stand before the congregation for judgement and * Numb 35.25 until the death of the high priest that shall be in those days then shall the slayer return and come unto his own city and unto his own house unto the city from whence he fled 7 ¶ And they †Heb. sanctified appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali and Shechem in mount Ephraim and Kirjath-arba which is Hebron in the mountain of Judah 8 And on the other side Jordan by Jericho east-ward they assigned * Deu. 4.43 â— Chron. 6. â—8 Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh 9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel and for the stranger that sojourneth among them that whosoever killeth any person at unawares might flee thither and not die by the hand of the avenger of bloud until he stood before the congregation CHAP. XXI 1 Eight and fourty cities given by lot out of the other tribes unto the Levitâ—s 43 God gave the land and rest to the Israelites according to his tromise THen came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest and unto Joshua the son of Nun and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel 2 And they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan saying * Nâ—mb â— â— The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in with the suburbs thereof for our cattel 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance at hte commandment of the LORD these cities their suburbs 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites and the children of Aaron the priest which were of the Levites had by lot out of the tribe of Judah and out of the tribe of Simeon and out of the tribe of Benjamin thirteen cities 5 And the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim and out of the tribe of Dan and out of the half tribe of Manasseh ten cities 6 And the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar and out of the tribe Asher and out of the tribe of Naphtali and out of the half-tribe or Manasseh in Bashan thirteen cities 7 The children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuâ—en and out of the tribe of Gad and out of the tribe of Zebulun twelve cities 8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses 9 ¶ And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon these cities which are here †〈…〉 mentioned by name 10 Which the children of Aaron being of the families of the Kohathites who were of the children of Levi had for theirs was the first lot 11 And they gave them ‖ Or Kirjâ—th-arba the city of Arba the father of Anak which city is Hebron in the hill countrey of Judah with the suburbs thereof round about â—t 12 But * Chap. 14.14 1 Chron. â— â—6 the fields of the city and the villages thereof gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession 13 ¶ Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs to be a city of refuge for the slayer and Libnah with her suburbs 14 And Jattir with her suburbs and Eshtemoa with her suburbs 15 And Holon with her suburbs and Debir with her suburbs 16 And Ain with her suburbs and Juttah with her suburbs and Bethshemesh wâ—th her suburbs nine cities out of those two tribes 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin Gibeon with her suburbs Geâ—â— with her suâ—urbs 18 Anatâ—oth with her suburbs and Almon with her suburbs four â—â—ties 19 All the â—ities of the châ—ldren of Aaron the priests were thirteen â—â—tâ—es with their suburbs 20 ¶ And the families of the children of Kohath the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim 21 For they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim to be a city of refuge for the slayer and Gezer with her suburbs 22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs and Beth-horon with her suburbs four cities 23 And out of the tribe of Dan Eltekeh with her suburbs Gibbethon with her suburbs 24 Ajalon with her suburbs Gath-rimmon with her suburbs four cities 25 And out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Tanach with her suburbs and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs two cities 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained 27 ¶ And unto the children of Gershon of the families of the Levites out of the other half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs to be a city of refuge for the slayer and Beeshterah with her suburbs two cities 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar Kishon with her suburbs Dabareh with her suburbs 29 Jarmuth with her suburbs En-gannim with her suburbs four cities 30 And out of the tribe of Asher Mishal with her suburbs Abdon with her suburbs 31 Helkath with her suburbs and Rehob with her suburbs four citâ—es 32 And our of the tribe of Naphtali Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs to be a city of refuge for the slayer and Hamoth dor wâ—th her suburbs and Kartan with her suburbs three cities 33 All the cities of the-Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs 34 ¶ And unto the families of the children of Merari the rest of the Levites out of the tribe of Zebulun Jokneam with her suburbs and Kartan with her suburbs 35 Dimnah with her suburbs Nahalal with her suburbs four cities 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben Bezer with her suburbs and Jahazah with her suburbs 37 Kedemoth with her suburbs and Mephaath with her suburbs four cities 38 And out of the tribe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs to be a city of refuge for the slayer and Mahanaim with her suburbs 39 Heshbon with her suburbs Jazer with her suburbs four cities in all 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families which were remaining of the families of the Levites were by their lot twelve cities 41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were fourty and eight cities with their suburbs 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them thus were all these cities 43 ¶ And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers and they possessed it and dwelt therein 44 And the LORD gave them rest round about
his son Abishua his son 51 Bukki his son Uzzi his son Zerahiah his son 52 Meraioth his son Amariah his son Ahitub his son 53 Zadok his son Ahimaaz his son 54 ¶ 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 55 And they gave them Hebron in the land of Judah and the suburbs thereof round about it 56 But the fiâ—lds of the city and the villages thereof they gave to Caleb the son of Jephunneh 57 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 58 And ‖ Or Holou Jesh 21.15 Hilen with her suburbs Debir with her suburbs 59 And ‖ Or Am oâ—h 21.16 Ashan with her suburbs and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs 60 And out of the tribe of Benjamin Geba with her suburbs and ‖ Or Almon Josh 21.18 Alemeth with her suburbs and Anathoth with her suburbs All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities 61 And unto the sons of Kohath which were left of the family of that tribe were cities given out of the half-tribe namely cut of the half-tribe of Manasseh * Josh 21.5 by lot ten cities 62 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 oâ— the tribe of Manasseh in Bashan thirteen cities 63 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 * Josh 11.7 34. twelve cities 64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites these cities with their suburbs 65 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 66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim 67 * Josh 21.21 â—nd they gave unto them of the cities of refuge Shechem in mount Ephraim with her suburbs they gave also Gezer with her suburbs 68 And Jokmeam with her suburbs and Beth-horon with her suburbs 69 And Aijalon with her suburbs and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs 70 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 71 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 72 And out of the tribe of Issachar Kedesh with her suburbs Daberath with her suburbs 73 And Ramoth with her suburbs and Anem with her suburbs 74 And out of the tribe of Asher Mashal with her suburbs and Abdon with her suburbs 75 And Hukok with her suburbs and Rehob with her suburbs 76 And out of the tribe of Naphtali Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs and Hammon with her suburbs and Kirjathaim with her suburbs 77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari were given out of the tribe of Zebulun Rimmon with her suburbs Tabor with her suburbs 78 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 79 Kedemoth also with her suburbs and Mephaath with her suburbs 80 And out of the tribe of Gad Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs and Mahanaim with her suburbs 81 And Heshbon with her suburbs and Jazer with her suburbs CHAP. VII 1 The sons of Issachar 6 of Benjamin 13 of Naphtali 14 of Manasseh 20 24 and of Ephraim 21 The calamity of Ephraim of the men of Gath. 23 Beriah is born 28 Ephraims habitations 30 The sons of Asher NOw the sons of Issachar were * Gen. 46.13 Numb 26.23 Tola and Puah Jashub and Shimron four 2 And the sons of Tola Uzzi and Rephaiah and Jeriel and Jahmai and Jibsam and Shemuel heads of their fathers house to wit of Tola they were valiant men of might in their generations * 2 Sam. 24.1 2. whose number was in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred 3 And the sons of Uzzi Izrahiah and the sons of Izrahiah Michael and Obadiah and Joel Ishiah five all of them chief men 4 And with them by their generations after the house of their fathers were bands of souldiers for war six and thirty thousand men for they had man wives and sons 5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar were valiant men of might reckoned in all by their geneâ—logies fourscore and seven thousand 6 ¶ The sons of * Gen 46.21 Benjamin Bela and Becher and Jediael three 7 And the sons of Bela Ezbon and Uzzi and Uzziel and Jezimoth and Ira five heads of the house of their fathers mighty men of valour and were reckoned by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four 8 And the sons of Becher Zemira and Joash and Eliezer and Elioenai and Omri and Jerimoth and Abiah and Anathoth and Alameth All these are the sons of Becher 9 And the number of them after their genealogy by their generations heads of the house of their fathers mighty men of valour was twenty thousand and two hundred 10 The sons also of Jedial Bilhan and the sons of Bilhan Jeush and Benjamin and Ehud and Chenaanah and Zethan and Tharshish and Ahishahar 11 All these the sons of Jediael by the heads of their fathers mighty men of valour were seventeen thousand and two hundred souldiers fit to go out for war and battel 12 Shuppim also and Huppim the children of ‖ Or Irâ— vers 7. Ir and Hushim the sons of ‖ Or Abiram Numb 26.38 Aher 13 ¶ The son of Naphtali Jahziel and Guni and Jezer and Shallum the sons of Bilhah 14 ¶ The sons of Manasseh Ashriel whom she bare but his concubine the Aramitess bare Machir the father of Gilead 15 And Machir took to wife the sister of Huppim and Shuppim whose sisters name was Maachah and the name of the second was Zelophehad and Zelophehad had daughters 16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son and she called his name Peresh and the name of his brother was Sheresh and his sons were Ulam and Rakem 17 And the sons of Ulam * 1 Sam. 12.11 Bedan These were the sons of Gilead the son of Machir the son of Manasseh 18 And his sister Hammoleketh bare Ishod and Abiezer and Mahalah 19 And the sons of Shemida were Ahian and Shechem and Likhi and Aniam 20 ¶ And the sons of Ephraim Shuthelah and Bered his
