strength but wisdom is profitable to direct 11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment and †Heb. the master of the tongue a babbler is no better 12 * Pr. 10.32 12.13 The words of a wise mans mouth are †Heb. grace gracious but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself 13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness and the end of †Heb. his mouth his talk is mischievous madness 14 * Pr. 15.2 A fool also †Heb. multiplieth words is full of words a man cannot tell what shall be and * Ch. 3.22 6.12 what shall be after him who can tell him 15 The labour of the foolish wearteth every one of them because he knoweth not how to go to the city 16 ¶ * Is 3.3 4. Wo to thee O land when thy king is a childe and thy princes eat in the morning 17 Blessed art thou O land when thy king is the son of nobles and thy princes eat in due season for strength not for drunkenness 18 ¶ By much flothfulness the building decayeth and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through 19 ¶ A feast is made for laughter and * Ps 104.15 wine †Heb. maketh glad the life maketh merry but money answereth all things 20 ¶ * Ex. 22.28 Curse not the king no not in thy ‖ Or conscience thought and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber for a bird of the air shall carry the voice and that which hath wings shall tell the matter CHAP. XI 1 Directions for charity 7 Death in life 9 and the day of judgement in the days of youth are to be thought on CAst thy bread †Heb. upon the face of the waters upon the waters for thou shalt finde it after * Deu. 15.10 Pr. 19.17 Mat. 10.42 many days 2 Give a portion to seven and also to eight for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth 3 If the clouds be full of rain they empty themselves upon the earth and if the tree fall toward the south or toward the north in the place where the tree falleth there it shall be 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sowe and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap 5 As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with childe even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all 6 In the morning sowe thy seed and in the evening withhold not thine hand for thou knowest not whether †Heb. shall be right shall prosper either this or that or whether they both shall be alike good 7 ¶ Truly the light is sweet and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun 8 But if a man live many years and rejoyce in them all yet let him remember the days of darkness for they shall be many All that cometh is vanity 9 ¶ Rejoyce O young man in thy youth and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth and walk in the ways of thy heart and in the sight of thine eyes but know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into judgement 10 Therefore remove ‖ Or anger sorrow from thy heart and put away evil from thy flesh for childhood and youth are vanity CHAP. XII 1 The Creatour is to be remembred in due time 8 The preachers care to edifie 13 The fear of God is the chief antidote of vanity * Pr. 22.6 REmember now thy Creatour in the days of thy youth while the evil days come not nor the years draw nigh when thou shalt say I have no pleasure in them 2 While the sun or the light or the moon or the stars be not darkned not the clouds return after the rain 3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble and the strong men shall bow themselves and ‖ Or the grinders fail because they grinde little the grinders cease because they are few and those that look out of the windows be darkned 4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets when the sound of the grinding is low and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird and all the daughters of musick shall be brought sow 5 Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high and fears shall be in the way and the almond-tree shall flourish and the grashopper shall be a burden and desire shall fail because man goeth to his long home and the mourners go about the streets 6 Or ever the â—ilver cord be loosed or the golden bowl be broken or the pitcher be broken at the fountain or the wheel broken at the cistern 7 * Gen. 3.19 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it 8 ¶ * Ch. 1.2 Vanity of vanities saith the preacher all is vanity 9 And ‖ Or the more wise the preacher was c. moreover because the preacher was wise he still taught the people knowledge yea he gave good heed and sought out and * 1 Kin. 4.32 set in order many proverbs 10 The preacher sought to finde out †Heb. words of delight acceptable words and that which was written was upright even words of truth 11 The words of the wise are as goads and as nails fastned by the masters of assemblies which are given from one shepherd 12 And further by these my son be admonished of making many books there is no end and much ‖ Or reading study is a weariness of the flesh 13 ¶ ‖ Or The end of the matter even all that hath-been heard is Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter Fear God and keep his commandments for this is the whole duty of man 14 For * Ro. 2.16 14.20 2 Cor. â— 10 God shall bring every work into judgement with every secret thing whether it be good or whether it be evil ¶ The SONG of SOLOMON CHAP. I. 1 The churches lovâ— unto Christ 5 She confesseth her deformity 7 and prayeth to be â—irested to his flock 8 Christ directeth her to the shepherds tents 9 and shewing his love to her 11 giveth her gracious promises 12 The church and Christ congratulate one another THe song of songs which is Solomons 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth * Ch. 4.10 for †Heb. thy loves thy love is better then wine 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth therefore do the virgins love thee 4 * Joh. 6.44 Draw me we will run after thee the king hath brought me into his chambers we will be glad and rejoyce in thee we will remember thy love more then wine ‖ Or they love thee uprightly the upright love thee 5 I am
Prou. 9.1 THE HOLY BIBLE Containing the old TESTAMENT and the New Newly translated out of the Original Tongues And with the former Translations diligently Compared and revised by his Majesties speciall command Appointed to be read in Churches Cambridge Printed by John Field̄ Printer to the Vniversitiē 1668 ALMA MATER CANTABRIGIA HINC LUCEM ET POCULA SACRA Iohn Chantry sculpsit To the most High and Mighty Prince JAMES by the grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith c. The Translatours of the Bible wish Grace Mercy and Peace through Jesus Christ our Lord. GReat and manifold were the blessings most dread Sovereign which Almighty God the Father of all mercies bestowed upon us the people of England when first he sent Your Majesties Royal Person to rule and reign over us For whereas it was the expectation of many who wished not well unto our Sion that upon the setting of that bright Occidental Star Qu. Elizabeth of most happy memory some thick and palpable clouds of darkness would so have overshadowed this land that men should have been in doubt which way they were to walk and that it should hardly be known who was to direct the unsettled State the appearance of Your Majesty as of the Sun in his strength instantly dispelled those supposed and surmised mists and gave unto all that were well affected exceeding cause of comfort especially when we beheld the Government established in Your Highness and Your hopeful Seed by an undoubted Title and this also accompanted with peace and tranquility at home and abroad But amongst all our joys there was no one that more filled our hearts then the blessed continuance of the Preaching of Gods sacred Word amongst us which is that inestimable treasure which excelleth all the riches of the earth because the fruit thereof extendeth it self not onely to the time spent in this transitory world but directeth and disposeth men unto that eternal happiness which is above in heaven Then not to suffer this to fall to the ground but rather to take it up and to continue it in that state wherein the famous Predecessour of Your Highness did leave it nay to go forward with the confidence and resolution of a man in maintaining the truth of Christ and propagating it far and near is that which hath so bound and firmly knit the hearts of all Your Majesties loyal and religious people unto You that Your very name is precious among them their eye doth behold You with comfort and they bless You in their hearts as that sanctified Person who under God is the immediate Authour of their true happiness And this their contentment doth not diminish or decay but every day increaseth and taketh strength when they observe that the zeal of Your Majesty toward the house of God doth not flack or go backward but is more and more kindled manifesting it self abroad in the furthest parts of Christendom by writing in defence of the Truth which hath given such a blow unto that man of sin as will not be healed and every day at home by religious and learned discourse by frequenting the house of God by hearing the Word preached by cherishing the Teachers thereof by caring for the Church as a most tender and loving nursing Father There are infinite Arguments of this right Christian and religious affection in Your Majesty but none is more forcible to declare it to others then the vehement and perpetuated desire of the accomplishing and publishing of this work which now with all humility we present unto Your Majesty For when Your Highness had once out of deep judgement apprehended how convenient it was that out of the original sacred Tongues together with comparing of the Labours both in our own and other foreign Languages of many worthy men who went before us there should be one more exact Translation of the holy Scriptures into the English tongue Your Majesty did never desist to urge and to excite those to whom it was commended that the Work might be hastned and that the business might be expedited in so decent a manner as a matter of such importance might justly require And now at last by the mercy of God and the continuance of our Labours it being brought unto such a conclusion as that we have great hope the Church of England shall reap good fruit thereby we hold it our duty to offer it to Your Majesty not onely as to our King and Sovereign but as to the principal Mover and Authour of the Work Humbly craving of Your most sacred Majesty that since things of this quality have ever been subject to the censures of ill-meaning and discontented persons it may receive approbation and patronage from so learned and judicious a Prince as Your Highness is whose allowance and acceptance of our Labors shall more honour and encourage us then all the calumniations and hard interpretations of other men shall dismay us So that if on the one side we shall be traduced by Popish persons at home or abroad who therefore will malign us because we are poor instruments to make Gods holy Truth to be yet more and more known unto the people whom they desire still to keep in ignorance and darkness or if on the other side we shall be maligned by self-conceited brethren who run their own ways and give liking unto nothing but what is framed by themselves and hammered on their anvile we may rest secure supported within by the truth and innocency of a good conscience having walked the ways of simplicity and integrity as before the Lord And sustained without by the powerfull protection of Your Majesties Grace and Favour which will ever give countenance to honest and Christian endeavours against bitter censures and uncharitable imputations The Lord of heaven and earth bless Your Majesty with many and happy days that as his heavenly hand hath enriched Your Highness with many singular and extraordinary graces so You may be the wonder of the world in this latter age for happiness and true felicity to the honour of that great God and the good of his Church through Jesus Christ our Lord and onely Saviour The Names and Order of all the Books of the Old and New Testament with the number of their Chapters GEnesis hath chapters 50 Exodus 40 Leviticus 27 Numbers 36 Deuteronomie 34 Joshua 24 Judges 21 Ruth 4 I. Samuel 31 II. Samuel 24 I. Kings 22 II. Kings 25 I. Chronicles 29 II. Chronicles 36 Ezra 10 Nehemiah 13 Esther 10 Job 42 Psalms 150 Proverbs 31 Ecclesiastes 12 The Song of Solomon 8 Isaiah 66 Jeremiah 52 Lamentations 5 Ezekiel 48 Daniel 12 Hosea 14 Joel 3 Amos 9 Obadiah 1 Jonah 4 Micah 7 Nahum 3 Habakkuk 3 Zephaniah 3 Haggai 2 Zechariah 14 Malachi 4 The Books called Apocrypha I. ESdras hath chapters 9 II. Esdras 16 Tobit 14 Judith 16 The rest of Esther 6 Wisdom of Solomon 19 Ecclesiasticus 51 Baruch with the Epistle of Jeremiah 6
observe to do all these commandments before the LORD our God as he hath commanded us CHAP. VII 1 All communion with the nations is forbidden 4 for fear of idolatry 6 for the holiness of the people 9 for the nature of God in his mercy justice 17 for the assuredness of victory which God will give over them WHen the * Chap. 31.3 LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it and hath cast out many nations before thee the Hittites and the Girgashites and the Amorites and the Canaanites and Perizzites and the Hivites and the Jebusites seven nations greatier and mightier then thou 2 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee thou shall smite them and utterly destroy them * Ex. 23.32 34.12 thou shalt make no covenant with them nor shew mercy unto them 3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son 4 For they will turn away thy son from following me that they may serve other gods so will the anger of the LORD be kindled against you and destroy thee suddenly 5 But thus shall ye deal with them ye shall destroy their altars and break down their †Heb. statues or pillars images and cut down their groves and burn their graven images with fire 6 * Chap. 14.2 and 26.19 For thou art a holy people unto the LORD thy God * Ex. 19.5 1 Pet. 2.9 the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself above all people that are upon the face of the earth 7 The LORD did not set his love upon you nor choose you because ye were mo in number then any people for ye were the fewest of all people 8 But because the LORD loved you and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers hath the LORD brought you out with a mighty hand and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt 9 Know therefore that the LORD thy God he is God the faithful God which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations 10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face to destroy them he will not be slack to him that hateth him he will repay him to his face 11 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments and the statutes and the judgements which I command thee this day to do them 12 ¶ wherefore it shall come to pass †Heb. because if ye hearken to these judgements and keep and do them that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers 13 And he will love thee and bless thee and multiply thee he will also bless the fruit of thy womb and the fruit of thy land thy corn and thy wine and thine oyl the increase of thy kine and the flocks of thy sheep in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee 14 Thou shalt be blessed above all people * Exod. 23.26 c. there shall not be male or female barren among you or among your cattel 15 And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness and will put none of the * Ex. 9.14 15.26 evil diseases of Egypt which thou knowest upon thee but will lay them upon all them that hate thee 16 And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee thine eyes shall have no pity upon them neither shalt thou serve their gods for that will be * Exod. 23.33 a snare unto thee 17 If thou shalt say in thine heart These nations are mo then I how can I dispossess them 18 Thou shalt not be afraid of them but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh and unto all Egypt 19 The great temptations which thine eyes saw and the signs and the wonders and the mighty hand and the stretched out arm whereby the LORD thy God brought thee out so shall the LORD thy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid 20 * Ex. 23.28 Jos 24.12 Moreover the LORD thy God will send the hornet among them until they that are left and hide themselves from thee be destroyed 21 Thou shalt not be affrighted at them for the LORD thy God is among you a mighty God and terrible 22 And the LORD thy god will †Heb. pluck off put out those nations before thee by little and little thou mayest not consume them at once lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee 23 But the LORD thy God shall deliver them †Heâ—â— before tâ—y face unto thee and shall destroy them with a mighty destruction until they be destroyed 24 And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven there shall no man be able to stand before thee until thou have destroyed them 25 The graven images of their gods * Ch. 12. â— shall ye burn with fire thou * Jos 7.1 21 2 Mac. 12.40 shalt not desire the silver or gold that is on them nor take it unto thee lest thou be snared therein for it is an abomination to the LORD thy God 26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thy house lest thou be a cursed thing like it but thou shalt utterly detest it and thou shalt utterly abhor it * Chap 13.17 for it is a cursed thing CHAP. VIII 1 An exhortation to obedience in regard of Gods dealing with them ALl the commandments which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do that ye may live and multiply and go in and possess the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these fourty years in the wilderness to humble thee and to prove thee to know what was in thine heart whether thou wouldest keep his commandments or no. 3 And he humbled thee and suffered thee to hunger and sed thee with manna which thou knewest not neither did thy fathers know that he might make thee know that man doth * Mat. 4.4 Luk. 4.4 not live by bread onely but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live 4 * Neh. 9.21 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee neither did thy foot swell these fourty years 5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart that as a man chasteneth his son so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee 6 Therefore thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God to walk in his ways and to fear him 7 For the LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land a land of brooks of water of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills 8 A land
thou goest in to possess it is not as the land of Egypt from whence ye came out where thou sowedst thy seed and wateredst it with thy foot as a garden of herbs 11 But the land whither ye go to possess it is a land of hills and valleys and drinketh water of the rain of heaven 12 A land which the LORD thy God †Heb. â—â—â—â—eth careth for the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year 13 ¶ And it shall come to pass if you shall hearken diligently unto my commandments which I command you this day to love the LORD your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul 14 That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season the first rain and the latter rain that thou mayest gather in thy corn and thy wine and thine oyl 15 And I will †Heb. give send grass in thy fields for thy cattel that thou mayest eat and be full 16 Take heed to your selves that your heart be not deceived and ye turn aside and serve other gods and worship them 17 And then the LORDS wrath be kindled against you and he shut up the heaven that there be no rain and that the land yeeld not her fruit and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the LORD giveth you 18 ¶ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul and * Chap. 6.8 hinde them for a signe upon your hand that they may be as frontlets between your eyes 19 * Ch. 4.10 6.7 And ye shall teach them your children speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house and when thou walkest by the way when thou liest down and when thou risest up 20 And thou shalt write them upon the door-posts of thine house and upon thy gates 21 That your days may be multiplyed and the days of your children in the land which the LORD sware unto your fathers to give them as the days of heaven upon the earth 22 ¶ For if ye shall diligently keep all these commandments which I command you to do them to love the LORD your God to walk in all his ways and to cleave unto him 23 Then will the LORD drive out all these nations from before you and ye shall possess greater nations and mightier then your selves 24 * Josh 1.3 Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours from the wilderness and Lebanon from the river the river Euphrates even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be 25 There shall no man be able to stand before you for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon as he hath said unto you 26 ¶ Behold I set before you this day a blessing and a curse 27 †Chap. 28. â— A blessing if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you this day 28 And a * Chap. 28.15 curse if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day to go after other gods which ye have not known 29 And it shall come to pass when the LORD thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it that thou shalt put * Chap. 27.12 13 Josh 8.33 the blessing upon mount Gerizim and the curse upon mount Ebal 30 Are they not on the other side Jordan by the way where the sun goeth down in the land of the Canaanites which dwell in the champian over against Gilgâ—l beside the plains of Moreh 31 For ye shall pass over Jordan to go in to possess the land which the LORD your God giveth you and ye shall possess it and dwell therein 32 And ye shall observe * Chap. â— 32 to do all the statutes and judgements which I set before you this day CHAP. XII 1 Monuments of idolatry are to be destroyed 5 The place of Gods service is to be kept 16 23 Bloud is forbidden 17 2â— 26 Holy things must be eaten in the holy place 19 The Levite is not to be forsaken 29 Idolatry is not to be enquired after THese are the statutes and judgements which ye shall observe to do in the land which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it all the days that ye live upon the earth 2 * Ch. 7.5 Ye shall utterly destroy all the places wherein the nations which ye shall ‖ Or inherit possess served their gods upon the high mountains and upon the hills and under every green tree 3 And * Judg. 2.2 you shall †Heb. break down overthrow their altars and break their pillars and burn their groves with fire and you shall hew down the graven images of their gods and destroy the names of them out of that place 4 Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God 5 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall * 1 Kin. 8 2â— 2 Chr. 7.12 choose out of all your tribes to put his name there even unto his habitation shall ye seek and thither thou shalt come 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt-offerings and your sacrifices and your tithes and heave-offerings of your hand and your vows and your free-will-offerings and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks 7 And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God and ye shall rejoyce in all that you put your hand unto ye and your housholds wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee 8 Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes 9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance which the LORD your God giveth you 10 But when ye go over Jordan and dwell in the land which the LORD your God giveth you to inherit and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about so that ye dwell in safety 11 Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there thither shall ye bring all that I command you your burnt-offerings and your sacrifices your tithes and the heave-offering of your hand and all †Heb. the choice of your vows your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD 12 And ye shall rejoyce before the LORD your God ye and your sons and your daughters and your men-servants and your maid-servants and the Levite that is within your gates sorasmuch as * Ch. 10.9 he hath no part nor inheritance with you 13 Take heed to thy self that thou offer not thy burnt-offerings in every place that thou seest 14 But in the place which the LORD shall choose in one of thy
thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee thou shalt not harden the heart nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother 8 * Mat. 5 4â— Luk. 6 34. But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need in that which he wanteth 9 Beware that there be not a †Heb. word thought in thy †Heb. Belial wicked heart saying The seventh year the year of release is at hand and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother and thou givest him nought and he cry unto the LORD against thee and it be sin unto thee 10 Thou shalt surely give him and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto 11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land therefore I command thee saying Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother to thy poor and to thy needy in thy land 12 ¶ And * Exo. 21. â— Jer. 34.14 if thy brother an Hebrew man or an Hebrew woman be sold unto thee and serve thee six years then in the seventh year thou shalt let him go free from thee 13 And when thou sendest him out free from thee thou shalt not let him go away empty 14 Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock and out of thy floor and out of thy wine press of that wherewith the LORD thy God hath blessed thee thou shalt give unto him 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt and the LORD thy God redeemed thee therefore I command thee this thing to day 16 And it shall be if he say unto thee I will not go away from thee because he loveth thee and thine house because he is well with thee 17 * Exod. 2â— 6 Then thou shalt take an aul and thrust it through his ear unto the door and he shall be thy servant for ever and also unto thy maid-servant thou shalt do likewise 18 It shall not seem hard unto thee when thou sendest him away free from thee for he hath been worth a double hired servant to thee in serving thee six years and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest 19 ¶ * Exod. â—4 19 All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock thou shalt sanctifie unto the LORD thy God thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock nor shear the firstling of thy sheep 20 Thou shalt eat it before the LORD thy God year by year in the place which the LORD shall choose thou and thy houshold 21 * Lev. 21.20 Ch. 17.1 Ecclus 35.12 And if there be any blemish therein as if it be lame or blinde or have any ill blemish thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates the unclean and the clean person shall eat it alike as the roe-buck and as the hart 23 * Ch. 12.16.23 Onely thou shalt not eat the bloud thereof thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water CHAP. XVI 1 The feast of the passover 9 of weeks 13 of tabernacles 16 Every male must offer as he is able at these three feasts 18 Of judges and justice 21 Groves and images are forbidden OBserve the * Exod. 12.2 c. moneth of Abib and keep the pass-over unto the LORD thy God for * Exod. 13.4 in the moneth of Abib the LORD thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night 2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the pass-over unto the LORD thy God of the flock and the herd in the * Chap. 12.5 place which the LORD shall choose to place his name there 3 * Exod. 12.15 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread therewith even the bread of affliction for thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt in haste that thou mayest remember the day when thou camest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days of thy life 4 * Exod. 34.25 And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coasts seven days neither shall there any thing of the flesh which thou sacrificedst the first day at even remain all night until the morning 5 Thou mayest not ‖ Or â—â—ill sacrifice the pass-over within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee 6 But at the place which the LORD thy God shall choose to place his name in there thou shalt sacrifice the pass-over at even at the going down of the sun at the season that thou camest forth out of Egypt 7 And thou shalt rost and eat it in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose and thou shalt turn in the morning and go unto thy tents 8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread and on the seventh day shall be a †Heb. restraint solemn assembly to the LORD thy God thou shalt do no work therein 9 ¶ * Lev. 23.15 Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginneâ—t to put the sickle to the corn 10 And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with ‖ Or sufficiency a tribute of a free-will-offering of thine hand which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God according as the LORD thy God hath blessed thee 11 And thou shalt rejoyce before the LORD thy God thou and thy son and thy daughter and thy man-servant and thy maid-servant and the Levite that is within thy gates and the stranger and the fatherless and the widow that are among you in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there 12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in Egypt and thou shalt observe and do these statutes 13 ¶ Thou shalt observe the feast of tabernacles seven days after that thou hast gathered in thy †Heb. floor and the wine-press corn and thy wine 14 And thou shalt rejoyce in thy feast thou and thy son and thy daughter and thy man-servant and thy maid-servant and the Levite the stranger and the fatherless and the widow that are within thy gates 15 Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy increase and in all the works of thine hands therefore thou shalt surely rejoyce 16 ¶ * Exod. 23.14 34.23 Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose in the feast of unleavened bread and in the feast of weeks and in the feast of tabernacles and * Ecclus 35.4 they shall not appear
the son of Manasseh even to the one half of the * Numb 32.39 children of Machir by their families 32 These are the countreys which Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab on the other side Jordan by Jericho east-ward 33 * Chap. 18.7 But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not any inheritance the LORD God of Israel was their inheritance * Numb 18.20 as he said unto them CHAP. XIV 1 The nine tribes and an half are to have their inheritance by lot 6 Caleb by priviledge obtaineth Hebron ANd these are the countreys which the children of Israel inherited in the land of Canaan * Numb 34.17 which Eleazar the priest and Joshua the son of Nun and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed for inheritance unto them 2 * Num. 26.55 and 33.54 By lot was their inheritance as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses for the nine tribes and for the half-tribe 3 For Moses had given the inheritance of two tribes and an half-tribe on the other side Jordan but unto the Levites he gave none inheritance among them 4 For the children of Joseph were two tribes Manasseh Ephraim therefore they gave no part unto the Levites in the land save cities to dwell in with their suburbs for their cattel and for their substance 5 * Numb 35.2 Chap. 21.2 As the LORD commanded Moses so the children of Israel did and they divided the land 6 ¶ Then the children of Judah came unto Joshua in Gilgal and Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite said unto him Thou knowest the thing that the LORD said unto Moses the man of God concerning me and thee in Kadesh-barnea 7 Fourty years old was I when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh-barnea to espie out the land and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart 8 Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt but I wholly * Numb 14.24 followed the LORD my God 9 And Moses sware on that day saying Surely the land whereon thy feet have troden shall be thine inheritance and thy childrens for ever because thou hast wholly followed the LORD my God 10 And now behold the LORD hath kept me alive as he said these fourty and five years even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses while the children of Israel †Heb. walâ—â—d wandred in the wilderness and now lo I am this day fourscore and five years old 11 * Ecclus â—6 9 As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me as my strength was then even so is my strength now for war both to go out and to come in 12 Now therefore give me this mountain whereof the LORD spake in that day for thou heardest in that day how the Anakims were there and that the cities were great and fenced if so be the LORD will be with me then I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said 13 And Joshua blessed him and gave unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritance 14 * Chap. 21.12 1 Mac. 2.56 Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite unto this day because that he wholly followed the LORD God of Israel 15 And * Chap. 15.13 the name of Hebron before was Kirjath-arba which Arba was a great man among the Anakims And the land had rest from war CHAP. XV. 1 The borders of the lot of Judah 13 Calebs portion and conquest 16 Othniel for his valour hath Achsah Calebs daughter to wife 18 She obtaineth a blessing of her father 21 The cities of Judah 63 The Jebusites not conquered THis then was the lot of the tribe of the children of Judah by their families * Numb 34.3 even to the border of Edom the * Numb 33.36 wilderness of Zin south-ward was the uttermost part of the south-coast 2 And their south-border was from the shore of the salt-sea from the †Heb. tongue bay that looketh south-ward 3 And it went out to the south-side to ‖ Or the going up to Acrabbim Maaleh-acrabbim and passed along to Zin and ascended up on the south-side unto Cadesh barnea and passed along to Hezron and went up to Adar and fetched a compass to Karkaa 4 From thence it passed toward Azmon and went out unto the river of Egypt and the goings out of that coast were at the sea this shall be your south-coast 5 And the east-border was the salt-sea even unto the end of Jordan and their border in the north-quarter was from the bay of the sea at the uttermost part of Jordan 6 And the border went up to Beth-hogla and passed along by the north of Beth-arabah and the border went up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben 7 And the border went up toward Debir from the valley of Achor and so north-ward looking toward Gilgal that is before the going up to Adummim which is on the south-side of the river and the border passed towards the waters of Enshemesh and the goings out thereof were at * 1 King â— 8 En-rogel 8 And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom unto the south-side of the Jebusite the fame is Jerusalem the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hinnom west-ward which is at the end of the valley of the giants north-ward 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephroah and went out to the cities of mount Ephron and the border was drawn to Baalah which is Kirjath-jearim 10 And the border compassed from Baalah west-ward unto mount Seir and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim which is Chesalon on the north-side went down to Beth-shemesh passed on to Timnah 11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron north-ward and the border was drawn to Shicron passed along to mount Baalah and went out unto Jabneel and the goings out of the border were at the sea 12 And the west-border was to the great sea and the coast thereof this is the coast of the children of Judah round about according to their families 13 ¶ And unto Caleb the son of Jephunneh he gave a part among the children of Judah according to the commandment of the LORD to Joshua even * Chap. 14.15 ‖ Or Kirjath-arba the city of Arba the father of Anak which city is Hebron 14 And Caleb drove thence * Judg. 1.10 the three sons of Anak Sheshai and Ahiman and Talmai the children of Anak 15 And he went up thence to the inhabitants of Debir and the name of Debir before was Kirjath-sepher 16 ¶ And Caleb said He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher and taketh it to him will I give Achsah my
they cryed unto the children of Dan and they turned their faces and said unto Micah What aileth thee †Heb. that thou art gathered together that thou comest with such a company 24 And he said Ye have taken away my gods which I made and the priest and ye are come away and what have I more and what is this that ye say unto 〈◊〉 What a 〈◊〉 thee 25 And the children of Dan said unto him Let not thy voice be heard among â—s †Heb. bitter of soul 〈◊〉 aâ—â—ry fellows run upon thee and thou lose thy life with the 〈◊〉 of thy â—â—â—â—â—shold 26 And the children of Dan went their way and when Micah saw that they were too strong for him he turned and went back unto his house 27 And they 〈◊〉 the things which Micah had made and the priest which he had and came unto Laish unto a people that were at quiet and secure and they smote them with the edge of the sword and burnt the city with fire 28 And there was no deliverer because it was far from Zidon and they had no business with any man and it was in the valley that lieth by Beth-rehob and they built a city and dwelt therein 29 And they called the name of the * Josh 13.47 city Dan after the name of Dan their father who was born unto Israel howbeit the name of the city was Laish at the first 30 ¶ And the children of Dan set up the graven image and Jonathan the son of Gershom the son of Manasseh he and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan until the day of the captivity of the land 31 And they set them up Micahs graven image which he made all the time that the house of God was in Shiloh CHAP. XIX 1 A Levite geoth to Beth-lehem to feteh home his wife 16 An old man entertaineth him at Gibeah 22 The Gibeathithes abuse his concubine to death 29 He divideth her into twelve pieces to send them to the twelve tribes ANd it came to pass in those days * Ch. 17.6 18.1 21.25 when there was no king in Israel that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim who took to him †Heb. a woman a concubine or a wife a concubine a concubine out of Beth-lehein-judah 2 And his concubine played the whore against him and went away from him unto her fathers house to Beth-lehem-judah and was there ‖ Or a year and four moneths †Heb. days four moneths four whole moneths 3 And her husband arofe and went after her to speak †Heb. to her heart friendly unto her and to bring her again having his servant with him and a couple of asses and she brought him into her fathers house and when the father of the damsel saw him he rejoyced to meet him 4 And his father in law the damsels father retained him and he abode with him three days so they did eat and drink and lodged there 5 And it came to pass on the fourth day when they arose early in the morning that he rose up to depart and the damsels father said unto his son in law †Heb. Strengthen Comfort thine heart with a morsel of bread and afterward go your way 6 And they sat down and did eat and drink both of them together for the damsels father had said unto the man Be content I pray thee and tarry all night and let thine heart be merry 7 And when the man rose up to depart his father in law urged him therefore he lodged there again 8 And he arose early in the morning on the fifth day to depart and the damsels father said Comfort thine heart I pray thee And they tarried †Heb. till the day declined until after noon and they did eat both of them 9 And when the man rose up to depart he and his concubine and his servant his father in law the damsels father said unto him Behold now the day †Heb. is weak draweth towards evening I pray you tarry all night behold †Heb. it is the pitching time of the day the day groweth to an end lodge here that thine heart may be merry and to morrow get you early on your way that thou mayest go †Heb. to thy tent home 10 But the man would not tarry that night but he rose up and departed and came †Heb. to over against over against Jebus which is Jerusalem and there were with him two asses saddled his concubine also was with him 11 And when they were by Jebus the day was far spent and the servant said unto his master Come I pray thee and let us turn in unto this city of the Jebusites and lodge in it 12 And his master said unto him We will not turn aside hither into the city of a stranger that is not of the children of Israel we will pass over to Gibeah 13 And he said unto his servant Come and let us draw near to one of these places to lodge all night in Gibeah or in Ramah 14 And they passed on and went their way and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah which belongeth to Benjamin 15 And they turned aside thither to go in and to lodge in Gibeah and when he went in he sat him down in a street of the city for there was no man that took them into his house to lodging 16 ¶ And behold there came an old man from his work out of the field at even which was also of mount Ephraim and he sojourned in Gibeah but the men of the place were Benjamites 17 And when he had lift up his eyes he saw a wayfaring man in the steeet of the city and the old man said Whither goest thousand whence cornest thou 18 And he said unto him We are passing from Beth-lehem-judah toward the side of mount Ephraim from thence am I and I went to Beth-lehem-judah but I am now going to the house of the LORD and there is no man that †Heb. gatherâ—â—â— receiveth me to house 19 Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses and there is bread and wine also for me and for thy hand-maid and for the young man which is with thy servants there is no want of any thing 20 And the old man said Peace be with thee howsoever let all thy wants lie upon me onely lodge not in the street 21 So he brought him into his house and gave provender unto the asses and they washed their feet and did eat and drink 22 ¶ Now as they were making their hearts merry behold the men of the city certain sons of Belial belet the house round about and beat at the door and spake to the master of the house the old man saying Bring forth the man that came into thine house that we may know him 23 And * Gen 19.6 the man the master of the
brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us to slay us and our people 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines and said Send away the ark of the God of Israel and let it go again to his own place that it slay us not and our people for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city the hand of God was very heavy there 12 And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods and the cry of the city went up to heaven CHAP. VI. 1 After seven moneths the Philistines take counsel how to send back the ark 10 They bring it on a new cart withâ—n offering unto Beth-shemesh 19 The people are smitten for looking into the ark 21 They send to them of Kâ—rjath-jearim to fetch it ANd the ark of the LORD was in the countrey of the Philistines seven moneths 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners saying What shall we do to the ark of the LORD tell us wherewith we shall sent it to his place 3 And they said If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel send it not empty but in any wife return him a trespass-offering then ye shall be healed and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you 4 Then said they What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him They answered Five golden emerods and five golden mice according to the number of the lords of the Philistines for one plague was on †Heb. them you all and on your lords 5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods and images of your mice that mar the land and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you and from off your gods and from off your land 6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardned their hearts when he had wrought ‖ Or â—â—â—roach-sâ—â—lly wonderfully among them * Ex. 12.31 did they not let †Heb. them the people go and they departed 7 Now therefore make a new cart and take two milch-kine on which there hath come no yoke and tie the kine to the cart and bring their calves home from them 8 And take the ark of the LORD and lay it upon the cart and put the jewels of gold which ye return him for a trespass-offering in a coffer by the side thereof and send it away that it may go 9 And see if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh then ‖ Or it he hath done us this great evil but if not then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us it was a chance that hapned to us 10 ¶ And the men did so and took two milch-kine and tied them to the cart and shut up their calves at home 11 And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods 12 And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh and went along the high-way lowing as they went and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the boder of Beth-shemesh 13 And they of beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark and rejoyced to see it 14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua a Beth-shemite and stood there where there was a great stone and they clave the wood of the cart and offered the kine a burnt-offering unto the LORD 15 And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD and the coffer that was with it wherein the jewels of gold were and put them on the great stone and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD 16 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it they returned to Ekron the same day 17 And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass-offering unto the LORD for Ashdod one for Gaza one for Askelon one for Gath one for Ekron one 18 And the golden mice according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords both of fenced cities and of countrey-villages even unto the ‖ Or great stone great stone of Abel whereon they set down the ark of the LORD which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth shemite 19 ¶ And he smote the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the LORD even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men and the people lamented because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter 20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God and to whom shall he go up from us 21 ¶ And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim saving The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD come ye down and fetch it up to you CHAP. VII 1 They of Kirjath jearim bring the ark into the house of Abinadab and sanctifie Eleazar his son to keep it 2 After twenty years 3 the Israelites by Samuels means solemnly repent at Mâ—â—peh 9 While Samuel prayeth and sacrificeth the Lord discomfiteth the Philistines by thunder at Eben-ezer 13 The Philistines are subdued 15 Samuel peaceably and religiously judgeth Israel ANd the men of Kirjath-jearim came and fetcht up the ark of the LORD and brought it into the house of Abinadab in the hill and sanctified Eleazar his son to keep the ark of the LORD 2 And it came to pass while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim that the time was long for it was twenty years and all the house of Israel lamented alter the LORD 3 ¶ And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel saying If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts then * Josh 24.14 23. put away the strange gods and * Judg. 2.13 Ashtaroth from among you and prepare your hearts unto the LORD and * Deu. 6.13 Mat. 4.10 Luk. 4.8 serve him onely and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines 4 Then the children of Israel did put away * Judg. 2.11 Baalim and Ashtaroth and served the LORD onely 5 And Samuel said Gather all Israel to Mizpeh and I will pray for you unto the LORD 6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh and drew water and poured it out before the LORD and fasted on that day and said there We have sinned against the LORD And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh 7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel and when the children of Israel heard
to his heart to think that all the kings sons are dead for Amnon onely is dead 34 But Absalom fled And the young man that kept the watch lift up his eyes and looked and behold there came much people by the way of the hill-side behinde him 35 And Jonadab said unto the king Behold the kings sons come †Heb. according to the word of thy servant as thy servant said so it is 36 And it came to pass assoon as he had made an end of speaking that behold the kings sons came and lift up their voice and wept and the king also and all his servants wept †Heb. with a great weeping greatly very sore 37 ¶ But Absalom fled and went to Talmai the son of ‖ Or Ammibur Ammihud king of Geshur and David mourned for his son every day 38 So Absalom fled and went to Geshur and was there three years 39 And the soul of king David ‖ Or was consumed longed to go forth unto Absalom for he was comforted concerning Amnon seeing he was dead CHAP. XIV 1 Joab suborning a widow of Tekoah by a parable to incline the kings heart to fetch home Absalom bringeth him to Jerusalem 25 Absaloms beauty hair and children 28 After two years Absalom by Joab is brought into the kings presence NOw Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the kings heart was toward Absalom 2 And Joab sent to Tekoah and fetcht thence a wife woman and said unto her I pray thee feign thy self to be a mourner and put on now mourning-apparel and anoint not thy self with oyl but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead 3 And come to the king and speak on this manner unto him So Joab put the words in her mouth 4 ¶ And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king she fell on her face to the ground and did obeisance and said †Heb. Save Help O king 5 And the king said unto her What aileth thee And she answered I am indeed a widow woman and mine husband is dead 6 And thy hand-maid had two sons and they two strove together in the field and there was †Heb. no deliverer between them none to part them but the one smote the other and slew him 7 And behold the whole family is risen against thine hand-maid and they said Deliver him that smote his brother that we may kill him for the life of his brother whom he slew and we will destroy the heir also and so they shall quench my coal which is left and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder †Heb. upon the face of the earth upon the earth 8 And the king said unto the woman Go to thine house and I will give charge concerning thee 9 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king My lord O king the iniquity be on me and on my fathers house and the king and his throne be guiltless 10 And the king said Whosoever saith ought unto thee bring him to me and he shall not touch thee any more 11 Then said she I pray thee let the king remember the LORD thy God †Heb. that the revenger of bloud do not multiply to destroy that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of bloud to destroy any more lest they destroy my son And he said As the LORD liveth there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth 12 Then the woman said Let thine hand-maid I pray thee speak one word unto my lord the king And he said Say on 13 And the woman said Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing against the people of God for the king doth speak this thing as one which is faulty in that the king doth not fetch home again his banished 14 For we must needs die and are as water spilt on the ground which cannot be gathered up again ‖ Or because God hath not taken away his life he hath also devised means c. neither doth God respect any person yet doth he devise means that his banished be not expelled from him 15 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king it is because the people have made me afraid and thy hand-maid said I will now speak unto the king it may be that the king will perform the request of his hand-maid 16 For the king will hear to deliver his hand-maid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God 17 Then thine hand-maid said The word of my lord the king shall now be †Heb. for rest comfortable for as an angel of God so is my lord the king †Heb. to bear to discern good bad therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee 18 Then the king answered and said unto the woman Hide not from me I pray thee the thing that I shall ask thee And the woman said Let my lord the king now speak 19 And the king said Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this And the woman answered and said As thy soul liveth my lord the king none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken for thy servant Joab he bade me and he put all these words in the mouth of thine hand-maid 20 To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing and my lord is wise according to the wisdom or an angel of God to know all things that are in the earth 21 ¶ And the king said unto Joab Behold now I have done this thing go therefore bring the young man Absalom again 22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face and bowed himself and †Heb. blessed thanked the king and Joab said To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight my lord O king in that the king hath fulfilled the request of ‖ Or thy his servant 23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur and brought Absalom to Jerusalem 24 And the king said Let him turn to his own house and let him not see me sace So Absalom returned to his own house and saw not the kings face 25 ¶ †Heb. And a◠Absalom there was not a beautiful man man is all Israel to praise greatly But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him 26 And when he polled his head for it was at every years end that he polled it because the hair was heavy on him therefore he polled it he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the kings weight 27 And unto Absalom there were born three sons and one daughter whose name was Tamar she was a woman of a fair countenance 28 ¶
persons and put their heads in baskets and sent him them to Jezreel 8 ¶ And there came a messenger and told him saying They have brought the heads of the kings sons And he said Lay ye them in two heaps at the entring in of the gate until the morning 9 And it came to pass in the morning that he went out and stood and said to all the people Ye be righteous behold I conspired against my master and slew him but who slew all these 10 Know now that there shall fall unto the earth nothing of the word of the LORD which the LORD spake concerning the house of Ahab for the LORD hath done that which he spake * 1 King 21.29 †Heb. by the hand of by his servant Elijah 11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel and all his great men and his ‖ Or acquaintance kinsfolks and his priests until he left him none remaining 12 ¶ And he arose and departed and came to Samaria And as he was at the †Heb. house of shephards binding sheep shearing-house in the way 13 Jehu †Heb sound met with the brethren of Ahaziah king of Judah and said Who are ye And they answered We are the brethren of Ahaziah and we go down †Heb. to the peace of c. to salute the children of the king and the childen of the queen 14 And he said Take them alive And they took them alive and slew them at the pit of the shearing-house even two and fourty men neither left he any of them 15 ¶ And when he was departed thence he †Heb. souâ—â— lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him and he †〈◊〉 blessed saluted him and said to him Is thine heart right as my heart is with thy heart And Jehonadab answered It is If it be give me thine hand And he gave him his hand and he took him up to him into the chariot 16 And he said Come with me and see my zeal for the LORD So they made him ride in his chariot 17 And when he came to Samaria he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria till he had destroyed him according to the saying of the LORD which he spake to Elijah 18 ¶ And Jehu gathered all the people together and said unto them Ahab served Baal a little but Jehu shall serve him much 19 Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal all his servants and all his priests let none be wanting for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal whosoever shall be wanting he shall not live But Jehu did it in subtilty to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal 20 And Jehu said †Heb. Saâ—tâ—â—â— Proclaim a solemn assembly for Baal And they proclaimed it 21 And Jehu sent through all Israel and all the worshippers of Baal came so that there was not a man lest that came not and they came into the house of Baal and the house of Baal was ‖ Or so full that they stood mouth to mouth full from one end to another 22 And he said unto him that was over the vestry Bring forth vestments for all the worshippers of Baal And he brought them forth vestments 23 And Jehu went and Jehonadab the son of Rechab into the house of Baal and said unto the worshippers of Baal Search and look that there be here with you none of the servants of the LORD but the worshippers of Baal onely 24 And when they went in to ofter sacrifices and burnt offerings Jehu appointed fourscore men without and said If any of the men whom I have brought into your hands escape he that letteth him go his life shall be for the life of him 25 And it came to pass assoon as he had made an end of offering the burnt-offering that Jehu said to the guard and to the captains Go in and slay them let none come forth And they smore them with †Heb. the mouth the edge of the sword and the guard and the captains cast them out and went to the city of the house of Baal 26 And they brought forth the †Heb. statâ—tes images out of the house of Baal and burnt them 27 And they brake down the image of Baal and brake down the house of Baal and made it a draught-house unto this day 28 Thus Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel 29 ¶ Howbeit from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat who made Israel to sin Jehu departed not from after them to wit the golden calves that were in Beth-el and that were in Dan. 30 And the LORD said unto Jehu Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel 31 But Jehu †Heb. observed not took no heed to walk in the law of the LORD God of Israel with all his heart for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam which made Israel to sin 32 ¶ In those days the LORD began †Heb. to cut off the ends to cut Israel short and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel 33 From Jordan †Heb. toward the â—â—sinâ— of the sun east-ward all the land of Gilead the Gadites and the Reubenites and the Manassites from Aroer which is by the river Arnon ‖ Or even to Gilead and Bashan even Gilead and Bashan 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehu all that he did all his might are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 35 And Jehu slept with his fathers and they buried him in Samaria and Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead 36 And †Heb. the days were the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years CHAP. XI 1 Jeboash being saved by Jehosheba his aunt from Athaliabs massacre of the seed royal is hid six years in the house of God 4 Jehoiada giving order to the captains in the seventh year anointeth him king 13 Athaliah is slain 17 Jehoiada restoreth the worship of God ANd when * 2 Chr. 22.10 Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead she arose and destroyed all the †Heb. â—â—ed of the kingdom seed royal 2 But Jehosheba the daughter of king Joram sister of Ahaziah took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the kings sons which were slain and they hid him even him and his nurse in the bed-chamber from Athaliah so that he was not slain 3 And he was with her hid in the house of the LORD six years and Athaliah did reign over the land 4 ¶ And * 2 Chr. 12.1 the seventh year Jehoiada sent and set the rulers over hundreds with the captains and the
Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and they said The LORD is righteous 7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah saying They have humbled themselves therefore I will not destroy them but I will grant them ‖ Or a little wâ—ile some deliverance and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak 8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countreys 9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the kings house he took all he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had * Chap. â— 15 made 10 In stead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard that kept the entrance of the kings house 11 And when the king entred into the house of the LORD the guard came and fet them and brought them again into the guard-chamber 12 And when he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him that he would not destroy him altogether ‖ Or and yet â—is Judah there were good things and also in Judah things went well 13 ¶ So king Rehoboam strengthned himself in Jerusalem and reigned for * 1 Kin. 14.21 Rehoboam was one and fourty years old when he began to reign and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitess 14 And he did evil because he ‖ Or fixed prepared not his heart to seek the LORD 15 Now the acts of Rehoboam first and last are they not written in the †Heb. words book of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David and Abijah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XIII 1 Abijah succeeding maketh war against Jeroboam 4 He declareth the right of his cause 13 Trusting in God he overcometh Jeroboam 21 The wives and children of Abijah NOw * 1 Kin. 15.1 c. in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem his mothers name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah and there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam 3 And Abijah †Heb. bound together set the battel in aray with an army of valiant men of war even four hundred thousand chosen men Jeroboam also set the battel in aray against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men being mighty men of valour 4 ¶ And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim which is in mount Ephraim and said Hear me thou Jeroboam and all Israel 5 Ought you not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat the servant of Solomon the son of David is risen up and hath * 1 Kin. 11.26 rebelled against his lord 7 And there are gathered unto him vain men the children of Belial and have strengthned themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted and could not withstand them 8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David and ye be a great multitude and there are with you golden calves which Jeroboam * 1 Kin. 12.28 made you for gods 9 * Ch. 11.14 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD the sons of Aaron and the Levites and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands so that whosoever cometh †Heb. to fill his hand to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams the same may be a priest of them that are no gods 10 But as for us the LORD is our God and we have not forsaken him and the priests which minister unto the LORD are the sons of Aaron and the Levites wait upon their business 11 * Ch. 2.4 And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt-sacrifices and sweet incense the * Lev. 24.6 shew-bread also set they in order upon the pure table and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof to burn every evening for we keep the charge of the LORD our God but ye have forsaken him 12 And behold God himself is with us for our captain and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you O children of Israel fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers for you shall not prosper 13 ¶ But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behinde them so they were before Judah the ambushment was behinde them 14 And when Judah looked back behold the battel was before and behinde and they cried unto the LORD and the priests sounded with the trumpets 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout and as the men of Judah shouted it came to pass that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah 16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah and God delivered them into their hand 17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men 18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time and the children of Judah prevailed because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers 19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam and took cities from him Beth-el with the towns thereof and Jeshanah with the towns thereof and Ephrain with the towns thereof 20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah and the LORD strook him and he died 21 ¶ But Abijah waxed mighty and married fourteen wives and begat twenty and two sons and sixteen daughters 22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah and his ways and his sayings are written in the ‖ Or commentary story of the prophet * Ch. 12.15 Iddo CHAP. XIV 1 Asa succeeding destroyeth idolatry 6 Having peace he strengthneth his kingdom with forts and armies 9 Calling on God he overthroweth Zerah and spoileth the Ethiopians SO Abijah slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David and * 1 Kin. 15.8 c. Asa his son reigned in his stead in his days the land was quiet ten years 2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God 3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods and the high places and brake down the †Heb. statues images and cut down the groves 4 And
he gathered together the priests and the Levites and said to them Go out unto the cities of Judah and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year and see that ye haste the matter howbeit the Levites hastned it not 6 And the king called for Jehoiada the chief and said unto him Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection according to the commandment of * Ex. 30 12.13 14. Moses the servant of the LORD and of the congregation of Israel for the tabernacle of witness 7 For the sons of Athaliah that wicked woman had broken up the house of God and also all the dedicate things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim 8 And at the kings commandment they made a chest and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD 9 And they made †Heb. a voice a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness 10 And all the princes and all the people rejoyced and brought in and cast into the chest until they had made an end 11 Now it came to pass that at what time the chest was brought unto the kings office by the hand of the Levites and when they saw that there was much money the kings scribe and the high priests officer came and emptied the chest and took it and carried it to his place again Thus they did day by day and gathered money in abundance 12 And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD 13 So the workmen wrought and †Heb. the healing went upon the work the work was perfected by them and they set the house of God in his state and strengthned it 14 And when they had finished it they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD even vessels to minister and ‖ Or pesâ—â—â—s to offer withal and spoons and vessels of gold and silver and they offered burnt-offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada 15 ¶ But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days when he died an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died 16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings because he had done good in Israel both towards God and towards his house 17 Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah and made obeysance to the king then the king hearkned unto them 18 And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers and served groves and idols and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass 19 Yet he sent prophets to them to bring them again unto the LORD and they testified against them but they would not give ear 20 And the spirit of God ‡ Heb. clothed came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest which stood above the people and said unto them Thus saith God Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD that ye cannot prosper because ye have forsaken the LORD he hath also forsaken you 21 And they conspired against him and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD 22 Thus Joash the king remembred not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him but slew his son and when he died he said The LORD look upon it and require it 23 ¶ And it came to pass †Heb in the revolution of the Jur. at the end of the year that the host of Syria came up against him and they came to Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of †Heb. Darmesek Damascus 24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers so they executed judgement against Joain 25 And when they were departed from him for they left him in great diseases his own servants conspired against him for the bloud of the sons of Jehoiada the priest and slew him on his bed and he died and they buried him in the city of David but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings 26 And these are they that conspired against him ‖ Or Jozachar 2 King 12.21 Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess and Jehozabad the son of ‖ Or Sâ—omer Shimrith a Moabitess 27 ¶ Now concerning his sons and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him and the †Heb. sâ—unding repairing of the house behold they are written in the ‖ Or commentery story of the book of the kings And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XXV 1 Amaziah beginneth to reign well 3 He executeth justice on the traitours 5 Having hired an army of Israelites against the Edomites at the word of a prophet he loseth the hundred talents and dismisseth them 11 He overthroweth the Edomites 10 13 The Israelites discontented with their dismission spoil as they return home 14 Amaziah proud of his victory serveth the gods of Edom and despiseth the admonitions of the prophet 17 He provoketh Joash to his overthrow 25 His reign 27 He is slain by conspiracy AMaziah * Kin. 14.1 c. was twenty and five years old when he began to reign and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD but not with a perfect heart 3 ¶ Now it came to pass when the kingdom was †Heb. confirmed upon him established to him that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father 4 But he slew not their children but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses where the LORD commanded saying * Deut. 24.16 2 Kin. 14.6 Jer. 31.30 Ezek 18.20 The fathers shall not die for the children neither shall the children die for the fathers but every man shall die for his own sin 5 ¶ Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together and made them captains over thousands and captains over hundreds according to the houses of their fathers throughout all Judah and Benjamin and he numbred them from twenty years old and above and found them three hundred thousand choice men able to go forth to war that could handle spear and shield 6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for
5 Look unto the heavens and see and behold the clouds which are higher then thou 6 If thou sinnest what doest thou against him or if thy transgressions be multiplied what doest thou unto him 7 * Chap. 22.3 Psal 16.2 Rom. 11.35 If thou be righteous what givest thou him or what receiveth he of thine hand 8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art and thy righteousness may profit the son of man 9 By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make the oppressed to cry they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty 10 But none saith Where is God my maker who giveth songs in the night 11 Who teacheth us more then the beasts of the earth and maketh us wiser then the fowls of heaven 12 There they cry but none giveth answer because of the pride of evil men 13 * Ch. 2â— 9 Prov. 1.29 Jsa 1.13 Jer. 11.11 Surely God will not hear vanity neither will the Almighty regard it 14 Although thou sayest thou shalt not see him yet judgement is before him therefore trust thou in him 15 But now because it is not so ‖ That is God he hath visited in his anger yet ‖ That is Joâ— he knoweth it not in great extremity 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain he multiplieth words without knowledge CHAP. XXXVI 1 Elihu sâ—â—weth hâ—w God is juâ—â— in his ways 16 how Jâ—bs sins hinder Gods blâ—ssings â—4 Gods works are to be magnified ELihu also proceeded and said 2 Suffer me a little and I will shew thee †Heb. that there are yet words for God that I have yet to speak on Gods behalf 3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar and will ascribe righteousness to my maker 4 For truly my words shall not be false he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee 5 Behold God is mighty and despiseth not any he is mighty in strength and †Heb. heart wisdom 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked but giveth right to the ‖ Or afflicted poor 7 * Psal 34.15 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous but with kings are they on the throne yea he doth establish them for ever and they are exalted 8 And if they be bound in setters and be holden in cords of affliction 9 Then he sheweth them their work and their transgressions that they have exceeded 10 He openeth also their ear to discipline and commandeth that they return from iniquity 11 If they obey and serve him they shall * Chap 21.13 spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasures 12 But if they obey not †Heb. they shall pass away by the sword they shall perish by the sword and they shall die without knowledge 13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath they cry not when he bindeth them 14 †Heb. their soul dieth They die in youth and their life is among the ‖ Or sodâ—mites unclean 15 He delivereth the ‖ Or afflicted poor in his affliction and openeth their ears in oppression 16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place where there is no straitness and †Heb. the rest of thy table that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness 17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgement of the wicked ‖ Or judgement and justice should uphold thee judgement and justice take hold on thee 18 Because there is wrath beware lest he take thee away with his stroke then a great ransom cannot †Heb. turn theâ— aside deliver thee 19 Will he esteem thy riches no not gold nor all the forces of strength 20 Desire not the night when people are cut off in their place 21 Take heed regard not iniquity for this hast thou chosen rather then affliction 22 Behold God exalteth by his power who teacheth like him 23 Who hath enjoyned him his way or who can say Thou hast wrought iniquity 24 Remember that thou magnifie his work which men behold 25 Every man may see it man may behold it afar off 26 Behold God is great and we know him not neither can the number of his years be searched out 27 For he maketh small the drops of water they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof 28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly 29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds or the noise of his tabernacle 30 Behold he spreadeth his light upon it and covereth †Heb. the roots the bottom of the sea 31 For by them judgeth he the people he giveth meat in abundance 32 With clouds he covereth the light and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt 33 The noise thereof sheweth concerning it the cattel also concerning †Heb. that which goeth up the vapour CHAP. XXXVII 1 God is to be feared because of his great works 15 His wisdom is unsearchable in them AT this also my heart trembleth and is moved out of his place 2 †Heb. bear in bearing Hear attentively the noise of his voice and the sound that goeth out of his mouth 3 He directeth it under the whole heaven and his †Heb. light lightning unto the †Heb. wings of the earth ends of the earth 4 After it a voice roareth he thundreth with the voice of his excellency and he will not stay them when his voice is heard 5 God thundreth marvellously with his voice great things doeth he which we cannot comprehend 6 For †Psal 147.16 17. he saith to the snow Be thou on the earth †Heb. and to the shower of rain and to the showers of rain of his strength likewise to the small rain and to the great rain of his strength 7 He sealeth up the hand of every man that all men may know his work 8 Then the beasts go into dens and remain in their places 9 †Heb. out of the chamber Out of the south cometh the whirlwind and cold out of the * north 10 By the breath of God frost is given and the breadth of the waters is straitned 11 Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud he scattereth †Heb. scattering winds his bright cloud 12 And it is turned about by his counsels that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth 13 He causeth it to come whether for †Heb. the cloud of his light correction or for his land or for mercy 14 Hearken unto this O Job stand still and consider the wondrous works of God 15 Dost thou know when God disposed them and caused the light of his cloud to shine 16 Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds †Heb. a rod. the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge 17 How thy garments are warm when he quieteth the earth by the south wind 18 Hast
that thy name is near thy wondrous works declare 2 ‖ Or when I shall take a set time When I shall receive the congregation I will judge up rightly 3 The earth and all the inhabitants thereof are dissolved I bear up the pillars of it Selah 4 I said unto the fools Deal not foolishly and to the wicked Lift not up the horn 5 Lift not up your horn on high speak not with a stiff neck 6 For promotion cometh neither from the east nor from the west nor from the †Heb. desert south 7 But God is the judge he putteth down one and setteth up another 8 For in the hand of the LORD there is a cup and the wine is red it is full of mixture and he poureth out of the same but the dregs thereof all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out and drink them 9 But I will declare for ever I will sing praises to the God of Jacob. 10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off but the horns of the righteous shall be exalted PSAL. LXXVI 1 A declaration of Gods majesty in the church 11 An exhortation to serve him reverently ¶ To the chief musician on Neginoth A psalm or song ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph IN Judah is God known his name is great in Israel 2 In Solem also is his tabernacle and his dwelling-place in Zion 3 There brake he the arrows of the bowe the shield and the sword and the battel Selah 4 Thou art more glorious and excellent then the mountains of prey 5 The stout-hearted are spoiled they have slept their sleep and none of the men of might have found their hands 6 At thy rebuke O God of Jacob both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep 7 Thou even thou art to be feared and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry 8 Thou didst cause judgement to be heard from heaven the earth feared and was still 9 When God arose to judgement to save all the meek of the earth Selah 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain 11 Vow and pay unto the LORD your God let all that be round about him bring presents †Heb. to fear unto him that ought to be feared 12 He shall cut off the spirit of princes he is terrible to the kings of the earth PSAL. LXXVII 1 The psalmist sheweth what fierce combat he had with diffidence 10 The victory which he had consideration of Gods great and gracious works ¶ To the chief musician to Jeduthun A psalm ‖ Or for Asaph of Asaph I Cried unto God with my voice even unto God with my voice and he gave ear unto me 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord †Heb. my hand my sore ran in the night and ceased not my soul refused to be comforted 3 I remembred God and was troubled I complained and my spirit was over-whelmed Selah 4 Thou holdest mine eyes waking I am so troubled that I cannot speak 5 I have considered the days of old the years of ancient times 6 I call to remembrance my song in the night I commune with mine own heart and my spirit made diligent search 7 Will the Lord cast off for ever and will he be favourable no more 8 Is his mercy clean gone for ever doth his promise fail †Heb. to ceâ—â—ration and generation for evermore 9 Hath God forgotten to be gracious hath he in anger shut up his tender mercies Selah 10 And I said This is my infirmity but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High 11 I will remember the works of the LORD surely I will remember thy wonders of old 12 I will meditate also of all thy work and talk of thy doings 13 Thy way O God is in the sanctuary who is so great a God as our God 14 Thou art the God that doest wonders thou hast declared thy strength among the people 15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemed thy people the sons of Jacob and Joseph Selah 16 The waters saw thee O God the waters saw thee they were afraid the depths also were troubled 17 †Heb. the clouds were poured forth with water The clouds poured out water the skies sent out a sound thine arrows also went abroad 18 The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven the lightnings lightned the world the earth trembled and shook 19 Thy way is in the sea and thy path in the great waters and thy foot-steps are not known 20 * Exod. 14.19 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron PSAL. LXXVIII 1 An exhortation both to learn and to preach the law of God 9 The story of Gods wrath against the incredulous and disobedient 67 The Israelites being rejected God chose Judah Zion and David ¶ ‖ Or A psalm for Asaph to give instruction Maschil of Asaph GIve ear O my people to my law incline your ears to the words of my mouth 2 * Ps 49.4 Mat. 13.35 I will open my mouth in a parable I will utter dark sayings of old 3 Which we have heard and known and our fathers have told us 4 We will not hide them from their children shewing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD and his strength and his wonderful works that he hath done 5 For he established a testimony in Jacob and appointed a law in Israel which he commanded our fathers * Deu. 4.9 6.7 that they should make them known to their children 6 That the generation to come might know them even the children which should be born who should arise and declare them to their children 7 That they might sâ—t their hope in God and not forget the works of God but keep his commandments 8 And might not be as their fathers a stubborn and rebellious generation a generation †Heb. that prepared not their heart that set not their heart aright and whose spirit was not stedfast with God 9 The children of Ephraim being armed and †Heb. throwing forth carrying bowes turned back in the day of battel 10 They kept not the covenant of God and refused to walk in his law 11 And forgat his works and his wonders that he had shewed them 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers in the land of Egypt in the field of Zoan 13 * Exod. 14.21 He divided the sea and caused them to pass through and he made the waters to stand as an heap 14 * Ex. 13.25 14.24 In the day-time also he led them with a cloud and all the night with a light of fire 15 * Ex. 17.6 Numb 20.11 Ps 105 4â— 1 Cor. 20. 4. He clave the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as out of the great depths 16 He brought streams also out of the rock and caused
set his love upon me therefore will I deliver him I will set him on high because he hath known my name 15 He shall call upon me and I will answer him I will be with him in trouble I will deliver him and honour him 16 With †Heb. length of days long life will I satisfie him and shew him my salvation PSAL. XCII 1 The prophet exhorteth to praise God 4 for his great works 6 for his judgements on the wicked 10 and for his goodness to the godly ¶ A psalm or song for the sabbath-day IT is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD and to sing praises unto thy name O most High 2 To shew forth thy loving kindness in the morning and thy faithfulness †Heb. in the nights every night 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the psaltery ‖ Or upon the solemn sound with the harp upon the harp with †Heb. Higgaion a solemn sound 4 For thou LORD hast made me glad through thy work I will triumph in the works of thy hands 5 O LORD how great are thy works and thy thoughts are very deep 6 A brutish man knoweth not neither doth a fool understand this 7 When the wicked spring as the grass and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish it is that they shall be destroyed for ever 8 But thou LORD art most high for evermore 9 For lo thine enemies O LORD for lo thine enemies shall perish all the workers of iniquity shall be scattered 10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the born of an unicorn I shall be anointed with fresh oyl 11 Mine eye also shall see my desire on mine enemies and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me 12 * Hosea 14.5 The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon 13 Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and †Heb. green flourishing 15 To shew that the LORD is upright he is my rock and there is no unrighteousness in him PSAL. XCIII The majesty power and holiness of Christs kingdom THe LORD reigneth he is clothed with majesty the LORD is clothed with strength wherewith he hath girded himself the world also is stablished that it cannot be moved 2 Thy throne is established †Heb from then of old thou art from everlasting 3 The flouds have lifted up O LORD the flouds have lifted up their voice the flouds lift up their waves 4 The LORD on high is mightier then the noise of many waters yea then the mighty waves of the sea 5 Thy testimonies are very sure holiness becometh thine house O LORD †Heb. to length of days for ever PSAL. XCIV 1 The prophet calling for justice complaineth of tyranny and impiety 8 He teacheth Gods providence 12 He sheweth the blessedness of affliction 16 God is the defender of the afflicted O LORD †Heb. God of revenges God to whom vengeance belongeth O God to whom vengeance belongeth †Heb. shine forth shew thy self 2 Lift up thy self thou judge of the earth render a reward to the proud 3 LORD how long shall the wicked how long shall the wicked triumph 4 How long shall they utter and speak hard things and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves 5 They break in pieces thy people O LORD and afflict thine heritage 6 They slay the widow and the stranger and murder the fatherless 7 * Psal 10.11 13. Yet they say The LORD shall not see neither shall the God of Jacob regard it 8 Understand ye brutish among the people and ye fools when will ye be wise 9 * Exod. 4.11 Prov. 20.13 He that planted the ear shall he not hear he that formed the eye shall he not see 10 He that chastiseth the heathen shall not he correct he that teacheth man knowledge shall not he know 11 * 1 Cor. 3.20 The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man that they are vanity 12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest O LORD and teachest him out of thy law 13 That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity until the pâ—t be digged for the wicked 14 For the LORD will not cast off his people neither will he forsake his inheritance 15 But judgement shall return unto righteousness and all the upright in heart †Heb. shall be afteâ— it shall follow it 16 Who will rise up for me against the evil doers or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity 17 Unless the LORD had been my help my soul had ‖ Or quickly almost dwelt in silence 18 When I said My foot slippeth thy mercy O LORD held me up 19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul 20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee which frameth miscâ—iâ—f â—y a law 21 They gather tâ—â—mselves together against the soul of the righteous and condâ—mn the innocent bloud 22 But the LORD is my defence and my God is the rock of my râ—fuge 23 And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity and shall cut them off in their own wickedness yea the LORD our God shall cut them off PSAL. XCV 1 An exhortation to praise God 3 for his greatness 6 and for his goodness 8 and not to tempt him O Come let us sing unto the LORD let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation 2 Let us †Heb. prevent his face come before his presence with thanksgiving and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms 3 For the LORD is a great God and a great King above all gods 4 †Heb. in whose In his hand are the deep places of the earth ‖ Or the brights of the hills are his the strength of the hills is his also 5 †Heb. whos 's the sea is The sea is his and he made it his hands formed the dry land 6 O come let us worship and bow down let us kneel before the LORD our maker 7 For he is our God and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand * Heb. 3.7 and 4.7 to day if ye will hear his voice 8 Harden not your heart * Exod. 17.2.7 Num. 14.22 c. as in the †Heb. contention provocation and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness 9 When your fathers tempted me proved me and saw my work 10 Fourty years long was I grieved with this generation and said It is a people that do err in their heart and they have not known my ways 11 Unto whom I sware in my wrath †Heb. if they enter into my rest that they should not enter into my rest PSAL. XCVI 1 An exhortation to praise God
of your altars 2 Whilest their children remember their altars and their * Judg. 2.7 Isa 1.29 groves by the green trees upon the high hills 3 O my mountain in the field * Ch. 15.13 I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil and thy high places for sin throughout all thy borders 4 And thou even †Heb. in thy self thy self shalt discontinue from thine heritage that I gave thee and I will cause thee to serve thine enemies in the land which thou knowest not for ye have kindled a fire in mine anger which shall burn for ever 5 ¶ Thus saith the LORD Cursed be the man that trusteth in man and maketh flesh his arm and whose heart departeth from the LORD 6 For he shall be like the heath in the desert and shall not see when good cometh but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness in a salt land and not inhabited 7 * Ps 2.12 24.10 and 125.1 Pr. 16.20 Isa 30.18 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD and whose hope the LORD is 8 For he shall be * Ps 1.3 as a tree planted by the waters and that spreadeth out her roots by the river and shall not see when heat cometh but her leaf shall be green and shall not be careful in the year of ‖ Or restraint drought neither shall cease from yeelding fruit 9 ¶ The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked who can know it 10 I the LORD * 1 Sa. 16.7 Psa 7.9 Ch. 11.20 and â—0 12 search the heart I try the reins even to give every man according to his ways and according to the fruit of his doings 11 As the partridge ‖ Or gathereth young which she hath not brought forth sitteth on eggs and hatcheth them not so he that getteth riches and not by right shall leave them in the midst of his days and at his end shall be a fool 12 ¶ A glorious high throne from the beginning is the place of our sanctuary 13 O LORD the hope of Israel * Ps 74 27. Isa 1.28 all that forsake thee shall be ashamed and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth because they have forsaken the LORD the * Ca. 2.12 fountain of living waters 14 Heal me O LORD and I shall be healed save me and I shall be saved for thou art my praise 15 ¶ Behold they say unto me * Isa 5.19 Where is the word of the LORD let it come now 16 As for me * Ch. 1 4 c. I have not hastned from being a pastour †Heb. after thee to follow thee neither have I desired the woful day thou knowest that which came our of my lips was right before thee 17 Be not a terrour unto me thou art my hope in the day of evil 18 * Ps 35.4 and 40.14 Let them be confounded that persecute me but set not me be confounded let them be dismayed but let not me be dismayed bring upon them the day of evil and †Heb. break them with a double breach * Ch. 11.20 destroy them with double destruction 19 ¶ Thus said the LORD unto me Go and stand in the gate of the children of the people whereby the kings of Judah come in and by the which they go out and in all the gates of Jerusalem 20 And say unto them Hear ye the word of the LORD ye kings of Judah and all Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem that enter in by these gates 21 Thus saith the LORD * Neh. 13.19 Take heed to your selves and bear no burden on the sabbath-day nor bring it in by the gates of Jerusalem 22 Neither carry forth a burden out of your houses on the sabbath-day neither do ye any work but hallow ye the sabbath-day as I * Ex. 208. and 23.12 and 31.13 Ezek. 20.12 commanded your fathers 23 But they obeyed not neither inclined their ear but made their neck stiff that they might not hear nor receive instruction 24 And it shall come to pass if ye diligently hearken unto me saith the LORD to bring in no burden through the gates of this city on the sabbath-day but hallow the sabbath-day to do no work therein 25 * Ch. 22.4 Then shall there enter into the gates of this city kings and princes sitting upon the throne of David riding in chariots and on horses they and their princes the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and this city shall remain for ever 26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah and from the places about Jerusalem and from the land of Benjamin and from the plain and from the mountains and from the south bringing burnt-offerings and sacrifices and meat-offerings and incense and bringing sacrifices of praise unto the house of the LORD 27 But if you will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath-day and not to bear a burden even entring in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath-day then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem and it shall not be quenched CHAP. XVIII 1Vnder the type of a potter is shewel Gods absolute power in disposing of nations 11 Judgements threatned to Judah for her strange revolt 18 Jeremiah prayeth against his conspiratours THe word which came to Jerennah from the LORD saying 2 Arise and go down to the potters house and there I will cause thee to hear my words 3 Then I went down to the potters house and behold he wrought a work on the ‖ Or frames or seats wheels 4 And the vessel ‖ Or that he made was marred as clay in the hand of the potter that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter so he †Heb. returned made made it again another vessel as seemed good to the potter to make it 5 Then the word of the LORD came to me saying 6 O house of Israel * Isa 45.9 Wisd 15.7 Rom 9 20. cannot I do with you as this potter saith the LORD Behold as the clay is in the potters hand so are ye in mine hand O house of Israel 7 At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom to * Ch. 1.10 pluck up and to pull down and to destroy it 8 If that nation against whom I have pronounced turn from their evil * Joh. 3.10 I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them 9 And at what instant I shall speak concerning a nation and concerning a kingdom to build and to plant it 10 If it do evil in my sight that it obey not my voice then I will repent of the good wherewith I said I would benefit them 11 ¶ Now therefore go to speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem saying Thus saith the LORD Behold I frame
spoil the Philistines the remnant of †Heb. â—â—e isle the countrey of Caphtor 5 Baldness iâ—â—â—â—e upon Gaza Ashkelon is cut off with the remnant of their valley how long wilt thou cut thy self 6 O thou sword of the LORD how long will it be ere thou be quiet †Heb. gather thy self put up thy self into thy scabbard rest and be still 7 †Heb. How canst thou How can it be quiet seeing the LORD hath given it a charge against Ashkelon and against the sea-shore there hath he appointed it CHAP. XLVIII 1 The judgement of Moab 7 for their pride 11 for their security 14 for their carnal confidence 26 and for their contempt of God and his people 47 The restauration of Moab AGainst Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts the God of Israel Wo unto Nebo for it is spoiled Kiriathaim is confounded and taken ‖ Or the high place Misgab is confounded and dismayed 2 There shall be no more praise of Moab in Heshbon they have devised evil against it come and let us cut it off from being a nation also thou shalt ‖ Or be brought to silence be cut down O Madmen the sword shall †Heb. go after thee pursue thee 3 A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim spoiling and great destruction 4 Moab is destroyed her little ones have caused a cry to be heard 5 For in the going up of Luhith †Heb. weeping with weeping * Isa 15.5 continual weeping shall go up for in the going down of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction 6 Flee save your lives and be like ‖ Or a naked tree the * Chap. 17.6 heath in the wilderness 7 ¶ For because thou hast trusted in thy works and in thy treasures thou shalt also be taken and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his * Chap. 49.3 priests and his princes together 8 And the spoiler shall come upon every city and no city shall escape the valley also shall perish and the plain shall be destroyed as the LORD hath spoken 9 Give wings unto Moab that it may flee and get away for the cities thereof shall be desolate without any to dwell therein 10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD ‖ Or negligently deceitfully and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from bloud 11 ¶ Moab hath been at ease from his youth and he hath settled on his lees and hath not been emptied from vessel to vessel neither hath he gone into captivity therefore his taste †Heb. stood remained in him and his sent is not changed 12 Therefore behold the days come saith the LORD that I will send unto him wanderers that shall cause him to wander and shall empty his vessels and break their bottles 13 And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh as the house of Israel was ashamed of * 1 Kin. 12 29. Beth-el their confidence 14 ¶ How say ye We are mighty and strong men for the war 15 Moab is spoiled and gone up out of her cities and †Heb. the choice of his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter saith the King whose name is the LORD of hosts 16 The calamity of Moab is near to come and his affliction hasteth fast 17 All ye that are about him bemoan him and all ye that know his name say How is the strong staff broken and the beautiful rod 18 Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon come down from thy glory and sit in thirst for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee and he shall destroy thy strong holds 19 O †Heb. inhabitress inhabitant of Aroer stand by the way and espy ask him that fleeth and her that escapeth and say What is done 20 Moab is confounded for it is broken down * Isa 16.7 howl and cry tell ye it in Amon that Moab is spoiled 21 And judgement is come upon the plain countrey upon Holon and upon Jahazah and upon Mephaath 22 And upon Dibon and upon Nebo and upon Beth-diblathaim 23 And upon Kiriathaim and upon Beth-gamul and upon Beth-meon 24 And upon Kerioth and upon Bozrah and upon all the cities of the land of Moab far or near 25 The horn of Moab is cut off and his arm is broken saith the LORD 26 ¶ Make ye him drunken for he magnified himself against the LORD Moab also shall wallow in his vomit and he also shall be in derision 27 For was not Israel a derision unto thee was he found among theeves for since thou spakest of him thou ‖ Or moveast thy self skippedst for joy 28 O ye that dwell in Moab leave the cities and dwell in the rock and be like the dove that maketh her nest in the sides of the holes mouth 29 We have heard the * Isa 16.6 c. pride of Moab he is exceeding proud his loftiness and his arrogancy and his pride and the haughtiness of his heart 30 I know his wrath saith the LORD but it shall not be so ‖ Or those on whom he stayeth Heb. his bars do not right his lies shall not so effect it 31 Therefore will I howl for Moab and I will cry out for all Moab mine heart shall mourn for the men of Kir-heres 32 O vine of Sibmah I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer thy plants are gone over the sea they reach even to the sea of Jazer the spoiler is faln upon thy summer-fruits and upon thy vintage 33 And * Isa 16.10 joy and gladness is taken from the plentiful field and from the land of Moab and I have caused wine to fail from the wine-presses none shall tread with shouting their shouting shall be no shouting 34 From the cry of Heshbon even unto Elealeh and even unto Jahaz have they uttered their voice * Isa 15.5 6. from Zoar even unto Horonaim as an heifer of three years old for the waters also of Nimrim shall be †Heb. desolations desolate 35 Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab saith the LORD him that offereth in the high places and him that burneth incense to his gods 36 Therefore mine heart shall sound for Moab like pipes and mine heart shall sound like pipes for the men of Kir-heres because the riches that he hath gotten is perished 37 For * Isa 15.2 3. every head shall be bald and every beard †Heb. diminished clipt upon all the hands shall be cuttings and upon the loyns sackcloth 38 There shall be lamentation generally upon all the hous-â—ops of Moab and in the streets thereof for I have broken Moab like a vessel wherein is no pleasure saith the LORD 39 They shall howl saying How is it broken down how hath Moab turned the †Heb. neck back with shame so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all them about him 40 For thus saith the LORD Behold he shall
of your ground neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field saith the LORD of hosts 12 And all nations shall call you blessed for ye shall be a delightsom land saith the LORD of hosts 13 ¶ Your words have been * Job 21.14 stout against me saith the LORD yet ye say What have we spoken so much against thee 14 Ye have said It is vain to serve God and what profit is it that we have kept †Heb. his observation his ordinance and that we have walked †Heb. in black mournfully before the LORD of hosts 15 And now we call the proud happy yea they that work wickedness †Heb. are built are set up yea they that * Ps 95.9 tempt God are even delivered 16 ¶ Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another and the LORD hearkned and heard it and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD and that thought upon his name 17 And they shall be mine saith the LORD of hosts in that day when I make up my ‖ Or special treasure jewels and I will spare them as a man spareth his own son that serveth him 18 Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not CHAP. IV. 1 Gods judgement on the wicked 2 and his blessing on the good 4 He exhorteth to the study of the law 5 and telleth of Elijahs coming and office FOr behold the day cometh that shall burn as an oven and all the proud yea and all that do wickedly shall be stubble and the day that cometh shall burn them up saith the LORD of hosts that it shall leave them neither root nor branch 2 ¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the * Luk. 1.78 sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings and ye shall go forth and grow up as calves of the stall 3 And ye shall tread down the wicked for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this saith the LORD of hosts 4 ¶ Remember ye the * Exod. 20.3 law of Moses my servant which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel with the statutes and judgements 5 ¶ Behold I will send you * Mat. 11.14 Mar. 9.11 Luk. 1.17 Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children and the heart of the children to their fathers lest I come and smite the earth with a curse The end of the Prophets APOCRYPHA I. ESDRAS CHAP. I. 1 Josias his charge to the priests and Levites 7 A great pass-over is kept 32 His death is much lamented 34 His successours 53 The temple eity and people are destroyed 56 Therest are carried unto Babylon ANd Josias held the * 2 Kings 23.21 2 Chr. 35.1 feast of the pass-over in Jerusalem unto his Lord and offered the pass-over the fourteenth day of the first moneth 2 Having set the priests according to their daily courses being arayed in long garments in the temple of the Lord. 3 And he spake unto the Levites the holy ministers of Israel that they should hallow themselves unto the Lord to set the holy ark of the Lord in the house that king Solomon the son of David had built 4 And said Ye shall no more bear the ark upon your shoulders now therefore serve the Lord your God and minister unto his people Israel and prepare you after your families and kindreds 5 According as David the king of Israel prescribed and according to the magnificence of Solomon his son and standing in the temple according to the several dignity of the families of you the Levites who minister in the presence of your brethren the children of Israel 6 Offer the pass-over in order and make ready the sacrifices for your brethren and keep the pass-over according to the commandment of the Lord which was given unto Moses 7 And unto the people that was found there Josias gave thirty thousand lambs and kids and three thousand calves these things were given of the kings allowance according as he promised to the people to the priests and to the Levites 8 And Helkias Zacharias and ‖ Or Jâ—â—iâ—l Syelus the governours of the temple gave to the priests for the pass-over two thousand and six hundred sheep and three hundred calves 9 And Jeconias and Samaias and Nathanael his brother and Assabias and Ochiel and Joram captains over thousands gave to the Levites for the pass-over five thousand sheep and ‖ Or fâ—â—e hundred calves 2 Chr. 35.9 seven hundred calves 10 And when these things were done the priests and Levites having the unleavened bread stood in very comely order according to the kindreds 11 And according to the several dignities of the fathers before the people to offer to the Lord as it is written in the book of Moses * 2 Chr. 35.13 and so of the â—â—â—locks and thus did they in the morning 12 And they rosted the pass-over with fire as appertaineth as for the sacrifices they sod them in brass pots and pans ‖ Or with good sâ—â—d or willingly 2 Chr. 35.13 with a good savour 13 And set them before all the people and afterward they prepared for themselves and for the priests their brethren the sons of Aaron 14 For the priests offered the fat until night and the Levites prepared for themselves and the priests their brethren the sons of Aaron 15 The holy singers also the sons of Asaph were in their order according to the appointment * 2. Chr. 35.15 of David and Asaph of David to wit Asaph Zacharias and Jeduthun who was * 2 Chr. 35.15 the kings stâ—â— of the kings retinue 16 Moreover the porters were at every gate it was not lawful for any to go from his ordinary service for their brethren the Levites prepared for them 17 Thus were the things that belonged to the sacrifices of the Lord accomplished in that day that they might hold the pass-over 18 And offer sacrifices upon the altar of the LORD according to the commandment of king Josias 19 So the children of Israel which were present held the pass-over at that time and the feast of sweet bread seven days 20 And such a pass-over was not kept in Israel since the time of the prophet Samuel 21 Yea all the kings of Israel held not such a pass-over as Josias and the priests and the Levites and the Jews held with all Israel that were found dwelling at Jerusalem 22 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josias was this pass-over kept 23 And the works of Josias were upright before his Lord with an heart full of godliness 24 As for the things that came to pass in his time they were written in former times concerning those
the maimed and let the blinde man come into the sight of my clearness 22 Keep the old and young within thy walls 23 * Tob. â— 17 18. Wheresoever thou findest the dead †signing bury them take them and bury them and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection 24 Abide still O my people and take thy rest for thy quietness shall come 25 Nourish thy children O thou good nurse stablish their feet 26 As for the servants whom I have given thee there shall not one of them perish for I will require them from among thy number 27 Be not weary for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh others shall weep and be sorrowful but thou shalt be merry and have abundance 28 The heathen shall envy thee but they shall be able to do nothing against thee saith the Lord. 29 My hands shall cover thee so that thy children shall not see hell 30 Be joyful O thou mother with thy children for I will deliver thee saith the Lord. 31 Remember thy children that sleep for I shall bring them out of the sides of the earth and shew mercy unto them for I am merciful saith the Lord Almighty 32 Embrace thy children until I come and ‖ Or preaâ—e shew mercy unto them for my wells run over and my grace shall not fail 33 I Esdras received a charge of the Lord upon the mount Oreb that I should go unto Israel but when I came unto then they set me at nought and despised the commandment of the Lord. 34 And therefore I say unto you O ye heathen that hear and understand Look for your Shepherd he shall give you everlasting rest for he is nigh at hand that shall come in the end of the world 35 Be ready to the reward of the kingdom for the everlasting light shall shine upon you for evermore 36 Flee the shadow of this world receive the joyfulness of your glory I testify my Saviour openly 37 O receive the gift that is given you and be glad giving thanks unto him that hath called you to the heavenly kingdom 38 Arise up and stand behold the number of those that be sealed ‖ Or for in the feast of the Lord. 39 Which are departed from the shadow of the world and have received glorious garments of the Lord. 40 Take thy number O Sion and †Lat. conclude shut up those of thine that are clothed in white which have fulfilled the law of the Lord. 41 The number of thy children whom thou longedst for is fulfilled beseech the power of the Lord that thy people which have been called from the beginning may be hallowed 42 * Rev. 7.9 I Esdras saw upon the mount Sion a great people whom I could not number and they all praised the Lord with songs 43 And in the midst of them there was a young man of a high stature taller then all the rest and upon every one of their heads he set crowns and was more exalted which I marvelled at greatly 44 So I asked the angel and said ‖ Or Lord. Sir what are these 45 He answered and said unto me These be they that have put off the mortal clothing and put on the immortal and have confessed the name of God now are they crowned and receive palms 46 Then said I unto the angel What young person is it that crowneth them and giveth them palms in their hands 47 So he answered and said unto me It is the Son of God whom they have confessed in the world Then began I greatly to commend them that stood so stifly for the name of the Lord. 48 Then the angel said unto me Go thy way and tell my people what manner of things and how great wonders of the Lord thy God thou hast seen CHAP. III. 1 Esdras is troubled 13 and acknowledgeth the sins of the people 28 yet complaineth that the heathen were lords over them being more wicked then they IN the thirtieth year after the ruine of the city I was in Babylon and lay troubled upon my bed and my thoughts came up over my heart 2 For I saw the desolation of Sion and the wealth of them that dwelt at Babylon 3 And my spirit was sore moved so that I began to speak words full of fear to the most High and said 4 O Lord who bearest rule thou spakest at the beginning when thou didst plant the earth and that thy self alone and commandedst the people 5 * Gen. 2.7 And gavest a body unto Adam without soul which was the workmanship of thine hands and didst breath into him the breath of life and he was made living before thee 6 And thou leddest him into paradise which thy right hand had planted before ever the earth came forward 7 And unto him thou gavest commandment to love thy way which he transgressed and immediately thou appointedst death in him and in his generations of whom came nations tribes people and kindreds out of number 8 * Gen. 6.12 And every people walked after their own will and did wonderful things before thee and despised thy commandments 9 * Gen. 7.10 And again in process of time thou broughtest the floud upon those that dwelt in the world and destroyedst them 10 And it came to pass in every of them that as death was to Adam so was the floud to these 11 Nevertheless one of them thou leftest namely * 1 Pet. 3.20 Noah with his houshold of whom came all righteous men 12 And it happened that when they that dwelt upon the earth began to multiply and had gotten them many children and were a great people they began again to be more ungodly then the first 13 Now when they lived so wickedly before thee * Gen. 12.1 thou didst choose thee a man from among them whose name was * Gen. 17.5 Abraham 14 Him thou lovedst and unto him onely thou shewedst thy will 15 And madest an everlasting covenant with him promising him that thou wouldest never forsake his seed 16 * Gen. 21.2 3. And unto him thou gavest Isaac and * Gen. 25.25 26. unto Isaac also thou gavest Jacob and Esau As for Jacob thou * Mal. 1.2 3. Rom. 9.13 didst choose him to thee and put by Esau and so Jacob became a great multitude 17 And it came to pass that when thou ledst his seed out of Egypt * Exod. 19.1 Deut. 4.10 thou broughtest them up to the mount Sina 18 And bowing the heavens thou didst set fast the earth movedst the whole world and madest the depths to tremble and troubledst the men of that age 19 And thy glory went through four gates of fire and of earthquake and of wind and of cold that thou mightest give the law unto the seed of Jacob ‖ and to all the generation of Israel that they should keep it with diligence and diligence unto the generation of Israel 20 And yet tookest thou not away
from them a wicked heart that thy law might bring forth fruit in them 21 For the first Adam bearing a wicked heart transgressed and was overcome and so be all they that are born of him 22 Thus infirmity was made permanent and the law also in the heart of the people with the malignity of the root so that the good departed away and the evil abode still 23 So the times passed away and the years were brought to an end * 1 Sam. 16.13 then didst thou raise thee up a servant called David 24 * 2 Sam. 5.2 7.5 13. Whom thou commandedst to build a city unto thy name and to offer incense and oblations unto thee therein 25 When this was done many years then they that inhabited the city forsook thee 26 And in all things did even as Adam and all his generations had done for they also had a wicked heart 27 And so thou gavest thy city over into the hands of thine enemies 28 Are their deeds then any better that inhabit Babylon that they should therefore have the dominion over Sion 29 For when I came thither and had seen impieties without number then my soul saw many evil doers in this thirtieth year so that my heart failed me 30 For I have seen how thou sufferest them sinning and hast spared wicked doers and hast destroyed thy people and hast preserved thine enemiâ—â— and hast not signified it 31 ‖ Or I conceive I do not remember how this way may be left Are they then of Babylon better then they of Sion 32 Or is there any other people that knoweth thee besides Israel or what generation hath so beleeved thy covenants as Jacob 33 And yet their reward appeareth not and their labour hath no fruit for I have gone here and there through the heathen and I see that they ‖ Or abound flow in wealth and think not upon thy commandments 34 Weigh thou therefore our wickedness now in the balance and theirs also that dwell in the world and so shall thy name no where be found but in Israel 35 Or when was it that they which dwell upon the earth have not sinned in thy sight or what people hath so kept thy commandments 36 Thou shalt finde that Israel by name hath kept thy precepts but not the heathen CHAP. IV. 1 The angel declareth the ignorance of Esdras in Gods judgements 13 and adviseth him not to meddle with things above his reach 23 Nevertheless Esdras asketh divers questions and receiveth answers to them ANd the angel that was sent unto me whose name was Uriel gave me an answer 2 And said Thy heart hath gone too far in this world and thinkest thou to â—omprehend the way of the most High 3 Then said I Yea my lord and he answered me and said I am sent to shâ—w thee three ways and to set forth three similitudes before thee 4 Whereof if thou canst declare me one I will shew thee also the way that thou desirest to see and I shall shew thee from whence the wicked heart cometh 5 And I said Tell on my lord Then said he unto me Go thy way weigh me the weight of the fire or measure me the blast of the wind or call me again the day that is past 6 Then answered I and said What man is able to do that that thou shouldest ask such things of me 7 And he said unto me If I should ask thee how great dwellings are in the midst of the sea or how many springs are in the beginning of the deep or how many springs are above the firmament or which are the outgoings of paradise 8 Peradventure thou wouldest say unto me I never went down into the deep nor as yet into hell neither did I ever climbe up into heaven 9 Nevertheless now have I asked thee but onely of the fire and wind and of the day where-through thou hast passed and of things from which thou canst not be separated and yet canst thou give me no answer of them 10 He said moreover unto me Thine own things and such as are grown up with thee canst thou not know 11 How should thy vessel then be able to comprehend the way of the Highest and the world being now outwardly corrupted to understand the ‖ Or incorruption corruption that is evident in my sight 12 Then said I unto him It were better that we were not at all then that we should live still in wickedness and to suffer and not to know wherefore 13 He answered me and said I went into a forest into a plain and the * Judg. 9.8 2 Chr. 25.18 trees took counsel 14 And said Come let us go and make war against the sea that it may depart away before us and that we may make us more woods 15 The flouds of the sea also in like manner took counsel and said Come let us go up and subdue the woods of the plain that there also we may make us another countrey 16 The thought of the wood was in vain for the fire came and consumed it 17 The thought of the flouds of the sea came likewise to nought for the sand stood up and stopped them 18 If thou wert judge now betwixt these two whom wouldest thou begin to justifie or whom wouldest thou condemn 19 I answered and said Verily it is a foolish thought that they have both devised for ‖ Or the land the ground is given unto the wood and the sea also hath his place to bear his ‖ Or waves flouds 20 Then answered he me and said Thou hast given a right judgement but thy judgest thou not thyself also 21 For like as ‖ the land the ground is given unto the wood and the sea to his flouds even so * Is 55.8 9. Joh. 3.31 1 Cor. 2.14 they that dwell upon the earth may understand nothing but that which is upon the earth and he that dwelleth above the heavens may onely understand the things that are above the height of the heavens 22 Then answered I and said I beseech thee O Lord let me have understanding 23 For it was not my minde to be curious of the high things but of such as pass by us daily namely wherefore Israel is given up as a reproach to the heathen and for what cause the people whom thou hast loved is given over unto ungodly nations and why the law of our forefathers is brought to nought and the written covenants come ‖ Or no where to none effect 24 And we pass away out of the world as grashoppers and our life is astonishment and fear and we are not worthy to obtain mercy 25 What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called of these things have I asked 26 Then answered he me and said The more thou searchest the more thou shalt marvel for the world hasteth fast to pass away 27 And cannot comprehend the things that are promised to the righteous in time to
21.19 I had rather dwell with a lion and a dragon then to keep house with a wicked woman 17 The wickedness of a woman changeth her face and darkeneth her countenance ‖ Or like a beaâ— like sackcloth 18 Her husband shall sit among his neighbours and when he heareth it shall sigh bitterly 19 All wickedness is but little to the wickedness of a woman let the portion of a sinner fall upon her 20 As the climbing of a sandy way is to the feet of the aged so is a wife * Or scolding full of words to a quiet man 21 * 2 Sam. 11.2 Ch. 42 1â— Stumble not at the beauty of a woman and desire her not for pleasure 22 A woman if she maintain her husband is full of anger impudency and much reproach 23 A wicked woman abateth the courage maketh an heaviâ— countenance and a wounded heart a woman that will not comfort her husband in distress maketh weak hands and feeble knees 24 Of * Gen â— â— 1 Tim. 2.14 the woman came the beginning of sin and through her we all die 25 Give the water no passage neither a wicked woman liberty to gad abroad 26 If she go not as thou wouldest have her cut her off from thy flesh and give her a bill of divorce and let her go CHAP. XXVI 1 A good wife 4 and a good conscience do glad men 6 A wicked wife is a fearful thing 13 Of good and bad wives 28 Of three things that are grievous 29 Merehants and buksters are not without sin BLessed is the man that hath a vertuous wife for the number of his days shall be double 2 A vertuous woman rejoyceth her husband and he shall fulfil the years of his life in peace 3 A good wife is a good portion which shall be given in the portion of them that fear the Lord. 4 Whether a man be rich or poor if he have a good heart toward the Lord he shall at all times rejoyce with a cheerful countenance 5 There be three things that mine heart feareth and for the fourth I was sore afraid †Gr. an evil report the slander of a city the gathering together of an unruly multitude and a false accusation all these are worse then death 6 But a grief of heart sorrow is a woman that is jealous over another woman a scourge of the tongue which communicateth with all 7 An evil wife is ‖ Or a yoke of oâ—en a yoke shaken to and fro he that hath hold of her is as though he held a scorpion 8 A drunken woman and a gadder abroad causeth great anger and she will not cover her own shame 9 The whoredom of a woman may be known in her haughty looks and eye-lids 10 * Chap. 42.11 If thy daughter be shameless keep her in straitly lest she abuse herself through overmuch liberty 11 Watch over an impudent eye and marvel not if she trespass against thee 12 She will open her mouth as a thirsty traveller when he hath found a fountain and drink of every water near her by every ‖ Or stake hedge will she sit down and open her quiver against everâ— arrow 13 The grace of a wife delighteth her husband and her discretion will fat his bones 14 A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord and there is nothing so much worth as a minde well instructed 15 A shamefacâ—d and faithful woman is a double grace and her continent minde cannot be valued 16 As the sun when it ariseth †Gr. in the highest places of the Lord. in the high heaven so is the beauty of a good wife in the ‖ Or ornament ordering of her house 17 As the clear light is upon the holy candlestick so is the beauty of the face ‖ Or in constant age in ripe age 18 As the golden pillars are upon the sockets of silver so are the ‖ Or comely fair feet with a constant ‖ Or breast heart 19 My son keep the flower of thine age sound and give not thy strength to strangers 20 When thou hast gotten a fruitful possession through all the field sowe it with thine own seed trusting in the goodness of thy stock 21 So thy race which thou leavest shall be magnified having the confidence of their good descent 22 An harlot shall be accounted as ‖ Or a swinâ— spittle but a married woman is a towre against death to her husband 23 A wicked woman is given as a portion to a wicked man but a godly woman is given to him that feareth the Lord. 24 A dishonest woman contemneth shame but an honest woman will reverence her husband 25 A shameless woman shall be counted as a dog but she that is shamefac'd will fear the Lord. 26 A woman that honoureth her husband shall be judged wise of all but she that dishonoureth him in her pride-shall be counted ungodly of all 27 A loud-crying woman and a scold shall be sought out to drive away the enemies 28 There be two things that grieve my heart and the third maketh me angry a man of war that suffereth poverty and men of understanding that are not set by and one that returneth from righteousness to sin the Lord prepareth such an one for the sword 29 A merchant shall hardly keep himself from doing wrong and an huckster shall not be freed from sin CHAP. XXVII 1 Of sins in selling and buying 7 Our speech will tell what is in us 16 A friend is lest by discovering his secrets 25 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it MAny * Prov. 28.21 have sinned for ‖ Or a thing indifferent a small matter and he that * Pro. 23.4 1 Tim. 6.9 seeketh for abundance will turn his eyes away 2 As a nail sticketh fast between the joynings of the stones so doth sin stick close between buying and selling 3 Unless a man hold himself diligently in the fear of the Lord his house shall soon be overthrown 4 As when one sifteth with a sieve the refuse remaineth so the filth of man in his ‖ Or thought talk 5 * Prov. 27.21 The furnace proveth the potters vessels so the trial of man is in his reasoning 6 * Mat. 7.17 The fruit declareth if the tree have been dressed so is the utterance of a conceit in the heart of man 7 Praise no man before thou hearest him speak for this is the trial of men 8 If thou followest righteousness thou shalt obtain her and put her on as a glorious long robe 9 The birds will resort unto their like so will truth return unto them that practise in her 10 As the lion lieth in wait for the prey so sin for them that work iniquity 11 The discourse of a godly man is always with wisdom but a fool changeth as the moon 12 If thou be among the â—ndiscreet observe the time but be continually among men of
of the Chaldeans and dwelt in Charran and from thence when his father was dead he removed him into this land wherein ye now dwell 5 And he gave him none inheritance in it no not so much as to set his foot on yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession and to his seed after him when as yet he had no childe 6 And God spake on this wise that his seed should sojourn in a strange land and that they should bring them into bondage and entreat them evil four hundred years 7 And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge said God and after that shall they come forth and serve me in this place 8 * Gen. 1â— 9 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision * Gen. 21.3 and so Abraham begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day * Gen. 23.26 and Isaac begat Jacob and * Gen. 29.31 c. Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs 9 * Gen. 37.28 And the patriarchs moved with envy sold Joseph into Egypt but God was with him 10 And delivered him out of all his afflictions * Gen. 41.37 and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt and he made him governour over Egypt and all his house 11 Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan and great affliction and our fathers found no sustenance 12 * Gen. 42.1 But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt he sent out our fathers first 13 * Gen. 45.4 And at the second time Joseph was made known to his brethren and Josephs kindred was made known unto Pharaoh 14 Then sent Joseph and called his father Jacob to him and all his kindred threescore and fifteen souls 15 * Gen. 46.5 So Jacob went down into Egypt * Gen. 49.33 and died he and our fathers 16 And were carried over into Sychem and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem 17 But when the time of the promise drew night which God had sworn to Abraham the people grew and multiplied in Egypt 18 Till another king arose which knew not Joseph 19 The same dealt subtilly with our kindred and evil entreated our fathers so that they cast out their young children to the end they might not live 20 * Exod. 2.2 In which time Moses was born and * Hebr. 11.23 was ‖ Or fair to God exceeding fair and nourished up in his fathers house three moneths 21 And when he was cast out Pharaohs daughter took him up and nourished him for her own son 22 And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was mighty in words and in deeds 23 And when he was full fourty years old it came into his heart to visit his brethren the children of Israel 24 * Exod. 2.11 And seeing one of them suffer wrong he defended him and avenged him that was oppressed and smote the Egyptian 25 For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them but they understood not 26 * Exod. 2.13 And the next day he shewed himself unto them as they strove and would have set them at one again saying Sirs ye are brethren why do ye wrong one to another 27 But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away saying Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us 28 Wilt thou kill me as thou didst the Egyptian yesterday 29 Then fled Moses at this saying and was a stranger in the land of Madian where he begat two sons 30 * Exod. 3.2 And when fourty years were expired there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a busn 31 When Moses saw it he wondred at the fight and as he drew near to behold it the voice of the Lord came unto him 32 Saying I am the God of thy fathers the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Then Moses trembled and durst not behold 33 Then said the Lord to him Put off thy shoes from thy feet for the place where thou standest is holy ground 34 I have seen I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt and I have heard their groaning and am come down to deliver them And now come I will send thee into Egypt 35 This Moses whom they refused saying Who made the a ruler and a judged the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hands of the angel which appeared to him in the bush 36 He brought them out after that he had * Exod. â— 9 shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt and in the Red Sea * Exod. 16.1 and in the wilderness fourty years 37 ¶ This is that Moses which said unto the children of Israel * Deut. 18 1â— A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren ‖ Or as mâ—self like unto me him shall ye hear 38 * Exod. 19.3 This is he that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina and with our fathers who received the lively oracles to give unto us 39 To whom our fathers would not obey but thrust him from them and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt 40 * Exod 32.1 Saying unto Aaron Make us gods to go before us for as for this Moses which brought us out of the land of Egypt we wot not what is become of him 41 And they made a calf in those days and offered sacrifice unto the idol and rejoyced in the works of their own hands 42 Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven as it is written in the book of the prophets * Amos 5.25 O ye house of Israel have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of fourty years in the wilderness 43 Yea ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of your god Remphan figures which ye made to worship them and I will carry you away beyond Babylon 44 Our fathers had the tabernacle of witness in the wilderness as he had appointed speaking unto Moses * Exod. 25.40 that he should make it according to the fashion that he had seen 45 Which also our fathers that came after brought in with Jesus into the possession of the Gentiles whom God drave out before the face of our fathers unto the days of David 46 Who found favour before God and desired to finde a tabernacle for the God of Jacob. 47 * 1 Chr. 17.12 But Solomon built him an house 48 Howbeit * Chap. 17.24 the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands as saith the prophet 49 * Isa 66.1 2. Heaven is
Peter 19 And when Herod had sought for him and found him not he examined the keepers and commanded that they should be put to death And he went down from Judea to Cesarea and there abode 20 ¶ And Herod ‖ Or hare an hostile minde intending war was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon but they came with one accord to him and having made Blastus †Gr. that was over the kings bed-chamber the kings chamberlain their friend desired peace because their countrey was nourished by the kings countrey 21 And upon a set day Herod arayed in royal apparel sat upon his throne and made an oration unto them 22 And the people gave a shout saying It is the voice of a god and not of a man 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him because he gave not God the glory he was eaten of worms gave up the ghost 24 ¶ But the word of God grew and multiplied 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem when they had fulfilled their ‖ Or charge Chap. 11.29 30 ministery and took with them John whose surname was Mark. CHAP. XIII 1 Paul and Barnabas are chosen to go to the Gentiles 7 Of Sergius Paulus and Elimas the sorcerer 14 Paul preacheth at Antioch that Jesus is Christ 42 The Gentiles beleeve 45 but the Jews gainsay and blaspheme 46 where upon they turn to the Gentiles 48 As many as were ordained to life beleeved NOw there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers as Barnabas and Simeon that was called Niger and Lucius of Cyrene and Manaen ‖ Or Heâ—ods foster-â—rother which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch and Saul 2 As they ministred to the Lord and fasted the holy Ghost said Separate me Barnabas Saul for the work whereunto I have called them 3 And when they had fasted and prayed and laid their hands on them they sent them away 4 ¶ So they being sent forth by the holy Ghost departed unto Seleucia and from thence they sailed to Cyprus 5 And when they were at Salamis they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews and they had also John to their minister 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos they â—ound a certain sorcerer a false prophet a Jew whose name was Bar-jesus 7 Which was with the deputy of the countrey Sergius Paulus a prudent man who called for Barnabas and Saul and desired to hear the word of God 8 But Elymas the sorcerer for so is his name by interpretation withstood them seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith 9 Then Saul who also is called Paul filled with the holy Ghost set his eyes on him 10 And said O full of all subtilty and all mischief thou childe of the devil thou enemy of all righteousness wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord 11 And now behold the hand of the Lord is upon thee and thou shalt be blinde not seeing the sun for a season And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand 12 Then the deputy when he saw what was done beleeved being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord. 13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos they came to Perga in Pamphylia and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem 14 ¶ But when they departed from Perga they came to Antioch in Phidia and went into the synagogue on the sabbath-day and sat down 15 And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them saying Ye men and brethren if ye have any word of exhortation for the people say on 16 Then Paul stood up and beckning with his hand said Men of Israel and ye that fear God give audience 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers and exalted the people * Exod. 1.1 when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt * Exod. 13.14.16 and with an high arm brought he them out of it 18 And about the time of fourty years †Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 perhaps for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as a nurse beareth or feedeth her childe Deut. 1.31 2 Mac. 7.27 according to the Septuag and so Chrylost suffered he their manners in the wilderness 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan * Josh 14.2 he divided their land to them by lot 20 And after that * Judg. 3.9 he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years until Samuel the prophet 21 * 1 Sam. 8.5 And afterward they desired a king God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis a man of the tribe of Benjamin by the space of fourty years 22 And when he had removed him * 1 Sam. 16.13 he raised up unto them David to be their king to whom also he gave testimony and said * Psal 89.20 I have found David the son of Jesse a man after mâ—â—e own heart which shall fulfil all my will 23 * Isa 11.1 Of this mans seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour Jesus 24 * Mat. 3.1 When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel 25 And as John fulfilled his course he said * John 1.20 Whom think ye that I am I am not be But behold there cometh one after me whole shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose 26 Men and brethren children of the stock of Abraham and whosoever among you feareth God to you is the word of this salvation sent 27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem and their rulers because they knew him not nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day they have fulfilled them in condemning him 28 * Mat. 27.22 And though they found no cause of death in him yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain 29 And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him they took him down from the tree and laid him in a sepulchre 30 * Matth. 28.6 But God raised him from the dead 31 And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem who are his witnesse unto the people 32 And we declare unto you glad tidings how that the promise which was made unto the fathers 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children in that he hath raised up Jesus again as it is alâ—o written in the second psalm * Psal 2.7 Hebr. 1.5 Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee 34 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead now no more to return to corruption he said on this wise * Isa 55.3 I will give you the sure †Gr. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉
to shew his wrath and to make his power known endured with much long-suffering the vessels of wrath ‖ Or made up fitted to destruction 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy which he had afore prepared unto glory 24 Even us whom he hath called not of the Jews onely but also of the Gentiles 25 As he saith also in Osee * Hos 2.23 1 Pet. 2.10 I will call them my people which were not my people and her beloved which was not beloved 26 * Hos 1.10 And it shall come to pass that in the place where it was said unto them Ye are not my people there shall they be called the children of the living God 27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel * Isa 10.22 23. Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea a remnant shall be saved 28 For he will finish ‖ Or the account the work and cut it short in righteousness because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth 29 And as Esaias said before * Isa 1.9 Except the Lord of sabaoth had left us a seed we had been as Sodoma and been made like unto Gomorrha 30 What shall we say then That the Gentiles which followed not after righteousness have attained to righteousness even the righteousness which is of faith 31 But Israel which followed after the law of rigteousness hath not attained to the law of righteousness 32 Wherefore Because they sought it not by saith but as it were by the works of the law for they stumbled at that stumbling-stone 33 As it is written * Isa 8.14 and 28.16 1 Pet. 2.6 Behold I lay in Sion a stumbling-stone and rock of offence c whosoever beleeveth on him shall not be ‖ Or confounded ashamed CHAP. X. 5 The scripture shewâ—th the difference betwixt the righteousness of the law and this of faith 11 and that all both Jew and Gentile that beleeve shall not be confounded 18 and that the Gentiles shall receive the word and beleeve 19 Israel was not ignorant of these things BRethren my hearts desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they might be saved 2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God but not according to knowledge 3 For they being ignorant of Gods righteousness and going about to establish their own righteousness have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God 4 For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that beleeveth 5 For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law * Levit. 18.5 Ezek. 20.11 Gal. 3.12 That the man which doeth these things shall live by them 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise * Deu. 30.12 Say not in thine heart Who shall ascend into heaven that is to bring Christ down from above 7 Or Who shall descend into the deep that is to bring up Christ again from the dead 8 But what saith it * Deu. 30.14 The word is nigh thee even in thy mouth and in thy heart that is the word of faith which we preach 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt beleeve in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved 10 For with the heart man beleeveth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation 11 For the scripture saith * Isa 28.16 Whosoever beleeveth on him shall not be ashamed 12 For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him 13 * Joel 2.32 Act. 2.21 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not beleeved and how shall they beleeve in him of whom they have not heard and how shall they hear without a preacher 15 And how shall they preach except they be sent as it is written * Isa 52.7 Nah. 1.15 How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace and bring glad tidings of good things 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel For Esaias saith * Isa 53.1 Joh. 12 38. Lord who hath beleeved †Or the hearing of 〈◊〉 our ‖ Or preaching report 17 So then faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God 18 But I say Have they not heard Yes verily * Ps 19.4 their found went into all the earth and their words unto the ends of the world 19 But I say Did not Israel know First Moses faith * Deu. 32.21 I will provoke you to jealousie by them that are no people and by a foolish nation I will anger you 20 But Esaias is very bold and saith * Is 65.1 I was found of them that sought me not I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me 21 But to Israel he saith * Is 65.2 All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people CHAP. XI 1 God hath not cast off all Israel 7 Some were elected though the rest were hardned 1â— There is hope of their conversion 18 The Gentiles may not insult upon them 26 for there is a promise of their salvation 33 Gods judgments are unsearchable I Say then Hath God cast away his people God forbid For I also am an Israelite of the seed of Abraham of the tribe of Benjamin 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias how he maketh intercession to God against Israel saying 3 * 1 Kin. 19.14 Lord they have killed thy prophets and digged down thine altars and I am left alone and they seek my life 4 But what saith the answer of God unto him * 1 Kin. 19.18 I have reserved to my self seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal 5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace 6 And if by grace then is it no more of works otherwise grace is no more grace But if it be of works then is it no more grace otherwise work is no more work 7 What then Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for but the election hath obtained it and the rest were ‖ Or bardned blinded 8 According as it is written * Is 29.10 God hath given them the spirit of ‖ Or remorse stumber * Is 6.9 eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear unto this day 9 And David saith * Ps 69.22 Let their table be made a snare and a trap and a stumbling-block and a recompence unto them 10 * Ps 69.23 Let their eyes be darkned that they may not
of the angels said he at any time * Psal 110.1 Matth. 22 44. Sit on my right hand until I make thine enemies thy footstool 14 Are they not all ministring spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation CHAP. II. 1 We ought to be obedient to Christ Jesus 5 and that because he vouchsafed to take our nature upon him 14 as it was necessary THerefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard lest at any time we should †Gr. run out as seeking vessels let them slip 2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward 3 How shall we escape if we neglect so great salvation which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him 4 God also bearing them witness both with signs and wonders and with dâ—vers miracles and ‖ Or distribution gifts of the holy Ghost according to his own will 5 For unto the angles hath he not put in subjection the world to come whereof we speak 6 But one in a certain place testified saying * Psal 8.4 What is man that thou art mindful of him or the son of man that thou visitest him 7 Thou madest him ‖ Or a little while inferiour to a little lower then the angels thou crownedst him with glory honour didst set him over the works of thy hands 8 * 1 Cor. 15.27 Thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet For in that he put all in subjection under him he left nothing that is not put under him But now we see not yet all things put under him 9 But we see Jesus who was made a little lower then the angels ‖ Or by for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honour that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man 10 For it became him for whom are all things and by whom are all things in bringing many sons unto glory to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren 12 Saying * Psal 22.22 I will declare thy name unto my brethren in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee 13 And again * Psal 18.2 I will put my trust in him And again * Isa 8.18 Behold I and the children which God hath given me 14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and bloud he also himself likewise took part of the same that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death that is the devil 15 And deliver them who through fear of death were all their life-time subject to bondage 16 For verily †Gr. he taketh not hold of angels but of the seed of Abraham he taketh hold he took not on him the nature of angels but he took on him the seed of Abraham 17 Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God to make reconciliation for the sins of the people 18 For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted he is able to succour them that are tempted CHAP. III. 1 Christ is more worthy then Moses 7 therefore if we beleeve not in him we shall be more worthy punishment then hard-hearted Israel WHerefore holy brethren partakers of the heavenly calling consider the Apostle and high Priest of our profession Christ Jesus 2 Who was faithful to him that †Gr. made 1 Sam. 12.6 appointed him as also * Num. 12.7 Moses was faithful in all his house 3 For this man was counted worthy of more glory then Moses in as much as he who hath builded the house hath more honour then the house 4 For every house is builded by some man but he that built all things is God 5 And Moses verily was faithful in all his house as a servant for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after 6 But Christ as a Son over his own house whose house are we if we hold fast the confidence the rejoycing of the hope firm unto the end 7 Wherefore as the holy Ghost saith * Psal 95.7 Chap. 4.7 To day if ye will hear his voice 8 Harden not your hearts as in the provocation in the day of temptation in the wilderness 9 When your fathers tempted me proved me and saw my works fourty years 10 Wherefore I was grieved with that generation and said They do alway err in their heart and they have not known my ways 11 So I sware in my wrath †Gr. If they shall enter They shall not enter into my rest 12 Take heed brethren lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living God 13 But exhort one another daily while it is called To day lest any of you be hardned through the deceitfulness of sin 14 For we are made partakers of Christ if we hold the beginning of our confidence sted fast unto the end 15 While it is said To day if ye will hear his voice harden not your hearts as in the provocation 16 For some when they had heard did provoke howbeit not all that came out of Egypt by Moses 17 But with whom was he grieved fourty years was it not with them that had sinned * Num. 14.29 c. whose carcases fell in the wilderness 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest but to them that beleeved not 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief CHAP. IV. 1 The rest of Christians is attained by faith 12 The power of Gods word 14 By our high priest Jesus the Son of God subject to infirmities but not sin 16 we must and may go boldly to the throne of grace LEt us therefore fear lest a promise being left us of entring into his rest any of you should seem to come short of it 2 For unto us was the gospel preached as well as unto them but †Gr. the word of hearing the word preached did not profit them ‖ Or because they were not united by faith to not being mixed with faith in them that heard it 3 For we which have beleeved do enter into rest as he said * Psal 95.11 As I have sworn in my wrath If they shall enter into my rest although the works were finished from the foundation of the world 4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise * Gen. 2 2. And God did rest the seventh day from all his works 5 And in this place again If they shall enter into my rest 6
sin unto the house of Jeroboam even to out it off and to destroy it from off the face of the earth CHAP. XIV 1 Abijah being sick Jeroboam sendeth his wife disguised with presents to the prophet Ahijah at Shiloh 5 Ahijah forewarned by God denounceth Gods judgement 17 Abijah dieth and is buried 19 Nadab succeedeth Jeroboam 21 Rehoboams wicked reign 25 Shishak spoileth Jerusalem 29 Abijam succeedeth Rehoboam AT that time Abijah the son of Jeroboam sell sick 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife Arise I pray thee and disguise thy self that thou be not known to be the wife of Jeroboam and get thee to Shiloh behold there is Ahijah the prophet which told me that * Ch. 11.31 I should be king over this people 3 And take †Heb. in thine hand with thee ten loaves and ‖ Or cakes cracknels and a ‖ Or bottle cruse of honey and go to him he shall tell thee what shall become of the childe 4 And Jeroboams wife did so and arose and went to Shiloh and came to the house of Ahijah but Ahijah could not see for his eyes †Heb. stood for his hoariness were set by reason of his age 5 ¶ And the LORD said unto Ahijah Behold the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son for he is sick thus and thus shalt thou say unto her for it shall be when she cometh in that she shall feign her self to be another woman 6 And it was so when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in at the door that he said Come in thou wife of Jeroboam why feignest thou thy self to be another for I am sent to thee with †Heb. haâ—d heaâ—ie tidings 7 Go tell Jeroboam thus saith the LORD God of Israel Forasmuch as I exalted thee from among the people and made thee prince over my people Israel 8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of David and gave it thee and yet thou hast not been as my servant David who kept my commandments and who followed me with all his heart to do that onely which was right in mine eyes 9 But hast done evil above all that were before thee for thou hast gone and made thee other gods and molten images to provoke me to anger and hast cast me behinde thy back 10 Therefore behold * Ch. 15.29 I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam and will cut off from Jeroboam * Ch. 21.21 2 Kin. 9.8 him that pisseth against the wall and him that is shut up and left in Israel and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam as a man taketh away dung till it be all gone 11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the city shall the dogs eat and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat for the LORD hath spoken it 12 Arise thou therefore get thee to thine own house and when thy feet enter into the city the childe shall die 13 And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him for he onely of Jeroboam shall come to the grave because in him there is sound some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam 14 Moreover the LORD shall raise him up a king over Israel who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day but what even now 15 For the LORD shall smite Israel as a reed is shaken in the water and he shall root up Israel out of this good land which he gave to their fathers and shall scatter them beyond the river because they have made their groves provoking the LORD to anger 16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam who did sin and who made Israel to sin 17 ¶ And Jeroboams wife arose and departed and came to Tirzah and when she came to the threshold of the door the childe died 18 And they buried him and all Israel mourned for him according to the word of the LORD which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet 19 And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam how he warred and how he reigned behold they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 20 And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years and he †Heb. lay dowâ— slept with his fathers and Nadab his son reigned in his stead 21 ¶ And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah * 2 Chr. 12.13 Rehoboam was fourty and one years old when he began to reign and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitess 22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD and they provoked him to jealousie with their sins which they had committed above all that their fathers had done 23 For they also built them high places and ‖ Or standing images or statues images and groves on every high hill and under every green tree 24 And there were also sodomites in the land and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel 25 ¶ And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the kings house he even took away all and he took away all the shields of gold * Chap. 10.16 which Solomon had made 27 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the †Heb. runners guard which kept the door of the kings house 28 And it was so when the king went into the house of the LORD that the guard bare them and brought them back into the guard-chamber 29 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah 30 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitess And Abijam his son reigned in his stead CHAP. XV. 1 Abijams wicked reign 7 Asa succeedeth him 9 Asa's good reign 16 The war between Baasha and him causeth him to make a league with Benhadad 23 Jehoshaphat succeedeth Asa 25 Nadabs wicked reign 27 Baasha conspirinâ— against him executeth Abijahs prophesie 31 Nadabs acts and death 33 Baasha's wicked reign NOw in the eighteenth year of king * 2 Chr. 13.1 Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem and his mothers name was Maachah the daughter of Abishalom 3 And he walked in all the sins of his father which he
had done before him and his heart was not perfect with the LORD his God as the heart of David his father 4 Nevertheless for Davids sake did the LORD his God give him a ‖ Or candle lamp in Jerusalem to set up his son after him and to establish Jerusalem 5 Because David did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD and turned not aside from any thing that he commanded him all the days of his life * 2 Sam. 11.4 12.9 save onely in the matter of Uriah the Hittite 6 And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days of his life 7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam and all that he did are they not written in the * 2 Chr. 13.3 book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam 8 And Abijam slept with his fathers and they buried him in the city of David and * 2 Chr. 14 1. Asa his son reigned in his stead 9 ¶ And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah 10 And fourty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem and his ‖ That is grand-mothers mothers name was Maachah the daughter of Abishalom 11 And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD as did David his father 12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made 13 And also * 2 Chr. 15.16 Maachah his mother even her he removed from being queen because she had made an idol in a grove and Asa †Heb. cut of destroyed her idol and burnt it by the brook Kidron 14 But the high places were not removed nevertheless Asa his heart was perfect with the LORD all his days 15 And he brought in the †Heb. holy things which his father had dedicated and the things which himself had dedicated into the house of the LORD silver and gold and vessels 16 ¶ And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days 17 And * 2 Chr. 16.1 Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and built Ramah that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah 18 Then Asa took all the silver and the gold that were lest in the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the kings house and delivered them into the hand of his servants and king Asa sent them to * 2 Chr. 16.2 Ben-hadad the son of Tabrimon the son of Hezion king of Syria that dwelt at Damascus saying 19 There is a league between me and thee and between my father and thy father behold I have sent unto thee a present of silver and gold come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel that he may †Heb. go up depart from me 20 So Ben-hadad hearkned unto king Asa and sent the captains of the hosts which he had against the cities of Israel and smote ljon and Dan and Abel-beth-maachah and all Cinneroth with all the land of Naphtali 21 And it came to pass when Baasha heard thereof that he left off building of Ramah and dwelt in Tirzah 22 Then king Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah none was †Heb. â—ree exempted and they took away the stones of Ramah and the timber thereof wherewith Baasha had builded and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin and Mizpah 23 The rest of all the acts of Asa and all his might and all that he did and the cities which he built are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet 24 And Asa slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father and * Mat. 1.8 called Josaphat Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead 25 ¶ And Nadab the son of Jeroboam †Heb. reigned began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah and reigned over Israel two years 26 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of his father and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin 27 ¶ And Baasha the son of Ahijah of the house of Issachar conspired against him and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon which belongeth to the Philistines for Nadab and all Israel laid siege to Gibbethon 28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him and reigned in his stead 29 And it came to pass when he reigned that he smote all the house of Jeroboam he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed until he had destroyed him according unto * Chap. 〈◊〉 the saying of the LORD which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite 30 Because of the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned and which he made Israel sin by his provocation wherewith he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger 31 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Nadab and all that he did are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days 33 In the third year of Asa king of Judah began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over all Israel in Tirzah twenty and four years 34 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin CHAP. XVI 1 7 Jehu's prophesie against Baasha 5 Elab succeedeth him 8 Zimri conspiring against Elah succeedeth him 11 Zimri exceuteth Jehu's prophesie 15 Omri made king by the souldiers forceth Zimri desperately to burn himself 21 The kingdom being divided Omri prevaileth against Tibni 23 Omri buildeth Samaria 25 His wieked reign 27 Abah succeedeth him 29 Ahabs most wicked reign 34 Joshua's curse upon Hiel the builder of Jericho THen the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha saying 2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of the dust and made thee prince over my people Israel and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam and hast made my people Israel to sin to provoke me to anger with their sins 3 Behold I will take away the posterity of Baasha and the posterity of his house and will make thy house like * Ch. 15.29 the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat 4 * Ch. 14.11 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat and him that dieth of his in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat 5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha and what he did and his might are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel 6 So Baasha slept with his fathers and was buried in Tirzah and Elah his son reigned in his stead