lion. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

And some of the chief of the fathers gave unto the work. Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher,
vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to
powder. But he saith unto them, It is I; be not afraid. And the curious girdle of his ephod, that [was] upon it, [was] of the same, according to the
work thereof; [of] gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; as the LORD commanded Moses. And he brought the letter to the king of
Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have [therewith] sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of
his leprosy. The LORD of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, [and] to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. And,
thou son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather
yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, [even] a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh,
and drink blood. Yet, LORD, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay [me]: forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy
sight, but let them be overthrown before thee; deal [thus] with them in the time of thine anger. And it shall be, [that] whoso will not come up of
[all] the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. For we have no might against
this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes [are] upon thee. For they know not to do right, saith the LORD,
who store up violence and robbery in their palaces. Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel [were], was there no hail. And he said
unto Moses, Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off. While he spake
these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying, My daughter is even now dead: but come and lay thy hand upon
her, and she shall live. Seest thou a man [that is] hasty in his words? And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD his God, [and]
humbled not himself before Jeremiah the prophet [speaking] from the mouth of the LORD. And he had judged Israel forty years. 1And 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: 1The 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.
And the evening and the morning were the first day. And David sent and inquired after the woman. He that walketh righteously, and speaketh
uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood,
and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; He shall dwell on high: his place of defence [shall be] the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him;
his waters [shall be] sure. And Israel beheld Joseph’s sons, and said, Who [are] these? What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh
under the sun? Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and [there was] a dearth in the land; and the sons
of the prophets [were] sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets. And
Judah said unto his brethren, What profit [is it] if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? Jesus said unto them, If God were your Father, ye
would love me: for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but he sent me. And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth
son. Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands
command ye me. Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. The first [shall say] to Zion, Behold, behold
them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings. Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he
warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, [which belonged] to Judah, for Israel, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of
the kings of Israel? And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city
which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria. Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; and the years of thy life shall be
many. Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root: they grow, yea, they bring forth fruit: thou [art] near in their mouth, and far from their
reins. The LORD [is] their strength, and he [is] the saving strength of his anointed. Seeing then that we have such hope, we use great plainness of
speech: And not as Moses, [which] put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is
abolished: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which [vail]
is done away in Christ. Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself
silver and gold. And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. And shall Sarah, that is
ninety years old, bear? The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and [it is] his glory to pass over a transgression. Because the sons of Jonadab
the son of Rechab have performed the commandment of their father, which he commanded them; but this people hath not hearkened unto me: Therefore
thus saith the LORD God of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will bring upon Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem all the evil that I
have pronounced against them: because I have spoken unto them, but they have not heard; and I have called unto them, but they have not answered. And
there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these [were] men of valour. Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; And walk in love,
as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour. Then the woman said, Let
thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak [one] word unto my lord the king. Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him, that he should ask who it should be of
whom he spake. Then Paul answered, What mean ye to weep and to break mine heart? Now when all the captains of the forces which [were] in the fields,
[even] they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah the son of Ahikam governor in the land, and had committed unto him men,
and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that were not carried away captive to Babylon; Then they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah,
even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the
Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men. And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who [is] on my side? But
think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this
house: For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon. Out
of that land went forth Asshur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah, And Resen between Nineveh and Calah: the same [is] a great
city. Tell [them], Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him
to Babylon; And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the
land: That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, [but] that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. But he knoweth not
that the dead [are] there; [and that] her guests [are] in the depths of hell. Again, when I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; if he turn
from his sin, and do that which is lawful and right; [If] the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of
life, without committing iniquity; he shall surely live, he shall not die. If any man see his brother sin a sin [which is] not unto death, he shall
ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. We [are] fools for Christ’s sake, but ye [are] wise in Christ; we [are] weak, but
ye [are] strong; ye [are] honourable, but we [are] despised. And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And they
rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side [as] red as blood: And they said,
This [is] blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. From whence [come] wars and
fightings among you? So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least
of them. The children of Adonikam, six hundred threescore and seven. And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves
unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou
also become weak as we? And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt
be a father of many nations. And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, Behold, I will put a fleece of wool
in the floor; [and] if the dew be on the fleece only, and [it be] dry upon all the earth [beside], then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by
mine hand, as thou hast said. Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man will not be in rest,
until he have finished the thing this day. Now the hand of the LORD was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my
mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb. And David took the crown of their king from off his
head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and [there were] precious stones in it; and it was set upon David’s head: and he brought also
exceeding much spoil out of the city. And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of
prayer? And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against
Israel. I likewise, [and] my brethren, and my servants, might exact of them money and corn: I pray you, let us leave off this usury. And it came to
pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites, That the LORD sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which
said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage; And I delivered
you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;
And I said unto you, I [am] the LORD your God; fear not the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but ye have not obeyed my voice. And the
multitude rose up together against them: and the magistrates rent off their clothes, and commanded to beat [them]. The grass withereth, the flower
fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What
shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the
wilderness. They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: [with] flattering lips [and] with a double heart do they speak. And Shema begat Raham,
the father of Jorkoam: and Rekem begat Shammai. And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that [are] in the land of Canaan, the children of
Reuben and the children of Gad and the half tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan, a great altar to see to. And as he prayed, the fashion
of his countenance was altered, and his raiment [was] white [and] glistering. It may be that the house of Judah will hear all the evil which I
purpose to do unto them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. The spoilers are come
upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the LORD shall devour from the [one] end of the land even to the [other] end of the
land: no flesh shall have peace. Thou hast broken down all his hedges; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. But what I do, that I will do,
that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we. And all the people went over
Jordan. The children of Hashum, two hundred twenty and three. Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.
