shall first set forth 10 ¶ On the south-side shall be the standard of the camp of Reuben according to their armies and the captain of the children of Reuben shall be Elizur the son of Shedeur 11 And his host and those that were numbred thereof were fourty and six thousand and five hundred 12 And those which pitch by him shall be the tribe of Simâ—on and the captain of the children of Simeon shall be Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai 13 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fifty and â—ine thousand and three hundred 14 Then the tribe of Gad and the captain of the sons of Gad shall be Eliasaph the son of Reuel 15 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fourty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty 16 All that were numbred in the camp of Reuben were an hundred thousand and fifty and one thousand and four hundred and fifty throughout their armies and they shall set forth in the second rank 17 ¶ Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp as they encamp so shall they set forward every man in his place by their standards 18 ¶ On the west-side shall be the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies and the captain of the sons of Ephraim shall be Elishama the son of Ammihud 19 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fourty thousand and five hundred 20 And by him shall be the tribe of Manasseh and the captain of the children of Manasseh shall be Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur 21 And his host and those that were numbred of them were thirty and two thousand and two hundred 22 Then the tribe of Benjamin and the captain of the sons of Benjamin shall be Abidan the son of Gideoni 23 And his host and those that were numbred of them were thirty and five thousand and four hundred 24 All that were numbred of the camp of Ephraim were an hundred thousand and eight thousand and an hundred throughout their armies and they shall go forward in the third rank 25 ¶ The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north-side by their armies and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai 26 And his host and those that were numbred of them were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred 27 And those that encamp by him shall be the tribe of Asher and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran 28 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fourty and one thousand and five hundred 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan 30 And his host and those that were numbred of them were fifty and three thousand and four hundred 31 All they that were numbred in the camp of Dan were an hundred thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hundred they shall go hindmost with their standards 32 ¶ These are those which were numbred of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers all those that were numbred of the camps throughout their hosts were six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty 33 But the Levites were not numbred among the children of Israel as the LORD commanded Moses 34 And the children of Israel did according to all that the LORD commanded Moses so they pitched by their standards and so they set forward every one after their families according to the house of their fathers CHAP. III. 1 The sons of Aaron 5 The Levites are given to the priests for the service of the tabernacleâ— 11 in stead of the first-born 14 The Levites are numbred by their families 21 The families number and charge of the Gershonites 27 of the Koâ—athites 33 of the Merarites 38 The place and charge of Moses and Aaron 40 The first-born are freed by the Levites 44 The overplus are redeemed THese also are the generations of Aaron and Moses in the day that the LORD spake with Moses in mount Sinai 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron Nadab the * Exod. 6.23 first-born and Abihu Eleazar and Ithamar 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron the priests which were anointed †Heb. whose hand be filled whom he consecrated to minister in the priests office 4 * Lev. 10.1 Ch. 26.61 1 Chr. 24.2 And Nadab and Abihu died before the LORD when they offered strange fire before the LORD in the wilderness of Sinai and they had no children and Eleazar and Ithamar ministred in the priests office in the sight of Aaron their father 5 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 6 Bring the tribe of Levi near and present them before Aaron the priest that they may minister unto him 7 And they shall keep his charge and the charge of the whole congregation before the tabernacle of the congregation to do the service of the tabernacle 8 And they shall keep all the instruments of the tabernacle of the congregation and the charge of the children of Israel to do the service of the tabernacle 9 And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons they are wholly given unto him out of the children of Israel 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons and they shall wait on their priests office and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death 11 ¶ And the LORD spake unte Moses saying 12 And I behold I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in stead of all the first-born that openeth the matrice among the children of Israel therefore the Levites shall be mine 13 Because all the first-born are mine * Exod. 13.2 Lev. 27.26 Chap. 8.16 Luk. 2.23 for on the day that I smote all the first born in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the first-born in Israel both man and beast mine they shall be I am the LORD 14 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai saying 15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers by their families every male from a moneth old and upward shalt thou number them 16 And Moses numbred them according to the †Heb. mouth word of the LORD as he was commanded 17 * Gen. 46.11 Exod. 6.16 Ch. 26.57 1 Chro. 6.1 And these were the sons of Levi by their names Gershon and Kohath and Merari 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gershon by their families Libni and Shimei 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families Amram and Izehar Hebron and Uzziel 20 And the sons of Merari by their families Mahli and Mushi these are the families of the Levites according to the house of their fathers 21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites and the family
turned himself and went out from Pharaoh 7 And Pharaohs servants said unto him How long shall this man be a snare unto us Let the men go that they may serve the LORD their God Knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Pharaoh and he said unto them Go serve the LORD your God but †Heb. who and who c. who are they that shall go 9 And Moses said We will go with our young and with our old with our sons and with our daughters with our flocks and with our herds will we go for we must hold a feast unto the LORD 10 And he said unto them Let the LORD be so with you as I will let you go and your little ones look to it for evil is before you 11 Not so go now ye that are men and serve the LORD for that you did desire And they were driven out from Pharaohs presence 12 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts that they may come up upon the land of Egypt and eat every herb of the land even all that the hail hath left 13 And Moses stretched forth his rod over the land of Egypt and the LORD brought an east-wind upon the land all that day and all that night and when it was morning the east-wind brought the locusts 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested in all the coasts of Egypt very grievous were they before them there were no such locusts as they neither after them shall be such 15 For they covered the face of the whole earth so that the land was darkned and they did eat every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left and there remained not any green thing in the trees or in the herbs of the field through all the land of Egypt 16 ¶ Then Pharaoh †Heb. hastned to call called for Moses and Aaron in haste and he he said I have sinned against the LORD your God and against you 17 Now therefore forgive I pray thee my sin onely this once and intreat the LORD your God that he may take away from me this death onely 18 And he went out from Pharaoh and intreated the LORD 19 And the LORD turned a mighty strong west-wind which took away the locusts and †Heb. fastned cast them into the Red sea there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt 20 But the LORD hardned Pharaohs heart so that he would not let the children of Israel go 21 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Stretch out thine hand toward heaven that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt †Heb. that one may feel darkness even darkness which may be felt 22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days 23 They saw not one another neither rose any from his place for three days * Wisd 18.1 but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings 24 ¶ And Pharaoh called unto Moses and said Go ye serve the LORD onely let your flocks and your herds be stayed let your little ones also go with you 25 And Moses said Thou must give †Heb. into our hands us also sacrifices and burnt-offerings that we may sacrifice unto the LORD our God 26 Our cattel also shall go with us there shall not an hoof be left behinde for thereof must we take to serve the LORD our God and we know not with what we must serve the LORD until we come thither 27 ¶ But the LORD hardned Pharaohs heart and he would not let them go 28 And Pharaoh said unto him Get thee from me take heed to thy self see my face no more for in that day thou seest my face thou shalt die 29 And Moses said Thou hast spoken well I will see thy face again no more CHAP. XI 1 Gods message to the Israelites to borrow jewels of their neighbours 4 Moses threatneth Pharaoh with the death of the first-born ANd the LORD said unto Moses Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaph and upon Egypt afterwards he will let you go hence when he shall let you go he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether 2 Speak now in the ears of the people and let every man borrow of his neighbour and every woman of her neighbour * Chap. â— 22 and 12 35. jewels of silver and jewels of gold 3 And the LORD gave the people favour in the sight of the Egyptians Moreover the man * Eccluâ— 45.1 Moses was very great in the land of Egypt in the sight of Pharaohs servants and in the sight of the people 4 And Moses said Thus saith the LORD * Chap. 12.29 About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt 5 And all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne even unto the first-born of the maid servant that is behinde the mill and all the first-born of beasts 6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt such as there was none like it nor shall be like it any more 7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue against man or beast that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel 8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me and bow down themselves unto me saying Get thee out and all the people †Heb. that is at thy feet that follow thee and after that I will go out and he went out from Pharaoh in †Heb. heat of anger a great anger 9 And the LORD said unto Moses Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh and the LORD hardned Pharaohs heart so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land CHAP. XII 1 The beginning of the year is changed 3 The pass-over is instituted 11 The rice of the pass-over 15Vnleavened bread 29 The first-born are slain 31 The Israelites are driven out of the land 37 They come to Succoth 43 The ordinance of the pass-over ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying 2 This moneth shall be unto you the beginning of moneths it shall be the first moneth of the year to you 3 ¶ Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel saying In the tenth day of this moneth they shall take to them every man a ‖ Or kid lamb according to the house of their fathers a lamb for an house 4 And if the hoâ—â—hold be too little for the lamb let him his neighbour next unto his
Levit. 24.17 He that smiteth a man so that he die shall be surely put to death 13 And if a man lie not in wait but God deliver him into his hand then * Deu. 19.3 I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour to slay him with guile thou shalt take him from mine altar that he may die 15 ¶ And he that smiteth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death 16 ¶ And he that stealeth a man and selleth him or if he be found in his hand he shall surely be put to death 17 ¶ And * Lev. 20.9 Prov. 20.20 Mat. 15.4 Mar. 7.10 he that ‖ Or revileth curseth his father or his mother shall surely be put to death 18 ¶ And it men strive together and one smite ‖ Or his neighbour another with a stone or with his fist and he die not but keepeth his bed 19 If he rise again and walk abroad upon his staff then shall he that smote him be quit onely he shall pay for †Heb. his ceasing the loss of his time and shall cause him to be throughly healed 20 ¶ And if a man smite his servant or his maid with a rod and he die under his hand he shall be surely †Heb. avenged punished 21 Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two he shall not be punished for he is his money 22 ¶ If men strive and hurt a woman with childe so that her fruit depart from her and yet no mischief follow he shall be surely punished according as the womans husband will lay upon him and he shall pay as the judges determine 23 And if any mischief follow then thou shalt give life for life 24 * Levit. 24.20 Deut. 19.21 Mat. 5.38 Eye for eye tooth for tooth hand for hand foot for foot 25 Burning for burning wound for wound stripe for stripe 26 ¶ And if a man smite the eye of his servant or the eye of his maid that it perish he shall let him go free for his eyes sake 27 And if he smite out his man-servants tooth or his maid-servants tooth he shall let him go free for his tooths sake 28 ¶ If an ox gore a man or a woman that they die then * Gen. 9.5 the ox shall be surely stoned and his flesh shall not be eaten but the owner of the ox shall be quit 29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past and it hath been testified to his owner and he hath not kept him in but that he hath killed a man or a woman the ox shall be stoned and his owner also shall be put to death 30 If there be laid on him a sum of money then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him 31 Whether he have gored a son or have gored a daughter according to this judgement shall it be done unto him 32 If the ox shall push a man-servant or maid-servant he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver the ox shall be stoned 33 ¶ And if a man shall open a pit or if a man shall dig a pit and not cover it and an ox or an ass fall therein 34 The owner of the pit shall make it good and give money unto the owner of them and the dead beast shall be his 35 ¶ And if one mans ox hurt anothers that he die then they shall sell the live ox and divide the money of it and the dead ox also they shall divide 36 Or if it be known that the ox hath used to push in time past and his owner hath not kept him in he shall surely pay ox for ox and the dead shall be his own CHAP. XXII 1 Of theft 5 Of damage 7 Of trespasses 14 Of borrowing 16 Of fornication 18 Of witchcraft 19 Of bestiality 20 Of idolatry 21 Of strangers widows and fatherless 25 Of usury 26 Of pledges 28 Of reverence to magistrates 29 Of the first-fruits IF a man shall steal an ox or a ‖ Or goat sheep and kill it or sell it he shall restore five oxen for an ox and * 2 Sam 12.6 four sheep for a sheep 2 ¶ If a thief he found breaking up and be smitten that he die there shall no bloud be shed for him 3 If the sun be risen upon him there shall be bloud shed for him for he should make full restitution if he have nothing then he shall be sold for his theft 4 If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive whether it be ox or ass or sheep he shall restore double 5 ¶ If a man shall cause a field or vine-yard to be eaten and shall put in his beast and shall feed in another mans field of the best of his own field of that best of his own vineyard shall he make restitution 6 ¶ If fire break out and catch in thorns so that the stacks of corn or the standing-corn or the field be consumed therewith he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitâ—tion 7 ¶ If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep and it be stoln out of the mans house if the thief be found let him pay double 8 If the thief be not found then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbours goods 9 For all manner of trespass whether it be for ox for ass for sheep for raiment or for any manner of lost thing which another challengeth to be his the cause of both parties shall come before the judges and whom the judges shall condemn he shall pay double unto his neighbour 10 If a man deliver unto his neighbour an ass or an ox or a sheep or any beast to keep it die or be hurt or driven away no man seeing it 11 Then shall an oath of the LORD be between them both that he hath not put his hand unto his neighbours goods and the owner of it shall accept thereof and he shall not make it good 12 And * Gen. 31.39 if it be stoln from him he shall make restitution unto the owner thereof 13 If it be torn in pieces then let him bring it for witness and he shall not make good that which was torn 14 ¶ And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour and it he hurt or die the owner thereof being not with it he shall surely make it good 15 But if the owner thereof be with it he shall not make it good if it be an hired thing â—t came for his hire 16 ¶ And * Deut. 22.28 if a man intice a maid that is not betrothed and lie with her he shall surely endow her â—o be his wife 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him he shall †Heb. weigh pay money according to
shalt not sowe thy field with mingled seed neither shall a garment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee 20 ¶ And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman that is a bond-maid ‖ Or abused by any †Heb. reproached by or for man betrothed to an husband and not at all redeemed nor freedom given her ‖ Or they †Heb. there shall be a scourging she shall be scourged they shall not be put to death because she was not free 21 And he shall bring his trespass-offering unto the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation even a ram for a trespass-offering 22 And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him 23 ¶ And when ye shall come into the land and shall have planted all manner of trees for food then ye shall count the fruit thereof as uncircumcised three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto you it shall not be eaten of 24 But in the fourth year all the fruit thereof shall be †Heb. holiness of praises to the LORD holy to praise the LORD withal 25 And in the fifth year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof that it may yeeld unto you the increase thereof I am the LORD your God 26 ¶ Ye shall not eat any thing with the bloud neither shall ye use inchantment nor observe times 27 * Chap. 21.5 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard 28 Ye shall not * Deu. 14. â— make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead nor print any marks upon you I am the LORD 29 ¶ Do not †Heb. profane prostitute thy daughter to cause her to be a whore lest the land fall to whoredom and the land become full of wickedness 30 ¶ Ye shall keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary I am the LORD 31 ¶ Regard not them that have familiar spirits neither seek after wizards to be defiled by them I am the LORD your God 32 ¶ Thou shalt rise up before the hoâ—ry head and honour the face of the old man and fear thy God I am the LORD 33 ¶ And * Exod. 22.21 if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land ye shall not ‖ Or oppress vex him 34 * Exod. 23.9 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born amongst you and thou shalt love him as thy self for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt I am the LORD your God 35 ¶ Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgement in mete-yard in weight or in measure 36 * Prov. 11.1 16.11 20.10 Juâ—t balances just †Heb. stones weights a just ephah and a just hin shall ye have I am the LORD your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt 37 Therefore shall ye observe all my statutes and all my judgements and do them I am the LORD CHAP. XX. 1 Of him that giveth of his seed to Molech 4 Of him that favoureth such an one 6 Of going to wizards 7 Of sanctification 9 Of him that curseth his parents 10 Of adultery 11 14 17 19 Of incest 13 Of Sodomy 15 Of bestiality 18 Of uncleanness 22 Obedience is required with holiness 27 Wizards must be put to death ANd the LORD spake unto Moses saying 2 * Chap. 18.21 Again thou shalt say to the children of Israel Whosoever he be of the children of Israel or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel that giveth any of his seeâ— unto Molech he shall surely be put to death the people of the land shall stone him with stones 3 And I will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people because he hath given of his seed unto Molech to defile my sanctuary and to profane my holy name 4 And if the people of the land do any ways hide their eyes from the man when he giveth of his seed unto Molech and kill him not 5 Then I will set my face against that man and against his family and will cut him off and all that go a whoring after him to commit whoredom with Molech from among their people 6 ¶ And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits and after wizards to go a whoring after them I will even set my face against that soul and will cut him off from among his people 7 ¶ * Chap. 11.44 19.2 1 Pet. 1.16 Sanctifie your selves therefore and be ye holy for I am the LORD your God 8 And ye shall keep my statutes and do them I am the LORD which sanctifie you 9 ¶ * Ex. 21.17 Prov. 20.20 Mat. 15.4 For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death he hath cursed his father or his mother his bloud shall be upon him 10 ¶ And * Deut. 22.22 Joh. 8.4 5. the man that committeth adultery with another mans wife even be that committeth adultery with his neighbours wife the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death 11 * Chap. 18.8 And the man that lieth with his fathers wife hath uncovered his fathers nakedness both of them shall surely be put to death their bloud shall be upon them 12 And if a man lie with his daughter in law both of them shall surely be put to death they have wrought confusion their bloud shall be upon them 13 * Chap. 18.22 If a man also lie with mankinde as he lieth with a woman both of them have committed an abomination they shall surely be put to death their bloud shall be upon them 14 And if a man take a wife her mother it is wickedness they shall be burnt with fire both he and they that there be no wickedness among you 15 * Chap. 18.23 And if a man lie with a beast he shall surely be put to death and ye shall slay the beast 16 And if a woman approach unto any beast and lie down thereto thou shalt kill the woman and the beast they shall surely be put to death their bloud shall be upon them 17 * Chap. 18.9 And if a man shall take his sister his fathers daughter or his mothers daughter and see her nakedness and she see his nakedness it is a wicked thing and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people he hath uncovered his sisters nakedness he shall bear his iniquity 18 * Chap. 18 19. And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness and shall uncover her nakedness he hath †Heb. made naked discovered her fountain and she hath uncovered the fountain of her bloud and both of them shall be cut off from among their people 19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mothers sister