hand-maid Gad and Asher These are the sons of Jacob which were born to him in Padan-aram 27 ¶ And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre unto the city of Arbah which is Hebron where Abraham and Isaac sojourned 28 And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost and died and * Ch. 25.8 was gathered unto his people being old and full of days and his sons Esau Jacob buried him CHAP. XXXVI 2 Esau's three wives 6 His removing to mount Seir. 9 His sons 15 The dukes which descended of his sons 20 The sons and dukes â—f Seir. 24 Anah findeth mules 31 The kings of Edom. 40 The dukes that descended of Esau NOw these are the generations of Esau who is Edom. 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite 3 And Bashemath Ishmaels daughter sister of Nebajoth 4 And * 1 Chron. 1.35 Adah bare to Esau Eliphaz and Bashemath bare Reuel 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush and Jaalam and Korah these are the sons of Esau which were born unto him in the land of Canaan 6 And Esau took his wives and his sons and his daughters and all the †Heb. â—ouls persons of his house and his cattel and all his beasts and all his substance which he had got in the land of Canaan and went into the countrey from the face of his brother Jacob. 7 For their riches were more then that they might dwell together and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattel 8 Thus dwelt Esau in * Josh 24.4 mount Seir Esau is Edom. 9 ¶ And these are the generations of Esau the father of †Heb. Edom. the Edomites in mount Seir. 10 These are the names of Esaus sons * 1 Chr. 1.35 c. Eliphaz the son of Adah the wife of Esau Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were Teman Omar Zepho and Gatam and Kenaz 12 And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esaus son and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek these were the sons of Adah Esaus wife 13 And these are the sons of Reuel Nahath and Zerah Shammah and Mizzah these were the sons of Bashemath Esaus wife 14 ¶ And these were the sons of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon Esaus wife and she bare to Esau Jeush and Jaalam and Korah 15 ¶ These were dukes of the sons of Esau the sons of Eliphaz the first-born son of Esau duke Teman duke Omar duke Zepho duke Kenaz 16 Duke Korah duke Gatam and duke Amalek These are the dukes that came of Eliphaz in the land of Edom these were the sons of Adah 17 ¶ And these are the sons of Reuel Esaus son duke Nahath duke Zerah duke Shammah duke Mizzah These are the dukes that came of Reuel in the land of Edom these are the sons of Bashemath Esaus wife 18 ¶ And these are the sons of Aholibamah Esaus wife duke Jeush duke Jaalam duke Korah these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah Esaus wife 19 These are the sons of Esau who is Edom these are their dukes 20 ¶ * 1 Chr. â—â— 38 These are the sons of Seir the Horite who inhabited the land Lotan and Shoâ—al and Zibeon and Anah 21 And Dishon and Ezer and Dishan these are the dukes of the Horites the children of Seir in the land of Edom. 22 And the children of Lotan were Hori and Heman and Lotans sister was Timna 23 And the children of Shobal were these Alvan and Manahath and Ebal Shepho and Onam 24 And these are the children of Zibeon both Ajah and Anah this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father 25 And the children of Anah were these Dishon and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah 26 And these are the children of Dishon Hemdan and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran 27 The children of Ezer are these Bishan and Zaavan and Achan 28 The children of Dishan are these Uz and Aran. 29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites duke Lotan duke Shobal duke Zibeon duke Anah 30 Duke Dishon duke Ezer duke Dishan these are the dukes that came of Hori among their dukes in the land of Seir. 31 ¶ And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom before there reigned any king over the children of Israel 32 And Bela the son of Beorreigned in Edom and the name of his city was Dinhabah 33 And Bela died and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead 34 And Jobab died and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead 35 And Husham died and Hadad the son of Bedad who smote Midian in the field of Moab reigned in his stead and the name of his city was Avith 36 And Hadad died and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead 37 And Samlah died and Saul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead 38 And Saul died and Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died and Hadar reigned in his stead and the name of his city was Pau and his wives name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezahab 40 And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau according to their families after their places by their names duke Timnah duke Alvah duke Jetheth 41 Duke Aholibamah duke Elah duke Pinon 42 Duke Kenaz duke Teman duke Mibzar 43 Duke Magdiâ—l duke Iram these be the dukes of Edom according to their habitations in the land of their possession he is Esau the father of †Heb. Edom. the Edomites CHAP. XXXVII 2 Joseph is hated of his brethren 5 His two dreams 13 Jacob sendeth him to visit his brethren 18 His brethren conspire his death 21 Reuben saveth him 26 They sell him to the Ishmeelites 31 His father deceived by the bloudy coat mourneth for him 36 He is sold to Potiphar in Egypt ANd Jacob dwelt in the land †Heb. of his fathers sojournings wherein his father was a stranger in the land of Canaan 2 These are the generations of Jacob Joseph being seventeen years old was feeding the flock with his brethren and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of Zilpah his fathers wives and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more then all his children because he was the son of his old age and he made him a coat of many ‖ Or. pâ—â—ces colours 4 And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more then all his brethren they hated him could not speak peaceably unto him 5 ¶ And Joseph dreamed a dream and he told it his brethren and they hated
of Manasseh 7 ¶ And these are the kings of the countrey which Joshua and the children of Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west from Baalgad in the valley of Lebanon even unto * Chap. 11.17 the mount Halak that goeth up to Seir which Joshua gave unto the tribes of Israel for a possession according to their divisions 8 In the mountains and in the valleys and in the plains and in the springs and in the wilderness and in the south-countrey the Hittites the Amorites and the Canaanites the Perizzites the Hivites and the Jebusites 9 ¶ * Chap. 62. The king of Jericho one * Chap. 8.29 the king of Ai which is beside Beth-el one 10 * Chap. 10.23 The king of Jerusalem one the king of Hebron one 11 The king of Jarmuth one the king of Lachish one 12 The king of Eglon one * Chap. 10.33 the king of Gezer one 13 * Chap. 10.38 The king of Debir one the king of Geder one 14 The king of Hormah one the king of Arad one 15 * Chap. 10.29 The king of Libnah one the king of Adullam one 16 * Chap. 10.28 The king of Makkedah one the king of Beth-el one 17 The king of Tappuah one the king of Hephir one 18 The king of Aphek one the king of ‖ Or Sharon Lasharon one 19 The king of Madon one * Chap. 11.10 the king of Hazor one 20 The king of Shimron-meron one the king of Achshaph one 21 The king of Taanach one the king of Megiddo one 22 The king of Kedesh one the king of Jokneam of Carmel one 23 The king of Dor in the coast of Dor one the king of * Gen. 14.1 the nations of Gilgal one 24 The king of Tirzah one all the kings thirty and one CHAP. XIII 2 The bounds of the land not yet conquered 8 The inheritance of the two triles and half 14 33 The Lord and his sacrifices are the inheritance of Levi. 15 The bounds of the inheritance of Reuben 22 Balaam slain 24 The bounds of the inheritance of Gad 29 and of the half-tribe of Manasseh NOw Joshua was old and stricken in years and the LORD said unto him Thou art old and stricken in years and there remaineth yet very much land †Heb. 