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
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
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
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
said Because thou hast hearkned unto the voice of thy wife and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee saying Thou shalt not eat of it cursed is the ground for thy sake in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it †Heb. cause to bud bring â—orth to thee and thou shalt eat the herb oâ— the field 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thou return unto the ground for out of it wast thou taken for duâ—t thou art and unto dust shalt thou return 20 And Adam called his wives name †Heb. Chavaâ— Eve because she was the mother oâ— all living 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins and clothed them 22 ¶ And the LORD God said Behold the man is become as one of us to know good and evil And now lest he put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat and live for ever 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden to till the ground from whence he was taken 24 So he drove out the man and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims and a flaming sword which turned every way to keep the way of the tree of life CHAP. IV. 1 The birth trade and religion of Cain and Abel 8 The murder of Abel 11 The curse of Cain 17 Enoch the first city 19 Lamech and his two wives 25 The birth of Seth 26 and Enos ANd Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived and bare Cain and said I have gotten a man from the LORD 2 And she again bare his brother †Heb. Hebel Abel And Abel was †Heb. a feeder a keeper of sheep but Cain was a tiller of the ground 3 And †Heb. at the end of daâ—s in process of time it came to pass that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD 4 And Abel he also brought of the firstlings of his †Heb. shâ—ep or goats flock and of the fat thereof And the LORD had * Heb. 11.4 respect unto Abel and to his offering 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect And Cain was very wroth and his countenance fell 6 And the LORD said unto Cain Why art thou wroth and why is thy countenance fallen 7 If thou doest well shalt thou not ‖ Or have the excellency be accepted and if thou doest not well sin lieth at the door And ‖ Or subject unto thee unto thee shall be his desire and thou shalt rule over him 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother and it came to pass when they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and * Wisd 10.3 Mat. 23.35 1 Joh. 3.12 Jude 11. slew him 9 ¶ And the LORD said unto Cain Where is Abel thy brother and he said I know not Am I my brothers keeper 10 And he said What hast thou done the voice of thy brothers †Heb. blouds bloud crieth unto me from the ground 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brothers bloud from thy hand 12 When thou tillest the ground it shall not henceforth yeeld unto thee her strength A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth 13 And Cain said unto the LORD ‖ Or mine iniquitâ— is greater then that it may be forgiven My punishment is greater then I can bear 14 Behold thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth and from thy face shall I be hid and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth and it shall come to pass that every one that findeth me shall slay me 15 And the LORD said unto him Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain vengeance shall be taken on him seven-fold And the LORD set a mark upon Cain lest any finding him should kill him 16 ¶ And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD and dwelt in the land of Nod on the East of Eden 17 And Cain knew his wife and she conceived and bare †Heb. Câ—anoch Enoch and he builded a city and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch 18 And unto Enoch was born Irad and Irad begat Mehujael and Mehujael begat Methusael and Methusael begat †Heb. Lemeâ—h Lamech 19 ¶ And Lamech took unto him two wives the name of the one was Adah and the name of the other Zillah 20 And Adah bare Jabal he was the father of such as dwell in tents and of such as have cattel 21 And his brothers name was Jubal he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ 22 And Zillah she also bare Tubal-cain an †Heb. whetter instructer of every artificer in brass and iron and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naâ—mah 23 And Lamech said unto his wives Adah and Zillah Hear my voice ye wives of Lamech hearken unto my speech for ‖ Or I would slay a man in my would c. I have slain a man to my wounding and a young man ‖ Or in my hurt to my hurt 24 If Cain shall be avenged seven fold truly Lamech seventy and seven-fold 25 ¶ And Adam â—new his wife again and she 〈◊〉 a son and called his name †Heb. Sâ—eth Seth For God said she hath appoâ—â—â—â—â— me another seed in stead of Abel whom Cain slew 26 And to Seth to him also there was born a son and he called his name †Heb. Enosh Enos then began men ‖ Or to call themselves by the name of the LORD to call upon the name of the LORD CHAP. V. 1 The genealogie age and death of the Patriarchs from Adam unto Noah 24 The godliness and translation of Enoch THis is the * 1 Chr. 1.1 book of the generations of Adam In the day that God created men in the * Wisd 2.23 likeness of God made he him 2 Male and female created he them and blessed them and called their name Adam in the day when they were created 3 ¶ And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years and begat a son in his own likeness after his image and called his name Seth. 4 * 1 Chr. 1.1 c. And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years and he begat sons and daughters 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years and he dyed 6 And Seth lived an hundred and five years and begat Enos 7 And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years and begat sons and daughters 8 And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years and he dyed 9 ¶ And Enos lived ninety years and begat †Heb. Kenan Cainan 10 And Enos lived after
And Oba◠and Abimael and Sheba 29 And Ophir and Havilah and Jobab all these were the sons of Joktan 30 And their dwelling was from Mesha as thou goest unto Sephar a mount of the East 31 These are the sons of Shem after their families after their tongues in their lands after their nations 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah after their generations in their nations and by these were the nations divided in the earth alter the doud CHAP. XI 1 One language in the world 3 The building of Babel 5 The confusion of tongues 10 The generations of Shem. 27 The generations of Terah the father of Abram 31 Terah goeth from Vr to Haran ANd the whole earth was of one †Heb. lip language and of one †Heb. words speech 2 And it came to pass as they journeyed from the East that they found a plain in the land of Shinar and they dwelt there 3 And †Heb. a man said to his neighbour they said one to another Go to let us make brick and †Heb. burn them to a burning burn them throughly And they had brick for stone and slime had they for morter 4 And they said Go to let us build us a city and a tower whose top may reach unto heaven and let us make us a name lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men builded 6 And the LORD said Behold the people is one and they have all one language and this they begin to do and now nothing will be restrained from them which they have imagined to do 7 Go to let us go down and there confound their language that they may not understand one anothers speech 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth and they left off to build the city 9 Therefore is the name of it called ‖ That is confusion Babel * Wisd 10.5 because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth 10 ¶ * 1 Chr. 1.17 These are the generations of Shem Shem was an hundred years old and begat Arphaxad two years after the sloud 11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years and begat sons and daughters 12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years and begat Salah 13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years and begat sons and daughters 14 And Salah lived thirty years and begat Eber. 15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years and begat sons and daughters 16 * 1 Chr. 1.19 And Eber lived four and thirty years and begat * Called Luke 3.35 Phalec Peleg 17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years and begat sons and daughters 18 And Peleg lived thirty years and begat Reu. 19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years and begat sons and daughters 20 And Reu lived two and thirty years and begat * Luke 3.35 Saruch Serug 21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years and begat sons and daughters 22 And Serug lived thirty years and begat Nahor 23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years and begat sons and daughters 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years and begat * Luke 3.34 Thara Terah 25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen years and begat sons and daughters 26 And Terah lived seventy years and * Josh 24.2 1 Chr. 1.26 begat Abram Nahor and Haran 27 ¶ Now these are the generations of Terah Terah begat Abram Nahor and Haran and Haran begat Lot 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity in Ur of the Caldees 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives the name of Abrams wife was Sarai and the name of Nahors wife Milcah the daughter of Haran the father of Milcah and the father of Iscah 30 But Sarai was barren she had no childe 31 And Terah took Abram his son and Lot the son of Haran his sons son and Sarai his daughter in law his son Abrams wife and they went forth with them from * Neh. 9.7 Judeth 5.7 Act. ◠4 Ur of the Caldees to go into the land of Canaan and they came unto Haran and dwelt there 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years and Terah died in Haran CHAP. XII 1 God calleth Abram and blesseth him with a promise of Christ 4 He departeth with Lot from Haran 6 He journeyeth through Canaan 7 which is promised him in a vision 10 He is driven by a famine into Egypt 11 Fear maketh him feign his wife to be his sister 14 Pharaoh having taken her from him by plagues is compelled to restore her NOW the * Act. 7.3 LORD had said unto Abram Get thee out of thy countrey and from thy kindred and from thy fathers house unto a land that I will shew thee 2 And I will make of thee a great nation and I will bless thee and make thy name great and thou shalt be a blessing 3 And I will bless them that bless thee and curse him that curseth thee * Chap. 18.18 22.18 Acts 3.25 Gal. 3.8 and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed 4 So Abram departed as the LORD had spoken unto him and Lot went with him and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brothers son and all the substance that they had gathered and the souls that they had gotten in Haran and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan and into the land of Canaan they came 6 ¶ And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem unto the plain of Moreh And the Canaanite was then in the land 7 And the LORD appeared unto Abram and said * Chap. 13.15 Unto thy seed will I give this land and there builded he an * Ch. 13.4 altar uuto the LORD who appeared unto him 8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent having Beth el on the west and Hai on the east and there he builded an altar unto the LORD and called upon the name of the LORD 9 And Abram journeyed †Heb. in going and journeying going on still toward the south 10 ¶ And there was a famine in the land and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there for the famine was grievous in the land 11 And it came to pass when he was come near to enter into Egypt that he said unto Sarai his wife Behold now I know that thou art a fair
some evil take me I die 20 Behold now this city is near to flee unto and it is a little one Oh let me escape thither is it not a little one and my soul shall live 21 And he said unto him See I have accepted †Heb. thy face thee concerning this thing also that I will not overthrow this city for the which thou hast spoken 22 Haste thee escape thither for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. 23 ¶ The sun was †Heb. gone forth risen upon the earth when Lot entred into Zoar. 24 Then * Deut. 29.23 Luk. 17.29 Isa 13.19 Jer. 50.40 Amos 4.11 Jude 7. the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven 25 And he overthrew those cities and all the plain and all the inhabitants of the cities and that which grew upon the ground 26 ¶ But his wife looked back from behinde him and she became a pillar of salt 27 ¶ And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD 28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the plain and beheld and lo the smoke of the countrey went up as the smoke of a furnace 29 ¶ And it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the plain that God remembred Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt 30 ¶ And Lot went up out of Zoar and dwelt in the mountain and his two daughters with him for he feared to dwell in Zoar and he dwelt in a cave he and his two daughters 31 ¶ And the first-born said unto the younger Our father is old and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth 32 Come let us make our father drink wine and we will lie with him that we may preserve seed of our father 33 And they made their father drink wine that night and the first-born went in and lay with her father and he perceived not when she lay down nor when she arose 34 And it came to pass on the morrow that the first-born said unto the younger Behold I lay yesternight with my father let us make him drink wine this night also and go thou in and he with him that we may preserve seed of our father 35 And they made their father drink wine that night also and the younger arose and lay with him and he perceived not when she lay down nor when she arose 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with childe by their father 37 And the first-born bare a son and called his name Moab the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day 38 And the younger she also bare a son and called his name Ben-ammi the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day CHAP. XX. 1 Abraham sojourneth at Gerar 2 denieth his wife and loseth her 3 Abimelech is reproved for her in a dream 9 He rebuketh Abraham 14 restoreth Sarah 16 and reproveth her 17 He is healed by Abrahams prayer ANd Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south-countrey and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur and sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife She is my sister And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah 3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream by night and said to him Behold thou art but a dead man for the woman which thou hast taken for she is †Heb. married to an husband a mans wife 4 But Abimelech had not come near her and he said LORD wilt thou slay also a righteous nation 5 Said he not unto me She is my sister and she even she her self said He is my brother in the ‖ Or simplicity or sincerity integrity of my heart and innocency of my hands have I done this 6 And God said unto him in a dream Yea I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart for I also withheld thee from sinning against me therefore suffered I thee not to touch her 7 Now therefore restore the man his wife for he is a prophet and he shall pray for thee and thou shalt live and it thou restore her not know thou that thou shalt surely die thou and all that are thine 8 Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning and called all his servants and told all these things in their ears and the men were sore afraid 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham and said unto him What hast thou done unto us and what have I offended thee that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done 10 And Abimelech said unto Abraham What sawest thou that thou hast done this thing 11 And Abraham said because I thought Surely the fear of God is not in this place and they will slay me for my wives sake 12 And yet indeed she is my sister she is the daughter of my father but not the daughter of my mother and she became my wife 13 And it came to pass when God caused me to wander from my fathers house that I said unto her This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me At every place whither we shall come * Chap. 12.13 say of me He is my brother 14 And Abimelech took sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants and gave them unto Abraham and restored him Sarah his wife 15 And Abimelech said Behold my land is before thee dwell †Heb. as is good in thine eyes where it pleaseth thee 16 And unto Sarah he said Behold I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver behold he is to thee a covering of the eyes unto all that are with thee and with all other thus she was reproved 17 ¶ So Abraham prayed unto God and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maid servants and they bare children 18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech because of Sarah Abrahams wife CHAP. XXI 1 Isaac is born 4 He is creumerâ—ed 6 Sarahs joy 9 Hagar and Ishmael are cast forth 15 Hagar in distress 17 The angel comforteth her 22 Abimelechs covenant with Abraham at Beer-sheba ANd the LORD visited Sarah as he had said and the LORD did unto Sarah * Chap. 17.19 18.10 as he had spoken 2 For Sarah * Acts 7.8 Gal. 4.22 Heb. 11.11 conceived and bare Abraham a son in his old age at the set time of which God had spoken to him 3 And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him whom Sarah bare to him Isaac 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old * Chap. 17.12 as God had commanded him 5 And Abraham was an
land which I have given unto the children of Israel because ye rebelled against my †Heb. mouth word at the water of Meribah 25 * Ch. 33.38 Deu. 32.50 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up unto mount Hor 26 And strip Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people and shall die there 27 And Moses did as the LORD commanded and they went up into mount Hor in the sight of all the congregation 28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son and * Deu. 10.6 32 50. Aaron died there in the top of the mount and Moses and Eleazar came down from the mount 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead they mourned for Aaron thirty days even all the house of Israel CHAP. XXI 1 Israel with some loss destroy the Canaanites at Hormah 4 The people murmuring are plagued with fiery serpents 7 They repenting are healed by a brasen serpent 10 Sundry journeys of the Israelites 21 Sihon is overcome 33 and Og. ANd when * Cha. 33.40 king Arad the Canaanite which dwelt in the south heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies then he sought against Israel and took some of them prisoners 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD said If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand then I will utterly destroy their cities 3 And the LORD hearkned to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites and they utterly destroyed them and their cities and he called the name of the place ‖ That is utter destruction Hormah 4 ¶ And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea to compass the land of Edom and the soul of the people was much ‖ Or grieved †Heb. shortned discouraged because of the way 5 And the people spake against God and against Moses Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness for there is no bread neither is there any water * Ch. 11.6 our soul lotheth this light bread 6 And * Wis 16.1 5. 1 Cor. 10.9 the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people and they bit the people and much people of Israel died 7 ¶ Therefore the people came to Moses and said We have sinned for we have spoken against the LORD and against thee pray unto the LORD that he take away the serpents from us and Moses prayed for the people 8 And the LORD said unto Moses Make thee a fiery serpent and set it upon a pole and it shall come to pass that every one that is bitten when he looketh upon it shall live 9 And * 2 Kin. 18.4 Joh. 3.14 Moses made a serpent of brass and put it upon a pole and it came to pass that if a serpent had bitten any man when he beheld the serpent of brass he lived 10 ¶ And the children of Israel set forward and * Ch. 33.43 pitched in Oboth 11 And they journeyed from Oboth and pitched at ‖ Or bâ—aps of Abarim Ije-abarim in the wilderness which is before Moab toward the sun-rising 12 ¶ From thence they removed and pitched in the valley of Zared 13 From thence they removed and pitched on the other side of Arnon which is in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites for Arnon is the border of Moab between Moab and the Amorites 14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of the LORD ‖ Or Vabeh in Suphab What he did in the Red sea and in the brooks of Arnon 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth down to the dwelling of Ar and †Heb. leaneth lieth upon the border of Moab 16 And from thence they went to Beer that is the well whereof the LORD spake unto Moses Gather the people together and I will give them water 17 ¶ Then Israel sang this song †Heb. Ascend Spring up O well ‖ Or answer sing ye unto it 18 The princes digged the well the nobles of the people digged it by the directions of the law giver with their staves And from the wilderness they went to Mattanah 19 And from Mattanah to Nahaliel and from Nahaliel to Bamoth 20 And from Bamoth in the valley that is in the †Heb. field countrey of Moab to the top of ‖ Or the hill Pisgah which looketh toward ‖ Or the wilderness Jeshimon 21 ¶ And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites saying 22 * Deu. 2 27. Judg. 11.19 Let me pass through thy land we will not turn into the fields or into the vineyards we will not drink of the waters of the well but we will go along by the kings high-way until we be past thy borders 23 * Deu. 29.7 And Sihon would not suffer Israel to pass through his border but Sihon gathered all his people together and went out against Israel into the wilderness and he came to Jahaz and fought against Israel 24 And * Jos 12.2 Ps 135.10 11. Am. 2.9 Israel smote him with the edge of the sword and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok even unto the children of Ammon for the border of the children of Ammon was strong 25 And Israel took all these cities and Israel dwelt in all the cities of the Amorites in Heshbon and in all the †Heb. daughters villages thereof 26 For Heshbon was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites who had fought against the former king of Moab and taken all his land out of his hand even unto Arnon 27 Wherefore they that speak in proverbs say Come into Heshbon let the city of Sihon be built and prepared 28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon a flame from the city of Sihon it hath consumed Ar of Moab and the lords of the high places of Arnon 29 Wo to thee Moab thou art undone O people of * 1 Kin. 11.7 33. Chemosh he hath given his sons that escaped and his daughters into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites 30 We have shot at them Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon and we have laid them waste even unto Nophah which reacheth unto Medeba 31 ¶ Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites 32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer and they took the villages thereof and drove out the Amorites that were there 33 ¶ * Deu. 3.1 29.7 And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan and Og the king of Bashan went out against them he and all his people to the battel at Edrei 34 And the LORD said unto Moses Fear him not for I have delivered him into thy hand and all his people and his land and * Ps 135.10.11 thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the
saying 11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt * Chap. 14.28 29. from twenty years old and upward shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham unto Isaac and unto Jacob because they have not †Heb. fulfilled after me wholly followed me 12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite and Joshua the son of Nun for they have wholly followed the LORD 13 And the LORDS anger was kindled against Israel and the made them wander in the wilderness fourty years until all the generation that had done evil in the sight of the LORD was consumed 14 And behold ye are risen up in your fathers stead an increase of sinful men to augment yet the fierce anger of the LORD toward Israel 15 For if ye turn away from after him he will yet again leave them in the wilderness and ye shall destroy all this people 16 ¶ And they came near unto him and said We will build sheep-folds here for our cattel and cities for our little ones 17 But we our selves will go ready armed before the children of Israel until we have brought them unto their place and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities because of the inhabitants of the land 18 We will not return unto our houses until the children of Israel have inherited every man his inheritance 19 For we will not inherit with them on yonder side Jordan or forward because our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan east-ward 20 ¶ And * Josh 1.13 Moses said unto them If ye will do this thing if ye will go armed before the LORD to war 21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan before the LORD until he hath driven out his enemies from before him 22 And the land be subdued before the LORD then afterward ye shall return and be guiltless before the LORD and before Israel and this land shall be your possession before the LORD 23 But if ye will not do so behold ye have sinned against the LORD and be sure your sin will finde you out 24 Build ye cities for your little ones and folds for your sheep and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth 25 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben spake unto Moses saving Thy servants will do as my lord commandeth 26 Our little ones our wives our flocks and all our cattel shall be there in the cities of Gilead 27 * Josh 4.12 But thy servants will pass over every man armed for war before the LORD to battel as my lord saith 28 So concerning them Moses commanded Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel 29 And Moses said unto them If the children of God and the children of Reuben will pass with you over Jordan every man armed to battel before the LORD and the land shall be subdued before you then ye shall give them the land of Gilead for a possession 30 But if they will not pass over with you armed they shall have possessions among you in the land of Canaan 31 And the children of Gad and the children of Reuben answered saying As the LORD hath said unto thy servants so will we do 32 We will pass over armed before the LORD into the land of Canaan that the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours 33 And * Deut. 2.12 Jof 12.8 22.4 Moses gave unto them even to the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben and unto halt the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph the kingdom of Sihon king of the Amorites and the kingdom of Og king of Bashan the land with the citâ—es thereof in the coasts even the cities of the countrey round about 34 ¶ And the children of Gad built Dibon and Ataroth and Aroer 35 And Atroth Shophan and Jâ—zer and Jogbehah 36 And Beth nimrah and Beth-haran fenced cities and solds for sheep 37 And the children of Reuben built Hâ—shbon and Elealeh and Kiâ—jathaim 38 And Nebo and Baal-meon their names being changed and Shibmah and †Heb. they called by names the names of the cities gave other names unto the cities which they builded 39 And the children of * Gen. 50.23 Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead and took it and dispossessed the Amorite which was in it 40 And Moses gave Gilead unto Machir the son of Manasseh and he dwelt therein 41 And * Deut. 3.14 Jair the son of Manasseh went and took the small towns thereof and called them Havothâ—â—air 42 And Nobah went and took Kenath and the villages thereof and called it Nobah after his own name CHAP. XXXIII 1 Two and fourty journeys of the Israelites 50 The Canaanites aye to be destroyed THese are the journeys of the children of Israel which went forth out of the land of Egypt with their armies under the hand of Moses and Aaron 2 And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys by the commandment of the LORD and these are their journeys according to their goings out 3 And they * Exod. 12.37 departed from Rameses in the first moneth on the fifteenth day of the first moneth on the morrow after the pass-over the children of Israel went out with an high hand in the sight of all the Egyptians 4 For the Egyptians buried all their first-born which the LORD had smitten among them upon their gods also the LORD executed judgements 5 And the children of Israel removed from Rameses and pitched in Succoth 6 And they departed from * Exod. 13.20 Succoth and pitched in Etham which is in the edge of the wilderness 7 And they removed from Etham and turned again unto Pi hahiroth which is before Baal-zephon and they pitched before Migdol 8 And they departed from before Pi-hahiroth and * Exod. 15.22 passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness and went three days journey in the wilderness of Etham and pitched in Marah 9 And they removed from Marah and * Exod. 15.27 came unto Elim and in Elim were twelve fountains of water and threescore and ten palm-trees and they pitched there 10 And they removed from Elim and encamped by the Red sea 11 And they removed from the Red sea and encamped in the * Exod. 16. â— wilderness of Sin 12 And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin and encamped in Dophkah 13 And they departed from Dophkah and encamped in Alush 14 And they removed from Alush and encamped at * Exod. 17. â— Rephidim where was no water for the people to drink 15 And they departed from Rephidim and pitched in the * Ex. 19.1 wilderness of Sinai 16 And they removed from the desert of Sinai and pitched * Ch. 11.24 〈◊〉 That is the graves of lusi at ‖ Kibroth-hattaavah 17 And they departed from Kibroth-hattaavah and * Câ— 11.35 encamped
go whither she will but thou shalt not sell her at all for money thou shalt not make merchandise of her because thou hast humbled her 15 ¶ If a man have two wives one beloved and another hated and they have born him children both the beloved and the hated and if the first-born son be hers that was hated 16 Then it shall be when he maketh his sons to inherit that which he hath that he may not make the son of the beloved first-born before the son of the hated which is indeed the first-born 17 But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated for the first-born by giving him a double portion of all †Heb. that is found with him that he hath for he is the beginning of his strength the right of the first-born is his 18 ¶ If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son which will not obey the voice of his father or the voice of his mother and that when they have chastned him will not hearken unto them 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him and bring him out unto the elders of his city and unto the gate of his place 20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city This our son is stubborn and rebellious he will not obey our voice be is a glutton and a drunkard 21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones that he die so shalt thou put evil away from among you and all Israel shall hear and fear 22 ¶ And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death and he be to be put to death and thou hang him on a tree 23 His body shall not remain all night upon the tree but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day for * Gal. 3.13 he that is hanged is †Heb. the curse of God accursed of God that thy land be not defiled which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance CHAP. XXII 1 Of humanity toward brethren 5 The sex is to be distinguished by apparel 6 The dam is not to be taken with her young ones 8 The house must have battlements 9 Confusion is to be avoided 12 Fringes upon the vesture 13 The punishment of him that slandereth his wife 20 22 Of adultery 25 Of rape 28 and of fornication 30 Incest THou * Exod. 23.4 shalt not see thy brothers ox or his sheâ—p go astray and hide thy selt from them thou shalt in any case bring them again unto thy brother 2 And it thy brother be not nigh unto thee or if thou know him not then thou shalt bring it unto thine own house and it shall be with thee until thy brother seek after it and thou shalt restore it to him again 3 In like manner shalt thou do with his ass so shalt thou do with his raiment and with all lost things of thy brothers which he hath lost and thou hast found shalt thou do likewise thou mayest not hide thy self 4 ¶ Thou shalt not see thy brothers ass or his ox fall down by the way and hide thy self from them thou shalt surely help him to lâ—â—t them up again 5 ¶ The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man neither shall a man put on a womans garment for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God 6 ¶ If a birds nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree or on the ground whether they be young ones or eggs and the dam sitting upon the young or upon the eggs thou shalt not take the dam with the young 7 But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go take the young to thee that it may be well with thee and that thou mayest prolong thy days 8 ¶ When thou buildest a new house then thou shalt make a battlement for thy roof that thou bring not bloud upon thine house if any man fall from thence 9 ¶ Thou shalt not sowethy vineyard with divers seeds lest the †Heb. fulness of thy seed fuit of thy seed which thou hast sown and the fruit of thy vineyard be defiled 10 ¶ Thou shalt not plow with an ox and ass together 11 ¶ * Lev. 19.19 Thou shalt not wear a garment of divers sorts as of woollen and linen together 12 ¶ Thou shalt make thee * Num 15.38 fringes upon the four †Heb. wings quarters of thy vesture wherewith thou coverest thy self 13 ¶ If any man take a wife and go â—n unto her and hate her 14 And give occasion of speech against her and bring up an evil name upon her and say I took this woman and when I came to her I found her not a maid 15 Then shall the father of the damsel and her mother take and bring forth the tokens of the damsels virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate 16 And the damsels father shall say unto the elders I gave my daughter unto this man to wife and he hateth her 17 And lo he hath given occasions of speech against her saying I found not thy daughter a maid and yet these are the tokens of my daughters virginity and they shall spread the cloth before the elders of the city 18 And the elders of that city shall take that man and chastise him 19 And they shall amerce him in an hundred shekels of silver and give them unto the father of the damsel because he hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin of Israel and she shall be his wife he may not put her away all his days 20 But if this thing be true and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel 21 Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her fathers house and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die because she hath wrought folly in Israel to play the whore in her fathers house so shalt thou put evil away from among you 22 ¶ * Levit. 20.10 If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband then they shall both of them die both the man that lay with the woman and the woman so shalt thou put away evil from Israel 23 ¶ If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband and a man finde hâ—r in the city and lie with her 24 Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city and ye shall stone them with stones that they die the damsel because she cried not being in the city and the man because he hath humbled his neighbours wife so thou shalt put away evil from among you 25 ¶ But if a man finde a betrothed damsel in the field and the mâ—n ‖ Or take strong hold of her force her and he with her then the man onely that lay with her shall die 26 But unto the damsel thou shalt do nothing there is in the damsel no sin worthy of death
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
they cryed unto the children of Dan and they turned their faces and said unto Micah What aileth thee †Heb. that thou art gathered together that thou comest with such a company 24 And he said Ye have taken away my gods which I made and the priest and ye are come away and what have I more and what is this that ye say unto 〈◊〉 What a 〈◊〉 thee 25 And the children of Dan said unto him Let not thy voice be heard among â—s †Heb. bitter of soul 〈◊〉 aâ—â—ry fellows run upon thee and thou lose thy life with the 〈◊〉 of thy â—â—â—â—â—shold 26 And the children of Dan went their way and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him he turned and went back unto his house 27 And they 〈◊〉 the things which Micah had made and the priest which he had and came unto Laish unto a people that were at quiet and secure and they smote them with the edge of the sword and burnt the city with fire 28 And there was no deliverer because it was far from Zidon and they had no business with any man and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob and they built a city and dwelt therein 29 And they called the name of the * Josh 13.47 city Dan after the name of Dan their father who was born unto Israel howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first 30 ¶ And the children of Dan set up the graven image and Jonathan the son of Gershom the son of Manasseh he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land 31 And they set them up Micahs graven image which he made all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh CHAP. XIX 1 A Levite geoth to Beth-lehem to feteh home his wife 16 An old man entertaineth him at Gibeah 22 The Gibeathithes abuse his concubine to death 29 He divideth her into twelve pieces to send them to the twelve tribes ANd it came to pass in those days * Ch. 17.6 18.1 21.25 when there was no king in Israel that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim who took to him †Heb. a woman a concubine or a wife a concubine a concubine out of Beth-lehein-judah 2 And his concubine played the whore against him and went away from him unto her fathers house to Beth-lehem-judah and was there ‖ Or a year and four moneths †Heb. days four moneths four whole moneths 3 And her husband arofe and went after her to speak †Heb. to her heart friendly unto her and to bring her again having his servant with him and a couple of asses and she brought him into her fathers house and when the father of the damsel saw him he rejoyced to meet him 4 And his father in law the damsels father retained him and he abode with him three days so they did eat and drink and lodged there 5 And it came to pass on the fourth day when they arose early in the morning that he rose up to depart and the damsels father said unto his son in law †Heb. Strengthen Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread and afterward go your way 6 And they sat down and did eat and drink both of them together for the damsels father had said unto the man Be content I pray thee and tarry all night and let thine heart be merry 7 And when the man rose up to depart his father in law urged him therefore he lodged there again 8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart and the damsels father said Comfort thine heart I pray thee And they tarried †Heb. till the day declined until after noon and they did eat both of them 9 And when the man rose up to depart he and his concubine and his servant his father in law the damsels father said unto him Behold now the day †Heb. is weak draweth towards evening I pray you tarry all night behold †Heb. it is the pitching time of the day the day groweth to an end lodge here that thine heart may be merry and to morrow get you early on your way that thou mayest go †Heb. to thy tent home 10 But the man would not tarry that night but he rose up and departed and came †Heb. to over against over against Jebus which is Jerusalem and there were with him two asses saddled his concubine also was with him 11 And when they were by Jebus the day was far spent and the servant said unto his master Come I pray thee and let us turn in unto this city of the Jebusites and lodge in it 12 And his master said unto him We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger that is not of the children of Israel we will pass over to Gibeah 13 And he said unto his servant Come and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night in Gibeah or in Ramah 14 And they passed on and went their way and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah which belongeth to Benjamin 15 And they turned aside thither to go in and to lodge in Gibeah and when he went in he sat him down in a street of the city for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging 16 ¶ And behold there came an old man from his work out of the field at even which was also of mount Ephraim and he sojourned in Gibeah but the men of the place were Benjamites 17 And when he had lift up his eyes he saw a wayfaring man in the steeet of the city and the old man said Whither goest thousand whence cornest thou 18 And he said unto him We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim from thence am I and I went to Beth-lehem-judah but I am now going to the house of the LORD and there is no man that †Heb. gatherâ—â—â— receiveth me to house 19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses and there is bread and wine also for me and for thy hand-maid and for the young man which is with thy servants there is no want of any thing 20 And the old man said Peace be with thee howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me onely lodge not in the street 21 So he brought him into his house and gave provender unto the asses and they washed their feet and did eat and drink 22 ¶ Now as they were making their hearts merry behold the men of the city certain sons of Belial belet the house round about and beat at the door and spake to the master of the house the old man saying Bring forth the man that came into thine house that we may know him 23 And * Gen 19.6 the man the master of the
the wall then say thou Thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also 22 ¶ So the messenger went and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him for 23 And the messenger said unto David Surely the men prevailed against us and came out unto us into the field and we were upon them even unto the entring of the gate 24 And the shooters shot from off the wall upon thy servants and some of the kings servants be dead and thy servant Uriah the Hittite is dead also 25 Then David said unto the messenger Thus shalt thou say unto Joab Let not this thing †Heb. be evil in thine â—â—es displease thee for the sword devoureth †Heb. so and such one as well as another make thy battel more strong against the city and overthrow it and encourage thou him 25 ¶ And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husband was dead she mourned for her husband 27 And when the mourning was past David sent and fet her to his house and she became his wife and bare him a son but the thing that David had done †Heb. was evil in the eyes of displeased the LORD CHAP. XII 1 Nathans parable of the ew-lamb causeth David to be his own judge 7 David reproved by Nathan confesseth his sin and is pardoned 15 David mourneth and prayeth for the childe while it lived 24 Solomon is born and named Jedidiah 26 David taketh Rabbah and tortureth the people thereof ANd the LORD sent Nathan unto David and he came unto him and said unto him There were two men in one city the one rich and the other poor 2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds 3 But the poor man had nothing save one little ew-lamb which he had bought and nourished up and it grew up together with him and with his children it did eat of his own †Heb. morsel meat and drank of his own cup and lay in his bosom and was unto him as a daughter 4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him but took the poor mans lamb and dressed it for the man that was come to him 5 And Davids anger was greatly kindled against the man and he said to Nathan As the LORD liveth the man that hath done this thing ‖ Or is worthy to die shall surely die 6 And he shall restore the lamb * Ex. 22.1 fourfold because he did this thing and because he had no pity 7 ¶ And Nathan said to David Thou art the man Thus saith the LORD God of Israel I * 1 Sam. 16.13 anointed thee king over Israel and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul 8 And I gave thee thy masters house and thy masters wives into thy bosom and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah and if that had been too little I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things 9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD to do evil in his sight thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword and hast taken his wife to be thy wife and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon 10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house because thou hast despised me and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife 11 Thus saith the LORD Behold I will raise up evil against thee our of thine own house and I will * Deut. 28 3â— Ch. 16.22 take thy wives before thine eyes and give them unto thy neighbour and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun 12 For thou didst it secretly but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun 13 And David said unto Nathan I have sinned against the LORD And Nathan said unto David * Ecclus 47.11 The LORD also hath put away thy sin thou shalt not die 14 Howbeit because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme the childe also that is born unto thee shall surely die 15 ¶ And Nathan departed unto his house and the LORD strook the childe that Uriahs wife bare unto David and it was very sick 16 David therefore besought God for the childe and David †Heb. fasted a fast fasted and went in and lay all night upon the earth 17 And the elders of his house arose and went to him to raise him up from the earth but he would not neither did he eat bread with them 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day that the childe died and the servants of David feared to tell him that the childe was dead for they said Behold while the childe was yet alive we spake unto him and he would not hearken unto our voice how will he then †Heb. do hurt vex himself if we tell him that the childe is dead 19 But when David saw that his servants whispered David perceived that the childe was dead therefore David said unto his servants Is the childe dead And they said He is dead 20 Then David arose from the earth and washed and anointed himself and changed his apparel and came into the house of the LORD and worshipped then he came to his own house and when he required they set bread before him and he did eat 21 Then said his fervants unto him What thing is this that thou hast done thou didst fast and weep for the childe while it was alive but when the childe was dead thou didst rise and eat bread 22 And he said While the childe was yet alive I fasted and wept for I said Who can tell whether God will be gracious to me that the childe may live 23 But now he is dead wherefore should I fast can I bring him back again I shall go to him but he shall not return to me 24 ¶ And David comforted Bathsheba his wife and went in unto her and lay with her and * Mat. 1.6 she bare a son and * 1 Chr. 22.9 he called his name Solomon and the LORD loved him 25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet and he called his name ‖ That is Beloved of the Lord Jedidiah because of the LORD 26 ¶ And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon and took the royal city 27 And Joab sent messengers to David and said I have fought against Rabbah and have taken the city of waters 28 Now therefore gather the rest of the people together and encamp against the city and take it lest I take the city and †Heb. my name be called upon it it be called after my name 29 And David gathered all the people together and went to Rabbah and fought against it and took it 30 * 1 Chr. 20.2 And he took their kings
of Israel answered the men of Judah and said We have ten parts in the king and we have also more right in David then ye why then dâ—d ye †Heb. set us at â—ight despise us that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer then the words of the men of Israel CHAP. XX. 1 By occasion of the quarrel Sheba maketh a party in Israel 3 Davids ten concubines are shut up in perpetual prâ—son 4 Amasa made captain over Judah is slain by Jâ—ab 14 Joab pursueth Sheba unto Abel 16 A wise woman saveth the city by Sheba's head 23 Davids officers ANd there hapned to be there a man of Belial whose name was Sheba the son of Bâ—chri a Benjamite and he blew a trumpet and said We have no part in David neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse every man to his tents O Israel 2 So every man of Israel went up from after David and followed Sheba the son of Bâ—chri but the men of Judah clave unto their king from Jordan even to Jerusalem 3 ¶ And David came to his house at Jerusalem and the king took the ten women his * Chap. 16.22 concubines whom he had left to keep the house and put them in †Heb. a house of ward ward and fed them but went not in unto them so they were †Heb. bound shut up unto the day of their death †Heb. in widowhood of life living in widowhood 4 ¶ Then said the king to Amasa †Heb. Call Assemble me the men of Judah within three days and be thou here present 5 So Amasa went to assemble the men of Judah but he tarried longer then the set time which he had appointed him 6 And David said to Abishai Now shall Sheba the son of Bichri do us more harm then did Absalom take thou thy lords servants and pursue after him lest he get him fenced cities and †Heb. deliver himself from our eyes escape us 7 And there went out after him Joabs men and the * Chap. 8.18 Cherethites and the Pelethites and all the mighty men and they went out of Jerusalem to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri 8 When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon Amasa went before them and Joabs garment that he had put on was girded unto him and upon it a girdle with a sword fastned upon his loyns in the sheath thereof and as he went forth it fell out 9 And Joab said to Amasa Art thou in health my brother And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him 10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joabs hand so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib and shed out his bowels to the ground and †Heb. dâ—ubled not 〈◊〉 stroke strook him not again and he died so Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri 11 And one of Joabs men stood by him and said He that favoureth Joab and he that is for David let him go after Joab 12 And Amasa wallowed in bloud in the midst of the high-way and when the man saw that all the people stood still he removed Amasa out of the high-way into the field and cast a cloth upon him when be saw that every one that came by him stood still 13 When he was removed oâ—t of the high-way all the people went on after Joab to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri 14 ¶ And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel and to Beth-maachah and all the Berites and they were gathered together and went also after him 15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah and they cast up a bank against the city and ‖ Or it stoâ—◠〈◊〉 the outmost 〈◊〉 it stood in the trench and all the people that were with Joab †Heb. â—â—â—ed to â—â—row down battered the wall to throw it down 16 ¶ Then cried a wise woman out of the city Hear hear say I pray you unto Joab Come near hither that I may speak with thee 17 And when he was come near unto her the woman said Art thou Joab And he answered I am he Then she said unto him Hear the woâ—ds of thine hand-maid And he answered I do hear 18 Then she spake saying ‖ Or Tâ—â—â—â—â—ainly spake in the beginning sayinâ— Surely they will ask of Abel and so make an end They were wont to speak in old time saying They shall surely ask counsel at Abel and so they ended 〈◊〉 matter 19 I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel thou seekeâ—t to destroy a city and a mother in Israel why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD 20 And Joab answered and said Far be it far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy 21 The matter is not so but a man of mount Ephraim Sheba the 〈◊〉 of Bichri †Heb. by 〈◊〉 name by name hath lift up his hand against the king even against David deliver him onely and I will depart from the câ—ty And the woman said unto Joab Behold his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall 22 Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom and they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri and cast it out to Joab and he blew a trumpet and they †Heb. were sâ—aâ—â—â—â—ed retired from the city every man to his tent and Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king 23 ¶ Now * Chap. 8.16 Joab was over all the host of Israel and Benaiâ—h the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethâ—tes and over the Pelethites 24 And Adoram was over the tribute and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was ‖ Or remâ—mbrancâ—â— recorder 25 And Sheva was scribe and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests 26 And Ira also the Jairite was ‖ Or a 〈◊〉 a chief ruler about David CHAP. XXI 1 The three years famine for the Gibeonites cease by hangint seven of Sâ—uls sons 10 Râ—zpahs kindness unto the dead 12 David burieth the bones of Saul and Jonathan in his fathâ—rs sepulchre 15 Four battels against the Philistines wherein four vâ—liants of David slay four giants THen there was a famine in the days of David three yâ—ars year after year and David †Heb. sâ—uâ—â—t the faâ—e c. enquired of the LORD And the LORD answered It is for Saul and for his bloudy house because he â—lew the Gibeonites 2 And the king called the Gibeonites and said unto them now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel but * Josh 9.3 16 17. of the remnant of the Amorâ—tes and the children of Israel had sworn unto them and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah 3 Wherefore David said unto the Gibeonites What
so will I certainly do this day 31 Then Bath-sheba bowed with her face to the earth and did reverence to the king and said Let my lord king David live for ever 32 ¶ And king David said Call me Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada And they came before the king 33 The king also said unto them Take with you the servants of your lord and cause Solomon my son to ride upon †Heb. which belongeth to me mine own mule and bring him down to Gihon 34 And let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel and blow ye with the trumpet and say God save king Solomon 35 Then ye shall come up after him that he may come and sit upon my throne for he shall be king in my stead and I have appointed him to be ruler over Israel and over Judah 36 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said Amen the LORD God of my lord the king say so too 37 As the LORD hath been with my lord the king even so be he with Solomon and make his throne greater then the throne of my lord king David 38 So Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and caused Solomon to ride upon king Davids mule and brought him to Gihon 39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oyl out of the tabernacle and anointed Solomon and they blew the trumpet and all the people said God save king Solomon 40 And all the people came up after him and the people piped with ‖ Or fluter pipes and rejoyced with great joy so that the earth rent with the sound of them 41 ¶ And Adonijah and all the guests that were with him heard it as they had made an end of eating and when Joab heard the sound of the trumpet he said Wherefore is this noise of the city being in an uproar 42 And while he yet spake behold Jonathan the son of Abiathar the priest came and Adonijah said unto him Come in for thou art a valiant man and bringest good tidings 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonijah Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king 44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and the Cherethites and the Pelethites and they have caused him to ride upon the kings mule 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon and they are come up from thence rejoycing so that the city rang again this is the noise that ye have heard 46 And also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom 47 And moreover the kings servants came to bless our lord king David saying God make the name of Solomon better then thy name and make his throne greater then thy throne and the king bowed himself upon the bed 48 And also thus said the king Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which hath given one to sit on my throne this day mine eyes even seeing it 49 And all the guests that were with Adonijah were afraid and rose up and went every man his way 50 ¶ And Adonijah feared because of Solomon and arose and went and caught hold on the horns of the altar 51 And it was told Solomon saying Behold Adonijah feareth king Solomon for lo he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar saying Let king Solomon swear unto in to day that he will not slay his servant with the sword 52 And Solomon said If he will shew himself a worthy man there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth but if wickedness shall be found in him he shall die 53 So king Solomon sent and they brought him down from the altar and he came and howed himself to king Solomon and Solomon said unto him Go to thine house CHAP. II. 1 David having given a charge to Solomon 3 of religiousness 5 of Joab 7 of Barzillai 8 of Shimei 10 dieth 12 Solomon uttâ—eâ—eth 13 Adonijiah moving Bath-sheba to sue unto Solomon for Abiathar is put tâ— dâ—ath 26 Abiathar having his life give him is detriâ—ed of the priesthood 28 Joah freeing to the borns of the altar is there slain 25 Beâ—â—â—ah is put in Joahs room and Zadok in Abâ—atrars 26 Shâ—mâ—â— conjineâ— to Jerusalem by occasion of â—coing thence to Gath is put to death NOw the days of David drew nigh that he should die and he charged Solomon his son saying 2 I go the way of all the earth be thou strong therefore and shew thy self a man 3 And keep the charge of the LORD thy God to walk in his ways to keep his statutes and his commandments and his judgements and his testimomes as it is written in the law of Moses that thou mayest * Deu. 29.9 Jo. h. 1. ◠‖ Or. dâ— wisely prosper in all that thou doest and whithersoever thou turnest thy self 4 That the LORD may continue his word which he spoke concerning me saying If thy children take heed to their way to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul * 2 Sam. 7.12 there shall not †Heb. bâ—â—ut off from thee from the throne fail thee said he a man on the throne of Israel 5 Moreover thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel unto * 2 Sam. 3 2â— Abner the son of Ner and unto * 2 Sam. 20.10 Amasa the son of Jether whom he slew and †Heb. put shed the bloud of war in peace and put the bloud of war upon his girdle that was about his loyns and in his shoes that were on his feet 6 Do therefore according to thy wisdom and let not his hoar head go down to the grave in peace 7 But shew kindness unto the sons of * 2 Sam. 19.31 Barzillai the Gileadite and let them be of those that eat at thy table for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom thy brother 8 And behold thou hast with thee * 2 Sam. 16.5 Shimei the son of Gera a Benjamite of Bahurim which cursed me with a †Heb. strong grievous curse in the day when I went to Mahanaim but he came down to meet me at Jordan and I sware to him by the LORD saying * 2 Sam. 19.22 I will not put thee to death with the sword 9 Now therefore hold him not guiltless for thou art a wise man and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with bloud 10 So * Act. 2.29 13.36 David dept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David 11 And the days that David * 2 Sam. 5.4 1 Chr. 29.26 27. reigned over Israel were
him renowned ANd * Chap. 7.8 Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh king of Egypt and took Pharaohs daughter and brought her into the city of David until he had made an end of building his own house and the house of the LORD and the wall of Jerusalem round about 2 Onely the people sacrificed in high places because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD until those days 3 And Solomon loved the LORD walking in the statutes of David his father onely he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there for that was the great high place a thousand burnt-offerings did Solomon offer upon that altar 5 ¶ In Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon in a dream by night and God said Ask what I shall give thee 6 And Solomon said Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great ‖ Or bounty mercy according as he walked before thee in truth and in righteousness and in uprightness of heart with thee and thou hast kept for him this great kindness that thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne as it is this day 7 And now O LORD my God thou hast made thy servant king in stead of David my father and I am but a little childe I know not how to go out or come in 8 And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen a great people that cannot be numbred nor counted for multitude 9 * 2 Chr. â— 10 Give therefore thy servant an †Heb. hearing understanding heart to judge thy people that I may discern between good and bad for who is able to judge this thy so great a people 10 And the speech pleased the Lord that Solomon had asked this thing 11 And God said unto him Because thou hast asked this thing and hast not asked for thy self †Heb. many days long life neither hast asked riches for thy self nor hast asked the life of thine enemies but hast asked for thy self understanding †Heb. to hear to discern judgement 12 Behold I have done according to thy words lo I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart so that there was none like thee before thee neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee 13 And I have also * Wisd 7.11 Mat. 6.33 given thee that which thou hast not asked both riches and honour so that there ‖ Or hath not been shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days 14 And if thou wilt walk in my ways to keep my statutes and my commandments * Chap. 15.5 as thy father David did walk then I will lengthen thy days 15 And Solomon awoke and behold it was a dream and he came to Jerufalem 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 16 ¶ Then came there two women that were harlots unto the king and stood before him 17 And the one woman said O my lord I and this woman dwell in one house and I was delivered of a childe with her in the house 18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered that this woman was delivered also and we were together there was no stranger with us in the house save we two in the house 19 And this womans childe died in the night because she overlaid it 20 And she arose at midnight and took my son from beside me while thine hand-maid slept and laid it in her bosom and laid her dead childe in my bosom 21 And when I rose in the morning to give my childe suck behold it was dead but when I had considered it in the morning behold it was not my son which I did bear 22 And the other woman said Nay but the living is my son and the dead is thy son and this said No but the dead is thy son and the living is my son Thus they spake before the king 23 Then said the king The one saith This is my son that liveth and thy son is the dead and the other saith Nay but thy son is the dead and my son is the living 24 And the king said Bring me a sword And they brought a sword before the king 25 And the king said Divide the living childe in two and give half to the one and half to the other 26 Then spake the woman whose the living childe was unto the king for her bowels †Heb. were â—et yerned upon her son and she said O my lord give her the living childe and in no wise slay it but the other said Let it be neither mine nor thine but divide it 27 Then the king answered and said Give her the living childe and in no wise slay it she is the mother thereof 28 And all Israel heard of the judgement which the king had judged and they feared the king for they saw that the wisdom of God was †Heb. in the midst of him in him to do judgement CHAP. IV. 1 Solomons princes 7 His twelve officers for provision 20 24 The peace and largeness of his kingdom 22 His daily provision 26 His stables 29 His wisdom SO king Solomon was king over all Israel 2 And these were the princes which he had Azariah the son of Zadok ‖ Or the chief officer the priest 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah the sons of Shisha ‖ Or secretaries scribes Jehosaphat the son of Ahilud the ‖ Or rein in braâ—cer recorder 4 And Benaiah the son of Jeholada was over the host and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers and Zabud the son of Nathan was principal officer and the kings friend 6 And Ahishar was over the houshold and * Ch. 5.14 Adoniram the son of Abda was over the ‖ Or levy tribute 7 ¶ And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel which provided victuals for the king and his houshold each man his moneth in a year made provision 8 And these are their names ‖ Or. Ben-bur The son of Hur in mount Ephraim 9 ‖ Or Ben-dekar The son of Dekar in Makaz and in Shaalbim and Beth-shemeth and Elon-beth-hanan 10 ‖ Or Ben-hesed The son of Hesed in Aruboth to him pertained Sochoh and all the land of Hepher 11 ‖ Or Ben-abinadab The son of Abinadab in all the region of Dor which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife 12 Baana the son of Ahilud to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo and all Beth-shean which is by Zartanah beneath Jezreel from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah even unto the place that is beyond Jokneam 13 ‖ Or Ben-â—ebâ—â— The son of Geber in Ramoth-gilead to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh which are in Gilead to him also pertained the region
sea on the right side of the house east ward over against the south 40 ¶ And Hiram made the lavers and the shovels and the basons so Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD 41 The two pillars and the two bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars and the two net-works to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon the top of the pillars 42 And four hundred pomegranates for the two net-works even two rows of pomegranates for one net-work to cover the two bowls of the chapiters that were †Heb. upon the face of 〈◊〉 pillars upon the pillars 43 And the ten bases and ten lavers on the bases 44 And one sea and twelve oxen under the sea 45 And the pots and the shovels and the basons and all these vessels which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD were of †Heb. made bright oâ— sâ—oures bright brass 46 In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them †Heb. in the thickâ—â—â— of the ground in the clay-ground between Succoth and Zarthan 47 And Solomon left all the vessels unweighed †Heb. for the exceeding multitude because they were exceeding many neither was the weight of the brass †Heb. searched found out 48 And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the LORD the altar of gold and the table of gold whereupon the shew-bread was 49 And the candlesticks of pure gold five on the right side and five on the left before the oracle with the flowers and the lamps and the tongs of gold 50 And the bowls and the snuffers and the basons and the spoons and the †Heb. asâ—â—pans censers of pure gold and the hinges of gold both for the doors of the inner house the most holy place and for the doors of the house to wit of the temple 51 So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD and Solomon brought in the †Heb. 〈◊〉 thâ—â—â—s of David things * 2 Chrâ— 5.1 which David his father had dedicated even the silver and the gold and the vessels did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD CHAP. VIII 1 The feast of the dedication of the temple 12 54 Solomons blessing 22 Solomons prayer 62 His sacrifice of peace offerings THen * 2 Chro. 5.2 Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes the †Heb. priâ—â—â—â— chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto king Solomon in Jerusalem that they might bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion 2 And all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto king Solomon at the feast in the moneth Ethanim which is the seventh moneth 3 And all the elders of Israel came and the priests took up the ark 4 And they brought up the ark of the LORD and the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle even those did the priests and the Levites bring up 5 And king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him were with him before the ark sacrificing sheep and oxen that could not be told nor numbred for multitude 6 And the priest-brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place into the oracle of the house to the most holy place even under the wings of the cherubims 7 For the cherubims spread forth their two wings over the place of the ark and the cherubims covered the ark the staves thereof above 8 And they drew out the staves that the †Heb. heard ends of the staves were seen out in the ‖ Or arkâ— as 2 Chr. 5. â— holy place before the oracle and they were not seen without and there they are unto this day 9 There was nothing in the ark * Deu. 10.5 save the two tables of stone which MOses put there at Horeb ‖ Or where when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of the land of Egypt 10 And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place that the cloud * Exod. 4â— 34 filled the house of the LORD 11 So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD 12 ¶ Then spake Solomon The LORD * 2 Chr. 6.1 said that he would dwell in the thick darkness 13 I have surely built thee an house to dwell in a settled place for thee to abide in for ever 14 And the king turned his face about and blessed all the congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stood 15 And he said Blessed be the LORD God of Israel which spake with his mouth unto David my father and hath with his hand fulfilled it saying 16 Since the day that I brought forth my people Israel out of Egypt I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel to build an house that my name might be therein but I chose * 2 Sam. 7.8 David to be over my people Israel 17 And it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 18 And the LORD said unto David my father Whereas it was in thine heart to build an house unto my name thou didst well that it was in thine heart 19 Nevertheless thou shalt not build the house but thy son that shall come forth out of thy loyns he shall build the house unto my name 20 And the LORD hath performed his word that he spake and I am risen up in the room of David my father and sit on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised and have built an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 21 And I have set there a place for the ark wherein is the covenant of the LORD which he made with our fathers when he brought them out of the land of Egypt 22 ¶ And Solomon stood before * 2 Chr. 6.12 the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands toward heaven 23 And he said * 2 Mac. 2.8 LORD God of Israel there is no God like thee in heaven above or on earth beneath who keepest covenant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart 24 Who hast kept with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him thou spakest also with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand as it is this day 25 Therefore now LORD God of Israel keep with thy servant David my father that thou promisedst him saying * Chap. 2.4 2 Sâ—m 7.12 †Heb. There shall
not be out ofâ— unto thee a man from my â—â—â—it There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel †Heb. onely if so that thy children take heed to their way that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me 26 And now O God of Israel let thy word I pray thee be verified which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth behold the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee how much less this house that I have builded 28 Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant and to his supplication O LORD my God to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee to day 29 That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day even toward the place of which thou hast said * Deut. 12.11 My name shall be there that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make ‖ Or in this place towards this place 30 And hearken thou to the supplication of thy servant and of thy people Israel when they shall pray ‖ Or in this place towards this place and hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place and when thou hearest forgive 31 ¶ If any man trespass against his neighbour †Heb and he require an oath of him and an oath be laid upon him to cause him to swear and the oath come before thine altar in this house 32 Then hear thou in heaven and do and judge thy servants condemning the wicked to bring his way upon his head and justifying the righteous to give him according to his righteousness 33 ¶ When thy people Israel be smitten down before the enemy because they have sinned against thee and shall turn again to thee confess thy name and pray make supplication unto thee ‖ Or towards in this house 34 Then hear thou in heaven and forgive the sin of thy people Israel and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers 35 ¶ When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against thee if they pray towards this place and confess thy name and turn from their sin when thou afflictest them 36 Then hear thou in heaven and forgive the sin of thy servants and of thy people Israel that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk and give rain upon thy land which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance 37 ¶ If there be in the land famine if there be pestilence blasting mildew locust or if there be caterpiller if their enemy besiege them in the land of their ‖ Or inâ—â—saâ—â—tion cities whatsoever plague whatsoever sickness there be 38 What prayer and supplication soever be made by any man or by all thy people Israel which shall know every man the plague of his own heart and spread forth his hands towards this house 39 Then hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place and forgive and do and give to every man according to his ways whose heart thou knowest for thou even thou onely knowest the hearts of all the children of men 40 That they may fear thee all the days that they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers 41 Moreover concerning a stranger that is not of thy people Israel but cometh out of a far countrey for thy names sake 42 For they shall hear of thy great name and of thy strong hand and of thy stretched-out arm when he shall come and pray towards this house 43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling-place and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for that all people of the earth may know thy name to fear thee as do thy people Israel and that they may know that †Heb. thy name is called upon this house this house which I have builded is called by thy name 44 ¶ If thy people go out to battel against their enemy whithersoever thou shalt send them and shall pray unto the LORD †Heb the way of the city toward the city which thou hast chosen and toward the house that I have built for thy name 45 Then hear thou in heaven their prayer and their supplication and maintain their ‖ Or right cause 46 If they sin against thee * 2 Chr. 6.36 Eccles 7.20 1 Joh. 1.8 10. for there is no man that sinneth not and thou be angry with them and deliver them to the enemy so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy far or near 47 Yet if they shall †Heb. being baâ—k to their heart bethink themselves in the land whither they were carried captives and repent and make supplication unto thee in the land of them that carried them captives saying We have sinned and have done perversly we have committed wickedness 48 And so return unto thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies which led them away captive and pray unto thee toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers the city which thou hast chosen and the house which I have built for thy name 49 Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling-place and maintain their ‖ Or right cause 50 And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee and give them compassion before them who carried them captive that they may have compassion on them 51 For they be thy people and thine inheritance which thou broughtest forth out of Egypt from the midst of the furnace of iron 52 That thine eyes may be open unto the supplication of thy servant and unto the supplication of thy people Israel to hearken unto them in all that they call for unto thee 53 For thou didst separate them from among all the people of the earth to be thine inheritance * Exod. 19.5 as thou spakest by the hand of Moses thy servant when thou broughtest our fathers out of Egypt O Lord GOD. 54 And it was so that when Solomon had made an end of praying all this prayer and supplication unto the LORD he arose from before the altar of the LORD from kneeling on his knees with his hands spread up to heaven 55 And he stood and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice saying 56 Blessed be the LORD that hath given rest unto his people Israel according to all that he promised there hath not †Heb. faln failed one word of all his good promise which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant 57 The LORD our God be with us as he was with our fathers let him not leave us nor forsake us 58 That he may incline our hearts unto him to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and his statutes
concubines and his wives turned away his heart 4 For it came to pass when Solomon was old that his wives turned away his heart after other gods and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God as was the heart of David his father 5 For Solomon went after * Judg. 2.13 Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight of the LORD and †Heb. fulfilled not after went not fully after the LORD as did David his father 7 Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab in the hill that is before Jerusalem and for Molech the abomination of the children of Ammon 8 And likewise did he for all his strange wives which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods 9 ¶ And the LORD was angry with Solomon because his heart was turned from the LORD God of Israel * Ch. 3.5 9.2 which had appeared unto him twice 10 And * Ch. 6.12 had commanded him concerning this thing that he should not go after other gods but he kept not that which the LORD commanded 11 Wherefore the LORD said unto Solomon Forasmuch as this †Heb. is with thee is done of thee and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes which I have commanded thee * Ch. 12.15 I will surely rend the kingdom from thee and will give it to thy servant 12 Notwithstanding in thy days I will not do it for David thy fathers sake but I will rend it out of the hand of thy son 13 Howbeit I will not rend away all the kingdom but will give one tribe to thy son for David my servants sake and for Jerusalems sake which I have chosen 14 ¶ And the LORD stirred up an adversary unto Solomon Hadad the Edomite he was of the kings seed in Edom. 15 * 2 Sam. 8.14 For it came to pass when David was in Edom and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain after he had smitten every male in Edom 16 For six moneths did Joab remain there with all Israel until he had cut off every male in Edom 17 That Hadad fled he and certain Edomites of his fathers servants with him to go into Egypt Hadad being yet a little childe 18 And they arose out of Midian and came to Paran and they took men with them out of Paran and they came to Egypt unto Pharaoh king of Egypt which gave him an house and appointed him victuals and gave him land 19 And Hadad found great favour in the sight of Pharaoh so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own wife the sister of Tahpenes the queen 20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare him Genubath his son whom Tahpenes weaned in Pharaohs house and Genubath was in Pharaohs houshold among the sons of Pharaoh 21 And when Hadad heard in Egypt that David slept with his fathers and that Joab the captain of the host was dead Hadad said to Pharaoh †Heb. Send me away Let me depart that I may go to mine own countrey 22 Then Pharaoh said unto him But what hast thou lacked with me that behold thou seekest to go to thine own countrey And he answered †Heb. Not. Nothing howbeit let me go in any wise 23 ¶ And God stirred him up another adversary Rezon the son of Eliadah which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah 24 And he gathered men unto him and became captain over a band * 2 Sam. 8.3 10.18 when David slew them of Zobah and they went to Damascus and dwelt therein and reigned in Damascus 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon beside the mischief that Hadad did and he abhorred Israel and reigned over Syria 26 ¶ And * 2 Chr. 13.6 Jeroboam the son of Nebat an Ephrathite of Zereda Solomons servant whose mothers name was Zeruiah a widow woman even he lift up his hand against the king 27 And this was the cause that he lift up his hand against the king Solomon built Millo and †Heb. â—losed repaired the breaches of the city of David his father 28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour and Solomon seeing the young man that he †Heb. did work was industrious he made him ruler over all the †Heb. burden charge of the house of Joseph 29 And it came to pass at that time when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way and he had clad himself with a new garment and they two were alone in the fieâ—d 30 And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him and rent it in twelve pieces 31 And he said to Jeroboam Take thee ten pieces for thus saith the LORD the God of Israel Behold I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon and will give ten tribes to thee 32 But he shall have one tribe for my servant Davids sake and for Jerusalems sake the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel 33 Because that they have forsaken me and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidoniaâ—s Chemoâ—h the god of the Moabites and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon and have not walked in my ways to do that which is right in mine eyes and to keep my statutes and my judgements as did David his father 34 Howbeit I will not take the whole kingdom out of his hand but I will make him prince all the days of his life for David my servants sake whom I chose because he kept my commandments and my statutes 35 But * Chap. 12.15 I will take the kingdom out of his sons hand and will give it unto thee even ten tribes 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe that David my servant may have a †Heb. â—amp or â—â—â—dle light alway before me in Jerusalem the city which I have chosen me to put my name tâ—ere 37 And I will take thee and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul desireth and shalt be king over Israel 38 And it shall be it thou wilt hearken unto all that I command thee and wilt walk in my ways and do that is right in my sight to keep my statutes and my commandments as David my servant did that I will be with thee and build thee a sure house as I built for David and will give Israel unto thee 39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David but not for ever 40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam and Jerâ—â—oam arose and fled into Egypt unto Shishak king of Egypt and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon 41 ¶ And the rest of the ‖ Or words or things acts of Solomon and all that he did and his wisdom are they not written in the book of the acts of
sin unto the house of Jeroboam even to out it off and to destroy it from off the face of the earth CHAP. XIV 1 Abijah being sick Jeroboam sendeth his wife disguised with presents to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh 5 Ahijah forewarned by God denounceth Gods judgement 17 Abijah dieth and is buried 19 Nadab succeedeth Jeroboam 21 Rehoboams wicked reign 25 Shishak spoileth Jerusalem 29 Abijam succeedeth Rehoboam AT that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam sell sick 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife Arise I pray thee and disguise thy self that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam and get thee to Shiloh behold there is Ahijah the prophet which told me that * Ch. 11.31 I should be king over this people 3 And take †Heb. in thine hand with thee ten loaves and ‖ Or cakes cracknels and a ‖ Or bottle cruse of honey and go to him he shall tell thee what shall become of the childe 4 And Jeroboams wife did so and arose and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah but Ahijah could not see for his eyes †Heb. stood for his hoariness were set by reason of his age 5 ¶ And the LORD said unto Ahijah Behold the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son for he is sick thus and thus shalt thou say unto her for it shall be when she cometh in that she shall feign her self to be another woman 6 And it was so when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door that he said Come in thou wife of Jeroboam why feignest thou thy self to be another for I am sent to thee with †Heb. haâ—d heaâ—ie tidings 7 Go tell Jeroboam thus saith the LORD God of Israel Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people and made thee prince over my people Israel 8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it thee and yet thou hast not been as my servant David who kept my commandments and who followed me with all his heart to do that onely which was right in mine eyes 9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee for thou hast gone and made thee other gods and molten images to provoke me to anger and hast cast me behinde thy back 10 Therefore behold * Ch. 15.29 I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam and will cut off from Jeroboam * Ch. 21.21 2 Kin. 9.8 him that pisseth against the wall and him that is shut up and left in Israel and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam as a man taketh away dung till it be all gone 11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat for the LORD hath spoken it 12 Arise thou therefore get thee to thine own house and when thy feet enter into the city the childe shall die 13 And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him for he onely of Jeroboam shall come to the grave because in him there is sound some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam 14 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day but what even now 15 For the LORD shall smite Israel as a reed is shaken in the water and he shall root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers and shall scatter them beyond the river because they have made their groves provoking the LORD to anger 16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam who did sin and who made Israel to sin 17 ¶ And Jeroboams wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah and when she came to the threshold of the door the childe died 18 And they buried him and all Israel mourned for him according to the word of the LORD which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet 19 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam how he warred and how he reigned behold they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years and he †Heb. lay dowâ— slept with his fathers and Nadab his son reigned in his stead 21 ¶ And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah * 2 Chr. 12.13 Rehoboam was fourty and one years old when he began to reign and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitess 22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD and they provoked him to jealousie with their sins which they had committed above all that their fathers had done 23 For they also built them high places and ‖ Or standing images or statues images and groves on every high hill and under every green tree 24 And there were also sodomites in the land and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel 25 ¶ And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the kings house he even took away all and he took away all the shields of gold * Chap. 10.16 which Solomon had made 27 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the †Heb. runners guard which kept the door of the kings house 28 And it was so when the king went into the house of the LORD that the guard bare them and brought them back into the guard-chamber 29 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah 30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitess And Abijam his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XV. 1 Abijams wicked reign 7 Asa succeedeth him 9 Asa's good reign 16 The war between Baasha and him causeth him to make a league with Benhadad 23 Jehoshaphat succeedeth Asa 25 Nadabs wicked reign 27 Baasha conspirinâ— against him executeth Abijahs prophesie 31 Nadabs acts and death 33 Baasha's wicked reign NOw in the eighteenth year of king * 2 Chr. 13.1 Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Maachah the daughter of Abishalom 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father which he
7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the LORD against Baasha and against his house even for all the evil that he did in the sight of the LORD in provoking him to anger with the work of his hands in being like the house of Jeroboam and because he killed him 8 ¶ In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah two years 9 And his servant Zimri captain of half his chariots conspired against him as he was in Tirzah drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza †Heb. which was over steward of his house in Tirzah 10 And Zimri went in and smote him and killed him in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah and reigned in his stead 11 ¶ And it came to pass when he began to reign assoon as he sat on his throne that he slew all the house of Baasha he left him not one that pisseth against a wall ‖ Or both his kinsmen and his friends neither of his kinsfolks nor of his friends 12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha according to the word of the LORD which he spake against Baasha †Heb. by the hand of by Jehu the prophet 13 For all the sins of Baasha and the sins of Elah his son by which they sinned and by which they made Israel to sin in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities 14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah and all that he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 15 ¶ In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah and the people were encamped against Gibbethon which belonged to the Philistines 16 And the people that were encamped heard say Zimri hath conspired and hath also slain the king wherefore all Israel made Omri the captain of the host king over Israel that day in the camp 17 And Omri went up from Gibbethon and all Israel with him and they besieged Tirzah 18 And it came to pass when Zimri saw that the city was taken that he went into the palace of the kings house and burnt the kings house over him with fire and died 19 For his sins which he sinned in doing evil in the sight of the LORD in walking in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin which he did to make Israel sin 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri and his treason that he wrought are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 21 ¶ Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath to make him king and half followed Omri 22 But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath so Tibni died Omri reigned 23 ¶ In the thirty and one year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel twelve years six years reigned he in Tirzah 24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver and built on the hill and called the name of the city which he built after the name of Shemer owner of the hill †Heb. Shomâ—roâ— Samaria 25 ¶ But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD and did worse then all that were before him 26 For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities 27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did and his might that he shewed are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 28 So Omri slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria and Ahab his son reigned in his stead 29 ¶ And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD above all that were before him 31 And it came to pass †Heb. was it a light thing c. as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians and went and served Baal and worshipped him 32 And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal which he had built in Samaria 33 And Ahab made a grove and Ahab did more to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger then all the kings of Israel that were before him 34 ¶ In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his first-born and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub * Josh 6.25 according to the word of the LORD which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. CHAP. XVII 1 Elijah having trophesied against Ahab is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him 8 He is sent to the widow of Zarephath 17 He raiseth the widows son 24 The woman believeth him ANd †Heb. Elijahu Luk. 4.25 he is called Elias Elijah the Tishbite who was of the inhabitants of Gilead said unto Ahab * Ecclus 48.3 Jam. 5.17 As the LORD God of Israel liveth before whom I stand there shall not be dew nor rain these years but according to my word 2 And the word of the LORD came unto him saying 3 Get thee hence and turn thee east-ward and hide thy self by the brook Cherith that is before Jordan 4 And it shall be that thou shalt drink of the brook and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there 5 So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith that is before Jordan 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning and bread and flesh in the evening and he drank of the brook 7 And it came to pass †Heb. at the end of days after a while that the brook dried up because there had been no rain in the land 8 ¶ And the word of the LORD came unto him saying 9 Arise get thee to * Luk. 4.26 called Sarepta Zarephath which belongeth to Zidon and dwell there behold I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath and when he came to the gate of the city behold the widow woman was there gathering of sticks and he called to her and said Fetch me I pray thee a little water in a vessel that I may drink 11 And as she was going to fetch it he called to her and said Bring me
mountain or into some valley And he said Ye shall not send 17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed he said Send They sent therefore fifty men and they sought three days but found him not 18 And when they came again to him for he tarried at Jericho he said unto them Did I not say unto you Go not 19 ¶ And the men of the city said unto Elisha Behold I pray thee the situation of this city is pleasant as my lord seeth but the water is naught and the ground †Heb. causing to miscarry barren 20 And he said Bring me a new cruse and put salt therein And they brought it to him 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters and cast the salt in there and said Thus saith the LORD I have healed these waters there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land 22 So the waters were healed unto this day according to the saying of Elisha which he spake 23 ¶ And he went up from thence unto Beth-el and as he was going up by the way there came forth little children out of the city and mocked him and said unto him Go up thou bald-head go up thou bald-head 24 And he turned back and looked on them and cursed them in the name of the LORD and there came forth two she-bears out of the wood and tare fourty and two children of them 25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel and from thence he returned to Samaria CHAP. III. 1 Jehorams reign 4 Mesha rebelleth 6 Jehoram with Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom being distressed for want of water by Elisha obtaineth water and promise of victory 21 The Moabites deceived by the colour of the water coming to spoil are overcome 26 The king of Moah by sacrificing the king of Edoms son raiseth the siege NOw Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah and reigned twelve years 2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD but not like his father and like his mother for he put away the †Heb. statue image of Baal that his father had made 3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat which made Israel to sin he departed not therefrom 4 ¶ And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master and rendred unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs and an hundred thousand rams with the wool 5 But it came to pass when * Chap 1.1 Ahab was dead that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel 6 ¶ And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time and numbred all Israel 7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah saying The king of Moab hath rebelled against me wilt thou go with me against Moab to battel And he said I will go up * 1 Kings 22.4 I am as thou art my people as thy people and my horses as thy horses 8 And he said Which way shall we go up And he answered The way through the wilderness of Edom. 9 So the king of Israel went and the king of Judah and the king of Edom and they fetcht a compass of seven days journey and there was no water for the host and for the cattel †Heb. at their feet that followed them 10 And the king of Israel said Alas that the LORD hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab 11 But Jehoshaphat said Is there not here a prophet of the LORD that we may enquire of the LORD by him And one of the king of Israels servants answered and said Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat which poured water on the hands of Elijah 12 And Jehoshaphat said The word of the LORD is with him So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him 13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel What have I to do with thee get thee to the prophets of thy father and to the prophets of thy mother And the king of Israel said unto him Nay for the LORD hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab 14 And Elisha said As the LORD of hosts liveth before whom I stand surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah I would not look toward thee nor see thee 15 But now bring me a minstrel And it came to pass when the minstrel played that the hand of the LORD came upon him 16 And he said Thus saith the LORD Make this valley full of ditches 17 For thus saith the LORD Ye shall not see wind neither shall ye see rain yet that valley shall be filled with water that ye may drink both ye and your cattel and your beasts 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand 19 And ye shall smite every fenced city and every choice city and shall fell every good tree and stop all wells of water and †Heb. grieve mar every good piece of land with stones 20 And it came to pass in the morning when the meat-offering was offered that behold there came water by the way of Edom and the countrey was filled with water 21 ¶ And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them they †Heb. were cried together gathered all that were able to †Heb. gird himself with a girdle put on armour and upward and stood in the border 22 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 bloud 23 And they said This is bloud the kings are surely †Heb. destroyed slain and they have smitten one another now therefore Moab to the spoil 24 And when they came to the camp of Israel the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites so that they fled before them but ‖ Or they smote in it even smiting they went forward smiting the Moabites even in their countrey 25 And they beat down the cities and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone and filled it and they stopped all the wells of water and felled all the good trees †Heb. until he left the stones thereof in Kirharaseth onely in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof howbeit the slingers went about it and smote it 26 ¶ And when the king of Moab saw that the battel was too sore for him he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords to break through even unto the king of Edom but they could not 27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall and there was great indignation against Israel and they departed
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites that were by the house of the LORD where the women wove †Heb. houses hangings for the grove 8 And he brought all the priests out of the cities of â—udah and defiled the high places where the priests had burnt incense from Geba to Beer-sheba and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entring in of the gate of Joshua the governour of the city which were on a mans left hand at the gate of the city 9 Nevertheless the priests of the high places came not up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem but they did eat of the unleavened bread among their brethren 10 And he defiled Topheth which is in the valley of the children of Hinnom that no man might make his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech 11 And he took away the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun at the entring in of the house of the LORD by the chamber of Nathan-melech the ‖ Or eunuch oâ— officer chamberlain which was in the suburbs and burnt the chariots of the sun with fire 12 And the altars that were on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz which the kings of Judah had made and the altars which * Ch. 21.5 Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the LORD did the king beat down and ‖ Or ran from thence brake them down from thence and cast the dust of them into the brook Kidron 13 And the high places that were before Jerusalem which were on the right hand of ‖ That is the mount of Oâ—ives the mount of corruption which * 1 Kin. 11.7 Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon did the king defile 14 And he brake in pieces the †Heb. statâ—es images and cut down the groves and filled their places with the bones of men 15 ¶ Moreover the altar that was at Beth-el and the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin had made both that altar and the high place he brake down and burnt the high place and stampt it small to powder and burnt the grove 16 And as Josiah turned himself he spied the sepulchres that were there in the mount and sent and took the bones out of the sepulchres and burnt them upon the altar and polluted it according to the * 1 Kin. 13. â— word of the LORD which the man of God proclaimed who proclaimed these words 17 Then he said What title is that that I see And the men of the city told him It is the sepulchre of the man of God which came from Judah and proclaimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Beth-el 18 And he said Let him alone let no man move his bones so they let his bones †Heb. to escape alone with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria 19 And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger Josiah took away and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Beth-el 20 And he ‖ Or sacrificed slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the altars and burnt mens bones upon them and returned to Jerusalem 21 ¶ And the king commanded all the people saying * 2 Chron. 35.1 1 Esdr 1.1 Keep the pass-over unto the LORD your God * Exod. 12.3 Deut. 16.2 as it is written in the book of this covenant 22 Surely there was not holden such a pass-over from the days of the judges that judged Israel nor in all the days of the kings of Israel nor of the kings of Judah 23 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah wherein this passover was holden to the LORD in Jerusalem 24 ¶ Moreover the workers with familiar spirits and the wizards and the ‖ Or teraphim images and the idols and all the abominations that were spied in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem did Josiah put away that he might perform the words of * Levit. 20.27 Deut. 18.11 the law which were written in the book that Hilkiah the priest found in the house of the LORD 25 And like unto him was there no king before him that turned to the LORD with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his might according to all the law of Moses neither after him arose there any like him 26 ¶ Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah because of all the †Heb. angers provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal 27 And the LORD said I will remove Judah also out of my sight as I have removed Israel and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen and the house of which I said * 1 Kin. 8.29 9.3 Chap. 21.7 My name shall be there 28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah and all that he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah 29 ¶ * 2 Chron. 35.20 In his days Pharaoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of Assyria to the river Euphrates and king Josiah went against him and he slew him at Megiddo when he had seen him 30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo and brought him to Jerusalem and buried him in his own sepulchre and * 2 Chron. 36.1 the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in his fathers stead 31 ¶ Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign and he reigned three moneths in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah 32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD according to all that his fathers had done 33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in hands at Riblah in the land of Hamath ‖ Or because be reigned that he might not reign in Jerusalem and †Heb. set a mulct upon the land put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold 34 And Pharaoh nechoh made Eliakim the son of Josiah king in the room of Josiah his father and turned his name to * Mat. 1.11 called Jakim Jehoiakim and took Jehoahaz away and he came to Egypt and died there 35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land of every one according to his
of Isaac Esau and Israel 35 ¶ The sons of * Gen. 36.9 10. Esau Eliphaz Reuel and Jeush and Jaalam and Korah 36 The sons of Eliphaz Teman and Omar ‖ Or Zephi Gen. 36.11 Zephi and Gatam Kenaz and Timna and Amalek 37 The sons of Reuel Nahath Zerah Shammah and Mizzah 38 And the sons of Seir Lotan and Shobal and Zibeon and Anah and Dishon and Ezer and Dishan 39 And the sons of Lotan Hori and ‖ Or Homan Gen. 36.22 Homam and Timna was Lotans sister 40 The sons of Shobal ‖ Or Alvan Gen. 36.23 Alian and Manahath and Ebal ‖ Or Shepho Gen. 36.23 Shephi and Onam And the sons of Zibeon Aiah and Anak 41 The sons of Anah * Gen. 36.25 Dishon And the sons of Dishon ‖ Or Hemdan Gen. 36.26 Amram and Eshban and Ithran and Cheran 42 The sons of Ezer Bilhan and Zavan and ‖ Or Akan Gen. 36.27 Jakan The sons of Dishan Uz and Aran. 43 ¶ Now these are the * Gen. 36.31 kings that reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel Bela the son of Beor and the name of his city was Dinhabah 44 And when Bela was dead Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead 45 And when Jobab was dead Husham of the land of the Temanites reigned in his stead 46 And when Husham was dead Hadad the son of Bedad which smote Midian in the field of Moab reigned in his stead and the name of his city was Avith 47 And when Hadad was dead Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead 48 * Gen. 36.37 And when Samlah was dead Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead 49 And when Shaul was dead Baal-hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead 50 And when Baal-hanan was dead ‖ Or Hadar Gen. 36.39 Hadad reigned in his stead and the name of his city was ‖ Or Pau Gen. 36.39 Pai and his wives name was Mehetabel the daughter of Matred the daughter of Mezaliab 51 ¶ Hadad died also And the * Gen. 36.40 dukes of Edom were duke Timna duke Aliah duke Jetheth 52 Duke Aholibamah duke Elah duke Pinon 53 Duke Kenaz duke Teman duke Mibzar 54 Duke Magdiel duke Iram These are the dukes of Edom. CHAP. II. 1 The sons of Israel 3 The posterity of Judah by Tamar 13 The children of Jesse 18 The posterity of Caleb the son of Hegzon 21 Hezrons posterity by the daughter of Mashir 25 Jerahmeels posterity 34 Sheshans posterity 42 Another branch of Calebs posterity 50 The posterity of Caleb the son of Hur. THese are the sons of ‖ Or Jacob. Israel * Gen. 29.32 30.5 35.18 22. 46.8 c. Reuben Simeon Levi and Judah Issachar and Zebulun 2 Dan Joseph and Benjamin Naphtali Gad and Asher 3 ¶ The sons of * Gen. 38.3 46.12 Judah Er and Onan and Shelah which three were born unto him of the daughter of * Gen. 38.2 Shua the Canaanitess And Er the first-born of Judah was evil in the sight of the LORD and he slew him 4 And * Gen. 38.29 30. Matth. 1.3 Tamar his daughter in law bare him Pharez and Zerah All the sons of Judah were five 5 The sons of * Ruth 4.18 Pharez Hezron and Hamul 6 And the sons of Zerah ‖ Or Zabdi Jos 7.1 Zimri * 1 Kin. 4.31 and Ethan and Heman and Calcol and ‖ Or Darda Data five of them in all 7 And the sons of Carmi ‖ Or Athan. Achar the troubler of Israel who transgressed in the thing * Josh 6.13 7.1 accursed 8 And the sons of Ethan Azariah 9 The sons also of Hezron that were born unto him Jerahmeel and ‖ Or Aram. Matth. 1.3 Ram and ‖ Or Caleb v. 18. Chelubai 10 And Ram * Ruth 4.19 begat Amminadab and Amminadab begat Nahshon prince of the children of Judah 11 And Nahshon begat Salma and Salma begat Boaz 12 And Boaz begat Obed and Obed begat Jesse 13 ¶ * 1 Sam. 16.6 And Jesse begat his first-born Eliab and Abinadab the second and ‖ Or Shammab 1 Sam. 16.9 Shimma the third 14 Nethaneel the fourth Raddai the fifth 15 Ozem the sixth David the seventh 16 Whose sisters were Zeruiah and Abigail And the sons of Zeruiah Abishai and Joab and Asahel three 17 And Abigail bare Amasa and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ishmeelite 18 ¶ And Caleb the son of Hezron begat children of Azubah his wife and of Jerioth her sons are these Jesher Shobah Ardon 19 And when Azubah was dead Caleb took unto him Ephrath which bare him Hur. 20 And Hur begat Uri and Uri begat * Exod. 31.2 Bezaleel 21 ¶ And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead whom he †Heb. took married when he was threescore years old and she bare him Segub 22 And Segub begat air who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead 23 * Num. 32.41 Deut. 3.14 Josh 13.30 And he took Geshur and Aram with the towns of Jair from them with Kenath and the towns thereof even threescore cities all these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of Gilead 24 And after that Hezron was dead in Caleb ephratal then Abiah Hezrons wife bare him Ashur the father of Tekoa 25 ¶ And the sons of Jerahmeel the first-born of Hezron were Ram the first-born and Bunah and Orer and Ozem and Ahijah 26 Jerahmeel had also another wife whose name was Atarah she was the mother of Onam 27 And the sons of Ram the first-born of Jerahmeel were Maaz and Jamin and Eker 28 And the sons of Onam were Shamma and Jada And the sons of Shammai Nadab and Abishur 29 And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihai◠and she bare him Ahban and Molid 30 And the sons of Nadab Seled and Appaim but Seled died without children 31 And the sons of Appaim Ishi And the sons of Ishi Sheshan And the children of Sheshan Ahlai 32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai Jether and Jonathan and Jether died without children 33 And the sons of Jonathan Peleth and Zaza These were the sons of Jerahmeel 34 ¶ Now Sheshan had no sons but daughters and Sheshan had a servant an Egyptian whose name was Jarha 35 And Sheshan gave his daughter to Jarha his servant to wife and she bare him Attai 36 And Attai begat Nathan and Nathan begat * Chap. 11.41 Zabad 37 And Zabad begat Ephial and Ephial begat Obed 38 And Obed begat Jehu and Jehu begat Azariah 39 And Azariah begat Helez and Helez begat Eleasah 40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai and Sisamai begat Shallum 41 And Shallum begat Jekamiah and Jekamiah begat Elishama 42 ¶ Now the sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel were Mesha his first-born which was
and all the instruments put he among the treasures of the house of God 2 ¶ * 1 King 8.2 c. Then Solomon assembled the elders of Israel and all the heads of the tribes the chief of the fathers of the children of Israel unto Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the city of David which is Zion 3 Wherefore all the men of Israel assembled themselves unto the king in the feast which was in the seventh moneth 4 And all the elders of Israel came and the Levites took up the ark 5 And they brought up the ark and the tabernacle of the congregation and all the holy vessels that were in the tabernacle these did the priests and the Levites bring up 6 Also king Solomon and all the congregation of Israel that were assembled unto him before the ark sacrificed sheep and oxen which could not be told nor numbred for multitude 7 And the priests brought in the ark of the covenant of the LORD unto his place to the oracle of the house into the most holy place even under the wings of the cherubims 8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark and the cherubims covered the ark and the staves thereof above 9 And they drew our the staves of the ark that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle but they were not seen without And ‖ Or they are there as 1 King 8.8 there it is unto this day 10 There was nothing in the ark save the two tables which Moses * Deut. 10.2 5. put therein at Horeb ‖ Or where when the LORD made a covenant with the children of Israel when they came out of Egypt 11 ¶ And it came to pass when the priests were come out of the holy place for all the priests that were †Heb. sound present were sanctified and did not then wait by course 12 * 1 Chr. 25.1 Also the Levites which were the singers all of them of Asaph of Heman of Jeduthun with their sons and their brethren being arayed in white linen having cymbals and psalteries and harps stood at the east-end of the altar and with them an hundred and twenty priests scunding with trumpets 13 It came even to pass as the trumpeters and singers were as one to make one sound to be heard in prassing and thanking the LORD and when they lift up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick and praised the LORD saying * Psal 136. For he is good for his mercy endureth for ever that then the house was filled with a cloud even the house of the LORD 14 So that the priests could not stand to minister by reason of the cloud for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of God CHAP. VI. 1 Solomon having blessed the people blesseth God 12 Solomons prayer in the conscoration of the temple upon the brasen scaffold THen * 1 King 8.12 c. said Solomon The LORD hath said that he would dwell in the * Levit. 16.2 thick darkness 2 But I have built an house of habitation for thee and a place for thy dwelling for ever 3 And the king turned his face and blessed the whole congregation of Israel and all the congregation of Israel stood 4 And he said Blessed be the LORD God of Israel who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David saying 5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in that my name might be there neither chose I any man to be a ruler over my people Israel 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem that my name might be there and have chosen Davin to be ruler over my people Israel 7 Now * 2 Sam. 7.2 1 Chr. 28.2 it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 8 But the LORD said to David my father Forasmuch as it was in thine heart to build an house for my name thou didst well in that it was in thine heart 9 Notwithstanding thou shalt not build the house but thy son which shall come forth out of thy loyns he shall build the house for my name 10 The LORD therefore hath performed his word that he hath spoken for I am risen up in the room of David my father and am set on the throne of Israel as the LORD promised and have built the house for the name of the LORD God of Israel 11 And in it have I put the ark wherein is the covenant of the LORD that he made with the children of Israel 12 ¶ And he stood before the altar of the LORD in the presence of all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hands 13 For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold of five cubits †Heb. the length thereof c. long and five cubits broad and three cubits high and had set it in the midst of the court and upon it he stood and kneeled down upon his knees before all the congregation of Israel and spread forth his hand towards heaven 14 And said O LORD God of Israel * Exod. 15.11 there is no God like thee in the heaven nor in the earth which keepest covenant and shewest mercy unto thy servants that walk before thee with all their hearts 15 Thou which hast kept with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him and spakest with thy mouth and hast fulfilled it with thine hand as it is this day 16 Now therefore O LORD God of Israel keep with thy servant David my father that which thou hast promised him saying * 1 Sam. 7.12 1 King 2.4 6.12 †Heb. there shall not a man be cut off There shall not fail thee a man in my sight to sit upon the throne of Israel * Psal 132.12 yet so that thy children take heed to their way to walk in my law as thou hast walked before me 17 Now then O LORD God of Israel let thy word be verified which thou hast spoken unto they servant David 18 But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth * Chap. 2.6 Isa 66. 1. Acts 7.49 behold heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee how much less this house which I have built 19 Have respect therefore to the prayer of they servant and to his supplication O LORD my God to hearken unto the cry and the prayer which thy servant prayeth before thee 20 That thine eyes may be open upon this house day and night upon the place whereof thou hast said that thou wouldest put thy name there to hearken unto the prayer which thy servant prayeth ‖ Or in the place towards this place 21 Hearken therefore unto the
supplications of thy servant and of thy people Israel which they shall †Heb. pray make towards this place hear thou from thy dwelling-place even from heaven and when thou hearest forgive 22 ¶ If a man sin against his neighbour †Heb. and he require an oath of him and an oath be laid upon him to make him swear and the oath come before thine altar in this house 23 Then hear thou from heaven do and judge thy servants by requiting the wicked by recompencing his way upon his own head by justitying the righteous by giving him according to his righteousness 24 ¶ And it thy people Israel ‖ Or he smitten be put to the worse before the enemy because they have sinned against thee and shall return and confess thy name and pray and make supplication before thee ‖ Or towards in this house 25 Then hear thou from the heavens and forgive the sin of thy people Israel and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest to them and to their fathers 26 ¶ When the * 1 King 17.1 heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against thee yet if they pray towards this place and confess thy name and turn from their sin when thou dost afflict them 27 Then hear thou from heaven and forgive the sin of thy servants and of thy people Israel when thou hast taught them the good way wherein they should walk and send rain upon the land which thou hast given unto thy people for an inheritance 28 ¶ If there * Chap. 2◠0 be dearth in the land if there be pestilence if there be blasting or mildew locusts or caterpillers if their enemies besiege them †Heb. in the land of their gates in the cities of their lands whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be 29 Then what prayer or what supplication soever shall be made of any or of all thy people Israel when every one shall know his own sore and his own grief and shall spread forth his hands ‖ Or. toward this house in this house 30 Then hear thou from heaven thy dwelling-place and forgive and render unto every man according unto all his ways whose heart thou knowest for thou onely * 1 Chr. 18.9 knowest the hearts of the children of men 31 That they may fear thee to walk in they ways †Heb. all the days which so long as they live †Heb. upon the fast of the land in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers 32 ¶ Moreover concerning the stranger * John 12.20 Acts 8.27 which is not of thy people Israel but is come from a far countrey for thy great names sake and thy mighty hand and thy stretched-out arm if they come and pray in this house 33 Then hear thou from the heavens even from thy dwelling-place do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for that all people of the earth may know thy name and fear thee as doth thy people Israel and may know that †Heb. thy name is called upon this house this house which I have built is called by thy name 34 If thy people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them and they pray unto thee toward this city which thou hast chosen and the house which I have built for thy name 35 Then hear thou from the heavens their prayer and their supplication and maintain their ‖ Or right cause 36 If they sin against thee for there is * Prov. 20.9 Eccles 7.20 James 3.2 1 Joh. 1.8 no man which sinneth not and thou be angry with them and deliver them over before their enemies and †Heb. they that take them captives carry them away they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near 37 Yet if they †Heb. bring back to their heart bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity saying We have sinned we have done amiss and have dealt wickedly 38 If they return to thee with all their heart with all their soul in the land of their captivity whither they have carried them captives and pray toward their land which thou gavest unto their fathers and toward the city which thou hast chosen and toward the house which I have built for thy name 39 Then hear thou from the heavens even from thy dwelling-place their prayer and their supplications and maintain their ‖ Or right cause and forgive thy people which have sinned against thee 40 Now my God let I beseech thee thine eyes be open and let thine ears be attent †Heb. to the prayer of this place unto the prayer that is made in this place 41 Now * Psal 13◠◠therefore arise O LORD God into thy resting-place thou and the ark of thy strength let thy priests O LORD God be clothed with salvation and let thy saints rejoyce in goodness 42 O LORD God turn not away the face of thine anointed remember the mercies of David thy servant CHAP. VII 1 God having given testimony to Solomon prayer by fire from heaven and glory in the temple the people worship him 4 Solomons solemn sacrifice 8 Solomon having kept the feast of tabernacles and the feast of the dedication of the altar dismisseth the people 12 God appearing to Solomon giveth him promises upon condition NOw * 1 King 8.54 when Solomon had made an end of praying the * Lev. 9 24◠fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt-offering and the sacrifices and the glory of the LORD filled the house 2 And the priests could not enter into the house of the LORD because the glory of the LORD had filled the LORDS house 3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down and the glory of the LORD upon the house they howed themselves with their faces to the ground upon the pavement and worshipped and prassed the LORD saying For he is good for his mercy endureth for ever 4 ¶ Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the LORD 5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thousand oxen and an hundred and twenty thousand sheep so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God 6 * 1 Chr. 15.16 And the priests waited on their offices the Levites also with instruments of musick of the LORD which David the king had made to praise the LORD because his mercy endureth for ever when David praised †Heb. by their hand by their ministery and the priests sounded trumpets before them and all Israel stood 7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the middle of the court that was before the house of the LORD for there he offered burnt-offerings and the fat of the peare-offerings because the brasen altar which Solomon had made was
Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and they said The LORD is righteous 7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah saying They have humbled themselves therefore I will not destroy them but I will grant them ‖ Or a little wâ—ile some deliverance and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak 8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countreys 9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the kings house he took all he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had * Chap. â— 15 made 10 In stead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard that kept the entrance of the kings house 11 And when the king entred into the house of the LORD the guard came and fet them and brought them again into the guard-chamber 12 And when he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him that he would not destroy him altogether ‖ Or and yet â—is Judah there were good things and also in Judah things went well 13 ¶ So king Rehoboam strengthned himself in Jerusalem and reigned for * 1 Kin. 14.21 Rehoboam was one and fourty years old when he began to reign and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitess 14 And he did evil because he ‖ Or fixed prepared not his heart to seek the LORD 15 Now the acts of Rehoboam first and last are they not written in the †Heb. words book of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David and Abijah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XIII 1 Abijah succeeding maketh war against Jeroboam 4 He declareth the right of his cause 13 Trusting in God he overcometh Jeroboam 21 The wives and children of Abijah NOw * 1 Kin. 15.1 c. in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem his mothers name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah and there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam 3 And Abijah †Heb. bound together set the battel in aray with an army of valiant men of war even four hundred thousand chosen men Jeroboam also set the battel in aray against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men being mighty men of valour 4 ¶ And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim which is in mount Ephraim and said Hear me thou Jeroboam and all Israel 5 Ought you not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat the servant of Solomon the son of David is risen up and hath * 1 Kin. 11.26 rebelled against his lord 7 And there are gathered unto him vain men the children of Belial and have strengthned themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted and could not withstand them 8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David and ye be a great multitude and there are with you golden calves which Jeroboam * 1 Kin. 12.28 made you for gods 9 * Ch. 11.14 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD the sons of Aaron and the Levites and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands so that whosoever cometh †Heb. to fill his hand to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams the same may be a priest of them that are no gods 10 But as for us the LORD is our God and we have not forsaken him and the priests which minister unto the LORD are the sons of Aaron and the Levites wait upon their business 11 * Ch. 2.4 And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt-sacrifices and sweet incense the * Lev. 24.6 shew-bread also set they in order upon the pure table and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof to burn every evening for we keep the charge of the LORD our God but ye have forsaken him 12 And behold God himself is with us for our captain and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you O children of Israel fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers for you shall not prosper 13 ¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behinde them so they were before Judah the ambushment was behinde them 14 And when Judah looked back behold the battel was before and behinde and they cried unto the LORD and the priests sounded with the trumpets 15 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 16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah and God delivered them into their hand 17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men 18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time and the children of Judah prevailed because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers 19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam and took cities from him Beth-el with the towns thereof and Jeshanah with the towns thereof and Ephrain with the towns thereof 20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah and the LORD strook him and he died 21 ¶ But Abijah waxed mighty and married fourteen wives and begat twenty and two sons and sixteen daughters 22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah and his ways and his sayings are written in the ‖ Or commentary story of the prophet * Ch. 12.15 Iddo CHAP. XIV 1 Asa succeeding destroyeth idolatry 6 Having peace he strengthneth his kingdom with forts and armies 9 Calling on God he overthroweth Zerah and spoileth the Ethiopians SO Abijah slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David and * 1 Kin. 15.8 c. Asa his son reigned in his stead in his days the land was quiet ten years 2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God 3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods and the high places and brake down the †Heb. statues images and cut down the groves 4 And
an hundred talents of silver 7 But there came a man of God to him saying O king let not the army of Israel go with thee for the LORD is not with Israel to wit with all the children of Ephraim 8 But if thou wilt go do it be strong for the battel God shall make thee sall before the enemy for God hath power to help and to cast down 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the †Heb. cand army of Israel And the man of God answered The LORD is able to give thee much more then this 10 Then Amaziah separated them to wit the army that was come to him out of Ephraim to go †Heb. to their place home again wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah and they returned home †Heb. in â—eat of anger in great anger 11 ¶ And Amaziah strengthned himself and led forth his people and went to the valley of salt and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand 12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive brought them unto the top of the rock and cast them down from the top of the rock that they were broken all in pieces 13 ¶ But †Heb. the sons of the band the souldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back that they should not go with him to battel fell upon the cities of Judah from Samaria even unto Beth-horon and smote three thousand of them and took much spoil 14 ¶ Now it came to pass after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites that he brought the gods of the children of Seir and set them up to be his gods and bowed down himself before them and burned incense unto them 15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah and he sent unto him a prophet which said unto him Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand 15 And it came to pass as he talked with him that the kine said unto him Art thou made of the kings counsel forbear why shouldest thou be imitten Then the prophet forbare and said I know that God hath †Heb. counselled determined to destroy thee because thou hast done this and hast not hearkened unto my counsel 17 ¶ Then * 2 King 14.9 Amaziah king of Judah took advice and sent to Jeash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu king of Israel saying Come let us see one another in the sace 18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah saying The ‖ Or furâ—ush or thern thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon saying Give thy daughter to my son to wife and there passed by †Heb. a beest of the field a wilde beast that was in Lebanon and rod down the thistle 19 Thou sayest Lo thou hast smitten the Edomites and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast abide now at home why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt that thou shouldest fall even thou and Judah with thee 20 But Amaziah would not hear for it came of God that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies because they sought after the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash the king of Israel went up and they saw one another in the face both he and Amaziah king of Judah at Beth-shemesh which belonceth to Judah 22 And Judah was †Heb. smitten put to the worse before Israel and they fled every man to his tent 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz at Beth-shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to †Heb. the gate of it that looketh the corner-gate four hundred cubits 24 And be took all the gold and the silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom and the treasures of the kings house the hostages also and returned to Samaria 25 ¶ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years 26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah first and last behold are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel 27 ¶ Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away †Heb. from after from following the LORD they †Heb. conspired a conspiracy made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish but they sent to Lachish after him and slew him there 28 And they brought him upon horses and buried him with his fathers in the city of ‖ That is the city of David as it is 2 Kin. 14 20 Judah CHAP. XXVI 1Vzziah succeeding and reigning well in the days of Zechariah prospereth 16 Waxing proud be invadeth the priests office and is smitten with leprosie 22 He dieth and Jotham succeedeth him THen all the people of Judah took * 2 King 14.21 and 15.1 ‖ Or â—zariah Uzziah who was sixteen years old and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah 2 He built Eloth and restored it to Judah after that the king slept with his fathers 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem his mothers name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem 4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD accerding to all that his father Amaziah did 5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah who had understanding †Heb. in the seeing of God in the visions of God and as long as he sought the LORD God made him to prosper 6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines and brake down the wall of Gath and the wall of Jabneh and the wall of Ashdod and built cities ‖ Or in the countrey of Ashdod about Ashdod and among the Philistines 7 And God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal and the Mehunims 8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah and his name †Heb. went spead abroad even to the entring in of Egypt for he strenthned himself exceedingly 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner-gate and at the valley gate and at the turning of the wall and ‖ Or repaired fortified them 10 Also he built towers in the desert and ‖ Or cut out many cisterns digged many wells for he had much cattel both in the low-countrey and in the plains husbandmen also and vine-dressers in the mountains and in ‖ Or fruitful fields Carmel for he loved †Heb. ground husbandry 11 Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men that went out to war by bands according to the number
king in raiment of needle-work the virgins her companions that follow her shall be brought unto thee 15 With gladness and rejoycing shall they be brought they shall enter into the kings palace 16 In stead of thy fathers shall be thy children whom thou mayest make princes in all the earth 17 I will make thy name to be remembred in all generations therefore shall the people praise thee for ever and ever PSAL. XLVI 1 The confidence which the church hath in God 8 An exhortation to behold it ¶ To the chief musician ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah A song upon Alamoth GOd is our refuge and strength a very present help in trouble 2 Therefore will not we fear though the earth be removed and though the mountains be carried into †Heb. the heart of the sâ—as the midst of the sea 3 Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof Selah 4 There is a river the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High 5 God is in the midst of â—er she shall not be mâ—ved God shall heâ—p her †Heb. when the morning appeareth and that early 6 The heathen raged the kingdoms were moved he uttered his voice the earth melted 7 The LORD of hosts is with us the God of Jacob is †Heb. an high place for us our refuge Selah 8 Come behold the works of the LORD what desolations he hath made in the earth 9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth he breaketh the howe and cutteth the spear in sunder he burneth the chariot in the fire 10 Be still and know that I am God I will be exalted among the heathen I will be exalted in the earth 11 The LORD of hosts is with us the God of Jacob is our refuge Selah PSAL. XLVII 1 The nations are exhorted chearfully to entertain the kingdom of Christ ¶ To the chief musician A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah O Clap your hands all ye people shout unto God with the voice of triumph 2 For the LORD most High is terrible he is a great King over all the earth 3 He shall subdue the people under us and the nations under our feet 4 He shall choose our inheritance for us the excellency of Jacob whom he loved Selah 5 God is gone up with a shout the LORD with the sound of a trumpet 6 Sing praises to God sing praises sing praises unto our King sing praises 7 For God is the King of all the earth sing ye praises ‖ Or every one that hath understanding with understanding 8 God reigneth over the heathen God sitteth upon the throne of his holiness 9 ‖ Or the voluntary of the people are gathered unto the people of the God of Abraham The princes of the people are gathered together even the people of the God of Abraham for the shields of the earth belong unto God he is greatly exalted PSAL. XLVIII The ornaments and priviledges of the church ¶ A long and psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah GReat is the LORD and greatly to be praised in the city of our God in the mountain of his holiness 2 Beautiful for situation the joy of the whole earth is mount Zion on the sides of the north the city of the great king 3 God is known in her palaces for a refuge 4 For lo the kings were assembled they passed by together 5 They saw it and so they marvelled they were troubled and hasted away 6 Fear took hold upon them there and pain as of a woman in travail 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east wind 8 As we have heard so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts in the city of our God God will establish it for ever Selah 9 We have thought of thy loving kindness O God in the midst of thy temple 10 According to thy name O God so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth thy right hand is full of righteousness 11 Let mount Zion rejoyce let the daughters of Judah be glad because of thy judgements 12 Walk about Zion and go round about her tell the towers thereof 13 †Heb. set your heart to her bulwarks Mark ye well her bulwarks ‖ Or raise up consider her palaces that ye may tell it to the generation following 14 For this God is our God for ever and ever he will be our guide even unto death PSAL. XLIX 1 An earnest perswasion to build the faith of resurrection not on worldly power but on God 16 Worldly prosperity is not to be admired ¶ To the chief musician A psalm ‖ Or of for the sons of Korah HEar this all ye people give ear all ye inhabitants of the world 2 Both low and high rich and poor together 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding 4 * Ps â—8 2 Mat. 13.35 I will incline mine ear to a parable I will open my dark saying upon the harp 5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about 6 They that trust in their wealth and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother nor give to God a ransom for him 8 For the redemption of their soul is precious and it ceaseth for ever 9 That he should still live for ever end not see corruption 10 For he seeth that wise men die likewise the fool and the brutish person perish and leave their wealth to others 11 Their inward thought is that their houses shall continue for ever and their dwelling places †Heb. to generation and generation to all generations they call their lands after their own names 12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not he is like the beasts that perish 13 This their way is their folly yet their posterity †Heb. delight in their mouth approve their sayings Selah 14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave death shall seed on them and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning and their ‖ Or strength beauty shall consume ‖ Or the grave being an habitation to every one of them in the grave from their dwelling 15 But God will redeem my soul †Heb. from the hand of the grave from the power of ‖ Or hell the grave for he shall receive me Selah 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich when the glory of his house is increased 17 * Job 27.19 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away his glory shall not descend after him 18 Though †Heb. in his life whiles he lived he blessed his soul and men will praise thee when thou doest well to thy self 19
poor and sorrowful let thy salvation O God set me up on high 30 I will praise the name of God with a song and will magnifie him with thanksgiving 31 This also shall please the LORD better then an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs 32 The ‖ Or meek humble shall see this and be glad and your heart shall live that seek God 33 For the LORD heareth the poor and despiseth not his prisoners 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him the seas and every thing that †Heb. creepeth moveth therein 35 For God will save Sion and will build the cities of Judah that they may dwell there and have it in possession 36 The seed also of his servants shall inherit it and they that love his name shall dwell therein PSAL. LXX David soliciteth God to the speedy destruction of the wicked and preservation of the godly ¶ To the chief musician A psalm of David to bring to remembrance MAke haste * Ps 40.13 c. O God to deliver me make haste †Heb. to my help to help me O LORD 2 * Ps 35.4.71.13 Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul let them be turned backward and put to confusion that desire my hurt 3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say Aha aha 4 Let all those that seek thee rejoyce and be glad in thee and let such as love thy salvation say continually Let God be magnified 5 But I am poor and needy make haste unto me O God thou art my help and my deliverer O LORD make no tarrying PSAL. LXXI 1 David in confidence of faith and experience of Gods favour prayeth both for himself and against the enemies of his soul 14 He promiseth constancy 17 He prayeth for perseverance 19 He praiseth God and promiseth to do it chearfully IN * Psal 31.1 thee O LORD do I put my trust let me never be put to confusion 2 Deliver me in thy righteousness and cause me to escape incline thine ear unto me and save me 3 †Heb. â—e thou to me for a â—â—ck of habitation Be thou my strong habitation whereunto I may continually resort thou hast given commandment to save me for thou art my rock and my fortress 4 Deliver me O my God out of the hand of the wicked out of the hand of the unrighteous and cruel man 5 For thou art my hope O Lord GOD thou art my trust from my youth 6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb thou art he that took me out of my mothers bowels my praise shall be continually of thee 7 I am as a wonder unto many but thou art my strong refuge 8 Let my mouth be filled with thy praise and with thy honour all the day 9 Cast me not off in the time of old age forsake me not when my strength faileth 10 For mine enemies speak against me and they that †Heb. watch or observe lay wait for my soul take counsel together 11 Saying God hath forsaken him persecute and take him for there is none to deliver him 12 O God be not far from me O my God make haste for my help 13 Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt 14 But I will hope continually and will yet praise thee more and more 15 My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day for I know not the numbers thereof 16 I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD I will make mention of thy righteousness even of thine onely 17 O God thou hast taught me from my youth and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works 18 Now also †Heb. unto old aâ—e and trar hairs when I am old and gray-headed O God forsake me not until I have shewed †Heb. thine arm thy strength unto this generation and thy power to every one that is to come 19 Thy righteousness also O God is very high who hast done great things O God who is like unto thee 20 Thou which hast shewed me great and sore troubles shalt quicken me again and shalt bring me up again from the depths of the earth 21 Thou shalt increase my greatness and comfort me on every side 22 I will also praise thee †Heb. with the instrument of psaltery with the psaltery even thy truth O my God unto thee will I sing with the harp O thou holy One of Israel 23 My lips shall greatly rejoyce when I sing unto thee and my soul which thou hast redeemed 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long for they are confounded for they are brought unto shame that seek my hurt PSAL. LXXII 1 David praying for Solomon sheweth the goodness and glory of his in type and in truth of Christs kingdom 18 He blesseth God ¶ A psalm ‖ Or of for Solomon GIve the king thy judgements O God and thy righteousness unto the kings son 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy poor with judgement 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people and the little hills by righteousness 4 He shall judge the poor of the people he shall save the children of the needy and shall break in pieces the oppressour 5 They shall fear thee as long as the sun and moon endure throughout all generations 6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass as showres that water the earth 7 In his days shall the righteous flourish and abundance of peace †Heb. if I there 〈◊〉 no moon so long as the moon endureth 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth 9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall how before him and his enemies shall lick the dust 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts 11 Yea all kings shall fall down before him all nations shall serve him 12 For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth the poor also and him that hath no helper 13 He shall spare the poor needy shall save the souls of the needy 14 He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence and precious shall their bloud be in his sight 15 And he shall live and to him †Heb. one shall give shall be given of the gold of Sheba prayer also shall be made for him continually and daily shall he be praised 16 There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains the fruit thereof shall 〈◊〉 like Lebanon and they of the city shall 〈…〉 grass of the earth 17 His name †Heb. shall 〈◊〉 shall endure for ever †Heb. shall be as a son to continuâ— his fathâ—â—s name 〈…〉 his name shall be continued
loveth it 141 I am small and despised yet do not I forget thy precepts 142 Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness and thy law is the truth 143 Trouble and anguish have †Heb. found me taken hold on me yet thy commandments are my delights 144 The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting give me understanding and I shall live KOPH 145 I cried with my whole heart hear me O LORD I will keep thy statutes 146 I cried unto thee save me ‖ Or that I may keep and I shall keep thy testimonies 147 I prevented the dawning of the morning and cried I hoped in thy word 148 Mine eyes prevent the night watches that I might meditate in thy word 149 Hear my voice according unto thy loving kindness O LORD quicken me according to thy judgement 150 They draw night that follow after mischief they are far from thy law 151 Thou art near O LORD and all thy commandments are truth 152 Concerning thy testimonies I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever RESH 153 Consider mine affliction and deliver me for I do not forget thy law 154 Plead my cause and deliver me quicken me according to thy word 155 Salvation is far from the wicked for they seek not thy statutes 156 ‖ Or Many Great are thy tender mercies O LORD quicken me according to thy judgements 157 Many are my persecuters and mine enemies yet do I not decline from thy testimonies 158 I beheld the transgressours and was grieved because they kept not thy word 159 Consider how I love thy precepts quicken me O LORD according to thy loving kindness 160 †Heb. the beginning of thy word is true Thy word is true from the beginning and every one of thy righteous judgements endureth for ever SCHIN 161 Princes have persecuted me without a cause but my heart standeth in aw of thy word 162 I rejoyce at thy word as one that findeth great spoil 163 I hate and abhor lying but thy law do I love 164 Seven times a day do I praise thee because of thy righteous judgements 165 Great peace have they which love thy law and †Heb. they shafâ— have no stumbling-block nothing shall offend them 166 LORD I have hoped for thy salvation and done thy commandments 167 My soul hath kept thy testimonies and I love them exceedingly 168 I have kept thy precepts and thy testimonies for all my ways are before thee TAU 169 Let my cry come near before thee O LORD give me understanding according to thy word 170 Let my supplication come before thee deliver me according to thy word 171 My lips shall utter praise when thou hast taught me thy statutes 172 My tongue shall speak of thy word for all thy commandments are righteousness 173 Let thine hand help me for I have chosen thy precepts 174 I have longed for thy salvation O LORD thy law is my delight 175 Let my soul live and it shall praise thee and let thy judgements help me 176 I have gone astray like a lost sheep seek thy servant for I do not forget thy commandments PSAL. CXX 1 David prayeth against Doeg 3 reproveth his tongues 5 complaineth of his necessary conversation with the wicked ¶ A song of degrees IN my distress I cried unto the LORD and he heard me 2 Deliver my soul O LORD from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue 3 ‖ Or What shall the deceitful tongue give unto thee or what shall it profit thee What shall be given unto thee or what shall be †Heb. added done unto thee thou false tongue 4 ‖ Or It is as the sharp arrows of the mighty man with coals of juniper Sharp arrows of the mighty with coals of juniper 5 Wo is me that I sojourn in Mesech that I dwell in the tents of Kedar 6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace 7 I am ‖ Or a man of peace for peace but when I speak they are for war PSAL. CXXI 1 The great safety of the godly who put their trust in Gods protection ¶ A song of degrees ‖ Or Shall I lift up mine eyes to the bills whence should my holy come I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help 2 * Ps 124.8 My help cometh from the LORD which made heaven and earth 3 He will not suffer thy â—out to be moved he that keepeth thee will not slumber 4 Behold he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep 5 The LORD is thy keeper the LORD is thy shade upon thy right hand 6 The sun shall not smite thee by day nor the moon by night 7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil he shall preserve thy soul 8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and even for evermore PSAL. CXXII 1 David professeth his joy for the church 6 and prayeth for the peace thereof ¶ A song of degrees of David I Was glad when they said unto me Let us go into the house of the LORD 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates O Jerusalem 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together 4 Whither the tribes go up the tribes of the LORD unto the testimony of Israel to give thanks unto the name of the LORD 5 For there †Heb. 〈◊〉 sit are set thrones of judgement the thrones of the house of David 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem they shall prosper that love thee 7 Peace be within thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces 8 For my brethren and companions sakes I will now say Peace be within thee 9 Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good PSAL. CXXIII 1 The godly profess their confidence in God 3 and pray to be delivered from contempt ¶ A song of degrees UNto thee lift I up mine eyes O thou that dwellest in the heavens 2 Behold as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God until that he have mercy upon us 3 Have mercy upon us O LORD have mercy upon us for we are exceedingly filled with contempt 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease and with the contempt of the proud PSAL. CXXIV The church blesseth God for a miraculous deliverance ¶ A song of degrees of David IF it had not been the LORD who was on our side now may Israel say 2 If it had not been the LORD who was on our side when men rose up against us 3 Then they had swallowed us up quick when their wrath was kindled against us 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us the stream had gone over our soul 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul 6 Blessed be the LORD who hath not given us as
Or entâ—ceth flattereth with his lips 20 * Ex 21.17 Lev. 20.9 Mat. 15.4 Whoso curseth his father or his mother his ‖ Or candle lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness 21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning but the end thereof shall not be blessed 22 * Deu. 32.35 Ch. 1â— 13 and 24.29 Rom. 12.17 1 Thes 5.15 1 Pet. 3.9 Say not thou I will recompense evil but wait on the LORD and he shall save thee 23 * Verse 10. Divers weights are an abomination unto the LORD and †Heb. balances of deceit a false balance is not good 24 * Ps 37.23 Ch. 16.9 Jer. 10.23 Mans goings are of the LORD how can a man then understand his own way 25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy and after vows to make enquiry 26 * Ps 101.5 c. Vers 8. A wise king scattereth the wicked and bringeth the wheel over them 27 The spirit of man is the ‖ Or damp candle of the LORD searching all the inward parts of the belly 28 * Ps 101.1 Ch. 29.14 Mercy and truth preserve the king and his throne is upholden by mercy 29 The glory of young men is their strength and * Ch. 16.31 the beauty of old men is the gray head 30 The blueness of a wound †Heb. is a purging medicine against evil cleanseth away evil so do stripes the inward parts of the belly CHAP. XXI THe kings heart is in the hand of the LORD as the rivers of water he turneth it whithersoever he will 2 * Ch. 16.2 Every way of a man is right in his own eyes but the LORD pondereth the hearts 3 * 1 Sa. 15.22 Chap. 15.8 Isa 1.11 Hos 6.6 Mic. 6.7 8. To do justice and judgement is more acceptable to the LORD then sacrifice 4 * Chap. 6.17 †Heb. bâ—uâ—htinesâ— of eyes An high look and a proud heart and ‖ Or the light of the wicked the plowing of the wicked is sin 5 The thoughts of the diligent tend onely to plenteousness but of every one that is hasty onely to want 6 * Chap. 10.2 and 13.11 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death 7 The robbery of the wicked shall †Heb. saw them or dwell with them destroy them because they refuse to do judgement 8 The way of man is froward and strange but as for the pure his work is right 9 * Chap. 19.13 and 25.24 and 27.15 It is better to dwell in a corner of the house-top then with †Heb. a woman of contentions a brawling woman in †Heb. an house of society a wide house 10 * Jam. 4.5 The soul of the wicked desireth evil his neighbour †Heb. is not favoured findeth no favour in his eyes 11 * Chap. 1â— 25 When the scorner is punished the simple is made wise and when the wise is instructed he receiveth knowledge 12 The righteous man wisely considereth the house of the wicked but God overthroweth the wicked for their wickedness 13 * Mat. 18.30 c. Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor he also shall cry himself but shall not be heard 14 * Chap. 17.8 18.16 A gift in secret pacifieth anger and a reward in the bosom strong wrath 15 It is joy to the just to do judgement but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity 16 The man that wandreth out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead 17 He that loveth ‖ Or sport pleasure shall be a poor man he that loveth wine and oyl shall not be rich 18 * Chap. 11.8 The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous and the transgressour for the upright 19 * Verse 9. It is better to dwell †Heb. in the land of the desert in the wilderness then with a contentious and an angry woman 20 There is a treasure to be desired and oyl in the dwelling of the wise but a soolish man spendeth it up 21 He that followeth after righteousness and mercy findeth life righteousness and honour 22 * Eccles 9.14 c. A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty and casteth down the strength of the confidence thereof 23 * Chap. 12.13 18.21 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles 24 Proud and haughty scorner is his name who dealeth †Heb. in the wrath of pride in proud wrath 25 * Ch 13.4 The desire of the slothful killeth him for his hands refuse to labour 26 He coveteth greedily all the day long but the * Psal 112.9 righteous giveth and spareth not 27 * Psal 50.9 Chap. 15.8 Isa 66.3 Jer. 6.20 Amos 5.22 The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination how much more when he bringeth it †Heb. in wickedness with a wicked minde 28 * Ch. 19.5 9. †Heb. a witness of lies A false witness shall perish but the man that heareth speaketh constantly 29 A wicked man hardneth his face but as for the upright he ‖ Or considereth directeth his way 30 * Jer. 9.23 There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD 31 * Psal 33.17 The horse is prepared against the day of battel but * Psal 3.8 ‖ Or victory safety is of the LORD CHAP. XXII A * Eccles 7.1 Good name is rather to be chosen then great riches and ‖ Or favour is better then c. loving favour rather then silver and gold 2 * Ch. 29.13 The rich and poor meet together the LORD is the maker of them all 3 * Chap. 27.12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself but the simple pass on and are punished 4 * Ps 112.3 ‖ Or the reward of humility c. By humility and the fear of the LORD are riches and honour and life 5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them 6 ‖ Or catechize Train up a childe †Heb. in his way in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it 7 The rich ruleth over the poor and the borrower is servant †Heb. to the man that lendeth to the lender 8 * Job 4.8 Hos 10.13 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity ‖ Or and with the rod of his anger he shall be consumed and the rod of his anger shall fail 9 * 2 Cor. 9.6 †Heb. good of eye He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed for he giveth of his bread to the poor 10 * Ps 101.5 Cast out the scorner and contention shall go out yea strife and reproach shall cease 11 He that
dance there 22 And †Heb. lim the wilde beasts of the islands shall cry in their ‖ Or palaces desolate houses and dragons in their pleasant palaces and her time is near to come and her days shall not be prolonged CHAP. XIV 1 Gods merciful restauration of Israel 4 Their triumphant insultation over Babel 24 Gods purpose against Assyria 29 Palestina is threatned FOr the LORD will have mercy on Jacob and will yet choose Israel and set them in their own land and the strangers shall be joyned with them and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. 2 And the people shall take them and bring them to their place and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and hand-maids and they shall take them captives †Heb. that had taken them captives whose captives they were and they shall rule over their oppressours 3 And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow and from thy fear and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve 4 ¶ That thou shalt take up this ‖ Or taunting speech proverb against the king of Babylon and say How hath the oppressour ceased the ‖ Or exactress of gold golden city ceased 5 The LORD hath broken the staff of the wicked and the sceptre of the rulers 6 He who smote the people in wrath with †Heb. a stroke without removing a continual stroke he that ruled the nations in anger is persecuted and none hindreth 7 The whole earth is at rest and is quiet they break forth into singing 8 Yea the fir-trees rejoyce at thee and the cedars of Lebanon saying Since thou art laid down no feller is come up against us 9 ‖ Or the grave Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming it stirreth up the dead for thee even all the †Heb. leaders ‖ Or great gâ—â—â—s chief ones of the earth it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations 10 All they shall speak and say unto thee Art thou also become weak as we art thou become like unto us 11 Thy pomp is brought down to the grave and the noise of thy viols the worm is spread under thee and the worms cover thee 12 How art thou faln from heaven ‖ Or O day star O lucifer son of the morning how art thou cut down to the ground which didst weaken the nations 13 For thou hast said in thine heart I will ascend into heaven I will exalt my throne above the stars of God I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation in the sides of the north 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds I will be like the most High 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell to the sides of the pit 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee and consider thee saying Is this the man that made the earth to tremble that did shake kingdoms 17 That made the world as a wilderness and destroyed the cities thereof that ‖ Or did not let his prisoners loose home-ward opened not the house of his prisoners 18 All the kings of the nations even all of them lie in glory every one in his own house 19 But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch and as the raiment of those that are slâ—in thrust through with a sword that go down to the stones of the pit as a carcase troden under feet 20 Thou shalt not be joyned with theâ— in burial because thou hast destroyed thy land and slain thy people * Job 18.19 Psal 21 1â— and 37.28 109.13 the seed of evil doers shall never be renowned 21 Prepare slaughter for his children * Ex. 20.5 Mat. 23.35 for the iniquity of their fathers that they do not rise nor possess the land nor fill the face of the world with cities 22 For I will rise up against them saith the LORD of hosts and cut off from Babylon the name and remnant and son and nephew saith the LORD 23 I will also make it a possession for the bittern and pools of water and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction saith the LORD of hosts 24 ¶ The LORD of hosts hath sworn saying Surely as I have thought so shall it come to pass and as I have purposed so shall it stand 25 That I will break the Assyrian in my land and upon my mountains tread him under foot then shall his yoke depart from off them and his burden depart from off their shoulders 26 This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations 27 For the LORD of hosts hath * 1 Chr. 20.6 Job 9.12 Pr. 21.30 Dan. 4.31 purposed and who shall disanul it and his hand is stretched out and who shall turn it back 28 In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden 29 ¶ Rejoyce not thou whole Palestina because the rod of him that smote thee is broken for out of the serpents root shall come forth a ‖ Or adder cockatrice and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent 30 And the first-born of the poor shall feed and the needy shall lie down in safety and I will kill thy root with famine and he shall slay thy remnant 31 Howl O gate cry O city thou whole Palestina art dissolved for there shall come from the north a smoke and ‖ Or he shall not be alone none shall be alone in his ‖ Or assemblies appointed times 32 What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation That * Ps 8â— 1 5. 102.16 the LORD hath founded Zion ‖ Or â—â—take themselves unto it and the poor of his people shall trust in it CHAP. XV. The lamentable state of Moab THe burden of Moab Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste and ‖ Or cut off brought to silence because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste and in bought to silence 2 He is gone up â—o Bajith and to Dibon the high places to weep Moab shall howl over Nebo and over Medeba * Jer. 48.37 38. Ezek. 7.18 on all their heads shall be baldness and every beard cut off 3 In their streets they shall gird themselves with sackcloth on the tops of their houses and in their streets every one shall howl †Heb. descending into weeping or coming down with weeping weeping abundantly 4 And Heshbon shall cry and Elealeh their voice shall be heard even unto Jahaz therefore the armed souldiers of Moab shall cry out his life shall be grievous unto him 5 My heart shall cry out for Moab ‖ Or to the borders there-fâ—â—ven as an ceisâ—â— his fugitives shall flee unto Zoar an * Jer. 41. â— 34. heifer of three
backwardness 20 He powerfully delivereth his out of Babylon HEar ye this O house of Jacob which are called by the name of Israel and are come forth out of the waters of Judah which swear by the name of the LORD and make mention of the God of Israel but not in truth nor in righteousness 2 For they call themselves of the holy city and stay themselves upon the God of Israel the LORD of hosts is his name 3 I have declared the former things from the beginning and they went forth out of my mouth and I shewed them I did them suddenly and they came to pass 4 Because I knew that thou art †Heb. bard obstinate and thy neck is an iron sinew and thy brow brass 5 I have even from the beginning declared it to thee before it came to pass I shewed it thee lest thou shouldest say Mine idol hath done them and my graven imgage and my molten image hath commanded them 6 Thou hast heard see all this and will not ye declare it I have shewed thee new things from this time even hidden things and thou didst not know them 7 They are created now and not from the beginning even before the day when thou heardest them not lest thou shouldest say Behold I knew them 8 Yea thou heardest not yea thou knewest not yea from that time that thine ear was not opened for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously and wast called a transgressour from the womb 9 ¶ For my names sake will I defer mine anger and for my praise will I refrain for thee that I cut thee not off 10 Behold I have refined thee but not ‖ Or for silver with silver I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction 11 For mine own sake even for mine own sake will I do it for how should my name be polluted and * Ch. 42.8 I will not give my glory unto another 12 ¶ Hearken unto me O Jacob and Israel my called I am he I am the * Ch. 41.4 and 44.6 Rev. 1.17 and 22.13 first I also am the last 13 Mine hand also hath said the foundation of the earth and ‖ Or the palm of my right hand hath spread out my right hand hath spanned the heavens when I call unto them they stand up together 14 All ye assemble your selves and hear which among them hath declared these things the LORD hath loved him he will do his pleasure on Babylon and his arm shall be on the Caldeans 15 I even I have spoken yea I have called him I have brought him and he shall make his way prosperous 16 ¶ Come ye near unto me hear ye this I have not spoken in secret from the beginning from the time that it was there am I and now the Lord GOD and his spirit hath sent me 17 Thus saith the LORD thy redeemer the holy One of Israel I am the LORD thy God which reacheth thee to profit which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go 18 O that thou hadst hearkned to my commandments then had thy peace been as a river and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea 19 Thy seed also had been as the sand and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me 20 ¶ Go ye forth of Babylon flee ye from the Caldeans with a voice of singing declare ye tell this utter it even to the end of the earth say ye the LORD hath * Ex. 19.4.5 6. redeemed his servant Jacob. 21 And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts he * Ex. 17.6 Nu. 20.11 caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them he clave the rock also and the waters gushed out 22 * Ch. 57.21 There is no peace saith the LORD unto the wicked CHAP. XLIX 1 Christ being sent to the Jews complaineth of them 5 He is sent to the Geâ—tiles with gracious promises 13 Gods love is perpetual to his church 18 The ample restauration of the church 24 The powerful deliverance out of captivity LIsten O isles unto me and hearken ye people from far The LORD hath called me from the womb from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name 2 And he hath made my mouth like a sharp sword in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me and made me a polished shaft in his quiver hath he hid me 3 And said unto me Thou art my servant O Israel in whom I will be glorified 4 Then I said I have laboured in vain I have spent my strength for nought and in vain yet surely my judgement is with the LORD and ‖ Or my reward my work with my God 5 ¶ And now saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant to bring Jacob again to him ‖ Or That Israel may be gathered to him and I may c. Though Israel be not gathered yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD and my God shall be my strength 6 And he said ‖ Or Art thou lighter then that thou shouldest c. It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the ‖ Or desolations preserved of Israel I will also give thee for a * Ch. 42.6 light to the Gentiles that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth 7 Thus saith the LORD the redeemer of Israel and his holy One ‖ Or to him that is despised in soul to him whom man despiseth to him whom the nation abhorreth to a servant of rulers Kings shall see and arise princes also shall worship because of the LORD that is faithful and the holy One of Israel and he shall choose thee 8 Thus saith the LORD * 2 Cor. 6.2 In an acceptable time have I heard thee and in a day of salvation have I helped thee and I will preserve thee and give thee for a covenant of the people to ‖ Or raise up establish the earth to cause to inherit the desolate heritages 9 That thou mayest say * Ch. 41.7 to the prisoners Go forth to them that are in darkness Shew your selves they shall feed in the ways and their pastures shall be in all high places 10 They shall not * Rev. 7.16 hunger nor thirst neither shall the heat nor sun smite them for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them even by the springs of water shall he guide them 11 And I will make all my mountains a way and my high-ways shall be exalted 12 Behold these shall come from far and so these from the north and from the west and these from the land of Sinim 13 ¶ Sing O heavens and be joyful O earth and break forth into singing O mountains for the LORD hath comforted his people and will have mercy upon his
evil against you and devise a device against you * 2 Kin. 17.13 Ch. 7.3 and 25.5 and 35.15 return ye now every one from his evil way and make your ways and your doings good 12 And they said * Ch. 2.25 There is no hope but we will walk after our own devices and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart 13 Therefore thus saith the LORD * Ch. 2.10 Ask ye now among the heathen who hath heard such things the virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible thing 14 Will a man leave ‖ Or my fields for a rock or for the snow of Lebanon shall the running waters be forsaken for the strange cold waters the snow of Lebanon which cometh from the rock of the field or shall the cold flowing waters that come from another place be forsaken 15 Because my people hath forgotten * Ch. 2.13 and 17.12 me they have burnt incense to vanity and they have caused them to stumble in their ways from the * Ch. 6.16 ancient paths to walk in paths in away not cast up 16 To make their land * Ch. 19 8. and 49.13 and 50.13 desolate and a perpetual hissing every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and wag his head 17 I will scatter them as with an cast-wind before the enemy I will shew them the back and not the face in the day of their calamity 18 ¶ Then said they Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah * Mal. 2.7 for the law shall not perish from the priest nor counsel from the wise nor the word from the prophet come and let us smite him ‖ Or for the tongue with the tongue and let us not give heed to any of his words 19 Give heed to me O LORD and hearken to the voice of them that contend with me 20 Shall evil be recompensed for good for they have digged a pit for mysoul remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them and to turn away thy wrath from them 21 Therefore * Ps 109.10 deliver up their children to the famine and †Heb. pour them out pour out their bloud by the force of the sword and let their wives be bereaved of their children and be widows and let their men be put to death let their young men be slain by the sword in battel 22 Let a cry be heard from their houses when thou shalt bring a troup suddenly upon them for they have digged a pit to take me and hid snares for my feet 23 Yet LORD thou knowest all their counsel against me †Heb. for death to slay me for give not their iniquity neither blot out their sin from thy sight but let them be overthrown before thee deal thus with them in the time of thine anger CHAP. XIX 1Vnder the type of breaking a potters vessel is foreshewed the desolation of the Jews for their sins THus saith the LORD Go and get a potters earthen bottle and take of the ancients of the people and of the ancients of the priests 2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom which is by the entry of †Heb. the sun-gate the east-gate and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee 3. And say Hear ye the word of the LORD O kings of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Behold I will bring evil upon this place the which whosoever heareth his ears shall * 1 Sam. 3.11 tingle 4 Because they have forsaken me and have estranged this place and have burnt incense in it unto other gods whom neither they nor their fathers have known nor the kings of Judah and have filled this place with the bloud of innocents 5 They have built also the high places of Baal to burn their sons with fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal * Ch. 7.31 32. which I commanded not nor spake it neither came it into my minde 6 Therefore behold the days come saith the LORD that this place shall no more be called Tophet nor the valley of the son of Hinnom but the valley of slaughter 7 And I will make void the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place and I will cause them to fall by the sword before their enemies and by the hands of them that seek their lives and their * Ch. 7.33 and 16.4 carcases will I give to be meat for the fowls of the heaven and for the beasts of the earth 8 And I will make this city * Ch. 18.16 and 49.13 and 50.13 desolate and an hissing every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof 9 And I will cause them to eat the * Lev. 26.29 Deu. 28.53 Lam. 4.10 flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daughters and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness wherewith their enemies and they that seek their lives shall straiten them 10 Then shalt thou break the bottle in the sight of the men that go with thee 11 And shalt say unto them Thus saith the LORD of hosts Even so will I break this people and this city as one breaketh a potters vessel that cannot †Heb. be healed be made whose again and they shall * Ch. 7.32 bury them in Tophet till there be no place to bury 12 Thus will I do unto this place saith the LORD and to the inhabitants thereof and even make this city as Tophet 13 And the houses of Jerusalem and the houses of the kings of Judah shall be defiled as the place of Tophet because of all the houses upon whose * Ch. 32.29 roofs they have burnt incense unto all the host of heaven and have poured out drink-offerings unto other gods 14 Then came Jeremiah from Tophet whither the LORD had sent him to prophesie and he stood in the court of the LORDS house and said to all the people 15 Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Behold I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it because they have hardned their necks that they might not hear my words CHAP. XX. 1 Pashur smiting Jeremiah receiveth a new name and a fearful doom 7 Jeremiah complaineth of contempt 10 of treachery 14 and of his birth NOw Pashur the son of * 1 Chr. 24.14 Immer the priest who was also chief governour in the house of the LORD heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things 2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin which was by the house of the LORD 3 And it came to pass on the morrow that Pashur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks Then said Jeremiah unto him The LORD hath not called thy name Pashur but ‖ That is Fear
I will build them and not pull them down and I will plant them and not pluck them up 7 And I will give them * Deu. 30.6 Ch. 32.39 Ezek. 1â— 19 and 35.25.27 an heart to know me that I am the LORD and they shall be * Ch. 30.12 and 31.33 and 32.38 my people and I will be their God for they shall return unto me with their whole heart 8 ¶ And as the evil * Ch. 29.17 figs which cannot be eaten they are so evil surely thus saith the LORD So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah and his princes and the residue of Jerusalem that remain in this land and them that dwell in the land of Egypt 9 And I will deliver them †Heb. for removing or vexation to * Deu. 28.25 Ch. 11. â— be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt to be a reproach and a proverb a taunt and a curse in all places whither I shall drive them 10 And I will send the sword the famine and the pestilence among them till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers CHAP. XXV 1 Jeremiah reproving the Jews disobedience to the prophets 8 foretelleth the seventy years captivity 12 and after that the destruction of Babylon 15Vnder the type of a cup of wine be foresheweth the destruction of all nations 34 The howling of the shepherds THe word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon 2 The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying 3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah even unto this day that is the three and twentieth year the word of the LORD hath come unto me and I have spoken unto you rising early and speaking but ye have not hearkned 4 And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets * Ch. 29.19 rising early and sending them but ye have not hearkned nor inclined your ear to hear 5 They said * 2 Kin. 17.13 Ch. 18.11 and 35.15 Jon. 3.8 Turn ye again now every one from his evil way and from the evil of your doings and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever 6 And go not after other gods to serve them and to worship them and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands and I will do you no hurt 7 Yet ye have not hearkned unto me saith the LORD that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt 8 ¶ Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts Because ye have not heard my words 9 Behold I will send and take all the families of the north saith the LORD and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon my servant and will bring them against this land and against the inhabitants thereof and against all these nations round about and will utterly destroy them and make them an astonishment and an hissing and perpetual desolations 10 Moreover †Heb. I will cause to perish from them I will take from them the * Gâ—l 7.34 and 16.9 Ezek. 26.13 Hos 2.11 voice of mirth and the voice of gladness the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride the sound of the milstones and the light of the candle 11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years 12 And it shall come to pass * 2 Chr. 36.21.22 Ezt. 1.1 Ch. 29.10 Dan. 9.2 when seventy years are accomplished that I will †Heb. visit upon punish the king of Babylon and that nation saith the LORD for their iniquity and the land of the Caldeans and will make it perpetual desolations 13 And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it even all that is written in this book which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations 14 For many nations and great kings shall * Ch. 27.7 serve themselves of them also and I will recompense them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands 15 ¶ For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me Take the * Job 21.20 Ps 75.8 Is 51.17 wine-cup of this fury at my hand and cause all the nations to whom I send thee to drink it 16 And they shall drink and be moved and be mad because of the sword that I will send among them 17 Then took I the cup at the LORDS hand and made all the nations to drink unto whom the LORD had sent me 18 To wit Jerusalem and the cities of Judah and the kings thereof and the princes thereof to make them a desolation an astonishment an hissing and a curse as it is this day 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt and his servants and his princes and all his people 20 And all the mingled people and all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines and Ashkelon and Azzah and Ekron and the remnant of Ashdod 21 * Ch. 49.7 c. Edom and * Ch. 48. Moah and the children of * Ch. 49.1 Ammon 22 And all the kings of * Ch. 47.4 Tyrus and all the kings of Zidon and the kings of the ‖ Or region by the sea-side isles which are beyond the * Ch. 49.23 sea 23 * Ch. 49.28 Dedan and Tema and Buz and all †Heb. cut off into corners or having the corners of the hair polled Ch. 9.26 that are in the utmost corners 24 And all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the * Ch. 49.31 mingled people that dwell in the desert 25 And all the kings of Zimri and all the kings of * Ch. 49.34 Elam and all the kings of the Medes 26 And all the kings of the north far and near one with another and all the kingdoms of the world which are upon the face of the earth and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them 27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them Thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Drink ye and be drunken and spue and fall and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you 28 And it shall be if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink then shalt thou say unto them Thus saith the LORD of hosts Ye shall certainly drink 29 For lo I begin to bring evil on the * 1 Pet. 4.17 city †Heb. upon which my name is called which is called by my name and should ye be utterly unpunished ye shall not be unpunished for I will call for a sword
spoil the Philistines the remnant of †Heb. â—â—e isle the countrey of Caphtor 5 Baldness iâ—â—â—â—e upon Gaza Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley how long wilt thou cut thy self 6 O thou sword of the LORD how long will it be ere thou be quiet †Heb. gather thy self put up thy self into thy scabbard rest and be still 7 †Heb. How canst thou How can it be quiet seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon and against the sea-shore there hath he appointed it CHAP. XLVIII 1 The judgement of Moab 7 for their pride 11 for their security 14 for their carnal confidence 26 and for their contempt of God and his people 47 The restauration of Moab AGainst Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Wo unto Nebo for it is spoiled Kiriathaim is confounded and taken ‖ Or the high place Misgab is confounded and dismayed 2 There shall be no more praise of Moab in Heshbon they have devised evil against it come and let us cut it off from being a nation also thou shalt ‖ Or be brought to silence be cut down O Madmen the sword shall †Heb. go after thee pursue thee 3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim spoiling and great destruction 4 Moab is destroyed her little ones have caused a cry to be heard 5 For in the going up of Luhith †Heb. weeping with weeping * Isa 15.5 continual weeping shall go up for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction 6 Flee save your lives and be like ‖ Or a naked tree the * Chap. 17.6 heath in the wilderness 7 ¶ For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures thou shalt also be taken and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his * Chap. 49.3 priests and his princes together 8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city and no city shall escape the valley also shall perish and the plain shall be destroyed as the LORD hath spoken 9 Give wings unto Moab that it may flee and get away for the cities thereof shall be desolate without any to dwell therein 10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD ‖ Or negligently deceitfully and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from bloud 11 ¶ Moab hath been at ease from his youth and he hath settled on his lees and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel neither hath he gone into captivity therefore his taste †Heb. stood remained in him and his sent is not changed 12 Therefore behold the days come saith the LORD that I will send unto him wanderers that shall cause him to wander and shall empty his vessels and break their bottles 13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh as the house of Israel was ashamed of * 1 Kin. 12 29. Beth-el their confidence 14 ¶ How say ye We are mighty and strong men for the war 15 Moab is spoiled and gone up out of her cities and †Heb. the choice of his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter saith the King whose name is the LORD of hosts 16 The calamity of Moab is near to come and his affliction hasteth fast 17 All ye that are about him bemoan him and all ye that know his name say How is the strong staff broken and the beautiful rod 18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon come down from thy glory and sit in thirst for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee and he shall destroy thy strong holds 19 O †Heb. inhabitress inhabitant of Aroer stand by the way and espy ask him that fleeth and her that escapeth and say What is done 20 Moab is confounded for it is broken down * Isa 16.7 howl and cry tell ye it in Amon that Moab is spoiled 21 And judgement is come upon the plain countrey upon Holon and upon Jahazah and upon Mephaath 22 And upon Dibon and upon Nebo and upon Beth-diblathaim 23 And upon Kiriathaim and upon Beth-gamul and upon Beth-meon 24 And upon Kerioth and upon Bozrah and upon all the cities of the land of Moab far or near 25 The horn of Moab is cut off and his arm is broken saith the LORD 26 ¶ Make ye him drunken for he magnified himself against the LORD Moab also shall wallow in his vomit and he also shall be in derision 27 For was not Israel a derision unto thee was he found among theeves for since thou spakest of him thou ‖ Or moveast thy self skippedst for joy 28 O ye that dwell in Moab leave the cities and dwell in the rock and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the holes mouth 29 We have heard the * Isa 16.6 c. pride of Moab he is exceeding proud his loftiness and his arrogancy and his pride and the haughtiness of his heart 30 I know his wrath saith the LORD but it shall not be so ‖ Or those on whom he stayeth Heb. his bars do not right his lies shall not so effect it 31 Therefore will I howl for Moab and I will cry out for all Moab mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres 32 O vine of Sibmah I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer thy plants are gone over the sea they reach even to the sea of Jazer the spoiler is faln upon thy summer-fruits and upon thy vintage 33 And * Isa 16.10 joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field and from the land of Moab and I have caused wine to fail from the wine-presses none shall tread with shouting their shouting shall be no shouting 34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh and even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice * Isa 15.5 6. from Zoar even unto Horonaim as an heifer of three years old for the waters also of Nimrim shall be †Heb. desolations desolate 35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab saith the LORD him that offereth in the high places and him that burneth incense to his gods 36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres because the riches that he hath gotten is perished 37 For * Isa 15.2 3. every head shall be bald and every beard †Heb. diminished clipt upon all the hands shall be cuttings and upon the loyns sackcloth 38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the hous-â—ops of Moab and in the streets thereof for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure saith the LORD 39 They shall howl saying How is it broken down how hath Moab turned the †Heb. neck back with shame so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him 40 For thus saith the LORD Behold he shall
her saith the LORD 54 A found of a cry cometh from Babylon and great destruction from the land of the Caldeans 55 Because the LORD hath spoiled Babylon and destroyed out of her the great voice when her waves do roar like great waters a noise of their voice is uttered 56 Because the spoiler is come upon her even upon Babylon and her mighty men are taken every one of their bows is broken for the LORD God of recompences shall surely requite 57 And I will make drunk her princes and her wise men her captains and her rulers and her mighty men and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake saith the King whose name is the LORD of hosts 58 Thus saith the LORD of hosts ‖ Or The walls of broad Babylon The broad walls of Babylon shall be utterly ‖ Or made naked broken and her high gates shall be burnt with fire and the people shall labour in vain and the folk in the fire and they shall be weary 59 ¶ The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah the son of Neriah the son of Maaseiah when he went ‖ Or on the behalf of with Zedekiah the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of his reign and this Seraiah was a ‖ Or prince of Menucha or chief chamberlain quiet prince 60 So Jeremiah wrote in a book all the evil that should come upon Babylon even all these words that are written against Babylon 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah When thou comest to Babylon and shalt see and shalt read all these words 62 Then shalt thou say O LORD thou hast spoken against this place to cut it off that none shall remain in it neither man nor beast but that it shall be †Heb. desolations desolate for ever 63 And it shall be when thou hast made an end of reading this book that thou shalt binde a stone to it cast it into the midst of Euphrates 64 And thou shalt say Thus shall Babylon sink and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her and they shall be weary Thus far are the words of Jeremiah CHAP. LII 1 Zedekiah rebelleth 4 Jerusalem is besieged and taken 8 Zedekiahs sons killed and his own eyes put out 12 Nebuzar-adan burneth and spoileth the city 24 He carrieth away the captives 31 Evil-merodach advanceth Jehoiachin ZEdekiah was * 2 Kin. 24.18 one and twenty year old when he †Heb. reigned began to reign and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah 2 And he did that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD according to all that Jehoiakim had done 3 For through the anger of the LORD it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah till he had cast them out from his presence that Zedekiah revelled against the king of Babylon 4 ¶ And it came to pass in the * 2 Kin. 25.1 Ch. 39.1 ninth year of his reign in the the moneth in the tenth day of the moneth that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came he and all his army against Jerusalem and pitched against it and built forts against it round about 5 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah 6 And in the fourth moneth in the ninth day of the moneth the famine was fore in the city so that there was no bread for the people of the land 7 Then the city was broken up and all the men of war fled and went forth out of the city by night by the way of the gate between the two walls which was by the kings garden now the Caldeans were by the city round about and they went by the way of the plain 8 ¶ But the army of the Caldeans pursued after the king and overtook 9 Then they took the king and carried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath where he gave judgement upon him 10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes he slew also all the princes of Judah in Riblah 11 Then he †Heb. blinded put out the eyes of Zedekiah and the king of Babylon bound him in ‖ Or fetters chains and carried him to Babylon and put him in †Heb. house of the wards prison till the day of his death 12 ¶ Now in the fifth moneth in the tenth day of the moneth which was the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came Nebuzar-adam ‖ Or chief marshal †Heb. chief of the executioners or slaughter-men And so v. ◠14. c. captain of the guard which †Heb. stood before served the king of Babylon into Jerusalem 13 And burnt the house of the LORD and the kings house and all the houses of Jerusalem and all the houses of the great men burnt he with fire 14 And all the army of the Caldeans that were with the captain of the guard brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about 15 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive certain of the poor of the people and the residue of the people that remained in the city and those that fell away that fell to the king of Babylon and the rest of the multitude 16 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vine-dressers and for husbandmen 17 Also the * Ch. 27.19 pillars of brass that were in the house of the LORD and the bases and the brasen sea that was in the house of the LORD the Caldeans brake and carried all the brass of them to Babylon 18 The caldrons also and the ‖ Or instruments to remove the ashes shovels and the snuffers and the ‖ Or basons bowls and the spoons and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministred took they away 19 And the basons and the ‖ Or censers fire-pans and the bowls and the caldrons and the candlesticks and the spoons and the cups that which was of gold in gold and that which was of silver in silver took the captain of the guard away 20 The two pillars one sea and twelve brasen bulls that were under the bases which king Solomon had made in the house of the LORD †Heb. their brass the brass of all these vessels was without weight 21 And concerning the * 1 Kin. 7.15 2 Kin. 25.17 2 Chr. 3.15 pillars the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits and a †Heb. threed fillet of twelve cubits did compass it and the thickness thereof was four singers it was hollow 22 And a chapiter of brass was upon it and the height of one chapiter was five cubits with net-work and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about all of brass the second pillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these 23 And there were ninety and six pomegranates on a side and all the
lion in secret places 11 He hath turned aside my ways and pulled me in pieces he hath made me desolate 12 He hath bent his bowe and set me as a mark for the arrow 13 He hath caused the †Heb. sonâ— arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins 14 I was a * Jer. 20.7 derision to all my people and their song all the day 15 He hath filled me with †Heb. bitternesses bitterness he hath made me drunken with wormwood 16 He hath also broken my teeth with gravel-stones he hath ‖ Or. rolled me in the ashes covered me with ashes 17 And thou hast removed my soul far off from peace I forgat †Heb. good prosperity 18 And I said My strength and my hope is perished from the LORD 19 ‖ Or remember Remembring mine affliction and my misery the wormwood and the gall 20 My soul hath them still in remembrance and is †Heb. bowed humbled in me 21 This I †Heb. make to return to my heart recal to my minde therefore have I hope 22 ¶ It is of the LORDS mercies that we are not consumed because his compassions fail not 23 They are new every morning great is thy faithfulness 24 The LORD is my * Ps 15.5 73.26 and 119.57 Jer 10.15 portion saith my soul therefore will I hope in him 25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him to the soul that seeketh him 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD 27 It is good for a man that he bear the yoke in his youth 28 He sitteth alone and keepeth silence because he hath born it upon him 29 He putteth his mouth in the dust if so be there may be hope 30 He giveth his check to him that smiteth him he is filled full with reproach 31 For the Lord will not cast off for ever 32 But though he cause grief yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies 33 For he doth not afflict †Heb. from his heart willingly nor grieve the children of men 34 To crush under his feet all the prisoners of the earth 35 To turn aside the right of a man before the face of ‖ Or a superiâ—â—â— the most High 36 To subvert a man in his cause the Lord ‖ Or seeth not approveth not 37 ¶ Who is he * Ps 33.9 that saith and it cometh to pass when the Lord commandeth it not 38 Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not * Am. 3.6 evil and good 39 Wherefore doth a living man ‖ Or murmurs complain a man for the punishment of his sins 40 Let us search and try our ways and turn again to the LORD 41 Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens 42 We have transgressed and have rebelled thou hast not pardoned 43 Thou hast covered with anger and persecuted us thou hast slain thou hast not pitied 44 Thou hast covered thy self with a cloud that our prayer should not pass through 45 Thou hast made us as the * 1 Cor. 4.13 off-scouring and refuse in the midst of the people 46 All our enemies have opened their mouths against us 47 * Is 24.17 Fear and a snare is come upon us desolation and destruction 48 Mine eye runneth down with rivers of water for the destruction of the daughter of my people 49 Mine eye trickleth down and ceaseth not without any intermission 50 Till the LORD look down and behold from heaven 52 Mine eye affecteth †Heb. my sâ—ul mine heart ‖ Or more then all because of all the daughters of my city 52 Mine enemies chased me sore like a bird without cause 53 They have cut off my life in the dungeon and cast a stone upon me 54 Waters flowed over mine head then I said I am cut off 55 ¶ I called upon thy name O LORD out of the low dungeon 56 Thou hast heard my voice hide not thine ear at my breathing at my cry 57 Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee thou saidst Fear not 58 O LORD thou hast pleaded the causes of my soul thou hast redeemed my life 59 O LORD thou hast seen my wrong judge thou my cause 60 Thou hast seen all their vengeance and all their imaginations against me 61 Thou hast heard their reproach O LORD and all their imaginations against me 62 The lips of those that rose up against me and their device against me all the day 63 Behold their sitting down and their rising up I am their musick 64 ¶ Render unto them a recompence O LORD according to the work of their hands 65 Give them ‖ Or obstinacy of heart sorrow of heart thy curse unto them 66 Persecute and destroy them in anger from under the * Ps 8.3 heavens of the LORD CHAP. IV. 1 Zion bewalleth her pitiful estate 13 She confesseth her sins 21 Edom is threatned 22 Zion is comforted HOw is the gold become dim how is the most fine gold changed the stones of the sanctuary are poured out in the top of every street 2 The precious sons of Zion comparable to fine gold how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers the work of the hands of the potter 3 Even the ‖ Or stâ—â—alveâ— sea-monsters draw out the breast they give suck to their young ones the daughter of my people is become cruel like the ostriches in the wilderness 4 The tongue of the sucking childe cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst the young children ask bread and no man breaketh it unto them 5 They that did feed delicately are desolate in the streets they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills 6 For the ‖ Or iniquity punishment of the iniquity of the daughter of my people is greater then the punishment of the sin of Sodom that was * Gen. 19.35 overthrown as in a moment and no hands stayed on her 7 Her Nazarites were purer then snow they were whiter then milk they were more ruddy in body then rubies their polishing was of sapphire 8 Their visage is †Heb. carker then blackness blacker then a coal they are not known in the streets their skin cleaveth to their bones it is withered it is become like a stick 9 They that be slain with the sword are better then they that be slain with hunger for these †Heb. â—low out pine away stricken through for want of the fruits of the field 10 The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children they were their * Deu. 28.57 2 Kin. 6.29 meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people 11 The LORD hath accomplished his fury he hath poured out his fierce anger and hath kindled a fire in Zion and it hath devoured the foundations thereof 12 The kings of the earth and all
bear them not out into the utter court to sanctifie the people 21 Then he brought me forth into the utter court and caused me to pass by the four corners of the court and behold †Heb. a court in a corner of a court and a court in a corner of a court in every corner of the court there was a court 22 In the four corners of the court there were courts ‖ Or made with chimneys joyned of fourty cubits long and thirty broad these four †Heb. cornered corners were of one measure 23 And there was a row of building round about in them round about them four and it was made with boyling-places under the rows round about 24 Then said he unto me These are the places of them that boyl where the ministers of the house shall boyl the sacrifice of the people CHAP. XLVII 1 The vision of the holy waters 6 The vertue of them 13 The borders of the land 22 The division of it by lot AFterward he brought me again unto the door of the house and behold waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward for the forefront of the house stood toward the east and the waters came down from under from the right side of the house at the south-side of the altar 2 Then brought he me out of the way of the gate north-ward and led me about the way without unto the utter gate by the way that looketh east-ward and behold there ran out waters on the right side 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward he measured a thousand cubits and he brought me through the waters the †Heb. waters of the ankles waters were to the ankles 4 Again he measured a thousand and brought me through the waters the waters were to the knees again he measured a thousand and brought me through the waters were to the loyns 5 Afterward he measured a thousand and it was a river that I could not pass over for the waters were risen †Heb. waters of swimming waters to swim in a river that could not be passed over 6 ¶ And he said unto me Son of man hast thou seen this then he brought me and caused me to return to the brink of the river 7 Now when I had returned behold at the †Heb. lip bank of the river were very many * Rev. 22.2 trees on the one side and on the other 8 Then said he unto me These waters issue out toward the east-countrey and go down into the ‖ Or plain desert and go into the sea which being brought forth into the sea the waters shall be healed 9 And it shall come to pass that every thing that liveth which moveth whithersoever the †Heb. two rivers rivers shall come shall live and there shall be a very great multitude of fish because these waters shall come thither for they shall be healed and every thing shall live whither the river cometh 10 And it shall come to pass that the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even unto En-eglaim they shall be a place to spread forth nets their fish shall be according to their kinds as the fish of the great sea exceeding many 11 But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof ‖ Or and that which shall not be healed shall not be healed they shall be given to salt 12 And by the river upon the bank thereof on this side and on that side †Heb. shall come up shall grow all trees for meat whose leaf shall not fade neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed it shall bring forth ‖ Or principal new fruit according to his moneths because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary and the fruit thereof shall be for meat and the leaf thereof ‖ Or for bruises and scres for * Rev. 22.2 medicine 13 ¶ Thus saith the Lord GOD This shall be the border whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel Joseph shall have two portions 14 And ye shall inherit it one as well as another concerning the which I ‖ Or swore * Gen. 27.7 and 17.8 and 26.3 and 28.13 lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance 15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north-side from the great sea the way of Hethlon as men go to Zedad 16 Hamath Berothah Sibraim which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath ‖ Or the middle village Hazar-hatticon which is by the coast of Hauran 17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan the border of Damascus and the north north-ward and the border of Hamath and this is the north-side 18 And the east-side ye shall measure †Heb. from between from Hauran and from Damascus and from Gilead and from the land of Israel by Jordan from the border unto the east-sea and this is the east-side 19 And the south-side south-ward from Tamar even to the waters of ‖ Or Meribah strife in Kadesh the ‖ Or valley river to the great sea and this is the south-side ‖ Or. toward Teman south-ward 20 The west-side also shall be the great sea from the border till a man come over against Hamath this is the west-side 21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel 22 ¶ And it shall come to pass that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you and to the strangers that sojourn among you which shall beget children among you and they shall be unto you as born in the countrey among the children of Israel they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel 23 And it shall come to pass that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth there shall ye give him his inheritance saith the Lord GOD. CHAP. XLVIII 1 23 The portions of the twelve tribes 8 of the sanctuary 15 of the city and suburbs 21 and of the prince 30 The dimensions and gates of the city NOw these are the names of the tribes from the north-end to the coast of the way of Hethlon as one goeth to Hamath Hazar-enan the border of Damascus north-ward to the coast of Hamath for these are his sides east and west †Heb. one portion a portion for Dan. 2 And by the border of Dan from the east-side unto the west-side a portion for Asher 3 And by the border of Asher from the east-side even unto the west-side a portion for Naphtali 4 And by the border of Naphtali from the east-side unto the west-side a portion for Manasseh 5 And by the border of Manasseh from the east-side unto the west-side a portion for Ephraim 6 And by the border of Ephraim from the east-side even unto the west-side a portion for Reuben 7 And by the
border of Reuben from the east-side unto the west-side a portion for Judah 8 ¶ And by the border of Judah from the east-side unto the west-side shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth and in length as one of the other parts from the east-side unto the west-side and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it 9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length and of ten thousand in breadth 10 And for them even for the priests shall be this holy oblation toward the north five and twenty thousand in length and toward the west ten thousand in breadth and toward the east ten thousand in breadth and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof 11 ‖ Or the sanctified portion shall be for the priests It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok which have kept my ‖ Or ward or ordinance charge which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray as the Levites went astray 12 And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites 13 And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length and ten thousand in breadth all the length shall be five and twenty thousand and the breadth ten thousand 14 And they shall not sell of it neither exchange nor alienate the first-fruits of the land for it is holy unto the LORD 15 ¶ And the five thousand that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand shall be a profane place for the city for dwelling and for suburbs and the city shall be in the midst thereof 16 And these shall be the measures thereof the north side four thousand and five hundred and the south-side four thousand and five hundred and on the east-side four thousand and five hundred and the west-side four thousand and five hundred 17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty and toward the south two hundred and fifty and toward the east two hundred and fifty and toward the west two hundred and fifty 18 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand east-ward and ten thousand west-ward and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city 19 And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel 20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand ye shall offer the holy oblation four-square with the possession of the city 21 ¶ And the residue shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation and of the possession of the city over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east-border and west-ward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west-border over against the portions for the prince and it shall be the holy oblation and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof 22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites and from the possession of the city being in the midst of that which is the princes between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin shall be for the prince 23 As for the rest of the tribes from the east-side unto the west-side Benjamin shall have †Heb. one portion a portion 24 And by the border of Benjamin from the east-side unto the west-side Simeon shall have a portion 25 And by the border of Simeon from the east-side unto the west-side Issachar a portion 26 And by the border of Issachar from the east-side unto the west-side Zebulun a portion 27 And by the border of Zebulun from the east-side unto the west-side Gad a portion 28 And by the border of Gad at the south-side south-ward the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of †Heb. Meribah-kadesh strife in Kadesh and to the river toward the great sea 29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance and these are their portions saith the Lord GOD. 30 ¶ And these are the goings out of the city on the north-side four thousand and five hundred measures 31 And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel three gates north-ward one gate of Reuben one gate of Judah one gate of Levi. 32 And at the east-side four thousand and five hundred and three gates and one gate of Joseph one gate of Benjamin one gate of Dan. 33 And at the south-side four thousand and five hundred measures and three gates one gate of Simeon one gate of Issachar one gate of Zebulun 34 At the west-side four thousand and five hundred with their three gates one gate of Gad one gate of Asher one gate of Naphtali 35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures and the name of the city from that day shall be †Heb. Jebovah-shammah The LORD is there ¶ The book of DANIEL CHAP. I. 1 Jehoiakims captivity 3 Ashpenaz taketh Daniel Hananiah Misharl and Azariab 8 They refusing the kings portion do prosper with pulse and water 17 Their excellency in wisdom IN the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah * 2 Kin. 24.2 ◠Chr. 36.6 came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto Jerusalem and besieged it 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand with part of the vessels of the house of God which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of his god 3 ¶ And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs that he should bring certain of the children of Israel and of the kings feed and of the princes 4 Children in whom was no blemish but well-favoured and skilful in all wisdom and cunning in knowledge and understanding science and such as had ability in them to stand in the kings palace and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Caldeans 5 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the kings meat and of †Heb. 〈◊〉 wine of 〈◊〉 drink the wine which he drank so nourishing them three years that at the end thereof they might stand before the king 6 Now among these were of the children of Judah Daniel Hananiah Mishael and Azariah 7 Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar and to Hananiah of Shadrach and to Mishael of Meshach and to Azariah of Abed-nego 8 ¶ But Daniel purposed in his
face but he said unto me Understand O son of man for at the time of the end shall be the vision 18 Now as he was speaking with me I was in a deep sleep on my face toward the ground but he touched me and †Heb. made me stand upon 〈◊〉 standing set me upright 19 And he said Behold I will make thee know what shall be in the last end of the indignation for at the time appointed the end shall be 20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia 21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king 22 Now that being broken whereas four stood up for it four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation but not in his power 23 And in the latter time of their kingdom when the transgressours †Heb. are accomplished are come to the full a king of fierce countenance and understanding dark sentences shall stand up 24 And his power shall be mighty but not by his own power and he shall destroy wonderfully and shall prosper and practise and shall destroy the mighty and the †Heb. people of the holy ones holy people 25 And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand and he shall magnifie himself in his heart and by ‖ Or prosperitâ— peace shall destroy many he shall also stand up against the prince of princes but he shall be * 2 Maâ— 9.9 broken without hand 26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is true wherefore shut thou up the vision for it shall be for many days 27 And I Daniel fainted and was sick certain days afterward I rose up and did the kings business and I was astonished at the vision but none understood it CHAP. IX 1 Daniel considâ—ring the time of the captivity 3 maketh confession of sins 16 and prayeth for the restauration of Jerusalem 2â— Gaâ—riel informeth him of the seventy weeks IN the first year of Darius the son of Ahasuerus of the seed of the Medes ‖ Or in which he c. which was made king over the realm of the Caldeans 2 In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years whereof the word of the LORD came to * Jer. 25 12 2â— 1â— Jeremiah the prophet that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem 3 ¶ And I set my face unto the Lord God to seek by prayer and supplications with fasting and sackcloth and ashes 4 And I prayed unto the LORD my God and made my confession and said O * Deut â—â— Neh. 1.5 Lord the great and dreadful God keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him and to them that keep his commandments 5 * Baruch 1.17 We have sinned and have committed iniquity and have done wickedly and have rebelled even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgements 6 Neither have we hearkned unto thy servants the prophets which spake in thy name to our kings our princes and our fathers and to all the people of the land 7 O Lord righteousness ‖ Or thou hast c. belongeth unto thee but unto us confusion of faces as at this day to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and unto all Israel that are near and that are far off through all the countreys whither thou hast driven them because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee 8 O Lord * Baruch 1.15 to us belongeth confusion of face to our kings to our princes and to our fathers because we have sinned against thee 9 To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses though we have rebelled against him 10 Neither have we obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in his laws which he set before us by his servants the prophets 11 Yea all Israel have transgressed thy law even by departing that they might not obey thy voice therefore the curse is poured upon us and the oath that is written in the * Lev. 26.14 c. Deut. 28.15 c. 29.20 c. 30.17 18 3â— 17 c. 32.19 c. law of Moses the servant of God because we have sinned against him 12 And he hath confirmed his words which he spake against us and against our judges that judged us by bringing upon us a great evil for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem 13 As * Lev 26.14 c. Deut. 23.15 Lam. 2.17 it is written in the law of Moses all this evil is come upon us yet †Heb. intreated we not the face of the c. made we not our prayer before the LORD our God that we might turn from our iniquities and understand thy truth 14 Therefore hath the LORD watched upon the evil and brought it upon us for the LORD our God is righteous in all his works which he doeth for we obeyed not his voice 15 And now O Lord our God that hast brought thy people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand and hast †Heb. made thee a name gotten thee * Exod. 14 18. renown as at this day we have sinned we have done wickedly 16 ¶ O Lord according to all thy righteousness I beseech thee let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerusalem thy holy mountain because for our sins and for the iniquities of our fathers Jerusalem and thy people are become a reproach to all that are about us 17 Now therefore O our God hear the prayer of thy servant and his supplications and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate for the Lords sake 18 O my God incline thine ear and hear open thine eyes and behold our desolations and the city †Heb. whereupon thy name is callâ—â— which is called by thy name for we do not †Heb. cause to fall present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses but for thy great mercies 19 O Lord hear O Lord forgive O Lord hearken and do defer not for thine own sake O my God for thy city and thy people are called by thy name 20 ¶ And whiles I was speaking and praying and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel and presenting my supplication before the LORD my God for the holy mountain of my God 21 Yea whiles I was speaking in prayer even the man * Ch. 8.16 Gabriel whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning being caused to flie †Heb with weaâ—â—â—ess or flight swiftly touched me about the time of the evening oblation 22 And he informed me and talked with me and said O Daniel I am now come forth †Heb. to make thee skilful of understanding to give thee skill
of * Ex. 12.51 14.30 Egypt and redeemed thee out of the house of servants and I sent before thee Moses Aaron and Miriam 5 O my people remember now that * Num. 22.5 23.7 Balak king of Moab consulted and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from * Num. 25. Jos 5. Shittim unto Gilgal that ye may know the righteousness of the LORD 6 ¶ Wherewith shall I come before the LORD and bow my self before the high God shall I come before him with burnt-offerings with calves †Heb. sons of a â—ear of a year old 7 Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams or with ten thousands of rivers of oyl shall I give my first-born for my transgression the fruit of my †Heb. heâ—y body for the sin of my soul 8 He hath * Deut. 10.12 shewed thee O man what is good and what doth the LORD require of thee but to do justly and to love mercy and to †Heb. humble thy self to walk walk humbly with thy God 9 The LORDS voice crieth unto the city and ‖ Or thy naâ—â— shall see that which is the man of wisdom shall see thy name hear ye the rod and who hath appointed it 10 ¶ ‖ Or Is there yet unto every man â—n hâ—â—se of the wicked 〈◊〉 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked and the †Heb. measure of â—eaâ—ness scant measure that is abominable 11 ‖ Or shall I be pure â—â—th c. Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances and with the bag of deceiful weights 12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth 13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee in making thee desolate because of thy sins 14 Thou shalt eat but not be satisfied and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee and thou shalt take hold but shalt not deliver and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword 15 Thou shalt * Deut. 28.38 Hag. 1.6 sowe but thou shalt not reap thou shalt tread the olives but thou shalt not anoint thee with oyl and sweet wine but shalt not drink wine 16 ¶ For ‖ Or He deth muâ—h â—â—ep the 〈◊〉 the statutes of * 1 Kin. 16.25 26. Omri are kept and all the works of the house of * 1 Kin. 16.30 c. Ahab and ye walk in their counsels that I should make thee a ‖ Or aâ—â—â—â—â—â—ment desolation and the inhabitants thereof an hissing therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people CHAP. VII 1 The church complaining of her small number 3 and the general câ—rruption 5 putteth her confidence not in man but in Gâ—â— 8 She triumpheth over her enemies 14 God comforteth her by promiseâ— 16 by confusion of the enemies 1â— and by his mercies WO is me for I am as †Heb the gatherings of summer when they have gathered the summer-fruits as the grape-gleanings of the vintage there is no cluster to eat my soul desired the first-ripe fruit 2 The * Ps 12.1 Isa 5â— 1 ‖ Or godly or merciful good man is perished out of the earth and there is none upright among men they all lie in wait for bloud they hunt every man his brother with a net 3 ¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly the prince asketh and the judge asketh for a reward and the great man he uttereth †Heb. the mischief of his soul hâ—s mischievous desire so thâ—y wrap it up 4 The beâ—t of them is as a brier the most upright is sharper then a thorn-hedge the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh now shall be their perplexity 5 ¶ Trust ye not in a friend put ye not confidence in a guide keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom 6 For * Mat. 10. â—1 15 36. Luk. 12.53 the son dishonoureth the father the daughter riseth up against her mother the daughter in law against her mother in law a mans enemies are the men of his own house 7 Therefore I will look unto the LORD I will wait for the God of my salvation my God will hear me 8 ¶ Rejoyce not against me O mine enemy when I fall I shall arise when I sit in darkness the LORD shall be a light unto me 9 I will bear the indignation of the LORD because I have sinned against him until he plead my cause and execute judgement for me he will bring me forth to the light and I shall behold his righteousness 10 ‖ Or and thou wilt see her that is mine enemy and â—â—ver her with shame Then she that is mine enemy shall see it and shame shall cover her which said unto me * Pâ— 79 1â— 115.2 Joel 2.17 Where is the LORD thy God mine eyes shall behold her now †Heb. she shall be for a treading down shall she be troden down as the mire of the streets 11 In the day that thy * Amos 9.11 c. walls are to be built in that day shall the dâ—cree be far removed 12 In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria ‖ Or even to and from the fortified cities and from the fortress even to the river and from sea to sea and from mountain to mountain 13 ‖ Or after that it hath been Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein for the fruit of their doings 14 ¶ ‖ Or Rule Feed thy people with thy rod the flock of thine heritage which dwell solitarily in the wood in the midst of Carmel let them feed in Bashan and Gilead as in the days of old 15 According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things 16 ¶ The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might they shall lay their hand upon their mouth their ears shall be deaf 17 They shall lick the * Ps 72.9 dust like a serpent they shall move out of their holes like ‖ Or creeping things worms of the earth they shall be afraid of the LORD our God and shall fear because of thee 18 Who is a God like unto thee that * Exod 34.6 7. pardoneth iniquity and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage he retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy 19 He will turn again he will have compassion upon us he will subdue our iniquities and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea 20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob and the mercy to Abraham which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old ¶ NAHUM CHAP. I. The maâ—â—sty of God in gâ—â—dness to his people and severity against his
from them a wicked heart that thy law might bring forth fruit in them 21 For the first Adam bearing a wicked heart transgressed and was overcome and so be all they that are born of him 22 Thus infirmity was made permanent and the law also in the heart of the people with the malignity of the root so that the good departed away and the evil abode still 23 So the times passed away and the years were brought to an end * 1 Sam. 16.13 then didst thou raise thee up a servant called David 24 * 2 Sam. 5.2 7.5 13. Whom thou commandedst to build a city unto thy name and to offer incense and oblations unto thee therein 25 When this was done many years then they that inhabited the city forsook thee 26 And in all things did even as Adam and all his generations had done for they also had a wicked heart 27 And so thou gavest thy city over into the hands of thine enemies 28 Are their deeds then any better that inhabit Babylon that they should therefore have the dominion over Sion 29 For when I came thither and had seen impieties without number then my soul saw many evil doers in this thirtieth year so that my heart failed me 30 For I have seen how thou sufferest them sinning and hast spared wicked doers and hast destroyed thy people and hast preserved thine enemiâ—â— and hast not signified it 31 ‖ Or I conceive I do not remember how this way may be left Are they then of Babylon better then they of Sion 32 Or is there any other people that knoweth thee besides Israel or what generation hath so beleeved thy covenants as Jacob 33 And yet their reward appeareth not and their labour hath no fruit for I have gone here and there through the heathen and I see that they ‖ Or abound flow in wealth and think not upon thy commandments 34 Weigh thou therefore our wickedness now in the balance and theirs also that dwell in the world and so shall thy name no where be found but in Israel 35 Or when was it that they which dwell upon the earth have not sinned in thy sight or what people hath so kept thy commandments 36 Thou shalt finde that Israel by name hath kept thy precepts but not the heathen CHAP. IV. 1 The angel declareth the ignorance of Esdras in Gods judgements 13 and adviseth him not to meddle with things above his reach 23 Nevertheless Esdras asketh divers questions and receiveth answers to them ANd the angel that was sent unto me whose name was Uriel gave me an answer 2 And said Thy heart hath gone too far in this world and thinkest thou to â—omprehend the way of the most High 3 Then said I Yea my lord and he answered me and said I am sent to shâ—w thee three ways and to set forth three similitudes before thee 4 Whereof if thou canst declare me one I will shew thee also the way that thou desirest to see and I shall shew thee from whence the wicked heart cometh 5 And I said Tell on my lord Then said he unto me Go thy way weigh me the weight of the fire or measure me the blast of the wind or call me again the day that is past 6 Then answered I and said What man is able to do that that thou shouldest ask such things of me 7 And he said unto me If I should ask thee how great dwellings are in the midst of the sea or how many springs are in the beginning of the deep or how many springs are above the firmament or which are the outgoings of paradise 8 Peradventure thou wouldest say unto me I never went down into the deep nor as yet into hell neither did I ever climbe up into heaven 9 Nevertheless now have I asked thee but onely of the fire and wind and of the day where-through thou hast passed and of things from which thou canst not be separated and yet canst thou give me no answer of them 10 He said moreover unto me Thine own things and such as are grown up with thee canst thou not know 11 How should thy vessel then be able to comprehend the way of the Highest and the world being now outwardly corrupted to understand the ‖ Or incorruption corruption that is evident in my sight 12 Then said I unto him It were better that we were not at all then that we should live still in wickedness and to suffer and not to know wherefore 13 He answered me and said I went into a forest into a plain and the * Judg. 9.8 2 Chr. 25.18 trees took counsel 14 And said Come let us go and make war against the sea that it may depart away before us and that we may make us more woods 15 The flouds of the sea also in like manner took counsel and said Come let us go up and subdue the woods of the plain that there also we may make us another countrey 16 The thought of the wood was in vain for the fire came and consumed it 17 The thought of the flouds of the sea came likewise to nought for the sand stood up and stopped them 18 If thou wert judge now betwixt these two whom wouldest thou begin to justifie or whom wouldest thou condemn 19 I answered and said Verily it is a foolish thought that they have both devised for ‖ Or the land the ground is given unto the wood and the sea also hath his place to bear his ‖ Or waves flouds 20 Then answered he me and said Thou hast given a right judgement but thy judgest thou not thyself also 21 For like as ‖ the land the ground is given unto the wood and the sea to his flouds even so * Is 55.8 9. Joh. 3.31 1 Cor. 2.14 they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth and he that dwelleth above the heavens may onely understand the things that are above the height of the heavens 22 Then answered I and said I beseech thee O Lord let me have understanding 23 For it was not my minde to be curious of the high things but of such as pass by us daily namely wherefore Israel is given up as a reproach to the heathen and for what cause the people whom thou hast loved is given over unto ungodly nations and why the law of our forefathers is brought to nought and the written covenants come ‖ Or no where to none effect 24 And we pass away out of the world as grashoppers and our life is astonishment and fear and we are not worthy to obtain mercy 25 What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called of these things have I asked 26 Then answered he me and said The more thou searchest the more thou shalt marvel for the world hasteth fast to pass away 27 And cannot comprehend the things that are promised to the righteous in time to
princes he will travel through strange countreys for he hath tried the good and the evil among men 5 He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him and will pray before the most High and will open his mouth in prayer and make supplication for his sins 6 When the great Lord will he shall be filled with the spirit of understanding he shall pour out wise sentences and give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer 7 He shall direct his counsel and knowledge and in his secrets shall he meditate 8 He shall shew forth that which he hath learned and shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord. 9 Many shall commend his understanding and so long as the world endureth it shall not be blotted out his memorial shall not depart away and his name shall live from generation to generation 10 * Chap. 44.15 Nations shall shew forth his wisdom and the congregation shall declare his praise 11 If he die he shall leave a greater name then a thousand and if he live he shall ‖ Or gain unto it increase it 12 Yet have I more to say which I have thought upon for I am filled as the moon at the full 13 Hearken unto me ye holy children and bud forth as a rose growing by the ‖ Or rivers of water brook of the field 14 And give ye a sweet savour as frankincense and flourish as a lilie send forth a smell and sing a song of praise bless the Lord in all his works 15 Magnifie his name and shew forth his praise with the songs of your lips and with harps and in praising him you shall say after this manner 16 * Gen. 1.21 Mark 7 3â— All the works of the Lord are exceeding good and whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplished in due season 17 And none may say What is this wherefore is that for at time convenient they shall all be sought out at his commandment the waters stood as an heap at the words of his mouth the receptacles of waters 18 At his commandment is done whatsoever pleaseth him and none can hinder when he will save 19 The works of all flesh are before him and nothing can be hid from his eyes 20 He seeth from everlasting to everlasting and there is nothing wonderful before him 21 A man need not to say What is this wherefore is that for he hath made all things for their uses 22 His blessing covered the dry land as a river and watered it as a floud 23 As he hath turned the waters into saltness so shall the heathen inherit his wrath 24 * Hos 14.5 As his ways are plain unto the holy so are they stumbling-blocks unto the wicked 25 For the good are good things created from the beginning so evil things for sinners 26 The principal things for the whole use of mans life are water fire iron and salt flour of wheat honey milk and the bloud of the grape and oyl and clothing 27 All these things are for good to the godly so to the sinners they are turned into evil 28 There be spirits that are created for vengeance which in their fury lay on sore strokes in the time of destruction they pour out their force and appease the wrath of him that made them 29 Fire and hail and famine and death all these were created for vengeance 30 Teeth of wilde beasts and scorpions ‖ Or vipert serpents and the sword punishing the wicked to destruction 31 They shall rejoyce in his commandment and they shall be ready upon earth when need is and when their time is come they shall not transgress his word 32 Therefore from the beginning I was resolved and thought upon these things and have left them in writing 33 All the works of the Lord are good and he will give every needful thing in due season 34 So that a man cannot say This is worse then that for in time they shall all be well approved 35 And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth and bless the name of the Lord. CHAP. XL. 1 Many miseries in a mans life 12 The reward of unrighteousness and the fruit of true dealing 17 A vertuous wife and an honest friend rejoyce the heart but the fear of the Lord is above all 28 A beggars life is hateful GReat * Eccleâ— 1.3 travel is created for every man and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam from the day that they go out of their mothers womb till the day that they return to the mother of all things 2 Their imagination of things to come and the day of death trouble their thoughts and cause fear of heart 3 From him that sitteth on a throne of glory unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes 4 From him that weareth purple and a crown ‖ Or to the 〈…〉 unto him that is clothed with a linen frock 5 Wrath and envie trouble and unquietness fear of death and anger and strife and in the time of rest upon his bed his night sleep do change his knowledge 6 A little or nothing is his rest and afterward he is in his sleep as in a day of keeping watch troubled in the vision of his heart as if he were escaped out of a battel 7 When all is safe he awaketh maâ—velleth that the fear was nothing 8 Such things happen unto all flesh both man and beast and that is seven-fold more upon sinners 9 * Chap. 39.29.30 Death and bloud-shed strife and sword calamities famine tribulation and the scourge 10 These things are created for the wicked and for their sakes came the * Gen. 7.11 floud 11 * Gen. 3.19 Ch. 41.10 All things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again and that which is of the * Eccles 1. â— waters doth return into the sea 12 All †Gr. bribes bribery and injustice shall be blotted out but true dealing shall endure for ever 13 The goods of the unjust shall be dried up like a river and shall vanish with a noise like a great thunder in rain 14 While he openeth his hand he shall rejoyce so shall transgressours come to nought 15 The children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches but are as unclean roots upon a hard rock 16 * Job 8.11 16.12 The weed growing upon every water and * Gen. 41.3 bank of a river shall be pulled up before all grass 17 Bountifulness is as ‖ Or. a garden that is blessed a most fruitful garden and mercifulness endureth for ever 18 To labour and * Phil. 4.11 1 Tim. 6.6 to be content with that a man hath is a sweet life but he that findeth a treasure is above them both 19 Children and the building of a city continue a mans name but a blameless wife is counted above them both 20 Wine and musick rejoyce the heart but
‖ Or the wealth of the land good things and the young men put on glorious warlike apparel 10 He provided victuals for the cities set in them all manner of munition so that his honourable name was renowned unto the end of the world 11 He made peace in the land and Israel rejoyced with great joy 12 For * 1 Kin. 4.25 every man lat under his vine and his fig-tree and there was none to fray them 13 Neither was there any left in the land to fight against them yea the kings themselves were overthrown in those days 14 Moreover he strengthned all those of his people that were brought low the law he searched out and every contemner of the law and wicked person he took away 15 He beautified the sanctuary and multiplied the vessels of the temple 16 Now when it was heard at Rome and as far as Sparta that Jonathan was dead they were very sorry 17 But assoon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his stead and ruled the countrey and the cities therein 18 They wrote unto him in tables of brass to renew the friendship and league which they had made with Judas Jonathan his brethren 19 Which writings were read before the congregation at Jerusalem 20 And this is the copy of the letters that the Lacedemonians sent The rulers of the Lacedemonians with the city unto Simon the high priest and the elders and priests and residue of the people of the Jews our brethren send greeting 21 The ambassadours that were sent unto our people certified us of your glory and honour wherefore we were glad of their coming 22 And did register the things that they spake in the council of the people in this manner Numenius son of Antiochus and Antipater son of Jason the Jews ambassadours came unto us to renew the friendship they had with us 23 And it pleased the people to entertain the men honourably and to put the copy of their ambassage in publick records to the end the people of the Lacedemonians might have a memorial thereof furthermore we have written a copy thereof unto Simon the high priest 24 After this Simon sent Numenius to Rome with a great shield of gold of a thousand pound weight to confirm the league with them 25 Whereof when the people heard they said What thanks shall we give to Simon and his sons 26 For he and his brethren and the house of his father have established Israel and chased away in fight their enemies from them and confirmed their liberty 27 So then they wrote it in the tables of brass which they set upon pillars in mount Sion and this is the copy of the writing The eighteenth day of the moneth Elul in the hundred threescore and twelfth year being the third year of Simon the high priest 28 At ‖ Or Jerusalem peradventure by corruption and transposition of letters or as somethink the common hall where they met to consult of matters of estate Saramel in the great congregation of the priests and people and rulers of the nation and elders of the countrey were these things notified unto us 29 Forsomuch as oftentimes there have been wars in the countrey wherein for the mintenance of their sanctuary and the law Simon the son of Mattathias of the posterity of Jarib together with his brethren put themselves in jeopardy and resilting the enemies of their nation did their nation great honour 30 For after that Jonathan having gathered his nation together and been their high priest was added to his people 31 Their enemies purposed to invade their countrey that they might destroy it and lay hands on the sanctuary 32 At which time Simon rose up and sought for his nation and spent much of his own substance and armed ‖ Or the men of war the valiant men of his nation and gave them wages 33 And fortified the cities of Judea together with Bethsura that lieth upon the borders of Judea where the ‖ Or weâ—pons armour of the enemies had been before but he set a garison of Jews there 34 Moreover he fortified Joppe which lieth upon the sea and ‖ Or Gaâ—a Gazaâ—â— that bordereth upon Azotus where the enemies had dwelt before but he placed Jews there and furnished them with all things convenient for the reparation thereof 35 The people therefore seeing the acts of Simon and unto what glory he thought to bring his nation made him their governour and chief priest because he had done all these things and for the justice and saith which he kept to his nation and for that he sought by all means to exalt his people 36 For in his time things prospered in his hands so that the heathen were taken out of their countrey and they also that were in the city of David in Jerusalem who had made themselves a towre out of with they issued of luted all about the sanctuary did much hurt ‖ Or unto religion in the holy places 37 But he placed Jews therein and fortified it for the safety of the countrey and the city and raised up the walls of Jerusalem 38 King Demetrius also confirmed him in the high priesthood according to those things 39 And made him one of his friends honored him with great honor 40 For he had heard say that the Romanes had called the Jews their friends and confederates and brethren and that they had entertained the ambassadours of Simon honourably 41 Also that the Jews and priests were well pleased that Simon should be their governour and high priest for ever until there should arise a faithful prophet 42 Moreover that he should be their captain and should take charge of the sanctuary to set them over their works and over the countrey and over the armour and over the fortresses that I say he should take charge of the sanctuary 43 Besides this that he should be obeyed of every man and that all the writings in the countrey should be made in his name and that he should be clothed in purple and wear gold 44 Also that it should be lawful for none of the people or priests to break any of these things or to gainsay his words or to gather an assembly in the countrey without him or to be clothed in purple or wear a buckle of gold 45 And whosoever should do otherwise or break any of these things he should be punished 46 Thus it liked all the people to deal with Simon and to do as hath been said 47 Then Simon accepted hereof was well pleased to be high priest and captain governour of the Jews priests to defend them all 48 So they commanded that this writing should be put in tables of brass and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary in a conspicuous place 49 Also that the copies thereof should be laid up in the treasury to the end that Simon and his sons might have them
commaâ—dment but I will obey the commandment of the law that was given unto our fathers by Moses 31 And thou that hast been the authour of all mischief against the Hebrews shalt not escape the hands of God 32 For we suffer because of our sins 33 And though the living Lord be angry with us a little while for our chastning and correction yet shall he beat one again with his servants 34 But thou O godless man and of all other most wicked be not lifted up without a cause nor puffed up with uncertain hopes lifting up thy hand against the servants of God 35 For thou hast not yet escaped the judgement of almighty God who seeth all things 36 For our brethren who now have suffered a short pain are dead under Gods covenant of everlasting life but thou through the judgement of God shalt receive just punishment for thy pride 37 But I as my brethren offer up my body and life for the laws of our fathers beseeching God that he would speedily be merciful unto our nation and that thou by torments and plagues mayest confess that he alone is God 38 And that in me and my brethren the wrath of the Almighty which is justly brought upon all our nation may cease 39 Then the king being in a rage handled him worse then all the rest and took it grievously that he was mocked 40 So this man died undefiled and put his whole trust in the Lord. 41 Last of all after the sons the mother died 42 Let this be enough now to have spoken concerning the idolatrous feasts and the extreme tortures CHAP. VIII 1 Judas gathereth an host 9 Nicanor is sent against him who Presumeth to make much money of his prisoners 16 Judas encourageth his men and putteth Nicanor to flight 18 and divideth the spoils 30 Other enemies are also defeated 35 and Nicanor fleeth with grief to Antioch THen Judas Maccabeus and they that were with him went privily into the towns and called their kins folks together and took unto them all such as continued in the Jews religion and assembled about six thousand men 2 And they called upon the Lord that he would look upon the people that was troden down of all and also pity the temple profaned of ungodly men 3 And that he would have compassion upon the city sore defaced and ready to be made even with the ground and hear the bloud that cried unto him 4 And remember the wicked slaughter of harmless infants and the blasphemies committed against his name and that he would shew his hatred against the wicked 5 Now when Maccabeus had his company about him he could not be withstood by the heathen for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy 6 Therefore he came at unawares and burnt up towns and cities and got into his hands the most commodious places and overcame and put to flight no small number of his enemies 7 But specially took he advantage of the night for such privy attempts insomuch that the bruit of his manliness was spread every where 8 So when Philip saw that this man increased by little and little and that things prospered with him still more and more he wrote unto Ptolemeus the governour of Celosyria and Phenice to yeeld more aid to the kings affairs 9 Then forthwith choosing Nicanor the son of Patroclus one of his special friends he sent him with no fewer then twenty thousand of all nations under him to root out the whole generation of the Jews and with him he joyned also Gorgias a captain who in matters of war had great experience 10 So Nicanor undertook to make so much money of the captive Jews as should defray the tribute of two thousand talents which the king was to pay to the Romanes 11 Wherefore immediately he sent to the cities upon the sea-coast proclaiming a sale of the captive Jews and promising that they should have fourscore and ten bodies for one talent not expecting the vengeance that was to follow upon him from the almighty God 12 Now when word was brought unto Judas of Nicanors coming and he had imparted unto those that were with him that the army was at hand 13 They that were fearful and distrusted the justice of God fled and conveyed themselves away 14 Others sold all that they had left and withal besought the Lord to deliver them being sold by the wicked Nicanor before they met together 15 And if not for their own sakes yet for the covenants he had made with their fathers and for his holy and glorious name sake by which they were called 16 So Maccabeus called his men together unto the number of six thousand and exhorted them not to be stricken with terrour of the enemy nor to fear the great multitude of the heathen who came wrongfully against them but to fight manfully 17 And to set before their eyes the injury that they had unjustly done to the holy place and the cruel handling of the city whereof they made a mockery and also the taking away of the government of their forefathers 18 For they said he trust in their weapons and holdness but our confidence is in the almighty God who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us and also all the world 19 Moreover he recounted unto them what helps their forefathers had found and how they were delivered when under Sennacherib an hundred fourscore and five thousand perished 20 And he told them of the battel that they had in Babylon with the Galatians how they came but eight thousand in all to the business with four thousand Macedonians and that the Macedonians being perplexed the eight thousand destroyed an hundred and twenty thousand because of the help that they had from heaven and so received a great booty 21 Thus when he had made them bold with these words and ready to die for the laws and the countrey he divided his army into four parts 22 And joyned with himself his own brethren leaders of each band to wit Simon and Josepâ— and Jonathan giving each one fifteen hundred men 23 Also be appointed Eleazar to read the holy book and when he had given them this watch-word The help of God himself leading the first band he joyned battel with Nicanor 24 And by the help of the Almighty they slew above nine thousand of their enemies and wounded and maimed the most part of Nicanors host and so put all to flight 25 And took their money that came to buy them and pursued them far but lacking time they returned 26 For it was the day before the sabbath and therefore they would no longer pursue them 27 So when they had gathered ‖ That is the enemies armour their armour together and spoiled their enemies they occupied themselves about the sabbath yeelding exceeding praise and thanks to the Lord who had preserved them unto that day which was the beginning of mercy distilling upon them 28 And after the sabbath when they had
children into the boats which they had prepared as though they had meant them no hurt 4 Who accepted of it according to the common decree of the city as being desirous to live in peace and suspecting nothing but when they were gone forth into the deep they drowned no less then two hundred of them 5 When Judas heard of this cruelty done unto his countreymen he commanded those that were with him to make them ready 6 And calling upon God the righteous Judge he came against those murderers of his brethren and burnt the haven by night and set the boats on fire and those that fled thither he slew 7 And when the town was shut up he went backward ‖ Or with a purpose to return as if he would return to root out all them of the city of Joppe 8 But when he heard that the Jamnites were minded to do in like manner unto the Jews that dwelt among them 9 He came upon the Jamnites also by night and set fire on the haven and the navy so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem two hundred and fourty furlongs off 10 Now when they were gone from thence nine furlongs in their journey toward Timotheus no fewer then five thousand men on foot and five hundred hors men of the Arabians set upon him 11 Whereupon there was a very sore battel but Judas side by the help of God got the victory so that the Nomades of Arabia being overcome besought Judas for peace promising both to give him cattel and to pleasure him otherwise 12 Then Judas thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many things granted them peace whereupon they shook hands and so they ‖ Or went from place to place with their families and cattel departed to their tents 13 He went also about to make a bridge to a certain strong city which was tended about with walls and inhabited by people of divers countreys and the name of it was Caspis 14 But they that were within it put such trust in the strength of the walls and provision of victuals that they behaved themselves rudely towards them that were with Judas railing and blaspheming and uttering such words as were not to be spoken 15 Wherefore Judas with his company calling upon the great Lord of the world who without any rams of engines of war did cast down Jericho in the time of Joshua gave a fierce assault against the walls 16 And took the city by the will of God and made unspeakable daughters insomuch that a lake two furlongs broad near adjoyning thereunto being silled full was seen running with bloud 17 Then departed they from thence seven hundred and fifty furlongs and came to Characa unto the Jews that are called Tubieni 18 But as for Timotheus they found him not in the places for before he had dispatched any thing he departed from thence having left a very strong garison in a certain hold 19 Howbeit Dositheus and Sosipater who were of Maccabeus captains went forth and slew those that Timotheus had left in the fortress above ten thousand men 20 And Maccabeus ranged his army by bands and set ‖ Dositheus and Sosipater them over the baâ—ds went against Timotheus who had about him an hundred and twenty thousand men of foot two thousand five hundred hors-men 21 Now when Timotheus had knowledge of Judas coming he sent the women and children and the other baggage unto a fortress called Carnion for the town was hard to besiege and uneasie to come unto by reason of the straitness of all the places 22 But when Judas his first band came in sight the enemies being smitten with fear and terrour through the appearing of him that seeth all things fled amain one running this way another that way so as that they were often hurt of their own men and wounded with the points of their own swords 23 Judas also was very earnest in pursuing them killing those wicked wretches of whom he slew about thirty thousand men 24 Moreover Timotheus himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Soâ—ipater whom he besought with much craft to let him go with his life because he had many of the Jews parents and the brethren of some of them who it they had put him to death should not be regarded 25 So when he had assured them with many words that he would restore them without hurt according to the agreement they let him go for the saving of their brethren 26 Then Maccabeus marched forth to Carnion and to the temple of ‖ That is Venus Atargatis and there he slew five and twenty thousand persons 27 And after he had put to flight and destroyed them Judas removed the host towards Ephron a strong city wherein Lysias abode and a great multitude of divers nations and the strong young men kept the walls and defended them mightily wherein also was great provision of engines and darts 28 But when Judas and his company had called upon almighty God who with his power breaketh the strength of his enemies they wall the city and slew twenty and five thousand of them that were within 29 From thence they departed to Sâ—ythopolis which lieth six hundred furlongs from Jerusalem 30 But when the Jews that dwelt there had testified that the Scythopolitans dealt lovingly with them and entreated them kindly in the time of their adversity 31 They gave them thanks desiring them to be friendly still unto them so they came to Jerusalem the feast of that weeks approaching 32 And after the feast called Pentecost they went forth against Gorgias the governour of Idumea 33 Who came out with three thousand men of foot and four hundred hors-men 34 And it hapned that in their fighting together a few of the Jews were slain 35 At which time Dositheus one of Bacenors company who was on hors-back and a strong man was still upon Gorgias and taking hold of his coat drew him by force and when he would have taken that cursed man alive a hors-man of Thracia coming upon him ‖ Or put by â—a â—rm or wounded him in the shoulder or strook him in the shoulder smote off his shoulder so that Gorgias sled unto Marisa 36 Now when they that were with Gorgias had fought long and were weary Judas called upon the Lord that he would shew himself to be their helper and leader of the battel 37 And with that he began in his own language and sung plasms with a loud voice and rushing unawares upon Gorgias men he put them to flight 38 So Judas gathered his host and came into the city Odollam And when the seventh day came they purified themselves as the custom was and kept the sabbath in the same place 39 And upon the day following ‖ Or at such time c. as the use had been Judas and his company came to take up the bodies of them that were slain and to bury them with their kinsmen in their
point of death I pray thee come and lay thy hands on her that she may be healed and she shall live 24 And Jesus went with him and much people followed him and thronged him 25 And a certain woman which had an issue of bloud twelve years 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians and had spent all that she had and was nothing bettered but rather grew worse 27 When she had heard of Jesus came in the preass behinde and touched his garment 28 For she said If I may touch but his clothes I shall be whole 29 And straightway the fountain of her bloud was dried up and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague 30 And Jesus immediately knowing in himself that vertue had gone out of him turned him about in the preass and said Who touched my clothes 31 And his disciples said unto him Thou seest the multitude thronging thee and sayest thou Who touched me 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing 33 But the woman fearing and trembling knowing what was done in her came and fell down before him and told him all the truth 34 And he said unto her Daughter thy saith hath made thee whole go in peace and be whole of thy plague 35 While he yet spake there came from the ruler of the synagogues house certain which said Thy daughter is dead why troublest â—â—ou the Master any further 36 Assoon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue Be not afraid onely beleeve 37 And he suffered no man to follow him save Peter and James and John the brother of James 38 And he cometh to the house of the ruler of the synagogue and seeth the tumult and them that wept and wailed greatly 39 And when he was come in he saith unto them Why make ye this ado and weep the damsel is not dead but sleepeth 40 And they laughed him to scorn but when he had put them all out he taketh the father and the mother of the damsel and them that were with him and entreth in where the damsel was lying 41 And he took the damsel by the hand and said unto her Talitha cumi which is being interpreted Damsel I say unto thee arise 42 And straightway the damsel arose and walked for she was of the age of twelve years and they were astonished with a great astonishment 43 And he charged them straitly that no man should know it and commanded that something should be given her to eat CHAP. VI. 1 Christ is contemned of his countreymen 7 He giveth the twelve power over unclean spirits 14 Divers opinions of Christ 〈◊〉 John Baptist is beheaded 29 and buried 30 The apostles return from preaching 34 The miracle of five loaves and two fishes 48 Christ walketh on the sea 53 and bealeth all that touch him ANd * Matth. 13.54 he went out from thence and came into his own countrey and his disciples follow him 2 And when the sabbath-day was come he began to teach in the synagogue and many hearing him were aâ—tonished saying From whence hath this man these things and what wisdom is this which is given unto him that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands 3 Is not this the carpenter the son of Mary the brother of James and Joses and of Juda and Simon and are not his sisters here with us And they were offended at him 4 But Jesus said unto them * Joh. 4.44 A prophet is not without honour but in his own countrey and among his own kin and in his own house 5 And he could there do no mighty work save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk and healed them 6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief * Mat. 9.35 Luk. 13.22 And he went round about the villages teaching 7 ¶ * Mat. 10.1 And he calleth unto him the twelve and began to send them forth by two and two and gave them power over unclean spirits 8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey save a staff onely no scrip no bread no ‖ The word signifieth 〈◊〉 piâ—â—â— of brast money in valâ—â— somewhat less then a farthing Mat. 10.9 but 〈◊〉 it is taken in general for money money in their purse 9 But be shod with sandals and not put on two coats 10 And he said unto them In what place soever ye enter into an house there abide till ye depart from that place 11 * Mat 10.14 And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear you when ye depart thence * Act. 13.51 shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them Verily I say unto you it shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgement then for that city 12 And they went out and preached that men should repent 13 And they cast out many devils * Jam. 5.14 and anointed with oyl many that were sick and healed them 14 * Mat. 14.1 And king Herod heard of him for his name was spread abroad and he said that John the Baptist was risen from the dead and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him 15 Others said That it is Elias And others said That it is a prophet or as one of the prophets 16 * Luk. 3.19 But when Herod heard thereof he said It is John whom I beheaded he is risen from the dead 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John and bound him in prison for Herodias sake his brother Philips wife for he had married her 18 For John had said unto Herod * Lev. 18.16 It is not lawful for thee to have thy brothers wife 19 Therefore Herodias had ‖ Or â—n inward grudge a quarrel against him and would have killed him but she could not 20 For Herod feared John knowing that he was a just man and an holy and ‖ Or kept â—im or saâ—ed â—im observed him and when he heard him he did many things and heard him gladly 21 And when a convenient day was come that Herod on his birth-day made a supper to his lords high captains and chief estates of Galilee 22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in and danced and pleased Herod and them that sat with him the king said unto the damsel Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt and I will give it thee 23 And he sware unto her Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me I will give it thee unto the hall of my kingdom 24 And she went forth and said unto her mother What shall I ask And she said The head of John the Baptist 25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king and asked saying I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist 26 And the king was exceeding sorry yet for his oaths sake and for their sakes
am sent to speak unto thee and to shew thee these glad tidings 20 And behold thou shalt be dumb and not able to speak until the day that these things shall be performed because thou beleevest not my words which shall be fulfilled in their season 21 And the people waited for Zacharias and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple 22 And when he came out he could not speak unto them and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple for he beckned unto them and remained speechless 23 And it came to pass that aâ—soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished he departed to his own house 24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived and hid her self five moneths saying 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me to take away my reproach among men 26 And in the sixth moneths the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David and the virgins name was Mary 28 And the angel came in unto her and said Hail thou that art ‖ Or graciously accepted or much graced See ver 30. highly favoured the Lord is with thee blessed art thou among women 29 And when she saw him she was troubled at his saying and cast in her minde what manner of salutation this should be 30 And the angel said unto her Fear not Mary for thou hast found favour with God 31 * Isa 7.14 Mat. 1.21 And behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth a son and shalt call his name Jesus 32 He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David 33 * Dan. 7.14 Mic. 4.7 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever and of his kingdom there shall be no end 34 Then said Mary unto the angel How shall this be seeing I know not a man 35 And the angel answered and said unto her The holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God 36 And behold thy cousin Elisabeth she hath also conceived a son in her old age this is the sixth moneth with her who was called barren 37 For with God nothing shall be unpossible 38 And Mary said Behold the handmaid of the Lord be it unto me according to thy word And the angel departed from her 39 And Mary arose in those days and went into the hill-countrey with haste into a city of Judah 40 And entred into the house of Zacharias and saluted Elisabeth 41 And it came to pass that when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary the babe leaped in her womb Elisabeth was filled with the holy Ghost 42 And she spake out with a loud voice and said Blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb 43 And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me 44 For lo assoon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears the babe leaped in my womb for joy 45 And blessed is she ‖ Or which beleeved that there that beleeved for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 46 And Mary said My soul doth magnifie the Lord. 47 And my spirit hath rejoyced in God my Saviour 48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his hand-maiden for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed 49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things and holy is his name 50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation to generation 51 * Isa 51. â— He hath shewed strength with his arm * Ps 33.10 he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts 52 * 1 Sam. 2.6 He hath put down the mighty from their seats and exalted them of low degree 53 * Psa 34.10 He hath filled the hungry with good things and the rich he hath sent empty away 54 He hath holpen his servant Israel * Jer. 31.3 20. in remembrance of his mercy 55 * Gen. 17.19 Ps 132.12 As he spake to our fathers to Abraham to his seed for ever 56 And Mary abode with her about three moneths and returned to her own house 57 Now Elisabeths full time came that she should be delivered and she brought forth a son 58 And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her and they rejoyced with her 59 And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the childe they called him Zacharias after the name of his father 60 And his mother answered said Not so but he shall be called John 61 And they said unto her There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name 62 And they made signs to his father how he would have him called 63 And he asked for a writing-table and wrote saying His name is John And they marvelled all 64 And his mouth was opened immediately and his tongue loosed and he spake and praised God 65 And fear came on all that dwelt round about them all these ‖ Or things sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill countrey of Judea 66 And all they that had heard them laid them up in their hearts saying What manner of childe shall this be And the hand of the Lord was with him 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the holy Ghost and prophesied saying 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited and redeemed his people 69 * Psal 132.17 And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David 70 * Jer. 23.6 30.10 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets which have been since the world began 71 That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers and to remember his holy covenant 73 * Gen. 22.16 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham 74 That he would grant unto us that we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies might serve him without fear 75 In holiness and righteousness before him all the days of our life 76 And thou childe shalt be called the pâ—ophâ—t of the Highest for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people ‖ Or for by the remission of their sins 78 Through the ‖ Or towels of the mercy tender mercy of our God whereby the ‖ Or sun-rising or â—ranâ—â— Num. 24.17 Isa 11.1 Zec. 3.8 Mal.
my throne and earth is my footstool what house will ye build me saith the Lord or what is the place of my rest 50 Hath not my hand made all these things 51 ¶ Ye stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears ye do always resist the holy Ghost as your fathers did so do ye 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the just One of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers 53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels and have not kept it 54 ¶ When they heard these things they were cut to the heart and they gnashed on him with their teeth 55 But he being full of the holy Ghost looked up stedfastly into heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing on the right hand of God 56 And said Behold I see the heavens opened and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God 57 Then they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and ran upon him with one accord 58 And cast him out of the city and stoned him and the witnesses laid down their clothes at a young mans feet whose name was Saul 59 And they stoned Stephen calling upon God and saying Lord Jesus receive my spirit 60 And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice Lord lay not this sin to their charge And when he had said this he sell asleep CHAP. VIII By occasion of the persecution in Jerusalem the church being planted in Samar a 6 by Philip the deacon who preached did miracles and baptized many among the rest Simon the sorcerer a great seducer of the people 14 Peter and John come to confirm and enlarge the church where by prayer and imposition of hands giving the holy Ghost 18 when Simon would have bought the like power of them 20 Peter sharply reproving his hypocrisie and covetousness and exhorting him to repentance together with John preaching the word of the Lord return to Jerusalem 26 But the angel sendeth Philip to teach and baptize the Ethiopian eunuch ANd Saul was consenting unto his death And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria except the apostles 2 And devout men carried Stephen to his burial and made great lamentation over him 3 As for Saul he made havock of the church entring into every house and haling men and women committed them to prison 4 Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word 5 Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached Christ unto them 6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake hearing and seeing the miracles which he did 7 For unclean spirits crying with loud voice came out of many that were possessed with them and many taken with palsies and that were lame were healed 8 And there was great joy in that city 9 But there was a certain man called Simon which before-time in the same city used sorcery and bewitched the people of Samaria giving out that himself was some great one 10 To whom they all gave heed from the least to the greatest saying This man is the great power of God 11 And to him they had regard because that of long time he had bewitched them with sorceries 12 But when they beleeved Philip preaching the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ they were baptized both men and women 13 Then Simon himself beleeved also and when he was baptized he continued with Philip and wondred beholding the miracles and signs which were done 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God they sent unto them Peter John 15 Who when they were come down prayed for them that they might receive the holy Ghost 16 For as yet he was faâ—n upon none of them onely they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus 17 Then laid they their hands on them and they received the holy Ghost 18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles hands the holy Ghost was given he offered them money 19 Saying Give me also this power that on whomsoever I lay hands he may receive the holy Ghost 20 But Peter said unto him Thy money perish with thee because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money 21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter for thy heart is not right in the sight of God 22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness and pray God if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee 23 For I perceive that thou art in the gall of bitterness and in the bond of imquity 24 Then answered Simon and said Pray ye to the Lord for me that none of these things which ye have spoken come upon me 25 And they when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord returned to Jerusalem and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip saying Arise and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza which is desert 27 And he arose and went and behold a man of Ethiopia an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians who had the charge of all her treasure and had come to Jerusalem for to worship 28 Was returning and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip Go near and joyn thy self to this chariot 30 And Philip ran thither to him and heard him read the prophet Esaias and said Understandest thou what thou readest 31 And he said How can I except some man should guide me and he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him 32 The place of the scripture which he read was this * Isa 53.7 He was led as a sheep to the slaughter and like a lamb dumb before his shearer so opened he not his mouth 33 In his humiliation his judgement was taken away and who shall declare his generation for his life is taken from the earth 34 And the eunuch answered Philip and said I pray thee of whom speaketh the prophet this of himself or of some other man 35 Then Philip opened his mouth and began at the same scripture and preached unto him Jesus 36 And as they went on their way they came unto a certain water and the eunuch said See here is water what doth hinder me to be baptized 37 And Philip said If thou beleevest with all thine heart thou mayest And he answered and said I beleeve that Jesus Christ is the Son of God 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still and they went down both into the water both Philip and the eunuch and he baptized
them that are in bonds as bound with them and them which suffer adversity as being your selves also in the body 4 Marriage is honourable in all and the bed undefiled but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge 5 Let your conversation be without covetousness and be content with such things as ye have for he hath said * Deut. 31.8 Josh 1.5 I will never leave thee nor forsake thee 6 So that we may boldly say * Psal 56.4 11. and 118.6 The Lord is my hesper and I will not fear what man shall do unto me 7 Remember them which ‖ Or are the guides have the rule over you who have spoken unto you the word of God whose faith follow considering the end of their conversation 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday and to day and for ever 9 Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines for it is a good thing that the heart be established with gracy not with meats which have not profited them that have been occupied therein 10 We have an altar whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabâ—rnaâ—le 11 For * Levit. 14.11.12 and 6.30 and 16.27 the bodies of those beasts whose bloud is brought into the sanetuary by the high priest for sin are burnt without the camp 12 Wherefore Jesus also that he might sanct he the people with his own bloud suffered without the gate 13 Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp bearing his reproach 14 * Mic 2.10 For here have we no continuing city but we seek one to come 15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually that is * Hos 14.2 the fruit of our lips †Gr. confessing to Pais 〈◊〉 .18 giving thanks to his name 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not for * 1 Thes 5.12 with such sacrifices God is well pleased 17 * Obey them that ‖ Or guide have the rule over you submit your selves for they watch for your souls as they that must give account that they may do it with joy and not with grief for that is unprofitable for you 18 Pray for us for we trust we have a good conscience in all things willing to live honestly 19 But I beseech you the rather to do this that I may be restored to you the sooner 20 Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus that great shepherd of the sheep through the bloud of the everlasting ‖ Or testament covenant 21 Make you perfect in every good work to do his will ‖ Or doing working in you that which is well-pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ to whom be glory for ever and ever Amen 22 And I beseech you brethren suffer the word of exhortation for I have written a letter unto you in few words 23 Know ye that our brother Timothy is set at liberty with whom if he come shortly I will see you 24 Salute all them that have the rule over you and all the saints They of Italy salute you 25 Grace be with you all Amen ¶ Written to the Hebrews from Italy by Timothy ¶ The general epistle of S. JAMES CHAP. 1. We are to rejoyce under the cross 5 to ask patience of God 13 and in our trials not to impute our weakness or sins unto him 19 but rather to bearken to the word to meditate in it and to do thereafter 26 otherwise men may seem but never be truly religious JAmes a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad greeting 2 My brethren count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations 3 * Rom. 5.3 Knowing this that the trying of your faith worketh patience 4 But let patience have her perfect work that ye may be perfect and entire wanting nothing 5 If any of you lack wisdom * Matth. 7.7 let him ask of God that giveth to all men liberally and upbraideth not and it shall be given him 6 But let him ask in faith nothing wavering for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed 7 For let not that man think the he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways 9 Let the brother of low degree ‖ Or glory rejoyce in that he is exalted 10 But the rich in that he is made low because * Isa 40.6 1 Pet. 1.24 as the flower of the grass he shall pass away 11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat but it withereth the grass and the flower thereof falleth and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways 12 * Job 5.17 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation for when he is tried he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord hath promised to them that love him 13 Let no man say when he is tempted I am tempted of God for God cannot be tempted with ‖ Or evils evil neither tempteth he any man 14 But every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his own lust and enticed 15 Then when lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin and sin when it is finished bringeth sorth death 16 Do not err my beloved brethren 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of lights with whom is no variableness neither shadow of turning 18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth that we should be a kinde of first-fruits of his cratures 19 Wherefore my beloved brethren let every man be swift to hear * Prov. 17.27 slow to speak slow to wrath 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God 21 Wherefore say apart all filthiness and super sluity of naughtiness and receive with meekness the engrafted word which is able to save your souls 22 But * Matth. 7.21 Rum 2.13 be ye doers of the word and not hearers onely deceiving your own selves 23 For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass 24 For he beholdeth himself and goeth his way and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty and continueth therein he being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work this man shall be blessed in his ‖ Or doing deed 26 If any man among you seem to be religious and bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his own heart this mans religion is vain 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction and to keep himself unspotted from the world CHAP. II. It is not agreeable to Christian profession to regard
my name 9 Behold I will make them of the synagogue of Satan which say they are Jews and are not but do lie behold I will make them to come and worship before thy feet and to know that I have loved thee 10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation which shall come upon all the world to try them that dwell upon the earth 11 Behold I come quickly hold that fast which thou hast that no man take thy crown 12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God and he shall go no more out and I will write upon him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God which it new Jerusalem which cometh down out of heaven from my God and I will write upon him my new name 13 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches 14 And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write ‖ Or in Laodius These things saith the Amen the faithful and true witness the beginning of the creation of God 15 I know thy works that thou art neither cold nor hot I would thou wert cold or hot 16 So then because thou art luke-warm and neither cold nor hot I will spue thee out of my mouth 17 Because thou sayest I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blinde and naked 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire that thou mayest be rich and white raiment that thou mayest be clothed and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear and anoint thine eyes with eye-salve that thou mayest see 19 * Pr. 2. â—â— Heb. 12. â— As many as I love I rebuke and chasten be zealous therefore and repent 20 Behold I stand at the door and knock If any man hear my voice and open the door I will come in to him and will sup with him and he with me 21 To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne even as I also overcame and am set down with my Father in his throne 22 He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches CHAP. IV. 2 John seeth the throne of God in heaven 4 The four and twenty elders 6 The four beasts full of eves before and behinde 10 The elders lay down their crowns and worship him that sat on the throne AFter this I looked and behold a door was opened in heaven and the first voice which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me which said Come up hither and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter 2 And immediately I was in the spirit and behold a throne was set in heaven and one sat on the throne 3 And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper a sardine stone there was a rainbowe round about the throne in sight like unto an emerald 4 And round about the throne were four and twenty seats and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting clothed in white raiment and they had on their heads crowns of gold 5 And out of the throne proceeded lightnings and thundrings and voices And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne which are the seven Spirits of God 6 And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal And in the midst of the throne and round about the throne were four beasts full of eyes before and behinde 7 And the first beast was like a lion and the second beast like a calf and the third beast had a face as a man and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle 8 And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him and they were full of eyes within and †Gr. they have no rest they rest not day and night saying * Isa 6.3 Holy holy holy Lord God Almighty which was and is is to come 9 And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne who liveth for ever and ever 10 The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne and worship him that liveth for ever and ever and cast their crowns before the throne saying 11 * Ch. 5.12 Thou art worthy O Lord to receive glory and honour and power for thou hast created all things and for thy pleasure they are and were created CHAP. V. 1 The book sealed with seven seals 9 which onely the Lamb that was slain is worthy to open 12 Therefore the elders praise him 9 and confess that he redeemed them with his blood ANd I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside sealed with seven seals 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice Who is worthy to open the book and to loose the seals thereof 3 And no man in heaven nor in earth neither under the earth was able to open the book neither to look thereon 4 And I wept much because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book neither to look thereon 5 And one of the elders saith unto me Weep not behold * Gen. 19.9 the Lion of the tribe of Judah the root of David hath prevailed to open the book and to loose the seven seals thereof 6 And I behold and lo in the midst of the throne and of the four beasts and in the midst of the elders stood a Lamb as it had been slain having seven horns and seven eyes which are the seven Spirits of God sent forth into all the earth 7 And he came and took the book out of the right hand of him that sat upon the throne 8 And when he had taken the book the four beasts and four and twenty eiders fell down before the Lamb having every one of them harps and golden vials full of ‖ Or inâ—nse odours which are the prayers of saints 9 And they sung a new song saying Thou art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof for thou wast slain and hast redeemed us to God by thy bloud out of every kindred and tongue and people and nation 10 * 1 Pet. 2.9 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests and we shall reign on the earth 11 And I beheld and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders and the number of them was * Dan. 7.10 ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands of thousands 12 Saying with a loud voice Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and blessing 13 And every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under
roareth and when he had cried seven thunders uttered their voices 4 And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices I was about to write and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered and write them not 5 And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth * Dan. 12.7 lifted up his hand to heaven 6 And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever who created heaven and the things that therein are and the earth and the things that therein are and the sea and the things which are therein that there should be time no longer 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel when he shall begin to sound the mystery of God should be finished as he hath declared to his servants the prophets 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again and said Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth 9 And I went unto the angel and said unto him Give me the little book And he said unto me * Ezek. 2.8 and 3.3 Take it and eat it up and it shall make thy belly bitter but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey 10 And I took the little book out of the angels hand and ate it up and it was in my mouth sweet as honey and assâ—on as I had eaten it my belly was bitter 11 And he said unto me Thou must prophesie again before many peoples and nations and tongues and kings CHAP. XI 3 The two witnesses prophesie 6 They have power to shut heaven that it ram not 7 The beast shall fight against them and kill them 8 They lie unburied 11 and after three days and an half rise again 14 The second wo is past 15 The seventh trumpet soundeth ANd there was given me a reed like unto a rod and the angel stood saying Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and them that worship therein 2 But the court which is without the temple †Gr. cast out leave out and measure it not for it is given unto the Gentiles and the holy city shall they tread under foot fourty and two moneths 3 And ‖ Or I will give unto my two witnesses that they may prophesie I will give power unto my two witnesses and they shall prophesie a thousand two hundred and threescore days clothed in sackcloth 4 These are the * Zech. 4.3.11.14 two olive trees and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth 5 And if any man will hurt them fire proceedeth out of their mouth and devoureth their enemies and if any man will hurt them he must in this manner be killed 6 These have power to shut heaven that it rain not in the days of their prophesie and have power over waters to turn them to bloud and to smite the earth with all plagues as often as they will 7 And when they shall have finished their testimony the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them and shall overcome them and kill them 8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt where also our Lord was crucified 9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an hall and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves 10 And they that dwell upon the earn shall rejoyce over them and make merry and shall send gifts one to another because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth 11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entred into them and they stood upon their feet and great fear fell upon them which saw them 12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them Come up hither And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud and their enemies beheld them 13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake and the tenth part of the city fell and in the earthquake ware slain †Gr. names of men of men seven thousand and the remnant were affrighted and gave glory to the God of heaven 14 The second wo is past and behold the third wo cometh quickly 15 And the seventh angel sounded and there were great voices in heaven saying The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reign for ever and ever 16 And the four and twenty elders which sat before God on their seats fell upon their faces and worshipped God 17 Saying We give thee thanks O Lord God Almighty which art and wast and art to come because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast reigned 18 And the nations were angry and thy wrath is come and the time of the dead that they should be judged and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets and to the saints and them that fear thy name small and great and shouldest destroy them which ‖ Or corrupt destroy the earth 19 And the temple of God was opened in heaven and there was seen in his temple the ark of his testament and there were lightnings and voices and thundrings and an earthquake and great hail CHAP. XII 1 A woman clothed with the sun travaileth 4 The great red dragon standeth before her ready to devour her childe 6 when she was delivered she fleeth into the wilderness 7 Michael and his angels fight with the dragon and prevail 13 The dragon being cast down into the earth persecuteth the woman ANd there appeared a great ‖ Or signe wonder in heaven a woman clothed with the sun and the moon under her feet and upon her head a crown of twelve stars 2 And she being with childe cried travailing in birth and pained to be delivered 3 And there appeared another ‖ Or signe wonder in heaven and behold a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns upon his heads 4 And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven and did cast them to the earth and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered for to devour her childe assoon as it was born 5 And she brought forth a man-childe who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron and her childe was caught up unto God and to his throne 6 And the woman fled into the wilderness where she hath a place prepared of God that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days 7 And there was war in heaven Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and the dragon fought and his angels 8 And prevailed not neither was there place found any more in heaven 9 And the great dragon was cast out that
And shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth * Ezek. 3â— 2 39.1 Gog and Magog to gather them together to battel the number of whom is as the sand of the sea 9 And they went up on the breadth of the earth and compassed the camp of the saints about and the beloved city and fire came down from God out of heaven and devoured them 10 And the devil that deceived thâ—m was cast into the lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false prophet are and shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever 11 And I saw a great white throne and him that sat on it from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away and there was found no place for them 12 And I saw the dead small and great stand before God * Dan. 7.10 and the books were opened and another * Chap. 3.5 book was opened which is the book of life and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books according to their works 13 And the sea gave up the dead which were in it and death and ‖ Or the grave hell delivered up the dead which were in them and they were judged every man according to their works 14 And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire This is the second death 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire CHAP. XXI 1 A new heaven and a new earth 10 The heavenly Jerusalem with a full description thereof 23 She needeth no sun the glory of God is her light 24 The kings of the earth bring their riches unto her ANd * Isa 65.17 2 Pet. 3.13 I saw a new heaven and a new earth for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away and there was no more sea 2 And I John saw the holy city new Jerusalem coming down from God out of heaven prepared as a bride adorned for her husband 3 And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying Behold the tabernacle of God is with men and he will dwell with them and they shall be his people and God himself shall be with them and be their God 4 * Chap. 7.17 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes and there shall be no more death neither sorrow nor crying neither shall there be any more pain for the former things are passed away 5 And he that sat upon the throne said * Isa 43.19 2 Cor. 5.17 Behold I make all things new And he said unto me Write for these words are true and faithful 6 And he said unto me It is done * Chap. 1.8 22.13 I am Alpha and Omega the beginning and the end * Isa 55.1 I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely 7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things and I will be his God and he shall be my son 8 But the fearful and unbeleeving and the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone which is the second death 9 And there came unto me one of the seven angels which had the seven vials full of the seven last plagues and talked with me saying Come hither I will shew thee the bride the Lambs wife 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain and shewed me that great city the holy Jerusalem descending out of heaven from God 11 Having the glory of God and her light was like unto a stone most precious even like a jasper stone clear as crystal 12 And had a wall great and high and had twelve gates and at the gates twelve angels and names written thereon which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel 13 On the east three gates on the north three gates on the south three gates and on the west three gates 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations and in them the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city and the gates thereof and the wall thereof 16 And the city lieth four-square and the length is as large as the breadth and he measured the city with the reed twelve thousand furlongs the length and the breadth and the height of it are equal 17 And he measured the wall thereof an hundred and fourty and four cubits according to the measure of a man that is of the angel 18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper and the city was pure gold like unto clear glass 19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones The first foundation was jasper the second sapphire the third a chalcedony the fourth an emerald 20 The fifth sardonyx the sixth sardius the seventh chrysolite the eighth beryl the ninth a topaz the tenth a chrysoprasus the eleventh a jacinct the twelfth an amethyst 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls every several gate was of one pearl and the street of the city was pure gold as it were transparent glass 22 And I saw no temple therein for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it 23 * Isa 60 â—â— And the city had no need of the sun neither of the moon to shine in it for the glory of God did lighten it and the Lamb is the light thereof 24 * Isa 60. â— And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honour into it 25 * Isa 60.11 And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day for there shall be no night there 26 And they shall bring the glory and honour of the nations into it 27 And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth neither whatsoever worketh abomination or maketh a lie but they which are written in the Lambs * Phil. 4.3 Chap. 3.5 and 20.12 book of life CHAP. XXII 1 The river of the water of life 2 The tree of life 5 The light of the city of God is himself 9 The angel will not be worshipped 18 Nothing may be added to the word of God nor taken therefrom ANd he shewed me a pure river of water of life clear as erystal proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. 2 In the midst of the street of it and of either side of the river was there the tree of life which bare twelve manner of fruits and yeelded her fruit every moneth and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations 3 And there shall be no more curse but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it and his servants shall serve him 4 And they shall see his face and his name shall be in their foreheads 5 * Chap. 2â— 23 And there shall be no night there and they need no candle neither light of the sun for the Lord God giveth them light and they shall reign for ever and ever 6 And he said unto me These sayings are faithful and true And the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done 7 Behold I come quickly blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophesie of this book 8 And I John saw these things and heard them And when I had heard and seen I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things 9 Then saith he unto me * Chap. 19.10 See thou do it not for I am thy fellow-servant and of thy brethren the prophets and of them which keep the sayings of this book worship God 10 And he saith unto me Seal not the sayings of the prophesie of this book for the time is at hand 11 He that is unjust let him be unjust still and he which is filthy let him be filthy still and he that is righteous let him be righteous still and he that is holy let him be holy still 12 And behold I come quickly and my reward is with me * Rom. 2.6 to give every man according as his work shall be 13 I am Alpha and Omega * Isa 41.4 and 44.6 Chap. 1.8 and 21.6 the beginning and the end the first and the last 14 Blessed are they that do his commandments that they may have right to the tree of life and may enter in through the gates into the city 15 For without are dogs and sorcerers and whoremongers and murderers and idolaters and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie 16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to testifie unto you these things in the churches I am the root and the offspring of David and the bright and morning star 17 And the Spirit and the Bride say Come And let him that heareth say Come * Isa 55.1 And let him that is athirst come And whosoever will let him take the water of life freely 18 For I testifie unto every man that heareth the words of the prophesie of this book * Deut. 4.2 Prov. 30 6. If any man shall add unto these things God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophesie God shall take away his part out of the book of life and out of the holy city and from the things which are written in this book 20 He which testifieth these things saith Surely I come quickly Amen Even so Come Lord Jesus 21 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all Amen FINIS