the mouth of the LORD that the minde of the LORD might be shewed them 13 And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp and let all that heard him * Deu. 13.9 and 17.7 lay their hands upon his head and let all the congregation stone him 15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel saying Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin 16 And he that blasphemeth the name of the LORD he shall surely be put to death and all the congregation shall certainly stone him as well the stranger as he that is born in the land when he blasphemeth the Name of the LORD shall be put to death 17 ¶ * Exod. 21.12 Deu. 19.21 And he that †Heb. smiteth the life of a man killeth any man shall surely be put to death 18 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good †Heb. life for life beast for beast 19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour as * Ex. 21.24 Deu. 19 21. Mat. 5.38 he hath done so shall it be done unto him 20 Breach for breach eye for eye tooth for tooth as he hath caused a blemish in a man so shall it be done to him again 21 And he that killeth a beast he shall restore it and he that killeth a man he shall be put to death 22 Ye shall have * Ex. 12.49 one manner of law as well for the stranger as for one of your own countrey for I am the LORD your God 23 ¶ And Moses spake unto the children of Israel that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp and stone him with stones and the children of Israel did aâ— the LORD commanded Moses CHAP. XXV 1 The sabbath of the seventh year 8 The jubile in the fiftieth year 14 Of Oppression 18 A blessing of obedience 23 The redemption of land 29 of houses 35 Compassion of the poor 39 The usage of bond-men 47 〈◊〉 redemptâ—on of servants ANd the LORD spake unto Moses in mount Sinai saying 2 Speak unto the children of Israel and say unto them When ye come into the land which I give you then shall the land †Heb. rest keep * Ex. 23.10 a sabbath unto the LORD 3 Six years thou shalt sowe thy field and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard and gather in the fruit thereof 4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land a sabbath for the LORD thou shalt neither sowe thy field nor prune thy vineyard 5 That which groweth of it own accord of thy harvest thou shalt not reap neither gather the grapes †Heb. of thy seâ—aration of thy vine undressed for it is a year of rest unto the land 6 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you for thee and for thy servant and for thy maid and for thy hired servant and for thy stranger that sojourneth with thee 7 And for thy cattel and for the beast that are in thy land shall all the increase thereof be meat 8 ¶ And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee seven times seven years and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee fourty and nine years 9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet †Heb. loud of sound of the jubile to sound on the tenth day of the seventh moneth in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land 10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof it shall be a jubile unto you and ye shall return every man unto his possession and ye shall return every man unto his family 11 A jubile shall that fiftieth year be unto you ye shall not sowe neither reap that which groweth of it self in it nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed 12 For it is the jubile it shall be holy unto you ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field 13 In the year of this jubile ye shall return every man unto his possession 14 And if thou sell ought unto thy neighbour or buyest ought of thy neighbours hand ye shall not oppress one another 15 According to the number of years after the jubile thou shalt buy of thy neighbour and according unto the number of years of the fruits he shall sell unto thee 16 According to the multitude of years thou shalt increase the price thereof and according to the fewness of years thou shalt diminish the price of it for according to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee 17 Ye shall not therefore oppress one another but thou shalt fear thy God For I am the LORD your God 18 ¶ Wherefore ye shall do my statutes and keep my judgements and do them and ye shall dwell in the land in safety 19 And the land shall yeeld her fruit and ye shall eat your fill and dwell therein in safety 20 And if ye shall say What shall we eat the seventh year behold we shall not sowe nor gather in our increase 21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year and it shall bring forth fruit for three years 22 And ye shall sowe the eighth year and eat yet of old fruit until the ninth year until her fruits come in ye shall eat of the old store 23 ¶ The land shall not be sold ‖ Or to be quite cut off †Heb. for cutting off for ever for the land is mine for ye are strangers and sojourners with me 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land 25 ¶ If thy brother be waxen poor and hath sold away some of his possession and if any of his kin come to redeem it then shall he redeem that which his brother sold 26 And if the man have none to redeem it and †Heb. his hand hath attained and found sufficiency himself be able to redeem it 27 Then let him count the years of the sale thereof and restore the overplus unto the man to whom he sold it that he may return unto his possession 28 But if he be not able to restore it to him then that which is sold shall remain in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubile and in the jubile it shall go out and he shall return unto his possession 29 And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city then he may redeem it within a whole year after it is sold within a â—ull year may he redeem it 30 And if it be not redemed within the space of a full year then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it throughout his generations it shall not go out in the jubile 31 But the houses of
of the Shimites these are the families of the Gershonites 22 Those that were numbred of them according to the number of all the males from a moneth old and upward even those that were numbred of them were seven thousand and five hundred 23 The families of the Gershonites shall pitch behinde the tabernacle west-ward 24 And the chief of the house of the father of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael 25 And the charge of the sons of Gershon in the tabernacle of the congregation shall be the tabernacle and the tent the covering thereof and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the congregation 26 And the hangings of the court and the curtain for the door of the court which is by the tabernacle and by the altar round about and the cords of it for all the service thereof 27 ¶ And of Kohath was the family of the Amramites and the family of the Izeharites and the family of the Hebronites and the family of the Uzzielites these are the families of the Kohathites 28 In the number of all the males from a moneth old and uâ—ward were eight thousand six hundred keeping the charge of the sanctâ—ary 29 The families of the sons of Kohath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle south-ward 30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel 31 And their charge shall be the ark and the table and the candlestick and the altars and the vessels of the sanctuary wherewith they minister and the hanging and all the service thereof 32 And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest shall be chief over the chief of the Levites and have the oversight of them that keep the charge of the sanctuary 33 ¶ Of Merari was the family of the Mahlites and the family of the Mushites these are the families of Merari 34 And those that were numbred of them according to the number of all the males from a moneth old and upward were six thousand and two hundred 35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Merari was Zuriel the son of Abihail these shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle north-ward 36 And †Heb. the office of the charge under the custody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabernacle and the bars thereof and the pillars thereof and the sockets thereof and all the vessels thereof and all that serveth thereto 37 And the pillars of the court round about and their sockets and their pins and their cords 38 ¶ But those that encamp before the tabernacle toward the east even before the tabernacle of the congregation east-ward shall be Moses and Aaron and his sons keeping the charge of the sanctuary for the charge of the children of Israel and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death 39 All that were numbred of the Levites which Moses and Aaron numbred at the commandment of the LORD throughout their families all the males from a moneth old and upward were twenty and two thousand 40 ¶ And the LORD said unto Moses Number all the first-born of the males of the children of Israel from a moneth old and upward and take the number of their names 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me I am the LORD in stead of all the first-born among the children of Israel and the cattel of the Levites instead of all the firstlings among the cattel of the children of Israel 42 And Moses numbred as the LORD commanded him all the first-born among the children of Israel 43 And all the first-born males by the number of names from a moneth old and upward of those that were numbred of them were twenty and two thousand two hundred and threescore and thirteen 44 And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 45 Take the Levites in stead of all the first-born among the children of Israel and the cattel of the Levites in stead of their cattel and the Levites shall be mine I am the LORD 46 And for those that are to be redeemed of the two hundred and threescore and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel which are more then the Levites 47 Thou shalt even take five shekels a piece by the poll after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them * Exod. 30.13 Lev. 27.25 Ch. 18.16 Ezek. 45.12 the shekel is twenty gerahs 48 And thou shalt give the money wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons 49 And Moses took the redemption-money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites 50 Of the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money a thousand three hundred and threescore and five shekels after the shekel of the sanctuary 51 And Moses gave the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron and to his sons according to the word of the LORD as the LORD commanded Moses CHAP. IV. 1 The age and time of the Levites service 4 The carriage of the Kohathites when the priests have taken down the tabernacle 16 The charge of Eleazar 17 The office of the priests 21 The carriage of the Gershonites 29 The carriage of the Merarites 34 The number of the Kohathites 38 of the Gershonites 42 and of the Merarites ANd the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath from among the sons of Levi after their families by the house of their fathers 3 From thirty years old upward even until fifty years old all that enter into the host to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation 4 This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation about the most holy things 5 ¶ And when the camp setteth forward Aaron shall come and his sons and they shall take down the covering vail and cover the ark of testimony with it 6 And shall put thereon the covering of badgers skins and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue and shall put in the staves thereof 7 And upon the * Ex. 25.30 table of shew-bread they shall spread a cloth of blue and put thereon the dishes and the spoons and the bowls and covers to ‖ Or pour out withal cover withal and the continual bread shall be thereon 8 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet and cover the same with a covering of badgers skins and shall put in the staves thereof 9 And they shall take a cloth of blue and cover the * Exod. 25.31 candlestick of the light * Exod. 25.37 38. and his lamps and his tongs and his snuff-dishes and all the oyl-vessels thereof wherewith they mâ—nister unto it 10 And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers skins and shall put it upon a bar 11 And
him that †Heb. doeth sinneth through ignorance both for him that is born amongst the children of Israel and for the stranger that sojourneth among them 30 ¶ But the soul that doeth ought †Heb. with an high hand presumptuously whether he be born in the land or a stranger the same reproacheth the LORD and that soul shall be cut off from among his people 31 Because he hath despised the word of the LORD and hath broken his commandment that soul shall utterly be cut off his iniquity shall be upon him 32 ¶ And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath-day 33 And they that found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aaron and unto all the congregation 34 And they put him * Lev. 24.12 in ward because it was not declared what should be done to him 35 And the LORD said unto Moses The man shall be surely put to death all the congregation shall stone him with stones without the camp 36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp and stoned him with stones and he died as the LORD commanded Moses 37 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 38 Speak unto the children of Israel and bid * Deut. 22.12 Mat. 23.5 them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue 39 And it shall be unto you for a fringe that ye may look upon it and remember all the commandments of the LORD and do them and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes after which ye use to go a whoring 40 That ye may remember and do all my commandments and be holy unto your God 41 I am the LORD your God which brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God I am the LORD your God CHAP. XVI 1 The rebellion of Korah Dathan and Abiram 23 Moses separateth the people from the rebels tents 31 The earth swalloweth up Korah and a fire consumeth others 36 The censers are reserved to holy use 41 Fourteen thousand and seven hundred are slain by a plague for murmuring against Moses and Aaron 46 Aaron by incense stayeth the plague NOw * Ch. 27.3 Ecclus 45.18 Jude 11. Korah the son of Izhar the son of Kohath the son of Levi and Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab and On the son of Peleth sons of Reuben took men 2 And they rose up before Moses with certain of the children of Israel two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly * Ch. 26.9 famous in the congregation men of renown 3 And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said unto them †Heb. It is much for you Ye take too much upon you seeing all the congregation are holy everyone of them and the LORD is among them wherefore then lift you up your selves above the congregation of the LORD 4 And when Moses heard it he fell upon his face 5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company saying Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his and who is holy and will cause him to come near unto him even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him 6 This do take you censers Korah and all his company 7 And put fire therein and put incense in them before the LORD to morrow and it shall be that the man whom the LORD doth choose he shall be holy ye take too much upon you ye sons of Levi. 8 And Moses said unto Korah Hear I pray you ye sons of Levi 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them 10 And he hath brought thee near to him and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee and seek ye the priesthood also 11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the LORD and what is Aaron that ye murmure against him 12 ¶ And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram the sons of Eliab which said We will not come up 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast brought us up out of a land that floweth with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness except thou make thy self altogether a prince over us 14 Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards wilt thou †Heb. here out put out the eyes of these men we will not come up 15 And Moses was very wroth and said unto the LORD * Gen. 4 4. Respect not thou their offering I have not taken one ass from them neither have I hurt one of them 16 And Moses said unto Korah Be thou and all thy company before the LORD thou and they and Aaron to morrow 17 And take every man his censer and put incense in them and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer two hundred and fifty censers thou also and Aaron each of you his censer 18 And they took every man his censer and put fire in them and said incense thereon and stood in the door of the tabernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron 19 And Korah gathered all the congregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the congregation 20 And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying 21 Separate your selves from among this congregation that I may consume them in a moment 22 And they fell upon their faces and said O God the God of the spirits of all flesh shall one man sin and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation 23 ¶ And the LORD spake unto Moses saying 24 Speak unto the congregation saying Get you up from about the taberlacle of Korah Dathan and Abiram 25 And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram and the elders of Israel followed him 26 And he spake unto the congregation saying Depart I pray you from the tents of these wicked men and touch nothing of theirs lest ye be consumed in all their sins 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah Dathan and Abiram on every side and Dathan and Abiram came out and stood in the door of their tents and their wives and their sons and their little children 28 And Moses said Hereby ye shall know that the LORD hath sent me to do all these works for I have not done them of mine own minde 29 If these men die †Heb. as every man dieth the common death of all men or if they be visited after the visitation of all men then
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
before the LORD empty 17 Every man shall give †Heb. according to the gift of his hand as he is able according to the blessing of the LORD thy God which he hath given thee 18 ¶ Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee throughout thy tribes and they shall judge the people with just judgement 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgement thou shalt not respect persons * Exod. 23.8 neither take a gift for a gift doth blinde the eyes of the wise and pervert the ‖ Or matters words of the righteous 20 †Heb. justice justice That which is altogether just shalt thou follow that thou mayest live and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee 21 ¶ Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the LORD thy God which thou shalt make thee 22 * Lev. 26.1 Neither shalt thou set thee up any ‖ Or statue or pillar image which the LORD thy God hateth CHAP. XVII 1 The things sacrificed must be sound 2 Idolaters must be slain 8 Hard controversies are to be determined by the priests and judges 12 The contemner of that determination must die 14 The election 16 and duty of a king THou shalt not sacrifice unto the LORD thy God any bullock or ‖ Or goat sheep wherein is blemish or any evil-savouredness for that is an abomination unto the LORD thy God 2 ¶ If there be found among you within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee man or woman that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God in transgressing his covenant 3 And hath gone and served other gods and worshipped them either the sun or mooâ— or any of the host of heaven which I have not commanded 4 And it be told thee and thou hast heard of it and enquired diligently and behold it be true and the thing certain that such abomination is wrought in Israel 5 Then shalt thou bring forth that man or that woman which have committed that wicked thing unto thy gates even that man or that woman and shalt stone them with stones till they die 6 * Numb â—5 3â— Ch. 19.15 Mat. 18.16 Joh. 8.17 2 Cor. 13.1 Heb. 10.28 At the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses shall he that is worthy of death be put to death but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death 7 The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death and afterward the hands of all the people so thou shalt put the evil away from among you 8 ¶ If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgement between bloud and bloud between plea and plea and between stroke and stroke being matters of controversie within thy gates then shalt thou arise and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose 9 And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites and unto the judge that shall be in those days and enquire and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgement 10 And thou shalt do according to the sentence which they of that place which the LORD shall choose shall shew thee and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee 11 According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee and according to the judgement which they shall tell thee thou shalt do thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee to the right hand nor to the left 12 And the man that will do presumptuously †Heb. not to hearken and will not hearken unto the priest that standeth to minister there before the LORD thy God or unto the judge even that man shall die and thou shalt put away the evil from Israel 13 And all the people shall hear and fear and do no more presumptuously 14 ¶ When thou art come unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee and shalt possess it and shalt dwell therein and shalt say I well set a king over me like as all the nations that are about me 15 Thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee whom the LORD thy God shall choose one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee thou mayest not set a stranger over thee which is not thy brother 16 But he shall not multiply horses to himself nor cause the people to return to Egypt to the end that he should multiply horses forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you Ye shall henceforth return no more that way 17 Neither shall he multiply wives to himself that his heart turn not away neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold 18 And it shall be when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of that which is before the priests the Levites 19 And it shall be with him and he shall read therein all the days of his life that he may learn to fear the LORD his God to keep all the words of this law and these statutes to do them 20 That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren and that he turn not aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom he and his children in the midst of Israel CHAP. XVIII 1 The Lord is the priests and Levites inheritance 3 The priests due 6 The Levites portion 9 The abominations of the nations are to be avoided 15 Christ the Prophet is to be heard 20 The presumptuous prophet is to die THe priests the Levites and all the tribe of Levi * Numb 18.20 Chap. 10.9 shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel they * 1 Cor. 9.13 shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire and his inheritance 2 Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren the LORD is their inheritance as he hath said unto them 3 ¶ And this shall be the priests due from the people from them that offer a sacrifice whether it be ox or sheep and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder and the two cheeâ—s and the maw 4 The first-fruit also of thy corn of thy wine and of thy oyl and the first of the fleece of thy sheep shalt thou give him 5 For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes to stand to minister in the name of the LORD him and his sons for ever 6 ¶ And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel where he sojourned and come with all the desire of his minde unto the place which the LORD shall choose 7 Then he shall minister in the name of the LORD his God as all his brethren the Levites do which stand there before the LORD 8 They shall