〈◊〉 possâ—ss it to be possessed 2 This is the land that yet remaineth all the borders of the Philistines and all Geshuri 3 From Sihor which is before Egypt even unto the borders of Ekron north-ward which is counted to the Canaanite five lords of the Philistines the Gazathites and the Ashdothites the Eshkalonites the Gittites and the Ekronites also the Avites 4 From the south all the land of the Canaanites and ‖ Or. the cave Mearah that is beside the Sidonians unto Aphek to the borders of the Amorites 5 And the land of the Giblites and all Lebanon toward the sun-rising from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entring into Hamath 6 All the inhabitants of the hill-countrey from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim and all the Sidonians them will I drive out from before the children of Israel onely divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance as I have commanded thee 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the nine tribes and the half-tribe of Manasseh 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gadites have received their inheritance * Num. 32.33 Deut. 3.12 13. Chap. 22.4 which Moses gave them beyond Jordan east-ward even as Moses the servant of the LORD gave them 9 From Aroer that is upon the bank of the river Arnon and the city that is in the midst of the river and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon 10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites which reigned in Heshbon unto the border of the children of Ammon 11 And Gilead and the border of the Geshurites and Maachathites and all mount Hermon and all Bashan unto Salcah 12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei who remained of * Deut. 3.11 Chap. 12.4 the remnant of the giants for these did Moses smite and cast them out 13 Nevertheless the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites nor the Maachathites but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israelites until this day 14 Onely unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance as he said unto them 15 ¶ And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance according to their families 16 And their coast was from Aroer that is on the bank of the river Arnon and the city that is in the midst of the river and all the plain by Medeba 17 Heshbon and all her cities that are in the plain Dibon and ‖ Or the high places of Baal and house of Baal-meon Bamoth-baal and Beth-baal-meon 18 And Jahaza and Kedemoth and Mephaath 19 And Kirjathaim and Sibmah and Zareth-shahar in the mount of the valley 20 And Beth-peor and * Deut. 3.17 ‖ Or springs of Pisâ—ab or the bâ—ll Ashdoth-pisgah and Beth-jeshimoth 21 And all the cities of the plain and all the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites which reigned in Heshbon whom Moses smote * Numb 31.8 with the princes of Midian Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba which were dukes of Sihon dwelling in the countrey 22 ¶ Balaam also the son of Beor the ‖ Or diviner sooth-sayer did the children of Israel slay with the sword among them that were slain by them 23 And the border of the children of Reuben was Jordan and the border thereof This was the inheritance of the children of Reuben after their families the cities and the villages thereof 24 And Moses gave inheritance unto the tribe of Gad even unto the children of Gad according to their families 25 And their coast was Jazer and all the cities of Gilead and half the land of the children of Ammon unto Aroer that is before Rabbah 26 And from Heshbon unto Ramath-mizpeh and Betonim and from Mahanaim unto the border of Debir 27 And in the valley Beth-aram and Beth-nimrah and Succoth and Zaphon the rest of the kingdom of Sihon king of Heshbon Jordan and his border even unto the edge of the sea of Cinnereth on the other side Jordan east-ward 28 This is the inheritance of the children of Gad after their families the cities and their villages 29 ¶ And Moses gave inheritance unto the half-tribe of Manasseh and this was the possession of the half-tribe of the children of Manasseh by their families 30 And their coast was from Mahanaim all Bashan all the kingdom of Og king of Bashan and all the towns of Jair which are in Bashan threescore cities 31 And half Gilead and Ashtaroth and Edrei cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan were pertaining unto the children of Machir
the son of Manasseh even to the one half of the * Numb 32.39 children of Machir by their families 32 These are the countreys which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab on the other side Jordan by Jericho east-ward 33 * Chap. 18.7 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance * Numb 18.20 as he said unto them CHAP. XIV 1 The nine tribes and an half are to have their inheritance by lot 6 Caleb by priviledge obtaineth Hebron ANd these are the countreys which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan * Numb 34.17 which Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed for inheritance unto them 2 * Num. 26.55 and 33.54 By lot was their inheritance as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine tribes and for the half-tribe 3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half-tribe on the other side Jordan but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them 4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes Manasseh Ephraim therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land save cities to dwell in with their suburbs for their cattel and for their substance 5 * Numb 35.2 Chap. 21.2 As the LORD commanded Moses so the children of Israel did and they divided the land 6 ¶ Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea 7 Fourty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espie out the land and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart 8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt but I wholly * Numb 14.24 followed the LORD my God 9 And Moses sware on that day saying Surely the land whereon thy feet have troden shall be thine inheritance and thy childrens for ever because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God 10 And now behold the LORD hath kept me alive as he said these fourty and five years even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses while the children of Israel †Heb. walâ—â—d wandred in the wilderness and now lo I am this day fourscore and five years old 11 * Ecclus â—6 9 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me as my strength was then even so is my strength now for war both to go out and to come in 12 Now therefore give me this mountain whereof the LORD spake in that day for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there and that the cities were great and fenced if so be the LORD will be with me then I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said 13 And Joshua blessed him and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance 14 * Chap. 21.12 1 Mac. 2.56 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel 15 And * Chap. 15.13 the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba which Arba was a great man among the Anakims And the land had rest from war CHAP. XV. 1 The borders of the lot of Judah 13 Calebs portion and conquest 16 Othniel for his valour hath Achsah Calebs daughter to wife 18 She obtaineth a blessing of her father 21 The cities of Judah 63 The Jebusites not conquered THis then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families * Numb 34.3 even to the border of Edom the * Numb 33.36 wilderness of Zin south-ward was the uttermost part of the south-coast 2 And their south-border was from the shore of the salt-sea from the †Heb. tongue bay that looketh south-ward 3 And it went out to the south-side to ‖ Or the going up to Acrabbim Maaleh-acrabbim and passed along to Zin and ascended up on the south-side unto Cadesh barnea and passed along to Hezron and went up to Adar and fetched a compass to Karkaa 4 From thence it passed toward Azmon and went out unto the river of Egypt and the goings out of that coast were at the sea this shall be your south-coast 5 And the east-border was the salt-sea even unto the end of Jordan and their border in the north-quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan 6 And the border went up to Beth-hogla and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben 7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor and so north-ward looking toward Gilgal that is before the going up to Adummim which is on the south-side of the river and the border passed towards the waters of Enshemesh and the goings out thereof were at * 1 King â— 8 En-rogel 8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south-side of the Jebusite the fame is Jerusalem the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom west-ward which is at the end of the valley of the giants north-ward 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephroah and went out to the cities of mount Ephron and the border was drawn to Baalah which is Kirjath-jearim 10 And the border compassed from Baalah west-ward unto mount Seir and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim which is Chesalon on the north-side went down to Beth-shemesh passed on to Timnah 11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron north-ward and the border was drawn to Shicron passed along to mount Baalah and went out unto Jabneel and the goings out of the border were at the sea 12 And the west-border was to the great sea and the coast thereof this is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families 13 ¶ And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua even * Chap. 14.15 ‖ Or Kirjath-arba the city of Arba the father of Anak which city is Hebron 14 And Caleb drove thence * Judg. 1.10 the three sons of Anak Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai the children of Anak 15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher 16 ¶ And Caleb said He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher and taketh it to him will I give Achsah my
river these cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh the coast of Manasseh also was on the north-side of the river and the out-goings of it were at the sea 10 South-ward it was Ephraims and north-ward it was Manassehs and the sea is his border and they met together in Asher on the north and in Issachar on the east 11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns and Ibleam and her towns and the inhabitants of Dor and her towns and the inhabitants of En-dor and her towns and the inhabitants of Taanach and her towns and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns even three countreys 12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities but the Canaanites would dwell in that land 13 Yet it came to pass when the children of Israel were waxen strong that they put the Canaanites to tribute but did not utterly drive them out 14 And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua saying Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to inherit seeing I am a great people forasmuch as the LORD hath blessed me hitherto 15 And Joshua answered them If thou be a great people then get thee up to the wood countrey and cut down for thy self there in the land of the Perizzites and of the ‖ Or Rephaims giants if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee 16 And the children of Joseph said The hill is not enough for us and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns and they who are of the valley of Jezreel 17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph even to Ephraim and to Manasseh saying Thou art a great people and hast great power thou shalt not have one lot onely 18 But the mountain shall be thine for it is a wood and thou shalt cut it down and the out-goings of it shall be thine for thou shalt drive out the Canaanites though they have iron chariots and though they be strong CHAP. XVIII 1 The tabernacle is set up at Shiloh 2 The remainder of the land is described and divided into seven parts 10 Joshua divideth it by lot 11 The lot and border of Benjamin 21 Their cities ANd the whole congregation of the Children of Israel assembled together at Shiloh and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there and the land was subdued before them 2 And there remained among the children of Israel seven tribes which had not yet received their inheritance 3 And Joshua said unto the children of Israel How long are you slack to go to possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you 4 Give out from among you three men for each tribe and I will send them and they shall rise and go through the land and describe it according to the inheritance of them and they shall come again to me 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts Judah shall abide in their coast on the south and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts and bring the description hither to me that I may cast lots for you here before the LORD our God 7 But the Levites have no part among you for the priest-hood of the LORD is their inheritance and Gad and Reuben and half the tribe of Manasseh have received their inheritance beyond Jordan on the east which Moses the servant of the LORD gave them 8 ¶ And the men arose and went away and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land saying Go and walk through the land and describe it and come again to me that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh 9 And the men went and passed through the land and described it by cities into seven parts in a book and came again to Joshua to the host at Shiloh 10 ¶ And Joshua cast lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and there Joshua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions 11 ¶ And the lot of the tribe of the children of Benjamin came up according to their families and the coast of their lot came forth between the children of Judah and the children of Joseph 12 And their border on the north-side was from Jordan and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north-side and went up through the mountains west-ward and the goings-out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz to the side of Luz which is Beth-el south-ward and the border descended to Ataroth-adar near the hill that lieth on the south-side of the nether Beth-horon 14 And the border was drawn thence and compassed the corner of the sea south-ward from the hill that lieth before Beth-horon south-ward and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal which is Kirjath-jearim a city of the children of Judah This was the west-quarter 15 And the south-quarter was from the end of Kirjath-jearim and the border went out on the west and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah 16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lieth before the valley of the son of Hinnom and which is in the valley of the giants on the north and descended to the valley of Hinnom to the side of Jebusi on the south and descended to En-rogel 17 And was drawn from the north and went forth to En-shemesh and went forth toward Geliloth which is over against the going up of Adummim and descended to * Chap. 15.6 the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben 18 And passed along toward the side over against †Or the plain Arabah north-ward and went down unto Arabah 19 And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah north-ward and the out goings of the border were at the north †Heb. tongue bay of the salt-sea at the south-end of Jordan This was the south-coast 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east-side This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin by the coasts thereof round about according to their families 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families were Jericho and Beth-hoglah and the valley of Keziz 22 And Beth-arabah and Zemaraim and Beth-el 23 And Avim and Parah and Ophrah 24 And Chephar-haamonai and Ophni and Gaba twelve cities with their villages 25 Gibeon and Ramah and Beeroth 26 And Mizpeh and Chephirah and Mozah 27 And Rekem and Irpeel and Taralah 28 And Zelah Eleph and Jebusi which is Jerusalem Gibeath and Kirjath fourteen cities with their villages This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families CHAP. XIX 1 The lot of Simeon 10 of Zebulun 17 of Issachar 24 of Asher 32 of Naphtali 40 of Dan.
49 The children of Israel give an inheritance to Joshua ANd the second lot came forth to Simeon even for the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah 2 And they had in their inheritance Beer-sheba and Sheba and Moladah 3 And Hazar-shual and Balah and Azem 4 And Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah 5 And Ziklag and Beth-marcaboth and Hazar-susah 6 And Beth-lebaoth and Sharuhen thirteen cities and their villages 7 Ain Remmon and Ether and Ashan four cities their villages 8 And all the villages that were round about these cities to Baalath-beer Ramath of the south This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon according to their families 9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the children of Simeon for the part of the children of Judah was too much for them therefore the children of Simeon had their inheritance within the inheritance of them 10 ¶ And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families and the border of their inheritance was unto Sarid 11 And their border went up toward the sea and Maralah and reached to Dabasheth and reached to the river that is before Jokneam 12 And turned from Sarid east-ward toward the sun-rising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor and then goeth out to Daberath and goeth up to Japhia 13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher to Ittah-kazin and goeth out to Remmon ‖ Or whichtâ— drawn methoar to Neah 14 And the border compasseth it on the north-side to Hannathon and the out-goings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el 15 And Kattath and Nahallal and Shimron and Idalah and Bethlehem twelve cities with their villages 16 This is the inheritance of the children of Zebulun according to their families these cities with their villages 17 ¶ And the fourth lot came out to Issachar for the children of Issachar according to their families 18 And their border was toward Jezreel and Chesulloth Shunem 19 And Hapharaim and Shihon and Anaharath 20 And Rabbith and Kishion and Abez 21 And Remeth and Engannim and En-haddah and Beth-pazzer 22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor and Shahazimah and Beth-shemesh and the out-goings of their border were at Jordan sixteen cities with their villages 23 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Issachar according to their families the cities and their villages 24 ¶ And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families 25 And their border was Helkath and Hali and Beten Achshaph 26 And Alammelech and Amad and Misheal and reacheth to Carmel west-ward and to Shihor-libnath 27 And turneth toward the sun-rising to Beth-dagon and reacheth to Zebulun and to the valley of Jiphthah-el toward the north-side of Beth-emek and Neiel and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand 28 And Hebron and Rehob and Hammon and Kanah even unto great Zidon 29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah and to the strong city †Heb. Tzor Tyre and the coast turneth to Hosah and the out-goings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib 30 Ummah also and Aphek and Rehob twenty and two cities with their villages 31 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Asher according to their families these cities with their villages 32 ¶ The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali even for the children of Naphtali according to their families 33 And their coast was from Heleph from Allon to Zaanannim and Adami Nekeb and Jabneel unto Lakum and the out goings thereof were at Jordan 34 And then the coast turneth west-ward to Aznoth-tabor and goeth out from thence to Hukkok and reacheth to Zebulun on the south-side and reacheth to Asher on the west-side and to Judah upon Jordan toward the sun-rising 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim Zer and Hammath Rakkath and Cinnereth 36 And Adamah and Ramah and Hazor 37 And Kedesh and Edrei and En-hazor 38 And Iron and Migdal-el Horem and Beth-anath and Beth-shemesh nineteen cities with their villages 39 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families the cities and their villages 40 ¶ And the seventh lot came out for the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families 41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah and Eshtaol and Ir-shemesh 42 And Shaalabbin and Ajalon and Jethlah 43 And Elon and Thimnathah and Ekron 44 And Eltekeh and Gibbethon and Baalath 45 And Jehud and Bene-berak and Gath-rimmon 46 And Me-jarkon and Rakkon with the border ‖ Or over against before ‖ Or Joppa Act. 9.36 Japho 47 And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem and took it and smote it with the edge of the sword possessed it dwelt therein and called Leshem * Judg. 18 29. Dan after the name of Dan their father 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Dan according to their families these cities with their villages 49 ¶ When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts the children of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua the son of Nun among them 50 According to the word of the LORD they gave him the city which he asked even * Chap. 24.30 Timnath-serah in mount Ephraim and he built the city and dwelt therein 51 * Numb 3â— 17 These are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiâ—oh before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation so they made an end of dividing the countrey CHAP. XX. 1 God commandeth 7 and the children of Israel appoint the six cities of refuge THe LORD also spake unto Jeshua saying 2 Speak to the children of Israel saying * Ex. 21.13 Num. 35.6 11 14. Deut. 19.2 Appoint out for you cities of refuge whereof I spake unto you by the hand or Moses 3 That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of bloud 4 And when he that doth flee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entring of the gate of the city and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city they shall take him into the city unto them and give him a place that he may dwell among them 5 And if the avenger of bloud pursue after him then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand because he smote his neighbour unwittingly and hated him not before time 6 And he shall dwell in that city until he
