called his name JESUS.
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001- Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.
002- Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
003- But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
004- That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
005- And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
006- But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
007- But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
008- Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
009- After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
010- Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
011- Give us this day our daily bread.
012- And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
013- And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
014- For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
015- But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
016- Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
017- But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face;
018- That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
019- Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
020- But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal:
021- For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
022- The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
023- But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!
024- No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
025- Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
026- Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
027- Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
028- And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:
029- And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
030- Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
031- Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
032- (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
033- But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
034- Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
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001- At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn and to eat.
002- But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.
003- But he said unto them, Have ye not read what David did, when he was an hungred, and they that were with him;
004- How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?
005- Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?
006- But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.
007- But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
008- For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
009- And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue:
010- And, behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath days? that they might accuse him.
011- And he said unto them, What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath day, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out?
012- How much then is a man better than a sheep? Wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days.
013- Then saith he to the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it forth; and it was restored whole, like as the other.
014- Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
015- But when Jesus knew it, he withdrew himself from thence: and great multitudes followed him, and he healed them all;
016- And charged them that they should not make him known:
017- That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying,
018- Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
019- He shall not strive, nor cry; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.
020- A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
021- And in his name shall the Gentiles trust.
022- Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.
023- And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David?
024- But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, This fellow doth not cast out devils, but by Beelzebub the prince of the devils.
025- And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:
026- And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?
027- And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.
028- But if I cast out devils by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God is come unto you.
029- Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he first bind the strong man? and then he will spoil his house.
030- He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.
031- Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men.
032- And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.
033- Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
034- O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
035- A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
036- But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
037- For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
038- Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
039- But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
040- For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
041- The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
042- The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
043- When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
044- Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished.
045- Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
046- While he yet talked to the people, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him.
047- Then one said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak with thee.
048- But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?
049- And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!
050- For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
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001- And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.
002- And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
003- Give us day by day our daily bread.
004- And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.
005- And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
006- For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
007- And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
008- I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
009- And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
010- For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
011- If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
012- Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
013- If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
014- And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered.
015- But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.
016- And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
017- But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.
018- If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub.
019- And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.
020- But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.
021- When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
022- But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.
023- He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.
024- When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.
025- And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished.
026- Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
027- And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
028- But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
029- And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
030- For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
031- The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
032- The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
033- No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.
034- The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness.
035- Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
036- If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.
037- And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in, and sat down to meat.
038- And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner.
039- And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
040- Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
041- But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.
042- But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
043- Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets.
044- Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.
045- Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also.
046- And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
047- Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them.
048- Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres.
049- Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute:
050- That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;
051- From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
052- Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
053- And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
054- Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
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001- In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
002- For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.
003- Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
004- And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do.
005- But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
006- Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?
007- But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
008- Also I say unto you, Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the Son of man also confess before the angels of God:
009- But he that denieth me before men shall be denied before the angels of God.
010- And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.
011- And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, and powers, take ye no thought how or what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
012- For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour what ye ought to say.
013- And one of the company said unto him, Master, speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance with me.
014- And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge or a divider over you?
015- And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
016- And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
017- And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
018- And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
019- And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
020- But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
021- So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
022- And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
023- The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
024- Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
025- And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
026- If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
027- Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
028- If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
029- And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
030- For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
031- But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
032- Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
033- Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
034- For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
035- Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
036- And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their lord, when he will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto him immediately.
037- Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.
038- And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
039- And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have suffered his house to be broken through.
040- Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not.
041- Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all?
042- And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
043- Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
044- Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
045- But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
046- The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
047- And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
048- But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.
049- I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?
050- But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
051- Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
052- For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
053- The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
054- And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
055- And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
056- Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
057- Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
058- When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
059- I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite.
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001- Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that entereth not by the door into the sheepfold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber.
002- But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep.
003- To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
004- And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
005- And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.
006- This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them.
007- Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.
008- All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the sheep did not hear them.
009- I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
010- The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
011- I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
012- But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.
013- The hireling fleeth, because he is an hireling, and careth not for the sheep.
014- I am the good shepherd, and know my sheep, and am known of mine.
015- As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep.
016- And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
017- Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
018- No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.
019- There was a division therefore again among the Jews for these sayings.
020- And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?
021- Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
022- And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter.
023- And Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.
024- Then came the Jews round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou make us to doubt? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.
025- Jesus answered them, I told you, and ye believed not: the works that I do in my Father's name, they bear witness of me.
026- But ye believe not, because ye are not of my sheep, as I said unto you.
027- My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me:
028- And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
029- My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.
030- I and my Father are one.
031- Then the Jews took up stones again to stone him.
032- Jesus answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for which of those works do ye stone me?
033- The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.
034- Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
035- If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
036- Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?
037- If I do not the works of my Father, believe me not.