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
die and thou shalt put evil away from among you 8 ¶ Take heed in * Levit 13.2 the plague of leprosie that thou observe diligently and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you as I commanded them so ye shall observe to do 9 Remember what the LORD thy God did * Numb 12.10 unto Miriam by the way after that ye were come forth out of Egypt 10 ¶ When thou dost †Heb. lend the loan of any thing to c. lend thy brother any thing thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge 11 Thou shalt stand abroad and the man to whom thou dost lend shall bring out the pledge abroad unto thee 12 And if the man be poor thou shalt not sleep with his pledge 13 In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge again when the sun goeth down that he may sleep in his own raiment and bless thee and it shall be righteousness unto thee before the LORD thy God 14 ¶ Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy whether he be of thy brethren or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates 15 At his day * Levit. 19.13 Tob. 4.14 thou shalt give him his hire neither shall the sun go down upon it for he is poor and †Heb. lifteth his soul unto it setteth his heart upon it lest he cry against thee unto the LORD and it be sin unto thee 16 * 2 King 14.6 2 Chr. 25 4. Jer. 31.29 30. Ezek. 18.20 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers every man shall be put to death for his own sin 17 ¶ Thou shalt not pervert the judgement of the stranger nor of the fatherless nor take a widows raiment to pledge 18 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in Egypt and the LORD thy God redeemed thee thence therefore I command thee to do this thing 19 ¶ * Levit. 19.9 23.22 When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field and hast forgot a sheaf in the field thou shalt not go again to fetch it it shall be for the stranger for the fatherless and for the widow that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands 20 When thou beatest thine olive-tree †Heb. thou shalt not bough it after thee thou shalt not go over the boughs again it shall be for the stranger for the fatherless and for the widow 21 When thou gathereâ—t the grapes of thy vineyard thou shalt not glean it †Heb. after thee afterward it shall be for the stranger for the fatherless and for the widow 22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt therefore I command thee to do this thing CHAP. XXV 1 Stripes must not exceed fourty 4 The ox is not to be muzzled 5 Of raising seed unto a brother 11 Of the immodest woman 13 Of unjust weights 17 The memory of Amalek is to be blotted out IF there be a controversie between men and they come unto judgement that the judges may judge them then they shall justifie the righteous and condemn the wicked 2 And it shall be if the wicked man be worthy to be beaten that the judge shall cause him to lie down and to be beaten before his faâ—e according to his fault by a certain number 3 * 2 Cor. 11.24 Fourty stripes he may give him and not exceed lest if he should exceed and beat him above these with many stripes then thy brother should seem vile unto thee 4 ¶ * 1 Cor. 9.9 1 Tim. 5.18 Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he †Heb. thrâ—sheth treadeth out the corn 5 ¶ * Mat. 22 24. Mark 12.19 Luk. 20.28 If brethren dwell together and one of them die and have no childe the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger her ‖ Or next kinsman husbands brother shall go in unto her and take her to him to wife and perform the duty of an husbands brother unto her 6 And it shall be that the first-born which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead that his name be not put out of Israel 7 And if the man like not to take his ‖ Or next kinsman-wife brothers wife then let his brothers wife go up to the gate unto the elders and say * Ruth 4.7 My husbands brother refuâ—eth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel he will not perform the duty of my husbands brother 8 Then the elders of his city shall call him and speak unto him and if he stand to it and say I like not to take her 9 Then shall his brothers wife come unto him in the presence of the elders and loose his shoe from off his foot and spit in his face and shall answer and say So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brothers house 10 And his name shall be called in Israel The house of him that hath his shoe loosed 11 ¶ When men strive together one with another and the wife of the one draweth near for to deliver her husband out of the hand of him that smiteth him and patteth forth her hand and taketh him by the secrets 12 Then thou shalt cut off her hand thine eye shall not pity her 13 ¶ Thou shalt not have in thy bag †Heb. a stone and a stone divers weights a great a small 14 Thou shalt not have in thine house †Heb. an ephah and an ephah divers measures a great and a small 15 But thou shalt have a perfect and just weight a perfect and just meaâ—ure shalt thou have that thy days may be lengthned in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee 16 For all that do such things and all that do unrighteously are an abomination unto the LORD thy God 17 ¶ * Exod. 17.8 Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way when ye were come forth out of Egypt 18 How he met thee by the way and smote the hindmost of thee even all that were feeble behinde thee when thou wast faint and weary and he feared not God 19 Therefore it shall be when the LORD thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it that thou shalt blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven thou shalt not forget it CHAP. XXVI 1 The confession of him that â—ffereth thâ— basket of first-fruits 12 The prayer of him that giveth his third years tithes 1â— The covenant between God and the people ANd it shall be when thou art come in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance and possessest it and dwellest therein
house went out unto them and said unto them Nay my brethren nay I pray you do not so wickedly seeing that this man is come into mine house do not this folly 24 Behold here is my daughter a maiden and his concubine them I will bring out now and humble ye them and do with them what seemeth good unto you but unto this man do not †Heb. the matter of this folly so vile a thing 25 But the men would not hearken to him so the man took his concubine and brought her forth unto them and they knew her and abused her all the night until the morning and when the day began to spring they let her go 26 Then came the woman in the dawning of the day and fell down at the door of the mans house where her lord was till it was light 27 And her lord rose up in the morning and opened the doors of the house and went out to go his way and behold the woman his concubine was falâ— down at the door of the house and her hands were upon the threshold 28 And he said unto her Up and let us be going but none answered Then the man took her up vpon an ass and the man rose up and gat him unto his place 29 ¶ And when he was come into his house he took a knife and laid hold on his concubine and divided her together with her bones into twelve pieces and sent her into all the coasts of Israel 30 And it was so that all that saw it said there was no such deed done nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the land of Egypt unto this day consider of it take advice and speak your minds CHAP. XX. 1 The Levite in a general assembly declareth his wrong 8 The decree of the assembly 12 The Benjamites being cited make head against the Israelites 18 The Israelites in two battels lose fourty thousand 26 They destroy by a stratagem all the Benjamites except six hundred THen all the children of Israel went out and the congregation was gathered together as one man from Dan even to Beer-sheba with the land of Gilead unto the LORD in Mizpeh 2 And the chief of all the people even of all the tribes of Israel presented themselves in the assembly of the people of God four hundred thousand footmen that drew sword 3 Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh Then said the children of Israel Tell us how was this wickedness 4 And †Heb. the man the Levite the Levite the husband of the woman that was slain answered and said I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin I and my concubine to lodge 5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me and beset the house round about upon me by night and thought to have slain me and my concubine have they †Heb. humbled forced that she is dead 6 And I took my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the countrey of the inheritance of Israel for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel 7 Behold ye are all children of Israel give here your advice and counsel 8 ¶ And all the people arose as one man saying We will not any of us go to his tent neither will we any of us turn into his house 9 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah we will go up by lot against it 10 And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel and an hundred of a thousand and a thousand out of ten thousand to fetch victual for the people that they may do when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel 11 So all the men of Israel were gathered against the city †Heb. fellows knit together as one man 12 ¶ And the tribes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin saying What wickedness is this that is done among you 13 Now therefore deliver us the men the children of Belial which are in Gibeah that we may put them to death and put away evil from Israel But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of their brethren the children of Israel 14 But the children of Benjamin gathered themselves together out of the cities unto Gibeah to go out to battel against the children of Israel 15 And the children of Benjamin were numbred at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword beside the inhabitants of Gibeah which were numbred seven hundred chosen men 16 Among all this people there were seven hundred chosen men * Chap. 3.15 left-handed every one could sling stones at an hair breadth and not miss 17 And the men of Israel beside Benjamin were numbred four hundred thousand men that drew sword all these were men of war 18 ¶ And the children of Israel arose and went up to the house of God and asked counsel of God and said Which of us shall go up first to the battâ—l against the children of Benjamin And the LORD said Judah shall go up first 19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning and encamped against Gibeah 20 And the men of Israel went out to battel against Benjamin and the men of Israel put themselves in aray to fight against them at Gibeah 21 And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah and destroyed down to the ground of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men 22 And the people the men of Israel encouraged themselves and set their battel again in aray in the place where they put themselves in aray the first day 23 And the children of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until even and asked counsel of the LORD saying Shall I go up again to battel against the children of Benjamin my brother And the LORD said Go up against him 24 And the children of Israel came near against the children of Benjamin the second day 25 And Benjamin went forth against them out of Gibeah the second day and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men all these drew the sword 26 ¶ Then all the children of Israel and all the people went up and came unto the house of God and wept and sat there before the LORD and fasted that day until even and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the LORD 27 And the children of Israel enquired of the LORD for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days 28 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron stood before it in those days saying Shall I yet again go out to battel against the children of Benjamin my brother or shall I cease And the LORD said Go up for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand 29 And Israel set liers in
to sacrifice sacrifices of peace-offerings * Ch. 13.8 seven days shalt thou tarry till I come to thee and shew thee what thou shalt do 9 ¶ And it was so that when he had turned his †Heb. shoulder back to go from Samuel God †Heb. turned gave him another heart and all those signs came to pass that day 10 And when they came thither to the hill behold a company of prophets met him and the spirit of God came upon him and he prophesied among them 11 And it came to pass when all that knew him before time saw that behould he prophesied among the prophets then the people said †Heb. a man to his neighbour one to another What is this that is come unto the son of Kish * Ch. 19.24 Is Saul also among the prophets 12 And one †Heb. from thence of the same place answered and said But who is their father Therefore it became a proverb Is Saul also among the prophets 13 And when he had made an end of prophesying he came to the high place 14 ¶ And Sauls uncle said unto him and to his servant Whither went ye And he said To seek the asses and when we saw that they were no where we came to Samuel 15 And Sauls uncle said Tell me I pray thee what Samuel said unto you 16 And Saul said unto his uncle He told us plainly that the asses were found But of the matter of the kingdom whereof Samuel spake he told him not 17 ¶ And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to Mizpeh 18 And said unto the children of Israel Thus saith the LORD God of Israel I brought up Israel out of Egypt and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all kingdoms and of them that oppressed you 19 And ye have this day rejected your God who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations and ye have said unto him Nay but set a king over us Now therefore present your selves before the LORD by your tribes and by your thousands 20 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near the tribe of Benjamin was taken 21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families the family of Matri was taken and Saul the son of Kish was taken and when they sought him he could not be found 22 Therefore they enquired of the LORD further if the man should yet come thither and the LORD answered Behold he hath hid himself among the stuff 23 And they ran an fetched him thence and when he stood among the people he was higher then any of the people from his shoulders and upward 24 And Samuel said to all the people See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen that there is none like him among all the people And all the people shouted and said †Heb. Let the king live God save the king 25 Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom and wrote it in a book and said it up before the LORD and Samuel sent all the people away every man to his house 26 ¶ And Saul also went home to Gibeah and there went with him a band of men whose hearts God had touched 27 But the children of Belial said How shall this man save us And they despised him and brought him no presents but ‖ Or he was as thouth he had been deaf he held his peace CHAP. XI 1 Nahash offereth them of Jabesh-giâ—ead a reproachful condition 4 They send messengers and are delivered by Saul 12 Sual thereby is confirmed and his kingdom renewed THen Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh-gilead and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash Make a covenant with us and we will serve thee 2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them On this condition will I make a covenant with you that I may thrust out all your right eyes and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel 3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him †Heb. Forbear us Give us seven days respite that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel and then if there be no man to save us we will come out to thee 4 ¶ Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul and told the tidings in the ears of the people and all the people lift up their voices and wept 5 And behold Saul came after the herd out of the field and Saul said What aileth the people that they weep and they told him the tidings of the men of Jabesh 6 And the spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings and his anger was kind led greatly 7 And he took a yoke of oxen and hewed them in pieces and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messengers saying Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel so shall it be done unto his oxen and the fear of the LORD fell on the people and they came out †Heb. as one man with one consent 8 And when he numbred them in Bezek the children of Israel were three hundred thousand and the men of Judah thirty thousand 9 And they said unto the messengers that came Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead To morrow by that time the sun be hot ye shall have †Or deliverance help And the messengers came and shewed it to the men of Jabesh and they were glad 10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said To morrow we will come out unto you and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you 11 And it was so on the morrow that Saul put the people in three companies and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day and it came to pass that they which remained were scattered so that two of them were not left together 12 ¶ And the people said unto Samuel Who is he that said Shall Saul reign over us bring the men that we may put them to death 13 And Saul said There shall not a man be put to death this day for to day the LORD hath wrought salvation in Israel 14 Then said Samuel to the people Come and let us go to Gilgal and renew the kingdom there 15 And all the people went to Gilgal and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the LORD and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoyced greatly CHAP. XII 1 Samuel testifieth his integrity 6 He reproveth the people of ingratitude 16 He terrifieth them with thunder in harvest-time 20 He comforteth them in Gods mercy ANd Samuel said unto all Israel Behold I have hearkned unto your voice in all that ye said unto me and have made a king over you 2 And now behold the king walketh
are dead also 5 And David said unto the young man that told him How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead 6 And the young man that told him said As I hapned by chance upon mount Gilboa behold Saul leaned upon his spear and lo the chariots and hors-men followed hard after him 7 And when he looked behinde him he saw me and called unto me and I answered †Heb. Behold me Here am I. 8 And he said unto me Who art thou And I answered him I am an Amalekite 9 He said unto me again Stand I pray thee upon me and slay me for ‖ Or my coat of mail or my embroidered coat hindreth me that my c. anguish is come upon me because my life is yet whole in me 10 So I stood upon him and slew him because I was sure that he could not live after that he was faln and I took the crown that was upon his head and the bracelet that was on his arm and have brought them hither unto my lord 11 Then David took hold on his clothes and * Ch. 3 3â— 13 3â— rent them and likewise all the men that were with him 12 And they mourned and wept and fasted until even for Saul and for Jonathan his son and for the people of the LORD and for the house of Israel because they were faln by the sword 13 ¶ And David said unto the young man that told him Whence art thou And he answered I am the son of a stranger an Amalekite 14 And David said unto him * Psal 105.35 How wast thou not afraid to stretch forth thine hand to destroy the LORDS anointed 15 And David called one of the young men and said Go near and fall upon him And he smote him that he died 16 And David said unto him Thy bloud be upon thy head for thy mouth hath testified against thee saying I have slain the LORDS anointed 17 ¶ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son 18 Also he bade them teach the children of Judah the use of the bowâ— behold it is written * Josh 10.13 in the book ‖ Or of the upricâ—e of Jasher 19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high places how are the mighty faln 20 * Mieah 2.10 Tell it not in Gath publish it not in the streets of Askelon lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoyce lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa let there be no dew neither let there be rain upon you nor fields of offerings for there the shield of the mighty is vilely cast away the shield of Saul as though he had not been anointed with oyl 22 From the blood of the slain from the fat of the mighty the bowe of Jonathan turned not back and the sword of Saul returned not empty 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and ‖ Or sweet pleasant in their lives and in their death they were not divided they were swifter then eagles they were stronger then lions 24 Ye daughters of Israel weep over Saul who clothed you in scarlet with other delights who put on ornaments of gold upon your apparel 25 How are the mighty faln in the midst of the battel O Jonathan thou wast slain in thine high places 26 I am distressed for thee my brother Jonathan very pleasant hast thou been unto me thy love to me was wonderful passing the love of women 27 How are the mighty faln and the weapons of war perished CHAP. II. 1 David by Gods direction with his company goeth up to Hebron where he is made king of Judah 5 He commendeth them of Jabesh-gilead for their kindness to Saul 8 Abner maketh Ish-bosheth king of Israel 12 A mortal skirmish between twelve of Abners and twelve of Joabs men 18 Asahel is slain 25 At Abners motion Joab soundeth a retreat 32 Asahels burial ANd it came to pass after this that David enquired of the LORD saying Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah And the LORD said unto him Go up And David said Whither shall I go up And he said Unto Hebron 2 So David went up thither and his two wives also Ahinoam the Jezreelitess and Abigail Nabals wife the Carmelite 3 And his men that were with him did David bring up every man with his houshold and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron 4 * 1 Mac. 1.57 And the men of Judah came and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah and they told David saying That * 1 Sam. 31.13 the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul 5 ¶ And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead and said unto them Blessed be ye of the LORD that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord even unto Saul and have buried him 6 And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you and I also will requite you this kindness because ye have done this thing 7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthned and †Heb. be ye the sons of valour be ye valiant for your master Saul is dead and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them 8 ¶ But Abner the son of Ner captain of †Heb. the host which was Sauls Sauls host took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and brought him over to Mahanaim 9 And he made him king over Gilead and over the Ashurites and over Jezreel and over Ephraim and over Benjamin and over all Israel 10 Ish-bosheth Sauls son was fourty years old when he began to reign over Israel and reigned two years but the house of Judah followed David 11 And the †Heb. number of days time that David was king in Hebron over the house of Judah was seven years and six moneths 12 ¶ And Abner the son of Ner and the servants of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon 13 And Joab the son of Zeruiah and the servants of David went out and met †Heb. them together together by the pool of Gibeon and they sat down the one on the one side of the pool and the other on the other side of the pool 14 And Abner said to Joab Let the young men now arise and play before us And Joab said Let them arise 15 Then there arose and went over by number twelve of Benjamin which pertained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul and twelve of the servants of David 16 And they caught every one his fellow by the head and thrust his sword in his fellows side so they fell down together wherefore that place was called ‖ That is The field of strong men Helkath-hazzurim which is in Gibeon 17 And there was a very sore battel that day and Abner was beaten and the men of Israel before the servants of David 18 ¶ And there were three sons of Zeruiah there Joab and Abishai and Asahel and Asahel was as
all the evil that befel thee from thy youth until now 8 Then the king rose and sat in the gate And they told unto all the people saying Behold the king doth sit in the gate and all the people came before the king for Israel had fled every man to his tent 9 ¶ And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel saying The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies and he delivered us out of the hand of the Philistines and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom 10 And Absalom whom we anointed over us is dead in battel now therefore why †Heb. are ye silent speak ye not a word of bringing the king back 11 ¶ And king David sent to Zadok and to Absathar the priests saying Speak unto the elders of Judah saying Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king even to his house 12 Ye are my brethren ye are my bones and my flesh wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king 13 And say ye to Amasa Art thou not of my bone and of my flesh God do so to me and more also if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab 14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah even as the heart of one man so that they sent this word unto the king Return thou and all thy servants 15 So the king returned and came to Jordan and Judah came to Gilgal to go to meet the king to conduct the king over Jordan 16 ¶ And * 1 Kin. 2.8 Shimei the son of Gera a Benjamite which was of Bahurim hasted and came down with the men of Judah to meet king David 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him and * Chap. 16.1 Ziba the servant of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him and they went over Jordan before the king 18 And there went over a ferry-boat to carry over the kings houshold and to do †Heb. the good in his eyes what he thought good And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was come over Jordan 19 And said unto the king Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me neither do thou remember * Chap. 16.5 that which thy servant did perversly the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem that the king should take â—t to his heart 20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned therefore behold I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king 21 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said Shall not Shimei be put to death for this because he cursed the LORDs anointed 22 And David said What have I to do with you ye sons of Zeruiah that ye should this day be adversaries unto me shall there any man be put to death this day in Israel for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel 23 Therefore the king said unto Shimei Thou shalt not die And the king sware unto him 24 ¶ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king and had neither dressed his feet nor trimmed his beard nor washed his clothes from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace 25 And it came to pass when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king that the king said unto him Wherefore wentest not thou with me Mephibosheth 26 And he answered My lord O king my servant deceived me for thy servant said I will saddle me an ass that I may ride thereon and go to the king because thy servant is lame 27 And * Chap. 16.3 he hath slandred thy servant unto my lord the king but my lord the king is as an angel of God do therefore what is good in thine eyes 28 For all of my fathers house were but †Heb. men of death dead men before my lord the king yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table what right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king 29 And the king said unto him Why speakest thou any more of thy matters I have said Thou and Ziba divide the land 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king Yea let him take all forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house 31 ¶ And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim went over Jordan with the king to conduct him over Jordan 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man even fourscore years old and * Chap. 17.27 he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim for he was a very great man 33 And the king said unto Barzillai Come thou over with me and I will seed thee with me in Jerusalem 34 And Barzillai said unto the king †Heb. How many days are the years of my life How long have I to live that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem 35 I am this day fourscore years old and can I discern between good evil can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink can I hear any more the voice of singing-men and singing-women wherefore then should thy servant be yet a burden unto my lord the king 36 Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward 37 Let thy servant I pray thee turn back again that I may die in mine own city and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother but behold thy servant Chimham let him go over with my lord the king and do to him what shall seem good unto thee 38 And the king answered Chimham shall go over with me and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee and whatsoever thou shalt †Heb. choose require of me that will I do for thee 39 And all the people went over Jordan and when the king was come over the king kissed Barzillai and blessed him and he returned unto his own place 40 Then the king went on to Gilgal and Chimham went on with him and all the people of Judah conducted the king and also half the people of Israel 41 ¶ And behold all the men of Israel came to the king and said unto the king Why have our brethren the men of Judah stoln thee away and have brought the king and his houshold and all Davids men with him over Jordan 42 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel Because the king is near of kin to us wherefore then beye angry for this matter have we eaten at all of the kings cost or hath he given us any gift 43 And the men
fourty years seven years reigned he in Hebron and thirty and three years reigned he in Jerusalem 12 ¶ * â—2 Chr. 29.23 Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his father and his kingdom was established greatly 13 ¶ And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Bath-sheba the mother of Solomon and she said Comest thou peaceably And he said Peaceably 14 He said moreover I have somewhat to say unto thee And she said Say on 15 And he said Thou knowest that the kingdom was mine and that all Israel set their faces on me that I should reign howbeit the kingdom is turned about and is become my brothers for it was his from the LORD 16 And now I ask one petition of thee †Heb. turn not away my face deny me not And she said unto him Say on 17 And he said Speak I pray thee unto Solomon the king for he will not say thee nay that he give me Abishag the Shunammite to wife 18 And Bath-sheba said Well I will speak for thee unto the king 19 ¶ Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon to speak unto him for Adonijah and the king rose up to meet her and bowed himself unto her and sat down on his throne and caused a seat to be set for the kings mother and she sat on his right hand 20 Then she said I desire one small petition of thee I pray thee say me not nay And the king said unto her Ask on my mother for I will not say thee nay 21 And she said Let Abishag the Shunammite be given to Adonijah thy brother to wife 22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah ask for him the kingdom also for he is mine elder brother even for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab the son of Zeruiah 23 Then king Solomon sware by the LORD saying God do so to me and more also if Adonijah have not spoken this word agaist his own life 24 Now therefore as the LORD liveth which hath established me and set me on the throne of David my father and who hath made me an house as he * 2 Sam. 7.12 13. promised Adonijah shall be put to death this day 25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada and he fell upon him that he died 26 ¶ And unto Abiathar the priest said the king Get thee to Anathoth unto thine own fields for thou art †Heb. a man of dâ—â—th worthy of death but I will not at this time put thee to death because thou batest the ark of the Lord GOD before David my father and because thou hast been afflicted in all wherein my father was afflicted 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD that he might * 1 Sam. 2.31 35. fulfil the word of the LORD which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh 28 ¶ Then tidings came to Joab for Joab had turned after Adonijah though he turned not after Absalom and Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD and caught hold on the horns of the altar 29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the LORD and behold he is by the altar then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada saying Go fall upon him 30 And Benaiah came to the rabernacle of the LORD and said unto him Thus saith the king Come forth And he said Nay but I will die here And Benaiah brought the king word again saying Thus said Joab and thus he answered me 31 And the king said unto him Do as he hath said and fall upon him and bury him that thou mayest take away the innocent bloud which Joab shed from me and from the house of my father 32 And the LORD shall return his bloud upon his own head who fell upon two men more righteous and better then he and slew them with the sword my father David not knowing thereof to wit * 2 Sam. 3.27 Abner the son of Ner captain of the host of Israel and * 2 Sam. 2â— 10 Amasa the son of Jether captain of the host of Judah 33 Their bloud shall therefore return upon the head of Joab and upon the head of his seed for ever but upon David and upon his seed and upon his house and upon his throne shall there be peace for ever from the LORD 34 So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell upon him and slew him and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness 35 ¶ And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar 36 ¶ And the king sent and called for Shimei and said unto him Build thee an house in Jerusalem and dwell there and go not forth thence any whither 37 For it shall be that on the day thou goest out and passest over the brook Kidron thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die thy bloud shall be upon thine own head 38 And Shimei said unto the king The saying is good as my lord the king hath said so will thy servant do And Shimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days 39 And it came to pass at the end of three years that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maachah king of Gath and they told Shimei saving Behold thy servants he in Gath. 40 And Shimei arose and saddled his ass and went to Gath to Achish to seek his servants and Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shimei had gone from Jerusalem to Gath and was come again 42 And the king sent and called for Shimei and said unto him Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD and protested unto thee saying Know for a certain that on the day thou goest out and walkest abroad any whither that thou shalt surely die and thou saidst unto me The word that I have heard is good 43 Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD and the commandment that I have charged thee with 44 The king said moreover to Shimei Thou knowest all the wickedness which thine heart is privy to that thou didst to David my father therefore the LORD shall return thy wickedness upon thine own head 45 And king Solomon shall be blessed and the throne of David shall be established before the LORD for ever 46 So the king commanded Benaiah the son of Jehoiada which went out and fell upon him that he died and the * 2 Chr. 1.1 kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon CHAP. III. 1 Solomon marrieth Pharaohs daughter 2 High places being in use Solomon sacrificeth at Gibeon 5 Solomon at Gibeon in the choice which God gave him preferring wasdom obtaineth wisdom riches and honour 16 Solomons judgement between the two harlots maketh
he began to reign and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD yet not like David his father he did according to all things as Joash his father did 4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places 5 ¶ And it came to pass assoon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand that he slew his servants * Chap. 12.20 which had slain the king his father 6 But the children of the murderers he slew not according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses wherein the LORD commanded saying * Deut. 24.16 Ezek. 18.20 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children nor the children be put to death for the fathers but every man shall be put to death for his own sin 7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand and took ‖ Ot the rock Selah by war and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day 8 ¶ Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel saying Come let us look one another in the face 9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah saying The 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 a wilde beast that was in Lebanon and trod down the thistle 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom and thine heart hath listed thee up glory of this and tarry †Heb. at thy house at home for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt that thou shouldest fall even thou and Judah with thee 11 But Amaziah would not hear therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh which belongeth to Judah 12 And Judah †Heb. was smitten was put to the worse before Israel and they fled every man to their tents 13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah at Beth-shemesh and came to Jerusalem and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner-gate four hundred cubits 14 And he took all the gold and silver and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD and in the treasures of the kings house and hostages and returned to Samaria 15 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did and his might and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead 17 ¶ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years 18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah 19 Now * 2 Chr 25.27 they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem and he fled to Lachish but they sent after him to Lachish and slew him there 20 And they brought him on horses and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David 21 ¶ And all the people of Judah took †2 Chr. 26.1 he iâ— called Vzziah Azariah which â—â—as sixteen years old and made him king in stead of his father Amaziah 22 He built Elath and restored it to Judah after that the king slept with his fathers 23 ¶ In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria and reigned fourty and one years 24 And he did that which was evil in the fight of the LORD he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin 25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entring of Hamath unto the sea of the plain according to the word of the LORD God of Israel which he spake by the hand of his servant * Mat. 12.39 40 called Jonas Jonan the son of Amittai the prophet which was of Gath-hepher 26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel that it was very bitter for there was not any shut up nor any lest nor any helper for Israel 27 And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash 28 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam and all that he did and his might how he warred and how he recovered Damascus and Hamath which belonged to Judah for Israel are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers even with the kings of Israel and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XV. 1 Azariah his good reign 5 He dying a leper Jotham succeedeth 8 Zachariah the last of Jehu his generation reigning ill is slain by Shallum 13 Shallum reigning a moneth is slain by Menahem 16 Menahem strengthneth himself by Pul. 21 Pekahiah succeedeth him 23 Pekahiah is slain by Pekah 27 Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser and slain by Hoshea 32 Jothams good reign 36 Ahaz succeedeth him IN the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD according to all that his father Amaziah had done 4 Save that the high places were not removed the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places 5 ¶ And the LORD smote the king so that he was a leper unto the day of his death and dwelt in a several house and Jotham the kings son was over the house judging the people of the land 6 And the rest of the acts of Azariah and all that he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah 7 So Azariah slept with his fathers and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David and Jotham his son reigned in his stead 8 ¶ In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six moneths 9 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD as his fathers had done he departed not from the fins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat Who made Israel to sin 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired
herds in abundance for God had given him substance very much 30 This same Hezekiah also stopped the upper water-course of Gihon and brought it straight down to the west-side of the city of David And Hezekiah prospered in all his works 31 ¶ Howbeit in the business of the †Heb. interpreters embassadours of the princes of Babylon who * 2 Kin. 20.12 Isa 39.1 sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land God left him to try him that he might know all that was in his heart 32 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Hezekiah and his †Heb. kindnesses goodness behold they are written in the vision of Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel 33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers and they buried him in the ‖ Or. highest chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXXIII 1 Manasseh his wicked reign 3 He setteth up idolatry and wâ—ulâ— not be admonished 11 He is carried into Babylon 12Vpon his prayer to God he is released and putteth down idolatry 18 His acts 20 He dying Amon succeedeth him 21 Amon reigning wickâ—â—ly is slain by his servants 25 The murderers being slain Josiah succeedeth him MAnasseh * 2 Kin. 21.1 c. was twelve years old when he began to reign and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem 2 But did that which was evil in the â—iâ—â—t of the LORD like unto the * Deut. 23.9 abominations of the heathen whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel 3 ¶ For †Heb. he returned and built â—e built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had * 2 Kin. 18.4 broken down and he reared up altars for Baalim and made groves and worshipped all the host of heaven and served them 4 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD whereof the LORD had said * Deut. 12.11 1 Kin. 8.29 9.3 Chap. 6.6 and 7.16 In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD 6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom also he observed times and used enchantments and used witchcraft and dealt with a familiar spirit and with wizards he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke him to anger 7 And he set a carved image the idol which he had made in the house of God of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son In * Psal 132.14 this house and in Jerusalem which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel will I put my name for ever 8 * 2 Sam. 7.10 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses 9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err and to do worse then the heathen whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel 10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh and to his people but they would not hearken 11 ¶ Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host †Heb. which were the kings of the king of Assyria which took Manasseh among the thorns and bound him with ‖ Or chains fetters and carried him to Babylon 12 And when he was in affliction he besought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers 13 And prayed unto him and he was entreated of him and heard his supplication and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God 14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David on the west-side of Gihon in the valley even to the entring in at the fish-gate and compassed about ‖ Or the tower Ophel and raised it up a very great height and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah 15 And he took away the strange gods and the idol out of the house of the LORD and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD and in Jerusalem and cast them out of the city 16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD and sacrificed thereon peace-offerings and thank-offerings and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel 17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high-places yet unto the LORD their God onely 18 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh his prayer unto his God and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel behold thâ—y are written in the book of the kings of Israel 19 His prayer also and how God was entreated of him and all his sin and his trespass and the places wherein he built high places and set up groves and graven images before he was humbled behold they are written among the sayings of ‖ Or Hosai the seers 20 ¶ So Manasseh slept with his fathers and they buried him in his own house and Amon his son reigned in his stead 21 ¶ * 2 Kin. 21.19 c Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign and reigned two years in Jerusalem 22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD as did Manasseh his father for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made and served them 23 And humbled not himself before the LORD as Manasseh his father had humbled himself but Amon †Heb. multiplied trespass trespassed more and more 24 And his servants conspired against him and slew him in his own house 25 ¶ Buâ— the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead CHAP. XXXIV 1 Josiah his good reign 3 He destroyeth idolatry 8 He taketh order for the repair of the temple 14 Hilkiah having found a book of the law Josiah sendeth to Huldah to enquire of the Lord. 23 Huldah prophesieth the destruction of Jerusalem but respite thereof in Josiahs time 29 Josiah causing it to be read in a solemn assembly râ—neweth the covenant with God JOsiah * 2 Kin. 21.1 c was eight years old when he began to reign and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of David his father and declined neither to the right hand nor to the left 3