he went against the inhabitants of Debir and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher 12 And Caleh said He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher and taketh it to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife 13 And Othniel the son of Kenaz Calebs younger brother took it and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife 14 And it came to pass when she came to him that she moved him to ask of her father a field and she lighted from off her ass and Caleb said unto her What wilt thou 15 And she said unto him Give me a blessing for thou hast given me a south-land give me also springs of water And Caleb gave her the upper springs and the nether springs 16 ¶ And the children of the Kenite Moses father in law went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah which lieth in the south of Arad and they went and dwelt among the people 17 And Judah went with Simeon his brother and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath and utterly destroyed it and the name of the city was called * Numb 21.3 Hormah 18 Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof and Askelon with the coast thereof and Ekron with the coast thereof 19 And the LORD was with Judah and ‖ Or be possessed the mountain he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had chariots of iron 20 * Numb 14.24 Jos 14.13 15.13 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb as Moses said and he expelled thence the three sons of Anak 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day 22 ¶ And the house of Joseph they also went up against Beth-el and the LORD was with them 23 And the house of Joseph sent to descry Beth-el now the name of the city before was * Gen. 28.10 Luz 24 And the spies saw a man come forth out of the city and they said unto him Shew us we pray thee the entrance into the city and * Jos 2.14 we will shew thee mercy 25 And when he shewed them the entrance into the city they smote the city with the edge of the sword but they let go the man and all his family 26 And the man went into the land of the Hittites and built a city and called the name thereof Luz which is the name thereof unto this day 27 ¶ * Jos 17.11 12. Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her towns nor Taanach and her towns nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns nor the inhabitants of Ibleam and her towns nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns but the Canaanites would dwell in that land 28 And it came to pass when Israel was strong that they put the Canaanites to tribute and did not utterly drive them out 29 ¶ * Jos 16.10 Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them 30 ¶ Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron nor the inhabitants of Nahalol but the Canaanites dwelt among them and became tributaries 31 ¶ Neither did Asher drive out the inhabitants of Accho nor the inhabitants of Zidon nor of Ahlab nor Achzib nor Helbah nor Aphik nor of Rehob 32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites the inhabitants of the land for they did not drive them out 33 ¶ Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh nor the inhabitants of Beth-anath but he dwelt among the Canaanites the inhabitants of the land nevertheless the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries unto them 34 And the Amorites forced the children of Dan into the mountain for they would not suffer them to come down to the valley 35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Ajjalon and in Shaalbim yet the hand of the house of Joseph †Heb. was heavy prevailed so that they became tributaries 36 And the coast of the Amorites was from ‖ Or. Maaleb-akrabbim the going up to Akrabbim from the rock and upward CHAP. II. 1 An angel rebuketh the people at Bochim 6 The wickedness of the new generation after Joshua 14 Gods anger and pity towards them 20 The Canaanites are lest to â—rove Israel ANd an ‖ Or messenger angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim and said I made you to go up out of Egypt and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers and I said I will never break my covenant with you 2 And * Deu. 7.2 ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land * Deu. 12.3 you shall throw down their altars but ye have not obeyed my voice why have ye done this 3 Wherefore I also said I will not drive them out from before you but they shall be * Jos 23.13 as thorns in your sides and their gods shall be a * Ex. 23.33 34.12 snare unto you 4 And it came to pass when the angel of the LORD spake these words unto all the children of Israel that the people lift up their voice and wept 5 And they called the name of that place ‖ That is weepers Bochim and they sacrificed there unto the LORD 6 ¶ And when Joshua had let the people go the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land 7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua and all the days of the elders that †Heb. prolonâ—el days after Joshua outlived Joshua who had seen all the great works of the LORD that he did for Israel 8 And Joshua the son of Nun the servant of the LORD died being an hundred and ten years old 9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres in the mount of Ephraim on the north-side of the hill Gaash 10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers and there arose another generation after them which knew not the LORD nor yet the works which he had done for Israel 11 ¶ And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD and served Baalim 12 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers which brought them out of the land of Egypt and followed other gods of the gods of the people that were round about them and bowed themselves unto them and provoked the LORD to anger 13 And they forsook the LORD and served Baal and Ashtaroth 14 ¶ And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them and * Ps 44 1â— Isa 50.1 he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about so that they could not any longer stand before their
for them that be escaped of Benjamin that a tribe be not destroyed out of Israel 18 Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters for the children of Israel have sworn saying Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin 19 Then they said Behold there is a feast of the LORD in Shiloh †Heb. from year to year yearly in a place which is on the north side of Beth-el ‖ Or towards the sun-rising on the east-side ‖ Or Or. on of the high-way that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem and on the south of Lebonah 20 Therefore they commanded the children of Benjamin saying Go and lie in wait in the vineyards 21 And see and behold if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances then come ye out of the vineyards and catch you every man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh and go to the land of Benjamin 22 And it shall be when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain that we will say unto them ‖ Or Gratifie us in thim be favourable unto them for our sakes because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war for ye did not give unto them at this time that you should be guilty 23 And the children of Benjamin did so and took them wives according to their number of them that danced whom they caught and they went and returned unto their inheritance and repaired the cities and dwelt in them 24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time every man to his tribe and to his family and they went out from thence every man to his inheritance 25 * Chap. 17.6 18.1 19.1 In those days there was no king in Israel every man did that which was right in his own eyes ¶ The book of RUTH CHAP. I. 1 Elimelech driven by famine into Moab dieth there 4 Mahlon and Chilion having married wives of Moab die also 6 Naomi returning homeward 8 dissuadeth her two daughters in law from going with her 14 Orpah leaveth her but Ruth with great constancy accompanieth her 19 They two come to Beth-lehem where they are gladly received NOw it came to pass in the days when the judges †Heb. judged ruled that there was a famine in the land and a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the countrey of Moab he and his wife and his two sons 2 And the name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion Ephrathites of Beth-lehem-judah and they came into the countrey of Moab and †Heb. were continued there 3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died and she was left and her two sons 4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab the name of the one was Orpah and the name of the other Ruth and they dwelled there about ten years 5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them and the woman was left of her two sons and her husband 6 ¶ Then she arose with her daughters in law that she might return from the countrey of Meab for she had heard in the countrey of Moab how that the LORD had visited his people in giving them bread 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was and her two daughters in law with her and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah 8 And Naomi said unto her two daughters in law Go return each to her mothers house the LORD deal kindly with you as ye have dealt with the dead and with me 9 The LORD grant you that you may finde rest each of you in the house of her husband Then she kissed them and they lift up their voice and wept 10 And they said unto her Surely we will return with thee unto thy people 11 And Naomi said Turn again my daughters why will ye go with me are there yet any mo sons in my womb that they may be your husbands 12 Turn again my daughters go your way for I am too old to have an husband if I should say I have hope ‖ Or if I were with an bushand if I should have a husband also to night and should also bear sons 13 Would ye †Heb. hope tarry for them till they were grown would ye stay for them from having husbands nay my daughters for †Heb. I have much bitterness it grieveth me much for your sakes that the hand of the LORD is gone out against me 14 And they lift up their voice and wept again and Orpah kissed her mother in law but Ruth clave unto her 15 And she said Behold thy sister in law is gone back unto her people and unto her gods return thou after thy sister in law 16 And Ruth said ‖ Or Be not against me Intreat me not to leave thee or to return from following after thee for whither thou goest I will go and where thou lodgest I will lodge thy people shall be my people and thy God my God 17 Where thou diest will I die and there will I be buried the LORD do so to me and more also if ought but death part thee and me 18 When she saw that she †Heb. strengthned her self was stedfastly minded to go with her then she left speaking unto her 19 ¶ So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem And it came to pass when they were come to Beth-lehem that all the city was moved about them and they said Is this Naomi 20 And she said unto them Call me not ‖ That is pleasant Naomi call me ‖ That is bitter Mara for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me 21 I went out full and the LORD hath brought me home again empty why then call ye me Naomi seeing the LORD hath testified against me and the Almighty hath afflicted me 22 So Naomi returned and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter in law with her which returned out of the countrey of Moab and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley-harvest CHAP. II. 1 Ruth gleaneth in the fields of Boaz. 4 Boaz taking knowledge of her 8 sheweth her great favour 18 That which she got she carrieth to Naomi ANd Naomi had a kinsman of her husbands a mighty man of wealth of the family of Elimelech and his name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi Let me now go to the field and glean ears of corn after him in whose sight I shall finde grace And she said unto her Go my daughter 3 And she went and came and gleaned in the field after the reapers and her †Heb. hap hapned hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto ‖ Called Mat. 1.5 Boaz. Boaz who was of the kindred of Elimelech 4 ¶ And behold Boaz came from Beth-lehem and said unto the reapers The LORD be with you and they answered him the LORD
and he smote the javelin into the wall and David fled and escaped that night 11 Saul also sent messengers unto Davids house to watch him and to slay him in the morning and Michal Davids wife told him saying If thou save not thy life to night to morrow thou shalt be slain 12 ¶ So Michal let David down through a window and he went and fled and escaped 13 And Michal tooke an image and laid it in the bed and put a pillow of goats hair for his bolster and covered it with a cloth 14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David she said He is sick 15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David saying Bring him up to me in the bed that I may slay him 16 And when the messengers were come in behold there was an image in the bed with a pillow of goats hair for his bolster 17 And Saul said unto Michal why hast thou deceived me so and sent away mine enemy that he is escaped And Michal answered Saul He said unto me Let me go why should I kill thee 18 ¶ So David fled and escaped and came to Samuel to Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him and he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth 19 And it was told Saul saying Behold David is at Naioth in Ramah 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying Samuel standing as appointed over them the spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul and they also prophesied 21 And when it was told Saul he sent other messengers and they prophesied likewise and Saul sent messengers again the third time and they prophesied also 22 Then went the also to Ramah and came to a great well that is in Sechu and he asked and said Where are Samuel and David And one said Behold they be at Naioth in Ramah 23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah and the spirit of God was upon him also and he went on and prophesied until he came to Naioth in Ramah 24 And he stript off his clothes also and prophesied before Samuel in like manner and †Heb. fell lay down naked all that day and all that nigh Wherefore they say * Chap. 10.11 Is Saul also among the prophets CHAP. XX. 1 David consulteth with Jonathan for his safety 11 Jonathan and David renew their covenant by oath 18 Jonathans token to David 24 Saul missing David seeketh to kill Jonathan 35 Jonathan lovingly taketh his leave of David ANd David fled from Naioth in Ramah and came and said before Jonathan What have I done what is mine iniquity and what is my sin before thy father that he seeketh my life 2 And he said unto him God forbid thou shalt not die behold my father will do nothing either great or small but that he will †Heb. uncover mine ear shew it me and why should my father hide this thing from me it is not so 3 And David sware moreover and said Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine eyes and he saith Let not Jonathan know this lest he be grieved but truly as the LORD liveth and as thy soul liveth there is but a step between me and death 4 Then said Jonathan unto David ‖ Or Say what is thy minde and I will do c. Whatsoever thy soul †Heb. speaketh or thinketh desireth I will even do it for thee 5 And David said unto Jonathan Behold to morrow is the new-moon and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat but let me go that I may hide my self in the field unto the third day at even 6 If thy father at all miss me then say David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth-lehem his city for there is a yearly ‖ Or feast sacrifice there for all the family 7 If he say thus It is well thy servant shall have peace but if he be very wroth then be sure that evil is determined by him 8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant for * Chap. 18.3 23 18. thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of the LORD with thee notwithstanding if there be in me iniquity slay me thy self for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father 9 And Jonathan said Far be it from thee for if I knew certainly that evil were determined by my father to come upon thee then would not I tell it thee 10 Then said David to Jonathan Who shall tell me or what if thy father answer thee roughly 11 ¶ And Jonathan said unto David Come and let us go out into the field And they went out both of them into the field 12 And Jonathan said unto David O LORD God of Israel when I have †Heb. searched sounded my father about to morrow any time or the third day and behold if there be good toward David and I then send not unto thee and †Heb. uncover thine ear shew it thee 13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan but if it please my father to do thee evil then I will shew it thee and send thee away that thou mayest go in peace and the LORD be with thee as he hath been with my father 14 And thou shalt not onely while yet I live shew me the kindness of the LORD that I die not 15 But alâ—o thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever no not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth 16 So Jonathan †Heb. out made a covenant with the house of David saying Let the LORD even require it at the hand of Davids enemies 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again ‖ Or by his love towards him because he loved him for he loved him as he loved his own soul 18 Then Jonathan said to David To morrow is the new-moon and thou shalt be missed because thy seat will be †Heb. missed empty 19 And when thou hast stayed three days then thou shalt go down ‖ Or diligently †Heb. greatly quickly and come to the place where thou didst hide thy self †Heb. in the day of the business when the business was in hand and shalt remain by the stone ‖ Or that sheweth the way Ezel 20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof as though I shot at a mark 21 And behold I will send a lad saying Go finde out the arrows If I expresly say unto the lad Behold the arrows are on this side of thee take them then come thou for there is peace to thee and †Heb. not any thing no hurt as the LORD liveth 22 But if I say thus unto the young man Behold the arrows are beyond thee go thy way for the LORD hath sent thee away 23 And as touching the matter which
war were four and fourty thousand seven hundred and threescore that went out to the war 19 And they made war with the Hagarites with * Gen. 25.15 Jetur and Nephish and Nodab 20 And they were helped against them and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand and all that were with them for they cried to God in the battel and he was intreated of them because they put their trust in him 21 And they †Heb. led captive took away their cattel of their camels fifty thousand and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand and of asses two thousand and of †Heb. souls of men as Nu. 31 35 men an hundred thousand 22 For there fell down many slain because the war was of God And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity 23 ¶ And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir and unto mount Hermon 24 And these were the heads of the house of their fathers even Epher and Ishi and Eliel and Azriel and Jeremiah and Hodaviah and Jahdiel mighty men of valour †Heb men of names famous men and heads of the house of their fathers 25 ¶ And they transgressed against the God of their fathers and went a * 2 Kin. 17.7 whoring after the gods of the people of the land whom God destroyed before them 26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of * 2 Kin. 15.19 Pul king of Assyria and the spirit of Tilgath pilneser king of Assyria and he carried them away even the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh and brought them unto * 2 Kin. 17.6 Halah and Habor and Hara and to the river Gozan unto this day CHAP. VI. 1 The sons of Levi. 4 The line of the priests unto the captivity 16 The families of Gershom Merari and Kohath 49 The office of Aaron and his line unto Ahimaaz 54 The cities of the priests and Levites THe sons of Levi * Gen. 46.11 Ex. 6.16 ‖ Or Gershom ver 16. Gershon Kohath and Merari 2 And the sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron Uzziel 3 And the children of Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam The sons also of Aaron * Lev. 10.1 Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 4 ¶ Eleazar begat Phinehas Phinehas begat Abishua 5 And Abishua begat Bukki and Bukki begat Uzzi 6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah and Zerahiah begat Meraioth 7 Meraioth begat Amariah and Amariah begat Ahitub 8 And Ahitub begat Zadok and * 2 Sam. 15.27 Zadok begat Ahimaaz 9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah and Azariah begat Johanan 10 And Johanan begat Azariah he it is that executed the priests office †Heb. in the house in the * 1 Kin 6. 2 Chro. 3. temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem 11 And Azariah begat Amariah and Amariah begat Ahitub 12 And Ahitub begat Zadok and Zadok begat ‖ Or Mestullam Ch. 9.11 Shallum 13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah and Hilkiah begat Azariah 14 And Azariah begat * Neh. 11.11 Seraiah and Seraiah begat Jehozadak 15 And Jehozadak went into captivity * 2 Kin. 25.18 when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchad-nezzar 16 ¶ The sons of Levi * Ex. 6.16 ‖ Or Gershon ver 1. Gershom Kohath and Merari 17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom Libni Shimei 18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel 19 The sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers 20 Of Gershom Libni his son Jahath his son * Ver. 4â— Zimmah his son 21 ‖ Or Ethan v. 4â— Joah his son ‖ Or Adaiah v. 41. Iddo his son Zerah his son Jeaterai his son 22 The sons of Kohath ‖ Or Izhar ver 2 13. Amminadab his son Korah his son Assir his son 23 Elkanah his son and Ebiasaph his son and Assir his son 24 Tahath his son Uriel his son Uzziah his son and Shaul his son 25 And the sons of Elkanah * See ver 35 36. Amasai and Ahimoth 26 As for Elkanah the sons of Elkanah ‖ Or Zuph 1 Sam. 1. â— Zophai his son and Nahath his son 27 Eliab his son Jeroham his son Elkanah his son 28 And the sons of Samuel the first-born ‖ Called also Joel ver 22 and 1 Sam. 8.2 Vashni and Abiah 29 The sons of Merari Mahli Libni his son Shimei his son Uzza his son 30 Shimea his son Haggiah his son Asaiah his son 31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD after that the * Ch. 16.1 ark had rest 32 And they ministred 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 33 And these are they that †Heb. stood waited with their children of the sons of the Kohathites Heman a singer the son of Joel the son of Shemuel 34 The son of Elkanah the son of Jeroham the son of Eliel the son of Toah 35 The son of Zuph the son of Elkanah the son of Mahath the son of Amasai 36 The son of Elkanah the son of Joel the son of Azariah the son of Zephaniah 37 The son of Tahath the son of Assir the son of * Ex. 6.24 Ebiasaph the son of Korah 38 The son of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi the son of Israel 39 And his brother Asaph who stood on his right hand even Asaph the son of Berachiah the son of Shimea 40 The son of Michael the son of Baasiah the son of Malchiah 41 The son of Ethni the son of Zerah the son of Adaiah 42 The son of Ethan the son of Zimmah the son of Shimei 43 The son of Jahath the son of Gershom the son of Levi. 44 And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand Ethan the son of ‖ Or Nuâ—haiah Clap. 15.17 Kishi the son of Abdi the son of Malluch 45 The son of Hashabiah the son of Amaziah the son of Hilkiah 46 The son of Amzi the son of Bani the son of Shamer 47 The son of Mahli the son of Mushi the son of Merari the son of Levi. 48 Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God 49 ¶ But Aaron and his sons offered * Lev. 1.9 upon the altar of the burnt-offering and * Ex. 30.7 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 50 And these are the sons of Aaron Eleazar his son Phinehas
‖ Or victual of meal meat meal cakes of figs and bunches of raisins and wine and oyl and oxen and sheep abundantly for there was joy in Israel CHAP. XIII 1 David fetcheth the ark with great solemnity from Kirjath-jearim 9Vzza being smitten the ark is left at the house of Obed-edom ANd David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds and with every leader 2 And David said unto all the congregation of Israel If it seem good unto you and that it be of the LORD our God †Heb. let us break forth and send let us send abroad unto our brethren every where that are left in all the land of Israel and with them also to the priests and Levites which are †Heb. in the cities of their suburbs in their cities and suburbs that they may gather themselves unto us 3 And let us †Heb. bring about bring again the ark of our God to us for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul 4 And all the congregation said that they would do so for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people 5 So * 1 Sam. 7.1 2 Sam. 6.1 David gathered all Israel together from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entring of Hemath to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim 6 And David went up and all Israel to * Josh 15.9 Baalah that is to Kirjath-jearim which belonged to Judah to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD that dwelleth between the cherubims whose name is called on it 7 And they †Heb. made the ark to ride carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart 8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might and with †Heb. songs singing and with harps and with psalteries and with timbrels and with cymbals and with trumpets 9 ¶ And when they came unto the threshing-floor of ‖ Called nachon 2 Sam. 6. â— Chidon Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark for the oxen ‖ Or shook it stumbled 10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza and he smote him * Num. 4.15 because he put his hand to the ark and there he died before God 11 And David was displeased because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza wherefore that place is called ‖ That is the breach of Vzza Perez-uzza to this day 12 And David was afraid of God that day laying How shall I bring the ark of God home to me 13 So David †Heb. removed brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three moneths And the LORD blessed * As chap. 25.5 the house of Obed-edom and all that he had CHAP. XIV 1 Hirams kindness to David 2 Davids felicity in people wives and children 8 His two victories against the Philistines NOw * 2 Sam. 5.11 c. Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David and timber of cedars with masons and carpenters to build him an house 2 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel for his kingdom was â—â—â—t up on high because of his people Israel 3 ¶ And David took †Heb yet mo wives at Jerusalem and David begat mo sons and daughters 4 Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem Shammua and Shobab Nathan and Solomon 5 And Ibhar and Elishua and Elpalet 6 And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia 7 And Elishama and ‖ Or Eliada 2 Sam. 5.16 Beeliada and Eliphalet 8 ¶ And when the Philistines heard that * 2 Sam. 5.17 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 9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim 10 And David enquired 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 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim 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 ‖ That is a place of creathes Baal-perazim 12 And when they had left their gods there David gave a commandment and they were burnt with fire 13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley 14 Therefore David enquired again of God and God said unto him God not up after them turn away from them * 2 Sam. 5.23 and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees 15 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 battel for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines 16 David therefore did as God commanded him and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations CHAP. XV. 1 David havinâ— prepared a place for the ark ordereth the priests and Levites to bring it from Obed-edom 25 He perfâ—rmeth the solemnity thereof with treat for 29 Michal despiseth him ANd David made him houses in the city of David and prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched for it a tent 2 Then David said †Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God but for the Levites None ought to carry the * Num. 4.2 15. ark of God but the Levites for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God and to minister unto him for ever 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place which he had prepared for it 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites 5 Of the sons of Kohath Uriel the chief and his ‖ Or kinsman brethren an hundred and twenty 6 Of the sons of Merari Asaiah the chief and his brethren two hundred and twenty 7 Of the sons of Gershom Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty 8 Of the sons of Elizaphan Shemaiah the chief and his brethren two hundred 9 Of the sons of Hebron Eliel the chief his brethren fourscore 10 Of the sons of Uzziel Amminadab the chief and his brethren an hundred and twelve 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests and for the Levites for Uriel Asaiah Joel Shemaiah and Eliel and Amminadab 12 And said unto them Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites sanctifie yourselves both ye and your brethren that you