038- But if I do, though ye believe not me, believe the works: that ye may know, and believe, that the Father is in me, and I in him.
039- Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
040- And went away again beyond Jordan into the place where John at first baptized; and there he abode.
041- And many resorted unto him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
042- And many believed on him there.
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001- Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.
002- And a certain man lame from his mother's womb was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask alms of them that entered into the temple;
003- Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.
004- And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us.
005- And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them.
006- Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
007- And he took him by the right hand, and lifted him up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received strength.
008- And he leaping up stood, and walked, and entered with them into the temple, walking, and leaping, and praising God.
009- And all the people saw him walking and praising God:
010- And they knew that it was he which sat for alms at the Beautiful gate of the temple: and they were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
011- And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering.
012- And when Peter saw it, he answered unto the people, Ye men of Israel, why marvel ye at this? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our own power or holiness we had made this man to walk?
013- The God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob, the God of our fathers, hath glorified his Son Jesus; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the presence of Pilate, when he was determined to let him go.
014- But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
015- And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
016- And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
017- And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.
018- But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
019- Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord.
020- And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
021- Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
022- For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
023- And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.
024- Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
025- Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
026- Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
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001- But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
002- And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles' feet.
003- But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
004- Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
005- And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
006- And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
007- And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
008- And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
009- Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
010- Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
011- And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
012- And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch.
013- And of the rest durst no man join himself to them: but the people magnified them.
014- And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and women.)
015- Insomuch that they brought forth the sick into the streets, and laid them on beds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of them.
016- There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits: and they were healed every one.
017- Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
018- And laid their hands on the apostles, and put them in the common prison.
019- But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison doors, and brought them forth, and said,
020- Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.
021- And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought.
022- But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they returned and told,
023- Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
024- Now when the high priest and the captain of the temple and the chief priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow.
025- Then came one and told them, saying, Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people.
026- Then went the captain with the officers, and brought them without violence: for they feared the people, lest they should have been stoned.
027- And when they had brought them, they set them before the council: and the high priest asked them,
028- Saying, Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? and, behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us.
029- Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
030- The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree.
031- Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
032- And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.
033- When they heard that, they were cut to the heart, and took counsel to slay them.
034- Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation among all the people, and commanded to put the apostles forth a little space;
035- And said unto them, Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men.
036- For before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself to be somebody; to whom a number of men, about four hundred, joined themselves: who was slain; and all, as many as obeyed him, were scattered, and brought to nought.
037- After this man rose up Judas of Galilee in the days of the taxing, and drew away much people after him: he also perished; and all, even as many as obeyed him, were dispersed.
038- And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:
039- But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
040- And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.
041- And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
042- And daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and preach Jesus Christ.
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001- Then said the high priest, Are these things so?
002- And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
003- And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
004- Then came he out of the land of the Chaldaeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.
005- And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not so much as to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
006- And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat them evil four hundred years.
007- And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.
008- And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
009- And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
010- And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
011- Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.
012- But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.
013- And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren; and Joseph's kindred was made known unto Pharaoh.
014- Then sent Joseph, and called his father Jacob to him, and all his kindred, threescore and fifteen souls.
015- So Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, he, and our fathers,
016- And were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
017- But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
018- Till another king arose, which knew not Joseph.
019- The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.
020- In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months:
021- And when he was cast out, Pharaoh's daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
022- And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
023- And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel.
024- And seeing one of them suffer wrong, he defended him, and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian:
025- For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.
026- And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove, and would have set them at one again, saying, Sirs, ye are brethren; why do ye wrong one to another?
027- But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?
028- Wilt thou kill me, as thou diddest the Egyptian yesterday?
029- Then fled Moses at this saying, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begat two sons.
030- And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
031- When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight: and as he drew near to behold it, the voice of the LORD came unto him,
032- Saying, I am the God of thy fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled, and durst not behold.
033- Then said the Lord to him, Put off thy shoes from thy feet: for the place where thou standest is holy ground.
034- I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.
035- This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
036- He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.
037- This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
038- This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received the lively oracles to give unto us:
039- To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
040- Saying unto Aaron, Make us gods to go before us: for as for this Moses, which brought us out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
041- And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice unto the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
042- Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness?
043- Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
044- Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness, as he had appointed, speaking unto Moses, that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen.
045- Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drave out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David;
046- Who found favour before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
047- But Solomon built him an house.
048- Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
049- Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?
050- Hath not my hand made all these things?
051- Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye.
052- Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:
053- Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
054- When they heard these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed on him with their teeth.
055- But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,
056- And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
057- Then they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and ran upon him with one accord,
058- And cast him out of the city, and stoned him: and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young man's feet, whose name was Saul.
059- And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
060- And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep.