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
the villages which have no walls round about them shall be counted as the fields of the countrey †Heb. redemption belongeth unto it they may be redeemed and they shall go out in the jubile 32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites and the houses of the cities of their possession may the Levites redeem at any time 33 And if ‖ Or one of the Levites redeem them a man purchase of the Levites then the house that was sold and the city of his possession shall go out in the year of jubile for the houses of the cities of the Levites are their possession among the children of Israel 34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold for it is their perpetual possession 35 ¶ And if thy brother be waxen poor and †Heb. his hand faileth fallen in decay with thee then thou shalt †Heb. strengthen relieve him yea though he be a stranger or a sojourner that he may live with thee 36 * Exod. 22.25 Deu. 23.19 Prov. 28.8 Ezek. 18.8 22.12 Take thou no usury of him or increase but fear thy God that thy brother may live with thee 37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury nor lend him thy victuals for increase 38 I am the LORD your God which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God 39 ¶ And * Ex. 21.2 Deu. 15.12 Jer. 34.14 if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor and be sold unto thee thou shalt not †Heb. serve thy self with him with the service c. compel him to serve as a bond-servant 40 But as an hired servant and as a sojourner he shall be with thee and shall serve thee unto the year of jubile 41 And then shall he depart from thee both he and his children with him and shall return unto his own family and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return 42 For they are my servants which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt they shall not be sold †Heb. with the sale of a bond man as bond-men 43 * Eph. 6.9 Col. 4.1 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour but shalt fear thy God 44 Both thy bond-men and thy bond-maids which thou shalt have shall be of the heathen that are round about you of them shall ye â—ay bond-men and bond-maids 45 Moreover of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you of them shall ye buy and of their families that are with you which they begat in your land and they shall be your possession 46 And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you to inherit them for a possession †Heb. ye shall serve your selves with them they shall be your bond-men for ever but over your brethren the children of Israel ye shall not rule one over another with rigour 47 ¶ And if a sojourner or stranger †Heb. his hand obtain c. was rich by thee and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor and fell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee or to the stock of the strangers family 48 After that he is sold he may be redeemed again one of his brethren may redeem him 49 Either his uncle or his uncles son may redeem him or any that is nigh of kin unto him of his family may redeem him or if he be able he may redeem himself 50 And he shall reckon with him that bought him from the year that he was sold to him unto the year of jubile and the price of his sale shall be according unto the number of years according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with him 51 If there be yet many years behinde according unto them he shall give again the price of his redemption out of the money that he was bought for 52 And if there remain but few years unto the year of jubile then he shall count with him and according unto his years shall he give him again the price of his redemption 53 And as a yearly hired servant shall he be with him and the other shall not rule with rigour over him in thy sight 54 And if he be not redeemed ‖ Or by thess means in these years then he shall go out in the year of jubile both he and his children with him 55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt I am the LORD your God CHAP. XXVI 1 Of idolatry 2 Religiousness 3 A blessing to them that keep the commandments 14 A curse to those that break them 40 God promiseth to remember them that repent YE shall make you * Ex. 20.4 Deu. 5.8 16.12 Psal 97.7 no idols nor graven image neither rear you up a ‖ Or pillar standing image neither shall ye set up any ‖ Or fiâ—ured stone †Heb. a stone of picture image of stone in your land to bow down unto it for I am the LORD your God 2 * Chap. 19.30 Ye shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary I am the LORD 3 ¶ * Deu. 28.1 If ye walk in my statutes and keep my commandments and do them 4 Then I will give you rain in due season and the land shall yeeld her increase and the trees of the field shall yeeld their fruit 5 And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing-time and ye shall eat your bread to the full and * Job 11.18 dwell in your land safely 6 And I will give peace in the land and * Job 11 19. ye shall lie down and none shall make you afraid and I will †Heb. cause to cease rid evil beasts out of the land neither shall the sword go through your land 7 And ye shall chase your enemies and they shall fall before you by the sword 8 And * Jos 23.10 five of you shall chase an hundred and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword 9 For I will have respect unto you and make you fruitful and multiply you and establish my covenant with you 10 And ye shall eat old store bring forth the old because of the new 11 * Ezek. 37.26 And I will set my tabernacle amongst you and my soul shall not abhor you 12 * 2 Cor. 6.16 And I will walk among you and will be your God and ye shall be my people 13 I am the LORD your God which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt that ye should not be their bond-men and I have broken the hands of your yoke and made you go upright 14 ¶ * Deut. 28.15 Lam. 2.17 Mal. 2.2 But if ye will not hearken unto me and
of Jephunneh 20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon Shemuel the son of Ammihud 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin Elidad the son of Chislon 22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan Bukki the son of Jogli 23 The prince of the children of Joseph for the tribe of the children of Manasseh Hanniel the son of Ephod 24 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim Kemuel the son of Shiphtan 25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Zebulun Elizaphan the son of Parnach 26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issachar Paltiel the son of Azzan 27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asher Ahihud the son of Shelomi 28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali Pedahel the son of Annhihud 29 These are they whom the LORD commanded to divide the inheritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan CHAP. XXXV 1 Eight and fourty cities for the Levites with their suburâ—s and measure thereof 6 Six of them are to be cities of refuge 9 The laws of murder 31 No satisfaction for murder ANd the LORD spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho saying 2 * Josh 21. â— Command the children of Israel that they give unto the Levites of the inheritance of their possession cities to dwell in and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them 3 And the cities shall they have to dwell in and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattel and for their goods and for all their beasts 4 And the suburbs of the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about 5 And ye shall measure from without the city on the east-side two thousand cubits and on the south-side two thousand cubits and on the west side two thousand cubits and on the north-side two thousand cubits and the city shall be in the midst this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities 6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Lâ—vites thâ—re shall be * Deut. 4.41 Josh 20.2 21.3 six cities for refuge which ye shall appoint for the man-slayer that he may flee thither and †Heb. above them ye shall give to them ye shall add fourty two cities 7 So all the cities which ye shall give to the Lâ—vites shall be fourty and eight cities them shall ye give with their suburbs 8 And the cities which ye shall give shall be of the possession of the children of Israel from them that have many ye shall giâ—e many but from them that have few ye shall give few every one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance which †Heb. they inherit he inheriteth 9 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 10 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them * Deu. 19.2 Josh 20.2 When the be come over Jordan into the land of Canaan 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of refuge for you that the slayer may flee thither which killeth any person †Heb. by errour at unawares 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger that the man-slayer die not until he stand before the congregation in judgement 13 And of these cities which ye shall give six cities shall ye have for refuge 14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan which shall be cities of refuge 15 These six cities shall be a refuge both for the children of Israel and for the stranger and for the sojourner among them that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither 16 * Exod. 21.14 And if he smite him with an instrument of iron so that he die he is a murderer the murderer shall surely be put to death 17 And if he smite him †Heb. with a stone of the band with throwing a stone wherewith he may die and he die he is a murderer the murderer shall surely be put to death 18 Or if he smite him with an hand-weapon of wood wherewith he may die and he die he is a murderer the murderer shall surely be put to death 19 The revenger of bloud himself shall slay the murderer when he meeteth him he shall slay him 20 But * Deut. 19.11 if he thrust him of hatred or hurl at him by laying of wait that he die 21 Or in enmity smite him with his hand that he die he that smote him shall surely be put to death for he is a murderer the revenger of bloud shall slay the murderer when he meeteth him 22 But if he thrust him suddenly * Exod. 21. â—3 without enmity or have cast upon him any thing without laying of wait 23 Or with any stone wherewith a man may die seeing him not and cast it upon him that he die and was not his enemy neither sought his harm 24 Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of bloud according to these judgements 25 And the congregation shall deliver the slayer out of the hand of the revenger of bloud and the congregation shall restore him to the city of his refuge wither he was fled and he shall abide in it unto the death of the high priest which was anointed with the holy oyl 26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refuge whether he was fled 27 And the revenger of bloud finde him without the borders of the city of his refuge and the revenger of bloud kill the slayer †Heb. no bloud shall be to him he shall not be guilty of bloud 28 Because he should have remained in the city of his refuge until the death of the high priest but after the death of the high priest the slayer shall return into the land of his possession 29 So these things shall be for a statute of judgement unto you throughout your generations in all your dwellings 30 Whoso killeth any person the murderer shall be put to death by the * Deu. 17.6 19.15 Mat. 18.16 2 Cor. 1â— 1 Heb. 10.28 mouth of witnesses but one witness shall not testifie against any person to cause him to die 31 Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a murderer which is †Heb. faulty to die guilty of death but he shall be surely put to death 32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge that he should come again to dwell in the land until the death of the priest 33 So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are for bloud it defileth the land and †Heb. there can be no explation for the land the
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
Solomon his father while he yet lived saying What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people 7 And they spake unto him saying If thou be kinde to this people and please them and speak good words to them they will be thy servants for ever 8 But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him that stood before him 9 And he said unto them What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people which have spoken to me saying Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us 10 And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him saying Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee saying Thy father made our yoke heavy but make thou it somewhat lighter for us thus shalt thou say unto them My little finger shall be thicker then my fathers loyns 11 For whereas my father †Heb. lâ—ded put a heavy yoke upon you I will put more to your yoke my father chastised you with whips but I will chastise you with scorpions 12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day as the king bade saying Come again to me on the third day 13 And the king answered them roughly and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men 14 And answered them after the advice of the young men saying My father made your yoke heavy but I will add thereto my father chastised you with whips but I will chastise you with scorpions 15 So the king hearkned not unto the people for the cause was of God that the LORD might perform his word which he spake by the * 1 King 11.29 hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat 16 ¶ And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them the people answered the king saying What portion have we in David and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse every man to your tents O Israel and now David see to thine own house So all Israel went to their tents 17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah Rehoboam reigned over them 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute and the children of Israel stoned him with stones that he died but king Rehoboam †Heb. strengthneâ— himself made speed to get him up to his chariot to flee to Jerusalem 19 And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day CHAP. XI 1 Rehoboam raising an army to subdue Israel is forbidden by Shemaiah 5 He strengthneth his kingdom with forts and provision 13 The priests and Levites and such as feared God forsaken by Jeroboam strengthen the kingdom of Judah 18 The wives and children of Rehoboam ANd * 1 King 12.21 c. when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men which were warriours to fight against Israel that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam 2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God saying 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin saying 4 Thus saith the LORD Ye shall not go up nor fight against your brethren return every man to his house for this thing is done of me And they obeyed the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam 5 ¶ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities for defence in Judah 6 He built even Beth-lehem and Etam and Tekoa 7 And Beth-zur and Shoco and Adullam 8 And Gath and Mareshah and Ziph 9 And Adoraim and Lachish and Azekah 10 And Zorah and Aijalon and Hebron which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities 11 And he fortified the strong holds and put captains in them and store of victual and of oyl and wine 12 And in every several city be put shields and spears and made them exceeding strong having Judah and Benjamin on his side 13 ¶ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel †Heb. presented themselves to him resorted to him out of all their coasts 14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession came to Judah and Jerusalem for * Chap. 13.9 Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priests office unto the LORD 15 And he ordained him priests for the high places and for the devils and for the calves which he had made 16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers 17 So they strengthned the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong three years for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon 18 ¶ And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse 19 Which bare him children Jeush and Shamariah and Zaham 20 And after her he took * 1 King 15.2 Maachah the daughter of Absalom which bare him Abijah and Attai and Ziza and Shelomith 21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines for he took eighteen wives and threescore concubines and begat twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters 22 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief to be ruler among his brethren for he thought to make him king 23 And he dealt wisely and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countreys of Judah and Benjamin unto every fenced city and he gave them victual in abundance and he desired †Heb. a multitude of wives many wives CHAP. XII 1 Rehoboam forsaking the Lord is punished by Shishak 5 He and the princes repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah are delivered from destruction but not from spoil 13 The reign and death of Rehoboam ANd it came to pass when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthned himself he forsook the law of the LORD and all Israel with him 2 And it came to pass that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem * 1 Kin. 14.14 21. because they had transgressed against the LORD 3 With twelve hundred chariots and threescore thousand hors-men and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt the Lubims the Sukkiims and the Ethiopians 4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah and came to Jerusalem 5 ¶ Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak and said unto them Thus saith the LORD Ye have forsaken me and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak 6
war were four and fourty thousand seven hundred and threescore that went out to the war 19 And they made war with the Hagarites with * Gen. 25.15 Jetur and Nephish and Nodab 20 And they were helped against them and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand and all that were with them for they cried to God in the battel and he was intreated of them because they put their trust in him 21 And they †Heb. led captive took away their cattel of their camels fifty thousand and of sheep two hundred and fifty thousand and of asses two thousand and of †Heb. souls of men as Nu. 31 35 men an hundred thousand 22 For there fell down many slain because the war was of God And they dwelt in their steads until the captivity 23 ¶ And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir and unto mount Hermon 24 And these were the heads of the house of their fathers even Epher and Ishi and Eliel and Azriel and Jeremiah and Hodaviah and Jahdiel mighty men of valour †Heb men of names famous men and heads of the house of their fathers 25 ¶ And they transgressed against the God of their fathers and went a * 2 Kin. 17.7 whoring after the gods of the people of the land whom God destroyed before them 26 And the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of * 2 Kin. 15.19 Pul king of Assyria and the spirit of Tilgath pilneser king of Assyria and he carried them away even the Reubenites and the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh and brought them unto * 2 Kin. 17.6 Halah and Habor and Hara and to the river Gozan unto this day CHAP. VI. 1 The sons of Levi. 4 The line of the priests unto the captivity 16 The families of Gershom Merari and Kohath 49 The office of Aaron and his line unto Ahimaaz 54 The cities of the priests and Levites THe sons of Levi * Gen. 46.11 Ex. 6.16 ‖ Or Gershom ver 16. Gershon Kohath and Merari 2 And the sons of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron Uzziel 3 And the children of Amram Aaron and Moses and Miriam The sons also of Aaron * Lev. 10.1 Nadab and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 4 ¶ Eleazar begat Phinehas Phinehas begat Abishua 5 And Abishua begat Bukki and Bukki begat Uzzi 6 And Uzzi begat Zerahiah and Zerahiah begat Meraioth 7 Meraioth begat Amariah and Amariah begat Ahitub 8 And Ahitub begat Zadok and * 2 Sam. 15.27 Zadok begat Ahimaaz 9 And Ahimaaz begat Azariah and Azariah begat Johanan 10 And Johanan begat Azariah he it is that executed the priests office †Heb. in the house in the * 1 Kin 6. 2 Chro. 3. temple that Solomon built in Jerusalem 11 And Azariah begat Amariah and Amariah begat Ahitub 12 And Ahitub begat Zadok and Zadok begat ‖ Or Mestullam Ch. 9.11 Shallum 13 And Shallum begat Hilkiah and Hilkiah begat Azariah 14 And Azariah begat * Neh. 11.11 Seraiah and Seraiah begat Jehozadak 15 And Jehozadak went into captivity * 2 Kin. 25.18 when the LORD carried away Judah and Jerusalem by the hand of Nebuchad-nezzar 16 ¶ The sons of Levi * Ex. 6.16 ‖ Or Gershon ver 1. Gershom Kohath and Merari 17 And these be the names of the sons of Gershom Libni Shimei 18 And the sons of Kohath were Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel 19 The sons of Merari Mahli and Mushi And these are the families of the Levites according to their fathers 20 Of Gershom Libni his son Jahath his son * Ver. 4â— Zimmah his son 21 ‖ Or Ethan v. 4â— Joah his son ‖ Or Adaiah v. 41. Iddo his son Zerah his son Jeaterai his son 22 The sons of Kohath ‖ Or Izhar ver 2 13. Amminadab his son Korah his son Assir his son 23 Elkanah his son and Ebiasaph his son and Assir his son 24 Tahath his son Uriel his son Uzziah his son and Shaul his son 25 And the sons of Elkanah * See ver 35 36. Amasai and Ahimoth 26 As for Elkanah the sons of Elkanah ‖ Or Zuph 1 Sam. 1. â— Zophai his son and Nahath his son 27 Eliab his son Jeroham his son Elkanah his son 28 And the sons of Samuel the first-born ‖ Called also Joel ver 22 and 1 Sam. 8.2 Vashni and Abiah 29 The sons of Merari Mahli Libni his son Shimei his son Uzza his son 30 Shimea his son Haggiah his son Asaiah his son 31 And these are they whom David set over the service of song in the house of the LORD after that the * Ch. 16.1 ark had rest 32 And they ministred before the dwelling-place of the tabernacle of the congregation with singing until Solomon had built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem and then they waited on their office according to their order 33 And these are they that †Heb. stood waited with their children of the sons of the Kohathites Heman a singer the son of Joel the son of Shemuel 34 The son of Elkanah the son of Jeroham the son of Eliel the son of Toah 35 The son of Zuph the son of Elkanah the son of Mahath the son of Amasai 36 The son of Elkanah the son of Joel the son of Azariah the son of Zephaniah 37 The son of Tahath the son of Assir the son of * Ex. 6.24 Ebiasaph the son of Korah 38 The son of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi the son of Israel 39 And his brother Asaph who stood on his right hand even Asaph the son of Berachiah the son of Shimea 40 The son of Michael the son of Baasiah the son of Malchiah 41 The son of Ethni the son of Zerah the son of Adaiah 42 The son of Ethan the son of Zimmah the son of Shimei 43 The son of Jahath the son of Gershom the son of Levi. 44 And their brethren the sons of Merari stood on the left hand Ethan the son of ‖ Or Nuâ—haiah Clap. 15.17 Kishi the son of Abdi the son of Malluch 45 The son of Hashabiah the son of Amaziah the son of Hilkiah 46 The son of Amzi the son of Bani the son of Shamer 47 The son of Mahli the son of Mushi the son of Merari the son of Levi. 48 Their brethren also the Levites were appointed unto all manner of service of the tabernacle of the house of God 49 ¶ But Aaron and his sons offered * Lev. 1.9 upon the altar of the burnt-offering and * Ex. 30.7 on the altar of incense and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy and to make an atonement for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded 50 And these are the sons of Aaron Eleazar his son Phinehas
‖ Or victual of meal meat meal cakes of figs and bunches of raisins and wine and oyl and oxen and sheep abundantly for there was joy in Israel CHAP. XIII 1 David fetcheth the ark with great solemnity from Kirjath-jearim 9Vzza being smitten the ark is left at the house of Obed-edom ANd David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds and with every leader 2 And David said unto all the congregation of Israel If it seem good unto you and that it be of the LORD our God †Heb. let us break forth and send let us send abroad unto our brethren every where that are left in all the land of Israel and with them also to the priests and Levites which are †Heb. in the cities of their suburbs in their cities and suburbs that they may gather themselves unto us 3 And let us †Heb. bring about bring again the ark of our God to us for we enquired not at it in the days of Saul 4 And all the congregation said that they would do so for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people 5 So * 1 Sam. 7.1 2 Sam. 6.1 David gathered all Israel together from Shihor of Egypt even unto the entring of Hemath to bring the ark of God from Kirjath-jearim 6 And David went up and all Israel to * Josh 15.9 Baalah that is to Kirjath-jearim which belonged to Judah to bring up thence the ark of God the LORD that dwelleth between the cherubims whose name is called on it 7 And they †Heb. made the ark to ride carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart 8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their might and with †Heb. songs singing and with harps and with psalteries and with timbrels and with cymbals and with trumpets 9 ¶ And when they came unto the threshing-floor of ‖ Called nachon 2 Sam. 6. â— Chidon Uzza put forth his hand to hold the ark for the oxen ‖ Or shook it stumbled 10 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against Uzza and he smote him * Num. 4.15 because he put his hand to the ark and there he died before God 11 And David was displeased because the LORD had made a breach upon Uzza wherefore that place is called ‖ That is the breach of Vzza Perez-uzza to this day 12 And David was afraid of God that day laying How shall I bring the ark of God home to me 13 So David †Heb. removed brought not the ark home to himself to the city of David but carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite 14 And the ark of God remained with the family of Obed-edom in his house three moneths And the LORD blessed * As chap. 25.5 the house of Obed-edom and all that he had CHAP. XIV 1 Hirams kindness to David 2 Davids felicity in people wives and children 8 His two victories against the Philistines NOw * 2 Sam. 5.11 c. Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David and timber of cedars with masons and carpenters to build him an house 2 And David perceived that the LORD had confirmed him king over Israel for his kingdom was â—â—â—t up on high because of his people Israel 3 ¶ And David took †Heb yet mo wives at Jerusalem and David begat mo sons and daughters 4 Now these are the names of his children which he had in Jerusalem Shammua and Shobab Nathan and Solomon 5 And Ibhar and Elishua and Elpalet 6 And Nogah and Nepheg and Japhia 7 And Elishama and ‖ Or Eliada 2 Sam. 5.16 Beeliada and Eliphalet 8 ¶ And when the Philistines heard that * 2 Sam. 5.17 David was anointed king over all Israel all the Philistines went up to seek David and David heard of it and went out against them 9 And the Philistines came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim 10 And David enquired of God saying Shall I go up against the Philistines and wilt thou deliver them into mine hand And the LORD said unto him Go up for I will deliver them into thine hand 11 So they came up to Baal-perazim and David smote them there Then David said God hath broken in upon mine enemies by mine hand like the breaking forth of waters therefore they called the name of that place ‖ That is a place of creathes Baal-perazim 12 And when they had left their gods there David gave a commandment and they were burnt with fire 13 And the Philistines yet again spread themselves abroad in the valley 14 Therefore David enquired again of God and God said unto him God not up after them turn away from them * 2 Sam. 5.23 and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees 15 And it shall be when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry-trees that then thou shalt go out to battel for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines 16 David therefore did as God commanded him and they smote the host of the Philistines from Gibeon even to Gazer 17 And the fame of David went out into all lands and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations CHAP. XV. 1 David havinâ— prepared a place for the ark ordereth the priests and Levites to bring it from Obed-edom 25 He perfâ—rmeth the solemnity thereof with treat for 29 Michal despiseth him ANd David made him houses in the city of David and prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched for it a tent 2 Then David said †Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God but for the Levites None ought to carry the * Num. 4.2 15. ark of God but the Levites for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God and to minister unto him for ever 3 And David gathered all Israel together to Jerusalem to bring up the ark of the LORD unto his place which he had prepared for it 4 And David assembled the children of Aaron and the Levites 5 Of the sons of Kohath Uriel the chief and his ‖ Or kinsman brethren an hundred and twenty 6 Of the sons of Merari Asaiah the chief and his brethren two hundred and twenty 7 Of the sons of Gershom Joel the chief and his brethren an hundred and thirty 8 Of the sons of Elizaphan Shemaiah the chief and his brethren two hundred 9 Of the sons of Hebron Eliel the chief his brethren fourscore 10 Of the sons of Uzziel Amminadab the chief and his brethren an hundred and twelve 11 And David called for Zadok and Abiathar the priests and for the Levites for Uriel Asaiah Joel Shemaiah and Eliel and Amminadab 12 And said unto them Ye are the chief of the fathers of the Levites sanctifie yourselves both ye and your brethren that you
of Aaron the priests which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities in every several city the men that were expressed by name to give portions to all the males among the priests and to all that were reckoned by genealogies among the Levites 20 ¶ And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah and wrought that which was goâ—d and right and truth before the LORD his God 21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God and in the law and in the commandments to seek his God he did it with all his heart and prospered CHAP XXXII 1 Sennackerib invadinâ— Judah Hezekiah fortifieth himself and encourageth his people 9 Against the blasphemies of Sennacherib by message and letters Hezekiah and Isaiah pray 21 An angel destroyeth the bost of the Assâ—rians to the glory of Hezekiah 24 Hezekiah praying in his sickness God giveth him a signe of recovery 25 He waxing proud is humbled by God 27 His wealth and works 21 His errour in the embassare of Babylon 32 He dying Manasseh succeedeth him AFter * 2 Kin. 18.13 c. Isa 36.1 c. these things and the establishment thereof Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entred into Judah and encamped against the fenced cities and thought †Heb. to break them up to win them for himself 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib was come and that †Heb. his face was to war he was purposed to fight against Jerusalem 3 He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which were without the city and they did help him 4 So there was gathered much people together who stopt all the fountains and the brook that †Heb. overflowed ran through the midst of the sand saying Why should the kings of Assyria come and finde much water 5 Also he strengthned himself built up all the wall that was broker and raise it up to the towers and another wall without repaired Millo in the city of David made ‖ Or swords or weapons darts and shields in abundance 6 And he set captains of war over the people and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city and †Heb. spake to their heart spake comfortably to them saying 7 Be strong and couragious be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria nor for all the multitude that is with him for there be nâ—â— with us then with him 8 With him is an * Jer. 17.5 arm of flesh but with us is the LORD our God to help us and to fight our battels And the people †Heb. lâ—aned rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah 9 ¶ * 2 Kin. 18.17 After this did Sennacherib king of Assyria send his servants to Jerusalem but he himself laid siege against Lachish and all his †Heb. dominion power with him unto Hezekiah king of Judah and unto all Judah that were at Jerusalem saying 10 Thus saith Sennacherib king of Assyria Whereon do ye trust that ye abide ‖ Or in the strong hold in the siege in Jerusalem 11 Doth not Hezekiah perswade you to give over your selves to die by famine and by thirst saying The LORD our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria 12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem saying Ye shall worship before one altar and burn inâ—ense upon it 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the people of other lands were the gods of the nations of those lands any ways able to deliver their lands out of mine hand 14 Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed that could deliver his people out of mine hand that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand 15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah deceive you not perswade you on this manner neither yâ—t beleeve him for no god of any nation or kingdom was able to deliver his people out of mine hand and out of the hand of my fathers how much less shall your God deliver you out of mine hand 16 And his servants spake yet more against the LORD God and against his servant Hezekiah 17 He wrote also letters to rail on the LORD God of Israel and to speak against him saying As the gods of the nations of other lands have not delivered their people out of mine hand so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand 18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews speech unto the people of Jerusalem that were on the wall to affright them and to trouble them that they might take the city 19 And they spake against the God of Jerusalem as against the gods of the people of the earth which weÌ„re the work of the hands of man 20 And for this cause Hezekiah the king and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz prayed and cried to heaven 21 ¶ * 2 Kin. 19.35 c. And the LORD sent an angel which cut off all the mighty men of valour and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria so he returned with shame of face to his own land And when he was come into the house of his god they that came forth of his own bowels †Heb. made him fall slew him there with the sword 22 Thus the LORD saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib the king of Assyria and from the hand of all other and guided them on every side 23 And many brought gifts unto the LORD to Jerusalem and †Heb. precious things presents to Hezekiah king of Judah so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth 24 ¶ * 2 Kin. 20.1 Isa 38.1 In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death and prayed unto the LORD and he spake unto him and he ‖ Or wrought a miracle for him gave him a signe 25 But Hezekiah rendred not again according to the benefit done unto him for his heart was lifted up therefore there was wrath upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem 26 Notwithstanding Hezekiah humbled himself for †Heb. the lifting up the pride of his heart both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the wrath of the LORD came not upon them in the days of Hezekiah 27 ¶ And Hezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour and he made himself treasuries for silver and for gold and for precious stones and for spices and for shields and for all manner of †Heb. instrumâ—nts of desire pleasant jewels 28 Store-houses also for the increase of corn and wine and oyl and stalls for all manner of beasts and cotes for flocks 29 Moreover he provided him cities and possessions of flocks and
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
kings and gave them and their friends silver and gold and many presents and found favour in their sight 61 At that time certain pestilent fellows of Israel men of a wicked life assembled themselves against him to accuse him but the king would not hear them 62 Yea more then that the king commanded to take off his garments and clothe him in purple and they did so 63 Also he made him sit by himself and said unto his princes Go with him into the midst of the city and make proclamation that no man complain against him of any matter and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause 64 Now when his accusers saw that he was honoured according to the proclamation and clothed in purple they fled all away 65 So the king honoured him and wrote him amongst his chief friends and made him a duke and ‖ Or governour of a province partaker of his dominion 66 Afterward Jonathan returned to Jerusalem with peace gladness 67 Furthermore in the hundred threescore and fifth year came Demetrius son of Demetrius out of Crete into the land of his fathers 68 Whereof when king Alexander heard tell he was right sorry and returned into Antioch 69 Then Demetrius made Apollonius the governour of Celosyria his general who gathered together a great host and camped in Jamnia and sent unto Jonathan the high priest saying 70 Thou alone liftest up thy self against us and I am laughed to scorn for thy sake and reproached and why dost thou vaunt thy power against us in the mountains 71 Now therefore if thou trustest in thine own strength come down to us into the plain field and there let us trie the matter together for with me is the power of the cities 72 Ask and learn who I am and the rest that take our part and they shall tell thee that thy foot is not able to stand before our face for thy fathers have been twice put to flight in their own land 73 Wherefore now thou shalt not be able to abide the hors-men and so great a power in the plain where is neither stone nor flint nor place to flee unto 74 So when Jonathan heard these words of Apollonius he was moved in his minde and choosing ten thousand men he went out of Jerusalem where Simon his brother met him for to help him 75 And he pitched his tents against Joppe but they of Joppe shut him out of the city because Apollonius had a garison there 76 Then Jonathan laid siege unto it whereupon they of the city let him in for fear and so Jonathan wan Joppe 77 Whereof when Apollonius heard he took three thousand hors-men with a great host of footmen and went to Azotus ‖ Or as though be would pass through it as one that journeyed and therewithal ‖ Or led his company drew him forth into the plain because he had a great number of hors-men in whom he put his trust 78 Then Jonathan followed after him to Azotus where the armies joyned battel 79 Now Apollonius had left a thousand hors-men in ambush 80 And Jonathan knew that there was an ambushment behinde him for they had compassed in his host and cast darts at the people from morning till evening 81 But the people stood still as Jonathan had commanded them and so the ‖ Joseph Ant. lib. 13. cap. 8. enemies horses were tired 82 Then brought Simon forth his host and set them against the footmen for the hors-men were spent who were discomfited by him and fled 83 The hors men also being scattered in the field fled to Azotus and went into Beth-dagon their idols temple for safety 84 But Jonathan set fire on Azotus and the cities round about it and took their spoils and the temple of Dagon with them that were fled into it he burnt with sire 85 Thus there were burnt and slain with the sword welnigh eight thousand men 85 And from thence Jonathan removed his host and camped against Ascalon where the men of the cities came forth and met him with great pomp 87 After this returned Jonathan and his host unto Jerusalem having many spoils 88 Now when king Alexander heard these things he honoured Jonathan yet more 89 And sent him a buckle of gold as the use is to be given to such as are of the kings bloud he gave him also Accaron with the borders thereof in possession CHAP. XI 12 Ptolemeus taketh away his daughter from Alexander and entreth upon his kingdom 17 Alexander is slain and Ptolemeus dieth within three days 20 Jonathan besiegeth the towre at Jerusalem 26 The Jews and be are much honoured by Demetrius 48 who is rescued by the Jews from his own subjects in Antioch 57 Antiochus the younger honoureth Jonathan 61 His exploits in divers places ANd the king of Egypt gathered together a great host like the sand that lieth upon the sea-shore and many ships and went about through deceit to get Alexanders kingdom and joyn it to his own 2 Whereupon he took his journey into Syria in peaceable manner so as they of the cities opened unto him and met him for king Alexander had commanded them so to do because he was his father in law 3 Now as Ptolemee entred into the cities he set in every one of them a garison of souldiers to keep it 4 And when he came near to Azotus they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was burnt and Azotus and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed and the bodies that were cast abroad and them that he had burnt in the battel for they had made heaps of them by the way where he should pass 5 Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done to the intent he might blame him but the king held his peace 6 Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppe where they saluted one another and †Gr. slept lodged 7 Afterward Jonathan when he had gone with the king to the river called Eleutherus returned again to Jerusalem 8 King Ptolemee therefore having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea unto Seleucia upon the Sea cost imagined wicked counsels against Alexander 9 Whereupon he sent ambassadours unto king Demetrius saying Come let us make a league betwixt us and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath and thou shalt reign in thy fathers kingdom 10 For I repent that I gave my daughter unto him for he sought to slay me 11 Thus did he slander him because he was desirous of his kingdom 12 Wherefore he took his daughter from him and gave her to Demetrius and forsook Alexander so the their hatred was openly known 13 Then Ptolemee entred into Antioch where he set two crowns upon his head the crown of Asia and of Egypt 14 In the mean season was king Alexander in Cilicia because those that dwelt in those parts had revolted from him 15 But when Alexander heard of this he came to war against him whereupon king
called the ladder of Tyrus unto the borders of Egypt 60 Then Jonathan ‖ Or want beyond the river passed through the cities Or went passed beyond the river and through the cities Gr. went forth and passed through the cities beyond the water and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves unto him for to help him and when he came to Ascalon they of the city met him honourably 61 From whence he went to Gaza but they of Gaza shut him out wherefore he said siege unto it and burned ‖ Or the places thereabout the suburbs thereof with fire and spoiled them 62 Afterward when they of Gaza made supplication unto Jonathan †Gr. be gave them the right hand he made peace with them and took the sons of their chief men for hostages and sent them to Jerusalem and passed through the countrey unto Damascus 63 Now when Jonathan heard that Demetrius princes were come to Cades which is in Galilee with a great power purposing ‖ Or to remove him from the affairs of the kingdom to remove him out of the countrey 64 He went to meet them and left Simon his brother in the countrey 65 Then Simon encamped against Bethsura and sought against it a long season and shut it up 66 But they desired to have peace with him w e he granted them and then put them out from thence and took the city set a garison in it 67 As for Jonathan and his host they pitched at the water of Genesar from whence betimes in the morning they gat them to the plain of Nasor 68 And behold the host of strangers met them in the plain who having laid men in ambush for him in the mountains came themselves over against him 69 So when they that say in ambush rose out of their places and joyned battel all that were of Jonathans side sled 70 Insomuch as there was not one of them lest except Mattathias the son of Absalom and Judas the son of Calphi the captains of the host 71 Then Jonathan rent his clothes and cast earth upon his head and prayed 72 Afterwards turning again to battel he put them to flight and so they ran away 73 Now when his own men that were fled saw this they turned again unto him and with him pursued them to Cades even unto their own tents and there they camped 74 So there were slain of the heathen that day about three thousand men but Jonathan returned to Jerusalem CHAP. XII 1 Jonathan reneweth his league with the Romanes and Lacedemonians 28 The sorees of Demetrius thinking to surprise Jonathan flee away for fear 35 Jonathan fortifieth the castles in Judea 48 and is shut up by the â—raâ—â— of Tryphon in Ptolemais NOw when Jonathan saw that the time served him he chose certain men and sent them to Rome for to confirm and renew the friendship that they had with them 2 He sent letters also to the Lacedemonians and to other places for the same purpose 3 So they went unto Rome and entred into the Senate and said Jonathan the high priest and the people of the Jews sent us unto you to the end you should renew the friendship which you had with them and league as in former time 4 Upon this the Romanes gave them letters unto the governours of every place that they should bring them into the land of Judea peaceably 5 And this is the copy of the letters which Jonathan wrote unto the Lacedemonians 6 Jonathan the high priest and the elders of the nation and the priests and the other people of the Jews unto the Lacedemonians their brethren send greeting 7 There were letters sent in times past unto Onias the high priest from ‖ Areus Look Joseph Antiq l. 13. c. 8 Darius who reigned then among you to signifie that you are our brethren as the copy here under-written doth specifie 8 At which time Onias entreated the embassadour that was sent honorably and received the letters wherein declaration was made of the ‖ Or kindred Joâ— Antiâ— league and friendship 9 Therefore we also albeit we need none of these things for that we have the holy books of scripture in our hands to comfort us 10 Have nevertheless attempted to send unto you for the renewing of brotherhood friendship lest we should become strangers unto you altogether for there is a long time passed since you sent unto us 11 We therefore at all times without ceasing both in our feasts and other convenient days do remember you in the sacrifices which we offer and in our prayers as reason is and as it becometh us to think upon our brethren 12 And we are right glad of your honour 13 As for our selves we have had great troubles and wars on every side forsomuch as the kings that are round about us have sought against us 14 Howbeit we would not be troublesom unto you nor to others of our confederates and friends in these wars 15 For we have help from heaven that succoureth us so as we are delivered from our enemies and our enemies are brought under foot 16 For this cause we chose Numenius the son of Antiochus and Antipater the son of Jason and sent them unto the Romanes to renew the amity that we had with them and the former league 17 We commanded them also to go unto you and to salute you to deliver you our letters concerning the renewing of our brotherhood 18 Wherefore now ye shall do well to give us an answer thereto 19 And this is the copy of the letters ‖ Read out of Joseph which Areâ—â— sent to Oâ—â—as which Oniares sent 20 Areus king of the Lacedemonians to Onias the high priest greeting 21 It is found in writing that the Lacedemonians and Jews are brethren and that they are of the stock of Abraham 22 Now therefore since this is come to our knowledge you shall do well to write unto us of your †Gr. pean prosperity 23 We do write back again to you that your cattel and goods are ours and ours are yours We do command therefore our ambassadours to make report unto you on this wife 24 Now when Jonathan heard that Demetrius princes were come to fight against him with a greater host then afore 25 He removed from Jerusalem and met them in the land of Amathis for he gave them no respite ‖ Or tâ— set foot in his countrey or to invade his countrey to enter his countrey 26 He sent spies also unto their tents who came again and told him that they were appointed to come upon them in the night-season 27 Wherefore so soon as the sun was down Jonathan commanded his men to watch and to be in arms that all the night long they might be ready to fight also he sent forth sentiness round about the host 28 But when the adversaries heard that Jonathan and his men were ready for battel they feared and trembled in their hearts and