of Aaron the priests which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities in every several city the men that were expressed by name to give portions to all the males among the priests and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites 20 ¶ And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah and wrought that which was goâ—d and right and truth before the LORD his God 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God and in the law and in the commandments to seek his God he did it with all his heart and prospered CHAP XXXII 1 Sennackerib invadinâ— Judah Hezekiah fortifieth himself and encourageth his people 9 Against the blasphemies of Sennacherib by message and letters Hezekiah and Isaiah pray 21 An angel destroyeth the bost of the Assâ—rians to the glory of Hezekiah 24 Hezekiah praying in his sickness God giveth him a signe of recovery 25 He waxing proud is humbled by God 27 His wealth and works 21 His errour in the embassare of Babylon 32 He dying Manasseh succeedeth him AFter * 2 Kin. 18.13 c. Isa 36.1 c. these things and the establishment thereof Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entred into Judah and encamped against the fenced cities and thought †Heb. to break them up to win them for himself 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come and that †Heb. his face was to war he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem 3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city and they did help him 4 So there was gathered much people together who stopt all the fountains and the brook that †Heb. overflowed ran through the midst of the sand saying Why should the kings of Assyria come and finde much water 5 Also he strengthned himself built up all the wall that was broker and raise it up to the towers and another wall without repaired Millo in the city of David made ‖ Or swords or weapons darts and shields in abundance 6 And he set captains of war over the people and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city and †Heb. spake to their heart spake comfortably to them saying 7 Be strong and couragious be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria nor for all the multitude that is with him for there be nâ—â— with us then with him 8 With him is an * Jer. 17.5 arm of flesh but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battels And the people †Heb. lâ—aned rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah 9 ¶ * 2 Kin. 18.17 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem but he himself laid siege against Lachish and all his †Heb. dominion power with him unto Hezekiah king of Judah and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem saying 10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria Whereon do ye trust that ye abide ‖ Or in the strong hold in the siege in Jerusalem 11 Doth not Hezekiah perswade you to give over your selves to die by famine and by thirst saying The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria 12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem saying Ye shall worship before one altar and burn inâ—ense upon it 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand 14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed that could deliver his people out of mine hand that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand 15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you not perswade you on this manner neither yâ—t beleeve him for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand and out of the hand of my fathers how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand 16 And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God and against his servant Hezekiah 17 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel and to speak against him saying As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand 18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall to affright them and to trouble them that they might take the city 19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the people of the earth which weÌ„re the work of the hands of man 20 And for this cause Hezekiah the king and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed and cried to heaven 21 ¶ * 2 Kin. 19.35 c. And the LORD sent an angel which cut off all the mighty men of valour and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria so he returned with shame of face to his own land And when he was come into the house of his god they that came forth of his own bowels †Heb. made him fall slew him there with the sword 22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all other and guided them on every side 23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem and †Heb. precious things presents to Hezekiah king of Judah so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth 24 ¶ * 2 Kin. 20.1 Isa 38.1 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death and prayed unto the LORD and he spake unto him and he ‖ Or wrought a miracle for him gave him a signe 25 But Hezekiah rendred not again according to the benefit done unto him for his heart was lifted up therefore there was wrath upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem 26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for †Heb. the lifting up the pride of his heart both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah 27 ¶ And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour and he made himself treasuries for silver and for gold and for precious stones and for spices and for shields and for all manner of †Heb. instrumâ—nts of desire pleasant jewels 28 Store-houses also for the increase of corn and wine and oyl and stalls for all manner of beasts and cotes for flocks 29 Moreover he provided him cities and possessions of flocks and
21 Yet I had * Ex. 15.17 Psal 44.2 and 80.8 Isa 5.1 c. Mat. 21.33 Mar. 12.1 Luke 20.9 planted thee a noble vine wholly a right seed how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant or a strange vine unto me 22 For though thou * Job 9.30 wash thee with nitre and take thee much sope yet thine miquity is marked before me saith the Lord GOD. 23 How canst thou say I am not polluted I have not gone after Baalim see thy way in the valley know what thou hast done ‖ Or O swist dromedary thou art a swist dromedary traversing her ways 24 ‖ Or O Wilde ass c. A wilde ass †Heb. â—auâ—ht used to the wilderness that snuffeth up the wind at ther pleasure in her occasion who can ‖ Or reverse it turn her away all they that seek her will not weary themselves in her moneth they shall finde her 25 Withhold thy soot from being unshod and thy throat from thirif but thou saidst ‖ Or Is the case desperate There is no hope No for I have loved strangers and after them will I go 26 As the thief is ashamed when he is found so is the house of Israel ashamed they their kings their princes and their priests and their prophets 27 Saying to a stock Thou art my father and to a stone Thou hast ‖ Or begotten me brought me forth †Heb. the desire of her heart for they have turned †Heb. the binder port of the nâ—ok their back unto me and not their face but in the time of their * Isa 26.16 trouble they will say Arise and save us 28 But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee let them arise if they * Isa 45.20 can save thee in the time of thy †Heb. evil trouble for * Ch. 11.13 according to the number of thy cities are thy gods O Judah 29 Wherefore will ye plead with me ye all have transgressed against me saith the LORD 30 In vain have I * Isa 9.13 Chap. 5.3 smitten your children they received no correction your own sword hath * Matth. 23.29 c. devoured your prophets like a destroying lion 31 ¶ O generation see ye the word of the LORD * Vers 5 have I been a wilderness unto Israel a land of darkness wherefore say my people †Heb. We have dominion We are lords we will come no more unto thee 32 Can a maid forget her ornaments or a bride her attire yet my people have forgotten me days without number 33 Why trimmest thou thy way to seek love therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy ways 34 Also in thy skirts is found the a bloud of the souls of the poor innocents I have not found it by †Heb. digging secret search but upon all these 35 Yet thou sayest Because I am innocent surely his anger shall turn from me behold I will plead with thee because thou sayest I have not sinned 36 Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt as thou wast ashamed of Assyria 37 Yea thou shalt go forth from him and thine hands upon thine head for the LORD hath rejected thy confidences and thou shalt not prosper in them CHAP. III. 3 Gods great mercy in Judaks vile whoredom 6 Judab is worse then Israel 12 The promises of the gospel to the penitent 20 Israel reproved and caded by God maketha solemn coufession of their sins †Heb. Saâ—inâ— THey say If a man put away his wife and the go from him and become another mans * Deut. 34.4 shall he return unto her again shall not that land be greatly polluted but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers yet return again to me saith the LORD 2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high places and see where thou hast not been hen with in the ways hast thou sat for them as the Arabran in the wilderness and thou hast polluted the land with thy whoredoms and with thy wickedness 3 Therefore the * Deut. â—â— 24 Chap. 9.12 showres have been withholden and there hath been no latter rain and thou hadst a * Chap. 6.15 whores forchead thou refusedst to be ashamed 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me My father thou art the guide of my youth 5 Will he reserve his anger for ever will he keep it to the end Behold thou hast spoken and done evil things as thou couldest 6 ¶ The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king Hast thou seen that which backiliding Israel hath done she is * Chap 2.32 gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree and there hath played the harlot 7 And I said after she had done all these things Turn thou unto me but she returned not and her treacherous sister Judah saw it 8 And I saw when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away and given her a bill of divorce yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not but went and played the harlot also 9 And it came to pass through the ‖ Or same lightness of her whoredom that she defiled the land committed adultery with stones and with stocks 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart but †Heb. in falstood feignedly saith the LORD 11 And the LORD said unto me The backsliding Israel hath justified her self more then treacherous Judah 12 ¶ Go and proclaim these words toward the north and say Return thou backsliding Israel saith the LORD and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you for I am * Psal 8â— 15 103.8 9. mercitul saith the LORD and I will not keep enger for ever 13 Onely acknowledge thine iniquity that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree ye have not obeyed my voice saith the LORD 14 Turn O backsliding children saith the LORD for I am married unto you and I will take you one of a city and two of a family and I will bring you to Zion 15 And I will give you * Chap. 23 4. pastonrs according to mine heart which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding 16 And it shall come to pass when ye be multiplied and increased in the land in those days saith the LORD they shall say no more The ark of the covenant of the LORD neither shall it †Heb. come upon the heart come to minde neither shall they remember it neither shall they visit it neither shall ‖ Or it be magnified that be done any more 17 At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD and all the nations shall be gathered unto it to the name of the LORD to Jerusalem