And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain [men] before your idols. Blessed [be] the LORD
God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things. And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten [it] on high upon the mitre; as the LORD
commanded Moses. Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord. Owe no man
any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. To me [belongeth] vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall
slide in [due] time: for the day of their calamity [is] at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. And Saul perceived that it
[was] Samuel, and he stooped with [his] face to the ground, and bowed himself. 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. Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not
afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.
Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols [wherewith] they had polluted it: And I
scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them.
And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the
congregation, saying, Get you up from about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be
circumcised. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for twenty’s sake. Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? These [are] the three sons of Noah: and of
them was the whole earth overspread. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to [his] father or [his] mother, [It is] a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be
profited by me; And honour not his father or his mother, [he shall be free]. A reed shaken with the wind? And thou shalt make upon the breastplate
chains at the ends [of] wreathen work [of] pure gold. Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the
children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And they compel
one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross. But it came to pass in the
morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became [as] a stone.
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, [and] sparks of fire leap out. The voice of them that flee and escape out of the land of Babylon, to declare in
Zion the vengeance of the LORD our God, the vengeance of his temple. But when Herod’s birthday was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before
them, and pleased Herod. And thou shalt make upon the breastplate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the breastplate.
Then David and the elders [of Israel, who were] clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten’s sake.
Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that
rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten
strings will I sing praises unto thee. Then all the children of Israel went out, and the congregation was gathered together as one man, from Dan
even to Beersheba, with the land of Gilead, unto the LORD in Mizpeh. My hope [is] in thee. The proverbs of Solomon. And Israel said unto Joseph,
Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine
acquaintance are verily estranged from me. And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their
heart, and put the stumblingblock of their iniquity before their face: should I be inquired of at all by them? And the king granted me, according to
the good hand of my God upon me. And the famine [was] sore in the land. Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins. And thorns
shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, [and] a court for owls. Now
for a long season Israel [hath been] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever:
I will trust in the covert of thy wings. The salutation of [me] Paul with mine own hand. And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the
champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake according to the same words: and David heard
[them]. For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me: my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites,
[and] the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God
with one accord, and said, Lord, thou [art] God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is: Who by the mouth of thy
servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things? For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab; the
howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Beerelim. Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but
shalt fear thy God: I [am] the LORD. And the LORD said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the LORD against the
sun, that the fierce anger of the LORD may be turned away from Israel. Thou makest us to turn back from the enemy: and they which hate us spoil for
themselves. And hath he [not] given you rest on every side? So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the
Philistine, and slew him; but [there was] no sword in the hand of David. When they went, they went upon their four sides: [and] they turned not when
they went. And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. And Moses said unto the congregation, This [is] the thing which the LORD
commanded to be done. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; [yea], every
good path. By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten [son], Of whom
it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called: Accounting that God [was] able to raise [him] up, even from the dead; from whence also he
received him in a figure. No; but he would put [strength] in me. Afterward he measured a thousand; [and it was] a river that I could not pass over:
for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over. But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to
work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up. And he abode with him the space of a month. Praise ye the LORD.
Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together; The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind;
and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. And he touched his ear, and healed him. All [they that be] fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all
they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul. Ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall [shall ye
be, and as] a tottering fence. And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat [a son] in his own likeness, after his image; and called his
name Seth: And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters: And all the days that Adam
lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died. And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the
loan which is lent to the LORD. I will also smite mine hands together, and I will cause my fury to rest: I the LORD have said [it]. And the dukes of
Edom were; duke Timnah, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth, Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, Duke Magdiel, duke
Iram. He that goeth about [as] a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips. So Joab and the people
that [were] with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him. And they that went in, went in male and female of all
flesh, as God had commanded him: and the LORD shut him in. These chief fathers of the Levites [were] chief throughout their generations; these dwelt
at Jerusalem. 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.