free will to go up to Jerusalem go with thee 14 Forasmuch as thou art sent †Cald. from before the king of the king and of his * Est 3.14 seven counsellours to enquire concerning Judah and Jerusalem according to the law of thy God which is in thine hand 15 And to carry the silver and gold which the king and his counsellours have freely offered unto the God of Israel whose habitation is in Jerusalem 16 * Chap. â— 25 And all the silver and gold that thou canst finde in all the province of Babylon with the free-will-offering of the people and of the priests offering willingly for the house of their God which is in Jerusalem 17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks rams lambs with their meat-offerings and their drink-offerings and offer them upon the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee and to thy brethren to do with the rest of the silver and gold that do after the will of your God 19 The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God those deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem 20 And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God which thou shalt have occasion to bestow bestow it out of the kings treasure-house 21 And I even I Artaxerxes the king do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river that whatsoever Ezra the priest the scribe of the law of the God of heaven shall require of you it be done speedily 22 Unto an hundred talents of silver and to an hundred †Cald. â—â—rs measures of wheat and to an hundred baths of wine and to an hundred baths of oâ—l and salt without prescribing how much 23 †Heb. whatsoever is of thâ—◠〈◊〉 Whatsoever is commanded by the God of heaven let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven for why should there be wrath against the realm of the king and his sons 24 Also we certifie you that touching any of the priests and Levites singers porters Nethinims or ministers of this house of God it shall not be lawful to impose toll tribute or custom upon them 25 And thou Ezra alter the wisdom of thy God that is in thine hand set magistrates and judges which may judge all the people that are beyond the river all such as know the laws of thy God and teach ye them that know them not 26 And whosoever will not do the law of thy God and the law of the king let judgement be executed speedily upon him whether it be unto death or †Cald. to rooting out to banishment or to confiscation of goods or to imprisonment 27 ¶ Blessed be the LORD God of our fathers which hath put such a thing as this in the kings heart to beautifie the house of the LORD which is in Jerusalem 28 And hath extended mercy unto me before the king and his counsellours and before all the kings mighty princes and I was strengthned as the hand of the LORD my God was upon me and I gathered together out of Israel chief men to go up with me CHAP. VIII 1 The companions of Ezra who returned from Babylon 15 He sendeth to Iddo for ministers for the temple 21 He keepeth a fast 24 He committeth the treasures to the custody of the priests 31 From Ahava they come to Jerusalem 33 The treasure is weighed in the temple 36 The commission is delivered THese are now the chief of their fathers and this is the genealogie of them that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of Artaxerxes the king 2 Of the sons of Phinehas Gershom of the sons of Ithamar Daniel of the sons of David Hattush 3 Of the sons of Shechaniah of the sons of Pharosh Zechariah and with him were reckoned by genealogie of the males an hundred and fifty 4 Of the sons of Pahath-moab Elihoenai the son of Zerahiah and with him two hundred males 5 Of the sons of Shechaniah the son of Jahaziel and with him three hundred males 6 Of the sons also of Adin Ebed the son of Jonathan and with him fifty males 7 And of the sons of Elam Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah and with him seventy males 8 And of the sons of Shephatiah Zebadiah the son of Michael and with him fourscore males 9 Of the sons of Joab Obadiah the son of Jehiel and with him two hundred and eighteen males 10 And of the sons of Shelomith the son of Josiphiah and with him an hundred and threescore males 11 And of the sons of Bebai Zechariah the son of Bebai and with him twenty and eight males 12 And of the sons of Azgad Johanan ‖ Or the youngest son the son of Hakkatan and with him an hundred and ten males 13 And of the last sons of Adonikam whose names are these Eliphelet Jeiel and Shemaiah and with them threescore males 14 Of the sons allo of Bigvai Uthai and ‖ Or Zaccur as some read Zabbud and with them seventy males 15 ¶ And I gathered them together to the river that runneth to Ahava and there ‖ Or pitched abode we in tents three days and I viewed the people and the priests and found there none of the sons of Levi. 16 Then sent I for Eliezer for Ariel for Shemaiah and for Elnathan and for Jarib and for Elnathan and for Nathan and for Zechariah and for Meshullam chief men also for Joiarib and for Elnathan men of understanding 17 And I sent them with commandment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia and †Heb. I put words in their mouth I told them what they should say unto Iddo and to his brethren the Nethinims at the place Casiphia that they should bring unto us ministers for the house of our God 18 And by the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of understanding of the sons of Mahli the son of Levi the son of Israel and Sherebiah with his sons and his brethren eighteen 19 And Hashabiah and with him Jeshaiah of the sons of Merari his brethren and their sons twenty 20 * See chap. 2.43 Also of the Nethinims whom David and the princes had appointed for the service of the Levites two hundred and twenty Nethinims all of them were expressed by name 21 ¶ Then I proclaimed a fast there at the river Ahava that we might afflict our selves before our God to seek of him a right way for us and for our little ones and for all our substance 22 For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of souldiers and hors-men to help us against the enemy in the way because we had spoken unto the king saying The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him 23 So we fasted and besought
and on my eye-lids is the shadow of dâ—â—th 17 Not far any injustice in mine hands also my prayer is pure 18 O earth cover not thou my bloud and let my cry have no place 19 Also now behold my witness is in heaven and my record is †Heb. in thâ— high places on high 20 My friends †Heb. are my scorners from me but mine eye poureth out tears unto God 21 O that one might plead for a man with God as a man pleaâ—eth for his †Or. friend neighbour 22 When †Heb. years of number a few years are come then I shall go the way whence I shall not return CHAP. XVII 1 Job appealeth from men to God 6 The unmerciful dealing of men with the aâ—fâ—â—â—ted may astoâ—â—â—â— but not discourage the righteous 11 His hope is not in life but in death MY †Or spirit is shent breâ—th is corrupt my days are extinct that graves are ready for me 2 Are there not mockers with me and not mine eye †Heb. lodge continue in their provocation 3 Lay down now put me in a surety with thee who is he that will strike hands with me 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding therefore shalt thou not exalt them 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends even the eyes of his children shall fail 6 He hath made me also a by-word of the people and ‖ Or before them aforetime I was as a tabret 7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow and all ‖ Or my thoughts my members are as a shadow 8 Upright men shall be astonied at this and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite 9 The righteous also shall hold on his way and he that hath clean hands †Heb. shall add strength shall be stronger and stronger 10 But as for you all do you return and come now for I cannot finde one wise man among you 11 My days are past my purposes are broken off even †Heb. the poâ—sâ—ssions the thoughts of my heart 12 They change the night into day the light is †Heb. near short because of darkness 13 If I wait the grave is mine house I have made my bed in the darkness 14 I have †Heb. cried or câ—lled said to corruption Thou art my father to the worm Thou art my mother and my sister 15 And where is now my hope as for my hope who shall see it 16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit when our rest together is in the dust CHAP. XVIII 1 Bildad retroveth Joh of presumption and impatiency 5 The calamities of the pâ—icked THen answered Bildad the Shuhite and said 2 How long will it be ere you make an end of words mark and afterwards we will speak 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts reputed vile in your sight 4 He teareth †Heb. â—is 〈◊〉 himself in his anger shall the earth be forsaken for thee and shall the rock be removed out of his place 5 Yea the light of the wicked shall be put out and the spark of his fire shall not shine 6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle and his ‖ Or lamp candle shall be put out with him 7 The steps of his strength shall be straitned and his own counsel shall cast him down 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet and he walketh upon a snare 9 The grin shall take him by the heel and the robber shall prevail against him 10 The snare is †Heb. â—â—edâ— laid for him in the ground and a trap for him in the way 11 Terrours shall make him afraid on every side and shall †Heb. sâ—atter him drive him to his feet 12 His strength shall be hunger-bitter and destruction shall he ready at his side 13 It shall devour the †Heb. haâ—s strength of his skin even the first-born of death shall devour his strength 14 * Ch. 8.14 11.20 Ps 112.10 Pro. 10.28 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle and it shall bring him to the king of terrours 15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle because it is none of his brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation 16 His roots shall be dried up beneath and above shall his branch be cut off 17 * Prov. 2. â—â— His remembrance shall perish from the earth and he shall have no name in the street 18 †Heb. â—hey shall â—rlâ—e him He shall be driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world 19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people nor any remaining in his dwellings 20 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day as they that ‖ Or lived with him went before †Heb. laid hold on horrour were affrighted 21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked and this is the place of him that knoweth not God CHAP. XIX 1 Joh complaining of his friends trueâ—ty sleâ—xeti there is misery câ—â—â—uth in him to feed their câ—uelty 21 28. He crateth pity 23 He beleeâ—â—th the resureeâ—tion THen Joh answered and said 2 How long will ye vex my soul and break me in pieces with words 3 These ten times have ye reproached me you are not ashamed that you ‖ Or car â—â—n your selves against me make your selves strange to me 4 And be it indeed that I have erred mine errour remaineth with my self 5 If indeed ye will magnifie your selves agaâ—nâ—t me and plead against me my repreads 6 Know now that God hath overthrown me and hath compassed me with his not 7 Behold I cry out of ‖ Or â—â—okeâ—â—â— wrong but I am not heard I cry aloud but there is no judgement 8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass and he hath set darkness in my paths 9 He hath stript me of my glory and taken the crown from my head 10 He hath destroyed me on every side and I am gone and mine hope hath he removed like a tree 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies 12 His troups come together and raise up their way against me and encamp round about my tabernacle 13 He hath put my brethren far from me and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me 14 My kinsfolk have failed and my familiar friends have forgotten me 15 They that dwell in mine house and my maids count me for a stranger I am an aliant in their sight 16 I called my servant and he gave me no answer I entreated him with my mouth †Heb. my â—elly 17 My breath is strange to my wife though I entreated for the childrens sake of †Or the â—icked mine own body 18 Yea ‖ â—s 41.9 â—â— 13 14 20. young children despised me I arose and they spake against me 19 All †Heb. the men of
gained when God taketh away his soul 9 * Pro. 1 28. Ezek. 8.18 Joh 9.31 Jam. 4.3 Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty will he always call upon God 11 I will teach you ‖ Or being in the hand c. by the hand of God that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal 12 Bâ—hold all ye your selves have seen it why then are ye thus altogether vain 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with God and the heritage of oppressours which they shall receive of the Almighty 14 It his children be multiplyed it is for the sword and his off-spring shall not be satisfied with bread 15 Those that remain of him shall be buried in death and * Psal 78.64 his widows shall not weep 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust and prepare raiment as the clay 17 He may prepare is but the just shall put it on and the innocent shall divide the silver 18 He buildeth his house as a moth and as a booth that the keeper maketh 19 The rich man shall lie down but he shall not be gathered he openeth his eyes and he is not 20 * Chap. 18.11 Terrours take hold on him as waters a tempest stealeth him awaâ— in the night 21 The east-wind carrieth him away and he departeth and as a storm hurleth him out of his place 22 For God shall cast upon him and not spare †Heb. in fleeing he would flee he would fain flee out of his hand 23 Men shall clap their hands at him and shall hiss him out of his place CHAP. XXVIII 1 There is a knowledge of natural things 12 But wisdom is an excellent gift of God SUrely there is ‖ Or a mine a vein for the silver and a place for gold where they finde it 2 Iron is taken out of the ‖ Or â—â—â—st earth and brass is molten out of the stone 3 He setteth an end to darkness and searcheth out all perfection the stones of darkness and the shadow of death 4 The floud breaketh out from the inhabitant even the waters forgotten of the foot they are dried up they are gone away from men 5 As for the earth out of it cometh bread and under it is turned up as it were fire 6 The stones of it are the place of sapphires it hath ‖ Or â—eld-oâ—e dust of gold 7 There is a path which no fowl knoweth and which the vultures eye hath not seen 8 The lions whelps have not troden it nor the fierce lion passed by it 9 He putteth forth his hand upon the ‖ Or sâ—inâ— rock he overturneth the mountains by the roots 10 He cutteth out rivers among the rocks and his eye seeth every precious thing 11 He bindeth the flouds †Heb. from weeping from overflowing and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light 12 But where shall wisdom be found and where is the place of understanding 13 Man knoweth not the price thereof neither is it found in the land of the living 14 * Rom. 11.33 34. The depth saith It is not in me and the sea saith It is not with me 15 †Heb. fine gold shall not be given for it It * Pro. 3.13 14. 8.11 19. 16.16 cannot be gotten for gold neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof 16 It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir with the precious onyx or the sapphire 17 The gold and the crystal cannot equal it and the exchange of it shall not be for ‖ Or vessel of fine gold iewels of fine gold 18 No mention shall be made of Or Ramoth coral or of pearls for the price of wisdom is above rubies 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it neither shall it be valued with pure gold 20 * Ver. 12. Whence then cometh wisdom and where is the place of understanding 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living and kept close from the fowls of the ‖ Or heaven air 22 Destruction and death say We have heard the same thereof with our ears 23 God understandeth the way thereof and he knoweth the place thereof 24 For he looketh to the ends of the earth and seeth under the whole heaven 25 To make the weight for the winds and he weigheth the waters by measure 26 When he made a decree for the rain and a way for the lightning of the thunder 27 Then did he see it and ‖ Or number it declare it he prepared it yea and searched it out 28 And unto man he said Behold * Ps 111 1â— Prov. 1.7 9.10 the fear of the Lord that is wisdom and to depart from evil is understanding CHAP. XXIX 1 Job bemoaneth himself of his former prosperity and honour MOreover Job †Heb. aâ—â—ed tâ— take up continuâ—d his parable and said 2 Oh that I were as in moneths past as in the days when God preserved me 3 When his ‖ Or lamp candle shined upon my head and when by his light I walked through darkness 4 As I was in the days of my youth when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle 5 When the Almighty was yet with me when my children were about me 6 When I washed my steps with butter and the rock poured †Heb. with me me out rivers of oyl 7 When I went out to the gate through the city when I prepared my seat in the street 8 The young men saw me and hid themselves and the aged arose and stood up 9 The princes refrained talking and laid their hand on their mouth 10 †Heb. the voice of the nobles was hid The nobles held their peace and their tongue cleaved to the root of their mouth 11 When the ear heard me then it blessed me and when the eye saw me it gave witness to me 12 Because I delivered the poor that cried and the fatherless and him that had none to help him 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me and I caused the widows heart to sing for joy 14 I put on righteousness and it clothed me my judgement was as a robe and a diadem 15 I was eyes to the blinde and feet was I to the lame 16 I was a father to the poor and the cause which I knew not I searched out 17 And I brake †Heb. the jaw-teeth of the â—â—inâ—ers the jaws of the wicked and †Heb. cast pluckt the spoil out of his teeth 18 Then I said I shall die in my nest and I shall multiply my days as the sand 19 My root was †Heb. opened spread out bâ— the waters and the dew lay all night upon my branch 20 My glory was †Heb. new fresh in me and my bowe was †Heb. changed renewed in my hand 21 Unto me men gave ear and waited and
is brought to a piece of bread and †Heb. the woman of a man or a mans wife the adulteress will hunt for the precious life 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom and his clothes not be burnt 28 Can one go upon hot coals and his feet not be burnt 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbours wife whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent 30 Men do not despise a thief if he steal to satisfie his soul when he is hungry 31 But if he be found he shall restore seven-fold he shall give all the substance of his house 32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh †Heb. bea rt understanding he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul 33 A wound and dishonour shall he get and his reproach shall not be wiped away 34 For jealousie is the rage of a man therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance 35 †Heb. he will not accept the faâ—â— of any ransom He will not regard any ransom neither will he rest content though thou givest many gifts CHAP. VII 1 Solomon perswadeth to a sincere and kinde familiarity with wisdom 6 In an example of his own experience he sheweth 10 the cunning of an whore 22 and the desperate simplicity of a young wanton 24 He deborteth from such wickedness MY son keep my words and lay up my commandments with thee 2 Keep my commandments and live and my law as the apple of thine eye 3 * Deut. 6.8 11.18 Chap. 3.3 Binde them upon thy fingers write them upon the table of thine heart 4 Say unto wisdom Thou art my sister and call understanding thy kinswoman 5 * Chap. 5.3 That they may keep thee from the strange woman from the stranger which flattereth with her words 6 ¶ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement 7 And beheld among the simple ones I discerned among †Heb. the sons the youths a young man void of understanding 8 Passing through the street near her corner and he went the way to her house 9 In the twilight †Heb. in the evening of the day in the evening in the black and dark night 10 And behold there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot and subtle of heart 11 * Chap. 9.13 She is loud and stubborn her feet abide not in her house 12 Now is she without now in the streets and lieth in wait at every corner 13 So she caught him and kissed him and †Heb. she strengthned her face and said with an impudent face said unto him 14 †Heb. peace-offerings are upon me I have peace-offerings with me this day have I payed my vows 15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee diligently to seek thy face and I have found thee 16 I have deckt my bed with coverings of tapestry with carved works with sine linen of Egypt 17 I have persumed my bed with myrth aloes and cinnamon 18 Come let us take our fill of love until the morning let us solace our selves with loves 19 For the good-man is not at home he is gone a long journey 20 He hath taken a bag of money †Heb. in his hand with him and will come home at ‖ Or the new moon the day appointed 21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yeeld with the flattering of her lips she forced him 22 He goeth after her †Heb. suddenly straightway as an ox goeth to the slaughter or as a fool to the correction of the stocks 23 Till a dart strike through his liver as a bird hasteth to the snare and knoweth not that it is for his life 24 ¶ Hearken unto me now therefore O ye children and attend to the words of my mouth 25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways go not astray in her paths 26 For she hath cast down many wounded yea many strong men have been slain by her 27 * Ch. 2.18 5.5 Her house is the way to hell going down to the chambers of death CHAP. VIII 1 The fame 6 and evidence of wisdom 10 The excellency 12 the nature 15 the power 18 the riches 22 and the eternity of wisdom 32 Wisdom is to be desired for the blessedness it bringeth DOth not * Chap. 1.20 wisdom cry and understanding put forth her voice 2 She standeth in the top of high places by the way in the places of the paths 3 She crieth at the gates at the entry of the city at the coming in at the doors 4 Unto you O men I call and my voice is to the sons of man 5 O ye simple understand wisdom and ye fools be ye of an understanding heart 6 Hear for I will speak of excellent things and the opening of my lips shall be right things 7 For my moâ—th shall speak truth and wickedness is †Heb. the abomination of my lips an abomination to my lips 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness there is nothing †Heb. wreathed froward or perverse in them 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth and right to them that finde knowledge 10 Receivâ— my instruction and not silver and knowledge rather then choice gold 11 * Job â—8 15 Psal 19.10 Chap. 3.15 16.16 For wâ—sdom is better then rubies and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it 12 I wisdom dwell with ‖ Or subtilty prudence and finde out knowledge of witty inventions 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil pride and arrogancy and the evil way and the froward mouth do I hate 14 Counsel is mine and sound wisdom I am understanding I have strength 15 By me kings reign and princes decree justice 16 By me princes rule and nobles even all the judges of the earth 17 I love them that love me and those that seek me early shall finde me 18 * Chap. 3.16 Riches and honour are with me yea durable riches and righteousness 19 * Chap. 3.14 My fruit is better then gold yea then fine gold and my revenue then choice silver 20 I ‖ Or walk lead in the way of righteousness in the midst of the paths of judgement 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance and I will fill their treasures 22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way before his works of old 23 I was set up from everlasting from the beginning or ever the earth was 24 When there were no depths I was brought forth when there were no fountains abounding with water 25 Before the mountains were settled before the hills was I brought forth 26 While as yet he had not made the earth nor the ‖ Or open plain fields nor ‖ Or the chief part the highest part of the dust of the world 27 When he prepared the heavens I was there when he set ‖ Or a
mere his face from us †Heb. as a hiding of faces from him or from us we hid as it were our faces from him he was despised and we esteemed him not 4 ¶ Surely * Mat. 8.17 he hath born our griefs and carried our sorrows yet we did esteem him stricken smitten of God and afflicted 5 But he was ‖ Or tormented * Ro 4.25 1 Cor. 15.3 wounded for our transgressions he was bruised for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was upon him and with his * 1 Pet. 2.24 †Heb. bruâ—se stripes we are healed 6 All we like sheep have gone astray we have turned every one to his own way and the LORD †Heb. hath made the iniquities of us all to meet on him hath laid on him the iniquity of us all 7 He was oppressed and he was afflicted yet * Mat. 26 6â— 27.12 Mar. 14.61 and 15.5 Act. 8.22 he opened not his mouth he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb so he openeth not his mouth 8 ‖ Or He was takin away by distress and judgement but c. He was taken from prison and from judgement and who shall declare has generation for he was cut off out of the land of the living for the transgression of my people †Heb. was the stroke upon him was he stricken 9 And he made his grave with the wicked and with the rich in his †Heb. deaths death because he had done no violence neither was any * 1 Pet. 2.22 1 Joh. 3.5 deceit in his mouth 10 ¶ Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him he hath put him to grief ‖ Or when his soul shall make an offering when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin he shall see his seed he shall prolong his days and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand 11 He shall see of the travel of his soul and shall be satisfied by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justifie many for he shall bear their iniquities 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great and he shall divide the spoil with the strong because he hath poured out his soul unto death and he was * Mar. 15.28 Luk. 22.37 numbred with the transgressours and he bare the sin of many and * Luk. 23.34 made intercession for the transgressours CHAP. LIV. 1 The prophet for the comfort of the Gentiles prophesieth the amplitude of their church 4 their safety 6 their certain deliverance out of affliction 11 their fair edification 15 and their sure preservation * Gal. â— 27 SIng O barren thou that didst not bear break forth into singing and cry aloud thou that didst not travail with childe for more are the children of the desolate then the children of the married wife saith the LORD 2 Enlarge the place of thy tent and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations spare not lengthen thy cords and strengthen thy stakes 3 For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles and make the desolate cities to be inhabited 4 Fear not for thou shalt not be ashamed neither be thou confounded for thou shalt not be put to shame for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more 5 For thy maker is thine husband the * Lu. 1.32 LORD of hosts is his name and thy redeemer the holy One of Israel the God of the whole earth shall he be called 6 For the LORD hath called thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit and a wise of youth when thou wast refused saith thy God 7 For a small moment have I forsaken thee but with great mercies will I gather thee 8 In a little wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment but with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee saith the LORD thy redeemer 9 For this is as the waters of * Gen. 9.11 Noah unto me for as I have sworn that the waters of Noah should no more go over the earth so have I sworn that I would not be wroth with thee nor rebuke thee 10 For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed but my kindness shall not depart from thee neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee 11 ¶ Oh thou afflicted tossed with tempest and not comforted behold I will lay thy stones with * 1 Chr. 29.2 fair colours and lay thy foundations with sapphires 12 And I will make thy windows of agats and thy gates of carbuncles and all thy borders of pleasant stones 13 And all thy children shall be * Joh. 6.45 taught of the LORD and great shall be the peace of thy children 14 In righteousness shalt thou be established thou shalt be far from oppression for thou shalt not fear and from terrour for it shall not come near thee 15 Behold they shall surely gather together but not by me whosoever shall gather together against thee shall fall for thy sake 16 Behold I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work and I have created the waster to destroy 17 ¶ No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgement thou shalt condemn This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and their righteousness is of me saith the LORD CHAP. LV. 2 The prophet with the promises of Christ calleth to faith 6 and to repentance 8 The happy success of them that beleeve HO * Joh. 7.37 every one that thirteth come ye to the waters and he that hath no money come ye buy and eat yea come buy wine and milk without money and without price 2 Wherefore do ye †Heb. weigh spend money for that which is not bread and your labour for that which satisfieth not hearken diligently unto me and eat ye that which is good and let your soul delight it self in fatness 3 Incline your ear and come unto me hear and your soul shall live and I will make an everlasting covenant with you even the * Act. 13.34 sure mercies of David 4 Behold I have given him for a witness to the people a leader and commander to the people 5 Behold thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of the LORD thy God and for the holy One of Israel for he hath glorified thee 6 ¶ Seek ye the LORD while he may be found call ye upon him while he is near 7 Let the wicked forsake his way and †Heb. the man of iniquity the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the LORD and he will
had made that the prison 16 ¶ When Jeremiah was entred into the dungeon and into the ‖ Or 〈◊〉 cabins and Jeremiah had remained there many days 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent and took him out and the king asked him secretly in his house and said Is there any word from the LORD And Jeremiah said There is for said he thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon 18 Moreover Jeremiah said unto king Zedekiah What have I offended against thee or against thy servants or against this people that ye have put me in prison 19 Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you saying The king of Babylon shall not come against you nor against this land 20 Therefore hear now I pray thee O my lord the king †Heb. let my supplication fall let my supplication I pray thee be accepted before thee that thou cause me not to return to the house of Jonathan the scribe lest I die there 21 Then Zedekiah the king commanded that they should commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison and that they should give him daily a piece of bread out of the bakers street until all the bread in the city were spent Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison CHAP. XXXVIII 1 Jeremiah by a false suggestion is put into the dungeon of Malebiah 7 Ebed meleab by suit getteth him some enlargement 14Vpon secret conference be counselleth the king by yeelding to save his life 24 By the kings instructions be concealeth the conference from the princes THen Shephatiah the son of Mattan and Gedasiah the son of Pashur and Jucal the son of Shelemiah and Pashur the son of Maichiah heard the words that Jeremiah had spoken unto all the people saying 2 Thus saith the LORD * Chap. 21.9 He that remaineth in this city shall die by the sword by the famine and by the pestilence but he that goeth forth to the Caldeans shall live for he shall have his life for a prey and shall live 3 Thus saith the LORD This city shall surely be given into the hand of the king of Babylons army which shall take it 4 Therefore the Princes said unto the king We beseech thee let this man be put to death for thus he weakneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city and the hands of all the people in speaking such words unto them for this man seeketh not the †Heb. peace welfare of this people but the hurt 5 Then Zedekiah the king said Behold he is in your hand for the king is not be that can do any thing against you 6 Then took they Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son ‖ Or of the king of Hammelech that was in the court of the prison and they let down Jeremiah with cords And in the dungeon there was no water but mire So Jeremiah sunk in the mire 7 ¶ Now when Ebed-melech the Ethiopian one of the eunuchs which was in the kings house heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin 8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the kings house and spake to the king saying 9 My lord the king these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet whom they have cast into the dungeon and †Heb. be will die he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is for there is no more bread in the city 10 Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethioplan saying Take from hence thirty men †Heb. in thin◠hand with thee and take up Jeremiah the prophet out of the dungeon before he die 11 So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went into the house of the king under the treasury and took thence old cast clouts and old rotten rags and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah 12 And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah Put now these old cast clouts and rotten rags under thine arm-holes under the cords And Jeremiah did so 13 So they drew up Jeremiah with cords and took him up out of the dungeon and Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison 14 ¶ Then Zedekiah the king sent and took Jeremiah the prophet unto him into the ‖ Or principal third entry that is in the house of the LORD and the king said unto Jeremiah I will ask thee a thing hide nothing from me 15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah If I declare it unto thee wilt thou not surely put me to death and if I give thee counsel wilt thou not hearken unto me 16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah saying As the LORD liveth that made us this soul I will not put thee to death neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life 17 Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah Thus saith the LORD the God of hosts the God of Israel If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylons princes then thy soul shall live and this city shall not be burnt with fire and thou shalt live and thine house 18 But if thou wilt not go forth to the king of Babylons princes then shall this city be given into the hand of the Caldeans and they shall burn it with fire and thou shalt not escape out of their hand 19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jeremiah I am afraid of the Jews that are faln to the Caldeans lest they deliver me into their hand and they mock me 20 But Jeremiah said They shall not deliver thee obey I beseech thee the voice of the LORD which I speak unto thee so it shall be well unto thee and thy soul shall live 21 But if thou refuse to go forth this is the word that the LORD hath shewed me 22 And behold all the women that are left in the king of Judahs house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylons princes and those women shall say †Heb. Men of thy peace Thy friends have set thee on and have prevailed against thee thy feet are sunk in the mire and they are turned away back 23 So they shall bring out all thy wives and thy children to the Caldeans and thou shalt not escape out of their hand but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon and †Heb. thou shalt burn c thou shalt cause this city to be burnt with fire 24 ¶ Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremiah Let no man know of these words and thou shalt not die 25 But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee and they come unto thee and say unto thee Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king hide it not from us and we will not put thee to death also what the king said unto thee 26 Then thou shalt say unto them I presented my supplication before the king that he would
Saddue the son of Achitob the son of Amarias the son of ‖ Oâ—ias Ezias the son of ‖ Meraioth Memeroth the son of Zaraias the son of ‖ Vzzi Some copies want these three names Savias the son of Boccas the son of Abisum the son of Phinees the son of Eleazar the son of Aaron †Heb. was first Ezra 7.1 the chief priest 3 This Esdras went up from Babylon as a scribe being very ready in the law of Moses that was given by the God of Israel 4 And the king did him honour for he found grace in his sight in all his requests 5 There went up with him also certain of the children of Israel of the priests of the Levites of the holy singers porters and ‖ Or Nethinims ministers of the temple unto Jerusalem 6 In †See Ezra 7.7 8 9. the seventh year of the reign of Artaxerxes in the fifth moneth this was the kings seventh year for they went from Babylon in the first day of the first moneth and came to Jerusalem according to the ‖ Or saâ—â—sâ— prosperous journey which the Lord gave them 7 For Esdras had very great skill so that he omitted nothing of the law and commandments of the Lord but taught all Israel the ordinances and judgements 8 Now the copy of the ‖ Or â—â—râ—e commission which was written from Artaxerxes the king and came to Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord is this that followeth 9 King Artaxerxes unto Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord sendeth greeting 10 Having determined to deal graciously I have given order that such of the nation of the Jews and of the priests and Levites being within our realm as are willing and desirous should go with thee unto Jerusalem 11 As many therefore as have a minde thereunto let them depart with thee as it hath seemed good both to me and my seven friends the counsellours 12 That they may look unto the affairs of Judea and Jerusalem agreeably to that which is in the law of the Lord 13 And carry the gifts unto the Lord of Israel to Jerusalem which I and my friends have vowed and all the gold and silver that in the countrey of Babylon can be ‖ Or gâ—t found to the Lord in Jerusalem 14 With that also which is given of the people for the temple of the Lord their God at Jerusalem and that silver and gold may be collected for bullocks rams and lambs and things thereunto appertaining 15 To the end that they may offer sacrifices unto the Lord upon the altar of the Lord their God which is in Jerusalem 16 And whatsoever thou and thy brethren will do ‖ Or with the rest of Ezra 7.18 with the silver and gold that do according to the will of thy God 17 And the holy vessels of the Lord which are given thee for the use of the temple of thy God which is in Jerusalem thou shalt set before thy God in Jerusalem 18 And whatsoever thing else thou shalt remember for the use of the temple of thy God thou shalt give it out of the kings treasury 19 And I king Artaxerxes have also commanded the keepers of the treasures in Syria and Phenice that whatsoever Esdras the priest and the reader of the law of the most high God shall send for they should give it him with speed 20 To the sum of an hundred talents of silver likewise also of wheat even to an hundred ‖ Or measures or salt Ezra 7.22 cors and an hundred pieces of wine and other things in abundance 21 Let all things be performed after the law of God diligently unto the most high God that wrath come not upon the kingdom of the king and his sons 22 I command you also that ye require no tax nor any other imposition of any of the priests or Levites or holy singers or porters or ministers of the temple or of any that have doings in this temple and that no man have authority to impose any thing upon them 23 And thou Esdras according to the wisdom of God ordain judges and justices that they may judge in all Syria and Phenice †Heb. of those that know Ezra 7.25 all those that know the law of thy God and those that know it not thou shalt teach 24 And * Ezra 7.25 whosoever shall transgress the law of thy God and of the king shall be punished diligently whether it be by death or other punishment by penalty of money or by imprisonment 25 ¶ Then said Esdras the scribe Blessed be the onely Lord God of my fathers who hath put these things into the heart of the king to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem 26 And hath honoured the in the sight of the king and his counsellours and all his friends and nobles 27 Therefore was I encouraged by the help of the Lord my God and gathered together men of Israel to go up with me 28 And these are the chief according to their families and several dignities that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of king Artaxerxes 29 Of the sons of Phinees Gerson of the sons of Ithamar ‖ Or. Daniel Gamael of the sons of David ‖ Or Chattus Lettus * Ezra 8 â— of the sons of Shecaniah of the sons of Parosh the son of Sechenias 30 Of the sons of Pharez Zacharias and with him were counted an hundred and fifty men 31 Of the sons of Pahath Moab Eliaonias the son of ‖ Zerachaiah Zaraias and with him two hundred men 32 ‖ Or of the sons of Shechaniah the son of Jahaziel Of the sons of Zathoe Sechenias the son of Jezelus and with him three hundred men of the sons of Adin Obeth the son of Jonathan and with him †Heb. fifty men two hundred and fifty men 33 Of the sons of Elam Josias son of ‖ Or Athaliah Gotholias and with him seventy men 34 Of the sons of Saphatias ‖ Or Zebadiah Zaraias son of Michael and with him ‖ Or fourscore men threescore and ten men 35 Of the sons of Joab ‖ Or Obadiah Abadias son of ‖ Or Jebiel Jezelus and with him two hundred and ‖ Or eighteen men twelve men 36 ‖ Or of the sons of Shelomith the son of Josiphiah Of the sons of Banid Assalimeth son of Josaphias and with him an hundred and threescore men 37 Of the sons of Babi Zacharias son of Bebai and with him twenty and eight men 38 Of the sons of ‖ Or. Azead Astath Johannes son of ‖ Or Catan Acatan and with him an hundred and ten men 39 Of the sons of Adonicam the last and these are the names of them Eliphalet Jeuel and ‖ Or Shemaia Samaias and with them ‖ Or sixty men seventy men 40 Of the sons of †Heb. â—igval Bago Uthi the son of
alone and through none other by me also they shall be ended and by none other 7 Then answered I and said What shall be the parting asunder of the times or when shall be the end of the first and the beginning of it that followeth 8 And he said unto me From Abraham unto Isaac when Jacob and Esau were born of him * Gen. 25.26 Jacobs hand held ‖ Or from the beginning first the heel of Esau 9 For Esau is the end of the world and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth 10 The hand of man is betwixt the heel and the hand other question Esdras ask thou not 11 ¶ I answered then and said O Lord that bearest rule if I have found favour in thy sight 12 I beseech thee shew thy servant the end of thy tokens whereof thou shewedst me part the last night 13 So he answered and said unto me Stand up upon thy feet and hear a mighty sounding voice 14 And it shall be as it were a great ‖ Or earthquake motion but the place where thou standest shall not be moved 15 And therefore when it speaketh be not afraid for the word is of the end and the foundation of the earth is understood 16 And way because the speech of these things trembleth and is moved for it knoweth that the end of these things must be changed 17 And it hapned that when I had heard it I stood up upon my feet and hearkned and behold there was a voice that spake and the sound of it was like the sound of many waters 18 And it said Behold the days come that I will begin to draw nigh and to vnit them that dwell upon the earth 19 And will begin to make inquisition of them what they be that have hurt unjustly with their unrighteousness and when the affliction of Sion shall be fulfilled 20 And when the world that shall begin to vanish away shall be ‖ Ot â—â—aâ—â—d finished then will I shew these tokens the books shall be opened before the firmament and they shall see all together 21 And the children of a year old shall speak with their voices the women with childe shall bring forth untimely children of three or four moneths old and they shall live and be raised up 22 And suddenly shall the sown places appear unsown the full store-houses shall suddenly be found empty 23 And the trumpet shall give a sound which when every man heareth they shall be suddenly afraid 24 At that time shall friends fight one against another like enemies and the earth shall stand in fear with those that dwell therein the springs of the fountains shall stand still and in three hours they shall not run 25 Whosoever remaineth from all these that I have told thee shall escape and see my salvation and the end of your world 26 And the men that are received shall see it who have not tasted death from their birth and the heart of the inhabitants shall be changed and turned into another meaning 27 For evil shall be put out and deceit shall be quenched 28 As for faith it shall flourish corruption shall be overcome and the truth which hath been so long without fruit shall be declared 29 And when he talked with me behold I looked by little and little upon him before whom I stood 30 And these words said he unto me I am come to shew thee the time of the night to come 31 If thou wilt pray yet more and fast seven days again I shall tell thee greater things ‖ See ch 13. vers 52. by day then I have heard 32 For thy voice is heard before the most High for the Mighty hath seen thy righteous dealing he hath seen also thy chastity which thou hast had ever since thy youth 33 And therefore hath he sent me to shew thee all these things and to say unto thee Be of good comfort and fear not 34 And hasten not with the times that are past to think vain things that thou mayest not hasten from the latter times 35 And it came to pass after this that I wept again and fasted seven days in like manner that I might fulfiâ— the three weeks which he told me 36 And in the eighth night was my heart vexed within me again and I began to speak before the most High 37 For my spirit was greatly set on fire and my soul was in distress 38 And I said O Lord thou speakest from the beginning of the creation even the first day and saidest thus * Gen. â— 1 Let heaven and earth be made and thy word was a perfect work 39 And then was the spirit and darknesses and silence were on every side the sound of mans voice was not yet formed 40 Then commandedst thou a fair light to come forth of thy treasures that thy work might appear 41 Upon the second day thou madest the spirit of the firmament and commandedst it to part asunder and to make a division betwixt the waters that the one part might go up and the other remain beneath 42 Upon the third day thou didst command that the waters should be gathered in the seventh part of the earth six parts hast thou died up and kept them to the intent that of these some being planted of God and tilled might serve thee 43 For as soon as thy word went forth the work was made 44 For immediately there weâ— great and innumerable fruit and many and divers pleasures for the taste and flowers of unchangeable colour and odours of wonderful smell and this was done the third day 45 * Gen. 1.14 Upon the fourth day thou commandedst that the sun should shine and the moon give her light and the stars should be in order 46 And gavest them a charge to do * Gen. 1.15 Deut. 4.19 service unto man that was to be made 47 Upon the fifth day thou saidest unto the seventh part * Gen. 1.20 where the waters were gathered that it should bring forth living creatures fowls and fishes and so it came to pass 48 For the dumb water and without life brought forth living things at the commandment of God that all people might praise thy wondrous works 49 Then didst thou ordain two living creatures the one thou calledâ—t ‖ Bebemoth Enoch and the other Leviathan 50 And didst separate the one from the other for the seventh part namely where the water was gathered together might not hold them both 51 Unto Enoch thou gavest one part which was dried up the third day that he should dwell in the same part wherein are a thousand hills 52 But unto Leviathan thou gavest the seventh part namely the moist and hast kept him to be devoured of whom thou wilt and when 53 Upon the sixth day thou gavest commandment unto the earth that before thee it should bring forth beasts cattel and creeping things 54 And after these Adam also whom thou madest lord of all thy creatures
the moneth Adar the fourteenth and fifteenth day of the same moneth with an assembly and joy and with gladness before God according to the generations for ever among his people CHAP. XI 2 The sock and quality of Mardocheus 6 He dreameth of two dragons coming forth to fight 10 and of a little fountain which became a great water IN the fourth year of the reign of Ptolomeus and Cleopatra Dositheus who said he was a priest and Levite and Ptolomeus his son brought this epistle of Phurim which they said was the same and that Lysimachus the son of Ptolomeus that was in Jerusalem had interpreted it 2 In the second year of the reign of Anaxerxes the great in the first day of the moneth Nisan Mardocheus the son of Jairus the son of Semei the son of Cisai of the tribe of Benjamin had a dream 3 Who was a Jew and dwelt in the city of Sula a great man being a servitour in the kings court 4 He was also one of the captives which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon carried from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Judea and this was his dream 5 Behold a noise of a tumult with thunder and earthquakes and uproar in the land 6 And behold two great dragons came forth ready to fight and their cry was great 7 And at their cry all nations were prepared to hattel that they might fight against the righteous people 8 And so a day of darkness and obscurity tribulation and anguish affliction and great uproar upon the earth 9 And the whole righteous nation was troubled fearing their own evils and were ready to perish 10 Then they cried unto God and upon their cry as it were from a little fountain was made a great floud even much water 11 The light and the sun rose up and the lowly were exalted and devoured the glorious 12 Now when Mardocheus who had seen this dream and what God had determined to do was awake he bare this dream in minde and until night by all means was desirous to know it CHAP. XII 2 The conspiracy of the two eunuchs is discovered by Mardocheus 5 for which he is entertained by the king and rewarded ANd Mardocheus took his rest in the court with Gabatha and Tharra the two eunuchs of the king and keepers of the palace 2 * Esth 2. â—1 6.2 And he heard their devices and searched out their purposes and learned that they were about to lay hands upon Artaxerxes the king and so he certified the king of them 3 Then the king examined the two eunuchs and after that they had confessed it they were strangled 4 And the king made a record of these things and Mardocheus also wrote thereof 5 So the king commanded Mardocheus to serve in the court and for this he rewarded him 6 Howbeit Aman the son of Amadathus the Agagite who was in great honour with the king sought to molest Mardocheus and his people because of the two eunuchs of the king CHAP. XIII 1 The copy of the kings letters to destroy the Jews 8 The prayer of Mardocheus for them THe copy of the letters was this Joseph Antâ—â— lib. 11. cap. 6. The great king Artaxerxes writeth these things to the princes and governours that are under him from India unto Ethiopia in an hundred and seven and twenty provinces 2 After that I became lord over many nations and had dominion over the whole world not lifted up with presumption of my authority but carrying my self alway with equity and mildness I purposed to settle my subjects continually in a quiet life and making my kingdom ‖ Or â—ildt peaceable and open for passage to the utmost coasts to renew peace which is desired of all men 3 Now when I asked my counsellours how this might be brought to pass Aman that excelled in wisdom among us and was approved for his constant good will and stedfast fidelity and had the honour of the second place in the kingdom 4 Declared unto us that in all nations throughout the world there was scattered a certain malicious people that had laws contrary to all nations and continually despised the commandments of kings so as the uniting of our kingdoms honourably intended by us cannot ‖ Or be settled go forward 5 Seeing then we understand that this people alone is continually in opposition unto all men differing in the strange manner of their laws and evil-affected to our state working all the mischief they can that our kingdom may not be firmly stablished 6 Therefore have we commanded that all they that are signified in writing unto you by Aman who is ordained over the affairs and is ‖ Or second from us next unto us shall all with their wives and children be utterly destroyed by the sword of their enemies without all mercy and pity the fourteenth day of the twelfth moneth Adar of this present year 7 That they who of old and now also are malicious may in one day with violence go into the grave and so ever hereafter cause our affairs to be well settled and without trouble 8 Then Mardocheus thought upon all the works of the Lord and made his prayer unto him 9 Saying O Lord Lord the King Almighty for the whole world is in thy power and if thou hast appointed to save Israel there is no man that can gainsay thee 10 For thou hast made heaven and earth and all the wondrous things under the heaven 11 Thou art Lord of all things and there is no man that can resist thee which art the Lord. 12 Thou knowest all things and thou knowest Lord that it was neither in contempt nor pride nor for any desire of glory that I did not how down to proud Aman. 13 For I could have been content with good will for the salvation of Israel to kiss the soles of his feet 14 But I did this that I might not prefer the glory of man above the glory of God neither will I worship any but thee O God neither will I do it in pride 15 And now O Lord God and King spare thy people for their eyes are upon us to bring us to nought yea they desire to destroy the inheritance that hath been thine from the beginning 16 Despise not the portion which thou hast delivered out of Egypt for thine own self 17 Hear my prayer and be merciful unto thine inheritance turn our sorrow into joy that we may live O Lord and praise thy name and ‖ Or â—â—ut or stop not destroy not the mouths of them that praise thee O Lord. 18 All Israel in like manner cried most †Gr. mightily earnestly unto the Lord because their death was before their eyes CHAP. XIV 1 The prayer of queen Esther for her self and her people QUeen Esther also being in fear of death reforted unto the Lord 2 And laid away her glorious apparel and put on the garments of anguish and mourning and in stead of precious ointments she
carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto Daniel who is in the lions den 35 And Habbacuc said Lord I never saw Babylon neither do I know where the den is 36 Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown and * Ezek. 8.3 bare him by the hair of his head and through the vehemency of his spirit set him in Babylon over the den 37 And Habbacuc cried saying O Daniel Daniel * 1 Kin. 17.4 take the dinner which God hath sent thee 38 And Daniel said Thou hast remembred me O God neither hast thou forsaken them that seek thee and love thee 39 So Daniel arose and did eat and the angel of the Lord set Habbacuc in his own place again immediately 40 Upon the seventh day the king went to bewail Daniel and when he came to the den he looked in and behold Daniel was sitting 41 Then cried the king with a loud voice saying Great art thou O Lord God of Daniel and there is none other besides thee 42 * Jer. 37.17 And he drew him out and cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the den and they were devoured in a moment before his face ¶ The prayer of MANASSES king of Juda when he was holden captive in Babylon O Lord almighty God of our fathers Abraham Isaac and Jacob and of their righteous seed who hast made heaven and earth with all the ornament thereof who hast bound the sea by the word of thy commandment who hast shut up the deep and sealed it by thy terrible and glorious name whom all men fear and tremble before they power for the majesty of thy glory cannot be born and thine angry threatning towards sinners is importable but thy merciful promise is unmeasurable and unsearchable for thou art the most high Lord of great compassion long-suffering very merciful and repentest of the evils of men Thou O Lord according to thy great goodness hast promised repentance and forgiveness to them that have sinned against thee and of thine infinite mercies hast appointed repentance unto sinners that they may be saved Thou therefore O Lord that art the God of the just hast not appointed repentance to the just as to Abraham and Isaac and Jacob which have not sinned against thee but thou hast appointed repentance unto me that am a sinner for I have sinned above the number of the sands of the sea My transgressions O Lord are multiplied my transgressions are multiplied and I am not worthy to behold and see the height of heaven for the multitude of mine iniquity I am bowed down with many iron bands that I cannot lift up mine head ‖ Or neither take my breath neither have any release for I have provoked thy wrath and done evil before thee I did not thy will neither kept I thy commandments I have set up abominations and have multiplied offences Now therefore I bow the knee of mine heart beseeching thee of grace I have sinned O Lord I have sinned and I acknowledge mine iniquities wherefore I humbly beseech thee forgive me O Lord forgive me and destroy me not with mine iniquities Be not angry with me for ever by reserving evil for me neither condemn me into the lower parts of the earth For thou art the God even the God of them that repent and in me thou wilt shew all thy goodness for thou wilt save me that am unworthy according to thy great mercy Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life for all the powers of the heavens do praise thee and thine is the glory for ever and ever Amen ¶ The first book of the MACCABEES CHAP. I. 14 Antiochus gave leave to set up the fashions of the Gentiles in Jerusalem 22 and spoiled it and the temple in it 57 and set up therein the abomination of desolation 63 and slew those that did circumcise their children ANd it hapned after that Alexander son of Philip the Macedonian who came out of the land of ‖ Or Chetbiim Chettiim had smitten Darius king of the Persians and Medes that he reigned in his stead the first over Greece 2 And made many wars and wan many strong holds and slew the kings of the earth 3 And went through to the ends of the earth and took spoils of many nations insomuch that the earth was quiet before him whereupon ‖ Or his heart was exalted and lifted up he was exalted and his heart was lifted up 4 And he gathered a mighty strong host and ruled over countreys and nations and ‖ Or kingdoms which became c. kings who became tributaries unto him 5 And after these things he fell sick and perceived †Gr. that he dieth that he should die 6 Wherefore he called his servants such as were honourable and had been brought up with him from his youth and parted his kingdom among them while he was yet alive 7 So Alexander reigned twelve years and then died 8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place 9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves so did their sons after them many years and evils were multiplied in the earth 10 And there came out of them a wicked root Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes son of Antiochus the king who had been an hostage at Rome and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks 11 In those days went there out of Israel wicked men who perswaded many saying Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us for since we departed from them †Gr. many evils have found us we have had much sorrow 12 So this device pleased them well 13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein that they went to the king who gave them licence to do after the ordinances of the heathen 14 Whereupon they ‖ Or set up an open school at Jerusalem built a place of exercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen 15 And made themselves uncircumcised and forsook the holy covenant and joyned themselves to the heathen and were sold to do mischief 16 Now when the kingdom was established before Antiochus he thought to reign over Egypt that he might have the dominion of two realms 17 Wherefore he entred into Egypt with a great multitude with chariots and elephants and hors-men and a great navy 18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt but Ptolemee was afraid of him and fled and many were wounded to death 19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt and he took the spoils thereof 20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt he returned again in the hundred fourty and third year and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude 21 And entred proudly into the sanctuary and took away the golden altar and the candlestick of light and all the vessels thereof 22 And the table
of the shew-bread and the pouring vessels and the vials and the censers of gold and the veil and the crowns and the golden ornaments that were before the temple ‖ Or he pilled all things all which he pulled off 23 He took also the silver and the gold and the †Gr. desirable precious vessels also he took the hidden treasures which he found 24 And when he had taken all away he went into his own land having made a great massacre and spoken very proudly 25 Therefore there was great mourning in Israel in every place where they were 26 So that the princes and elders mourned the virgins and young men were made feeble and the beauty of women was changed 27 Every bridegroom took up lamentation and she that sat in the marriage-chamber was in heaviness 28 The land also was moved for the inhabitants thereof and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion 29 And after two years fully expired the king sent his chief collectour of tribute unto the cities of Juda who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude 30 And spake peaceable words unto them but all was deceit for when they had given him credence he fell suddenly upon the city and smote it very sore and destroyed much people of Israel 31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city he set it on fire and pulled down the houses and walls thereof on every side 32 But the women and children took they captive and possessed the cattel 33 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong wall and with mighty towres and made it a strong hold for them 34 And they put therein a sinful nation wicked men and fortified themselves therein 35 They stored it also with armour and victuals and when they had gathered together the spoils of Jerusalem they laid them up there and so they became a sore snare 36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary and an evil adversary to Israel 37 Thus they shed innocent bloud on every side of the sanctuary and defiled it 38 Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jerusalem fled because of them whereupon the city was made an habitation of strangers and became strange to those that were born in her and her own children left her 39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness her feasts were turned into mourning her sabbaths into reproach her honour into contempt 40 As had been her glory so was her dishonour increased and her excellency was turned into mourning 41 Moreover king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom that all should be one people 42 And every one should leave his laws so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king 43 Yea many also of the Israelites consented to his religion and sacrificed unto idols and profaned the sabbath 44 For the king had sent letters by messengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda that they should follow ‖ Or the laws and rites of the strangers of the land the strange laws of the land 45 And forbid burnt-offerings and sacrifice and drink-offerings in the temple and that they should profane the sabbaths and festival days 46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people 47 Set up altars and groves and chappels of idols and sacrifice swines flesh and unclean beasts 48 That they should also leave their children uncircumcised and make their souls abominable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation 49 To the end they might forget the law and change all the ordinances 50 And whosoever would not do according to the commandment of the king he said he should die 51 In the self-same manner wrote he to his whole kingdom and appointed overseers over all the people commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice city by city 52 Then many of the people were gathered unto them to wit every one that forsook the law and so they committed evils in the land 53 ‖ Or And they made Israel hide themselves in holes in every place of succour And drove the Israelites into secret places even wheresoever they could flee for succour 54 Now the fifteenth day of the moneth Casleu in the hundred fourty and fifth year they set up the abomination of desolation upon the altar and builded idol-altars throughout the cities of Juda on every side 55 And burnt incense at the doors of their houses and in the streets 56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found they burnt them with fire 57 And wheresoever was found with any the book of the testament or if any consented to the law †Gr. the kings commandment put him to death the kings commandment was that they should put him to death 58 Thus did they by their authority unto the Israelites every moneth to as many as were found in the cities 59 Now the five and twentieth day of the moneth they did sacrifice upon the idol-altar which was upon the altar of God 60 At which time according to the commandment they put to death certain women †Gr. that had circumcised their children that had caused their children to be circumcised 61 And they hanged the infants about their necks and rifled their houses and slew them that had circumcised them 62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully resolved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing 63 Wherefore they chose rather to die that they might not be defiled with meats and that they might not profane the holy covenant so then they died 64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel CHAP. II. 6 Mattathias lamenteth the case of Jerusalem 24 He slayeth a Jew that did sacrifice to idols in his presence and the kings messenger also 34 He and his are assailed on the sabbath and make no resistance 50 He dieth and instrutieth his sons 66 and maketh their brother Judas Maccabeus general IN those days ‖ Or Mattathias the son of John c. arose from Jerusalem or out of Jerusalem arose Mattathias the son of John the son of Simeon a priest of the sons of Joarib from Jerusalem and dwelt in Modin 2 And he had five sons Joannan ‖ Or who was called and so aflterward in the rest called ‖ Gaddis Caddis 3 Simon called Thassi 4 Judas who was called Maccabeus 5 Eleazar called ‖ Or Avaron or Abaron Avaran and Jonathan whose surname was Apphus 6 And when he saw the blasphemies that were committed in Juda and Jerusalem 7 He said Wo is me wherefore was I born to see this misery of my people and of the holy city and to dwell there when it was delivered into the hand of the enemy and the sanctuary into the hand of strangers 8 Her temple is become as a man without glory 9 Her glorious vessels are carried away into captivity her infants are slain in the streets her young men with the sword of the enemy 10 What nation
slain in battel †Or be adâ—ed or proceeded to send he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time and with them ‖ Or the â—â—â—ht wing the chief strength of his host 2 Who went forth by the way that leadeth to ‖ Or Galilea Galgala and pitched their tents before Maseloth which is in Arbela and after they had won it they slew much people 3 Also the first moneth of the hundred fifty and second year they encamped before Jerusalem 4 From whence they removed and went to ‖ Or Berrethâ— Joseph Berea with twenty thousand footmen and two thousand hors-men 5 Now Judas had pitched his tents at Eleasa and three thousand chosen men with him 6 Who seeing the multitude of the other army to be so great were sore afraid whereupon many conveyed themselves out of the host insomuch as there abode of them no more but eight hundred men 7 When Judas therefore saw that his host slipt away and that the battel pressed upon him he was sore troubled in minde and much distressed for that he had no time to gather them together 8 Nevertheless unto them that remained he said Let us arise and go up against our enemies iâ— peradventure we may be able to fight with them 9 But they dehorted him saying We shall never be able ‖ We follow here the Romane copy let us now rather save our lives and hereafter we will return with our brethren and fight against them for we are but few 10 Then Judas said God forbid that I should do this thing and flee away from them if our time be come let us die manfully for our brethren and †Gr. let us not leave any just cause behind us why our glory should be spoken against let us not slain our honour 11 With that the host of Bacchides removed out of their tents and stood over against ‖ Or the Jews them their hors men being divided into two troops and their slingers and archers going before the host and they that marched in the fore-ward were all mighty men 12 As for Bacchides he was in the right wing so the host drew near on the two parts and sounded their trumpets 13 They also of Judas side even they sounded their trumpets also so that the earth shook at the noise of the armies and the battel continued from morning till night 14 Now when Judas perceived that Bacchides and the strength of his army were on the right side he took with him all the hardy men 15 Who discomfited the right wing and pursued them unto the mount Azotus 16 But when they of the left wing saw that they of the right wing were discomfited they followed upon Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behinde 17 Whereupon there was a sore battel insomuch as many were slain on both parts 18 Judas also was killed and the remnant fled 19 Then Jonathan and Simon took Judas their brother and buried him in the sepulchre of his fathers in Modin 20 Moreover they bewailed him and all Israel made great lamentation for him and mourned many days saying 21 How is the valiant man faln that delivered Israel 22 As for the other things concerning Judas and his wars and the noble acts which he did and his greatness they are not written for they were very many 23 ¶ Now after the death of Judas the wicked began to put forth their heads in all the coasts of Israel and there rose up all such as wrought iniquity 24 In those days also was there a very great famine by reason whereof the countrey revolted and went with ‖ Bacchides and his company them 25 Then Bacchides chose the wicked men and made them lords of the countrey 26 And they made enquiry and search for Judas friends and brought them unto Bacchides who took vengeance of them and †Gr. mocked them used them despitefully 27 So was there a great affliction in Israel the like whereof was not since the time that a prophet was not seen amongst them 28 For this cause all Judas friends came together and said unto Jonathan 29 Since thy brother Judas died we have no man like him to go forth against our enemies and Bacchides and against them of our nation that are adversaries to us 30 Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead that thou mayest fight our battels 31 Upon this Jonathan took the governance upon him at that time and rose up in stead of his brother Judas 32 But when Bacchides gat knowledge thereof he sought for to slay him 33 Then Jonathan and Simon his brother and all that were with him peceiving that fled into the wilderness of Thecoe and pitched their tents by the water of the pool Asphar 34 ‖ Or Which when Bacchides understood on the sabbath-day be came near Which when Bacchides understood he came near to Jordan with all his host upon the sabbath-day 35 Now Jonathan had sent his brother ‖ Josephus Antiqu. l. 13. c. â— John a captain of the people to pray his friends the Nabathites †Gr. that he might leave with them their carriage or stuff that they might leave with them their carriage which was much 36 But the children of †Gr. Ambri Jambri came out of Medaba and took John and all that he had and went their way with it 37 After this came word to Jonathan and Simon his brother that the children of Jambri made a great marriage and were bringing the bride from ‖ Or Medaha Nadabatha with a great train as being the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan 38 Therefore they remembred John their brother and went up and hid themselves under the covert of the mountain 39 Where they lift up their eyes and looked and behold there was much ado and great carriage and the bridegroom came forth and his friends and brethren to meet them with ‖ Or timbrels drums and ‖ Or musicians instruments of musick and many weapons 40 Then Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from the place where they say in ambush and made a slaughter of them in such sort as many fell down dead and the remnant fled into the mountain and they took all their spoils 41 Thus was the marriage turned into mourning and the noise of their melody into lamentation 42 So when they had avenged fully the bloud of their brother they turned again to the marish of Jordan 43 Now when Bacchides heard thereof he came on the sabbath-day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power 44 Then Jonathan said to his company Let us go up now and fight for our lives for it standeth not with us to day as in time past 45 For behold the battel is before us and behinde us and the water of Jordan on this side and that side the
sendeth out his twelve apostles enabling them with power to do miracles 5 giveth them their charge teacheth them 16 comforteth them against persecutionâ— 40 and promiseth a blessing to those that receive them ANd * Mâ—r. 3.14 Luke 9.1 when he had called unto him his twelve disciples he gave them power ‖ Or over against unclean spirits to cast them out and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease 2 Now the names of the twelve apostles are these The first Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother James the son of Zebedee and John his brother 3 Philip and Bartholomew Thomas and Matthew the publican James the son of Alpheus and Lebbeus whose surname was Thaddeus 4 Simon the Canaanite and Judas Iscariot who also betrayed him 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth and commanded them saying Go not into the way of the Gentiles and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not 6 * Act. 13.46 But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel 7 And as ye go preach saying * Luk. 10.9 The kingdom of heaven is at hand 8 Heal the sick cleanse the lepers raise the dead cast out devils freely ye have received freely give 9 * Mar. 6.8 Luke 9.3 and 22.35 ‖ Or get Provide neither gold nor silver nor brass in your purses 10 Nor scrip for your journey neither two coats neither shoes nor yet staves * Luk. 10.7 1 Tim. 5.18 for the workman is worthy of his meat 11 * Luk. 10.8 And into whatsoever city or town ye shall enter enquire who in it is worthy and there abide till ye go thence 12 And when ye come into an house salute it 13 And if the house be worthy let your peace come upon it but if it be not worthy let your peace return to you 14 * Mar. 6.11 And whosoever shall not receive you nor hear your words when ye depart out of that house or city * Act. 13.51 shake off the dust of your feet 15 Verily I say unto you It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgement then for that city 16 ¶ * Luk. 10.3 Behold I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves be ye therefore wise as serpents and ‖ Or simple harmless as doves 17 But beware of men for they will deliver you up to the councils and they will scourge you in their synagogues 18 And ye shall be brought before governours and kings for my sake for a testimony against them and the Gentiles 19 * Mark 13.11 Luk. 12.11 But when they deliver you up take no thought how or what ye shall speak for it shall be given you in that same hour what ye shall speak 20 For it is not ye that speak but the Spirit of your Father which speaketh in you 21 * Luke 21 1â— And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death and the father the childe and the children shall rise up against their parents and cause them to be put to death 22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake * Mark 13.13 but he that endureth to the end shall be saved 23 But when they persecute you in this city flee ye into another for verily I say unto you ye shall not ‖ Or â—nd or finish have gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come 24 * Luk. â— 40 Joh. 13.16 The disciple is not above his master nor the servant above his lord 25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master and the servant as his lord if they have called the master of the house Beelzebub how much more shall they call them of his houshold 26 Fear them not therefore * Mar. 4.22 Luk. 8.17 and 12.2 for there is nothing covered that shall not be revealed and hid that shall not be known 27 What I tell you in darkness that speak ye in light and what ye hear in the ear that preach ye upon the house-tops 28 * Luk. 12 4. And fear not them which kill the body but are not able to kill the soul but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a ‖ It is 〈◊〉 value half-peny farthing in the original as being the tenth part of the Roman peny farthing and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father 30 * 2 Sam. 14.11 Act. 27.34 But the very hairs of your head are all numbred 31 Fear ye not therefore ye are of more value then many sparrows 32 * Luk. 12.8 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven 33 * Mar. 8 3â— Luk. 9.26 2 Tim. 2.12 But whosoever shall deny me before men him will I also denie before my Father which is in heaven 34 * Luke 12.51 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth I came not to send peace but a sword 35 For I am come to set a man at variance * Mic. 7.5 against his father and the daughter against her mother and the daughter in law against her mother in law 36 And a mans foes shall be they of his own houshold 37 * Luke 14.26 He that loveth father or mother more then me is not worthy of me and he that loveth son or daughter more then me is not worthy of me 38 * Chap. 16.24 Mar. 8 3â— Luke 9.23 And he that taketh not his cross and followeth after me is not worthy of me 39 * Joh. 1â— 25 He that findeth his life shall lose it and he that loseth his life for my sake shall finde it 40 ¶ * Luke 10.16 Joh. 13 2â— He that receiveth you receiveth me and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophets reward and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous mans reward 42 * Mar. 9 4â— And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water onely in the name of a disciple verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward CHAP. XI 2 John sendeth his disciples to Christ 7 Christs testimony concerning John 18 The opinion of the people both concerning John Christ 20 Christ upbraideth the unthankfulness and unrepentance of Chorazin Betosaida and Capernaum 25 and praising his Fathers wisdom in revealing the gospel to the simple 28 be calleth to him all such as feel the burden of their sins ANd it came to pass when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities 2 * Luke 7.18
him his disciples and saith unto them Verily I say unto you that this poor widow hath cast more in then all they which have cast into the treasury 44 For all they did cast in of their abundance but she of her want did cast in all that she had even all her living CHAP. XIII 1 Christ foretelleth the destruction of the temple 9 the persecutions for the gospel 10 that the gospel must be preached to all nations 14 that great calamities shall happen to the Jews 24 and the manner of his coming to judgement 32 The hour whereof being known to none every man is to watch and pray that we be not found unprovided when he cometh to eath one particularly by death ANd * Mat. 24. ◠as he went out of the temple one of his disciples saith unto him Master see what manner of stones and what buildings are hero 2 And Jesus answering said unto him Seest thou these great buildings there shall not be left one stone upon another that shall not be thrown down 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately 4 * Mat. 24.3 Tell us when shall these things be and what shall be the signe when all these things shall be fulfilled 5 And Jesus answering them began to say Take heed lest any man deceive you 6 For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars be ye not troubled for such things must needs be but the end shall not be yet 8 For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be earth-quakes in divers places and there shall be famines and troubles these are the beginnings of ‖ The word in the original importeth the pains of a woman in travail sorrows 9 ¶ But take heed to your selves for they shall deliver you up to councils and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten and ye shall be brought before rulers kings for my sake for a testimony against them 10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations 11 * Mat. 10.19 But when they shall lead you and deliver you up take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak neither do ye premeditate but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour that speak ye for it is not ye that speak but the holy Ghost 12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death and the father the son and children shall rise up against their parents and shall cause them to be put to death 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my names sake but he that shall endure unto the end the same shall be saved 14 ¶ * Mat. 24.15 But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Damel the prophet standing where it ought not let him that readeth understand then let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains 15 And let him that is on the house-top not go down into the house neither enter therein to take any thing out of his house 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment 17 But wo to them that are with childe and to them that give suck in those days 18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter 19 For in those days shall be affliction such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time neither shall be 20 And except that the Lord had shortned those days no flesh should be saved but for the elects sake whom he hath chosen he hath shortned the days 21 * Mat. 24.23 And then if any man shall say to you Lo here is Christ or lo he is there beleeve him not 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise and shall shew signs and wonders to seduce if it were possible even the elect 23 But take ye heed behold I have foretold you all things 24 ¶ * Mat. 24.29 But in those days after that tribulation the sun shall be darkned and the moon shall not give her sight 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory 27 And then shall he send his angels and shall gather together his elect from the four winds from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven 28 Now learn a parable of the fig-tree When her branch is yet tender and putteth sorth leaves ye know that summer is near 29 So ye in like manner When ye shall see these things come to pass know that it is nigh even at the doors 30 Verily I say unto you that this generation shall not pass till all these things be done 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away 32 ¶ But of that day and that hour knoweth no man no not the angels which are in heaven neither the Son but the Father 33 * Mat. 24.42 Take ye heed watch and pray for ye know not when the time is 34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey who lest his house and gave authority to his servants and to every man his work and commanded the porter to watch 35 Watch ye therefore for ye know not when the master of the house cometh at even or at midnight or at the cock-crowing or in the morning 36 Lest coming suddenly he finde you sleeping 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all Watch. CHAP. XIV 1 A conspiracy against Christ 3 Precious ointment is poured on his head by a woman 10 Judas selleth his Master for money 12 Christ himself foretelieth how he shall be betrared of one of his disciples 22 after the pass-over prepared and eaten instituteth his supper 26 declareth aforehand the flight of all his disciples and Peters denial 43 Judas betrayeth him with a kiss 46 He is apprehended in the garden 55 falsly accused and impiously condemned of the Jews council 65 shamefully abused by them 66 and thrice denied of Peter AFter * Mat. 26.2 two days was the feast of the pass-over and of unleavened bread and the chief priests and the scribes sought how they might take him by craft and put him to death 2 But they said Not on the feast day lest there be an uproar of the people 3 ¶ * Mat. 26.6 And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper as he sat at meat there came a woman having an alabaster-box of ointment of ‖ Or part nard or liquid nard spikenard very precious and she brake the box and poured it on his head 4 And there were some that had indignation within themselves and said Why was this waste of the
resurrection of the dead 22 For as in Adam all die even so in Christ shall all be made alive 23 But * 1 Thess 4.15 every man in his own order Christ the first-fruits afterward they that are Christs at his coming 24 Then cometh the end when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God even the Father when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power 25 For he must reign * Psal 110.1 till he hath put all enemies under his feet 26 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death 27 For he * Psal 8.6 hath put all things under his feet But when he saith all things are put under him it is manifest that he is excepted which did put all things under him 28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him that God may be all in all 29 Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead if the dead rise not at all why are they then baptized for the dead 30 And why stand we in jeopardy every hour 31 I protest by ‖ Some read our your rejoycing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord I die daily 32 If ‖ Or to speak after the manner of men after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus what advantageth it me if the dead rise not * Isa 22.23 let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die 33 Be not deceived evil communications corrupt good manners 34 Awake to righteousness and sin not for some have not the knowledge of God I speak this to your shame 35 But some man will say How are the dead raised up and with what body do they come 36 Thou fool that which thou sowest is not quickned exceptit die 37 And that which thou sowest thou sowest not that body that shall be but bare grain it may chance of wheat or of some other grain 38 But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him and to every seed his own body 39 All flesh is not the same flesh but there is one kinde of flesh of men another flesh of beasts another of fishes and another of birds 40 There are also celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial but the glory of the celestial is one and the glory of the terrestrial is another 41 There is one glory of the sun and another glory of the moon and another glory of the stars for one star differeth from another star in glory 42 So also is the resurrection of the dead It is sown in corruption it is raised in incorruption 43 It is sown in dishonour it is raised in glory it is sown in weakness it is raised in power 44 It is sown a natural body it is raised a spiritual body There is a natural body and there is a spiritual body 45 And so it is written The first man Adam * Gen. 1.7 was made a living soul the last Adam was made a quickning spirit 46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual but that which is natural and afterward that which is spiritual 47 The first man is of the earth earthy the second man is the Lord from heaven 48 As is the earthy such are they also that are earthy and as is the heavenly such are they also that are heavenly 49 And as we have born the image of the earthy we shall also bear the image of the heavenly 50 Now this I say brethren that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God neither doth corruption inherit incorruption 51 Behold I shew you a mystery We shall not all sleep but we shall all be changed 52 In a moment in the twinkling of an eye at the last * Matth. 24.31 1 Thess 4.16 trump for the trumpet shall sound and the dead shall be raised incorruptible and we shall be changed 53 For this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortal must put on immortality 54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption and this mortal shall have put on immortality then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written * Isa 25.8 Hos 13.14 Death is swallowed up in victory 55 O death where is thy sting O ‖ Or hell grave where is thy victory 56 The sting of death is sin and the strength of sin is the law 57 But thanks be to God which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ 58 Therefore my beloved brethren be ye stedfast unmoveable always abounding in the work of the Lord forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. CHAP. XVI 1 He exhorteth them to relieve the want of the brethren at Jerusalem 10 commendeth Timothy 13 and after friendly admonitions 16 shutteth up his epistle with divers salutations NOw concerning the collection for the saints as I have given order to the churches of Galatia even so do ye 2 Upon the first day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store as God hath prospered him that there be no gatherings when I come 3 And when I come whomsoever you shall approve by your letters them will I send to bring your †Gr. â—ife liberality unto Jerusalem 4 And if it be meet that I go also they shall go with me 5 Now I will come unto you when I shall pass through Macedonia for I do pass through Macedonia 6 And it may be that I will abide yea and winter with you that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go 7 For I will not see you now by the way but I trust to tarry a while with you if the Lord permit 8 But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost 9 For a great door and effectual is opened unto me and there are many adversaries 10 Now if Timotheus come see that he may be with you without fear for he worketh the work of the Lord as I also do 11 Let no man therefore despise him but conduct him forth in peace that he may come unto me for I look for him with the brethren 12 As touching our brother Apollos I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren but his will was not at all to come at this time but he will come when he shall have convenient time 13 Watch ye stand fast in the faith quit you like men be strong 14 Let all your things be done with charity 15 I beseech you brethren ye know the house of Stephanas that it is the first-fruits of Achaia and that they have addicted themselves to the ministery of the saints 16 That ye submit your selves unto such and to every one that helpeth with us and laboureth 17 I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaicus for that which was lacking on your part they have supplied 18 For they have refreshed my spirit and yours therefore acknowledge ye