Through God we shall do valiantly: for he [it is that] shall tread down our enemies. And straightway many were gathered together, insomuch that
there was no room to receive [them], no, not so much as about the door: and he preached the word unto them. When Jesus had lifted up himself, and
saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? Reuben, the eldest son of Israel: the children of Reuben; Hanoch,
[of whom cometh] the family of the Hanochites: of Pallu, the family of the Palluites: Of Hezron, the family of the Hezronites: of Carmi, the family
of the Carmites. And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. Whilst it [is] yet in his greenness, [and] not cut down,
it withereth before any [other] herb. So they built and prospered. And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a
bed? The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations. He
took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed [it] by great waters, [and] set it [as] a willow tree. And the
angel of the LORD found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. And in her was found the blood of
prophets, and of saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth. Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, Now, thou son of man, wilt
thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city? Judah [is] a lion’s whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a
lion, and as an old lion; who shall rouse him up? And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the
caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you. This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they
were which he spake unto them. Thou hast rebuked the proud [that are] cursed, which do err from thy commandments. She may not eat of any [thing]
that cometh of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean [thing]: all that I commanded her let her observe. Then
shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for [there is] no answer of God. These [are] the
things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: And let none of you
imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbour; and love no false oath: for all these [are things] that I hate, saith the LORD. Come, behold the
works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. And when David had called him, he did eat and drink before him; and he made him
drunk: and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of his lord, but went not down to his house. Do ye not yet understand, neither
remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden
[concerneth] the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that [are] among them. Amen. The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the
river Kanah; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and
if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request: For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be
slain, and to perish. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, On the first day of the first
month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies
shall lick the dust. Saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live? Behold also the ships, which though [they be] so
great, and [are] driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. And the coast of the
Amorites [was] from the going up to Akrabbim, from the rock, and upward. Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that [is] with thee:
for this thing [is] too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto
him, They have no wine. These [are] the dukes of Edom. And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: And Salah lived after he begat Eber four
hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against
three hundred, he slew [them], and had a name among the three. And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee,
three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. Then I came to
the governors beyond the river, and gave them the king’s letters. And his father refused, and said, I know [it], my son, I know [it]: he also shall
become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of
nations. And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. Now in the first year of Cyrus king
of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he
made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [put it] also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The LORD God of heaven hath
given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah. And I beseech you, brethren,
suffer the word of exhortation: for I have written a letter unto you in few words. Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his
stead, and offered him [for] a burnt offering upon the wall. This [was] the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes
of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold: Each charger of silver [weighing] an hundred and thirty [shekels],
each bowl seventy: all the silver vessels [weighed] two thousand and four hundred [shekels], after the shekel of the sanctuary: The golden spoons
[were] twelve, full of incense, [weighing] ten [shekels] apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary: all the gold of the spoons [was] an hundred and
twenty [shekels]. And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? These are murmurers,
complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling [words], having men’s persons in admiration because of
advantage. As a piece of a pomegranate [are] thy temples within thy locks. Or saith not the law the same also? So the king returned, and came to
Jordan. 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. And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired
masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD. But [as for them]
whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the
Lord GOD. And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end,
saith the LORD. 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. But love ye your enemies, and
do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the
unthankful and [to] the evil. And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his will. Get you unto your
burdens. And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. Zedekiah
[was] one and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And Pharaoh said, Go up, and bury thy father,
according as he made thee swear. And Micah consecrated the Levite; and the young man became his priest, and was in the house of Micah. Doth the hawk
fly by thy wisdom, [and] stretch her wings toward the south? And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the
valley of Elah, behold, it [is here] wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod: if thou wilt take that, take [it]: for [there is] no other save that here.
Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy [place]: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy [place], as I commanded. For thy
servant will henceforth offer neither burnt offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the LORD. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye
have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I [am] against you, saith the Lord GOD. Have [it] to thyself before God. Of the sons of
Phinehas; Gershom: of the sons of Ithamar; Daniel: of the sons of David; Hattush. And they glorified God in me. And whosoever shall exalt himself
shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted. Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave offering of the LORD, of all
the best thereof, [even] the hallowed part thereof out of it. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may
be one, as we [are]. [is] not this the people that thou hast despised? And he said, All these have I kept from my youth up. And when the Philistine
looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was [but] a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance. And I heard a man’s voice between
[the banks of] Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this [man] to understand the vision. Why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart?
Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him, talk ye of all his wondrous works. Then the spirit entered into me, and set me upon my feet, and spake with me,
and said unto me, Go, shut thyself within thine house. Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all
devils, and to cure diseases. And I heard [him] speaking unto me out of the house; and the man stood by me. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and
weep with them that weep. Neither shalt thou commit adultery. It [is] no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates; neither [is]
there any water to drink. And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child
shall be born unto the house of David, Josiah by name; and upon thee shall he offer the priests of the high places that burn incense upon thee, and